On Subsoil and Subsoil Use

Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 27, 2017 № 125-VI.

      Unofficial translation
      Footnote. The table of contents is excluded by Law of the RK № 72-VII of 15.11.2021 (shall be put into effect on 01.01.2022).
      In paragraph 4 and subparagraph 2) of paragraph 7 of Article 118, subparagraph 2) of paragraph 10 of Article 119, paragraph 4 of Article 139, subparagraph 6) and 7) of paragraph 10 of Article 140 and article 141 of this Code, the words "geological reserves" shall be considered the word “reserves”, respectively, until 01.01.2024 in accordance with the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 27.12.2017 № 125-VI (for enforcement procedure see subparagraph 1) paragraph 12 of Art. 277 of this Code);
      in Article 141 of this Code, the words "central commission" shall be considered as the words "state commission", respectively, until 01.01.2024 in accordance with the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 125-VI dated 27.12.2017 (for enforcement procedure, see subparagraph 2) paragraph 12 of Art. 277 of this Code).
      Footnote. Throughout the text, the word "local content" has been replaced by the word "in-country value"; Pursuant to Law of the RK № 87-VII of 27.12.2021 (shall be enacted ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

GENERAL PART SECTION I. PRIMARY PROVISIONS Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use

      1. Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan and consists of this Code and other statutory instruments of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      1-1. Amendments and (or) additions to this Code shall be introduced by the law that does not envisage amendments and additions to other legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, except for draft laws developed by way of legislative initiative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. If an international treaty ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan establishes the rules other than those contained in this Code, then the rules of the international treaty will apply.

      3. Should any contradictions arise between this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan which contain statutory provisions regulating relations in subsoil use, the provisions of this Code shall apply.

      4. If the relations in subsoil use are not regulated by the norms of this Code the civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall apply.

      Footnote. Article 1 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective from 01.07.2024).

Article 2. Relations regulated by this Code

      1. This Code determines the regime for subsoil use, the procedure for exercising the state management and regulation in subsoil use, the peculiar features of the creation, exercising and termination of rights to subsoil plots, the legal status of subsoil users and carrying out the relevant operations by them, as well as the issues of subsoil use and the disposal of a subsoil use right and other relations associated with the use of subsoil resources.

      2. The use of land, water and other natural resources is regulated under the land, water and environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which determines the regime for the use and protection of the relevant natural resources.

      3. The State, citizens and legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan are participants in the relations regulated by this Code.

      4. Foreigners, stateless persons, as well as foreign legal entities exercise rights and freedoms in the Republic of Kazakhstan and bear responsibilities in subsoil use relations established for citizens and legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, unless otherwise provided by this Code, laws and international treaties ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      5. Subsoil users shall purchase under contracts aimed at the development of industry as provided for in the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Industrial Policy”.

      Footnote. Article 2 as amended by Law of the RK № 87-VII of 27.12.2021 (shall be put into effect ten calendar days after its first official publication).

Article 3. Goal and objectives of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use

      1. Goal of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use is to ensure the sustainable development of the mineral and raw material base of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the economic growth of the State and the welfare of society.

      2. Objectives of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use are:

      1) preservation the State’s property right to subsoil;

      2) implementation of the state policy and regulation of relations in the subsoil use;

      3) safeguarding the interests of the State, citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the rights of subsoil users;

      4) increase in the mineral and raw material base of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      5) establishment of the grounds, conditions and procedure for creation, exercising, modification and termination of subsoil use rights;

      6) provision of the legal basis for sustainable development of subsoil use;

      7) creation of conditions for attracting investment into geological study of the subsurface and mineral management;

      8) strengthening the legality in subsoil use.

Article 4. Principles of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use

      Legal regulation of relations in subsoil use shall be based on the following principles:

      1) rational management of the state subsoil fund;

      2) ensuring environmental safety in the use of subsoil;

      3) availability of information concerning subsoil use;

      4) chargeable subsoil use;

      5) good faith of subsoil users;

      6) stability of subsoil use conditions.

Article 5. Rational management of the state subsoil fund

      Rational management of the state subsoil fund is ensured by granting the subsoil use right aimed at economic growth of the State and the welfare of society.

Article 6. Ecological safety in the subsoil use

      Subsoil use should be carried out in environmentally sound ways by adopting measures aimed at preventing subsoil pollution and reducing the harmful impact on the environment.

Article 7. Availability of information concerning subsoil use

      1. Information concerning subsoil use is accessible, unless otherwise provided for by this Code or other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. The State provides open access to:

      1) information on auctions granting subsoil use right, their terms and results;

      2) decisions of state bodies regarding the granting and termination of the subsoil use right;

      3) information on the subsoil use right with due regard to the different types of subsoil use operations;

      4) geological information, except for geological information recognized as confidential under this Code, or secret under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on state secrets.

      3. Procedure for access to information concerning subsoil use is determined by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      4. Persons concerned may, on the gratuitous basis, use open information the access to which is provided according to this Article.

      5. Provision by the state of accessibility of information in subsoil use is based on mandatory reliability and completeness of information formed and presented by officials and other participants in relations regulated by this Code.

      Footnote. Article 7 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective from 01.07.2024).

Article 8. Subsoil use availability against interest payment

      Subsoil use is subject to interest payment (compensated). Payment for the use of subsoil is effected through payment of taxes and other mandatory payments to the budget under the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 9. Good faith of subsoil users

      In the process of exercising state control over subsoil use operations, when subsoil users exercise the rights granted to them and fulfill the obligations provided for in this Code, the good faith of subsoil users’ activities is presumed.

Chapter 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON SUBSOIL AND THEIR RESOURCES

Article 10. Subsoil and their resources

      1. Subsoil is the part of the earth's crust subjacent to the soil layer, and in the absence thereof, the crust below the earth's surface, bottom of water bodies and water channels.

      2. This Code regulates the use of subsoil with respect to the following resources:

      1) minerals;

      2) man-made mineral formations;

      3) subsoil space.

Article 11. Ownership of the subsoil

      1. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, subsoil resources belong to the people of Kazakhstan. On behalf of the people of Kazakhstan, the ownership right is exercised by the state. At the same time, exercising the ownership right by the state shall be implemented through the regime of state ownership in favor of the people of Kazakhstan.

      2. The State grants the use of subsoil, subject to the grounds, conditions and to the content, as defined by this Code.

      3. The actions of individuals and legal entities constituting violation of the right of state ownership of subsoil, shall entail liability as provided for by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan Transactions concluded in violation of state ownership of subsoil are void.

      Footnote. Article 11 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 05.11.2022 № 157-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 12. Minerals and their classification

      1. The following is considered as minerals: natural mineral formations containing useful components and organic substances, the chemical composition and physical properties of which allow them to be used in the field of material production and consumption either immediately or after processing.

      2. In terms of their economic significance and for the purpose of establishing appropriate conditions for subsoil use, minerals are divided into the following groups:

      1) underground waters;

      2) hydrocarbon minerals (hydrocarbons);

      3) solid minerals.

      3. Oil, crude gas and natural bitumen are considered as hydrocarbons.

      Crude oil, gas condensate, shale oil, as well as hydrocarbons obtained after refining crude oil and processing oil shale, oil bituminous rocks or tar sands are recognized as oil.

      Any hydrocarbons, regardless of their specific gravity, extracted from the subsoil in the liquid state at normal atmospheric temperatures and pressures, including those formed from the raw gas by natural condensation are considered as crude oil.

      Any hydrocarbons, regardless of their specific gravity, extracted from the subsoil in the gaseous state at normal atmospheric temperatures and pressures, including untreated natural, associated, shale gas, coalbed methane, and non-hydrocarbon gases contained in them are considered as raw gas.

      Multicomponent mixture of hydrocarbons and non-hydrocarbon gases that forms a part of the oil in a dissolved state in reservoir conditions and which is released from it when the pressure decreases are considered as associated gas.

      Multicomponent mixture of hydrocarbons and non-hydrocarbon gases with a predominant methane content that is in the gaseous state at normal atmospheric temperatures and pressures extracted from coal deposits are considered as coalbed methane.

      Minerals of organic origin with a primary hydrocarbon base, lying in the subsoil in solid, viscous and viscous-plastic states, which production in the natural conditions by downhole methods is technically impossible are considered as natural bitumen.

      Crude oil contained in shale rocks is recognized as the shale oil.

      A multicomponent mixture of hydrocarbons and non-hydrocarbon gases with a predominant content of methane, which is in a gaseous state at normal atmospheric temperature and pressure, contained in shale rocks is recognized as the shale gas.

      A fine-grained clastic rock of sedimentary origin with low permeability, formed from silt, organic substances, which are a mixture of flakes of clay minerals and tiny particles (fine particles of silt or clay) of other minerals, in particular quartz and calcite, is recognized as the shale rock.

      Solid crystalline substances of natural origin, the decomposition of which releases gas with a predominant content of methane are recognized as gas hydrates.

      Shale oil, shale gas, natural bitumen, coal bed methane and gas extracted from gas hydrates are unconventional hydrocarbons.

      4. Natural mineral formations, organic substances and their mixtures being in the solid state in the subsoil or on the earth's surface are considered as solid minerals.

      Solid minerals are divided into ore (metallic) minerals and non-metallic minerals. As metallic solid minerals the native metals, ores of ferrous, non-ferrous, rare, radioactive metals and rare-earth elements are recognized. Remaining solid minerals are considered as non-metallic.

      Non-metallic solid minerals used in their natural state or with minor processing and purification for construction and other economic purposes and widely distributed in the subsoil are recognized as common. Common minerals include:

      metamorphic rocks, including marble, quartzite, quartz-feldspar rocks;

      igneous rocks, including granites, syenites, diorites, gabbro, rhyolites (liparites), andesites, diabases, basalts, volcanic tuffs, slags, pumice, volcanic glasses and vitreous rocks (perlite, obsidian);

      sedimentary rocks, including pebbles and gravel, gravel-sand (sand-gravel) mixture, sands and sandstones, clays and clayey rocks (loams, siltstones, mudstones, shale), table salt, gypsum rocks, marls, limestones, including shell rocks, chalk rocks, dolomites, limestone-dolomite rocks, siliceous rocks (tripoli, flask, diatomite), natural pigments, peat, healing mud.

      Footnote. Article 12 as amended by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021); dated 05.01.2021 № 407-VI (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 30.06.2022 № 130-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 13. man-made mineral formations, rights to man-made mineral formations

      1. The following is considered as man-made mineral formations: accumulations of waste from mining, mining and processing and energy productions that contain useful components and (or) minerals.

      man-made mineral formations of mining industries include wastes from production of solid minerals formed as a result of the separation of solid minerals from the rock mass during their extraction from the subsoil (overburden removal, containing rock, dust, poor (off-grade) ore).

      man-made mineral formations of mining and processing production facilities include processing wastes generated as a result of mining and processing activities (tails and slurries of enrichment) and (or) chemical and metallurgical industries (slag, cakes, clinkers and other similar types of waste of metallurgical processing).

      man-made mineral formations of energy productions include solid wastes generated as a result of combustion of fuel during the generation of electrical and (or) thermal energy by generating facilities (ashes and ash slags).

      2. man-made mineral formations located within a subsoil plot are an accessory of such a site.

      man-made mineral formations originated as a result of the activities of chemical-metallurgical or energy production facilities located outside the subsoil plot being in use are the property of these production facilities. Ownership right for such man-made mineral formations is retained by the owner of the production facilities until the date of closure of the landfill (part of the landfill) of the location of these man-made mineral formations under the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      3. The ownership right to man-made mineral formations originated as a result of the subsoil users' activities at a subsoil plot under their use is reserved for them for a period of validity of the subsoil use right.

      Subsoil users that are owners of man-made mineral formations are entitled, subject to the provisions of this Article, to own, use and dispose the man-made mineral formations originated as a result of activities at the subsoil plot granted to them for use, as well as to alienate them to third parties.

      The alienation of these man-made mineral formations to third parties without exclusion from the subsoil plot or the landfill of their location is not allowed, except for the cases of transfer of the subsoil use right or, respectively, the ownership right to the production facilities specified in paragraph 2 of this Article.

      In the event of alienation of man-made mineral formations located at a subsoil plot being in use, to third parties, their seizure shall be carried out during the validity period of the subsoil use right.

      4. Placement of techno-genic mineral formations of mining and processing facilities is carried out only within the subsoil plots that are in use under a license for the exploration of solid minerals, a license for the extraction of solid minerals, a license for the extraction of common minerals or a license for the use of subsoil space.

      Placement of techno-genic mineral formations of mining and processing facilities is carried out only within the subsoil plots that are in use under a license for the extraction of solid minerals or a license for the use of subsoil space.

      In order to ensure the efficient use of the resource potential of techno-genic mineral formations, their placement at one facility as a result of the activities of different industries (mining, mining and processing, chemical and metallurgical industries) is prohibited if such techno-genic mineral formations do not have uniform physical and chemical properties and such placement does not comply with the requirements of the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      5. man-made mineral formations left at a subsoil plot after termination of the subsoil use right or, respectively, after the closure of landfill (part of the landfill) are included in the subsoil composition.

      For the purposes of this Code, the legal regime of solid minerals is applied to man-made mineral formations included in the subsoil.

      Footnote. Article 13 as amended by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 14. Deposits and their classification

      1. A deposit stands for a natural or man-made accumulation of mineral(s), which, in terms of its quantitative, qualitative and mining characteristics, can be suitable for industrial development with a positive economic effect.

      2. According to amount of resources or reserves of minerals and their economic importance, large deposits are separated as a category of its own.

      3. Mineral deposits are considered as large ones if they contain the following resources:

Mineral, unit of measure

Quantity

Iron ores, mln. tons

>100

Manganese ores, mln. tons

>50

Chromite ore, mln. tons

>30

Copper, mln. tons

>5

Lead, mln. tons

>5

Zinc, mln. tons

>5

Bauxite, mln. tons

>50

Nickel, thous. tons

>50

Tungsten, thous. tons

>100

Molybdenum, thous. tons

>200

Gold, tons

>250

Coking coal, mln. tons

>50

Steam coal, mln. tons

>500

Lignite (brown coal), mln. tons

>500

Oil shale, mln. tons

>500

Phosphorites (ore), mln. tons

>200

Sulfuric acid, mixed potassium salts, mln. tons

>100

      Hydrocarbons deposits are considered as large ones if they contain the following geological reserves:

Mineral, unit of measure

Quantity

Oil, mln. tons

>100

Natural gas, bln. m3

>50

Article 15. Ownership of recovered minerals

      Produced minerals belong to a subsoil user on the right of ownership (on the right of economic management or the right of operational administration if a state legal entity), unless otherwise set out by this Code.

Article 16. Subsoil space

      Subsoil space is a three-dimensional spatial property of the subsoil, which, taking into account geotechnical, geological, economic and environmental factors, can be used as an environment for placing objects of production, scientific or other activities.

SECTION II. USE OF SUBSOIL Chapter 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON SUBSOIL USE RIGHT

Article 17. Definition and content of the subsoil use right

      1. A subsoil use right represents the opportunity provided by this Code to use subsoil on a reimbursable basis within the limits of an allocated site for entrepreneurial purposes within a certain term.

      2. The subsoil use right is a proprietary and indivisible right. With due regard to the provisions of this Code, provisions on the right of ownership shall apply to the subsoil use right, since this does not contradict the nature of the property right.

      3. The subsoil is used subject to procedure and to the extent set out by this Code.

Article 18. Holders of the subsoil use right

      1. The subsoil use right may be held by individuals and legal entities, unless otherwise provided for by this Code.

      2. Several persons may be the owners of a subsoil use right concurrently. In this case, ownership of the subsoil use right is of common nature. Common ownership of the subsoil use right is originated via the subsoil use right granting to two or more persons simultaneously or as a result of the transfer of a share in the subsoil use right from one person to another.

      Common ownership of a subsoil use right by two or more persons is allowed only upon determination of the share of each of these persons in such a right.

      Provisions of civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan regulating the relations of common share ownership shall apply to the common ownership of a subsoil use right.

      In cases provided for by this Code, only one person can be the owner of a subsoil use right.

      3. Unless otherwise provided for by this Code, a subsoil use right (a share in it) may pass from one person to another one on the grounds provided for by the civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 19. Subsoil plot as a property covered by the subsoil use right

      1. A subsoil plot stands for a geometrized part of the subsoil with certain spatial boundaries, which is granted for use according to this Code.

      The spatial boundaries of a subsoil plot shall be formed by conditional planes emanating from straight lines between points with geographic coordinates that form closed contours (boundaries) on the earth's surface (the territory of a subsoil plot), and depth, forming the upper and lower spatial boundaries.

      The upper spatial boundary of a subsoil plot is located subjacent to the soil layer, and in absence thereof below the earth's surface and (or) the bottom of water bodies, water channels. The lower spatial boundary of a subsoil plot is located at depths accessible for geological survey and development.

      In cases provided for by this Code, the upper and (or) lower spatial boundaries of a subsoil may be located at a different depth.

      2. For the purposes of identifying the territory of a subsoil plot for performance of minerals exploration operations (an exploration site) and geological survey operations (a geological survey site), the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan is conditionally divided into blocks, each side of which is equal to one minute in the geographic coordinate system. Twenty-five blocks form a subsection of blocks, each side of which is equal to five minutes in the geographic coordinate system. One hundred blocks form a block section, each side of which is ten minutes in the geographic coordinate system.

      Each block, subsection and section of blocks have their identifying coordinates and individual codes assigned by the authorized body for subsoil study. The territory of an exploration site (an exploration territory) or a geological survey site (a geological survey territory) may consist of one or more blocks. If the specified territory consists of two or more blocks, each block of the given territory should have a shared side with at least one of its another block.

      In the cases provided for by this Code, the territory of exploration or geological study may include a part of a block (incomplete block). If the specified territory consists of two or more incomplete blocks, each such block must have a common side with at least one other complete or incomplete block of this territory.

      3. The outer boundaries of the territory of the subsoil plot for carrying out operations for the extraction of minerals (production site), artisanal mining (artisanal area) and the use of subsoil space (site for the use of subsoil space) must form a rectangle. If the natural features or the boundaries of another subsoil plot do not allow determining the external boundaries of the territory of the corresponding mining site, prospecting site or site for using the subsoil space in the shape of a rectangle, the territory of such subsoil plot may have the shape of a quadrangle, at least two opposite sides of which must be parallel to each other.

      In the cases provided for by this Code, the territory of the production site may have the shape of a polygon.

      Footnote. Article 19 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-VІ dated December 26, 2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

Article 20. Grounds for creation and acquisition of the subsoil use right

      1. The subsoil use right is created on the basis of:

      1) a subsoil use licence;

      2) a subsoil use contract.

      2. The subsoil use right is acquired in the following cases:

      1) granting a subsoil use right;

      2) transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it) on the basis of civil law transactions;

      3) transfer of subsoil use right by way of succession at reorganization of a legal entity, with the exception of transformation or inheritance.

Article 21. Grounds for termination of the subsoil use right

      1. No one shall be deprived of their subsoil use right otherwise than on the grounds established by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. The subsoil use right ceases with the termination of a subsoil use licence or contract.

Article 22. Types of subsoil use operations

      The subsoil use right is granted for performance of the following operations:

      1) geological survey of subsoil;

      2) exploration of minerals;

      3) production of minerals;

      4) subsoil space use;

      5) artisanal mining.

Article 23. Project documents for subsoil use operations

      1. In the cases provided for by this Code, subsoil use operations may be conducted only upon availability of a project document providing for such operations.

      2. Project documents are those containing plans, methods, methodology, technical conditions, technological indicators, scope, timing and other parameters of works carried out for the purposes of subsoil use.

      3. Project documents are developed separately for each subsoil plot for the period of its use, as provided for by the licence or contract.

      4. Project documents are developed taking into account environmental and industrial safety requirements. When carrying out subsoil use operations the subsoil users are obliged to comply with the environmental and industrial safety parameters specified in the project document.

      5. Particularities of development of project documents, taking into account types of subsoil use operations, are established by the provisions of the Special Part of this Code.

Article 24. Performance of subsoil use operations in one territory by different persons

      1. Different subsoil users may conduct subsoil use operations in the same territory (combined territory) unless otherwise provided for in the Special Part of this Code.

      2. Procedure for subsoil user operations on a combined territory is determined by their mutual agreement. The agreement defines the terms and procedure for conducting all or certain types of work on the combined territory.

      The agreement shall be concluded in a simple written form and submitted by the subsoil user to the state body that granted the subsoil use right, within five business days from the date of its conclusion.

      The agreement may provide for reasonable and adequate compensation for the expenditures incurred by one of the subsoil users.

      3. If subsoil users fail to reach an agreement on the procedure for conducting operations on a combined territory, one subsoil user shall have the established primacy over the other in conducting works on the combined territory. In this case, the priority in conducting works on that combined territory belongs to a subsoil user:

      1) conducting operations for production of minerals;

      2) having the subsoil use right granted earlier, if both subsoil users conduct operations for production of minerals;

      3) having the subsoil use right granted earlier if both subsoil users conduct the operations for exploration of minerals;

      4) conducting operations on the subsoil space use, if another subsoil user conducts the operations for exploration of minerals.

      4. A subsoil user not having a priority in performance of works on a combined territory is obliged to take into account the time, duration, location, scope and nature of the works performed or planned by the subsoil user having such a priority and not create obstacles for conduct thereof. The subsoil users are obliged to use their priority in good faith and reasonably, not pursuing the objectives of obtaining unreasonable benefits.

      5. A subsoil user having a priority in carrying out the works in the combined territory is obliged to provide the subsoil user not having a priority the written information on the duration, location, scope and nature of their works performed and planned to be performed on the common subsoil plot within a month from the date of receiving the written request of the latter. Such information may constitute a trade secret.

      Time, duration, scope, location and nature of the works, information about which has been provided to the subsoil user not having a priority on conducting works in the combined territory, may be changed by the subsoil user having such a priority, not more than once in three months. In this case, the subsoil user having a priority shall notify the other subsoil user in writing of changes in the time, duration, scope, location and nature of the planned works not later than one month prior to such changes. The subsoil user not having a priority in conducting work on the combined territory is entitled to complete the works commenced before receipt of such a notification.

Article 25. Territories restricted for subsoil use operations

      1. Unless otherwise provided for by this Article, subsoil use operations are prohibited:

      1) in lands for the needs of defense and national security;

      2) in lands of settlements and adjacent territories at a distance of one thousand meters;

      3) at a land plot occupied by an operating hydraulic engineering structure, other than the object of placement of man-made mineral formations from mining and beneficiation production facilities, and on the adjacent territory at a distance of four hundred meters;

      4) in lands of the water fund;

      5) within the contours of deposits and underground waters sites, which are used or can be used for potable water supply;

      6) at a distance of one hundred meters from the repositories, graves and cemeteries, as well as from the land plots assigned to repositories and cemeteries;

      7) at land plots owned by third parties and occupied by buildings and structures, perennial plantations, and the adjacent territories at a distance of one hundred meters, without the consent of such persons;

      8) in lands occupied by roads and railways, airports, airfields, air navigation facilities and aeronautical centers, railway transport objects, bridges, subways, tunnels, power system and transmission facilities, communication lines, objects providing space activities, trunk pipelines;

      9) at subsoil plots allocated to the state legal entities for state needs;

      10) in other territories on which subsoil use operations are prohibited under other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. It is prohibited to grant for use a subsoil plot the entire external territorial borders of which are located within the territories specified in paragraph 1 of this Article.

      3. The prohibition set out by sub-paragraph 2) of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not cover:

      1) performance of operations on exploration of solid minerals or operations on production of solid minerals by the underground method, approved by the local executive and representative bodies by concluding an agreement that provides for social economic support to the local population residing in the respective territory. In this case, the existence of this agreement constitutes a condition for issuing the relevant licence;

      2) subsoil use operations at the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site;

      3) performance of geological survey of subsoil in the part of prospecting and evaluation works for underground waters.

      The prohibition set out by sub-paragraph 4) of paragraph 1 of this Article does not apply to artisanal mining and the operations for exploration or production of hydrocarbons.

      The prohibitions set out by paragraph 1 of this Article, shall not cover subsoil use operations conducted through aerogeophysical surveys or surveys using Earth remote sensing methods.

      Footnote. Article 25 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 21.12.2022 № 167-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 26. Performance of subsoil use operations in natural areas of preferential protection and subsoil plots of special ecological, scientific, historical-cultural and recreational value

      1. Restrictions on performance of subsoil use operations in natural areas of preferential protection and within subsoil plots of special ecological, scientific, historical-cultural and recreational value are established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan related to the natural areas of preferential protection.

      2. In case of discovery of geological, geomorphological and hydrogeological objects of special ecological, scientific, historical-cultural and recreational value under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan related to the natural areas of preferential protection, the subsoil users are obliged to immediately stop works on the relevant site and notify in writing the authorized body for subsoil study and the authorized body in the field of environmental protection.

Article 27. Conditions for the development of territories with mineral occurrences

      1. Design and construction of settlements, industrial complexes and (or) other economic facilities are allowed only after receiving a positive conclusion of the local executive body of a region, the city of republican significance, the capital upon approval of the territorial subdivision of the authorized body for subsoil study regarding the absence or insignificance of minerals in subsoil under the site of the upcoming development.

      2. The development of the territories with mineral occurrences is allowed with the permission of the local executive body of a region, the city of republican significance, the capital, issued upon approval of the territorial subdivision of the authorized body for subsoil study, provided it is possible to extract minerals or prove the economic feasibility of construction.

      3. The procedure for issuing a permission for the development of territories with mineral occurrences is determined by the authorized body for subsoil study.

Article 28. Ensuring support to Kazakhstani personnel, producers of goods, suppliers of works and services at performance of exploration and (or) production operations

      1. When conducting operations for exploration and (or) extraction of minerals, subsoil users are obliged to give preference to Kazakhstani personnel. The attraction of foreign labor is carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on migration of the population.

      At the same time, the number of chief executives, managers and specialists engaged in labor activity on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of intra-corporate transfer in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on population migration should be no more than fifty percent of the total number of chief executives, managers and specialists in each relevant category.

      The calculation of the share of intra-country value in personnel is carried out in accordance with the methodology approved by the authorized body on migration issues.

      The conditions of in-country value in personnel during operations for the exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons for complex projects are determined taking into account the provisions of Article 36 of this Code.

      2. The share of local content in works and services purchased for performance of subsoil use operations, established in the terms and conditions of subsoil use contracts, licences for production of solid minerals, shall be not less than fifty percent of the total volume of works and services purchased during a calendar year.

      A share of intra-country value in goods, works and services shall be calculated by organizations as per the unified methodology of calculation of intra-country value in procurement of goods, works and services, adopted by the competent authority in the field of state incentives for industry.

      The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to contracts for the exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons for complex projects in subsoil plots located wholly or partially within the Kazakh sector of the Caspian or Aral Sea.

      Footnote. Article 28 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 25.06.2020 № 347-VI (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); № 87-VII of 27.12.2021 (shall enter into force ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (shall be enforced from 01.07.2023).

Article 28-1. Entrepreneurship stimulation agreement

      1. An agreement on stimulating entrepreneurship refers to agreements concluded by authorized bodies in the field of hydrocarbons, uranium and solid minerals production with the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and subsoil users on a voluntary basis and aimed at supporting local producers.

      2. Monitoring of the fulfillment of the terms of the agreement on stimulating entrepreneurship, as well as publication of its results on Internet resources, is carried out by the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan together with the authorized bodies in the field of hydrocarbons, uranium and solid minerals production based on information from subsoil users provided by ensuring access to e-procurement systems.

      Footnote. Chapter 3 is supplemented by Article 28-1, in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 15.11.2021 № 72-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2022).

Chapter 4. REGIMES OF SUBSOIL USE RIGHT Paragraph 1. Licensing regime of subsoil use

Article 29. Definition of a subsoil use licence

      1. The subsoil use licence is the document issued by a state body and granting its holder the right to use a subsoil plot for the purpose of performance of subsoil use operations within the subsoil plot indicated therein.

      A subsoil use licence does not belong to permits regulated according to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on permits and notifications.

      2. A subsoil use licence is issued for use of only one subsoil plot.

      3. Unlimited number of subsoil licences may be issued to one person, except for the cases established by this Code.

      4. The licence is issued upon the application of the person concerned. Form of an application for a licence is approved by the competent authority.

      5. The issued licence is subject to publication on the Internet resource of the state body that issued the licence on the issue date.

      6. The state body that issues subsoil use licences maintains a register of issued licences.

      In addition to the information contained in the licence, this register contains:

      1) information on the place of residence of an individual being a subsoil user;

      2) information on registered encumbrances with respect to the subsoil use right;

      3) other information required for the purposes of record keeping.

      Procedure for keeping the register of issued licences is established by the competent authority.

Article 30. Types of subsoil use licences

      The subsoil use licences issued with due regard to the kind of subsoil operations are as follows:

      1) a licence for geological survey of subsoil;

      2) a licence for exploration of solid minerals;

      3) a licence for production of solid minerals;

      4) a licence for production of commonly occurring minerals;

      5) a subsoil space use licence;

      6) an artisanal mining licence.

Article 31. Content of a subsoil use licence

      1. A subsoil use licence is drawn up in the form approved by the competent authority.

      2. The subsoil use licence, taking into account its type, specifies:

      1) type of a subsoil use licence;

      2) name of the state body that issued the licence;

      3) information about the person the licence was issued to:

      for individuals–surname, first name, patronymic (if indicated in the identity document) and citizenship;

      for legal entities–name, location;

      4) number and date of the licence;

      5) the licence terms and conditions: validity period of the licence, boundaries of the subsoil plot and other subsoil use conditions provided for by this Code.

      3. The licence validity period is calculated from the day specified in the licence.

      4. If two or more persons own the subsoil use right, the licence shall contain a reference to the size of the shares owned by the common owners of the subsoil use right.

      5. The licence is issued in Kazakh and Russian.

      6. The terms and conditions of subsoil use licence shall comply with the requirements established by this Code.

      7. If, after the issue of a subsoil use licence, the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan regulating relations in subsoil use establishes other conditions for a subsoil use licence, these conditions do not apply to a previously issued licence.

      The provision established by part one of this paragraph does not apply to changes in the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of national security, defense, environmental security, health, taxation, customs regulation and competition protection.

      8. If a subsoil use licence is issued in violation of the content of its terms, the provisions of this Code on the content of subsoil use licence that were in effect on the date of license issue shall apply.

Article 32. Making amendments to a subsoil use licence

      1. Amendments to a subsoil use licence are made by the state body that issued the licence, by reissuing it.

      The reissued licence is subject to publication on the Internet resource of the state body that issued the licence on the day of reissue.

      2. The licence is subject to reissue in the case of:

      1) changes in information about the subsoil user:

      for individuals–changes in the surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) and (or) citizenship;

      for legal entities–changes in their name or location;

      2) transfer of a subsoil use right and (or) a share in it;

      3) extension of the licence validity period;

      4) changes in the boundaries of the subsoil plot territory.

      3. A licence is reussued at the request of the subsoil user, submitted in the form approved by the competent authority.

      The application shall be accompanied by originals or notarized copies of documents confirming the information specified therein.

      The application and the documents attached thereto shall be executed in Kazakh and Russian. If the application is submitted by a foreigner or a foreign legal entity, the documents attached thereto may be drafted in another language with a mandatory attachment of translations into Kazakh and Russian to each document and notarization of their authenticity.

      4. The state body that issued the licence refuses to reissue the licence if the application does not comply with the requirements of this Code.

      5. The state body that issued the licence shall reissue it or notify about the rejection of reissue within seven business days from the date of application filing.

      6. According to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a subsoil user may appeal against the rejection of the license reissue within ten business days from the date of rejection notice receipt.

      7. Reissue of a licence in the cases provided for by sub-paragraphs 2), 3), 4) of paragraph 2 of this Article shall be carried out according to this Code.

      8. Grammatical or arithmetical errors, misprints or other similar errors made when issuing or reissuing a licence are subject to correction by the state body that issued the licence.

      Correction of errors made when issuing or reissuing a licence does not constitute a license reissue.

      Correction of errors can be made on the initiative of the state body that issued the licence, or at the request of subsoil user.

      The state body shall correct errors upon the application of subsoil user within five business days from the date of such application receipt.

      The state body that issued the licence, after correcting the error in the licence, issues it to the subsoil user within two business days.

      The corrected licence is subject to publication on the Internet resource of the state body that issued the licence on the day of correction.

      Disputes arisen in connection with the correction of errors in the licence, are subject to settlement according to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 33. Termination of a subsoil use licence

      A subsoil use licence is terminated in the following cases:

      1) expiration of the period for which it was issued, unless otherwise provided by this Code;

      2) death of its sole owner (including declaration of death), if the subsoil use right created on the basis of a licence, is recognized as escheated property according to the civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      3) revocation or invalidation of a licence;

      4) the subsoil user's waiver of the subsoil plot to which the licence was issued.

Article 34. Invalidity of the licences and consequences thereof

      1. A licence may be acknowledged as invalid in a judicial proceeding in the following cases:

      1) when establishing the fact of providing the state body that issued the licence with knowingly false information that influenced its decision to issue a licence;

      2) violation of the procedure for issuing a licence set out by this Code which led to unreasonable decision of the state authority to issue a licence, as a result of the fact of a malicious agreement between an official of the state body and the applicant established by the court;

      3) license issue to a person recognized as legally incapacitated and being such on the issue date;

      4) if the license issue is not provided for or prohibited by this Code.

      2. The person concerned and a prosecutor are entitled to appeal to the court with a claim for recognizing the licence as invalid, and on the grounds provided for by sub-paragraphs 1) and 3) of paragraph 1 of this Article–also the state body that issued the licence.

      The person concerned is the person which right to obtain a licence and legitimate interests are violated or may be violated as a result of the licence issue.

      3. The licence shall be declared invalid from the day the court decision comes into force.

      4. In case of the licence invalidation on the grounds provided for by sub-paragraphs 1) and 2) of paragraph 1 of this Article, the person granted with the licence is obliged to compensate the state for the damage caused at the amount of income gained by such person from illegal use of the subsoil plot and the State’s expenses related to the licence invalidation.

      5. A person shall not be entitled to require the invalidation of a licence that is issued in violation of the requirements of this Code, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the charter of a legal entity, if such a requirement is caused by lucrative motives or the intention to evade liability.

      6. The statute of limitations for disputes related to the invalidity of a licence is three months from the day when the plaintiff becomes aware or should become aware of the circumstances constituting the grounds for the license invalidation.

Paragraph 2. Contractual regime of subsoil use

Article 35. Definition of a subsoil use contract

      1. Subsoil use contract is a contract, which content, procedure for conclusion, execution and termination are determined by this Code.

      2. Under a subsoil use contract, one party (the Republic of Kazakhstan represented by the competent authority) undertakes to grant to another party (a subsoil user) a subsoil use right for a certain period, and the subsoil user undertakes, at its own expense and at its own risk, to exercise the subsoil use according to the terms of the contract and this Code.

      3. The subsoil use contract is concluded for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons, as well as for uranium production.

      4. When a contract is concluded, only one subsoil plot is provided for the use.

      In the cases and under the procedure established by the Special Part of this Code, several subsoil plots may be allocated to a contract for hydrocarbons exploration and production through making amendments and additions.

      5. One and the same person may enter into unlimited number of subsoil use contracts, except in cases established by this Code.

      6. The competent authority maintains a register of contracts concluded. The procedure for maintaining the register of contracts concluded is established by the competent authority.

Article 36. The form and the content of a subsoil use contract

      Footnote. The title of Article 36 – as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

      1. Draft subsoil use contracts are developed according to standard contracts approved by the competent authority. Deviation from a standard contract is allowed in the cases, within the limits and under the procedure provided for by this Code.

      1-1. Depending on the conditions for conducting subsoil use operations and the type of mineral, the competent authority approves the following forms of standard contracts:

      1) standard contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a complex project;

      2) a standard contract for the production of hydrocarbons under a complex project;

      3) standard contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons;

      4) standard contract for the production of hydrocarbons;

      5) standard contract for uranium mining.

      1-2. For the purposes of this Code the complex projects include:

      1) offshore projects that provide for the exploration and (or) production of any hydrocarbons in the subsoil plot (s), which (which) is (are) fully or partially located (are located) within the Kazakh sector of the Caspian or Aral Sea;

      2) onshore projects involving the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in any subsoil area, with at least one of the following parameters:

      containing reserves of unconventional hydrocarbons;

      the true vertical depth of the highest point of the discovered (discovered) deposit (field) of hydrocarbons is at least 4500 meters;

      the content of hydrogen sulfide in the discovered (discovered) deposit (field) is 3.5 percent or more in the formation fluid;

      discovered (discovered) deposit (field) is characterized by abnormally high reservoir pressure with an anomaly coefficient of 1.5 or more, which is defined as the ratio of reservoir pressure to hydrostatic pressure with a fluid density of 1000 kg/m3 in the wellbore;

      discovered (discovered) deposit (field) is located under salt deposits more than 100 meters thick;

      discovered deposit belongs to non-structural traps;

      3) onshore gas projects providing for the exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons in a subsoil plot(s)containing (containing) a gas or gas condensate deposit or field with a share of the volume of the oil-saturated part of twenty-five percent or less of the total volume of hydrocarbons of the deposit or field.

      1-3. In relation to the site (sites) of subsoil on land, for which (which) there is no geological information that allows to classify it (them) as a complex project, a contract for exploration and production is concluded in accordance with a standard contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a complex project.

      In this case, the subsoil user shall confirm the status of a complex project at any time during the exploration period established by paragraph 2 of Article 116 of this Code, in any of the following ways:

      1) by an approved subsoil user and a report on the operational calculation of geological reserves that has received a positive conclusion from the state examination of the subsoil, confirming the compliance of the deposit with at least one of the criteria for complex projects specified in subparagraphs 2) and 3) of paragraphs 1-2 of this Article;

      2) by an approved subsoil user and a report on the calculation of geological reserves that has received a positive conclusion from the state examination of the subsoil, confirming the compliance of the deposit with at least one of the criteria for complex projects specified in subparagraphs 2) and 3) of paragraphs 1-2 of this Article.

      Confirmation of the status of a complex project, made at the choice of the subsoil user in accordance with subparagraphs 1) and 2) of part two of this paragraph, is final and does not require additional confirmation at the relevant further stages of the exploration period and (or) during the production period.

      In the event that the status of a complex project is not confirmed during the exploration period under a contract for exploration and production for a complex project, upon transition to the production period, the terms of such a contract must be brought into line with a standard hydrocarbon production contract in accordance with Article 119 of this Code.

      1-4. In the event that at least one field from the discovered fields under the subsoil use contract meets one of the criteria for a complex project specified in paragraph 1-2 of this Article, the provisions of this Code established for complex projects shall apply to such fields, provided that share of initial recoverable hydrocarbon reserves of the field (fields), which (which) is (are) classified as complex, accounts for more than half of the initial recoverable reserves of all discovered fields under the contract.

      2. Mandatory terms contained in a subsoil use contract, with the exception of contracts for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons for complex projects, include:

      1) type of the subsoil use operations;

      2) the contract validity period;

      3) boundaries of the subsoil plot(s);

      4) obligations of the subsoil user in terms of scope and types of works at the subsoil plot during the exploration period provided for in the work program (supplementary works);

      5) obligations of the subsoil user to finance the Kazakhstan personnel training during production period;

      6) obligations of the subsoil user on the minimum share of local content in the personnel;

      7) obligations of the subsoil user on the share of in-country value in goods, works and services corresponding to the requirements of this Code, including the types of goods, works and services entered on the list of priority goods, works and services approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons;

      8) obligations of the subsoil user to mitigate the consequences of subsoil use;

      9) obligations of the subsoil user on expenses for research, scientific and technical and development works in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan during production period;

      10) obligations of the subsoil user on expenses for the social and economic development of the region and the development of its infrastructure during a production period;

      11) obligations of the subsoil users on compliance by them and their contractors with the procedure for procurement of goods, works and services used at performance of operations for exploration or production of hydrocarbons and uranium production determined by authorized bodies in the field of hydrocarbons and production of uranium;

      12) responsibility of the subsoil user for violation of contractual obligations, including violation of the indices in the core project documents for exploration and production of hydrocarbons attributed by this Code to contractual obligations, and for violation of liabilities to comply with the procedure established for procurement of goods, works and services by subsoil users and (or) their contractors at performance of operations during operations in exploration or production of hydrocarbons and uranium production as well;

      13) other conditions based on which the subsoil use right has been granted.

      In addition to the conditions stipulated in part one of this paragraph, a subsoil use contract for depletable fields shall contain an investment obligation stipulated in Article 153-1 of this Code.

      2-1. A contract for the exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons for a complex project must include the following conditions:

      1) type of subsoil use operations;

      2) the duration of the contract;

      3) boundaries of the subsoil plot (plots);

      4) obligations of the subsoil user in terms of volumes, types and terms of work by year on the subsoil plot during the exploration period, provided for by the program of work (additional work);

      5) obligations of the subsoil user to finance the training of Kazakhstani personnel during the production period;

      6) obligations of the subsoil user for the costs of research, scientific and technical and development work on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan during the production period;

      7) obligations of the subsoil user to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use and ways to ensure such obligations;

      8) obligations of the subsoil user for expenses for the socio-economic development of the region and the development of its infrastructure during the production period;

      9) conditions of taxation and exemption from export customs duties;

      10) responsibility of the subsoil user for violation of contractual obligations;

      11) the proportion of in-country value in personnel;

      12) the share of in-country value in goods, works and services in case such requirement is applied to the relevant complex project;

      13) conditions and procedure for changing and extending the term of the contract;

      14) procedure for resolving disputes;

      15) the obligation, provided for in paragraph 7 of Article 119 of this Code, for large hydrocarbon fields;

      16) other conditions under which the right to subsoil use was granted and (or) which are specified in the relevant standard contract.

      3. In case of concluding a contract for a subsoil plot on which a subsoil use contract had been previously terminated and a trust management agreement was concluded with the national company engaged in hydrocarbons, the contract under conclusion should contain the obligations of the new subsoil user as follows:

      1) on reimbursement to the former subsoil user of the cost of the property transferred under paragraph 19 of Article 119 of this Code;

      2) on reimbursement to the trustee of the costs incurred in accordance with the trust management agreement, as well as payment of remuneration to him, except for cases stipulated by this Code.

      4. The term of a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, with the exception of a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a complex project, is determined by the exploration period, the preparatory period (if necessary) and the production period, successively fixed in it.

      The term of the contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a complex project is combined and consists of an exploration period, including the initial exploration stage, the appraisal stage and the trial operation stage according to paragraph 2 of Article 116 of this Code, and the period of production, provided for in paragraph 1-1 of Article 119 of this Code for large fields.

      The term of a contract for the production of hydrocarbons, with the exception of a contract for the production of hydrocarbons under a complex project, is determined by the preparatory period and the production period successively fixed in it.

      The term of the contract for the production of hydrocarbons for a complex project is established on the basis of the term of the production period, determined in accordance with paragraph 1-1 of Article 119 of this Code.

