Energy, environment and natural resources

Executive Order 12843: Procurement Requirements and Policies for Federal Agencies for Ozone-Depleting Substances

President: Bill Clinton

Directed agencies to reduce federal procurement and use of ozone-depleting substances; EO 13148 later revoked it while establishing a broader environmental-management framework.

Status: Revoked — by EO 13148 in 2000.

Is Executive Order 12843 still in effect? No. EO 13148 revoked it in 2000.

What does Executive Order 12843 do?

EO 12843 directed agencies to revise procurement and contracting practices to reduce ozone-depleting substances, maximize safer alternatives, and recover or recycle covered substances when practical. Agencies were to modify practices within six months, and acquisition councils were to incorporate the policy into procurement regulations. EO 13148 revoked it in April 2000 as part of a broader federal environmental-management program.

Administration position: The order said federal purchasing power could speed adoption of alternatives and reduce harm. That was the administration’s procurement and environmental rationale.
SignedApril 21, 1993
Lead implementationFederal agencies and acquisition regulatory councils
Initial deadlineWithin six months

Before and after

Before the order

Procurement was governed by Clean Air Act requirements and acquisition rules without this government-wide direction.

After the order

Agencies changed purchasing practices; EO 13148 later replaced the order with a broader framework.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Federal agenciesRevise procurement, assess alternatives, and recover or recycleWithin six months and while in force
Acquisition regulatory councilsIncorporate the policy into regulationsWithin 180 days
Agency headsReport implementation to OMBWithin six months

What happened next

EO 12843 signed.

Final federal procurement rule published.

EO 13148 revoked EO 12843.