Amelchenya Julia A.

The article examines the role of the regulations of the operators of electronic trade platforms in public procurement procedures within its electronic format in the Republic of Belarus, analyzes legal nature of such regulations. Based on the results, author argues the regulatory features in such regulations and their quasi- normative nature. The author identifies problematic issues in the public procurement sphere caused by the regulations of the operators of electronic trade platforms and suggests the necessity of theirs approval by the authorized state body for public procurement and specific rules to be implemented in public procurement legislation.

The article, in refraction through the practice of appealing to the Ministry of Antitrust Regulation and Trade of the Republic of Belarus (the administrative procedure for protecting the rights and legitimate interests of potential participants and participants in public procurement procedures), examines the issues of ensuring access to the public procurement market of the Republic of Belarus for residents of foreign countries, issues of confirming the compliance of participants with certain additional requirements for participants, as well as the joint application of sectoral legislation and legislation on public procurement. In the course of the study, the arguments are reasoned, and based on the results of the study, measures are proposed to eliminate emerging issues.