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MINISTRY 0F INDUSTRY, BUSINESS

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Dear Mr. Thierry Breton,

The Danish government is in the process of introducing legislation ob-

ligating Danish contracting authorities to exclude undertakings based in

jurisdictions that feature on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions

for tax purposes from public procurement.

Furthennore, the Danish govemment wishes to take this legislation a

step further and introduce an obligation to exclude undertakings that are

established in an EU member state, but controlled or owned by share-

holders in jurisdictions that feature on the EU list of non-cooperative

jurisdictions.

Therefore, I would like to ask if it would be in accordance with EU-law,

e. g. Directive 201424EU of the European Parliament and of the Coun-

cil of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive

2004/ 18/EC, on a national basis to introduce exclusion grounds in the

public procurement legislation based on the economic operators” links

to jurisdictions which feature on the EU list of non-cooperative juris-

dictions for tax purposes?

Hence, would it with respect to EU-law be possible to introduce an ex-

clusion ground in Danish law that requires Danish contracting authori-

ties to exclude economic operators established in the EU that are, di-

rectly or indirectly, either controlled or owned (with a shareholding of

more than 25 per cent) by shareholders in jurisdictions that feature on

the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes?

I would like to ask you for the possibility of a meeting where we can

discuss the matter further.

I thank you in advance.

Kind regards,

BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL

ÅFFÅIRS

10 May 2022

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY,

BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL

AFFAIRS

Slotsholmsgade 10-12

DK-1216 Copenhagen K

Denmark

Telephone +45 33 92 33 50

Fax +45 33 12 37 78

Business registration no 10092485

EAN no. 5798000026001

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