The Public Contracts and Utilities Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (revoked)

Professional and trade registers—Amendments to the Public Contracts Regulations U.K.

4.—(1) The Public Contracts Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 23 (criteria for the rejection of economic operators)—

(a) in paragraph (4)(j) for “(7), (8) and (9)”, substitute “ (7), (7A), (7B), (8), (8A), (8B) and (9) ”;

(b) after paragraph (7), insert—

“(7A) An economic operator established in Cyprus shall be treated as registered on the professional or trade register for the purposes of paragraph (4)(j) if—

(a) in relation to procedures for the award of a public services contract or a public supply contract the economic operator is either—

(i) certified as incorporated by the Registrar of Companies and Official Receiver (EjoroV Etairei—n kai EpíohmoV ParalípthV); or

(ii) certified as having declared on oath that the economic operator is carrying on business in the trade in question in Cyprus at a specific place of business and under a specific trading name; or

(b) in relation to procedures for the award of a public works contract the economic operator is certified by the Council for the Registration and Audit of Civil Engineering and Building Contractors ( 130 umboúlio EggrajúV kai Elégcou Ergolhptén Oikodomikénkai Tecnikén 'Ergwn) according to the Registration and Audit of Civil Engineering and Building Contractors Law of Cyprus.

(7B) An economic operator established in Malta shall be treated as registered on the professional or trade register for the purposes of paragraph (4)(j) if—

(a) the economic operator produces its “numru ta�?� registrazzjoni tat- Taxxa tal- Valur Mizjud (VAT) u n- numru tal-licenzja ta�?� kummerc”; and

(b) where the economic operator is a member of a partnership or is a company, it produces the relevant registration number issued by the Malta Financial Services Authority.”.

(c) after paragraph (8), insert—

“(8A) In relation to procedures for the award of a public services contract, an economic operator established in Hungary shall be treated as registered on the professional or trade register for the purposes of paragraph (4)(j) if the economic operator is certified as being entitled to be engaged in the trade in question in Hungary.

(8B) In relation to procedures for the award of a public supply contract, an economic operator established in Spain shall be treated as registered on the professional or trade register for the purposes of paragraph (4)(j) if the economic operator is certified as having declared on oath that it is entitled to be engaged in the trade in question in Spain.”

(3) In the table in Schedule 4 (extension to non-member states), omit the following entries—

(a) 1. Bulgaria; and

(b) 5. Romania.

(4) For Schedule 6 (professional or trade registers) substitute the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.