The Green Public Procurement identifies the sustainable purchasing policies that the Public Administration – in compliance with the guidelines of the European Community – must implement through actions and national regulations.
In Italy, the GPP National Action Plan of the Ministry of the Environment has identified various areas in public procurement, and for each of these areas, it has developed specific guidelines that regulate the implementation of competitive procurement processes by the single administrations and its application in tendering procedures of food service is provided for by law 221/2015.
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