Division 1 Applicants will be excluded from participation in an award procedure of the Public Health Programme if they:

1. (a)

   are bankrupt or being wound up, are having their affairs administered by the courts, have entered into an arrangement with creditors, have suspended business activities, are the subject of proceedings concerning those matters, or are in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure provided for in national legislation or regulations;

2. (b)

   have been convicted of an offence concerning their professional conduct by a judgment which has the force of res judicata;

3. (c)

   have been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authority can justify;

4. (d)

   have not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions or the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which they are established or with those of the country of the Authorizing Officer or those of the country where the contract is to be performed;

5. (e)

   have been the subject of a judgment which has the force of res judicata for fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organisation or any other illegal activity detrimental to the Communities’ financial interests;

6. (f)

   have been declared to be in serious breach of contract for failure to comply with their contractual obligations, following another procurement or grant award procedure financed by the Community budget.

Evidence: candidates shall provide a declaration on their honour, duly signed and dated, stating that they are not in one of the situations listed above.