Agreement on partnership and cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and European Union and its member countries

СОГЛАШЕНИЕ О ПАРТНЕРСТВЕ И СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВЕ МЕЖДУ РЕСПУБЛИКОЙ КАЗАХСТАН, С ОДНОЙ СТОРОНЫ, И ЕВРОПЕЙСКИМИ СООБЩЕСТВАМИ И ИХ ГОСУДАРСТВАМИ-ЧЛЕНАМИ, С ДРУГОЙ СТОРОНЫ

Cooperation in the sphere of mining shall concentrate upon adoption and implementation of the legislation on environmental protection and safety issues in mining industry (art. 49). The purpose of cooperation in agricultural sector shall be carrying out land reform, ensuring ecological safety of food supply, processing and distribution of agricultural commodities, rapprochement of food quality standards, including sanitary and phytosanitary standards (art. 52). Cooperation in energy sector shall include: 1) energy production and energy consumption impact upon environment for the purpose of prevention or reduction to minimum of the negative environmental impact of the aforesaid factors; 2)safe supply, transport and transit of energy resources (art. 53). Cooperation in the sphere of environment shall include: 1) monitoring of pollution and state of environment; 2) prevention of local, regional and transboundary air and water pollution; 3) sustainable application of ecofriendly processes; 4) reduction and safe management, storage and disposal of waste; 5) valuation of ecological impact of agriculture and soil erosion; 6) forest protection; 7) conservation of biological diversity; 8) global climate change; 9) ecological education. The Parties shall cooperate in the following forms: 1) planning, early warning and prevention of disasters; 2) exchange of expert and information; 3) joint research programs; 4) study of environmental factors (art. 54).