The Belgian federal government subscribes to the goal of the European Council and the European Commission of 50% sustainable procurement procedures for all federal public procurement. Sustainable procurement procedures are compliant with the instructions given in the federal circulars concerning sustainable public procurement. 

Criteria available for certain products at European level will be taken over as a minimum level.
 
The federal government encourages the European Commission to go further with its policy on environmentally and socially responsible public procurement. Just like Europe, it considers the formulation of environmental criteria within the framework of eco-innovative products and services. It also wishes to take the importance of social aspects into consideration. It consequently sets its sustainable public procurement policy within the broader context of sustainable development. Finally, it wants to make efforts to define minimum criteria for groups that will not be developed by Europe (in the shorter term).
 
As regards the different levels of authority, the federal government will examine the extent to which complementarity can be promoted between the different Belgian instruments for sustainable public procurement. It will also involve the stakeholders and sectors in the discussion at appropriate times. 

Reading the action plan: (in Nederlands, en Français)
 
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