Law No. 553-II introducing amendments and addenda to some legislative acts on environmental protection and protected areas. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Legislation Date 2004 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Protected area Classification/declassification Environmental fees/charges 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 from the date of its official publication. Abstract Item 2 of the Article 67 of the Law No. 160-1 on environmental protection shall acquire a new wording: «Classification of protected areas shall be established in conformity with the national legislation on protected areas». Item 10 of the Article 8 of the Law No. 162-1 on especially protected areas shall acquire a new wording: «The authorized environmental institution shall determine the terms and conditions of the collection of environmental fees». In the Paragraph 4 of the Item 2 of the Article 11 the wording «central executive body» shall be substituted with the wording «authorized institution in the sphere of protected areas». Full text Russian Website www.government.kz References - Legislation Amends Law No. 162 -1 on protected areas. Legislation | Kazakhstan | 1997 (2001) Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Wetlands, Classification/declassification, Dispute settlement, Environmental planning, Registration, Research, Protection of habitats, Cultural heritage, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control, Wild fauna, Wild flora Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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