Article 52. Check on possession of the requirements.

1. In the award procedures referred to in Article 50, paragraph 1, letters a) and b), for amounts less than 40,000 euros, the economic operators certify with a declaration in lieu of an affidavit that they possess the required participation and qualification requirements . The contracting authority verifies the declarations, also after drawing a sample identified with predetermined methods each year. 2. When as a result of the verification the possession of the general or special requirements declared is not confirmed, the contracting authority proceeds with the termination of the contract, the enforcement of any definitive guarantee, the communication to the ANAC and the suspension of the economic operator from participation in the award procedures announced by the same contracting authority for a period of one to twelve months starting from the adoption of the provision. EFFECTIVE FROM: 1 July 2023