      5. The term of the contract for exploration and production, the contract for production, the contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a complex project or the contract for the production of hydrocarbons for a complex project is extended by the competent authority for the duration of force majeure circumstances, if the subsoil user provides evidence of such circumstances in accordance with the legislation of the Republic Kazakhstan.

      5-1. The proportion of in-country value in personnel in a contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons for a complex project is determined by the subsoil user, taking into account the following:

      1) the subsoil user's needs for foreign or Kazakhstani personnel, depending on its managerial and administrative needs;

      2) the presence in the market of the Republic of Kazakhstan of qualified Kazakh personnel in a certain category, corresponding to the needs of the subsoil user;

      3) stage-by-stage training, including internships, of Kazakhstani personnel and subsequent gradual replacement of foreign personnel by Kazakhstani personnel in leading categories.

      The minimum proportion of in-country value in personnel for specialists and skilled workers in a contract for the exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons for a complex project must be at least seventy percent of the total number of personnel involved in the execution of the contract, for the relevant category.

      6. The contract is concluded in Kazakh and Russian languages. If a subsoil user or at least one of the owners of a share in the subsoil use right is a foreigner, a foreign legal entity or a legal entity of the Republic of Kazakhstan with foreign participation, then a contract for the exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons under a complex project with such a subsoil user is also concluded in English at the discretion of the subsoil user.

      7. Amendments and additions to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan that worsen the results of entrepreneurial activities of a subsoil user under subsoil use contracts shall not apply to the contracts concluded before making such amendments and additions.

      The guarantees established by part one of this paragraph shall not apply to changes in the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of ensuring national security, defense capability, environmental safety, healthcare, taxation, customs regulation and protection of competition, except for the case provided for by part three of this paragraph.

      The guarantees established by part one of this paragraph shall apply to changes in the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of customs regulation, which provides for temporary exemption from export customs duties on crude oil produced under a contract for the exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons under complex projects.

      8. The applicable law on subsoil use contracts is the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Article 36 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (enacted sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 37. Making amendments and additions to the subsoil use contract

      1. Amendments and additions to the subsoil use contract shall be made by concluding an addendum to the contract by its parties.

      2. Contract addendum is concluded in the following cases:

      1) changes in information about the subsoil user:

      for individuals–of the surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document), citizenship;

      for legal entities– name, location;

      2) changes in the information on competent authority;

      3) transfer of the subsoil use right and (or) a share in it;

      4) assignment of the site(s) of production and the preparatory period(s);

      5) allocation of the site(s) and period(s) of production or the production period(s);

      6) extension of the period(s) of exploration or production;

      7) increase or decrease in the size of the subsoil plot(s);

      8) allocation of the subsoil plot(s);

      8-1) occurrence of investment obligations for depletable fields in accordance with Article 153-1 of this Code;

      9) with respect to strategic subsoil plots–the change in economic interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan creating a threat to national security;

      10) changes in the terms of the contract in connection with its classification as a contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons under a complex project;

      11) changes in the terms of the contract due to non-confirmation of the status of a complex project based on exploration results;

      12) provided for in paragraph 5 of Article 36 of this Code.

      3. Conclusion of addendum to the contract in the case provided for in sub-paragraph 1) of paragraph 2 of this Article shall be made upon the application of the subsoil user, which shall contain:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) or name of the subsoil user;

      2) registration date and number of the subsoil use contract;

      3) reference to the subsoil user details under alteration.

      4. The documents additionally attached to the application are:

      1) documents confirming the necessity of making amendments in information concerning the subsoil user;

      2) the contract addendum signed by the subsoil user and providing for making amendments in the information on subsoil user.

      5. Application shall be considered within twenty business days after its filing in the competent authority. Based on the results of application consideration, the competent authority concludes with the applicant the contract addendum with subsequent sending whether the signed counterpart or notice on rejection of addendum conclusion.

      6. Competent authority may reject conclusion of addendum if the application does not conform to the requirements set out by this Code.

      The competent authority rejection of the addendum conclusion shall not deprive the subsoil user of the right to refile the application.

      7. Conclusion of the contract addendum in the case provided for in sub-paragraph 2) of paragraph 2 of this Article shall be made in the initiative of the competent authority.

      8. Conclusion of the contract addendum in the cases provided for in sub-paragraphs 3) to 12) of paragraph 2 of this Article shall be implemented according to this Code.

      Footnote. Article 37 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (enacted sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 38. Termination of a subsoil use contract

      1. Validity of the subsoil use contract shall be terminated in the following cases:

      1) expiration of the term for which it was concluded;

      2) death of the person being the sole owner of the subsoil use right under the contract (including declaration of death), if such subsoil use right is recognized as escheated property according to the civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      3) liquidation of a legal entity being a subsoil user;

      4) early termination or invalidation of the contract;

      5) termination of the contract by agreement of the parties;

      6) adoption by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan of a decision on the prohibition to use a subsoil plot according to this Code;

      7) the subsoil user's waiver return) of the entire subsoil plot(s), for which the contract was concluded.

      2. The competent authority is entitled to terminate the subsoil use contract prematurely on the grounds provided for by this Code.

      Footnote. Article 38 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 39. Invalidity of a subsoil use contract and consequences thereof

      1. Grounds for invalidation of the subsoil use contract are:

      1) acknowledgement of the auction for granting the subsoil use right as invalid;

      2) the absence in a subsoil use contract of mandatory conditions established by this Code;

      3) establishing the fact of providing the competent authority with knowingly unreliable information having effect on decision to conclude a subsoil use contract with this person;

      4) other grounds provided for by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. Invalidated subsoil use contract does not entail legal consequences, except for those related to its invalidity, and being invalid from the date of its conclusion.

      Acknowledgement of a contract as invalid does not exempt a subsoil user from fulfilling obligations to liquidate the consequences of subsoil use.

      3. Acknowledgment of a contract as null and void in a judicial proceeding or termination of the contract, on which basis a subsoil use right was transferred and re-registered, entails the invalidity of amendments to the subsoil use contract made in connection with such transfer of the subsoil use right, but not of the contract itself.

      4. Acknowledgement of a subsoil use contract as invalid entails the invalidity of all subsequent transactions, which subject is the subsoil use right granted on the basis of such a contract.

Chapter 5. TRANSFER OF SUBSOIL USE RIGHT AND OBJECTS LINKED TO SUBSOIL USE RIGHT

Article 40. Transfer of the subsoil use right

      1. The subsoil use right (a share in it) is transferred in the event of alienation of the subsoil use right (a share in it) to another person on the basis of civil transactions or in other cases provided for by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. Transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it) is prohibited:

      1) under a licence for exploration of solid minerals in the first year of its validity;

      2) under a licence for geological survey of subsoil;

      3) under an artisanal mining licence.

      3. Transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it) is executed by reissue of a subsoil use licence or, accordingly, amending the subsoil use contract.

      To reissue a subsoil use license or amend a subsoil use contract, the holder of the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) and the acquirer of the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) shall file a joint application with the state body that issued the subsoil use license or concluded the subsoil use contract.

      The application shall be accompanied by:

      1) the original document, based on which the subsoil use right is acquired;

      2) documents confirming information about the purchaser of subsoil use right:

      for individuals–surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document) of the applicant, place of residence, citizenship, information about the identity documents of the applicant;

      for legal entities– name and location of the applicant, information on state registration as a legal entity (extract from the trade register or other legalized document certifying that the applicant is a legal entity under the laws of a foreign state), information about legal entities which shares are circulating on the organized securities market, states, international organizations and individuals directly or indirectly controlling the acquirer

      3) documents confirming the acquirer's compliance with the requirements of this Code for persons applying for the right to subsoil use (share in the right to subsoil use) under a contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons or uranium production;

      4) the written consent of the pledgee, if the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) is encumbered (encumbered) with a pledge;

      5) the written consent of all joint holders of the subsoil use right.

      In the case of making amendments and additions to the subsoil use contract, the application shall be accompanied by draft addendum to the subsoil use contract signed by the applicant.

      In the case of the acquisition of the subsoil use right based on the permit issued under Article 44 of this Code, instead of documents confirming the information on the acquirer, the acquirer is entitled to enclose to the application a written confirmation that the information about it has not changed in comparison with the information it submitted for obtaining this permit.

      The application and the documents attached thereto shall be executed in Kazakh and Russian. If the application is submitted by a foreigner or a foreign legal entity, the documents attached thereto may be drafted in another language with a mandatory attachment of translations into Kazakh and Russian to each document and notarization of their authenticity.

      The state body shall reissue or conclude addendum to the contract with the acquirer of the subsoil use right, or reasonably reject reissue or conclusion of addendum to the contract within seven business days from the date of application filing.

      4. The state body reject reissue of the licence or making changes in the contract in the following cases:

      1) the application inconsistency with the requirements of paragraph 3 of this Article;

      2) inconsistency of the conditions for transfer of the subsoil use right with the permit granted, if such transfer is performed according to such permit;

      3) absence of the permit to transfer the subsoil use right, when such permit was required according to this Code;

      4) if transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it) is executed over a subsoil plot at which it is prohibited to the subsoil user to carry out subsoil use operations or certain types of work according to the imposed administrative penalty;

      5) if transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it) is prohibited by this Code;

      6) if transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it) entails the breach of provisions of the international treaties concluded by the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Acquirer of the subsoil use right may appeal against rejection of the license reissue or making amendments to the contract according to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan within ten business days from the date of rejection notice receipt.

      Rejection of the license reissue or making amendments to the contract on the grounds of sub-paragraph 1) of part one of this paragraph does not deprive the acquirer of the subsoil use right of re-applying for a licence reissue or making amendments to the contract.

      Rejection of the license reissue or making amendments to the contract on the grounds of sub-paragraphs 2) and 3) of part one of this paragraph does not deprive the applicant of the right to re-apply for issue of a permit to transfer the subsoil use right.

      Footnote. Article 40 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (see Article 2 for the enforcement procedure).

Article 41. Definition of objects linked to subsoil use right

      1. The objects linked to subsoil use right are participating interests, stakes, shares and other forms of equity participation, as well as securities that confirm the ownership right or are convertible into shares, participatory interest, stakes and other forms of equity participation in a legal entity that has the subsoil use right under the contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons, under a contract for production of uranium, under a licence for exploration or production of solid minerals.

      The following is also considered as objects linked to subsoil use right: participatory interest, stakes, shares and other forms of equity participation, as well as securities that confirm the ownership right or are convertible into shares, units, stakes and other forms of equity participation in a legal entity or another organization that have the opportunity directly and (or) indirectly to determine the decisions taken by a person that has the subsoil use right, specified in part one of this paragraph.

      2. For the purposes of this Code, the following are not considered as objects linked to subsoil use right under the relevant subsoil use contract or licence:

      1) circulating on the organized securities market of the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) the stock exchange operating in a foreign state, shares and other securities, including derivative financial instruments, which underlying assets are shares;

      2) shares, participatory interest, stakes and other forms of equity participation in legal entities and organizations that directly or indirectly own the securities provided for in sub-paragraph 1) of this paragraph.

      3. If a legal entity or organization simultaneously owns shares, participatory interest, stakes and other forms of equity participation specified in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, shares, participatory interest, stakes and other forms of equity participation in such person or organization shall be considered as the objects linked to subsoil use right. At the same time, for the purposes of this article, in order to establish the ability of a legal entity or other organization to directly or indirectly determine decisions made by a person with the right to subsoil use, shares, participation interests, shares and other forms of equity participation that are not objects associated with the right to subsoil use, are not taken into account, in accordance with paragraph 2 of this article.

      Footnote. Article 41 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (see Article 2 for the enforcement procedure).

Article 42. Transfer of objects linked to subsoil use right

      1. The following is considered as the transfer of objects linked to subsoil use right:

      1) their alienation on the basis of non-gratuitous or gratuitous civil transactions, including in case of liquidation of a legal entity, as well as their contribution as a contribution to the authorized capital of a legal entity or another organization;

      2) foreclosure on objects linked to subsoil use right, including in case of a pledge;

      3) creation of the right to an object linked to subsoil use right, due to an admission of a new participant, shareholder or placement of shares;

      4) transfer of the objects linked to subsoil use right, in the order of succession based on a transfer deed or a separation balance sheet at reorganization of a legal entity;

      5) transfer of the objects linked to subsoil use right, in the order of inheritance;

      6) issue of shares and other securities being objects linked to the subsoil use right into circulation on the organized securities market.

      Issue of shares and other securities being the objects linked to the subsoil use right into circulation on the organized securities market is recognized as an offer to acquire such objects on the organized securities market in the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) on the stock exchange operating in a foreign state, and (or) the placement of shares on the organized securities market in the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) on the stock exchange operating in a foreign state.

      2. A person that acquired objects linked to the subsoil use right or issued shares and other securities being objects linked to subsoil use right into circulation is obliged to notify the competent authority of the acquisition or, accordingly, of the issue into circulation occurred in a timely manner not later than one month from the date of acquisition or such issue into circulation.

      3. For the purposes of this Code, the change in ownership of participatory interest, shares, stakes and other instruments of equity participation or a change of their ratio based on a court decision, inheritance by law, repayment of interest, confiscation and other events or actions of state bodies, third parties that do not depend on the will of the subject of the legal relationship are not acknowledged as a transfer of objects linked to subsoil use right.

Article 43. Priority right of the State

      1. In newly concluded and previously concluded subsoil use contracts, the state shall have a priority right over any persons and organizations, including persons and organizations that have preferential rights on the basis of the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan or the contract, to acquire alienated subsoil use rights (shares in the subsurface use right) and (or) objects related to the subsoil use right, according to the strategic subsoil area, as well as shares and other securities issued in circulation on the organized securities market, which are objects, related to the subsoil use right, on the strategic subsoil site.

      2. Following subsoil plots are strategic:

      1) containing geological reserves of oil in the volume of more than fifty million tons or natural gas of more than fifteen billion cubic meters;

      2) located in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea;

      3) containing a uranium deposit.

      The list of strategic subsoil plots is approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      3. Provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply in the cases provided for by paragraph 2 of Article 44 of this Code.

      Article 43 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 44. Permit to transfer the subsoil use right and objects linked to subsoil use right

      1. Transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it) that emerged on the basis of a subsoil use contract, a licence for exploration or production of solid minerals, a subsoil space use licence, as well as the transfer of objects linked to subsoil use right, shall be carried out with the permit of the competent authority issued under the procedure established by this Code.

      2. Permit of the competent authority provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article is not required in the case of:

      1) transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it), objects linked to the subsoil use right in favor of a subsidiary organization in which at least ninety nine percent of participatory interest, stakes, shares or other forms of equity participation belong to the subsoil user or, respectively, to the owner of objects linked to the subsoil use right, provided that such subsidiary organization is not registered in the state with preferential tax treatment;

      2) transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it), objects linked to subsoil use right between the organizations, including in the order of succession as a result of the reorganization of legal entities, in each of which not less than ninety nine percent of participatory interest, stakes, shares or other forms of equity participation directly or indirectly belong to one and the same person, provided that the acquirer of the subsoil use right (a share in it), objects linked to subsoil use right, is not registered in the state with preferential tax treatment;

      3) transfer of the subsoil use right (share in it), objects linked to the subsoil use right, in favor of a person or organization directly or indirectly owning at least ninety nine percent of participatory interest, stakes, shares or other forms of equity participation in a legal person being the subsoil user or, accordingly, the owner of objects linked to subsoil use right, provided that the acquirer is not registered in the state with preferential tax treatment;

      4) transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it), objects linked to the subsoil use right as a result of distribution of the property of liquidated legal entity, if at least ninety nine percent of participatory interest, stakes, shares or other forms of equity participation in the acquirer of the subsoil use right (a share in it) and (or) objects linked to the subsoil use right, directly or indirectly, belong to one and the same person, provided that the acquirer is not registered in the state with preferential tax treatment;

      5) transfer of participatory interest, stakes, shares, being objects linked to subsoil use right, if as a result of such a transfer a person becomes the owner of less than one percent of the participatory interest, stakes, shares in the authorized capital of a legal entity being a subsoil user and (or) a legal entity or another organization that has the ability, directly and (or) indirectly, to influence the decisions of the legal entity being a subsoil user;

      6) change in the amount of charter capital, including the placement of shares, as well as the sale of previously repurchased shares or other securities convertible into shares of a legal entity, if as a result of such actions the percentage ratio of participatory interest held by participants, stakes held by stakeholders or shares or other securities convertible into the shares being objects linked to the subsoil use right held by shareholders, is not changed;

      7) transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it), objects linked to the subsoil use right under a transaction in which one of the parties is the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, state body, national managing holding or national company;

      8) alienation of the subsoil use right (share in it), objects linked to the subsoil use right carried out in the process of privatization of property complexes of state-owned enterprises;

      9) transfer of the subsoil use right, objects linked to the subsoil use right, by way of succession based on a transfer deed at reorganization of a legal entity;

      10) transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it), objects linked to subsoil use right by way of inheritance;

      11) repurchase by the issuer of its participatory interest, stakes, shares and other forms of equity participation, as well as securities confirming ownership or convertible into shares, participatory interest, stakes and other forms of equity participation that are objects linked to subsoil use right;

      12) issue of the securities confirming the ownership right or convertible into shares, participatory interest, stakes and other forms of equity participation that are objects linked to subsoil use right, when the owner of the issued securities remains a person that was previously the owner of the above participatory interest, stakes, shares and other forms of equity participation;

      13) procurement of objects linked to the subsoil use right instead of previously issued securities confirming the ownership right or convertible into participatory interest, stakes, shares and other forms of equity participation that are objects linked to subsoil use right;

      14) participation of the holders of securities being objects linked to the subsoil use right at the general meeting of shareholders or participants of the organization in which participatory interest, stakes, shares and other forms of equity participation are such objects linked to subsoil use right.

      3. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following organizations are also treated as subsoil users:

      1) organizations participating as a strategic partner of a national company in the field of hydrocarbons in direct negotiations with the competent authority for granting a subsoil use right;

      2) organizations admitted to participate in the auction for granting a subsoil use right for hydrocarbons;

      3) organizations that have received notification from the competent authority on the need for conducting state expertise or obtaining approvals for project documents when considering the issue of issuing a licence for production of solid minerals.

      4. Transactions on transfer of the subsoil use right, objects linked to the subsoil use right, executed without permit of the competent authority, or after expiration of the permit, are null and void.

Article 45. Procedure for issuing the permit for transfer of the subsoil use right and (or) objects linked to the subsoil use right

      1. Persons intending to acquire the subsoil use right (a share in it) that emerged on the basis of a subsoil use contract, a licence for exploration or production of solid minerals, a subsoil space use licence, or objects linked to subsoil use right submit to the competent authority an application for a permit.

      2. Application for permit shall contain:

      1) information about a person (organization) intending to acquire the subsoil use right (a share in it) or an object linked to the subsoil use right:

      for individuals–surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document) of the acquirer, place of residence, citizenship and information on the identity documents;

      for legal entities–name of the acquirer, its location, reference to its state incorporation, information on state registration as a legal entity, information about executives and their authorities, information about individuals, organizations and states that have the ability to, directly or indirectly, determine the decisions taken by the applicant;

      2) reference to the subsoil use right (share in it) or objects linked to the subsoil use right being acquired;

      3) the basis for transfer of the subsoil use right (share in it), objects linked to the subsoil use right;

      4) information about the financial and technical capabilities of a person who intends to acquire the right to subsoil use (share in the right to subsoil use) for exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons, uranium production, confirming its compliance with the requirements of this Code, imposed upon granting such a subsoil use right;

      5) written confirmation of the applicant that all information specified in the application and attached documents, is true and reliable;

      6) surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document) of the person who signed the application on behalf of the applicant, information on the identity document.

      3. Application for permit to issue the shares and other securities being objects linked to the subsoil use right into circulation on the organized securities market shall contain:

      1) full name of the issuing organization which shares or other securities being objects linked to the subsoil use right are to be issued into circulation on the organized securities market;

      2) reference to the subsoil plot to which connected to it shares or other securities being subject to issue into circulation on the organized securities market relate;

      3) information on the amount of authorized capital of the issuing organization, which shares or other securities being objects linked to the subsoil use right, are subject to issue into circulation on the organized securities market;

      4) information (type and total number) on the securities, including derivative securities of the organization, their underlying assets or other forms of equity participation, which are objects linked to subsoil use right, and are subject to issue into circulation on the organized securities market;

      5) information on the underwriter (if any);

      6) information on the organized securities market, on which the listing will be carried out;

      7) information on the number of shares or other securities being objects linked to the subsoil use right and subject to issue into circulation on the organized securities market;

      8) written confirmation of the applicant that all information about them, indicated in the application and attached documents, is true and reliable;

      9) surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document) of the person that has signed the application on behalf of the applicant, information on the identity document.

      Application for permit to issue the shares or other securities being objects linked to the subsoil use right into circulation on the organized securities market in case of their placement within the additional issue is filed by the issuer, and in cases when the issue of securities into circulation on the organized securities market is made by the holder of these shares or other securities, the application is submitted by such a holder.

      4. In the event that the provisions of this Code regarding the State's priority right apply, in addition to the information provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, the application for a permit shall additionally contain information on the price of the transaction for the transfer of subsoil use right (a share in it) and (or) objects linked to subsoil use right, and the procedure for its payment.

      5. Application for permit shall be accompanied by originals or notarized copies of the documents confirming the information specified therein. All documents attached to the application shall be made up in Kazakh and Russian. If the application is submitted by a foreigner or a foreign legal entity, such documents may also be drawn up in another language with a mandatory attachment to each document of translation into the Kazakh and Russian languages, which authenticity has been attested by a notary.

