Enforcement Rules of the Government Procurement Act Article 22

In subparagraph 1 of paragraph 1 of Article 22 of the Act, the term "no tender" means no tender or qualification document is received after a public notice or an invitation to tender is given to qualified suppliers; and the term “tenders submitted have been not in conformity with the requirements in the tender” means no tender meets the requirements specified in the tender documentation, except that there is a protest or complaint in process.The term "exclusive right" referred to in subparagraph 2 of paragraph 1 of Article 22 of the Act means intellectual property rights which have been protected by law, excluding trademark.In subparagraph 5 of paragraph 1 of Article 22 of the Act, the term "subject of a procurement" includes construction work, property or services; the term "which is developed in the course of research, experiment or original development" means contracting with a supplier to conduct research, experiment or original development in order to acquire a prototype or a subject first produced or supplied, and it may include a limited production or supply in order to incorporate the results of field testing on quality or function, but it does not extend to quantity production or supply to establish commercial viability or to recover research and development costs.The term "50 per cent" referred to in subparagraph 6 of paragraph 1 of Article 22 of the Act means the ratio of the cumulative value of additional contracts to the amount of the main contract.The terms “people with disabilities”, “welfare care facilities/ institutions or organizations, and sheltered workshops” referred to in subparagraph 12 of paragraph 1 of Article 22 of the Act shall be subject to the requirements prescribed in the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act. The term “indigenous peoples” referred to in the same subparagraph shall be subject to the requirements prescribed in the Indigenous Peoples Status Act.