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Today, Kazancompressormash hosted a workshop entitled “Topical Issues of Promoting Products of Republic’s Manufacturers on the Russian Market” as part of the meeting dedicated to the tasks of introducing innovation and diversification of production in industrial enterprises. The workshop was attended by managers and experts working at industrial enterprises of Tatarstan.

Deputy Director of the Department for Strategic Development and Corporate Policies at the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade Nadezhda Leshchenko made a speech on the topic of “Import substitution in 2021: Third Is a Crowd, Restrictions, Prohibitions, and Quotas”.

Deputy Chairman of the State Procurement Committee of Tatarstan Iskander Bagautdinov spoke about the application of Resolution by the Russian Government No. 2014 dated December 03, 2020 “On the Minimum Mandatory Share of Russian Goods Procurement and Achieving It by the Customer”.

Head of Provision and Procurement Department of the Tatarstan Grid Company Guzel Khamzina and Deputy Head of Competitive Procurement Department of the Tatarstan Grid Company Damir Salikhov spoke about the quotas for the procurement of goods of Russian origin stipulated by Resolution of the Russian Government No. 2013 dated December 03, 2020 “On Minimal Procurement Share of Goods of Russian Origin” and difficulties of procurement procedures in compliance with the share of goods of Russian origin for the needs of the company.

Today, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov was introduced to the new Head of the Belarussian Embassy Office in Kazan. The new Head is Viktor Shchetko, previously Deputy Director General for Economics and Finance at BKM Holding (Minsk).

Viktor Shchetko replaced Oleg Isayev, who has been in charge of the Kazan Office since 2017. President Minnikhanov thanked Oleg Isayev for his great contribution to strengthening trade, economic, and humanitarian cooperation between Tatarstan and Belarus within the framework of Russian-Belarusian relations and awarded him a medal in honour of the 100th anniversary of TASSR.

The Tatarstan President congratulated Viktor Shchetko on his new responsible position. He said that Tatarstan always supports initiatives to develop cooperation with its Belarusian partners.

The meeting took place at the House of Tatarstan Government. Tatarstan was represented at the meeting by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov and Aide to the Tatarstan President Gazinur Bakirov.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan has created a Register of enterprises ready to receive tourists and develop excursion products, which includes over 40 enterprises. This announcement was made by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan German Lerner at a round table discussion.

Today, as part of the Days of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in Tatarstan a round table discussion on the development of industrial tourism in Tatarstan was held. The event took place in the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan.

The round table was attended by Minister of Entrepreneurship, Trade, and Tourism of Sakha (Yakutia) Irina Vysokikh, Chairman of the State Committee of Tatarstan for Tourism Sergey Ivanov, Director General of the Tourism Development and Territorial Marketing Agency Natalia Tyukavkina, Managing Director of Kolmar-Tour (Yakutia) Alina Chikina, Deputy Head for Social Issues of the Kukmor Municipal District Aigul Akhmetshina, and others.

During the round table discussion, the participants from Sakha (Yakutia) presented their methodology of industrial tourism development and outlined the main problems and prospects for developing this area.

During the talks, the parties exchanged experience in carrying out career guidance tours in the republics, and outlined areas for the development of joint projects.

Such an opportunity is given by Saturn, a company located in the industrial zone of Naberezhnye Chelny. Every year since 1999, children of the Company’s employees work at the same company together with their parents. This not only strengthens parental ties, but also allows children from an early age to earn their own pocket money. Over the years, more than 2,000 children of employees have participated in the programme, 17 of whom are still working today, including the company’s Chief Designer and Executive Director.

Saturn successfully combines state-of-the-art technology and outstanding design in its series of windows and doors. School pupils and students, who take on summer jobs, have been actively involved in this. Many of them offer fresh prospects on production and propose present-day innovations and new approaches to work.

The enterprise in Naberezhnye Chelny carries out not only career guidance activities, inculcating love to technical trades, but also intensively provides sponsorship to educational organisations of the city. For example, active financial support is provided to the Stroitel Sports Stadium. Athletes of Olimpiysky Sports Palace are also supported. Personal scholarships are paid to students with outstanding academic performance in higher education institutions. Every year, technical students have the opportunity to undertake both academic and industrial practice within the company.

The water marking experiment came to an end on June 1. A total of 319 producers took part in the pilot project. All of them have different production volumes, from 60,000 to 36,000 units. Some 38 producers tested the goods movement processes in logistics and marked water sales in retail. In total, the companies ordered almost 10 million codes during the experiment.

All types of lines were tested: automatic, semi-automatic, and non-automatic. All form factors were tested: from 100 ml single-use cups to plastic and glass bottles of 0.3 litre - 2.5 litres and recyclable 19-litre containers.

All these indicators made it possible to approve the terms of mandatory marking of this product group. In accordance with the new Resolution by the Russian Government No. 841 of May 31, 2021:

• Mandatory registration in the system begins on 1 September this year.
• Marking will become mandatory for mineral water from December 1 and for other categories of drinking water, from March 1, 2022.
• From September 1, 2022, compulsory transmission of information to the marking system on retail sales begins.
• Starting on November 1, 2022, volumetric-variety accounting, i.e. compulsory transfer of information on the circulation of marked water, will be introduced. At the same date, data on withdrawal from circulation for reasons other than retail sales will begin to be transmitted.

