On November 17, 2016, VEGAS LEX will conduct a
legal workshop on recent changes and judicial practices in the regulation of procurement
by legal entities in the Russian fuel and energy sector during the conference, Organization
of procurement and supply in the oil and gas industry: efficiency, innovative
methods and analytical tools.

The conference, Organization
of procurement and supply in the oil and gas industry: efficiency, innovative
methods and analytical tools*, will take place on November 17,
2016, as part of the National Oil and Gas Forum and the NEFTEGAZ-2016 international
exhibition. The event is officially supported by the Russian Ministry of
Energy, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) and the VEGAS
LEX law firm.

VEGAS LEX lawyers will lead a legal workshop on New initiatives and arbitration practices in the regulation of procurement
by legal entities in the Russian fuel and energy sector. The upcoming
workshop will focus on the following issues:

The recent amendments and initiatives to amend Law No. 223-FZ aimed at
cutting procurement options, tightening the procurement procedures, and the preferences
mechanism. Minimizing the risks for the customers and the bidders.

  • The responsibility
    of officials for violations of procurement rules: risk management.
  • Important problems
    of administration of law in public procurement: the position of the state watchdogs
    and judicial practices.

The speakers at the conference will include representatives of the
Ministry of Energy, the Industry and Trade Ministry, FAS Russia, EY, RSPP, and
relevant business units of major oil and gas companies: Rosneft, Lukoil,
Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, Tatneft, and Novatek**.

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* The experts will focus on a number of current
problems and important issues in the trade and procurement activity of oil and
gas businesses, including: modern ways to improve the efficiency of procurement
that are most often used in the oil and gas sector; the main differences
between Russian and international practices of interaction between suppliers
and buyers of equipment and technologies; ways of fast implementation of new
analytical tools; legislative changes; the impact of state regulation of trade
and procurement activities on competition; effective implementation of the import
substitution program; the risks and responsibilities arising from the expected changes
in the regulatory framework, and others. http://oilandgasforum.ru/konference/.

** Source http://oilandgasforum.ru/konference/

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to the energy sector, please go here.

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LEX’s services to support public procurement, please go here.

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