Abstract

The need for state regulation of foreign economic relations recognized in economic theory and confirmed by economic practice of industrialized and newly industrialized countries. State regulation of foreign trade is widely used worldwide. In a market economy it is a system of measures of legislative, executive and controlling nature, designed to improve foreign trade in the interests of the national economy. These measures are carried out as competent state institutions and public organizations. The purpose of regulation is to stabilize and adaptation of foreign economic complex of the country to the changed conditions of the International Division of Labour (1DL), the global market and forms of international cooperation, the decisions of the national strategic and tactical objectives.