Ministerial Decree No. 1330 regarding validation of the Regulation on the modalities of fixing rate of royalties for contracts for the use of subsoil. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Compendium of the Legislation of Kazakhstan. Subject Mineral resources, Water Keyword Royalties/fees Mining Exploration Minerals Groundwater 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 Entry into force from the date of issue. Abstract The Government, for the purpose of safeguarding economic interests and regulating the process of making contracts for the use of subsoil, decrees to validate the Regulation. The Regulation is applicable to the contracts of exploration, prospecting and extraction of minerals and absraction of groundwater. The Regulation consists of 4 Sections. Section 1 lays down the general provisions. Section 2 fixes royalties for widespread minerals and ground water. Section 3 regards the modalities of fixing royalties for other types of minerals. Section 4 regards the modalities of valuation of the object of taxation in accordance with the types of minerals. Full text Russian