Authors
KOWALSKA Malgorzata Agata, PEREZ CAMACHO Maria, FARACA Giorgia, WOLF Oliver
- Other identifiers
- EUR 32033,OP KJ-NA-32-033-EN-N (online)
- Pages
- 83
- Published in
- Belgium
- Rights Holder
- https://ec.europa.eu/info/legal-notice_en#copyright-notice
Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction 9
- 1.1 The procurement process and types of procedure 11
- 1.2 Types of procurement criteria 12
- 1.3 Use of EU Ecolabel criteria in public procurement 13
- 2 Product-specific information 15
- 2.1 Scope and definition 15
- Main definitions 15
- Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes 16
- 2.2 Market analysis 18
- Total sold production value and volume in the EU in 2022 18
- Search of Tender Electronic Daily (TED) for relevant procurement tenders 24
- Availability of EU Ecolabel products on the market 26
- 2.3 Environmental hotspots 28
- 3 Identification of EU Ecolabel-based criteria for the public procurement of absorbent hygiene products. 34
- 3.1 Screening exercise: part 1 – EU Ecolabel 34
- 3.2 Screening exercise: part 2 – other ISO 14024 Type I ecolabels 35
- 3.3 General considerations about verification via ecolabels 37
- 3.4 Recommended EU GPP criteria for the public procurement of absorbent hygiene products. 38
- Fluff Pulp 39
- Man-made cellulose fibre 49
- Cotton and other natural cellulosic seed fibres 53
- Production process 55
- Packaging 56
- 4 Conclusions 61
- References 62
- List of abbreviations and definitions 65
- List of figures 66
- List of tables 67
- Annexes 68
- Annex 1. Explanations of screening of EU Ecolabel criteria for suitability of use in EU GPP criteria 68
- Annex 2. Indicative information on verifying the EU GPP recommendation for absorbent hygiene products using selected ISO 14024 type I ecolabels 72