The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation (Minpromtorg, MITRF, russian: links=no, Министерство промышленности и торговли Российской Федерации) is an executive
ministry of
Government of Russia
The Government of Russia exercises executive power in the Russian Federation. The members of the government are the prime minister, the deputy prime ministers, and the federal ministers. It has its legal basis in the Constitution of the Russ ...
. Its headquarters are in
Moscow
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.
Functions and responsibilities
The ministry regulates foreign trade, defense and civil industries, metrology, technical standardization, and aviation technology development. It is a federal executive body.
MITRF is responsible for
subsidizing subcontractors to acquire products for government via investment contracts (special investments contracts)
and may also forcibly regulate prices (e.g. for steel industry).
MITRF is responsible for contracts involving
R&D activities at the expense of government budget.
As of 2013 the results of research may be transferred to a subcontractor ownership upon fulfilling (completion) of a contract.
History
MITRF is a successor to the
Soviet Union State Planning Committee (Gosplan).
See also
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Ministry of Trade and Industry
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Government of Russia
The Government of Russia exercises executive power in the Russian Federation. The members of the government are the prime minister, the deputy prime ministers, and the federal ministers. It has its legal basis in the Constitution of the Russ ...
*
Ministry of Energy (Russia)
References
External links
Official website Official website
Federal ministries of Russia
Ministries established in 2008
2008 establishments in Russia
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