2 Amendments of Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU related to 2011/2048(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary measures, including the introduction of specific provisions in the future public procurement directive, to ensure that at least 50% of public procurement operations on the part of both the EU institutions and the Member States are carried out electronically, in line with the commitment made by the Member State governments in 2005 in Manchester at the ministerial conference on e-government;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that the up-front cost of energy-efficient products or services may come into conflict with public procurement rules concerning the use of the ‘lowest price’ criterion in the award of contracts, but considers that simplified rules could be introduced to allow contracting authorities to measure costs in relation to the energy- saving potential of a given product or service; with this in view, recommends that the Commission follow the model of Directive 2009/33/EC on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles, which enables public authorities to use, as an evaluation criterion in public procurement procedures, the total cost generated by vehicle use over a normal use period, and not only the original purchase price;