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Azarov: Ukraine Preparing proposal for EU to Modernize gas transportation system

Kyiv, March 16 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine’s government is preparing a proposal for the European Union to modernize the Ukrainian gas transportation system, Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said at a meeting on Tuesday with Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira, the head of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine.
         “The construction of gas transportation routes bypassing Ukraine has become the fact, therefore we’re clearly aware that only the profound modernization and the enhancement of efficiency – both technical and economic – of the Ukrainian gas transportation system will give our, in fact the most reliable route competitive advantages,” the government’s press service quotes Azarov as saying.

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Training «MultiComfort House from ISOVER» Programme in Paris

isover smart houseOn July, 5-8, 2010 head office of Saint-Gobain group in Paris, welcomed participants of the series of trainings within the frames of the «MultiComfort house from ISOVER» programme. Representatives of construction companies, project organizations, architect bureaus, governmental authorities and Saint-Gobain employees from around the world were invited to the event. The visit of the Ukrainian delegation to Paris was prepared by the «Saint-Gobain construction products Ukraine» within its activities as a member of the European-Ukrainian Energy Agency.

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Ukraine, Austria sign memorandum on energy efficiency

 EUEA Director, Elena Rybak attended the ceremony of signing the memorandum on cooperation within the energy efficiency and renewable energy areas between Austria and Ukraine. The Memorandum was signed by Ukraine’s National Agency for the Efficient Use of Energy Resources head Mr Serhiy Yermilov and the Austrian Energy Agency (AEA) Deputy Director Mr Herbert Lechner

The memorandum outlines the framework and key priorities for the development of cooperation between the two country’s energy agencies. In particular, the agencies agreed to open educational centers for training managers and experts in the field of energy conservation and energy efficiency. According to Yermilov, Ukraine is to host 27 such centers. The parties agreed to cooperate in improving municipal heating systems and housing utilities, as well as to work together on improving Ukrainian legislation and bring in to EU standards.

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Legislation Update: Association of Owners of Apartment Buildings

The Draft Law “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On Association of Owners of an Apartment Building” passed the first reading.  Under this draft law all owners of apartments will be obliged to establish a legal entity – Association of Owners of an Apartment Building. This legal entity will be obliged to:

 

  • manage the building;
  • allocate funds and perform current and capital repair of the building.

 

We consider that this provision will solve the majority of issues regarding who is in charge of repair of in-house networks. Currently, the public partner wishes to put this obligation on the private one.

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Legislation: Ukrainian Law on Land for Energy Facilities Came into Force

On 17th of August 2010, the new Law of Ukraine “On Lands for Energy Facilities and the Legal Regime of Special Areas for Energy Facilities” came into force.

The main purpose of this law is to define the main legal and organizational basis of the procedure of land allocation and the use of lands for energy facilities, including setting and observing the legal regime of lands for energy facilities provided for the continuous operation of such objects.

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