The Federal Law of 04.06.2014 № 140-FL «About changes in the Federal Law "About the contract system in the sphere of procurement, works and services for state and municipal needs» was published.

Specialists of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation explained in their letter that the purchase of services at the price of a unit of service in accordance with the procedure provided for in Part 24 of Article 22 of Law No. 44-FL is permissible in cases where it is possible to set the price of the specified unit of service.

The deputies of the State Duma adopted in the third reading a law providing for the expansion of the list of organizations specified in paragraph 6 of Part 1 of Article 93 of Law No. 44-FL, with which contracts can be concluded without competitive procedures.

The contractor of the contract with the republican eye hospital, the subject of which was laundry and ironing, could not challenge the unilateral refusal of the hospital from the contract.

The Ministry informed about the preparation of a relevant draft law providing for the updating of the composition of administrative offenses that can be committed in the implementation of state and municipal procurement under Law 44-FL, procurement of state-owned companies and state corporations under Law 223-FL, when placing and executing a state defense order under Law No. 275-FL, during privatization procedures in in accordance with Federal Law No. 178-FL dated 12/21/2001 "On Privatization of State and Municipal Property" and other mandatory bidding procedures.