Unofficial translation

      Under paragraph 5 of Article 29 of the Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan I HEREBY ORDER:

      1. That the attached Rules for the Development of an Environmental Action Plan shall be approved.

      2. That, pursuant to the procedure stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Department of Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall:

      1) ensure the state registration hereof with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) ensure the placement hereof on the website of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan after its official publication;

      3) within ten working days after the state registration hereof with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, submit to the Legal Service Department of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan information on the implementation of measures under sub-paragraphs 1) and 2) of this paragraph.

      3. That the Supervising Vice-Minister of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be in charge of the execution hereof.

      4. That this order shall enter into force from the date of its first official publication and shall apply to legal relations arising from July 1, 2021.

      “APPROVED BY”
-Ministry of Finance
of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      “APPROVED BY”
Ministry of National Economy
of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Rules for the Development of an Environmental Action Plan

Chapter 1. General provisions

      1. These Rules for the Development of an Environmental Action Plan (hereinafter – the Rules) have been developed as per paragraph 5 of Article 29 of the Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and determine the procedure for developing an action plan of local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance, the capital on environmental protection, financed from the budgetary funds.

Chapter 2. The procedure for developing an action plan for environmental protection

      2. Actions to protect the environment shall be organized:

      1) at the local level - by local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance, the capital;

      2) at the national level - by the competent authority in the field of environmental protection.

      3. Environmental action plans shall be developed by local executive bodies of the region, city of republican significance, the capital for a three-year period in the form as per the Annex hereto.

      4. Local executive bodies of region, city of republican significance, the capital shall send requests to local representative bodies, interested territorial subdivisions of central public authorities, interested public on measures to eliminate problematic issues, pursuant to the list of environmental protection measures stipulated by Annex 4 to the Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      5. When considering the draft Environmental Action Plan, the following parameters shall be observed for the selection of environmental protection measures:

      1) the current state of the region's environment (including data from environmental monitoring of the region's environment, laboratory research, and the results of public monitoring by the interested environmental public);

      2) historical issues of concern in the field of ecology, environmental protection, as well as the risks of environmental damage (projected magnitude) in case of failure to implement measures to address them;

      3) existing ways, methods of eliminating environmental issues, including ways and methods alternative to the proposed environmental protection measures;

      4) the anticipated environmental effect of improving the quality of the environment, including on public health;

      5) projected results of achieving the target indicators of environmental quality of the relevant region, city of republican significance, the capital;

      6) calculations of the cost of implementing a particular event;

      7) information on the amounts of payment for negative impact on the environment, received in the local budget during the three years preceding the year of development and approval of the Environmental Action Plan;

      8) other issues of implementation of environmental protection measures (creation of jobs, involvement of local suppliers of goods, works and services, import substitution, etc.).

      6. The Environmental Action Plans shall cover environmental protection measures aimed at achieving environmental quality standards, environmental quality targets, territorial development programs and master plans of settlements of the relevant region, city of republican significance, the capital.

      7. The draft Environmental Action Plan shall be submitted for public hearings.

      8. The local executive body of the region, city of republican significance, the capital shall submit the draft Environmental Action Plan for approval to the competent authority in the field of environmental protection with the attachment of the minutes of public hearings.

      9. The competent authority in the field of environmental protection shall refuse to approve the Environmental Action Plan if it does not meet the requirements of Article 29 of the Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the provisions hereof.

      10. The Environmental Action Plan, agreed by the competent environmental authority, shall be approved by the local representative body of the region, the city of republican significance, the capital, and shall be published on the official Internet site of the local executive body of the region, the city of republican significance, the capital and the competent authority in the field of the environment.

      11. The environmental action plan shall be revised once a year in the first half of the year by decision of the local representative body of the region, city of republican significance, the capital and in coordination with the competent authority in the field of environmental protection.

Environmental Action Plan

      * quantitative indicator shall be specified to reduce the impact on atmospheric air, water resources and waste generation