      6. The competent authority considers the application within a month, and for large deposits and strategic subsoil plots–within three months from the date of receiving the application and documents attached thereto.

      Within five business days from the date of receipt of the application and documents attached thereto, the competent authority submits them for consideration by the expert commission on subsoil use issues.

      The expert commission on subsoil use issues is a consultative and advisory body under the competent authority with a view to making recommendations when considering applications for issue of permits to transfer subsoil use right and (or) objects linked to subsoil use right, as well as in other cases provided for by this Code.

      Composition of the expert commission and the regulations on it are approved by the competent authority.

      The expert commission on subsoil use issues considers the application and documents attached thereto within a period of not more than fifteen business days, and for large deposits and strategic subsoil plots–no more than forty-five business days.

      For the purposes of comprehensive and full consideration of the application, the competent authority is entitled to request from the applicant additional information and (or) documents necessary for the development of recommendations.

      In case of requesting additional information and (or) documents, the time for consideration of the relevant application shall be suspended for the period lasting until the submission of such information and (or) documents.

      The competent authority shall, within five business days from the day of receiving the recommendations of the expert commission on subsoil use issues, make a decision on the application.

      7. If application for permit to transfer the subsoil use right and (or) objects linked to the subsoil use right is filed with respect to the subsoil use right at the subsoil plot, which includes a large deposit of solid minerals and (or) a strategic subsoil plot, or if the proposed transfer of a subsoil use right and (or) objects linked to subsoil use right at the relevant subsoil plot affects the interests of national security, the competent authority shall within five business days from the day of receipt of the application and documents attached thereto submit them to the national security authorities for consideration of the transfer of a subsoil use right (a share in it) and (or) objects linked to subsoil use right for compliance with national security requirements.

      If the transfer of a subsoil use right (a share in it) and (or) objects linked to subsoil use right affects national security interests, the national security authorities notify the competent authority about that within ten business days from the date of receipt of the application. In this case, the competent authority shall suspend consideration of the application until the receipt of confirmation from the national security authorities on the compliance of the transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it) and (or) objects linked to subsoil use right with national security requirements. The competent authority shall notify the applicant of such suspension within five business days from the day of receipt of the notification from the national security authorities.

      The competent authority resumes its consideration of the application after receiving confirmation from the national security authorities.

      8. Application may be withdrawn by the applicant at any time after its submission and before the competent authority makes a decision on the merits.

      9. Based on the results of the application consideration, the competent authority shall decide whether to issue the permit or reject its issue.

      10. The competent authority rejects the issue of permit in the following cases:

      1) if transfer of the subsoil use right (share in it) and (or) objects linked to the subsoil use right entails non-compliance with the requirements for ensuring national security of the country, including the concentration of subsoil use rights;

      2) if transfer of the subsoil use right (share in it) and (or) objects linked to the subsoil use right entails concentration of rights within a subsoil use contract;

      3) if the application for permit fails to comply with the requirements of this Code;

      4) if transfer of the subsoil use right (share in it) and (or) objects linked to the subsoil use right is prohibited by this Code;

      5) if transfer of the subsoil use right (share in it) is executed over a subsoil plot at which it is prohibited to the subsoil user to carry out subsoil operations or certain types of works according to the imposed administrative penalty;

      6) the State exercising of its priority right;

      7) if transfer of the subsoil use right (share in it) and (or) objects linked to the subsoil use right does not comply with the provisions of international treaties concluded by the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      For the purposes of this Code, concentration of the subsoil use rights stands for the possession by one person or a group of persons from one state of such aggregate share in subsoil use rights and (or) objects linked to subsoil use right that is capable of creating or threatening the national security of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The concentration of rights under a subsoil use contract means the size of the share of one of the common owners of the subsoil use right in the contract concluded with the Republic of Kazakhstan, which allows such a participant to determine decisions on the activities of the subsoil user in accordance with the contract.

      11. Applicant may appeal against rejection of the permit issue in the judicial proceeding. Rejection of the issue permit under sub-paragraph 1) of paragraph 10 of this Article shall be made up without giving any reason therefore.

      12. Permit to transfer the subsoil use right (share in it) shall contain references to the maximum amount of share in the subsoil use right being transferred and (or) objects linked to the subsoil use right, as well as to the acquiring person.

      Permit to issue the shares or other securities being objects linked to subsoil use right into circulation shall contain a reference to the organized securities market where the issue is planned to be made and the number of shares or other securities within which the issue may be made with concluding one or several transactions.

      In case of applying the provisions of this Code regarding the State’s priority right, the permit shall additionally contain the price of the transaction for the transfer of a subsoil use right (a share in it) and (or) the transaction price for the acquisition of objects linked to subsoil use right and the procedure for their payment.

      13. Permit to transfer the subsoil use right (share in it) and (or) objects linked to the subsoil use right is granted for a period of one year. In the event that the transfer of a subsoil use right (a share in it) and (or) objects linked to the subsoil use right is not exercised within the specified period, the applicant shall apply to the competent authority for a new permit.

      Footnote. Article 45 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (see Article 2 for the enforcement procedure).

Article 46. Procedure for the State exercising of its priority right

      1. In the interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the priority right is exercised on the basis of a decision of the competent authority through a national managing holding company or a national company according to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. The issue concerning exercising the priority right is subject to consideration by the competent authority, along with consideration of the issue of issuing a permit, provided for by paragraph 1 of Article 44 of this Code. Procedure for consideration of the issue on exercising the priority right and the adoption of a decision on it is determined by the competent authority.

      When considering the issue concerning the priority right exercising by the State, the application of the person sent to the competent authority is not subject to withdrawal or revision within three months after it has been submitted to the competent authority.

      If during the period of consideration of the application the conditions for the price of transfer of the subsoil use right (share in it) and (or) objects linked to the subsoil use right or the procedure for its payment change, the applicant shall notify the competent authority in writing of such a change. In this case, the period for consideration of the application is calculated anew from the date of notification. In the absence of such notification, the competent authority shall consider the application on the merits, considering the conditions for the transfer of the subsoil use right (a share in it) and (or) objects linked to subsoil use right and the payment procedure originally specified in the application.

      If a decision is taken on the priority right exercising by the State, the competent authority shall designate a national managing holding or a national company as the acquirer of the alienated subsoil use right (share in it) and (or) objects linked to subsoil use right in the interests of the state.

      3. On the basis of the competent authority decision on the priority right exercising by the State, national managing holding or national company shall, within five business days, apply to the person intending to effect actions on alienation of the subsoil use right (share in it) and (or) transfer of objects related to the right subsoil use, with a proposal to start negotiations on the order and timing of exercising the priority right.

      Acquisition of the subsoil use right (share in it) and (or) objects linked to the subsoil use right by the national holding company or national company for the priority right exercising by the State is carried out at the price and under the terms of payment thereof being not worse than those specified in the submitted application or notification provided for in part 3 of paragraph 2 of this Article.

      4. In the event of the alienation of the right to subsoil use (share in the right to subsoil use) and (or) objects associated with the right to subsoil use, free of charge or in case of their contribution to the authorized capital of a legal entity, their acquisition in the exercise of the priority right of the state is carried out at a market price determined in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on valuation activities.

      In case of disagreement with the acquisition price when exercising the priority right of the state, the applicant has the right to appeal the results in the manner prescribed by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Article 46 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.06.2020 № 351-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021).

Article 47. Notification of change in control over a subsoil user

      1. The subsoil user having the right to subsoil use (share in the right to subsoil use) arisen on the basis of subsoil use contract, license for exploration or for extraction of solid minerals is obliged to notify the state body that granted such right to subsoil use about the change in the composition of persons and (or) organizations directly or indirectly controlling the activities of the subsoil user within thirty calendar days from the date of such change.

      2. Notification shall contain:

      1) information about a person, state or organization that has lost or received the control;

      for individuals–surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document) of the acquirer, place of residence, citizenship;

      for legal entities–name, location, reference to the state affiliation;

      for a state–full name of the state, name and location of the state body representing the interests of the state;

      2) the form and method of control, as well as the basis for the loss or acquisition of control.

      3. Notification shall be submitted in the form approved by the competent authority in Kazakh and Russian.

      4. The state body subject to be notified is entitled to request from the subsoil user documents (originals or notarized copies of documents) confirming information specified in the notification.

      5. For the purposes of this Code, direct control means availability of at least one of the following conditions (control methods):

      1) possession of more than twenty five percent of the right to participate in a legal entity or another organization (the right to a participating interest, right of ownership to shares, stakes and other forms of equity participation, including securities confirming the right of ownership or convertible into shares or stakes);

      2) possession of the right to vote by more than twenty five percent of all votes in the highest management body of the organization;

      3) receiving more than twenty five percent of the distributed net income of the subsoil user;

      4) possession of the right to determine the decisions of another organization according to an agreement or based on a law of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Indirect control means the ability of a person or organization to control another organization through a third organization(s), between which there is the direct control.

Article 48. Encumbrance of the subsoil use right

      1.The subsoil use right (share in it) may be encumbered by the rights of third parties under the procedures and conditions provided for by this Code.

      2. Transfer of the subsoil use right to trust management is prohibited, except for cases when the requirement to transfer to trust management is established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      3. Encumbrance of the subsoil use right (share in it), which transfer is prohibited by this Code, is not allowed.

      4. Pledge of the right to subsoil use (share in the right to subsoil use), not prohibited by this Code, is subject to state registration with the relevant state body granting such a right to subsoil use.

      Pledge of the subsoil use right (share in it) provided for in this paragraph is created from the date of its state registration.

      Registration of a pledge of the right to subsoil use (share in the right to subsoil use) is carried out in the manner determined by the authorized body in the field of registration of a pledge of movable property.

      5. Foreclosure on the subsoil use right to (share in it) is made under the procedure provided for by the civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      6. Particularities of the pledge of subsoil use right (share in it) under the subsoil use contracts, objects linked to the subsoil use right, subsoil use contracts, as well as enforcement of pledge are established by the Special Part of this Code.

      Footnote. Article 48 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Chapter 6. OPERATOR IN THE SUBSOIL USE

Article 49. Operator in the subsoil use

      1. An operator under a subsoil use contract or under a field under a subsoil use contract, licenses for exploration or production of solid minerals is a legal entity created or determined by the subsoil user or holders of the subsoil use right, acting as a representative of the subsoil user when conducting subsoil use operations.

      2. The operator cannot be appointed a person who is the sole owner of the right to subsoil use under the relevant contract or license for subsoil use.

      3. Relations between the operator and the subsoil user are governed by an agreement between them, concluded in a simple written form for a period not exceeding the term of the subsoil use contract or licence.

      Failure to comply with the simple written form of this agreement entails its nullity.

      4. The effect of this Chapter does not cover the activities of the management company within the framework of joint development of deposits provided for by the provisions of Article 150 of this Code.

      Footnote. Article 49 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 50. Procedure for assignment of the operator in the subsoil use

      1. The subsoil user shall notify the competent authority in writing of assignment of the operator in the subsoil use. Such notifications are accompanied by a notarized copy of agreement between the operator and the subsoil user.

      2. Until notifying the competent authority, the operator is not considered as assigned one.

      3. Only one operator can be assigned under one contract or licence.

      4. In case of termination of the operator's powers, the subsoil user is obliged to immediately notify the competent authority thereof.

Article 51. Liability of the operator in the subsoil use

      1. The subsoil user bears responsibility for violation of the terms and conditions of subsoil use contract or licence caused by actions of the operator

      2. For obligations of the operator arisen in connection with the representation of the the subsoil user interests, the latter bears joint and several liability. In the event of the damage inflicted by the operator to third parties as a result of subsoil use operations, the subsoil user may not to refer to the fact that the operator acted exceeding the powers.

SECTION III. SAFE USE OF THE SUBSOIL Chapter 7. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS TO THE SUBSOIL USE OPERATIONS

Article 52. Ecological safety at performance of subsoil use operations

      1. Subsoil use operations, including forecasting, planning and design of production and other facilities, shall comply with the requirements of the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. Environmental condition of the subsoil is ensured by regulation of the maximum permissible emissions, restriction or prohibition of the subsoil use activities or certain types thereof.

      3. In cases provided for by the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, subsoil use operations without an appropriate environmental permit or a positive conclusion of the state environmental expertise are prohibited.

      Footnote. Article 52 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 53. Industrial safety at performance of the subsoil use operations

      1. Subsoil use operations, including design of production and other facilities, shall comply with the requirements of industrial safety.

      2. The subsoil user shall ensure compliance with the rules and regulations for safe performance of the works provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as taking measures aimed at prevention and mitigation of emergencies and accidents, and prevention of occupational diseases

      3. Subsoil use operations that pose a threat to life and health of people and infliction of material damage to individuals and legal entities, are prohibited.

      4. In cases provided for by this Code, subsoil use without positive conclusion of expertise in the field of industrial safety is prohibited.

      5. At performance of works associated with the subsoil use, the following shall be provided:

      1) study and observation by employees of rules and regulations for the safe conduct of work, as well as the planning and implementation of measures aimed at prevention and elimination of accidents;

      2) suspension of work in the event of immediate threat to the life of workers, removal of people to a safe place and implementation of the activities required to identify the danger;

      3) use of machinery, equipment and materials, maintenance of buildings and structures in a state meeting the requirements of the safety rules and norms, and sanitary standards;

      4) registration, proper storage and transportation of explosive materials and hazardous chemicals, as well as their correct and safe use;

      5) elaboration with due regard to the best practices and implementation of special integrated organizational and technical measures providing the improvement of the mine atmosphere composition, enhancement of the technology in mining works and of the use of collective and individual protective means aimed to prevent occupational diseases and industrial traumatism;

      6) implementation of specific measures for forecasting and preventing sudden breakthroughs of water, emissions of gases, minerals and rocks, as well as crush bursts;

      7) timely update of technical documentation and plans for liquidation of accidents with information specifying the boundaries of safe work areas;

      8) fulfillment of other requirements provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on civil protection.

Chapter 8. MITIGATION OF THE SUBSOIL USE CONSEQUENCES

Article 54. General provisions on mitigation of the subsoil use consequences

      1. A subsoil user is obliged to mitigate the consequences of subsoil use operations at the subsoil plot provided to them, unless otherwise set out by this Code.

      2. Mitigation of the subsoil use consequences consists in the set of measures taken to bring the production facilities and land plots into a state that ensures the safety of population life and health and protection of the environment under the procedures provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      3. Liquidation is carried out at the subsoil plot, for which subsoil use rights have been terminated, except for the cases set out by this Code.

      Mitigation of the consequences of the subsoil use operations may be made before the subsoil use licence or contract is terminated with the purpose to terminate the right to use part of the subsoil plot, and to reduce the volume of liquidation works (progressive liquidation), as well.

      4. Termination of the subsoil use licence or contract shall not entail termination of obligations to mitigate the consequences of subsoil use.

      5. Particularities of mitigation of consequences of the subsoil use operations with due regard to their types are determined by the Special Part of this Code.

      6. The procedure for acceptance of the results of the survey and work to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use operations is determined by the competent authority together with the authorized body in the field of environmental protection.

      Footnote. Article 54 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 55. Financing the mitigation of subsoil use consequences

      1. Liquidation measures are carried out at the expense of a subsoil user or a person that was the subsoil user immediately before termination of the relevant licence or subsoil use contract.

      2. In the cases provided for by this Code, the subsoil user shall be obliged to provide security for the performance of its liquidation obligations. The provision by the subsoil user of such security does not relieve from the obligation to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use.

      3. Security for performance of obligation to mitigate the consequences of subsoil use is made in favor of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      In case of failure to perform (improper performance) the obligation on mitigation within the period established according to this Code, the amount of provided security shall be subject to recovery in favor of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the state body either being a party to the contract and (or) the body that issued the subsoil use licence.

      If the amount of relevant security is insufficient to cover the expenses under the relevant liquidation project, the State is entitled to receive the deficient amount from the property of the person that was obliged to mitigate the consequences of subsoil use.

      4. Performance of the liquidation obligation by a subsoil user may be secured by guarantee, pledge of the bank deposit and (or) insurance.

      5. Security is provided separately for each subsoil plot.

      It is prohibited to conduct subsoil use operations that require mitigation of their consequences, without the security provided according to this Code.

      6. Alienation of the subsoil use right (share in it) by the subsoil user to a third person does not exempt the subsoil user from the mitigation obligations until the acquirer of the subsoil use right (share in it) has provided security in the amount determined according to this Code.

      7. In case of the provided security seizure to conform to the requirements of this code or its termination, for the reasons beyond the control of subsoil user,, the subsoil user is obliged to replace such security within sixty calendar days. If within the specified period such replacement has failed to be made by the subsoil user, the latter shall immediately suspend subsoil operations. Resumption of subsoil use operations is allowed only after restoration or replacement of the security.

      8. The provided security for the fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use operations must comply with the requirements of this Code and other legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan (appropriate security).

      9. The procedure for submitting and accounting for the security of fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use operations accepted by the state body is determined by the competent authority.

      Footnote. Article 55 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021); dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 56. Guarantee as a security for performance of liquidation obligation

      1. By virtue of the guarantee, the guarantor shall be liable to the Republic of Kazakhstan for the payment of the full amount of money determined in accordance with this Code, in the event that the subsoil user fails to perform its obligation to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use in accordance with this Code.

      2. Any second-tier bank, foreign bank or organization the shares of which are circulating on the organized securities market may serve as a guarantor. If the guarantor is a foreign bank or an organization whose shares are traded on an organized securities market, such guarantors must meet the conditions for a minimum individual credit rating in foreign currency, determined by the competent authority, unless otherwise provided by this Code.

      3. Obligation of the bank on the guarantee issued by it according to this Article shall terminate not earlier than completion of the liquidation.

      4. Guarantee is provided in Kazakh and Russian according to the standard form approved by the competent authority.

      Guarantee issued by a foreign person may be made up in a foreign language with mandatory translation into Kazakh and Russian the authenticity of which shall be notarized.

      5. Peculiarities of guarantees provided as security for the performance of obligations to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use operations are established by the Special Part of this Code.

      Footnote. Article 56 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 57. Pledge of the bank deposit as a security for mitigation

      1. By virtue of the pledge of a bank deposit, in case of non-fulfillment by the subsoil user of the liquidation obligations the Republic of Kazakhstan a to receive satisfaction from the amount of the pledged bank deposit, on a pre-emption basis before other creditors of the subsoil user. 

      2. Only a bank deposit placed with a second-tier bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan or with the National Postal Operator may be the subject of pledge in accordance with this Article.

      4. The requirements to amount of the bank deposit, being a security, are established by this Code.

      5. It is prohibited to repledge the bank deposit being a security.

      6. In the event of the liquidation of a subsoil user being a legal entity, including its bankruptcy, subject of the pledge is not included in the bankruptcy estate, and the pledgee is not a creditor participating in satisfaction of its claims at the expense of other property of the subsoil user.

      7. A bank deposit pledge agreement as a way to ensure the fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use operations is concluded in Kazakh and Russian languages in accordance with the standard form.

      The procedure for concluding a bank deposit pledge agreement and its standard form are approved by the competent authority.

      Footnote. Article 57 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (enacted sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 58. Insurance as a security for mitigation

      1. To secure its obligations to mitigate the consequences of subsoil use, the subsoil user is entitled to conclude an insurance contract with an insurance organization, by virtue of which the failure of the subsoil user to fulfill obligations to liquidate the consequences of subsoil use under the procedure provided for by this Code (insurance event) entails the payment of the insurance amount in favor of the Republic of Kazakhstan (beneficiary).

      The object of insurance is the property interest of a subsoil user associated with the fulfillment of its obligations to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use operations in the manner and within the time limits established by this Code.

      The requirement to the insurance company to pay the sum insured is subject to unconditional and mandatory execution within one month from the date of receipt by the insurance company of such a demand. In case of non-fulfillment and (or) improper fulfillment or violation of the deadlines for the fulfillment of the specified requirement, the insurance company bears responsibility established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      1-1. An insurance contract in order to ensure the fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use operations is concluded in accordance with a standard form approved by the competent authority in agreement with the authorized body for regulation, control and supervision of the financial market and financial organizations. The term of the insurance contract must be:

      1) for a license for exploration of solid minerals, at least eight years (when it is issued) or at least the remaining term of the license and an additional two years calculated from the date of expiration of the term of the license for exploration;

      2) for a license for extraction of solid minerals for at least three years;

      3) for a license for extraction of common minerals for at least three years;

      4) for a license to use subsoil space for the purpose of locating and (or) operating facilities for accommodating techno-genic mineral formations of mining and (or) ore-dressing production for at least three years;

      5) for a mining license for at least four years.

      2. In the part not regulated by this Code, relations on insurance provided for by this article are regulated by the civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Article 58 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

SECTION IV. STATE ADMINISTRATION IN THE SUBSOIL USE Chapter 9. SYSTEM OF STATE BODIES IN THE SUBSOIL USE

Article 59. Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      In the subsoil use, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall:

      1) arrange management of the subsoil as an object of the state property, develop the main directions of state policy in the subsoil use, strategic and tactical measures for its implementation;

      2) establish restrictions and prohibitions on the use of subsoil in order to ensure national security, safety of the population life and health and environmental protection;

      3) approve the list of strategic subsoil plots;

      4) perform other functions entrusted to it by the Constitution, this Code, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 60. Competent authority

      For the purposes of implementation of the state policy and representation of the interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the subsoil use, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan determines the competent authority, which is the central executive body.

