10 Amendments of Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS related to 2011/2048(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission regards public procurement as an important component in achieving the targets of the EU 2020 Strategy; recognises that Member States have a responsibility to ensure that public procurement policies work within these boundaries;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the widespread desire of local, regional and national operators to award contracts that support sustainable development; notes that there is much evidence to show that the directive and its implementation are making this more difficult;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Advocates that environmental considerations should be included in all public procurement contracts; stresses that the Public Procurement Directive should be amended to make it clearer that it is both desirable and possible for public operators to imposevaluate environmental conditions and take account of environmental impact when awarding contracts;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Prefers to encourage and facilitate sustainable procurement by public operators rather than setting mandatory quotas for it in smaller-scale contracts; considers, however, that mandatory quotas should apply to largfor smaller-scale contracts; still considers that the greatest obstacle to more environmentally friendly public procurement is not so much lack of willingness as unclear and inflexible legislation;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that centrally imposed mandatory prescriptions, such as excessively detailed technical specifications concerning the environmentally friendly nature of the subject of a public contract, could reduce choice and competition in procurement markets, leading to fewer bidders, higher prices and diminished innovation;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Maintains that the directive should be amended to make it clearerConsiders that it is both possible and desirable to take account of the environmental impact of the subject of the contract throughout its entire life cycle, including the whole production process and its conditions;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses how important it is for Member States to encourage and involve SME's to apply for public procurement contracts;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that improving access to public procurement for SMEs is important for innovative SMEs; it should be noted that innovative SMEs are likely to come up with new solutions to addressing environmental considerations in public procurement; stresses that Member States should encourage contracting authorities to think more innovatively as there is a need for change in public sector culture to promote innovative pre-commercial procurement;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the ‘lowest price’ award criterion should only be used if it can be justified on the grounds that environmental requirements are irrelevant to this specific case or that strict environmental conditions have been imposed in the technical specifications; recognises that other factors will also need to be taken into account;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recognises that Member States have different environmental needs which should be respected within this directive;