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Ecological Code (Law No. 212-Z).

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Legislation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Framework law Environmental audit Climate change Ozone layer Emissions Pollution control Hazards Environmental fees/charges Waste prevention Liability/compensation Authorization/permit Monitoring Education Access-to-information
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Entry into force notes
The Law enters into force ten days after its official publication.
Abstract

This Ecological Code shall regulate relations in the sphere of protection, reproduction and conservation of environment, management and reproduction of natural resources in the process of economic and other activities related to the management of natural resources and environmental impact on the national territory. Protection against destruction, degradation, damage, pollution and other harmful impact shall be subject land (soil), subsoil, surface water and groundwater; atmospheric air; forests and other vegetation; wild fauna, genetic resources of living organisms; natural ecological systems, climate and the Earth's ozone layer. The Government implements the state policy on the implementation of obligations under international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of climate change. The basic principles of the environmental legislation shall be: (a) sustainable development; (b) environmental security; (c) ecosystem approach; (d) state regulation in the sphere of environmental protection and state management of natural resources; (e) prevention of environmental pollution; (f) liability; (g) compensation of environmental damages; (h) environmental fees application and issuance of environmental permits; (i) interaction, coordination and transparency in the functioning of the authorized state environmental institutions; (j) incentives for the prevention of environmental pollution and waste; (k) availability of environmental information; and (l) assumption of environmental risks of the projected activity for environment and population. State regulation in the field of environmental protection includes: (a) licensing of activities in the field of environmental protection; (b) environmental standardization; (c) technical regulation in the field of environmental protection; (d) state environmental audit; (e) issuance of environmental permits; (f) state environmental supervision; (g) system of economic regulation of environmental protection, encouraging the introduction of the best environmentally friendly technologies, the system of financing of environmental protection measures; (h) quotas for greenhouse gas emissions; (i) inventory of greenhouse gases; (j) establishment of market mechanisms for emission reduction and absorption of greenhouse gases; (k) system for monitoring of actual emissions and absorption of greenhouse gases; (l) state environmental monitoring; (m) state registration of natural resource users, sources and sites of environmental pollution; and (n) environmental education and awareness. The Act consists of nine Sections divided into 326 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) licensing; (3) economic regulation of environmental protection and nature management; (4) ecological inspection; (5) ecological monitoring and registration; (6) environmental disasters; (7) ecological education and research; (8) ecological requirements for the projected economic activity; and (9) liability and dispute settlement. The state regulation in the sphere of environmental protection shall include: (a) licensing; (b) rate setting; (c) technical regulation; (d) state environmental audit; (e) issuance of environmental permits; (f) state ecological inspection; (g) economic regulation; (h) state environmental monitoring; (i) state registration of nature managers, sources and areas of pollution; and (k) ecological education.

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Website
adilet.zan.kz

References - Legislation

Repeals

Law No. 160-1 on Environmental Protection.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 1997

Keyword: Basic legislation, Hazards, Dispute settlement, Environmental planning, Access-to-information, Research, Environmental standards, Education, Environmental audit, Liability/compensation, Monitoring, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 85-1 of 1997 on ecological expertise.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 1997

Keyword: Institution, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Offences/penalties, Dispute settlement, Inspection, Environmental audit, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 302 on protection of atmospheric air.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2002

Keyword: Basic legislation, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Access-to-information, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Order No. 109 of the Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources validating limits (quotas) for consumption of ozone-depleting substances for the period of 2020 – 2025.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2020

Keyword: Allocation/quota, Ozone layer, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 109 of the Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources validating ceiling amount of ozone depleting substances for the period from 2020 to 2025.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2020

Keyword: Climate change, Ozone layer

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Ministerial Decree No. 169-п of 31 May 2007 validating the Classifier of waste.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2007

Keyword: Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Waste disposal, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Transboundary movement of waste, Authorization/permit, Classification/declassification, Risk assessment/management, Pesticides, Certification, Drugs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Law No. 505-IV amending Ecological Code (Law No. 212-Z).

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2011

Keyword: Environmental audit, Emissions, Ozone layer, Monitoring

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 505-V ZRK amending Ecological Code.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2016

Keyword: Environmental audit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 443-V ZRK amending Ecological Code.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2016

Keyword: Nuclear energy, Radiation, International trade

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 506-V amending some legislative acts related to migration of the Republic of Kazakhstan towards “green economy”.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2016

Keyword: Agricultural land, Drainage/land reclamation, Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Waste management, Protected area, Water conservation zone, Ecosystem preservation, Public forest, Surface water, Water abstraction, Water supply

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 491-V ZRK amending Ecological Code.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2016

Keyword: Environmental audit, Public participation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 56-VI amending Ecological Code (Law No. 212-Z).

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2017

Keyword: Effluent waste water/discharge, Sewerage, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Environmental Code (Law No. 400-VI ZRK).

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2021

Keyword: Basic legislation, Policy/planning, Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Ozone layer, Sustainable development, Climate change, Public health, Risk assessment/management, Public participation, Monitoring, Waste management, Hazards, International relations/cooperation, Liability/compensation, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information, Registration, Education, Research, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Enforcement/compliance, EIA, Protection of environment, Freshwater pollution, Groundwater, Ecosystem preservation, Effluent waste water/discharge, Water quality standards, Authorization/permit, Ranching/captive breeding, Keeping of live animals, Endangered species, Protection of species, Trade in species, Wild fauna

Source: FAO, FAOLEX