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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10615

16 May 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 32 / 33
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) cjeu
Eco-labels cannot be criteria for awarding contracts

Brussels, 15/05/2012 (Agence Europe) - In the context of a public procurement contract, a contracting authority may, in principle, demand or desire that certain products to be supplied should be derived from organic agriculture or fair trade. To do this, the contracting authority must use detailed specifications rather than refer to eco-labels or specific labels. With this ruling delivered on 10 May in Case C-368/10, the EU Court of Justice rules partly in favour of the European Commission...

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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU