9 Amendments of Philippe JUVIN related to 2011/2048(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that public procurement rules have become overly complex and too detailed, leading to costly and burdensome administrative procedures; recommends simplification as far as possible, with clarifications where necessary; points out that the increased use of information technology will also play a major role in reducing administration and costs, and that European initiatives on e-procurement should therefore be aligned with the reform of the procurement rules; stresses, in this context, the need of developing a standardised system for e-signature;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that the introduction of new rules for public procurement markets below the EU thresholds should be avoided as it may jeopardize legal certainty established at national level;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines the need to ensure reciprocity and equal access to public procurement markets in the EU and in third countries in order to guarantee fair and effective competition;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Warmly welcomes therefore the Commission's intention, as specified in the Communication on the Single Market Act of 13 April 2011, to propose an EU legal instrument defining the terms for access of third-countries' businesses to EU public procurement markets to create an actual level-playing field; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal by the end of 2011 at the latest; underlines that this instrument should provide for appropriate solutions to the problems associated with extraordinary low bids, which distort procurement and penalise companies from EU Member States;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that, in order to develop the full potential of public procurement, the criterion of the lowest price should be removed, and that in principle there should be only one option for the award of contracts: the most economically advantageous tender – including the entire life-cycle costs of the relevant goods, services or works – should be chosentaken into account along with the criterion of the lowest price, and choice should be left to public authorities to decide which criterion should apply eventually;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that increased awareness of the environmental and climate impact of products and activities means that the possibility for public authorities to favour local suppliers should be considered, and the extent to which internal market rules allow this examinConsiders that enabling public authorities to favour local suppliers to take into account environmental concerns is not necessarily fair, and that including the entire life-cycle costs of the relevant goods, services or works should be privileged;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. ESupports the development of the 'how to buy' and 'what to buy' areas in the field of EU public procurement in order to integrate the objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy especially in the social, environmental and innovation fields to further promote and support EU competitiveness; emphasises however that any extension of the EU procurement rules into the 'how to buy' and ‘what to buy’ areas would represent a significant change to the current regime which should be carefully assessed; doubts that this would contribute to simplifying and streamlining, but fears rather that it would lead to more complicated rules with many exemptions which would be difficult to administer in practice; underlines therefore that instruments allowing for flexibility and capacity to adapt to specific cases should be privileged;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. CriticiseRegrets the Green Paper's failure to mention the shortcomings, the lack of expertise and knowledge about procurement; stresses the importance of promoting professionalism on the part of both contracting authorities and market operators; recommends setting up a network of centres of excellence within the existing national frameworks to promote exchange of information and good practices between Member States; encourages also umbrella organisations, both at national and EU-level, to take shared responsibility in making relevant information available and to facilitate exchange of information between their members throughout Europe;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages SMEs to make use of joint procurement and pooling of contracts, in respect of competition rules, which would allow them to make economies of scale in areas such as logistics and transport; encourages public authorities to be flexible when considering these modern and voluntary forms of arrangements;