Ministry of Culture will determine the rules of trade

[Artem]

The Russian government has drafted new regulations of the Ministry of Culture. Some of the paragraphs of the document states that the Ministry has the right to establish rules for the organization of the sale of goods (works, services) to consumers. Ministry of Economic Experts protest: in their view, such powers to the Ministry of Culture is clearly excessive.

In February 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree to abolish the Federal Service for Supervision of Legislation in the field of Cultural Heritage (Rosokhrankultura). The functions of the agency, subordinate to the Ministry of Culture, were transferred directly to the ministry. Accordingly, there is a need to rewrite the position of the Ministry of Culture.

In a review of the draft document experts express perplexity Economic Development by one of its points. It says that the Ministry of Culture has the right to establish rules for the organization of the sale of goods (works, services) to consumers. Item is formulated without any restrictions - there are no words that we are talking about selling products in the field of culture.

"We believe it appropriate to specify the scope of activities, which is supposed to set the rules - the experts of Economic Development. - Perhaps, in relation to the museum and theater work. "
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