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1 online resource |
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European yearbook of international economic law. EYIEL Monographs - studies in European and international economic law ; volume 9 |
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European yearbook of international economic law. EYIEL monographs ; v. 9.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Research Subject -- 1.2 Relevance and Research Goals -- 1.3 Research Questions -- 1.3.1 WTO -- 1.3.2 EU -- 1.3.3 Switzerland -- 1.4 Methods -- 1.4.1 Rules of Treaty Interpretation -- 1.4.2 Illustrative Comparison -- 1.4.3 Expert Interviews -- 1.5 Limitations -- 1.6 Outline -- Part I: Conceptual Framework -- Chapter 2: Public Procurement Regulation -- 2.1 Terminology -- 2.2 Phases -- 2.3 Objectives and Principles -- 2.4 Relevance of Regulation -- 2.5 International Public Procurement |
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2.6 Horizontal Policies -- 2.7 Summary and Findings -- Chapter 3: Green Public Procurement (GPP) -- 3.1 Terminology -- 3.1.1 Working Definition -- 3.1.2 Life-Cycle Approach: Stages of GPP -- 3.1.3 Regulatory Level: Law or Administrative Practice -- 3.2 Objective: Environmental Protection -- 3.3 Relevance -- 3.3.1 Ecological Relevance -- 3.3.2 Economic Relevance -- 3.3.3 Relevance for Good Governance -- 3.3.4 Relevance for Innovation -- 3.4 GPP as an Environmental Policy Measure -- 3.4.1 Relevance of Environmental Policies -- 3.4.2 Command-and-Control vs. Market-Based Policies |
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3.4.3 Classification of GPP -- 3.5 Areas of Application -- 3.5.1 Construction Sector -- 3.5.2 Food Sector -- 3.5.3 Transportation Sector -- 3.5.4 Electricity Sector -- 3.5.5 Office Equipment and IT Sector -- 3.6 Instruments of Implementation -- 3.6.1 Technical Specifications -- 3.6.2 Award/Evaluation Criteria -- 3.6.3 Qualification/Selection Criteria -- 3.6.4 Exclusion Criteria -- 3.6.5 Contract Performance Conditions -- 3.7 Summary and Findings -- Part II: World Trade Organization -- Chapter 4: GPP and International Trade Regulation -- 4.1 Climate Change Mitigation in the United Nations |
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4.2 Environmental Concerns in the GATT/WTO -- 4.2.1 Legislatory Level: Provisions on Environmental Protection -- 4.2.2 Jurisprudence: Trade and Environment Disputes -- 4.2.3 Policy Level: Institutional Developments -- 4.3 Other Regulatory Approaches of GPP -- 4.3.1 United Nations Commission on International Trade Law -- 4.3.2 World Bank -- 4.3.2.1 Relevance for International Procurement -- 4.3.2.2 GPP -- 4.3.2.2.1 Guidelines and Technical Assistance -- 4.3.2.2.2 Instruments of Implementation -- 4.4 Summary and Findings -- Chapter 5: Relevance of the Multilateral WTO Agreements |
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5.1 Non-Discrimination Principle in WTO Law -- 5.2 GATT and the GATS: Derogation-Clauses -- 5.2.1 Ratio Legis of the Derogation -- 5.2.2 Scope of Article III:8 GATT -- 5.2.2.1 Exemption of the MFN Obligation? -- 5.2.2.2 Definition Established in Canada -- Renewable Energy -- 5.2.2.2.1 Testing Scheme -- 5.2.2.2.2 Critical Assessment -- 5.3 Relevance of Other Multilateral Agreements -- 5.3.1 ASCM: GPP as a Subsidy? -- 5.3.2 TBT: GPP as a Technical Barrier to Trade? -- 5.4 Summary and Findings -- Chapter 6: Government Procurement Agreement -- 6.1 Evolution -- 6.2 Modus Operandi |
| Summary |
This book investigates the strategic use of public procurement as a way to establish "buying green" as a common practice - not only in the EU, but all over the world. However, imposing environmental requirements may affect the conditions of competition between suppliers, especially between local and foreign ones. This is particularly relevant for signatory states to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), a plurilateral WTO agreement that aims at liberalizing public procurement markets. So how can these countries strike a balance between trade concerns and using the environmental potential of public procurement? What scope does the GPA 2012 leave for environmental criteria and how are signatory states making use of it? The need for answers to these questions is becoming even more pressing with the increasing use of green public procurement (GPP). This book discusses approaches to finding legal solutions to this question, using a multilayered approach to do so: In a first step, an analysis of the pertinent GPA provisions serves to delineate the scope for GPP under WTO law. In a second step, an evaluation of the implementation of the respective provision at the regional and national level by the EU and Switzerland helps reveal the impact of the GPA on its signatory states. While the book chiefly focuses on the legal framework for GPP, it also takes into account the latest developments in jurisprudence and policy initiatives. It concludes by proposing practical solutions regarding the specific design of GPP policies and measures in compliance with the GPA. The comparative approach applied in the book, focusing on the implementation of the WTO/GPA by two selected signatories, makes it an informative and insightful resource for practitioners, policymakers and legal scholars from all GPA signatory countries, extending its relevance beyond the selected examples (the EU and Switzerland) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 16, 2020) |
| Subject |
Government purchasing -- Law and legislation -- European Union countries
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Government purchasing -- Law and legislation -- Switzerland
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Government purchasing -- Environmental aspects -- European Union countries
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Government purchasing -- Environmental aspects -- Switzerland
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International economic & trade law.
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International economics.
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Law -- International.
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Business & Economics -- International -- Economics.
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Government purchasing -- Environmental aspects
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Government purchasing -- Law and legislation
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European Union countries
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Switzerland
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030482145 |
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3030482146 |
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