OBS_VALUE: The new General Law on Public Procurement keeps special preferences to local SME’s, as the previous law used to do.Since 01/12/2022, the participation of foreign suppliers in public procurement is no longer conditioned on reciprocity.Other relevant source is the Executive Decree 33305-MEIC-H which contains the Special Regulation for the Promotion of SMEs in the Purchase of Goods and Services of the Administration, Adopted 01/09/2006, available at: http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=57918&nValor3=0&strTipM=TC