PROBLEMS OF LEGAL REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES OF ENERGY COMPANIES IN THE PROCUREMENT AT SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZE ENTERPRISES
In accordance with the Provisions On Peculiarities of Participation of Small-size Enterprises in Procurement of the Goods, Work, and Services by Legal Entities of Individual Types, Annual Volume of This Procurement and the Procedure for Calculation of This Volume approved by Decree No. 1352 of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 11, 2014, major energy companies shall purchase some goods, work (services) from the small- and medium-size enterprises. The work studies amendments to Decree No. 1352 of the Government of the Russian Federation dated December 11, 2014, prepared by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, as related to increase in percentage of purchases from small and medium-size enterprises up to 20% (instead of the current 18%) of the total annual volume of contract for purchases from small and medium-size enterprises in terms of value and 18% (instead of the current 15%) of purchases arranged only for small and medium-size enterprises. The article examines the conditions of the current legal regulation of purchases of energy corporations from small and medium-size enterprises with due account for possible legal risks, the specific nature of activities of the energy companies, and suggests possible options for minimizing legal risks and improvement of current models of legal regulation of the procurement activities