STATE SUPPORT FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES IN THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

The article examines the comprehensive approach of the South Korean legislator to the issue of supporting small and medium-sized businesses in the public procurement system. The general laws enshrine measures of state support aimed not only at ensuring the development of these entities, but also at indirectly stimulating their participation in public procurement. In special laws, the measures of such support are determined taking into account the specifics of procurement relations, they complement the list of support measures established in general laws.