Ministerial Decree No. 1429 validating the Regulation on the state inland waterways. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 1994 (1998) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Navigation Pollution control Inspection Waterworks Freshwater pollution Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Abstract This Ministerial Decree establishes that inland waterways shall be exclusive property of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Inland navigable waterways must ensure navigation period, functioning of navigable waterworks and compliance with environmental standards. The state enterprises operating waterways and waterworks shall carry out departmental and environmental inspection thereof, shall inform the authorized environmental institution of pollution risks and take the necessary arrangements for the prevention thereof. Full text Russian