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The Aviation Training Centre (ATC) of Kazan Helicopters, the first of five training centres for the Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec Corporation), successfully passed the certification procedure for the new Federal Aviation Regulations No. 289, which entered into force on July 1, 2016. This Certificate allows the training of pilots, technicians, and engineers in flight and technical operation of civil aircraft. The Certificate and its annexes approved by the Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) certify that the Kazan ATC complies with the requirements for educational organisations that train the civil aviation personnel. The validity of the Certificate is unlimited.

Employees of Tatneft and TANECO (a subsidiary of Tatneft) became the winners of the All-Russian New Idea Contest among the young professionals of the fuel and energy sector.

The 5th Smart Production Systems Jubilee International Summit that was held on April 6 to 7 in Sochi came to a successful conclusion. The key topic of the event was the transformation of production and control systems under the influence of Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Today, the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted the meeting with the delegation of the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Russia headed by Oleg Prozorov.

The State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for Tariffs by letter No. 1-28/858 dated April 5, 2017 “On the Deregulation of Trade Mark-Ups for Baby Food Products” informs on adopting the decision to repeal the Resolution of the State Committee No. 8-13/soc dated July 29, 2011 “On the Establishment of Maximum Wholesale and Retail Mark-Ups for Baby Food Products (Including Food Concentrates)” and the Resolution No. 8-16/soc dated August 19, 2011 “On Introducing Changes and Additions to the Annex to the Resolution of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for Tariffs No. 8-13/soc dated July 29, 2011 “On the Establishment of Maximum Wholesale and Retail Mark-Ups for Baby Food Products (Including Food Concentrates)”.

On April 7, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan hosted a working meeting devoted to the prospects and promotion of the pharmaceutical industry development in Tatarstan.

Today, on 7 April 2017, the annual General Meeting of Kazanorgsintez shareholders was held on the results of the company’s performance in 2016. It was attended by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, as well as representatives of the ministries and agencies of the Republic of Tatarstan.

On April 6, during his working trip to the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov visited the Gorky Automobile Plant, the flagship of the GAZ Group.

On April 6, a delegation from the Republic of Tatarstan headed by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited the Russian Federal Nuclear Centre – All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics (RFNC-VNIIEF) in Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod Region.

Traditionally, the head of Tatarstan was accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov. The delegation also comprised top executives from major industrial enterprises of Tatarstan, as well as representatives of the Kazan (Volga) Federal University and the Tupolev KNRTU.

Ford Sollers reported that in March this year, the Russian sales of Ford automobiles totalled 4,173 vehicles, which is 3 per cent more than that in the same period last year and 41 per cent higher than the result in the previous month. A total of 9,380 vehicles were sold in the first quarter of 2017.