Scientific paper ID 1408 : 2016/2

The green public procurement is approach in which public authorities purposefully apply ecological criteria and/or ments in the public procurement awarding process and are looking for solutions to minimize the negative impact of the goods, services and construction on the environment. The new European Union Directives in the field of public procurement promote the inclusion of environmental, social and innovative considerations in the procurement process, in accordance with the objectives of the “Europe 2020” strategy for development of competitiveness and achieving of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. The national legislation on public procurement (in force since 15.04.2016) introduces the applicable European directives. The Public Procurement Law provides an opportunity for the wider use of environmental criteria in order to focus on the quality element in the awarding of public contracts and the imposition of a permanent practice in order to obtain the most economically advantageous solution.