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OCTOBER 5, 2023

The Portuguese government is planning to introduce mandatory green public procurement criteria in the near future. This means the public sector in Portugal will have less than 3 months to adapt to a fairly significant change in the way it carries out public procurement.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

This is a textbook example of artificially narrowing down competition as established by Article 18(1) of the Directive 2014/24/EU. It should be self-evident that any increase in compliance costs will disadvantage smaller suppliers over larger ones who are better prepared to absorb those costs and requirements. The second is more puzzling.

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How to Crack a Nut

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Dagne Sabockis, ‘ The Principle of Competition in the Context of Green Public Procurement – the Case of Green Award Criteria ’ (2023) 18(4) EPPPL 237-243 (£/€). Trygve Harlem Losnedahl, ‘The General Principle of Competition is Dead’ (2023) 2 PPLR 85-98 (£/€).

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