On 30 September 2019, during the conference "Grounds for exclusion – application practice in EU/EFTA countries and USA" organized by the Public Procurement Law Association (PPLA), Dr hab. Piotr Bogdanowicz and Jan Roliński, representatives of the Management Board of the PPLA, presented a report comparing the systems for the exclusion of contractors from public procurement procedures in Poland and in other European countries.

Download the report.

The report provided a number of topics for discussion during the event. Polish and foreign public procurement experts discussed the differences, similarities and interpretations of provisions on the exclusion of contractors in the EU and domestic laws.

Partners of the conference included: C.H. Beck publishing house, Public Procurement Section of the Warsaw Bar Association and the Chair of European Law at the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Warsaw.

Selected presentations and conference materials will be made available on the PPLA’s website within the next few weeks.

Below is a list of speeches and discussions held during the conference:

• The conference was opened by Dr hab. Anna Zawidzka-Łojek, Head of European Law Chair at the Warsaw University Law and Administration Faculty, Aldona Kowalczyk, President of the PPLA Association and dr Marek Niedużak, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology.
• Presentation of the report comparing the systems for the exclusion of contractors from public procurement procedures in Poland and in other European countries - Dr hab. Piotr Bogdanowicz and Jan Roliński.
• Magdalena Grabarczyk, a member of the National Appeals Chamber gave a lecture on “Reflections on grounds for excluding contractors and their application in practice in light of decisions of courts and the National Appeal Chamber”.
• Professor Christopher R. Yukins of the George Washington University made a presentation on “Suspension and Debarment in the U.S. Government. Comparative Lessons for the EU’s Next Steps in Procurement”.
• Collin David Swan of the World Bank Office of Suspension and Debarment talked about suspension and debarment of contractors from the perspective of a global financing institution.
• The conference ended with a discussion panel on “The effectiveness of the exclusion system in public procurement” moderated by Prof. Michał Kania and dr Wojciech Hartung (PPLA) with participation of the following panelists: Prof. Roberto Caranta (University of Turin), Prof. Christopher R. Yukins (George Washington University), Collin David Swan (World Bank Office of Suspension and Debarment), Hubert Nowak (President of the Public Procurement Office), Jan Kuzawiński (Vice-Chairman of the National Appeals Chamber).