January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR1 Welcome to the New Year Reception of THE BELGIAN- LUXEMBOURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR RUSSIA AND BELARUS! Solvay Brussels Campus, January 26, 2012 Mr Jacques van Rijckevorsel, CCBLR President, Member of the Executive Committee Solvay
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR2 THE CONTEXT Economic Crisis Russia joins the WTO Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan customs union takes root New Belgian Government Upcoming Russian elections
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR3 Organize seminars and conferences offering exclusive networking possibilities Distribution of East Inform newsletter Organization of trade Missions to Russia and Belarus/receiving missions in Belgium and Luxembourg Intermediation between Belgian, Luxembourg, Russian and Belarusian business communities and the competent authorities (a.o. visa formalities, customs and duties, problems with payment procedures, certification issues, etc.) + Services on Demand (assistance choosing Russian legal/HR; tailored business trips…) CCBLR’s MISSION Helping companies to develop their business in Russia and Belarus since 1974
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR4 14 HONORARY MEMBERS AGC GLASS EUROPE SA AHLERS AIR PRODUCTS BEKAERT BNP PARIBAS FORTIS FIAT SERVICES BELGIUM FIB BELGIUM INFORMACORP LHOIST SA LINDAB ASTRON BUILDINGS SCR – SIBELCO SGS BELGIUM SOLVAY SSL BENELUX
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR5 CCBLR - KEY PARTNERS MINISTRIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, EMBASSIES AND CONSULATES OF BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, RUSSIA & BELARUS ABH/ACE BELGIAN FOREIGN TRADE AGENCY FIT FLANDERS INVESTMENT AND TRADE AWEX (WALLONIA EXPORT & INVESTMENT) BRUSSELS INVEST & EXPORT RUSSIAN AND BELARUSIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY, RUSSIAN LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, LUXEMBOURG CC, BECI, VOKA, BELGIAN CHAMBERS AGORIA LUXINNOVATION ESSENSCIA INDUSTRIALIST ROUND TABLE RUSSIA-EU UNIVERSITIES (GEOGRAPHICALLY SPECIALIZED DEPARTMENTS) ING BANK
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR6 EAST INFORM official newsletter of the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce for Russia and Belarus monthly via the website and via the send per s to Belgian, Luxembourg, Russian & Belarusian enterprises / regional administrations
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR77 SOME CCBLR EVENTS IN 2011 New Year Reception CCBLR + Presentation of the Tatarstan Region (about 265 participants, Brussels) Organization of 3 workshops and VIP dinner in presence of HRH Prince Philippe, deputy Prime Minister of Russia Shuvalov, several Ministers (200 participants, Moscow) General Assembly of CCBLR + Presentation of the Nizhniy Novgorod Region (77 participants, Brussels) Belarusian delegation in Gent (Belgium) Our Belgian-Luxembourg Economic Mission to Nizhniy Novgorod (LUKOIL, RUSVINYL) with the seminar on plastic cluster (20 companies, Russia) Conference "Business Climate in Russia: do’s and don’ts when doing business in Russia" in cooperation with Transparency International Belgium International Forum on High Technologies and Innovations (137 participants, Brussels) Economic Mission to "Skolkovo“ (Moscow)
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR8 New Year Reception CCBLR organized in cooperation with BNP Fortis (about 265 participants)
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR9 Belgian Economic Mission, led by HRH Prince Philippe of Belgium Workshop on Modernization of the Russian Economy, organized by CCBLR on April 4, 2011
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR10 Our Belgian-Luxembourg Economic Mission to Nizhniy Novgorod (LUKOIL, RUSVINYL) 2011
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR11 FORUM “RUSSIA – EU”: TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGIES: ENERGY, NANO-, BIO-, AVIA- AND AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES NOVEMBER 16, 2011