In 2021, more than RUB 138 million will be allocated from the Tatarstan budget to fund the vehicle conversion to natural gas (methane), with account taken for the co-financing from the federal budget, and more than RUB 250 million will be allocated to subsidise the construction of CNG filling stations.

Today, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Timur Samatov held a round table discussion on the development of NGV fuel market with participation of Minister of Industry and Geology of Sakha (Yakutia) Maksim Tereshchenko, representatives of investment development agencies of Tatarstan and Sakha (Yakutia), and the business community. The event was held at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan as part of the Days of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in Tatarstan.

“Tatarstan pays great attention to the development of the gas motor fuel market. So, there is a government programme since 2013 for the development of the NGV fuel market, and there is a government programme since 2018 for the construction of CNG filling stations in the territory of Tatarstan. As part of these programmes, more than 6,000 vehicles have been converted to natural gas (methane) and more than 3,000 vehicles have been purchased, with 28 CNG filling stations located throughout the republic”, Timur Samatov said in his speech.

He noted that in 2021, this work will be continued.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov had a meeting today with a delegation from Uzbekistan, headed by Deputy Minister of Housing and Communal Services Kurbon Tursunov. The meeting took place in the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan.

The event was attended by Deputy Mayor of Tashkent Sharof Rakhmanov, Deputy Mayor of Tashkent Region, Head of Investment and Foreign Trade Department Najmiddinhodzha Sharipov and Consul General of Uzbekistan in Kazan Fariddin Nasriyev. Representative of Tatarstan in Uzbekistan Aidar Ahtareev also took part in the meeting via videoconferencing.

During the talks, the parties discussed opportunities for expanding bilateral trade and economic cooperation. As a result of the meeting, the parties agreed to continue joint work to expand cooperation and support each other in all areas of partnership.

Within the framework of their trip, the Uzbekistani delegation also plans to visit the Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce, the Ministry of Economy of Tatarstan, Tatkhimpharmpreparaty, KER-Holding, Alabuga SEZ, and a number of other organisations.

A Representative Office of Tatarstan has been operating in Uzbekistan since 1992. The Consulate General of Uzbekistan also operates successfully in Kazan.

Issues of developing relations in the agro-industrial sector and potential joint projects on food supplies to the UAE were discussed today during the meeting between Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Minister of State for Food and Water Security in the United Arab Emirates Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri. The meeting took place at the Governor’s Palace in the Kazan Kremlin.

It is worth reminding that the UAE delegation headed by Mariam Almheiri is in Tatarstan on an introductory visit. During their trip to the republic, the UAE team visited the Unified Presentation Centre of Tatarstan and studied the economic and investment potential of the region.

During the meeting they discussed the culture of consumption, reduction of food waste, provision of high-quality agricultural products.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Food of Tatarstan Marat Ziabbarov reported on the agro-business facilities visited by the UAE delegation.

During the meeting an agreement was reached to set up a working group to study issues of cooperation in agro-industrial sector, potential joint projects on food supplies to the UAE, product quality standards, study options to reduce transportation costs for food delivery.

Mandatory marking of dairy products began on June 1 with the cheese and ice cream product groups and will take place in several stages. Marking will reduce counterfeiting and ensure traceability “from cow to counter”. To date, 100% of cheese producers and 89% of ice cream producers have joined the system. For companies that have not yet managed to establish all the processes, the CRPT and the relevant agencies are in close contact and deal with all the issues on a 24/7 basis.

A new Russian Government Resolution No. 843 of May 31, 2021 has been adopted for the dairy industry which provides for a number of exemptions. These were developed by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade with input from the industry. The document contains amendments to Resolution No. 2099, which regulates the rules for the introduction of marking.

According to the Resolution, farmers are allowed to sell their products at retail without marking until December 1, 2022. Another important permission is to sell unmarked products released before the date of introduction of mandatory marking.

In addition, fruit ice and desserts without milk fat or protein have been removed from the list of products that have to be marked. The operating process for vending machines has been described. The deadline for transmitting information on the withdrawal of products from circulation has also been shifted for the participants in circulation. The marking implementation process includes general support measures for all product groups, as well as industry-specific tools. These are aimed at minimising the costs for producers to join the system.

Tatarstan is hosting the Days of Yakutia aimed at presenting the comprehensive potential of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). From June 7 to 11, the delegation will showcase the products of the Made in Yakutia brand.

The first Yakutia-Tatarstan Interregional Forum was held today at the Kazan Town Hall. The forum was welcomed by Andrey Fedotov, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) to the President of the Russian Federation and First Deputy Chairman of the Sakha (Yakutia) Government, and Albert Karimov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan. During the Forum, the republics presented their investment, innovation, and tourism potential, discussed the cultural and historical links between the regions and their opportunities for interregional cooperation.

As noted by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, cooperation between such powerful regions is a special area of work, since Tatarstan is a leader in many economic indicators, while Yakutia has huge reserves of natural resources, culture, traditions, and tourism potential.

At the end of the Forum, a number of agreements were signed on establishing friendly relations between the municipalities of Tatarstan and Yakutia.