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9
September 2013
Monday

Applications for participation in “Ecoleader” and “Man and Nature” contests can still be submitted to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan. Pieces of work are accepted until October 1, 2013. Solemn ceremony for awarding of winners and awardees of annual republican “Ecoleader” and “Man and Nature” contests, where the most successful and active people in the field of nature protection, its preservation and recovery will be named, will be held in December 2013.

September 16th is the International Day for protection of ozone layer. On this day, a nature protection, ecological and educational campaign “Lesson of Cleanliness” will take place in educational establishments of Tatarstan. The campaign is aimed at expansion of ecological knowledge and fostering of responsible attitude in young generation to natural resources and environment.

6
September 2013
Friday
The VIII Interregional Research and Scientific Conference “Industrial Ecology and Safety” was held in the framework of Tatar Oil, Gas and Chemical Forum at the exhibition hall “Kazan Fair”.
The conferences “Industrial Ecology and Safety” held during the last years proved their efficiency and showed good results promoting fruitful cooperation of the experts of various industrial and scientific fields in joint activity regarding solving of tasks in the field of assurance of ecological safety and rational management of natural resources.
Farewell funeral took place today at the Tatar State Philharmonic Hall named after Gabdulla Tuqay. Hundreds of people came to say farewell to the First Minister for Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Tatarstan including relatives, friends, colleagues, and his loved ones. Kind and warm words in memory of Anatoly Ivanovich Schepovskikh were said at the Philharmonic Hall:
Ildar Khalikov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan:

“Today not only colleagues of Anatoly Ivanovich, and not only his relatives, but the whole republic grieves on occasion of loss of the First Minister for Environment Protection and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan.


5
September 2013
Thursday
The First Minister for Environment Protection and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan, Head of Public Councils under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan and Administration of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resource Usage for the Republic of Tatarstan, Councilor of the Head of Nizhnekamsk Municipal District for Environment Protection, Academician of the Russian Ecological Academy, Candidate of geographical sciences
Anatoly Ivanovich Schepovskikh
Died an early death on September 4th
Farewell funeral will take place on September 6th at the Tatar State Philharmonic Hall named after Gabdulla Tuqay (Kazan, 73 Pavlukhina str.) at 10.00.

4
September 2013
Wednesday
Tatar Oil, Gas and Chemical Forum was opened in Kazan. The event is held at the premises of the exhibition center “Kazan Fair”. President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Chairperson of the National Council of the Republic of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin, president of the Union of Oil & Gas Producers of Russia Gennady Shmal, Deputy Chairperson of the Government of Bashkortostan Dmitry Sharonov, the Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Artem Sidorov, Director General of TATNEFT OAO Shafagat Takhautdinov and others participated in the opening ceremony of the Forum.
As the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov acknowledged in his opening address, this year the forum is devoted to a special milestone event – the 70th anniversary from the beginning of the oilfield development on the territory of Tatarstan.

3
September 2013
Tuesday
The order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation as of July 18, 2013 under No. 249 «On making amendments to the Procedure of location of the sources of emission into the atmosphere of harmful substances (pollutants) liable to state accounting and standardization, approved of by the order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation as of December 31, 2010 No. 579” has come into force. The order has also specified the Procedure of location of the sources of emission into the atmosphere of harmful substances (pollutants) liable to state accounting and standardization with regard to the sources of emission of radioactive substances.
        The order of the Ministry for the Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources of the Russian Federation as of July 18, 2013 under No. 248 “On tariff setting for burial of class 5 radioactive wastes for 2014” has come into force. The document has set the tariff for burial of class 5 radioactive wastes for an ordinary accounting regulation period, i.e. the year 2014.
            Liquid radioactive wastes liable to burial at the points of deep-earth placement that formed before enactment of the Federal Law as of July 11, 2011 under No. 190-FZ “On handling of radioactive wastes and on making amendments to individual legal acts of the Russian Federation” belong to class 5. 

2
September 2013
Monday

Today, the Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan Artem Sidorov participated in the celebration devoted to the Day of Knowledge in Apastovo municipal district. The Minister visited three schools, where he greeted the pupils, their parents and teachers, and congratulated them on the Day of Knowledge. The Minister for Ecology and Natural Resources participated in the celebratory assembly of “Burnashevo Secondary School” that was built this year; the first bell rang for 87 pupils.

The Tatar Forum in Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals will be held from September 4th to September 6th on the premises of Kazan Fair. The forum is aimed at promotion of new technologies and equipment at the companies of oil and chemical field of Volga Region, expansion and strengthening of interregional and international business cooperation, assistance in development of scientific potential and industrial scientific programs.

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