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Několik poznámek k materiálnímu znaku přestupků v oblasti veřejných zakázek projednávaných Úřadem pro ochranu hospodářské soutěže
| Title in English | A few notes on the material nature of public procurement violations handled by the Office for the Protection of Competition |
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| Year of publication | 2025 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Správní právo: odborný časopis pro oblast státní správy a správního práva |
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| web | web časopisu |
| Keywords | public procurement; administrative offences; social harmfulness; evidence procedure; justification of administrative decisions |
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| Description | The paper addresses the issue of the material element of an administrative offence in proceedings conducted before the Office for the Protection of Competition in the field of public procurement. The material element, understood as the social harmfulness of unlawful conduct, constitutes a necessary condition for fulfilling the elements of an administrative offence under Act No. 250/2016 Coll., on Liability for Administrative Offences and Proceedings Thereon. The authors analyze the development of the legal framework, particularly the significance and implications of the repeal of Section 270(1) of Act No. 134/2016 Coll., on Public Procurement, which occurred through Amendment No. 166/2023 Coll. This change marks a departure from the presumption of the material element and a return to the material-formal concept of administrative offences as enshrined in the Administrative Offences Act.The article further examines the development of case law, which oscillates between the requirement for the administrative authority to obligatorily assess the material aspect of the offence and an interpretation that conditions this obligation on the active procedural defence of the accused. The authors advocate the view that, in light of the principles of administrative procedure, the administrative authority is obliged to examine the fulfilment of the material element ex officio, even in the absence of an explicit objection by the party to the proceedings. |
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