GRATA Law Firm invites you to take part in the pre-Conference seminar within the framework of KIOGE 2013 on "Subsoil Use in Kazakhstan, Developments and New Opportunities." The event will take place on 1 October 2013, in Almaty. Venue - 181 Zheltoksan Street, INTERCONTINENTAL ALMATY Hotel, Ball Room.

The Seminar will cover the following topics:

  1. Developments in the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Subsoil and Subsoil Use.
  2. Specific features of the transition from exploration to production.
  3. Review on the new Regulatory Resolution of the Supreme Court on the application of tax laws.
  4. Appeals against decisions and actions (omissions) of state authorities of Kazakhstan on the environmental protection.

Seminar Program:

Time / Title
9:00 – 9:30 / Registration of Participants
09:15 – 09:50 / Coffee Break
09:50 - 09:55 / GRATA Opening Speech
Tlek Baugabulov, Senior Partner, GRATA Law Firm
09:55 - 10:00 / Moderators' Opening Speech
Almat Daumov, Partner, GRATA Law Firm
Yerzhan Yessimkhanov, Partner, GRATA Law Firm
10:00 – 10:30 / Speaker:
Maksim Burak, Senior Lawyer, GRATA Law Firm
TOPIC: Developments in the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Subsoil and Subsoil Use.
Theses:
  1. New types of granting the subsoil use right
  2. Amendments and developments to the current subsoil legislation
  3. Implementation of draft 'Subsoil Code': Pros and cons, possibilities and limitations

10:30 – 10:40 / Panel Discussion: Question-Answer
10:40 – 11:10 / Speaker:
Yerbolat Yerkebulanov, Counsel, GRATA Law Firm
TOPIC: Specific features of the transition from exploration to production.
11:10 – 11:20 / Panel Discussion: Question-Answer
11:20 – 11:40 / Coffee Break
11:40 – 12:10 / Speaker:
Assel Ilyassova, Partner, GRATA Law Firm, Head of Tax Law Department
TOPIC: Review on the new Regulatory Resolution of the Supreme Court on the application of tax laws.
Theses:
  1. Performance and appeal of notices issued as a result of an in-house audit;
  2. Excess VAT refund by subsoil users;

12:10 – 12:20 / Panel Discussion: Question-Answer
12:20 – 12:50 / Speaker:
Leila Makhmetova, Counsel, GRATA Law Firm
TOPIC: Appeals against decisions and actions (omissions) of state authorities of Kazakhstan on the environmental protection
Theses:
  1. Application of procedural and administrative regulations when settling disputes under the complaints for decisions and actions (omissions) of state authorities.
  2. Review of the validity of decisions and actions (omissions) of state authorities when settling disputes.

12:50 – 13:00 / Panel Discussion: Question-Answer
13:00 – 13:05 / Moderators' Closing Speech
Almat Daumov, Partner, GRATA Law Firm
Yerzhan Yessimkhanov, Partner, GRATA Law Firm
Pre-Conference Seminar on KIOGE 2013
Subsoil Use in Kazakhstan, Developments and New Opportunities / Contact Details:
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