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.
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Samples: Government Procurement Agreement, Amendment to Free Trade Agreement, Government Procurement Agreement
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 '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 or
(d) failure to pay taxes.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
Conditions for Participation. 1. A procuring entity shall limit any conditions for participation in a covered procurement to those conditions that are essential to ensure that a supplier has the legal and financial capacities and the commercial and technical abilities to fulfil undertake the requirements of that 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 or that the supplier has prior work experience in the territory of that given Party; and
(b) may require relevant prior experience if where essential to meet the requirements of the procurement.
3. In assessing whether a supplier satisfies the conditions for participation, a procuring entity shallentity:
(a) shall evaluate the financial capacity and the commercial and technical abilities of a supplier on the basis of that supplier’s 's business activities both inside and outside the territory of the Party of the procuring entity; and
(b) shall base its evaluation solely on the conditions that the procuring entity has specified in advance in notices or tender documentation.
4. If Where there is supporting materialevidence, a Party, including its procuring entities, may exclude a supplier on grounds such as:
(a) bankruptcy or insolvencybankruptcy;
(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) 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.
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Samples: Government Procurement Agreement, Government Procurement Agreement, Government Procurement Agreement
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 undertake 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 where essential to meet the requirements of the procurement.
3. In assessing whether a supplier satisfies the conditions for participation, a procuring entity shallentity:
(a) shall evaluate the financial capacity and the commercial and technical abilities of a supplier on the basis of that supplier’s 's business activities both inside and outside the territory of the Party of the procuring entity; and
(b) shall base its evaluation solely on the conditions that the procuring entity has specified in advance in notices or tender documentation.
4. If Where there is supporting materialevidence, a Party, including its procuring entities, may exclude a supplier on grounds such as:
(a) bankruptcy or insolvencybankruptcy;
(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) final judgments by a judicial court in respect of serious crimes or other serious offences;
(e) evidence of serious professional misconduct; or
(f) failure to pay taxes.
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Samples: Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Agreement
Conditions for Participation. 1. A procuring entity shall limit any conditions for participation in a covered procurement to those conditions that are essential to ensure that a supplier has the legal and financial capacities and the commercial and technical abilities to fulfil undertake the requirements of that 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 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 '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 materialevidence, a Party, including its procuring entities, may exclude a supplier on grounds such as:
(a) bankruptcy or insolvencybankruptcy;
(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) 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.
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Samples: Government Procurement Agreement, Government Procurement Agreement