It must be possible for social and environmental considerations to play their part in a public contracts dossier, provided this is at the level of the conformity requirements which describe the products or services and of the selection criteria which describe the potential suppliers taking part.

It must be possible for social and environmental considerations to play their part in a public contracts dossier, provided this is at the level of the conformity requirements which describe the products or services and of the selection criteria which describe the potential suppliers taking part.

However, two factors in particular already stand out: firstly, the application of Community legislation on the movement and disposal of pharmaceutical waste, and secondly, the carelessness of certain feed producers in their selection of raw material suppliers.

Where the competent authority deciding on limitations in relation to one or more port services in a specific port or carrying out the selection procedure for that service in the port in question is itself a provider of the same or a similar service or services or has direct or indirect control over a provider of the same or a similar service or services in that port, Member States shall designate a different and independent competent authority and entrust it with the decision on limitations, or approval or supervision of such decision, or with the selection procedure, or approval or supervision of such procedure.

Because there are few Canadian suppliers of used textbooks, bookstores and students rely on a supply of used textbooks imported from the U.S.A. The average price of a brand new text book is about $75, and even that seems low.

The first phase is the transition phase from August 2000 to February 2001. Then there's a longer-term phase that will include the establishment of a service provider and improvements to the Canada student loans program.