Dmitry Medvedev forbade to get technical equipment for state needs produced abroad

Today, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree prohibiting to get cars and technical equipment foreign manufacture for  government agencies, reports "Interfax".

"The purchase of goods and services from the federal budget matching huge funds, and of course, on the basis of general considerations, it is better when they go to domestic companies rather than foreign producers, - he said at a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister. - In that case, of course, when domestic companies to compete against other foreign manufacturers in quality and price criteria. "

According to the document, prohibited the purchase of foreign-made, including automobiles officials, public transportation, construction equipment and emergency public services, as well as budgetary organizations. But the prohibition applies only to equipment manufactured abroad. Technique foreign brands produced in Russia is Russian.

We are preparing two more similar project on textile products and medical equipment.

"One of them concerns the textile products - said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. - There is agreement ends, but a basic list of already defined, and there is no big differences. I think that in the next two or three weeks we will be able to introduce you to sign this document. "

Decision about medical technology produced in foreign countries is still under development. 

With the Russian Federation Government Decree of the July 14, 2014 № 656. "About approval the list of certain goods foreign machine manufacturing in respect of which imposes a prohibition on access to state and municipal procurement" is available here.