Trade Commission (Ventora)

The Trade Commission (: Comisión de Comercio) is the Ventoran government cabinet-level department responsible for matters of commerce, domestic and foreign trade, environment and resources, environment, and science and technology. Fidelia Nilda Pavía Iramis, Countess of Guadarrama, is the current Trade Commissioner and head of the commission. It is the third oldest commission after the Foreign Affairs and Defense (previously War) Commissions.

History
Considering the significance of trade to the Kingdom of Ventora, trade envoys had been appointed from time to time by numerous kings. Usually the envoys were commissioned to address a particular trade issue with their duties ending upon concluding the matter. As Haksarad's influence waned in the mid-18th century, Ventora sought to end its tributary status. The Release from the Charter of Tribute, signed May 12, 1740, included a codicil requiring Ventora to commission a permanent envoy to the Haksar emperor. Queen Ámbar commissioned Efraín Villar, Duke of Sala, who had been instrumental in negotiations with Haksarad, as Trade Commissioner. He was, thus, the first in a continuous line of Trade Commissioners. As the division of labor expanded, the industrial revolution picked up steam, and Ventoran trade with eastern Alutran countries grew, the Trade Commissioner's role expanded to both domestic and foreign trade with all nations, not just the Haksars.

Structure
The commission is organized as follows:
 * Secretariat&mdash;offices of the Commissioner and senior commission officials
 * Trade Policy Council
 * Resource Management Council
 * Directorate General for Markets (Dirección General de Mercados, DGM)
 * Directorate for Domestic Commerce
 * Directorate for International Commerce
 * Directorate for Tourism
 * Directorate General for Agriculture (Dirección General de Agricultura, DGA)
 * Directorate for Agricultural Security
 * Directorate for Food Safety
 * Directorate General for Resources (Dirección General de Recursos, DGR)
 * Directorate for Fisheries
 * Directorate for Forests
 * Directorate for Minerals
 * Directorate for Waste Management (Dirección de Gestión de Residuos, DdGR) &mdash;encourages recycling and waste minimization as well as safe disposal practices
 * Directorate for Wildlife
 * Directorate General for Intellectual Property (Dirección General de Propiedad Intelectual, DGPI)
 * Directorate for Business Registration
 * Directorate for Copyrights
 * Directorate for Patents
 * Directorate for Trademarks
 * Directorate General for Science and Technology (Dirección General de Ciencia y Tecnología, DGCT)
 * Directorate for Human Sciences
 * Directorate for Mechanical Sciences
 * Directorate for Physical Sciences

Agencies

 * Chemical Safety Board (Junta de Investigación Química, JIQ) &mdash;impartial investigation of chemical incidents occurring in storage, transit, or usage
 * Environmental Safeguards Authority (Autoridad de Salvaguardias Ambientales, ASA) &mdash;ensures compliance with anti-polution and chemical safety regulations
 * Open Markets Board (Junta de Mercados Libres, JML) &mdash;merger and asset acquisition control to prevent adverse effects on competition; impartial investigations in practices with adverse effects on competition
 * Product Integrity Board (Junta de Integridad del Producto, JIP) &mdash;ensures compliance with product safety and suitability requirements in accordance with law
 * State Meteorological Service (Servicio Meteorológico Estatal, SME) &mdash;weather data collection, analysis, and forecasting