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… in developing countries. 46 The Commission believed that several aspects of this tender were in breach of i.e. Article 23 of Directive 2004/18. 2.3.2 The opinion of the Advocate General 47 The Commission had made clear that it did not believe that the buying of organic and fair-trade products was contrary to EU law. The problem was the references in the tender to the EKO and Max Havelaar labels. 48 According to AG Kokott in principle it is not forbidden to use eco-labels as a point of reference in … criteria (see Article 34(b) of Directive 2004/17/EC and Article 23(3)(b) of Directive 2004/18/EC). It is however interesting to see how eco- labels can be used as technical specifications. This will be addressed below. The personal ability may also be checked, in particular, an ‘indication of the environmental management measures that the economic operator will be able 71 S. Williams, Coordinating public procurement to support EU objectives – a first step? The case of exclusions for serious criminal … products are not per se more expensive. Contracting authorities should take into account costs that incur during their life cycle. The Commission’s handbook states that the lifespan, the discount rate and the data availability has to be checked. That means that sometimes the cheapest product is also the most environmentally friendly product. Beer bottles in glasses may re- flect a consumer preference and they are therefore presumably not more expen- sive. 92 Nevertheless, the …