Ineligible Applicants
ASF
does not accept or will cease processing applications from
any enterprise or person who, prior to or during the processing
of an application:
•
Is bankrupt or being wound up, is having their affairs administered
by the courts, has entered into an arrangement with creditors,
has suspended business activities, is subject to court proceedings
in relation to those business activities, or is in any analogous
situation arising from a similar procedure provided for
in the laws and regulations of Pakistan or any other country;
• Has been convicted of an offence concerning professional
conduct, fraud, corruption, involvement in a criminal organisation
or any other illegal activity by a judgment that has the
force of res judicata (against which there is no right of
appeal);
• Is guilty of grave professional misconduct proven
by any means that ASF can justify;
• Has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment
of taxes or social security contributions provided for in
the laws and regulations of Pakistan;
• Has been declared to be in breach of contract for
failure to comply with contractual obligations in connection
with any procurement or grant procedure similar to that
offered by ASF;
• Is subject to any conflict of interest arising from
the application or the subsequent implementation of the
activity financed by an ASF grant;
• Is guilty of misrepresentation in supplying information
in any ASF grant application;
• Has tried to influence ASF staff in the process
of evaluation of their application;
• Is for any reason deemed to be ineligible for receipt
of ASF grant support by the Government of Pakistan or ADB;
• Is a member of the General Body, the Board of Directors
or the staff of ASF, or an employee of any Government or
related institution, or, in the case of an organisation
or enterprise, is subject to majority ownership by the government
of the Borrower.
If ASF determines at any time during the processing of the
application or subsequent to the disbursement of a grant
that the applicant is ineligible according to the above
criteria, it may immediately cease processing the application
or take appropriate steps to recover any funds already disbursed
from the grantee.