      The competent authority represents the interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan and implements the state policy in the subsoil use on solid minerals and hydrocarbons through:

      1) development and approval of the state subsoil fund management program;

      2) development and approval of the legal acts in the subsoil use in cases provided for by this Code;

      2-1) consideration of draft documents on standardization within the competence, as well as preparation of proposals for development, introduction of amendments, revision and cancellation of national, intergovernmental standards, national classifications of technical and economic information and recommendations on standardization for submission to the authorized authority for standardization;

      2-2) implementation on the terms of voluntary participation of pilot projects on automation of monitoring of subsoil users' fulfillment of obligations under the subsoil use contract (license), the procedure of granting through information systems of the subsoil use right, registration of transfer or pledge of the subsoil use right and (or) objects related to the subsoil use right in the manner determined by the competent authority;

      3) granting and termination of the subsoil use rights for hydrocarbon exploration and production, uranium production, exploration and production of solid minerals;

      4) control over compliance of the subsoil users with the terms and conditions of contracts in the field of hydrocarbons and uranium production, as well as the terms of licences for exploration and production of solid minerals;

      5) provision of access to information about subsoil use licences issued by it and contracts concluded;

      6) submission of annual report to the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the course of performing the terms of subsoil use contracts concluded and licences issued by it;

      7) recovery of penalties for failure to perform the terms and conditions of subsoil use contract or licence;

      8) exercising other powers provided for by this Code, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Article 60 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 184-VI dated 05.10.2018 (shall be enforced upon expiry of six months after its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 61. Authorized body in the solid minerals

      The authorized body in the solid minerals implements the state policy on regulating the operations for exploration and production of solid minerals, except for uranium, through:

      1) development and approval of the legal acts in regulation of the operations for exploration and production of solid minerals, except for uranium, in cases provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      1-1) consideration of draft documents on standardization within the competence, as well as preparation of proposals for development, introduction of amendments, revision and cancellation of national, intergovernmental standards, national classifications of technical and economic information and recommendations on standardization for submission to the authorized authority for standardization;

      1-2) development and approval of technical regulations;

      2) execution of the state control over observance by subsoil users of the procedure for acquiring goods, works and services at performance of operations on production of solid minerals, except for uranium;

      3) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021);

      4) issue of permit for extraction of the rock mass and (or) displacement of the soil at exploration site in the volume exceeding one thousand cubic meters;

      5) regulation of the operations for exploration and production of solid minerals, except for uranium production operations;

      6) state control over the conduct of operations for exploration and production of solid minerals, except for the operations on production of uranium and commonly occurring minerals;

      6-1) conclusion of agreements with the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and subsoil users to stimulate entrepreneurship;

      6-2) development and approval of the rules for concluding, amending, supplementing and terminating an agreement on stimulating entrepreneurship, as well as monitoring their implementation, a standard form of an agreement on stimulating entrepreneurship together with authorized bodies in the field of hydrocarbons and uranium mining;

      7) exercising other powers provided for by this Code, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Article 61 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 184-VI dated 05.10.2018 (shall be enforced upon expiry of six months after its first official publication); dated 30.12.2020 № 397-VI (shall be enforced six months after the day of its first official publication); dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021); dated 15.11.2021 № 72-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2022).

Article 62. Authorized body in the hydrocarbons

      Authorized body in the hydrocarbons implements the state policy in the field of hydrocarbons through:

      1) development and approval of the legal acts in the field of hydrocarbons in cases stipulated by this Code;

      2) development and approval of the standard technical documents in the field of hydrocarbons;

      2-1) consideration of draft documents on standardization within the competence, as well as preparation of proposals for development, introduction of amendments, revision and cancellation of national, intergovernmental standards, national classifications of technical and economic information and recommendations on standardization for submission to the authorized authority for standardization;

      3) regulation of the subsoil use operations on hydrocarbons;

      3-1) monitoring the fulfillment by subsoil users of their obligations to purchase goods, works and services from Kazakhstani producers, attract Kazakhstani personnel, train Kazakhstani personnel, finance research, scientific, technical and (or) development works, as well as the acquisition by subsoil users and their contractors of goods, works and services used in hydrocarbon exploration or production operations;

      3-2) formation and maintenance of a register of goods, works and services used in conducting subsoil operations on hydrocarbons, and their producers, including the criteria for their assessment for inclusion in this register in the order established by the competent authority in the field of hydrocarbons;

      4) execution of the state control in the subsoil use operations on hydrocarbons;

      5) execution of the state control over compliance with the provisions of project documents;

      6) maintaining the unified database of oil and raw gas production and turnover;

      7) drafting of the schedules of the supply of oil for processing in the Republic of Kazakhstan and abroad to meet the needs of domestic market of petroleum products;

      8) issue of permits for creation and deployment of offshore facilities used for exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons on the sea and inland waters;

      9) issue of permits authorizations for flaring of the raw gas;

      10) maintaining the national balance of production, sales and consumption of hydrocarbons;

      11) execution of the state control over observance by subsoil users of the procedure for procurement of goods, works and services at performance of the operations on exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbon;

      11-1) conclusion of agreements with the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and subsoil users to stimulate entrepreneurship;

      11-2) development and approval of rules for concluding, amending, supplementing and terminating an agreement on stimulating entrepreneurship, as well as monitoring their implementation, a standard form of an agreement on stimulating entrepreneurship together with authorized bodies in the field of uranium mining and solid minerals;

      12) developing and approving the national plan of preparedness and response for liquidation of oil spills on the sea, inland waters and in the preservation zone of the Republic of Kazakhstan jointly with authorized bodies in the field of civil protection and commercial navigation;

      13) exercising other powers provided for by this Code, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Article 62 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 184-VI dated 05.10.2018 (shall be enforced upon expiry of six months after its first official publication); dated 15.11.2021 № 72-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2022); № 101-VII of 03.01.2022 (shall be put into effect sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 63. Authorized body in the uranium production

      Authorized body in the uranium production implements the state policy through:

      1) development and approval of the legal acts in the uranium production in the cases provided for by this Code;

      2) development and approval of the standard technical documents in the field of uranium production;

      2-1) consideration of draft documents on standardization within the competence, as well as preparation of proposals for development, introduction of amendments, revision and cancellation of national, intergovernmental standards, national classifications of technical and economic information and recommendations on standardization for submission to the authorized authority for standardization;

      3) regulation of the subsoil use operations on uranium production;

      3-1) monitoring subsoil users' fulfillment of their obligations to purchase goods, works and services from Kazakhstani producers, attract Kazakhstani personnel, train Kazakhstani personnel, finance research, scientific, technical and (or) development works, as well as the purchase of goods, works and services used in uranium mining operations by subsoil users and their contractors;

      3-2) development and maintenance of a register of goods, works and services used in uranium mining operations and their producers, including criteria for their assessment for inclusion in this register as determined by the uranium mining authority;

      4) execution of the state control over uranium production operations;

      5) execution of the state control over compliance with the provisions of project documents for uranium production;

      6) execution of the state control over the rational and integrated use of the subsoil at uranium production;

      7) execution of the state control over observance by subsoil users of the procedure for procurement of goods, works and services at performance of uranium production operations;

      7-1) conclusion of agreements with the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and subsoil users to stimulate entrepreneurship;

      7-2) development and approval of the rules for concluding, amending, supplementing and terminating an agreement on stimulating entrepreneurship, as well as monitoring their implementation, a standard form of an agreement on stimulating entrepreneurship together with authorized bodies in the field of hydrocarbons and solid minerals;

      8) exercising other powers provided for by this Code, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Article 63 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 184-VI dated 05.10.2018 (shall be enforced upon expiry of six months after its first official publication); dated 15.11.2021 № 72-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2022); № 101-VII of 03.01.2022 (shall be entered into force sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 64. Authorized body for subsoil study

      The authorized body for subsoil study implements the state policy in the geological survey of subsoil and subsoil space use through:

      1) granting the subsoil use right for geological survey and subsoil space use;

      2)arrangement and performance of the state geological survey of subsoil;

      3) regulation of operations on geological survey and subsoil space use;

      4) execution of the state control over geological exploration operations, as well as operations on the subsoil space use;

      5) execution of the state control over compliance with the requirements of this Code on accounting, storage, security and reliability of geological information;

      6) provision of access to geological information being non-confidential, as well as information on the subsoil use licences issued by it;

      7) arrangement and maintenance of the state records with regard to existing objects of placement of man-made mineral formations;

      8) the state monitoring of subsoil, collection and generalization of geological information;

      9) maintenance of the unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund;

      10) participation in the management of the state water cadastre in the part of underground waters;

      11) participation in development of the program for management of the state subsoil fund;

      12) development and approval of the map for identification of blocks with appropriate coordinates and individual codes;

      13) interaction and coordination with the competent authority on determining the boundaries of the subsoil plots granted for use, the use of geological information and other issues provided for by this Code;

      14) performing liquidation and conservation of ownerless flowing and emergency wells;

      15) approval of changes in the projects of prospecting and evaluation works on underground waters under the licences issued for geological survey of subsoil;

      16) arrangement and conducting of the state expertise of reserves of underground waters sites;

      16-1) development and approval of a methodology for classifying fields and forecast resources, instructions for calculating mineral reserves, including those related to unconventional hydrocarbons;

      17) development and approval of the statutory legal acts in geology and geological survey of subsoil in cases provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      17-1) consideration of draft documents on standardization within the competence, as well as preparation of proposals for development, introduction of amendments, revision and cancellation of national, intergovernmental standards, national classifications of technical and economic information and recommendations on standardization for submission to the authorized authority for standardization;

      17-2) development and approval of minimum requirements for exploration of solid mineral deposits;

      18) control over compliance of subsoil users with terms of their licence for geological survey of subsoil and subsoil space use licence;

      19) approval of the time standards and quotations for conducting works on the state geological survey of subsoil;

      20) acceptance and transfer of wells and technological units to the balance of a subsoil user;

      21) exercising other powers provided for by this Code, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Article 64 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 184-VI dated 05.10.2018 (shall be enforced upon expiry of six months after its first official publication); dated 30.06.2022 № 130-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (enacted sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 65. Local executive bodies of a region, the city of republican significance, the capital

      Local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and capital participate in implementation of the state policy in subsoil use through:

      1) granting the subsoil use right to conduct operations on production of commonly occurring minerals and artisanal mining;

      2) control over the compliance of subsoil users with the terms of licences for production of commonly occurring minerals, artisanal mining and performing state control over operations for production of commonly occurring minerals, artisanal mining;

      3) control over observance by subsoil users of the conditions of artisanal mining provided for by an artisanal mining licence and this Code;

      4) granting the rights for, and reserving the land plots being in state ownership, according to the land legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the purposes of subsoil use;

      5) re-registration of the rights to for land plot in favor of a trustee on the basis of the contract for subsoil plot trust management to be concluded according to Article 108 of this Code;

      6) regulation of development of the territories with mineral occurrences, keeping records of geological, geomorphological and hydrogeological objects of the state nature reserve fund of local significance and subsoil plots that are of special ecological, scientific, historical-cultural and recreational value, classified as specially protected natural areas of local significance;

      7) arrangement and conducting of the state geological survey of subsoil on underground waters for process and potable water supply to settlements;

      8) provision of access to information on licences issued by them for production of commonly occurring minerals and artisanal mining;

      8-1) consideration of draft documents on standardization within the competence, as well as preparation of proposals for development, introduction of amendments, revision and cancellation of national, intergovernmental standards, national classifications of technical and economic information and recommendations on standardization for submission to the authorized authority for standardization.

      9) exercising, in the interests of municipal state administration, other powers vested to local executive bodies by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Article 65 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 184-VI dated 05.10.2018 (shall be enforced upon expiry of six months after its first official publication).

Chapter 10. SUPERVISION AND NOTIFICATIONS IN THE SUBSOIL USE

Article 66. Control over compliance by subsoil users with the terms and conditions of subsoil use contracts and (or) licences

      1. Control over compliance by the subsoil users with the terms and conditions of their subsoil use contracts, including production sharing agreements, and (or) licences is carried out by the competent authority (state body that is a party to a subsoil use contract and (or) the body that issued a subsoil use licence).

      Procedure for monitoring compliance with the terms and conditions of subsoil use contracts, including production sharing agreements, and (or) licences is determined by the competent authority.

      2. Control over observance by subsoil users of the terms and conditions of subsoil use contracts, including production sharing agreements, and (or) licences, is carried out by monitoring compliance of subsoil users with their subsoil use contract (licence) and (or) visiting a subsoil user, as well as facilities on which subsoil use operations are (have been) conducted according to the terms of the subsoil use contracts and (or) licences.

      Monitoring of the fulfillment by subsoil users of obligations under the subsoil use contract (license) shall be carried out by the competent authority (the state body that is a party to the contract and (or) that issued a license for subsoil use) through analysis of reports submitted by subsoil users in accordance with this Code, space monitoring data containing signs of violations of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and information obtained from other sources in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Procedure for monitoring of compliance of the subsoil users with obligations under the subsoil use contract (licence) is determined by the competent authority.

      Footnote. Article 66 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 21.05.2024 № 86-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 67. State control over compliance with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use

      1. The state control over compliance with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use at performance of subsoil use operations is carried out by state bodies according to their competence in the following fields:

      1) study and use of the subsoil;

      2) performance of subsoil use operations on hydrocarbons and production of uranium.

      2. State control in the areas specified in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be carried out in the form of inspection, preventive control with a visit to the subject (object) of control and preventive control without a visit to the subject (object) of control.

      2-1. Inspection and preventive control with a visit to the subject (object) of control shall be carried out in accordance with the Entrepreneur Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      3. Preventive control without visiting the performer (target) of control is carried out in accordance with this Code and the Entrepreneur Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

      Footnote. Article 67 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 24.05.2018 № 156-VI (order of enforcement, see in subparagraph 3), paragraph 1 of Article 2); dated 06.04.2024 № 71-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 67-1. Procedure for performance of preventive control without visiting the performer (target) of control

      1. Preventive control without visiting the performer (target) of control is effected by the authorized body in subsoil study or its territorial subdivision with regard to subsoil users in accordance with sub-paragraphs 4) and 5) of Article 64 of this Code.

      Targets of control are: the area of geological study and use of the subsurface space, as well as geological information.

      2. The purposes of preventive control without visiting the control performer (target) are: the timely suppression and prevention of violations, granting to the control performers the right to independent elimination of the violations revealed by the authorized body in subsoil study or its territorial subdivision upon the results of preventive control without visiting the control performer (target), and reducing the administrative burden thereon.

      3. Preventive control without visiting the performer (target) of control is performed by analysis of geological reports, reports on the extracted minerals and data on the normalized losses submitted to the authorized body for subsoil study in accordance with this Code, as well as of other information on the activity concerning the control performer.

      In case of the violations revealing upon the results of preventive control without visiting the control performer (target) in the actions (omission to act) of control performers by officials of the authorized body in subsoil study or its territorial subdivision performing preventive control without visiting the performer (target) of control, information letter (notification) is formalized and sent to the subject of control within ten business days from the day when violations were revealed under the procedure envisaged by Article 68 of this Code.

      4. The control performer hat has received the information letter (notification) on elimination of violations revealed upon the results of preventive control without visiting the performer (target) of control, within ten business days from the day following the day of its delivery is obliged to submit the plan of measures to eliminate violations with an indication of specific timeline of their elimination to the authorized body for subsoil study or its territorial subdivision.

      In case of disagreement with the violations indicated in the information letter (notification), the control performer is entitled to send the objection to the authorized body for subsoil study or its territorial subdivision that has sent the information letter (notification) within five business days from the day following the day of delivery of the information letter (notification).

      5. Failure to eliminate the violations revealed upon the results of preventive control without visiting the performer (target) of control within the established timeline, as well as failure to submit, in due time, the plan of measures to eliminate violations entail the appointment of the preventive control with a visit to the performer (target) of control by inclusion in the semi-annual list of conducting preventive control with a visit to the performer (target) of control.

      6. Preventive control without visiting the performer (target) of control is executed no more than once a year.

      Footnote. Chapter 10 is supplemented by article 67-1 in accordance with the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 24.05.2018 No 156-VI (for the procedure, see subparagraph 3) paragraph 1 of Art. 2).

Article 68. Notifications in the subsoil use

      1. Participants in relations regulated by this Code are informed by means of notices made in writing and (or) publications in periodicals distributed throughout the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as by posting on the Internet resource of the relevant state body, in Kazakh and Russian.

      2. Unless otherwise provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the notice sent according to this Code shall contain information about the person to whom it is addressed, the ground for sending the notice, content of the notice, information about the senders, their signature.

      The person that sent the notice and not conforming to the first part of this paragraph is deprived of possibility to refer to the fact that it was sent in a proper way, unless they prove that the existing discrepancies were not material in view of the specific circumstances.

      If the notice was sent by a representative of the person on behalf and for the benefit of which it was sent, the notice shall also contain information about the powers of the representative. The effect of this part does not apply to officials of state bodies acting according to official powers, determined by legal acts of the relevant state body and (or) the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The notice shall be sent by post and (or) using of the means of communication that ensure the notice recording.

      Notices in the form of electronic documents or with the use of electronic means of communication under paragraph 4 of this Article are considered as notices in writing.

      3. Unless otherwise provided for by this Code, state bodies notify an indefinite and (or) certain circle of persons through publication in periodicals distributed throughout the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as posting on the Internet resource of the state body.

      Events reported in such notifications shall occur not earlier than fifteen calendar days from the date of publication, unless another time limit is contemplated by this Code.

      Notifications, notices and messages provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 47, paragraphs 1 and 4 of Article 50, paragraph 5 of Article 106, paragraph 4 of Article 107, paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 of Article 133, paragraph 3 of Article 146, paragraph 2 of Article 149, paragraphs 1 and 4 of Article 163, paragraph 3 of Article 164, paragraphs 2, 4 and 5 of Article 181 of this Code are sent through the unified state subsoil use management system in accordance with the procedure determined by the competent authority.

      5. Statements and proposals provided for in paragraph 5 of Article 115, paragraph 4 of Article 117, paragraph 5 of Article 118, paragraph 8 of Article 119, paragraph 2 of Article 120, paragraph 5 of Article 133, paragraph 1 of Article 169, paragraph 2 of Article 170, paragraph 5 of Article 171, paragraph 2 of Article 173 and paragraph 5 of Article 181 of this Code, are submitted through the unified state subsoil use management system in accordance with the procedure determined by the competent authority.

      Footnote. Article 68 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (effective from 01.01.2024).

Chapter 11. STATE SUBSOIL FUND

Article 69. Management of the state subsoil fund

      1. The state subsoil fund consists of the subsoil plots being in use, as well as of the subsoil being not in use within the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. Management of the state subsoil fund is carried out on the basis of the state subsoil fund management program according to the main directions of state policy in the sphere of subsoil use, strategic and tactical measures for its implementation under the procedure envisaged by this Code.

Article 70. State subsoil fund management program

      1. The state subsoil fund management program is developed with the purposes of implementing the state policy in the field of rational management of the state subsoil fund and reproduction of the mineral and raw material base of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. The state subsoil fund management program is developed on the basis of analysis of the prospects for development of the subsoil use and with due regard to:

      1) the need to ensure national, environmental and energy security of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) international obligations of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      3) approved documents of the state planning system of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      4) the needs of the Republic of Kazakhstan in relevant types of minerals and (or) products of their processing;

      5) the need to replenish and increase the mineral and raw material base of the Republic of Kazakhstan by types of minerals;

      6) ecological and social economic prospects for the development of regions;

      7) information of the unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund;

      8) information on the possession by a single person or group of persons from one state of the aggregate share in the subsoil use rights and (or) objects linked to subsoil use right;

      9) information of the state monitoring of subsoil;

      10) generalization and analysis of geological information;

      11) capabilities of the existing infrastructure.

      3. The state subsoil fund management program contains:

      1) geographical coordinates of the territories within which the state geological survey of the subsoil is planned to be made;

      2) geographical coordinates of territories within which subsoil plots are provided:

      for exploration or production of the solid minerals;

      for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons on the basis of auction;

      for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons as complex projects;

      3) geographical coordinates of specially protected natural territories, territories of curative, recreational and historical-cultural lands, approved by the authorized body in the field of natural areas of preferential protection;

      4) geographical coordinates of lands for defense and state security needs, territories of settlements, water fund lands; 

      5) other information required for implementation of the state policy in subsoil management.

      In addition to the information provided for in sub-paragraphs 1) to 5) of this paragraph, state subsoil fund management program may contain a reference to the territory(-ies) within which the subsoil use right can only be granted to a national company for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons, as well as for the exploration or production of uranium at a uranium or rare earth-uranium deposit.

      4. In the cases established by this Code, state subsoil fund management program contains minimum requirements for volumes and types of works at the subsoil plot provided for hydrocarbons exploration.

      When holding an auction for granting subsoil use right for hydrocarbons, the competent authority is entitled to establish higher minimum requirements for volumes and types of work than those defined in the state subsoil fund management program.

      5. Unless otherwise stated by this Code, the competent authority shall not be entitled to provide subsoil plots for conducting exploration or production of solid minerals or exploration and (or) hydrocarbon production operations in territories not defined in the state subsoil fund management program.

      6. The authorized body for subsoil study within two calendar days after the approval of the state subsoil fund management program publishes in the public domain information on subsoil plots included in the state subsoil fund management program.

      The list and composition of information on subsoil plots included in the program for managing the state subsoil fund, subject to publication in the public domain, are approved by the authorized body for the study of subsoil together with the competent body.

      7. The program for managing the state subsoil fund is posted in the public domain on the Internet resource of the competent authority in Kazakh and Russian.

      Footnote. Article 70 as amended by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023); dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 71. Keeping track of the status of state subsoil fund

      1. For the purposes of keeping track of the status of state subsoil fund the following shall be made:

      1) maintaining the unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund;

      2) state monitoring of subsoil;

      3) collection, storage, systematization, generalization and analysis of geological information.

      2. Information on the status of subsoil shall be based on the results of geological survey of subsoil, as well as geological information, reports and other documents submitted by subsoil users according to this Code.

