Article 9 Procurement

(1) Procurement award procedures by beneficiaries established in the Russian Federation other than public entities and other legal entities which are subject to public procurement legislation of the Russian Federation, shall be subject to the Annex to this Agreement (Award of procurement contracts by beneficiaries established in the Russian Federation other than public entities as defined in point (k) of Article 2 of this Agreement and other legal entities which are subject to public procurement legislation of the Russian Federation).

(2) Where the beneficiary is a public entity established in the Russian Federation as defined in point (k) of Article 2 of this Agreement or a legal entity which is subject to public procurement legislation of the Russian Federation, it shall apply the legislation of the Russian Federation provided that the following principles are observed.

The procurement contract shall be awarded to the tender offering best value for money or as appropriate to the tenderer offering the lowest price.

The beneficiary shall avoid any conflict of interests and respect the principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination, fair competition and transparency.

The Russian Federation ensures that services, works and goods that are not originating from the Russian Federation receive the same treatment as compared to its own services, works and goods in accordance with Article 10 of this Agreement.

Failure to comply with the above shall render the related expenditure ineligible.