Following Mr. Putin's speech on 2 April 2020, measures
promoting isolation such as nationwide non-working days and
regional quarantine measures are being extended until end of
April/beginning of May. This will also impact the activity of the
Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS). It can be expected that
at least the measures currently implemented by FAS will be
extended. So far FAS has done the following in connection with the
COVID-19 epidemics.
Government Procurement
FAS has declared that the COVID-19 epidemics shall be regarded
as force majeure in relation to government procurement, which
according to FAS shall be taken into account inter alia when
considering potential administrative liability. In addition, the
procurement of goods required for fighting the COVID-19 epidemics
has been eased, with purchases from just one supplier being
permitted.
