48In addition, it follows from Article 59(1) of Directive 2014/24 that an ESPD pursues three aims. That document is a self-declaration updated as preliminary evidence in replacement of certificates issued by public authorities or third parties confirming (i) that the economic operator concerned is not in one of the situations referred to in Article 57 of that directive in which economic operators must or may be excluded, (ii) that it meets the relevant selection criteria that have been set out pursuant to Article 58 of that directive, and, (iii), where applicable, that it fulfils the objective rules and criteria that have been set out pursuant to Article 65 of that directive.
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