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR12 CCBLR PROGRAMME 2012 New Year Reception + Presentation of the Ulyanovsk Region Conference on Customs Union Belarus-Kazakhstan-Russia Mission to Rostov on Don and Krasnodar Conference with delegations of Russian and Belgian ports Conference “Doing business in Russia” on a topic of high priority for the players in the trade with Russia General Assembly CCBLR + Presentation of “Skolkovo (Russian Silicon Valley)” in Brussels Conference “Taxes, VAT, Customs law: recent developments” Trade Mission to Ulyanovsk / Dimitrovgrad Forum “Russia – EU / Transfer of Technologies: Automotive and Nanotechnologies” in Brussels Forum “Russia – EU / Transfer of Technologies: Pharmacy and Healthcare” in Moscow
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR13 January 26, Brussels CCBLR New Year Reception’s Programme Mr Jacques van Rijckevorsel, CCBLR President, Member of the Executive Committee Solvay H.E. Guy Trouveroy, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Russian Federation H.E. Alexander Romanov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Belgium H.E. Andrei Yeudachenka, Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus to the Kingdom of Belgium H.E. Vildan Zinnurov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Ulyanovsk region with the official presentation of the investment projects of Ulyanovsk Region, Invitation to the Belgian- Luxembourg Mission to Ulyanovsk Region on October 01 – 05, 2012
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR14 February 16, Belgium Conference on Customs Union Belarus- Kazakhstan-Russia in collaboration with Russian and Belarusian Embassies, Russian Federal Customs, SGS and Law Firm SALANS LLP Sponsoring is welcomed NEW VAT & LEGISLATION : What change for our enterprises with this union?
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR15 March , Russia Multisectoral trade mission to south of Russia KRASNODAR, NOVOROSSIYSK, ROSTOV-ON-DON in cooperation with Lukoil on the topic: New Electric power Energy (Please find Registration form at the entrance)
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR16 April 26 (tbc), Antwerp Conference ”Development of Relations between Russian and Belgian Ports and to discuss about access of Russia in WTO” with delegations of Russian and Belgian ports and BLP at ING Bank Antwerp PARTICIPANTS-SPEAKERS (tbc) : BE PORTS OF: Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Oostende, Brussels, Liege, Ghent RU PORTS OF: Astrakhan (Central Cargo Port Ltd), Arkhangelsk, Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, Ust-Luga, Novorossiysk, Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod Sponsored by Brussels
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR17 May (tbc), Brussels Conference: “Doing business in Russia and Belarus” on a topic of high priority for the players in the trade with Russia and Belarus with the participation of BMI-SBI Sponsoring is welcomed
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR18 * Presentation of Mr Lifshitz on Forum on Hightech on November 16, 2011 June (tbc), Brussels SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR STARTUPS IN SKOLKOVO Fund*: No VAT or profit tax for up to 10 years if profit is <$10M/year and turnover is <$30M/year 14% unified social tax rate for residents Refund of import customs duties and VAT expenses paid during import to the RF customs territory OECD tech regulations apply General Assembly CCBLR + Skolkovo presentation
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR19 September (tbc), Brussels Conference on certification, taxes, VAT, customs law: recent developments With the participation of Nautaduthill, SGS, etc TAXES VAT CERTIFICATION CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW RU BE LUX TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES VAT CUSTOMS LAW TAXES Sponsoring is welcomed
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR20 October 1–5, Russia AWEX-CCBLR Trade Mission to Ulyanovsk & Dimitrovgrad
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR21 November, Brussels FORUM “TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGIES: AUTOMOTIVE AND NANOTECHNOLOGIES ” Sponsoring is welcomed
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR22 December (tbc), Moscow SEMINAR “RUSSIA – EU” TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGIES: PHARMACY AND HEALTHCARE + visit exhibition and Belgian stand at “Zdravokhranenié” Moscow Sponsoring is welcomed
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR23 Thank you very much for your attention! CCBLR Contact: Arkady Arianoff 500 avenue Louise 1050 Brussels Belgium Hot Line 7/7: Tel: Fax:
January 26, 2012New Year Reception CCBLR24 OUR SPONSORS