# PPR, regulation 194. Other grounds of exclusion

- URL: https://procurelex.mt/en/ppr/194 · Malti: https://procurelex.mt/mt/ppr/194
- Public Procurement Regulations (S.L. 601.03), consolidated version in force from 2025-06-27; official text (prevails): https://legislation.mt/eli/sl/601.3/eng

A contract shall also not be awarded to an economic operator who, during the procurement procedure for that contract:
   (a) is bankrupt or is the subject of insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where its assets are being administered by a liquidator or by the court, where it is in an arrangement with creditors, where its business activities are suspended or it is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
   (b) is subject to a conflict of interests as referred to under the definition in regulation 2 which cannot be effectively remedied by other less intrusive measures;
   (c) has been involved in the preparation of the procurement procedure, unless such an exclusion cannot be remedied by other, less intrusive measures.