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II. The State as an economic actor Including human rights in the State’s business activity [pages 12-13] To this end: 2.1 Within the following year of the Plan being launched, the Task Force will list the basic criteria applicable to decision making in the selection and awarding public procurement processes. They will then assess and…

Pillar I. The State’s duty to protect human rights 2. Public procurement [page 17] On 28 July 2016, an amendment to the Public Procurement Law (PPL) came into force, introducing a number of changes related to the implementation of new EU directives in the field of public procurement in the Polish legal system.3 One of…

IV. Government responses Current Activities and Future Commitments [page 21] B. Operational Principles The State-business nexus  Guiding Principle 6 Italy is committed to ensure that business enterprises that: …i iii) contract and conduct commercial transactions with the State, operate in full compliance with human rights enshrined in domestic legislation, international regulations and standards, and soft…

3. Results of the consultations and government response 3.2 Policy Coherence [page 18] Sustainable procurement policy Under the social conditions of national sustainable procurement policy, companies supplying the government with goods and services are require to respect human rights. These social conditions have been included in all central government EU contract award procedures since 1…

The Lithuanian NAP does not contain a reference to GP6.

Government covering note on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights National Action Plan [page 6] Social criteria in public procurement The EU Procurement Directive better allows social issues to be more effectively taken into consideration in public procurement. The possibilities for emphasising quality factors and social responsibility afforded by the Directive are…

5. National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights  5.7 Pillar 1: state duty to protect  5.7.3 The State-business nexus [page 24] Guiding Principle 6 The federal government is committed to ensuring that the value chains of goods purchased by the public sector are free of human rights abuses. The federal government will employ the following…

2. State Duty to Protect 2.3 Actions Taken Promotion of human rights in commercial transactions [page 13] The Government has committed itself to promoting responsibility in public procurement through several initiatives among other: – By publishing a set of common guidelines for responsible procurement in the public sector in collaboration with municipalities and other relevant…

2. The State duty to protect human rights 2.5 Public procurement [page 25] “(…) Since the UN Guiding Principles and the OECD Guidelines do not distinguish between public-sector and private-sector business conduct, it is important that the state should have high standards. It is not logical to have high expectations of private companies if the…

The UK 2013 NAP The State’s Duty to Protect Human Rights  The existing UK legal and policy framework Actions taken  (ii) sought and are committed to ensuring that in UK Government procurement human rights related matters are reflected appropriately when purchasing goods, works and services. Under the public procurement rules public bodies may exclude tenderers…

The National Action Plan Leading by example Outcome 1.3: Leverage U.S. Government Purchasing Power to Promote High Standards [pages 10-11] New Actions Research and Tools on Preventing Trafficking in Global Supply Chains: The State Department funded research on “Strengthening Protections Against Trafficking in Persons in Federal and Corporate Supply Chains” to develop a set of…

Annex: Measures planned Regulations and legislation [page 27] The EU has adopted new procurement directives: a Directive on public procurement, a Directive on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors, and a Directive on the award of concession contracts. The recitals of the Directives expressly state that the contracting…

I. The Obligation of the State to Protect Human Rights Public procurement policy [pages 25-26] Under Article 15 of Decree 2016-360 of 25 March 2016, contracting authorities may choose to include general administrative terms and conditions in public contracts. These terms and conditions cover general rather than specific provisions (performance of services, payment, auditing of…

PLANNED ACTION: The principle is mainly covered in one action point, Action point 13 on public procurement. Action point 13, Renforcer et contrôler le respect des droits de l’Homme dans les marchés publics [Strengthen and monitor the respect for human rights in public procurement], covers specific plans for the federal governments as well as all…

II. The State as an economic actor Including human rights in the State’s business activity [page 13] To this end: 2.4 The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and its entities will determine the requirements regarding sustainability and respect for human rights as the criteria to select the enterprises to participate in their business activity…

The Polish NAP does not contain a reference to GP5.