A bill is being drafted aimed at preventing theft when purchasing goods, works, services for state and municipal needs

The Ministry of Justice of Russia is drafting a draft law "On Amendments to the Federal Law" On the Contract System in the Sphere of Procurement of Goods, Works and Services for Ensuring State and Municipal Needs ".

The draft law provides for the establishment of a unified requirement for registration of the results of the examination in the sphere of procurement of goods, works, services to ensure state and municipal needs, conducted by an expert or an expert organization.

It is also proposed to establish that the expertise of the results provided by the contract, conducted by the customer on its own, is signed by the authorized person of the customer and must be objective, reasonable and comply with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

At the same time, it is planned to introduce criminal and administrative responsibility for a knowingly false conclusion of expertise in the sphere of procurement of goods, works and services to ensure state and municipal needs.

The proposed measures will make it possible to improve the effectiveness of the theft prevention mechanism in the procurement of goods, works, services to ensure state and municipal needs.