The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation contributes to the development of the national economy on the basis on long-standing national traditions and the world's entrepreneurial experience.

The major tasks of the RF CCI are:
Representing the interests of Russian entrepreneurs in their relations with authorities;
Creating conditions required for the establishment of socially-oriented infrastructure of entrepreneurship;
Providing assistance in the establishment of legislative environment and entrepreneurial infrastructure.
Another top-priority activity of the RF CCI is providing practical aid to Russian businessmen in their establishing business contacts with foreign partners. The Chamber thus substantially contributes to the development of Russia's exports, the attraction of foreign investments into the Russian economy.

The RF CCI unites the entire range of Russian businesses from small businesses to broad-based concerns, industrial and financial groups.

Territorial chambers of commerce and industry and associations of entrepreneurs are members of the RF CCI and contribute to the across-the-board implementation of economic interests of tens of thousand business participants all across Russia.

Uniting 20,000 companies and public institutions, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation contributes to the establishment of a favorable climate for entrepreneurship in Russia.

The Chamber includes 156 regional chambers of commerce and industry, around 100 federal associations of entrepreneurs, 450 companies and firms founded with the participation of chambers of commerce and industry and forming the infrastructure of serving entrepreneurship in the regions of Russia, 16 foreign representative offices, 6 mixed chambers established in cooperation with other countries.

In its activities the RF CCI relies on the active position of CCI committees and also on the development of the basic types of activity: lawmaking, fair and exhibition business, evaluation, expert examination, information services, etc. The Chamber also certifies products and quality systems, issues certificates of product origin, provides legal consultation services and organizes training courses for businessmen.

At meetings of the RF CCI Committees and round-table discussions businessmen consider the urgent problems of industrial development along with the aspects of interaction between business and state authorities thus contributing to this dialogue. The RF CCI carries out the examination of bills, develops and submits for consideration proposals for the development of Russia's economy and entrepreneurship.

Within the framework of the Chamber, the following institutions operate: the International Commercial Arbitration Court, the Maritime Arbitration Commission, the Association of Adjusters, the Arbitration Court. The RF CCI maintains the Register of Russian Enterprises and Entrepreneurs whose financial and economic standing proves their reliability as partners in commercial activity in Russia and abroad. The Chamber also provides accreditation of foreign companies. As a result of this work, the Chamber annually sends an address to the President of Russia, the Federal Assembly and the government with proposals regarding economic and entrepreneurial development.

The consolidated position of nearly 100 associations of entrepreneurs that are RF CCI members contributes to the creation of a more favorable legal, investment and economic climate in Russia.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry plays a leading role in Russia's preparing for joining the WTO. Thereupon, the RF CCI actively cooperates with the governmental commission on the WTO and the Russian delegation at the negotiations; the Chamber's home page features a special section describing the history of the World Trade Organization, its membership principles and also the RF CCI's concepts of and steps aimed at Russia's joining the WTO.

In response to addresses from a number of public figures and in furtherance of the Presidential Program, the RF CCI has established the Charity Fund "Homeless Children's Assistance Center". The Center's funds are formed by entrepreneurs' membership dues and private donations and are spent to provide assistance to orphanages.

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