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PLANNING AHEAD
The Integrated Environmental Permits in 2025
Authors: Raushana Chaltabayeva, Alua Amirbekova
Starting January 1st, 2025, category I facilities, i.e., facilities that significantly impact the environment, will be required to have an Integrated Environmental Permit (IEP).
An Integrated Environmental Permit is a document to ensure a comprehensive prevention of environmental pollution using the Best Available Techniques, minimising and controlling negative anthropogenic environmental impact.
This instrument makes it possible to prevent pollution with the help of effective technologies to reduce the negative impact of economic activities on the environment to ensure targeted environmental quality indicators. Whereas there were only administrative penalties for non-compliance with environmental regulations, with the introduction of an integrated environmental permit, measures will be taken to comprehensively prevent and control pollution. Thereby, the state stimulates facilities to prevent and reduce pollution by implementing technologies and exempts from eco-payments for emissions, collection of pollutants, waste disposal, etc., established by the Tax Code.
Starting January 1st, 2025, category I facilities, i.e., facilities that significantly impact the environment, will be required to have an Integrated Environmental Permit (IEP).
An Integrated Environmental Permit is a document to ensure a comprehensive prevention of environmental pollution using the Best Available Techniques, minimising and controlling negative anthropogenic environmental impact.
This instrument makes it possible to prevent pollution with the help of effective technologies to reduce the negative impact of economic activities on the environment to ensure targeted environmental quality indicators. Whereas there were only administrative penalties for non-compliance with environmental regulations, with the introduction of an integrated environmental permit, measures will be taken to comprehensively prevent and control pollution. Thereby, the state stimulates facilities to prevent and reduce pollution by implementing technologies and exempts from eco-payments for emissions, collection of pollutants, waste disposal, etc., established by the Tax Code.
- Obtaining an IEP is not required for:
- Category I facilities commissioned before 1 July 2021, and
- Category I facilities that have not been put into operation and whose projects have received a positive conclusion of the state environmental expertise or integrated non-departmental expertise before 1 July 2021.
I - Obtaining an IEP is required for:
- planned reconstruction of these (previous column) facilities,
- the projects which do not have a valid positive conclusion of the state environmental expertise or integrated non-departmental expertise issued before 1 July 2021.
II - Individual ApproachIEP issued before 1 July 2021, including specified therein technology-specific standards, remain valid until 1 January 2031 should they comply with the Best Available Techniques conclusions for their respective areas of application.III
The Integrated Environmental Permit contains technical processes, emissions, permissible physical impacts on the natural environment and waste management standards; limits for open sulphur disposal on sulphur maps (if applicable), limits for special water use (if applicable), energy efficiency and energy saving measures; waste management, emergencies and industrial environmental control programmes and measures to prevent soil and groundwater pollution.
The Integrated Environmental Permit is valid indefinitely. Operators of other category facilities may voluntarily obtain an Integrated Environmental Permit should they have conclusions on the Best Available Techniques for the relevant technological process or branch of production approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Integrated Environmental Permit is valid indefinitely. Operators of other category facilities may voluntarily obtain an Integrated Environmental Permit should they have conclusions on the Best Available Techniques for the relevant technological process or branch of production approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.