Overview of key laws and regulations on SWM relevant to the scope: project’s Chapter, article Short description Notes № 1. Environmental Institutional aspects of municipal solid Code of the waste management are presented in Republic of Chapter 41, article 292: Environmental Kazakhstan dd 09 Requirements Applicable upon Handling Jan 2007 № Municipal Waste. The article in particular (with changes describes responsibilities of local and amendments governments. Responsibilities and as of 11 April rights of waste producers are listed in 2014) article 283. 1.1 Article 15. Powers The powers of local government Main provisions of the of local self- authorities in relation to environmental Environmental Code, listed in this protection and nature use shall include: section, include institutional aspects authorities in of solid waste (municipal solid relation to waste) management, both at the 3) maintenance of industrial and environmental national and local levels. municipal waste disposal and burial protection and sites; nature use This is explicitly stated in the competences of state bodies, and implied within the scope of state regulation of MSW management via EIA, introduction of standards, issuing waste disposal permits, environmental assessment of MSW related projects and programs, public and industrial control over compliance with environmental requirements for handling, disposal and burial of MSW. 1.2 Article 16. For the purpose of environmental Competence of protection and nature use, the the Government of Government of the Republic of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall: Kazakhstan 1) determine principal directions of state policy on matters of environmental protection, natural resource use, and waste management, and strategic measures for the implementation thereof; 3) approve various models of nature use; 5) approve environmental protection programmes at the national level and those regarding specially protected natural areas; 6) for every type of national resources, determine the procedure for keeping
Overview of key laws and regulations on SWM relevant to the project’s scope: № Chapter, article Short description Notes 1. Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dd 09 Jan 2007 № (with changes and amendments as of 11 April 2014) Institutional aspects of municipal solid waste management are presented in Chapter 41, article 292: Environmental Requirements Applicable upon Handling Municipal Waste. The article in particular describes responsibilities of local governments. Responsibilities and rights of waste producers are listed in article 283. 1.1 Article 15. Powers of local authorities in relation to environmental protection and nature use The powers of local self- government authorities in relation to environmental protection and nature use shall include: 3) maintenance of industrial and municipal waste disposal and burial sites; Main provisions of the Environmental Code, listed in this section, include institutional aspects of solid waste (municipal solid waste) management, both at the national and local levels. This is explicitly stated in the competences of state bodies, and implied within the scope of state regulation of MSW management via EIA, introduction of standards, issuing waste disposal permits, environmental assessment of MSW related projects and programs, public and industrial control over compliance with environmental requirements for handling, disposal and burial of MSW. 1.2 Article 16. Competence of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan For the purpose of environmental protection and nature use, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall: 1) determine principal directions of state policy on matters of environmental protection, natural resource use, and waste management, and strategic measures for the implementation thereof; 3) approve various models of nature use; 5) approve environmental protection programmes at the national level and those regarding specially protected natural areas; 6) for every type of national resources, determine the procedure for keeping