Research paper
Working Group Public Procurement of Bio-based Products – Recommendations 2016
Publication date: April 11, 2016
Organisation: The European Commission
This paper contains recommendations for actions at regional, national and European level in relation to public procurement as a market creating vehicle for bio-based products.
The European Commission set up an Expert Group for Bio-based Products in mid-2013. Its objective is to advise the Commission on the development of the bio-based products sector. The Expert Group set up three Working Groups of which one is the Working Group on Public Procurement of Bio-based products. Each of the fifteen recommendations this working group has developed, is driven by the overarching principle of transitioning to an ever more sustainable economy.