Article 791. Conflict of Interest in the Review of Complaints

In the event that a conflict of interest, as well as affiliation, with the participants in the procurement procedures exists among the members of the commission for reviewing complaints in the field of public procurement, such a member of the commission for reviewing complaints in the field of public procurement must recuse himself or herself from the meeting where this issue is reviewed and must not participate in the voting on the said issue, which shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the commission for reviewing complaints in the field of public procurement.

If the commission for reviewing complaints in the field of public procurement becomes aware of the existence of a conflict of interest, as well as affiliation, of the said commission member before a decision is adopted on the relevant issue, and he or she has not recused himself or herself, such a member of the commission for reviewing complaints in the field of public procurement shall not be allowed to vote on the said issue.

If, after a decision has been adopted, the commission for reviewing complaints in the field of public procurement becomes aware of the existence of a conflict of interest, as well as affiliation, of the said commission member who voted on the relevant issue, the vote of such a member of the Commission for Reviewing Complaints in the Field of Public Procurement shall be excluded from the voting results on the said issue.

The chairman of the commission for reviewing complaints in the field of public procurement shall submit the relevant information to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the cases provided for in the second and third parts of this Article.