Possibility of changing the contractor of a public contract in the event of bankruptcy of the original contractor — Gloss to the judgment of the CJEU of 3 February 2022, case C-461/20

The aim of the article is to discuss the grounds for the exclusion of a public procurement contractor in the event of bankruptcy of the original contractor. The article presents the CJEU position on the acceptability of a change of contractor of a public contract in the event of bankruptcy of the original contractor. The issued ruling affects the application of the provisions of the Act of 11 September 2019 — Public Procurement Law as the national rules on amendments to the Public Procurement Law reflect the Art. 72 of the Directive 2014/24/EU. The CJEU examined whether in the light of Art. 72 para. 1(d)(ii) of the Directive 2014/24, a change of contractor is possible in the event of insolvency of the original contractor leading to its compulsory liquidation. Analysis of the position of the CJEU and the provisions of the Act of 28 February 2003 Bankruptcy Law1 makes it possible to confirm that the permissibility of changing the public contract also includes insolvency as an extraordinary way of terminating economic activity.

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Legal acts/Akty prawne

Act of 28 February 2003 Bankruptcy Law, Journal of Laws 2003 no. 535 (2022) (Poland). https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/download.xsp/WDU20030600535/T/D20030535L.pdf

Act of 11 September 2019 Public Procurement Law. Journal of Laws 2019, item. 2019 (2022) (Poland). https://isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/download.xsp/WDU20190002019/T/D20192019L.pdf