In 2013 the Department of industrial policy carried out work in 4 working groups,while two of them were formed in the first quarter of 2013:1) By main directions of intensification of industrial cooperation of the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation, provision of coordination of national industrial policies with prospects of pursuing the coordinated industrial policy.
The department worked out proposals for a draft Agreement about industrial policy within the frameworks of CFMZ which were considered by experts during the first meeting of the working group which took place on April5, 2013. By the results of a meeting the participants reached an agreement to continue work with proposals with the aim of preparation of a draft Agreement on industrial policy in CFMZ on their basis.
2) By preparation of proposals for cooperation within frameworks of formation of technological platforms by directions.
The Department performed: ameeting of the working group and three meetings in subgroups by technological platforms "Biogroup", "Lighting equipment" and "Super-computers" for discussion of the issues of platforms functioning, as well as performance of introductory presentations for profiled organizations of the Parties. Applications about joining the "Medical Science of Future" Co. were signed by the results of a meeting of the subgroup "Biogroup", RGP ""National Centre of Biotechnologies" (RK) and "Altai Geological and Ecological Institute" (RK).
3) By development of the terms of organization of new automobile assembly productions and development of new ones on the territories of the state-members of the Customs Union and CFMZ:
The department formed and sent to the Parties for approval its proposals for parameters and terms of organization and development of industrial automobile assembly productions which were established since January 1, 2013 on the territory of the states of the Customs Union and CFMZ in execution of clause 4 of the Decision of the Councilof Commission , dated July 20, 2012 and clause 2 of the draft recommendation of the Commission Council approved by the decision of the Board of the Commission , dated december 12, 2012, No 277; on April 25, 2013 the automobile assembly working groupmet inthe video conference mode. As the result of discussions of the terms and parameters of development of industrialassembly prodductions established since January 2013 on the territories of member-states of the Customs Union and CFMZ, experts of the Parties fully agreed 6 positions out of 9.
4) By preparation of the procedure of development and implementation of inter-state programs within the frameworks of CFMZ
The Department prepared a draft approach to formation, implementation and financing of inter-state programs and projects within the frameworks of CFMZ. A draft document was considered was considered by experts of the Parties at the first meeting of the working group which took place on April 5, 2013. As the results of themeeting the participants agreed to continue work for the project of approaches with the aim of preparation on its basis of the Provision on the procedure of elaboration and implementation of inter-state programs and projects within the frameworks of CFMZ.