A meeting of the Interagency Working Group for the preparation and adaptation of sectors of the economy and the social sphere to the conditions of membership of the Russian Federation to the WTO

In August 16, 2013 at the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan held meeting of the Interagency Working Group for the preparation and adaptation of national economy and social development of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation for membership in the World Trade Organization. During the meeting, the sides discussed issues of cooperation with federal authorities in the development of new forms of support for industrial enterprises and work on the development of protective measures in the WTO, taking into account issues raised by republican petrochemical and automotive systems. The results of the work on the analysis of changes in the situation in the agricultural sector in the WTO and the interaction with the federal government to develop the necessary tools to support agricultural producers, as well as work to implement the action plan for adaptation sectors of economy and social sphere of the Republic of Tatarstan to the economic conditions in the framework of the World Trade Organization and Customs Union in 2013. Thus, according to the plan, the line ministry should provide substantial assistance to businesses in revealing the facts of unfair imports. In the preparation of materials for submission to the Unified Economic Commission requires such information, which may be obtained at the organization of a system for monitoring certain groups of sensitive products in the field of jurisdiction. Monitoring should be directed primarily at assessing the impact of imports on the state of individual industries, companies and, ultimately, to a speedy introduction of protective measures.