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ARTICLE-7: Public sector     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) That are based on principles of efficiency, transparency and objective criteria such as merit, equity and aptitude; ...
... 2. Each State Party shall also consider adopting appropriate legislative and administrative measures, consistent with the objectives of this Convention and in accordance with the fundamental principles of its domestic law, to prescribe criteria concerning candidature for and election to public office. ...


ARTICLE-9: Public procurement and management of public finances     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Each State Party shall, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its legal system, take the necessary steps to establish appropriate systems of procurement, based on transparency, competition and objective criteria in decision-making, that are effective, inter alia, in preventing corruption. Such systems, which may take into account appropriate threshold values in their application, shall address, inter alia: ...
... (b) The establishment, in advance, of conditions for participation, including selection and award criteria and tendering rules, and their publication; ...
... (c) The use of objective and predetermined criteria for public procurement decisions, in order to facilitate the subsequent verification of the correct application of the rules or procedures; ...