Společensky odpovědné zadávání veřejných zakázek v Evropské unii v souvislosti s implementací do právního řádu Polské republiky

Abstract

This article deals with the social responsible public procurement and green public procurement in European union. The aim of this article is to explore history of the social responsible and green public procurement of the European union, the EU legislation in this area and apply it to practical examples in selected EU Member States (France, Great Britain, Sweden and Czech Republic). In Poland is the most important legislation of 29 January 2004 Public Procurement Law, where is listed also provision about social responsible and green public procurement. Socially responsible public procurement in Poland has been applied in many cities, such as: Gdynia, Gdansk, Bydgoszcz, Brzeziny, Bytom, Wroclaw, Czestochowa, Szczecin, Torun, Łodź and Krakow. The aim of this article is to also graphically present the level of EU green public procurement uptake in the EU in 2011, the level greening of public procurement in Poland in the years 2009-2012 or the level of social responsible public procurement in Poland in the years 2010-2012.