{"id":906,"date":"2025-10-29T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riyadhlawreview.org\/?p=906"},"modified":"2026-07-13T23:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:13:25","slug":"local-content-requirements-in-public-procurement-comparative-reflections-from-the-european-union-and-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riyadhlawreview.org\/en\/local-content-requirements-in-public-procurement-comparative-reflections-from-the-european-union-and-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Content Requirements in Public Procurement: Comparative Reflections from the European Union and Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"906\" class=\"elementor elementor-906\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b51067 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44b51067\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc00b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc00b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Jaros\u0142aw Kola<\/strong><br \/><strong>Mr. Robert So\u0142dy\u0144ski<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>DOI:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.65271\/HJJD6777\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.65271\/HJJD6777<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>This article offers a comparative analysis of local content requirements (LCRs) in public procurement, drawing on the contrasting legal and institutional frameworks of the European Union and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. While the EU has traditionally treated LCRs with suspicion due to the foundational principles of its internal market\u2014particularly the prohibition of discrimination based on origin\u2014recent geopolitical developments and rulings by the Court of Justice of the European Union have opened new avenues for their reconsideration, especially in relation to third-country suppliers. In contrast, Saudi Arabia has embraced a robust localisation policy as a central pillar of its Vision 2030 development strategy. The study explores key regulatory instruments deployed by Saudi authorities, including the Mandatory List of National Products, price preference mechanisms, weighted evaluation algorithms, and minimum local content thresholds, all of which promote domestic industry and strategic self-sufficiency. Particular attention is given to the role of Saudi Aramco and its IKTVA programme as well as Shareek Program as an examples of corporate-led local content policy. The analysis demonstrates that, despite differing systemic premises, Saudi Arabia\u2019s approach provides a rich source of regulatory innovation and strategic insight, which could inform the EU\u2019s evolving procurement policy. The findings underscore the untapped potential for mutual learning in EU\u2013Saudi economic relations and advocate for a more open and pragmatic dialogue on integrating developmental objectives within procurement frameworks.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Words:<\/strong>\u00a0L<em>ocal Content Requirements, Public Procurement Law, Vision 2030 (Saudi Arabia), EU Trade and Procurement Policy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623d0f1 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"623d0f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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