In accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 20012965 of 20 December 2001, which sets out the remit of the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with the ministries concerned, is responsible for drawing up and implementing the government policy in the areas defined in the following articles and relating to trade, quality control, legal metrology, consumer protection, advertising, small trades and related services to trade, competition, prices, economic surveys, export and import, economic and trade cooperation, electronic commerce and the intangible economy.