Conditions for Participation. III.
1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Conditions for Participation. 1. Where a Party requires suppliers to satisfy registration, qualification, or any other requirements or conditions for participation in order to participate in a procurement, the procuring entity shall publish a notice inviting suppliers to apply for participation. The procuring entity shall publish the notice sufficiently in advance to provide interested suppliers with sufficient time to prepare and submit applications and for the procuring entity to evaluate and make its determination based on such applications.
2. In establishing the conditions for participation, a procuring entity shall: (a) limit such conditions to those that are essential to ensure that a supplier has the legal, financial, commercial, and technical abilities to fulfill the requirements and technical specifications of the procurement on the basis of that supplier's business activities outside the territory of the Party of the procuring entity, as well as its business activities, if any, inside the territory of the Party of the procuring entity; and (b) base its determination solely on the conditions that the procuring entity has specified in advance in notices or tender documentation; 3. In assessing whether a supplier satisfies the conditions for participation, a procuring entity: (a) shall not impose the condition that, in order for a supplier to participate in a procurement or be awarded a contract, the supplier has previously been awarded one or more contracts by a procuring entity of the Party; (b) may require relevant prior experience where essential to meet the requirements of the procurement; and (c) shall allow all domestic suppliers and suppliers of the other Party that satisfy the conditions for participation to be recognized as qualified and to participate in the procurement.
Conditions for Participation. 1. A procuring entity shall limit any conditions for participation in a covered procurement to those conditions that ensure that a supplier has the legal and financial capacities and the commercial and technical abilities to fulfil the requirements of that procurement.
2. In establishing the conditions for participation, a procuring entity:
(a) shall not impose the condition that, in order for a supplier to participate in a procurement, the supplier has previously been awarded one or more contracts by a procuring entity of a given Party or that the supplier has prior work experience in the territory of that Party; and
(b) may require relevant prior experience if essential to meet the requirements of the procurement.
3. In assessing whether a supplier satisfies the conditions for participation, a procuring entity shall:
(a) evaluate the financial capacity and the commercial and technical abilities of a supplier on the basis of that supplier’s business activities both inside and outside the territory of the Party of the procuring entity; and
(b) base its evaluation solely on the conditions that the procuring entity has specified in advance in notices or tender documentation.
4. If there is supporting material, a Party, including its procuring entities, may exclude a supplier on grounds such as:
(a) bankruptcy or insolvency;
(b) false declarations;
(c) significant or persistent deficiencies in the performance of any substantive requirement or obligation under a prior contract or contracts; or
(d) failure to pay taxes.
5. For greater certainty, this Article is not intended to preclude a procuring entity from promoting compliance with laws in the territory in which the good is produced or the service is performed relating to labour rights as recognised by the Parties and set forth in Article 19.3 (Labour Rights), provided that such measures are applied in a manner consistent with Chapter 26 (Transparency and Anti- Corruption), and are not applied in a manner that constitutes a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between the Parties or a disguised restriction on trade between the Parties.1
Conditions for Participation. Applicants must be eligible for full service retirement benefits with 80 points (for members who joined TRS before July 1, 1992) or 90 points (for members who joined TRS after June 30, 1992) or approved disability retirement through the Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma, be at least on Step 20 of the salary schedule, and have worked a minimum of the last ten consecutive years as a full-time certified employee of the district. In order to receive benefits under this policy, the participant must retire under TRS. All of these qualifications must be met by June 30 of the fiscal year in which the teacher is requesting participation in the ERI program.
Conditions for Participation. 1. In assessing whether a supplier satisfies the conditions for participation, a Party, including its procuring entities:
(a) shall limit such conditions to those that are essential to ensure that a supplier has the legal and financial capacities and the commercial and technical abilities to undertake the relevant procurement and evaluate those capacities and abilities on the basis of that supplier's business activities both inside and outside the territory of the Party of the procuring entity;
(b) shall base its determination solely on the conditions that the procuring entity has specified in advance in notices or tender documentation;
(c) may not impose the condition that, in order for a supplier to participate in a procurement, the supplier has previously been awarded one or more contracts by a procuring entity of the given Party;
(d) may require relevant prior experience where essential to meet the requirements of the procurement; and
(e) allow all domestic suppliers and suppliers of another Party that satisfy the conditions for participation to be recognised as qualified suppliers and to participate in the procurement.
2. Where there is supporting evidence, a Party, including its procuring entities, may exclude a supplier on grounds such as:
(a) bankruptcy
(b) false declarations
(c) significant or persistent deficiencies in performance of any substantive requirement or obligation under a prior contract or contracts;
(d) final judgments in respect of serious crimes or other serious offences;
(e) professional misconduct or acts or omissions that adversely reflect upon the commercial integrity of the supplier; or
(f) failure to pay taxes.
Conditions for Participation. 1. In establishing the conditions for participation and assessing whether a supplier satisfies such conditions, a Party, including its procuring entities:
(a) shall limit any conditions for participation in a procurement to those that are essential to ensure that a supplier has the legal and financial capacities and the commercial and technical abilities to undertake the relevant procurement;
(b) shall evaluate the financial capacity and the commercial and technical abilities of a supplier on the basis of that supplier's business activities both inside and outside the territory of the Party of the procuring entity;
(c) shall base its evaluation solely on the conditions that the procuring entity has specified in advance in notices or tender documentation;
(d) shall not impose the condition that, in order for a supplier to participate in a procurement, the supplier has previously been awarded one or more contracts by a procuring entity of a given Party; and
(e) may require relevant prior experience where essential to meet the requirements of the procurement.
