Some Legal Issues Of Green Government Procurement In The European Union

In recent years, the issue of green government procurement has drawn a great attention amongst international organizations and countries. The concept of green government procurement is defined as a process whereby public authorities seek to procure goods, services and constructions with a reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycle when compared to goods, services and constructions with the same primary function that would otherwise be procured. The enforcement of green government procurement not only has an obvious effect on macroeconomic regulation and control, but also makes an important contribution towards local, regional, national and international sustainable goals. The practices in European Union have attached a widespread concern of the international organizations.This thesis mainly discusses legal issues of green government procurement in EU. Firstly, it summarizes legal issues of green government procurement. For example, Chapter â…  interprets the concept, reasons and fundamentals of international law of green government procurement. Meanwhile, it carries on a brief introduction to the practice of green government procurement in developed countries. Secondly, it makes a deeply discussion of legal issues of green government procurement in EU. For example, Chapter â…¡ and Chapter â…¢ describe the practices of green government procurement in EU and analyze substantive provision, procedures and enforcement of EU green government procurement. Thirdly, Chapter â…£ summarizes the significance and enlightenment of green government procurement in EU. Finally, it makes some recommendations on solving existing legal issues of green government procurement, and summarizes the trend of green government procurement in future.