Strengthening Green Public Procurement Requirements and Raising Awareness for the Circular Economy
Organized by the South Transdanubian Regional Innovation Agency under the Interreg Central Europe CE-PRINCE project (Central Europe Green PRocurement and Innovation Network for Circular Economy), this capacity-building session focuses on enhancing public sector skills in green and circular public procurement (C/GPP).
Agenda:
Speakers: Diana Pazaurek, STRIA and Tímea Varga (FAKSZ)
· Part I: The European Union Green Public Procurement Framework (EU GPP)
o Structure, objectives, and scientific background (JRC-IPTS) of voluntary EU GPP criteria
o Overview of product and service groups (IT equipment, data centers, electricity, catering, cleaning, furniture, construction, road transport)
· Part II: Sectoral Legal Obligations in Domestic Public Procurement
o Provisions of Act LVII of 2015 on Energy Efficiency and the annual 0.8% energy savings target
o Procurement of clean road vehicles (Government Decree 397/2022): vehicle categories (M1–M3, N1–N3) and emission threshold limits
o Sustainable catering (Government Decree 676/2020): short supply chains (KREL min. 80%), FELIR identification, and green evaluation criteria
· Part III: Government Decree 235/2024 and the Use of Eco-labels
o Scope and affected product groups of Government Decree 235/2024 (VIII. 8.) on mandatory environmental requirements (paper, cleaning, cleaning products, furniture, ICT equipment, construction products)
o Type I, II, and III eco-labels, and the role and rules of Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) in public procurement procedures
· Part IV: Greening Construction Investments and Design Contest Evaluation Criteria
o Sustainability criteria in design contests of the Ministry of Construction and Transport (architecture, landscape architecture, water management, passive energy)
o Evaluation templates and sub-criteria: separate collection of construction and demolition waste, ratio of recycled raw materials, carbon footprint/CO2 emissions, and calculation of added value
The event is in Hungarian!
Meeting chat link: https://zoom.us/launch/jc/91518122568
Meeting ID: 915 1812 2568
Passcode: 641262