Art. 113 of Decree No. 1399 establishes that for the selection of bids whose prices do not exceed 5% of the best evaluated bid, preference shall be given to the bid that complies with the following:
- in the procurement of goods, the offer with the highest national added value;
- in the procurement of works and services, the bid submitted by a bidder whose main domicile is in Venezuela, has a greater incorporation of national parts and inputs and a greater participation of national human resources, including at the managerial level.
Once the above criteria have been applied, if the evaluation yields two or more bids with equal results, preference will be given to the bidder that has greater national participation in its capital.

Art. 12 of Decree No. 1399 states that the contractor must guarantee the inclusion of goods and services produced in Venezuela by designing objective evaluation criteria that assign preferences to these goods in the evaluation of the bid.

Art. 113 of Decree No. 1399 establishes that for the selection of bids whose prices do not exceed 5% of the best evaluated bid, preference shall be given to the bid that complies with the following:
- in the procurement of goods, the offer with the highest national added value;
- in the procurement of works and services, the bid submitted by a bidder whose main domicile is in Venezuela, has a greater incorporation of national parts and inputs and a greater participation of national human resources, including at the managerial level.
Once the above criteria have been applied, if the evaluation yields two or more bids with equal results, preference will be given to the bidder that has greater national participation in its capital.

Art. 12 of Decree No. 1399 states that the contractor must guarantee the inclusion of goods and services produced in Venezuela by designing objective evaluation criteria that assign preferences to these goods in the evaluation of the bid.

Art. 11 of Decree No. 1399 establishes that the President of Venezuela may dictate temporary measures so that the contracting of the contractors compensate for adverse or unfavorable conditions that affect small and medium industry, cooperatives and any other form of community association. Such measures include, among others, the establishment of preferential amounts or categories of contracts, the use of contracting schemes that imply the incorporation of goods with national added value, transfer of technology, and incorporation of human resources.

Art. 11 of Decree No. 1399 establishes that the President of Venezuela may dictate temporary measures so that the contracting of the contractors compensate for adverse or unfavorable conditions that affect small and medium industry, cooperatives and any other form of community association. Such measures include, among others, the establishment of preferential amounts or categories of contracts, the use of contracting schemes that imply the incorporation of goods with national added value, transfer of technology, and incorporation of human resources.

Art. 11 of Decree No. 1399 establishes that the President can mandate temporary changes in the bidding process under exceptional circumstances, in accordance with economic development plans that promote national development or provide preferences to domestic goods and suppliers. These measures include reservation of procurements for nationals, although there is no further information on how this reservation would take place.

Art. 11 of Decree No. 1399 establishes that the President can mandate temporary changes in the bidding process under exceptional circumstances, in accordance with economic development plans that promote national development or provide preferences to domestic goods and suppliers. These measures include reservation of procurements for nationals, although there is no further information on how this reservation would take place.

Venezuela is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Venezuela is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Russia has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

Russia has signed and ratified the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Russia has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.