Circular Public Procurement as a Component of Global Security

Abstract

One of the types of "green" public procurement has been studied - circular procurement based on the principles of circular economy. Their purpose is to ensure that the goods or materials from which they are made are used in the new cycle at the end of their service life. The basic legal models of organization of such purchases are considered and the conditions under which procurements become circular and contribute to the achievement of sustainable development goals, namely the availability of special technical specifications, are identified. Special technical specifications allow the use of goods or materials in the new cycle. Emphasis is placed on the need to apply a "circular criterion", which requires the continued use of goods or materials. Possible ways of introducing circular public procurement into the national public procurement system are suggested. The impact of public circular procurement on global security is argued.