2. Where there is supporting evidence, a Party, including its procuring entities, may exclude a supplier on grounds such as:
(a) bankruptcy;
(b) false declarations;
(c) significant or persistent deficiencies in performance of any substantive requirement or obligation under a prior contract or contracts;
(d) final judgments in respect of serious crimes or other serious offences;
(e) professional misconduct or acts or omissions that adversely reflect upon the commercial integrity of the supplier; or
(f) failure to pay taxes.
Conditions for Participation. 1. A Party shall limit any conditions for participation in a covered procurement to those that ensure the supplier’s capability to fulfil the requirements of the procurement.
2. In assessing whether a supplier satisfies the conditions for participation, a Party:
(a) shall evaluate the capabilities of a supplier on the basis of that supplier’s business activities both inside and outside the territory of the Party of the procuring entity;
(b) shall base its determination solely on the conditions that a procuring entity has specified in advance in notices or tender documentation;
(c) may not impose the condition that, in order for a supplier to participate in a procurement, the supplier has previously been awarded one or more contracts by a procuring entity of that Party or that the supplier has prior work experience in the territory of that Party; and
(d) may require prior experience where relevant to meet the requirements of the procurement.
3. Nothing in this Article shall preclude a Party from excluding a supplier from a procurement on grounds such as:
(a) bankruptcy;
(b) false declarations; or
(c) significant or persistent deficiencies in performance of any substantive requirement or obligation under a prior contract.
4. Where a Party requires suppliers to register or pre-qualify before being permitted to participate in a covered procurement that Party shall ensure that a notice inviting suppliers to apply for registration or pre-qualification is published sufficiently in advance of the procurement to allow for interested suppliers, including suppliers of the other Party, to initiate and, to the extent that it is compatible with the efficient operation of the procurement process, complete the registration or qualification procedures.
5. The process of, and the time required for, registering or qualifying suppliers shall not be used in order to prevent or delay the inclusion of suppliers of the other Party on a list of suppliers or prevent such suppliers from being considered for a particular procurement.
6. A Party may establish a multi-use list provided that it publishes, annually or continuously, a notice inviting interested suppliers to apply for inclusion on the list. The notice shall include:
(a) a description of the goods and services, or categories thereof, for which the list may be used;
(b) the requirements to be satisfied by suppliers;
(c) the name and address of the procuring entity or other government agency and other information necessary to...
Conditions for Participation. 1. A procuring entity shall limit any conditions for participation in a covered procurement to those conditions that ensure that a supplier has the legal and financial capacities and the commercial and technical abilities to fulfil the requirements of that procurement.
2. In establishing the conditions for participation, a procuring entity:
(a) shall not impose the condition that, in order for a supplier to participate in a procurement, the supplier has previously been awarded one or more contracts by a procuring entity of a Party or that the supplier has prior work experience in the territory of that Party; and
(b) may require relevant prior experience if essential to meet the requirements of the procurement.
3. In assessing whether a supplier satisfies the conditions for participation, a procuring entity shall:
(a) evaluate the financial capacity and the commercial and technical abilities of a supplier on the basis of that supplier's business activities both inside and outside the territory of the Party of the procuring entity; and
(b) base its evaluation solely on the conditions that the procuring entity has specified in advance in notices or tender documentation.
4. If there is supporting material, a Party, including its procuring entities, may exclude a supplier on grounds such as:
(a) bankruptcy or insolvency;
(b) false declarations;
(c) significant or persistent deficiencies in the performance of any substantive requirement or obligation under a prior contract or contracts; or
(d) failure to pay taxes.
Conditions for Participation. 1. A procuring entity shall limit any conditions for participation in a procurement to those that are essential to ensure that a supplier has the legal and financial capacities and the commercial and technical abilities to undertake the relevant procurement.
2. In establishing the conditions for participation, a procuring entity:
(a) shall not impose the condition that, in order for a supplier to participate in a procurement, the supplier has previously been awarded one or more contracts by a procuring entity of a Party;
(b) may require relevant prior experience where essential to meet the requirements of the procurement; and
(c) shall not impose the condition that, in order for a supplier of a Party to participate in a procurement or be awarded a contract, the supplier has previously been awarded one or more contracts by a procuring entity of the other Party or that the supplier has prior experience in the territory of that Party, except when prior experience is essential to meet the requirements of the procurement.
3. In assessing whether a supplier satisfies the conditions for participation, a procuring entity shall:
(a) evaluate the financial capacity and the commercial and technical abilities of a supplier on the basis of that supplier's business activities both inside and outside the territory of the Party of the procuring entity; and
(b) base its evaluation on the conditions that the procuring entity has specified in advance in notices or tender documentation.
4. Where there is supporting evidence, a Party, including its procuring entities, may exclude a supplier on grounds such as:
(a) bankruptcy;
(b) false declarations;
(c) significant or persistent deficiencies in performance of any substantive requirement or obligation under a prior contract or contracts;
(d) final judgments in respect of serious crimes or other serious offences;
(e) professional misconduct or acts or omissions that adversely reflect on the commercial integrity of the supplier; or
(f) failure to pay taxes.
Conditions for Participation. III.2.1) Information concerning the personal situation of the contractor, supplier or service provider and information and formalities necessary for the evaluation of the minimum economic, financial and technical capacity required:
III.2.1.1) Legal position — means of proof required:
