%A Steiner, Marc %D 2013 %T Is there a Swiss Approach towards Sustainable Public Procurement? %! Is there a Swiss Approach towards Sustainable Public Procurement? %X I. Introduction On a general note, it is important to highlight that the existence of a bilateral agreement between the European Union (at the time the European Community) and the Swiss Confederation on certain aspects of government procurement1 does not mean that EU Public Procurement Directives are relevant for the legal framework of Swiss public procurement. Rather, the most significant international treaty for Switzerland is, by far, the World %U https://doi.org/10.21552/EPPPL/2013/1/164 %0 Journal Article %R 10.21552/EPPPL/2013/1/164 %J European Procurement & Public Private Partnership Law Review %V 8 %N 1