Article 72. Unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund

      1. Unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund contains:

      1) information on the state accounting of minerals, their manifestations and on the objects of the subsoil space;

      2) information on subsoil plots granted for use for geological survey of subsoil, exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons, solid minerals, commonly occurring minerals, subsoil space use, as well as artisanal mining.

      3) information on liquidated production facilities of hydrocarbon and solid minerals, commonly occurring minerals, artisanal mining, burial of harmful substances, radioactive waste and discharge of sewage into the subsoil;

      4) information on state registration of operating facilities for the placement of man-made mineral formations.

      2. The state accounting of minerals contains information on deposits of minerals, the quantity and quality of the main and jointly occurring minerals, the components contained therein, mining engineering, hydrogeological, ecological and other characteristics of the deposit of industrial significance, their location, degree of study, extent of industrial development, production, losses and mineral endowment of industry, as well as changes in the assessment of resources and reserves of minerals for the reporting year as a result of their production or re-assessment of resources and (or) reserves of minerals.

      For each manifestation of minerals, geological and economic data on the forecast (perspective) resources of minerals, hydrogeological and other characteristics of their manifestation are recorded.

      Information on the objects of the subsoil space includes data on the location coordinates and characteristics of the cavity of the subsoil, the possibility of placing industrial, economic and other objects and substances therein and the implementation of technological and other processes therein.

      3. Identification characteristics which allow to determine the subsoil plot within its spatial boundaries, its size and location, information on the subsoil user, documents based on which the subsoil use right was granted, information on the pledge of the subsoil use right, reporting and other documentation submitted by the subsoil user, geological information are recorded for each subsoil plot

      4. Information on liquidated production facilities of hydrocarbons, solid minerals, commonly occurring minerals includes plans for the disposal of liquidated production facilities, liquidation acts and other data on the liquidation of the consequences of production.

      5. Formation of the information of unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund is ensured by conducting state geological survey, monitoring of subsoil, reporting and other information provided by subsoil users according to this Code.

      6. The authorized body for subsoil study provides information on the state accounting of minerals to state bodies under the procedure established by it.

      7. Maintenance of the unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund is carried out by the authorized body for subsoil study for the purposes of keeping track of the status of the mineral and raw material base of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the procedure it approves.

      8. Inclusion in the state accounting of minerals of information on the quantity and quality of main and along with them occurring minerals shall be made by the authorized body on subsoil study in the order determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with regard to the provisions of this Code.

      8-1. Accounting of losses in the mining of solid minerals shall be based on the data on standardized losses provided for by technical projects for the development of deposits, which are annex to mining plans.

      Technical projects of field development specified in part one of this paragraph shall be subject to approval by the authorized body on subsoil study in the procedure determined by it.

      Within fifteen working days after submission of the technical project of field development with the data on normalized losses and substantiating documents, the authorized body for subsoil study has the right to send a reasoned objection to the subsoil user on the amount of normalized losses. If such an objection is sent within the specified period, the authorized body for subsoil study shall determine the normalized losses independently on the basis of available data on normalized losses for similar projects or on the basis of previously submitted data.

      9. The data on resources and reserves contained in the report on evaluation of resources and (or) reserves of solid minerals, prepared by a competent person in accordance with Kazakhstan Code for the Public Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves, (KAZRC Code) and submitted to the authorized body on subsoil study, shall be subject to inclusion in the state registration of minerals in the following order:

      1) the report on evaluation of resources and (or) reserves of solid minerals received by the authorized body on subsoil study is considered within thirty calendar days;

      2) within the period specified in subparagraph 1) of this paragraph, the authorized body for subsoil study shall make a decision on accepting the report on evaluation of resources and (or) reserves of solid minerals and inclusion of the resources and (or) reserves of solid minerals in the state accounting of minerals or on returning the report on the evaluation of resources and (or) reserves of solid minerals with a motivated objection to it;

      3) if within the period specified in subparagraph 1) of this paragraph, the authorized body returned the report on evaluation of resources and (or) reserves of solid minerals with a motivated objection, the applicant for the license for the production of solid minerals or the subsoil user shall have the right to rework it or appeal the objection of the authorized body for the subsoil study in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      4) if in the report on evaluation of solid minerals resources and (or) reserves the amount of resources including with account of production and losses has decreased by more than twenty-five percent compared to the previously approved reserves of industrial categories, the authorized body on subsoil study shall conduct a hearing of the subsoil user, competent persons who prepared and verified the report on evaluation of solid minerals resources and (or) reserves on the validity of such changes and issue a reasoned conclusion on acceptance or rejection of the report on evaluation of solid mineral resources and (or) reserves. The conclusion of the authorized body on subsoil study may be appealed by interested parties in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The hearing of the subsoil user, the competent persons who have prepared and verified the report on evaluation of solid mineral resources and (or) reserves, shall be held in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body for subsoil study.

      Article 72 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication; dated 06.04.2024 № 71-VIII (effective from 01.01.2023).

Article 73. State monitoring of subsoil

      1. The state monitoring of the subsoil is a system for observing the state of the subsoil, including using Earth remote sensing data, to ensure the rational management of the state subsoil fund and timely detection of changes in them, assessment, prevention and elimination of the consequences of negative processes.

      2. The procedure for implementation of state monitoring of subsoil is determined by the authorized body for subsoil study.

      Footnote. Article 73 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 21.12.2022 № 167-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 74. State geological survey of subsoil

      1. The state geological study of the subsoil is a set of works that may include systemic regional geological studies, studies using Earth remote sensing methods, geological surveys, aerial and (or) space seismological monitoring in order to obtain comprehensive geological information and create geological maps that form the information basis subsoil use; prospecting and evaluation of minerals, monitoring of the state of the subsoil, engineering and geological surveys for construction; applied scientific research in the field of study and use of subsoil, other work carried out in order to study the earth's crust and the processes occurring in it, manifestations of minerals and other subsoil resources.

      2. State geological survey of subsoil is organized and conducted by the authorized body for subsoil study. State geological survey of subsoil for underground waters for process and potable water supply of settlements is organized by local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance, the capital.

      3. State geological survey of subsoil is carried out on the basis of a contract concluded between the authorized body for subsoil study and a contractor under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on public procurement.

      4. The territory for conducting state geological survey of subsoil and types of work shall be determined by the contract.

      5. State geological survey of subsoil may be conducted throughout the Republic of Kazakhstan, including at subsoil plots granted for use to private individuals according to this Code. Performance of works on state geological survey of subsoil shall not hamper the normal activities of persons engaged in subsoil use operations.

      6. The territory on which the state geological survey of subsoil is planned is determined in the state subsoil fund management program, indicating the goals, tasks and nature of the works.

      The provision of subsoil plots for use for exploration and extraction of minerals, as well as for artisanal mining within the territory of prospecting and evaluation of minerals during the state geological survey of subsoil shall be prohibited.

      7. The results of the state geological survey of subsoil shall be submitted to the public access within two months from the date of acceptance of the works.

      8. State geological survey of subsoil shall be carried out under the rules for the stages of geological exploration determined by the authorized body for subsoil study.

      Footnote. Article 74 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-VІ dated December 26, 2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 21.12.2022 № 167-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 75. Geological information

      1. Geological information is the information on material composition, geological structure and history, geological, geochemical, geophysical, hydrogeological, geomorphological and tectonic features of subsoil and their sites, deposits and manifestations of minerals recorded on any carrier and having the requisites to identify such information.

      The natural carriers of geological information include well core, samples of minerals, carbon dioxide, mercaptans, water, specimens of rocks and minerals, samples and collections of stone material, thin sections, polished sections, mineral solutions and pulps.

      The artificial carriers of geological information include logs of field observations, sampling, analysis of samples, registration of geophysical observations, geological reports, reports on the results of geological exploration, reports on the assessment of resources and reserves of minerals, paper and electronic media of primary field data and the results of processing, interpretation, analysis and generalization of geological information.

      2. Geological information is owned by the state (state geological information) if it is received from the budgetary funds or transferred to the state according to this Code.

      Geological information obtained at the expense of subsoil user funds is privately owned (proprietary geological information).

      Proprietary geological information contained in geological reports and other documentation submitted to state bodies under the procedure contemplated by this Code is transferred to the state for perpetual possession and use.

      3. The authorized body for subsoil study under the procedure determined by it shall implement the accounting, storage, classification, generalization and provision of geological information being in property of, as well as owned and used by the State.

      Storage and ensuring accessibility of information on subsoil and subsoil use, automation of geological information provision, interaction and coordination of work processes between the authorized body for subsoil study and the competent authority are carried out through the functioning of the information system "National Bank of Data on Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan". Exploitation of the information system "National Bank of Data on Mineral Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan" is maintained by the national operator for the collection, storage, processing and provision of geological information.

      The national operator collects the geological information being in property of, as well as owned and used by the State, for storage, generalization, systematization and provision to the persons concerned.

      The national operator on collection, storage, processing and provision of geological information is a legal entity with one hundred percent of the State’s participation in the authorized capital or a state enterprise determined by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals and carrying out the activities provided for in this Article.

      4. A subsoil user is obliged to ensure availability, accounting and preservation of geological information and its media obtained as a result of subsoil use operations, as well as unhindered access to them to representatives of the authorized body for subsoil study for the purposes of research or verification. The procedure for storage and accounting by subsoil users of geological information and its media obtained as a result of subsoil use operations is determined by the authorized body for subsoil study. Subsoil user that carries out operations for the exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons or solid minerals, commonly occurring minerals, shall not be entitled to alienate the natural carriers of geological information obtained as a result of subsoil use operations during the period of the subsoil use contract or licence, except for cases stipulated by this Article. Subsoil user is entitled to export natural carriers of geological information in the form of cores, specimens of rocks and minerals, samples, collections of stone material, thin sections, polishing sections, mineral solutions and pulps outside the Republic of Kazakhstan solely for the purposes of the study and analysis. The results of such study and analysis shall be included in the geological reports submitted to the authorized body for subsoil study according to this Code.

      The subsoil user intending to export natural carriers of geological information in the form of specimens of rocks and minerals, collections of stone material, thin sections, polished sections, mineral solutions and pulps outside the Republic of Kazakhstan is obliged to notify the authorized body for subsoil study thereof in writing one month prior to the date of the proposed export. The notice shall contain information on the nature of study of the exported natural carriers, the proposed duration of the study, time limit for preparation of the report on the results of study, and the organization conducting the study.

      Alienation of natural carriers of geological information by the subsoil user in the form of samples and (or) exporting samples outside Kazakhstan is carried out with the permission of the authorized body for subsoil study. To obtain a permit, the subsoil user files to the authorized body for subsoil study the application that shall contain information on the volume of the samples exported and the nature of its study, proposed duration of the study, time limit for preparing the report on the study results and the organization conducting the study.

      The authorized body for subsoil study within ten business days from the date of receiving the application adopts a decision to issue a permit or refuse to issue a permit.

      The authorized body for subsoil study refuses to issue a permit on the following grounds:

      1) application for permit fails to comply with this paragraph requirements;

      2) volume of the alienated and (or) exported sample is clearly inconsistent with the nature of study projected;

      3) projected studies are conducted in the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      4) geological reports containing information on the results of study and analysis of samples carried out under the previously issued permit have not been provided.

      5. A subsoil user intending to alienate or destroy the cores belonging to it shall be obliged to notify the authorized body for subsoil study in writing not later than one month in advance. The authorized body for subsoil study is entitled to demand in writing from the subsoil user to transfer the specified cores on the gratuitous basis to the ownership of the former within the time limit specified in the written demand This period cannot be less than one month.

      Three months prior to the expected termination of subsoil use operations at the relevant subsoil plot, the subsoil user is obliged to notify the authorized body for subsoil study in writing about available field observation logs, sampling, analysis of geophysical observations, paper and electronic carriers of primary field data of geological information or well cores. Within a month after receiving such notification, the authorized body for subsoil study shall be entitled to demand in writing from the subsoil user to transfer these carriers of geological information on the gratuitous basis to the ownership of the former. This demand shall be satisfied within a month from the date of its receipt.

      Export of cores outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan is carried out with the permission of the authorized body for subsoil study, issued under the procedure provided for by parts 3, 4 and 5 of paragraph 4 of this Article.

      6. Export of geological information on artificial carriers outside the Republic of Kazakhstan is carried out without restrictions, unless otherwise provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on state secrets.

      7. Restrictions stipulated by this Article shall not apply to subsoil users that are conducting artisanal mining and subsoil space use operations.

Article 76. Reporting by the subsoil user

      1. Subsoil users, in the cases provided for by this Code, are obliged to submit reporting on subsoil use operations.

      Reporting submitted by the subsoil user may be of periodic or one-time nature.

      The periodic reporting submitted to the state body contains information on results of the subsoil user’s activities during a certain period (reporting period).

      One-time reporting is submitted by the subsoil user for the purposes of informing the state body of the result of the work done on a specific issue.

      Composition of the reporting and the procedure for its submission with due regard to the types of subsoil use operations are determined by the provisions of the Special Part of this Code.

      2. Subsoil user is obliged, at the written request of the competent authority, to submit for verification the documents confirming the works performed and subsoil use expenses, within a period not later than twenty business days from the date of such request receipt.

      3. Subsoil users engaged in exploration and production of minerals, except for artisanal mining and operations on production of commonly occurring minerals, are obliged to submit to the competent authority the reporting provided for by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative standard, which is confirmed by a person being an auditor under the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Audit Activity.

      The form of such reporting and the guidelines for its completion are developed and approved by the state body authorized to implement the standard of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      4. Subsoil users on whose performance results reports were prepared on the evaluation of solid mineral resources and (or) reserves shall be obliged to submit their copies to the national operator for the collection, storage, processing and provision of geological information.

      The said reports and the information contained therein shall not be confidential and shall be subject to disclosure in accordance with this Code.

      Footnote. Article 76 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication;

Article 77. Provision of access to information on subsoil use licences and contracts

      1. The state body granting the subsoil use right shall provide open access to the information on the granted subsoil use rights in the information system within ten working days from the date of granting the relevant subsoil use right.

      2. Information on the subsoil use right with due regard to the type of subsoil operations, shall contain the following information:

      1) content of the issued subsoil use licence and the concluded contract for subsoil use;

      2) persons and organizations controlling the subsoil user, including:

      the form and way of control belonging to them (it);

      for individuals–surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document), citizenship;

      for legal entities–name and location;

      3) total amount of the expenses incurred by the subsoil user by years, according to the submitted reporting;

      4) on the paid amounts of fee for use of land plots (rental payments) by years;

      5) security of mitigation of the consequences of subsoil use operations, including: type of security, amount of security, the term of its operation and name of the organization that issued the security;

      6) registered pledge of subsoil use right (share in it), including:

      date of the pledge registration;

      for individuals–surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document) and citizenship of the pledge holder;

      for legal entities–name, location of the pledge holder;

      7) transfer of the subsoil use right (share in it) which include:

      the basis and date of the transfer;

      amount of the acquired share in the subsoil use right;

      for individuals–surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document) and citizenship of the acquirer;

      for legal entities– name and location of the acquirer;

      8) share of local content in the goods, works and services purchased by a subsoil user for subsoil use operations for the previous reporting period, if ensuring of share of local content in the goods, works and services is provided for by the relevant subsoil use contract or licence;

      9) total amount of expenses for Kazakhstan specialists training, research, scientific technical and development works in the Republic of Kazakhstan, social economic development of the region and development of its infrastructure, social economic support rendered by the subsoil user to local population, by years, if these expenses are in the scope of the subsoil user obligations.

      3. Geological information contained in geological reports and other documents received by the state bodies according to this Code constitutes the commercial secret of the subsoil user and these bodies are obliged to take measures aimed at protection of its confidentiality.

      The authorized body for subsoil study shall disclose the specified geological information by publishing it or providing open access to it:

      1) upon the expiration of five consecutive years after the date of its receipt from the subsoil user that had carried out subsoil use operations based on the subsoil use licence

      Upon written application of the subsoil use licence holder, the confidentiality period is extended for the period indicated in the application, but not more than for five years. Application for such extension may be filed before the expiry of the initial five-year period of confidentiality;

      2) after termination of the subsoil use contract (for geological information received from the subsoil user under the subsoil use contract);

      3) with the written consent of the subsoil user;

      4) at the request of other state bodies, provided they has taken measures to protect confidentiality of the information received;

      5) upon the expiration of three months from the date of return of the relevant subsoil plot, in respect of which such information was previously received;

      6) if the information is obtained as a result of state geological survey of subsoil.

      Disclosure of such information otherwise is prohibited.

      4. Information concerning the fulfillment of contractual and licence obligations in terms of local content, planning and carrying out by the subsoil user of purchases of goods, works and services, expenses for training of the Kazakhstan specialists and the amount of expenses for research, scientific technical and development works in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as for the social and economic development of the region and development of its infrastructure is not acknowledged as confidential.

      Persons the rights and legitimate interests of which are affected by this paragraph have the right to get acquainted with information on violations revealed and measures taken in the state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan that carry out the relevant state control.

      Footnote. Article 77 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication);

SECTION V. DISPUTES RELATED TO SUBSOIL USE, LIABILITY FOR VIOLATION OF THE LEGISLATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN ON SUBSOIL AND SUBSOIL USE, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN IN THE SUBSOIL USE AND PROTECTION OF SUBSOIL Chapter 12. SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES RELATED TO SUBSOIL USE AND LIABILITY FOR VIOLATION OF THE LEGISLATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN ON SUBSOIL AND SUBSOIL USE

Article 78. Procedure for settlement of the disputes related to subsoil use

      1. Disputes related to the exercise, change or termination of the right to subsoil use are subject to settlement in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and international treaties ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. Disputes arising under a contract for the exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons for complex projects in accordance with its terms at the choice of the subsoil user are subject to resolution in the courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan or in arbitration in accordance with the arbitration rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) on territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including "Astana" International Financial Center, or outside it.

      Footnote. Article 78 – as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 79. Liability for violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use

      1. Violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use entails liability established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. Administrative or criminal prosecution does not exempt the guilty persons from the obligation to eliminate the violations committed.

      3. Persons who caused damage to subsoil resources as a result of violation of the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use or the right of state ownership of subsoil are obliged to compensate for the damage caused in the amount and in the manner established by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The methodology for economic assessment of damage to subsoil resources is approved by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals together with the authorized bodies in the field of hydrocarbons and uranium mining.

      4. Persons concealing or presenting knowingly inaccurate (false) information on subsoils and subsoil use in the reports on evaluation of solid minerals resources and (or) reserves submitted in accordance with this Code, shall be liable in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Article 79 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication.;

Article 80. Liability of a subsoil user for violation of obligations under subsoil use contracts and licences

      1. Violation of obligations provided for in the subsoil use contract or licence shall entail the liability of a subsoil user according to the provisions of the Special Part of this Code.

      2. Subsoil user may be held liable for violation of obligations under subsoil use contracts or licences within three years from the day when the state body exercising control over the compliance of subsoil users with the terms of contracts and licences learned or should have learned about the violation of these conditions. Transfer of the subsoil use right does not entail changes in the time limit and procedure of its calculation.

Chapter 13. OBJECTIVES, PRINCIPLES, MAIN AREAS AND TYPES OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN IN THE SUBSOIL USE AND PROTECTION OF SUBSOIL

Article 81. Objectives of international cooperation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the subsoil use

      Objectives of international cooperation in the subsoil use are mutual assistance and coordination of joint actions of the Republic of Kazakhstan and other states and international organizations on the issues of subsoil study and subsoil use.

Article 82. Principles of international cooperation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the subsoil use

      1. Cooperation with other states and international organizations is based on the principles of mutual respect, trust, mutual assistance, compromise, non-discrimination, non-interference in each other's affairs, timely fulfillment of commitments, amicable settlement of disputes.

      2. The State shall make efforts to create an environment favorable for attracting investments and applying modern technologies through the introduction of market approaches to arrangement of activities in the field of study, exploration and production of minerals and the use of underground spaces.

Article 83. Areas of international cooperation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the subsoil use

      Areas of international cooperation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the subsoil use are:

      1) implementing geological survey of subsoil on a mutually acceptable basis in order to increase the mineral and raw material base, to ensure the growth of production efficiency and the use of minerals and products of their processing, provided that the level of safety and minimum pollution of the environment are simultaneously increased;

      2) developing new mechanisms for effective cooperation between bodies of state power and administration;

      3) developing the market of mineral and raw material resources and products of their processing, including by creating favorable conditions for the establishment of mutually beneficial cooperative ties between economic agents of the countries participating in international cooperation;

      4) developing and implementing the joint programs of work in the field of geological survey of subsoil, reproduction and qualitative improvement of the mineral and raw material base;

      5) facilitating access to transport infrastructure for international transit of the flow of mineral and raw material resources, as well as products of their processing (conversion);

      6) developing and implementing the joint work programs in the sphere of subsoil use safety aimed at achieving and maintaining a high level of safety;

      7) cooperating in prevention and mitigation of the consequences of major accidents at enterprises of mining and processing (transformation) of mineral and raw material resources;

      8) coordinating measures for improvement and harmonization of the normative and methodological documents regulating geological exploration based on requirements accepted in the world practice to the content of work by stages, classification of mineral reserves, form and content of geological reports, mineral resource balances and other geological information;

      9) facilitating access to new technologies used in exploration, production, processing (conversion) and use of mineral and raw material resources;

      10) participation in joint exploration and development of transboundary deposits and other transboundary resources of the subsoil.

SPECIAL PART SECTION VI. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SUBSOIL Chapter 14. CONDITIONS AND ORDER OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF SUBSOIL

Article 84. Licence for geological survey of subsoil

      1. Under a licence for geological survey of subsoil, the owner is entitled for three years to use subsoil for geological survey and (or) geophysical works, as well as prospecting and evaluation works on underground waters.

