Activities of Oreste ROSSI related to 2011/2048(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Modernisation of public procurement (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses thatBelieves that a long-term saving might be possible to achieve by taking greater account of the environment in public procurement creates much potential for savings, since it means, also taking greater account of the life- cycle cost;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the inclusion ofBelieves that environmental considerations in all, the integration of people with disabilities into the labour market, and safety at work should, wherever appropriate, be included in public procurement contracts; stresses that the Public Procurement Directive should be amended to make it clearer that it is both desirable and possible forthat public operators to, when awarding contracts, should - impose environmental conditions and take account of environmental impact when awarding contracts; ; - impose conditions to promote the integration of people with disabilities into the labour market; - impose conditions making for more advanced standards as regards safety at work; - stipulate that the above conditions must likewise apply to subcontracting;
Amendment 32 #
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 larger-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 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Maintains that the directive should be amendedit would be appropriate to amend the directive in order to make it clearer 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 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. NotStresses in particular the need to clarify that it is possible to imposMember States at all times have the power to impose conditions relating to the environmental and, animal protection conditions which are stricter than the common EU rules, the integration of people with disabilities, and safety at work which are stricter than the common EU rules or suited to the specific features of their national territory;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. StressBelieves theat a link between environmentally friendly procurement and the promotion of innovations; stresses that this is even clearer when could be established if, for example, one combinesd environmental conditions in technical specifications with giving higher scores at the award stage to tenders which meet certain cutting-edge environmental conditions; considers that a reward system along similar lines could likewise be applied to tenders laying particular emphasis on the integration of people with disabilities into the labour market and on safety at work;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges that it may be hard to calculateing the climate footprint of a product or service, e.g. in the case of food; considers that it should be expressly permitted to require is done by deduction; considers, therefore, that to lay down a corresponding requirement, as has been suggested in some quarters, to the effect that the transport of foodproducts to the purchaser must not give rise to more than a certain number of grams of CO2 emissions; considers that the requirement of using taxpayers’ money effectively, together with other requirements and rules which guide public procurement, will deter elected representatives from imposing such conditions when there is no justification for doing so would undoubtedly translate into a immediate cost, whereas the environmental benefits would all have to be determined inductively over time.