8 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2011/2048(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. urges the Commission to simplify Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC, to streamline the procurement process, to reduce the level of detail of the regulations and to reduce administrative burdens, thereby improving the business environment for European clients and enterprises and those of EU trading partners, guaranteeing fair competition and increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of European public procurement;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. stresses that public procurement is a suitable economic policy instrument to achieve short-, medium- and long-term goals pertaining to ecologically sustainable development and can also promote high social standards globally; calls on the Commission to make provision in trade agreements for targeted incentives to businesses in order to make public procurement more socially and environmentally friendly and conducive to innovation;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. points out to the Commission that, although Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC provide certain leeway for the inclusion of social, environmental and sustainability standards as long as they are directly related to the contract, modernisation of the present legislation should strive to expand this leeway and reduce limitations in order to better utilise possible public procurement synergies to achieve objectives in other relevant policy areas;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. points out the need to increase the effectiveness of public spending as regards its positive influence on the social and ecological engagement of national and international enterprises and to seize the opportunity to make European and global trade more socially minded and environmentally sound through responsible procurement;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. points out that employment, decent work, adherence to labour laws and social rules, accessibility, fair trade, respect for human rights and social commitment can be influenced and promoted by companies by their offering high standards when responding to calls for bids in public procurement; calls on the Commission, therefore, to consider and introduce the appropriate legislative space through the modernisation of public procurement agreements;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. considers that the existing regulations of public contracts are too complex and may be practically infeasible for smaller clients and SMEs, thus constituting a non-tariff barrier to trade; calls on the Commission, therefore, to adapt to the needs of small clients and those of SMEs in the modernization bill on public procurement in order to increase their participation in public procurement and international trade;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. urges the Commission to consider the social value of SMEs in the modernisation of public procurement and to adopt specific measures to promote their participation in public procurement and to strengthen their competitive position; therefore emphasises the need to improve the business environment for SMEs by adapting thresholds, reducing the administrative burden and increasing the scope for action;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)