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Ministerial Decree No. 1019 regarding validation of the Framework Regulation of the protection of subsoil in the process of mining of solid minerals, oil, natural gas and groundwater.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Mineral resources
Keyword
Exploration Mining Minerals Management/conservation Environmental audit
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Abstract

The Regulation consists of 7 Sections. Framework Regulation contains complex requirements for rational and complex subsoil management and protection thereof at all stages of subsoil management. Observance of regulation is compulsory for all legal and natural persons irrespectively of the form of property carrying out prospecting and exploration, mining and operation of mines, preparation of technological fluids, sources of energy and waste disposal. Mining project for the extraction of minerals must comply with legislative requirements on subsoil and subsoil management and the present Framework Regulation. Mining projects for the extraction of minerals must be submitted for state environmental audit to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection and must be subsequently validated by the Ministry of Energy, Industry and Trade.

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