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EU Green Public
Procurement Policy
European Commission
Environment Directorate-General
Enrico Degiorgis
Webinar "Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) and the Circular Economy
13 March 2017
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From a Linear Economy…
DISPOSEMAKETAKENATURAL
RESOURCES
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…to a Circular Economy
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Circular economy Action Plan – CE AP – December 2015

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Green Public Procurement in CE AP
• Key role for circular economy acknowledged
• Special emphasis on circular economy aspects in
criteria-setting
• Support a greater uptake of GPP criteria by public
authorities, e.g. by training
• Commission to lead by example - in its own
procurement, and by reinforcing the use of GPP in
EU funding  two inter-service groups from April 2016
• Example: reuse of old furniture, reuse and recycle of
obsolete ICT
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Reinforcing CE aspects in GPP criteria
Examples
EU GPP criteria for computers and monitors (Oct.
2016)
•Renewal of IT equipment as a contract option
•Design for durability, upgradeability and repairability
• Continued availability of spare parts
• Ease of replacement for rechargeable batteries
•Product life extension upon the end of its service life
•Design for dismantling and end-of-life management to
maximise the recovery of resources
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http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/pdf/EU_GPP_criteria_for_computers_and_monitors.pdf

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Reinforcing CE aspects in GPP criteria
Examples
• Refurbishment service for existing used furniture
• Easy repair of furniture, incl. spare part availability
• Encourage use of recycled materials in construction
• Food waste prevention in catering services
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To get involved in the development GPP criteria development process:
http://susproc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/product_bureau/projects.html

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Support higher uptake of GPP
• Training
• Technical assistance
• Peer-to-peer learning
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2nd
Circular Procurement Congress
Save the date!
19th
October in Tallinn
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• Examples of circular procurement
• Share experiences
• Discuss how circular procurement could become a
standard practice globally
Organisers: DG Environment, Rijkswaterstaat (NL), Estonian Ministry of the Environment, ICLEI

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Questions? Please contact:
• enrico.degiorgis@ec.europa.eu
• robert.kaukewitsch@ec.europa.eu
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GPP webpage: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp

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Questions? Please contact:
• enrico.degiorgis@ec.europa.eu
• robert.kaukewitsch@ec.europa.eu
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GPP webpage: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp