Governmental Decree No. 409 amending Governmental Decree No. 994 validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Energy. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy, Environment gen., Mineral resources Keyword Institution Oil Natural gas Authorization/permit Transport/storage Mining Monitoring 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 This Governmental Decree enters into force on the date of signature. Abstract This Governmental Decree sets up the Committee on ecological regulation subordinated to the Ministry of Energy, assigning the following functions thereto: (a) licensing in the sphere of oil and natural gas; (b) analysis of risks for public health in the process of conduct of mining and oil extraction, and also in the process of oil transportation; and (c) monitoring, control and supervision over mining operations. Full text Russian Website adilet.zan.kz References - Legislation Amends Governmental Decree No. 994 validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Energy. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2014 Keyword: Institution, Policy/planning, Education, Access-to-information, Sustainable development Source: FAO, FAOLEX