OBS_VALUE: Amendments introduced to the PP law in 2022 significantly narrowed down possibilities to use PP from one source by way of conclusion of a direct contract, for transparency purposes. However, other PP methods such as requests for quotes and purchase through electronic marketplace maintain grounds for possible discrimination against the foreign suppliers. Such methods require registration on the official PP web site and registration in the electronic marketplace (for the latter) (https://omarket.kz/learning/index.php?COURSE_ID=1&CHAPTER_ID=05&LESSON_PATH=1.5). In order to register, the supplier needs to be locally registered, as well as to obtain certificates of electronic signature in the National authentication centre of the RK or similar authentication centres of the Eurasian Economic Union.