Ordinance on Public Procurement (PPO) (PPO)
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Art. 3 Measures to counter conflicts of interest and corruption
(Art. 11 let. b of the PPA) 1 The employees of a contracting authority, as well as third parties commissioned by the contracting authority who are involved in an award procedure, shall be obliged to: a. disclose any secondary employment and contractual relationships as well as vested interests that could lead to a conflict of interest in the award procedure; b. sign a declaration of impartiality. 2 The contracting authority shall regularly instruct its employees who participate in award procedures on how to effectively prevent conflicts of interest and corruption.
Art. 4 Participation conditions and eligibility criteria
(Art. 12, 26 and 27 of the PPA) 1 The contracting authority may entrust the performance of checks relating to equal pay to the Federal Office for Gender Equality (FOGE) in particular. The FOGE shall specify the details of its checks in a directive. The contracting authority may forward the self-declarations of the tenderers concerning compliance with equal pay rules to the FOGE. 2 In terms of important international labour standards and in addition to the core conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in accordance with Annex 6 of the PPA, the contracting authority can require compliance with principles from other ILO conventions, provided Switzerland has ratified them. 3 In the case of goods, work and services that are provided abroad, the conventions in accordance with Annex 2 shall apply in addition to the environmental law applicable at the place of performance. 4 In order to verify that tenderers fulfil the participation conditions and the eligibility criteria, th