      2. A licence for geological survey of subsoil does not grant its holder the exclusive right to a geological survey site, unless otherwise stated by the resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 85. Territory of geological survey of subsoil

      1. A licence for geological survey of subsoil may be issued within the entire territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. The licence holder is not entitled to carry out geological survey of the subsoil at the subsoil plot granted for use to another person for exploration and (or) production of minerals, without the consent of such a person, except for the cases of aero geophysical research.

Article 86 Application for issue of licence for geological survey of subsoil

      1. A person interested in obtaining a licence for geological survey of subsoil shall submit a written application under the established form to the authorized body for subsoil study.

      2. Application shall contain the following information:

      1) for individuals–surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document) of the applicant, place of residence, citizenship, information on identity documents of the applicant;

      for legal entities–name of the applicant, its location, information on state registration as a legal entity (an extract from the trade register or other legalized document certifying that the applicant is a legal entity under the laws of a foreign state), information on its executives;

      2) reference to the block(s) composing the geological survey area.

      3. The documents attached to the application are:

      1) copies of the documents confirming the information provided for in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2 of this article;

      2) document confirming the authority of the person acting on behalf of the applicant when submitting the application, if such person is appointed by the applicant;

      3) plan for geological survey of subsoil and (or) a project for prospecting and evaluation works on underground waters, developed and approved by the applicant under Article 88 of this Code.

      4. Application and the documents attached thereto are submitted in Kazakh and Russian. Documents compiled in foreign language attached to the application are submitted with translation into Kazakh and Russian, authenticity of which is notarized.

Article 87. Consideration of an application for issue of licence for geological survey of subsoil

      1. The authorized body for subsoil study considers the application within ten business days from the date of its receipt and issues a licence or refuses to issue it.

      2. The authorized body for subsoil study refuses to issue a licence if the application or the documents attached thereto fail to comply with the requirements provided for in Article 86 of this Code.

      3. The refusal to issue a licence shall be substantiated.

      4. The applicant may appeal against the refusal to issue a licence according to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan no later than ten business days after the date of applicant's notification about that.

      5. The refusal to issue a licence does not deprive the applicant of reapplication.

      6. The procedure for filing and reviewing applications for issue of licences for geological survey of subsoil is determined by the authorized body for subsoil study.

Article 88. Project documents on geological survey of subsoil

      1. The project documents for conducting geological survey of subsoil are:

      1) geological survey plan;

      2) the project for prospecting and evaluation works on underground waters.

      2. Geological survey plan is developed for geological survey and (or) geophysical works.

      Project for prospecting and evaluation of underground waters is developed to search for and estimate deposits and underground water areas

      3. Project documents for geological survey are developed and approved by the subsoil user.

      Geological survey plan contains descriptions of the types and methods of geological survey and (or) geophysical works, approximate volumes, territories and terms of carrying out such works within a three-year period.

      Project for prospecting and evaluation works on underground waters contains descriptions of the types, methods and ways of works on prospecting and evaluation of underground waters, the number of drilled wells and their characteristics, the duration of work within a three-year period, the measures to liquidate the consequences of prospecting and evaluation works and the assessment of their cost.

      Composition, types, methods and ways of works on geological survey, the scope and timeline of their performance are determined in the project documents by the subsoil user independently under the instructions for drawing up project documents for geological survey of subsoil, developed and approved by the authorized body for subsoil study, upon the approval of the authorized body in environmental protection.

      4. In cases of changes in the types, methods and (or) ways of planned work on the geological survey of subsoil, as well as in their scope, the subsoil user is obliged to introduce appropriate changes to the project documents and submit them to the authorized body for subsoil study.

      If, in accordance with the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, these changes require obtaining an environmental permit or a positive conclusion of the state environmental expertise, the amended design documents for geological study are submitted to the authorized body for the study of subsoil after obtaining an environmental permit or, accordingly, a positive conclusion of the state environmental expertise.

      5. Changes to the project for prospecting and evaluation works on underground waters introduced after the issue of licence for geological survey of subsoil are subject to approval by the authorized body for subsoil study. Such coordination is carried out within twenty business days after the date of the amended project submission.

      The authorized body for subsoil study refuses to approve the changes to the project for prospecting and evaluation works on underground waters if such changes fail to correspond to the instructions for drawing up project documents for geological survey of subsoil.

      The refusal to approve the project for prospecting and evaluation works for underground waters does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to re-apply for obtaining the approval.

      The subsoil used may appeal against the refusal to approve the project for prospecting and evaluation works on underground waters according to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Article 88 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 89. Procedure for performance of operations under the licence for geological survey of subsoil

      1. Within the limits of a geological survey site, the subsoil user is entitled to perform works in compliance with the environmental and industrial safety requirements.

      2. Works performed under a licence for geological survey of subsoil shall be documented. The documentation shall reflect all information required for reliable survey of subsoil.

      3. At performance of a geological survey of subsoil, the subsoil user is obliged to ensure:

      1) reliability and safety of geological information obtained in the course of operations performed, including laboratory research and analysis data;

      2) timeliness and quality of keeping geological documentation;

      3) submission to the authorized body for subsoil study that issued the licence, under the procedure and within the time limits provided for in this Code, of reports on works performed on the geological survey site and a geological report based on the results of such works.

      4. At geological survey site, the subsoil user is not entitled to build capital construction, constantly store and keep explosives, create ditches, pits, trenches and other types of mine workings, as well as to conduct overburden removal works.

      The subsoil user is entitled to drill wells at the geological survey site only for purposes related to geophysical research and prospecting and evaluation works on underground waters.

      Upon the decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the subsoil user is entitled to drill the parametric wells at the geological survey site.

      5. The reserves of the underground waters site are subject to state expertise conducted by the state commission for the expertise of subsoil. The procedure for conducting state expertise of subsoil, the regulations on the state commission for the expertise of subsoil and its composition are determined by the authorized body for subsoil study.

      Positive conclusion of the state expertise of the reserves of the underground waters site constitutes the ground for state registration of these reserves as underground waters according to the water legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Production of underground waters is carried out according to the water legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 90. Reporting of the subsoil user on geological survey of subsoil

      1. Under a licence for geological survey of subsoil, the subsoil user is obliged to submit periodic geological reports.

      2. Periodic geological reports shall be submitted annually for the previous calendar year no later than on April 30 of each year.

      Reports for an incomplete calendar year are submitted for the actual period of subsoil use.

      Reports for the last incomplete calendar year of the period of subsoil plot use are submitted no later than two months after the end of the specified period.

      3. After termination of the licence, the person that was its owner is obliged to submit to the authorized body for subsoil study the final report on the results of the geological survey not later than three months from the date of termination of the licence.

      4. Geological reports are based on the materials of the primary geological information and contain data on the status and results of scientific research, testing and studies in the field of geology, hydrogeological drilling for underground waters, the activity on collection and testing of soil, surface rock and mineral samples.

      5. Reports provided for in this Article shall be submitted to the authorized body for subsoil study according to the form approved by it.

Article 91. Rights to geological information

      1. The holder of licence for geological survey of subsoil is entitled to freely disposal of geological information obtained as a result of geological survey.

      2. Geological information received by the subsoil user as a result of geological survey according to this Article shall be subject to gratuitous transfer for use to the authorized body for subsoil study within one month after the licence expiry date.

      The authorized body for subsoil study discloses the received geological information upon the expiration of five years from the date it was received (confidentiality period).

Article 92. Revocation of licence for geological survey of subsoil and its procedure

      1. Licence for geological survey of subsoil is subject to revocation by the authorized body for subsoil study in the following cases:

      violation of the provisions of paragraph 4 of Article 89 of this Code;

      failure to pay for subscription bonus for issue of licence for geological survey of subsoil in the amount and within the time limits set out by the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. If any violation is revealed, the authorized body for subsoil study shall notify the subsoil user thereof in writing.

      3. The subsoil user is obliged to eliminate the violation revealed within twenty business days from the date of notice receiving from the authorized body for subsoil study.

      The subsoil user within the time limit contemplated in this paragraph shall notify the authorized body for subsoil study about elimination of the violation with the attachment of documents confirming such elimination.

      In case of failure to eliminate the violation within the prescribed period, the authorized body for the study of the subsoil shall revoke the license in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article.

      4. Revocation of licence by the authorized body for subsoil study by sending to the subsoil user the written notice about revocation of the licence.

      The licence is terminated in ten calendar days from the day the subsoil user receives the licence revocation notice.

      5. The subsoil user is obliged to immediately stop the works under the revoked licence from the day of receiving the licence revocation notice and to remove all the structures, materials and equipment located on the territory of the geological survey from such a territory.

      6. The subsoil user is entitled to appeal against the licence revocation in a judicial proceeding from the day of receiving the licence revocation notice. In the period of such challenge, the period specified in paragraph 4 of this Article shall be extended until the court decision comes into force.

SECTION VII. EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS Chapter 15. PECULIARITIES OF GRANTING AND DISPOSITION OF THE RIGHT TO SUBSURFACE USE OF HYDROCARBONS Paragraph 1. Granting the right to subsurface use of hydrocarbons on the basis of auction

Article 93. Requirements applicable to individuals, aspiring to obtain the right to subsurface use of hydrocarbons

      1. When granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons, the person applying for the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons:

      1) be not in the stage of liquidation (for legal entities), corporate restructuring (for legal entities) or bankruptcy;

      2) not have outstanding debt on tax payment and other obligatory payments to the budget;

      3) in the case of obtaining the right to subsurface use for exploration and production of hydrocarbons, have financial assets, adequate to fulfill the minimal requirements to volumes and types of work on subsurface site during the exploration period.

      2. To confirm the availability of financial resources sufficient to meet the minimum requirements for the volume and types of work on the subsoil plot during the exploration period, in the cases provided for by this Code, shall submit one of the following documents:

      1) information on the presence and number of a bank account and an extract on the balance of the bank account in an amount sufficient to meet the minimum requirements for the volume and types of work on the subsoil site during the exploration period;

      2) a copy of the agreement on the loan of money or on the financing of hydrocarbon exploration activities, which provides for the purpose of the loan to finance the activities of a person claiming to obtain the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons in an amount sufficient to meet the minimum requirements for the volume and types of work on the subsoil site during the exploration period.

      If, as a document confirming the availability of financial capabilities of a person applying for the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons, a copy of an agreement on a loan of money or on financing activities for hydrocarbon exploration, documents are additionally submitted confirming that the lender has financial capabilities provided for in subparagraph 1) of part one of this paragraph.

      In case of insufficiency on the bank account of the person claiming to obtain the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons, the financial resources necessary to perform the minimum requirements for the volume and types of work on the subsoil plot during the exploration period, the documents provided for in subparagraph 2) of part one of this paragraph are additionally submitted.

      3. For obtaining the right to subsurface use on subsurface site at sea, apart from the requirements specified in paragraph 1 of this Article the individual shall have a good professional practice of conducting operations on subsurface use in the territory of continental shelf of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or inland water of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or at sea outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      For legal entities, the requirement specified in part 1 of this paragraph shall be considered as fulfilled if the individual has an appropriate experience and owns not less than twenty five percent of stocks (participation interests) of such legal entity.

      Footnote. Article 93 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023).

Article 94. Application for holding an auction

      1. A person interested in obtaining a subsoil use right for hydrocarbons shall submit to the competent authority an application for an auction for granting a subsoil use right for hydrocarbons, which must contain:

      1) for individuals – the surname, first name and patronymic (if it is indicated in the identity document) of the applicant, individual identification number;

      2) for legal entities – the name of the applicant, information on state registration as a legal entity, business identification number;

      2-1) information on persons, states, international organizations controlling the applicant, also on persons, states, international organizations, which are not controlling the persons, holding participatory interests, shares of the applicant, with disclosure of information on the stake and ownership mode;

      3) the name and geographical coordinates of the requested territory of the subsoil plot provided for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons on the basis of an auction specified in the state subsoil fund management program.

      For the purposes of this Chapter, ownership of participatory interests, shares shall mean ownership by an individual, state or international organization of participatory interests, shares of the applicant and (or) participatory interests, shares of a legal entity and (or) organization holding participatory interests, shares of the applicant, including through ownership of participatory interests, shares of another legal entity and (or) other organization. In this case, ownership shall mean the right to a participatory interest, ownership of shares, units and other forms of equity participation, including securities confirming the ownership right or convertible into shares or units.

      The requirement of subparagraph 2-1) of this paragraph on providing information on persons, states, international organizations holding participatory interests, shares of the applicant who are not controlling persons shall not apply to the said persons, states, international organizations holding such participatory interests, shares through shares and (or) securities traded in the organized securities market.

      2. An application for holding an auction shall be subject to consideration within twenty working days from the date of its receipt by the competent authority.

      Based on the results of consideration of the application for holding an auction, the competent authority shall:

      1) publish a notice of holding an auction in accordance with Article 95 of this Code no more than four times a year;

      2) refuse to consider an application for holding an auction if, within three years prior to the submission of the application, the applicant submitted another application for holding an auction, but did not register as an auction participant.

      In case of publication of a notice of an auction, applications for participation in the auction shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements set forth in Article 96 of this Code.

      Footnote. Article 94 - as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023); as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication);

Article 95. Terms and conditions of auction

      1. An auction for each plot shall be held by the competent authority upon an application for an auction.

      The notice of the auction and the conditions for its holding shall be posted on the object of informatization of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons and the Internet resource of the competent authority in Kazakh and Russian.

      Persons interested in participating in the auction shall have the right to receive information related to the auction procedure.

      2. Notification of holding the auction on granting the right to subsoil use of hydrocarbons shall contain:

      1) date and time of its holding;

      2) term of filing the application for participation;

      3) indication and brief description of subsoil (field) plot in relation to which the right of subsoil use is put up for auction;

      4) types of subsoil use operations;

      5) amount of contribution for participation in auction and bank account details for its payment;

      5-1) the amount of the guarantee fee and bank details for its payment;

      6) in case of granting the right to subsoil use for exploration and production of hydrocarbons - the minimal requirements to scopes and types of work on the subsoil plot during the period of exploration, and their estimated value as well;

      7) initial amount of subscription bonus estimated based on the amount of minimal subscription bonus for each block, established by the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      8) amount of expenses for training of the Kazakhstan staff in the period of production;

      9) amount of expenses for research, scientific-technical and development works in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan during production period;

      10) amount of expenses for the social and economic development of the region and the development of its infrastructure during production period;

      11) minimum in-country value commitments in goods, works, services, personnel;

      12) information about recorded entitlements on the land plots granted for the subsoil use purposes;

      13) in case of granting the right to subsoil use for exploration and production of hydrocarbons - reference to the condition provided for by paragraph 7 of Article 119 of this Code;

      14) duration of exploration period or preparation period under the subsoil use contract.

      Date of the auction holding shall be not later than two months following the last day of the term provided for filing of application for participation in auction.

      2-1. A notice of an auction for the granting of the right to subsurface use of hydrocarbons in subsurface areas related to complex projects, in addition to the information specified in paragraph 2 of this article, with the exception of subparagraphs 11), 13) and 14) of part one of paragraph 2 of this article, must also contain a requirement to determine the person interested in participating in the auction, in his application for participation in the auction, the minimum obligation for intra-country value in personnel in accordance with paragraph 5-1 of Article 36 of this Code.

      3. In case of holding of the auction on subsoil plot for which the subsoil use contract was terminated earlier, the notification of auction holding shall additionally contain:

      1) if the subsoil plot was transferred for trust management to the national company engaged in the field of hydrocarbons:

      the condition on reimbursement to the trustee of the costs incurred in accordance with the trust management agreement, as well as payment of remuneration to him, except for cases stipulated by this Code;

      the condition on reimbursement to the former subsoil user of the cost of the property transferred under subparagraph 1) of paragraph 8 of Article 107 of this Code;

      a condition to reimburse the state for the value of the transferred property acquired and (or) received by the trustee in the course of trust management;

      2) in cases provided for by paragraph 19 of article 119 of this Code, - conditions based on the amount and term of repaying to the former subsoil user the expenses incurred for detection and estimation;

      3) in cases provided for by subparagraph 2) and 3) of paragraph 4 of article 107 of this Code, - information about the amount of collateral of the former user.

      4. The term provided for application to participate in auction, accounts to two months following the date when the notice of its holding was published.

      5. The amount of the fee for participation in the auction is one hundred times the monthly calculation index established by the law on the republican budget and valid on the date of placement of the notice of the auction.

      6. The fee for participation in the auction shall be paid to the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons and is non-refundable.

      The fee for participation in the auction within three working days shall be transferred by the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons to the state revenue.

      7. The guarantee fee shall be paid to the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons and is a security for the performance of the obligation of the winner of the auction to pay the signature bonus.

      The amount of the guarantee fee is determined by the competent authority and shall be:

      1) in case of granting the right to subsoil use for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons - an amount equal to two times the size of the starting size of the subscription bonus, determined in accordance with the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) in the case of granting the right to subsoil use for the production of hydrocarbons - an amount equal to a one-time size of the starting size of the subscription bonus, determined in accordance with the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      8. The guarantee fee of the applicants of the auction, whose applications were refused by the competent authority on the grounds provided for by this Code, shall be returned within three working days after the application for the return of the guarantee fee is submitted.

      An application for the return of the guarantee fee shall be submitted to the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons.

      9. The guarantee fee of the auction participants admitted to participate in the auction, with the exception of the auction winner and the auction participant who offered the next largest amount of the signature bonus after the auction winner, shall be returned within three working days after submitting an application for a refund of the guarantee fee based on the results of the auction.

      An application for the return of the guarantee fee shall be submitted to the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons.

      10. The guarantee fee of the auction winner, as well as the guarantee fee of the auction participant who offered the next largest amount of the signature bonus after the auction winner, shall be returned to them within three working days after submitting an application for the return of the guarantee fee, provided that the auction winner performs the requirements provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 100 of this Code.

      On meeting the requirements, provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 100 of this Code by the winner of the auction, the competent authority, within three working days from the date of receipt from the auction winner of confirmation of payment of the signature bonus, shall notify the auction participant who offered the next largest amount of the signature bonus after the auction winner.

      The guarantee fee of the auction winner, the auction participant who offered the next largest amount of the signature bonus after the auction winner, upon his application, may be transferred by the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons in performance of the obligation of the auction winner to pay him the signature bonus.

      11. In case of non-compliance with the requirements provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 100 of this Code, the guarantee fee of the auction winner is not returned and within three working days from the date of expiration of the subscription bonus payment period, the guarantee fee shall be transferred to the state revenue, as well as in the cases of:

      1) non-performance by the auction participant, who offered the next largest amount of the signature bonus after the winner of the auction, the requirements provided for in paragraphs 3 and 5 of Article 100 of this Code, the guarantee fee is not returned to him and within three working days from the date of expiration of the subscription bonus payment period, the guarantee fee is transferred to the state revenue;

      2) performance by the auction participant who offered the next largest amount of the signature bonus after the winner of the auction, the requirements provided for in пунктами 3 and 5 of Article 100 of this Code, within three working days after submitting an application for a refund of the guarantee fee, the guarantee fee is returned.

      Footnote. Article 95 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 297-VI dated 30.12.2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023); от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication);

Article 96. Application for participation in auction

      1. A person interested in participating in an auction for granting the right to subsoil use of hydrocarbons shall submit an application to the competent authority for participation in the auction in the form of an electronic document certified by means of an electronic digital signature by using the informatization object of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use of hydrocarbons.

      2. Application for participation in auction shall contain:

      1) for individuals - surname, first name and patronymic (if it is indicated in the identity document) of the applicant, citizenship, information on the applicant's identity documents;

      2) for legal entities - name of the applicant, information on state registration as a legal entity (extract from the commercial register or other legalized document certifying that the applicant is a legal entity under the legislation of a foreign state), information on the directors;

      2-1) information on persons, states, international organizations controlling the applicant, also on persons, states, international organizations, which are not controlling the persons, holding participatory interests, shares of the applicant, with disclosure of information on the stake and ownership mode.

      The requirement of this subparagraph to provide information on persons, states, international organizations holding participatory interests, shares of the applicant who are not controlling the persons shall not apply to the said persons, states, international organizations holding such participatory interests, shares through shares and (or) securities traded on the organized securities market;

      3) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023);

      4) reference to the subsoil plot specified in the notification of auction holding;

      5) information about the payment by the applicant of the fee for participation in the auction;

      6) information on the payment of the guarantee fee by the applicant.

      3. The documents additionally attached to application are:

      1) obligation of the applicant to fulfill the conditions for granting the right to subsoil use, indicated in notification;

      2) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023);

      3) documents confirming correspondence of applicant to requirements established by Article 93 of this Code;

      4) properly certified documents confirming information indicated in application;

      4-1) a schematic description of the applicant’s control structure, indicating the persons, states, international organizations controlling the applicant, as well as persons, states, international organizations, which are not controlling the persons, holding participatory interests, shares of the applicant, with disclosure of information on the stake and ownership mode;

      5) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023);

      6) in case of granting the right to subsoil use in subsoil plots related to complex projects, the minimum obligations for in-country value in personnel, determined by the applicant in accordance with paragraph 5-1 of Article 36 of this Code.

      4. The application and the documents attached thereto shall be executed in Kazakh and Russian. If the application is submitted by a foreigner or a foreign legal entity, the documents attached thereto may be drafted in another language with a mandatory attachment of translations into Kazakh and Russian to each document and notarization of their authenticity.

      The documents and information provided for by this article shall be submitted in the manner determined by the competent authority in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article 99 of this Code.

