Ministerial Decree No. 261 validating the Regulation on issuance of authorization for exploration and abstraction of technical groundwater. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources, Water Keyword Exploration Authorization/permit Mining Groundwater Water abstraction 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 the modalities of issuance of authorization (licence) for exploration and abstraction of technical groundwater to the amount of two thousand cubic metres and over daily. Geological (exploration) licence shall be integral part of authorization for abstraction of technical groundwater. The period of validity of authorization (licence) shall be established in accordance with the applicant’s request but shall not exceed the period of validity of mining licence (contract). The following documentation shall be filed by the applicant: (a) notarized copy of state registration for legal persons; (b) state registration certificate for individual entrepreneur-natural person; (c) state expert opinion related to groundwater reservoir and geological information on groundwater deposit (plot of subsoil); and (c) technical terms of reference for technical groundwater abstraction. Full text Russian Website kazakhstan.news-city.info