To collaborate in the study and definition of measures of sector politics in the areas of support to the investment and competitiveness;
To assure the functioning, the coordination and the coherence of the systems of incentives or other investment stimulus;
To contribute for higher levels of efficiency thus promoting investment;
To foment the development and modernization of the sectors of commerce, industry and the competitiveness of enterprises;
To promote the regulation of commerce and industry;
To issue licenses and permits and to fiscalize commerce and industry;
To foment the regional product’s quality;
To cooperate with other private or public, national or foreign entities, in projects that can contribute for the accomplishment of its objectives;
To celebrate protocols with regional, national or international institutions, on matters of interest to the development of regional enterprises;
To recommend the elaboration of studies in its areas of competence;
To support regional associations and cooperatives;
To promote the spreading of useful information for the definition of business strategies, aiming for the modernization and reinforcement of the competitiveness of the sectors of its competence;
To promote training and awareness in the its areas of competence;
To gather statistics that characterize commerce and industry sectors;
All other attributions that are conferred to it by law.