      Footnote. Article 96 as amended by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023); от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 06.04.2024 № 71-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 97. Procedure for consideration of application for participation in auction

      1. Application for participation in auction for granting the right to subsoil use of hydrocarbons is subject to consideration within ten business days from the date of receipt into the relevant authority.

      2. Upon the application review, the competent authority shall admit the applicant to participation in the auction, refuse the applicant’s admission to participation in the auction or notify on the need to eliminate the identified discrepancies.

      If upon the application review it was established that the applicant cannot be admitted to participation in the auction on the grounds specified in subparagraphs 2), 4), 6) and 9) of paragraph 3 of this Article, the competent authority shall deny admission of the applicant's to the auction.

      2-1. Except for cases stipulated by part two of paragraph 2 of this Article, if, upon review of the application submitted within the established time, its non-compliance with the requirements of Article 96 of this Code is revealed, the competent authority shall notify the applicant thereof, indicating the revealed non-compliance.

      The applicant shall have the right to eliminate the identified non-compliances indicated in the notification of the competent authority within three working days from the date of the competent authority’s notification, but no later than fifteen working days before the date of the auction.

      After elimination of the identified non-compliances, the applicant shall resubmit the application to the competent authority. Such an application shall be submitted before the expiration of the deadline set for the elimination of non-compliances indicated in part two of this paragraph, but no later than fifteen working days before the date of the auction. An application resubmitted in accordance with this paragraph shall be subject to review by the competent authority within five working days. Upon the application review the competent authority shall admit the applicant to the auction or deny admission.

      Expiration of the deadline for applications for participation in the auction, specified in the notification of the auction, shall not be grounds for refusal to accept and examine a repeated application in accordance with this paragraph, if it is submitted within the period idicated in part two of this paragraph.

      3. The competent authority shall deny admission to the auction if:

      1) the applicant has not eliminated the identified discrepancies of the application for participation in the auction, specified by the competent authority, within the established deadline;

      2) the application is submitted later than the deadline for applications for participation in the auction;

      3) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (enacted sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication);

      4) within three years before the application filing, the relevant authority early terminates the subsoil use contract which has been concluded between the applicant and the person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant or being under control of the applicant;

      5) the applicant being a subsoil user has outstanding breaches of obligations on other subsoil use contract, indicated in notification from the relevant authority;

      6) the applicant was earlier selected as winner of auction for granting the right to subsoil use of hydrocarbons, but did not pay the subscription bonus;

      7) to exclude by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023);
      8) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (enacted sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication);

      9) granting the right to subsoil use entails a threat for national security of the country including concentration of rights within the contract and (or) concentration of rights of subsoil use.

      4. Denial of admission to the auction on the grounds provided for in subparagraphs 4), 6) and 9) of paragraph 3 of this article shall deprive the applicant of the right to reapply for the current auction.

      5. Denial of admission to the auction shall contain the reasons for the denial, except for the case provided for by subparagraph 9) of paragraph 3 of this article.

      Footnote. Article 97 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 98. Commission for Granting Subsoil Use Rights for Hydrocarbons

      1. The Commission for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons is a permanent collegial body established to consider issues related to granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons.

      2. The regulation on the commission for granting the right to subsurface use for hydrocarbons and its composition shall be approved by the competent authority.

      3. The Commission shall be headed by the Chairman. During the absence of the chairman, his/her functions shall be performed by the deputy.

      4. The meetings of the commission shall be considered competent if attended by at least two-thirds of the total number of members of the commission.

      5. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023).

      6. The commission for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons deprives the winner of the auction of the right to conclude a contract, and also cancels the auction or recognizes it as failed on the grounds established by this Code.

      Footnote. Article 98 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 297-VI dated 30.12.2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023).

Article 99. Holding an auction

      1. If the only person registered as an auction participant is the person who submitted an application for holding an auction, then within three working days from the date of completion of consideration of applications for participation in the auction, the auction shall be canceled and a contract for subsoil use shall be concluded with such person in accordance with the procedure, established by Article 100 of this Code, subject to the condition that such person pays the starting size of the signature bonus.

      2. Applicants admitted to participate in the auction and registered at the object of informatization of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons as auction participants participate in the auction.

      3. The auction shall be held on the day according to the date specified in the notice of the auction.

      4. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023).

      5. The auction is organized by the competent authority and conducted using the object of informatization of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons in electronic form in accordance with the procedure, determined by the competent authority.

      The operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons is a legal entity, determined by the competent authority, carrying out auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons in accordance with the procedure, prescribed by this Code.

      Criteria for determining the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons are approved by the competent authority.

      6. The operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons shall ensure:

      1) registration of applicants admitted by the competent authority to participate in the auction;

      2) integration of the object of informatization of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons with the relevant state and other information systems in order to obtain in electronic form the documents and information provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 96 of this Code;

      3) acceptance of documents from applicants for registration at the informatization facility of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons;

      4) consulting on work at the informatization facility of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons;

      5) equal access conditions for auction participants at the informatization facility of the electronic auction operator for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons;

      6) conducting auctions remotely using the informatization object of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons;

      7) formation of a register of auction results;

      8) publication of the register of results of electronic auctions at the informatization facility of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons;

      9) maintenance of a complex of technical means, system and technological software in a constant working condition for:

      proper functioning of the object of informatization of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons;

      preventing interference of third parties, including employees of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons, in the process of holding auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons on the day of the auction;

      10) compliance with the technical requirements for the object of informatization of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons, including requirements for the protection of information and requirements for protection from outside interference in the auction process;

      11) submission of records of all actions performed at the object of informatization of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons on the day of the auction, at the request of the competent authority;

      12) development and approval of internal technical documents regulating the holding of auctions;

      13) interaction with the competent authority on the issues of holding auctions;

      14) placement of a notice of holding auctions at the informatization facility of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons;

      15) organization of development of new and (or) modernization of existing software for holding auctions;

      16) suspension, postponement or cancellation of auctions in the manner determined by the competent authority.

      Footnote. Article 99 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 297-VI dated 30.12.2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023).

Article 100. Summing up the auction results and conclusion of the contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons

      1. The auction winner becomes the participant who offered the largest amount of the subscription bonus.

      2. The results of the auction are drawn up automatically on the basis of the register of the results of electronic auctions at the informatization facility of the operator of electronic auctions for granting the right to subsoil use for hydrocarbons on the day of its holding by a protocol signed by the competent authority and the winner of the auction.

      The results of the auction within three working days from the date of its holding must be posted on the Internet resource of the competent authority in the Kazakh and Russian languages.

      3. The auction winner, within twenty business days from the day of its results publication shall:

      1) pay the subscription bonus;

      2) send to the competent authority a confirmation of payment for the subscription bonus and a countersigned contract on exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons, developed in accordance with the standard contract on exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons, approved by the competent authority.

      In case of granting the right to subsoil use of exploration and production of hydrocarbons, the auction winner additionally shall develop a programme of works containing the scope, description and deadlines for the work during the exploration period and complying with the minimal requirements to the scope and types of work on the subsoil plot in the exploration period and attach it to the contract on exploration and production as its integral part.

      The contract on exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons shall contain annex thereto, as is integral part, establishing subsoil plot in accordance with Article 110 of this Code, on which the subsoil user has a right to conduct operations on exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons.

      If at the stage of submitting the application the auction winner offered the minimal liabilities on local content in works, services more than fifty percent, offered obligations shall be attached to the contract on exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons.

      4. The competent authority within twenty business days from the date of receipt of the contract and payment confirmation for subscription bonus from the winner, concludes a contract on exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons and sends his signed copy to the winner.

      5. In in case if the auction winner has not paid the signature bonus within the period specified in paragraph 3 of this Article and (or) has not submitted to the competent authority a subsoil use contract signed on its part, such a person shall be deprived of the right to conclude a contract, while the right for the conclusion of a contract for the relevant subsoil plot, a written notification of the competent authority, sent within three working days after the expiration of the period provided for in paragraph 3 of this Article, is transmitted to the auction participant who offered the next largest amount of the signature bonus after the auction winner.

      Within twenty working days from the date of sending a written notification from the competent authority, the auction participant who offered the next largest amount of the signature bonus after the auction winner must perform the requirements for the auction winner, provided for in paragraph 3 of this Article. At the same time, the signature bonus provided for in subparagraph 1) of part one of paragraph 3 of this Article is paid by the auction participant who offered the next largest amount of signature bonus after the auction winner, in the amount proposed by such auction participant.

      If, within twenty working days from the date of sending a written notice from the competent authority, by the auction participant who offered the next largest amount of the signature bonus after the auction winner, the requirements for the auction winner, provided for in paragraph 3 of this Article, such person is deprived of the right to conclude a contract, and a subsoil plot is repeatedly put up for auction.

      Footnote. Article 100 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 297-VI dated 30.12.2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023); от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 101. Procedure and grounds to declare the auction void

      1. The auction for granting the right to subsoil use is declared void and the repeated auction is not held, if there are less than two participants registered at the day of holding the auction.

      2. Recognition of the auction as invalid shall be documented by a protocol signed by all members of the commission present. The announcement on the recognition of the auction as void must be posted on the Internet resource of the competent authority in the Kazakh and Russian languages within three working days from the date of registration of the protocol.

      Footnote. Article 101 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 297-VI dated 30.12.2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023).

Article 102. Declaration of the auction for granting the right to subsoil use of hydrocarbons as invalid

      1. The court can declare the auction for granting the right to subsoil use of hydrocarbons invalid upon request of a participant or a competent authority.

      2. The grounds for declaring the auction invalid are:

      1) violation of rules for auction holding established by this Code, which affected on selecting the auction winner;

      2) establishment of facts that the person, with whom the subsoil use contract was concluded based on the auction results, had submitted the misleading information to the competent authority, that affected on the decision of such person allowance to the auction.

      3. The auction participants have right to appeal against the auction results according to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the grounds, indicated in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2 of this Article within three months from the date of the results publication.

      4. In case of disputing the validity of auction before the contract conclusion, the contract conclusion term shall be suspended till adjudication on the merits by the court.

      5. Declaration of the auction invalid leads to invalidity of the contract concluded based on the results of auction.

      6. In case of declaring the auction invalid on the ground indicated in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2 of this Article, the person selected as the winner of such auction may call in return of the subscription bonus paid.

Paragraph 2. Granting the right to subsoil use of hydrocarbons to the national company engaged in the field of hydrocarbons on the bases of direct negotiations

Article 103. Conditions for granting the right to subsoil use of hydrocarbons to the national company in the field of hydrocarbons on the basis of direct negotiations

      1. National company in the field of hydrocarbons is recognized as a Joint Stock Company, established by decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in which the controlling interest is owned by the the state or national managing holding, operating in the field of subsoil use of hydrocarbons.

      2. National company engaged in the field of hydrocarbons is entitled to obtain the right on exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons on general grounds in the order provided for by this Code, excluding the cases indicated in this Code.

      3. The subsoil plot located in the territory, included in the program of management of the state subsoil fund, within the limits of which the right to subsoil use is granted to national company engaged in the field of hydrocarbons, can be granted for use to such national companies on the basis of direct negotiations.

      4. The subsoil plot located in the territory, included in the program of management of the state subsoil fund, within the limits of which the right to subsoil use for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons is granted on the ground of auction, can be granted for use to the national company engaged in the field of hydrocarbons on the basis of direct negotiations only prior to submission of application for auction holding by the person concerned.

      5. The contract on exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons on subsoil plots granted to the national company in the field of hydrocarbons on the basis of direct negotiations, can be concluded with the national company both individually and with the strategic partner.

      At the same time, a mandatory condition for granting the subsoil use right on the basis of direct negotiations on large fields is equity participation of the national hydrocarbons company as a subsoil user under the relevant subsoil use contract in the size of fifty percent or more.

      6. A strategic partner of a national company in the field of hydrocarbons may be recognized as a legal entity or a consortium of legal entities that meets the requirements approved by the national company in the field of hydrocarbons and agreed with the competent authority, which has committed itself to provide investment financing under a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons or obligations to reimbursement of a signature bonus under a contract for the production of hydrocarbons.

      The strategic partner shall be determined by the national company when applying for direct negotiations.

      7. Financing of exploration according to the contract (agreement) on joint activities and (or) agreement of financing, concluded with the aim of granting the right to subsoil use on the basis of direct negotiations between international companies or the legal entity, fifty and more percents of voting shares (of the interest in the charter capital) directly or indirectly are in possession of such a national company and strategic partner in the order and under conditions established by this Code is recognized as the investment financing.

      Joint activity agreement shall provide for the obligation of strategic partner on payment of subscription bonus or refund of subscription bonus sum, paid by the national company.

      8. Right to subsoil use (share of the right to subsoil use) granted to the national company in the field of hydrocarbons on the basis of direct negotiations, may not be transferred within two years from the date of registration, excluding the cases of its transfer to legal entity, if fifty and more percents of voting shares (participation share) are directly or indirectly possessed by the national company in the field of hydrocarbons.

      At that, such legal entity does not have the right to transfer the right granted to subsoil use (share of the right to subsoil use) within two years from the date of contract registration.

      Reduction of the equity participation size of the national hydrocarbons company or a legal entity, whose fifty and more percent of voting shares (participatory interests) are directly or indirectly held by the national hydrocarbons company under the subsoil use contract on large fields, shall be made provided that the national hydrocarbons company or a legal entity, whose fifty and more percent of voting shares (participatory interests) are directly or indirectly held by the national hydrocarbons company, retain their control over the decision-making by subsoil users under the subsoil use contract.

      Footnote. Article 103 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 104. Application of the national company in the field of hydrocarbons for direct negotiations conducting.

      1. The national company engaged in the field of hydrocarbons, intending to obtain for use the subsoil plot for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons on the basis of direct negotiations, sends to the competent authority an application with indication of boundaries of the subsoil plot for which the national company engaged in the field of hydrocarbons puts in a claim.

      2. In case of intending to obtain the right to subsoil use on exploration and production of hydrocarbons, the national company in the field of hydrocarbons attaches to the application the program of works, containing volumes, description and period of work execution during exploration and the program shall correspond to the minimal requirements on volumes and types of works on the subsoil plot during the period of exploration.

      3. In case of the strategic partner involvement by the national company in the field of hydrocarbons, the application shall contain:

      1) name of a strategic partner, its location, information about state registration as a legal entity (extract from the commercial register or other legalized document, identifying, that the applicant is a legal entity by the legislation of the foreign state), information on management team, information on legal entities, persons, states and international organizations, directly or indirectly, controlling the applicant;

      2) information on previous activities of the strategic partner, including the list of states, in which the strategic partner conducted business for the last three years;

      3) properly certified joint venture agreement and (or) a financial agreement concluded between the national company in the field of hydrocarbons or a legal entity, which directly or indirectly holds fifty and more voting shares (of shares in charter capital) and the strategic partner.

      4. The application and all the documents attached to it shall be written in Kazakh and Russian. In case of the foreign strategic partner involving by the national company in the field of hydrocarbons, such documents may be executed in other language, with the compulsory attachment of translation into Kazakh and Russian to each document and notarization of their authenticity.

Article 105. Procedure for direct negotiations conducting with the national company in the field of hydrocarbons

      1. Direct negotiations on granting of the right for subsoil use to the national company in the field of hydrocarbons are conducted between competent authorities of the national company in the field of hydrocarbons and working group of the competent authority. Provision on the working group and its composition are approved by the competent authority.

      2. Direct negotiations are conducted during two months from the day of application submission to the competent authority. Terms of direct negotiations can be extended by the competent authority decision.

      3. According to results of direct negotiations the competent authority shall take the decision concerning conclusion of the contract or refusal of its conclusion.

      4. In case of decision on conclusion of the contract on subsoil use, within twenty business from the date of making it:

      1) the national company or its strategic partner pays the subscription bonus, determined by the results of direct negotiations;

      2) the national company sends to the competent authority a confirmation of the payment of the subscription bonus and a countersigned (in case of the strategic partner involvement- from its part, too) contract on exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons, developed in accordance with the standard contract on exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons, approved by the competent authority.

      In case of granting the right to subsoil use for exploration and production of hydrocarbons, the national company shall additionally develop the program of works, containing volumes, description and period of the work execution during exploration determined according to the results of direct negotiations and attach such program to the contract on exploration and production as its integral part.

      The exploration period shall be fixed in the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons and its duration is determined based on the results of direct negotiations.

      The preparation period shall be fixed in the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons and its duration is determined based on the results of direct negotiations.

      The contract on exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons shall contain an annex to the contract constituting the integral part thereof, establishing a subsoil plot according to the article 110 of this Code, where the national company has a right to conduct operations on exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons.

      5. The competent authority concludes the contract on exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons within twenty business days from the date of the contract gaining and confirmation of payment for subscription bonus and sends to the national company its signed copy (copies).

      6. Concluding additional agreements to the contract, stipulating decrease or exclusion of obligations, declared by the national company in the program of works.

Paragraph 3. Termination of the right to subsoil use of hydrocarbons

Article 106. Early termination of the subsoil use contract

      Footnote. The title of Article 106 is in the wording of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 29, 2022 № 174–VII (effective after ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

      1. The subsoil use contract for hydrocarbons shall be prematurely terminated in the following cases:

      1) if at the end of the exploration period under a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a complex project, the subsoil user has not identified a field, the report on the calculation of the reserves of which received a positive conclusion from the state examination of the subsoil provided for by this Code;

      2) early termination of the subsoil use contract by the competent authority unilaterally in the cases provided for in this Article;

      3) return by the subsoil user of the entire subsoil plot before the expiration of the contract;

      4) in other cases provided for by this Code.

      1-1. The competent authority shall prematurely terminate the subsoil use contract unilaterally in the following cases:

      1) entry into force of a court decision to ban subsoil use activities;

      2) carrying out operations on subsoil use for hydrocarbons without the relevant examinations of project documents approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      3) violation of the requirements of paragraph 1 of Article 44 of this Code, entailed a threat to national security;

      4) non-fulfillment by the subsoil user of an investment obligation under a subsoil use contract for a depleting field in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 153-1 of this Code.

      2. The competent authority has the right to early terminate the powers of the subsoil use contract unilaterally in case of the subsoil user's failure to rectify, within the established period:

      1) one of the violations, provided for in sub-paragraphs 1) and 2) of paragraph 2, article 133 of this Code;

      2) more than two breaches of other obligations established by the subsoil use contract.

      3. By decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the competent authority has the right to early terminate the subsoil use contract unilaterally, including concluded before the enactment of this Code, in case the subsoil user’s actions during the operation of subsoil use on a subsoil plot, which has a strategic importance, lead to amendment in the economic interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan, creating a threat to national security.

      In case of a unilateral termination of the contract on the specified basis, the competent authority shall notify the subsoil user of this no later than two months.

      4. If the actions of a subsoil user in conducting subsoil use operations on a subsoil plot of the strategic importance, lead to change in the economic interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan, posing a threat to national security, the competent authority may call for making amendments and (or) additions to contract terms, including the contract concluded before this Code entry into force, in order to restore the economic interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The competent authority has the right to early terminate such a subsoil use contract unilaterally if:

      1) within a period of two months from the date of the notification receipt from the competent authority of the amendment and (or) addition to the contract terms, the subsoil user does not confirm in writing his consent to negotiate the amendment and (or) addition to the terms of the contract or refuses to conduct them;

      2) within the time limit up to four months after the date of receipt of the consent from the subsoil user to conduct negotiations on the amendment and (or) addition to the contract terms, the parties will not reach an agreement on the amendment and (or) addition to the contract terms and conditions;

      3) within the time limit up to six months after the date of reaching an agreed decision to restore the economic interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the parties will not sign the amendment and (or) addition to the terms of the contract.

      5. Early termination of the subsoil use contract is unilaterally executed by the competent authority by sending to the subsoil user a written notice of such contract termination.

      The contract shall be terminated upon the expiry of two months from the date of such notice receipt by the subsoil user.

      6. The subsoil user has the right to dispute the legality of the early termination by the competent authority of the subsoil use contract in court within two months from the date of the notification receipt. In case of the subsoil user bringing the matter before the court, the term specified in paragraph 5 of this article shall be suspended until the court decision enters into legal force.

      Footnote. Article 106 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (enacted sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 107. Subsoil plots and property upon termination of subsoil use

      1. From the day of termination of the contract for the subsoil use, the subsoil plot, enshrined in such a contract, is returned to the state.

      2. From the date of the exploration period completion, the exploration site is considered to be returned to the state, excluding the subsoil plot, indicated in registered annex to the contract on exploration and production of hydrocarbons, stipulating securing the site and exploration period or preparation period, and containing an annex to the contract, establishing according to the article 110 of this Code the site of production of hydrocarbons.

      3. From the date of the mining period completion the production site (s) is (are) returned (returned) to the state.

      If in the subsoil use contract there are two or more mining sites, then from the day the mining period ends in one of the mining sites, such site is returned to the state.

      4. Upon termination of the subsoil use right concerning to the subsoil plot (sites), the competent authority notifies a subsoil user about one of the following decisions:

      1) to mitigate consequences of subsoil use on such subsoil plot;

      2) to perform the conservation of the subsoil plot for subsequent transfer to another person;

      3) to transfer the subsoil plot for trust management of the national company in the field of hydrocarbons.

      5. Notification is sent in the following cases and terms:

      1) if the subsoil use contract is terminated at the expiry mining period, not later than two months prior to such termination;

      2) in the event of early termination by the competent authority of the subsoil use contract unilaterally -simultaneously with the notification of early termination of the subsoil use contract;

      3) in case of termination of the subsoil use contract by agreement of the parties - simultaneously with the signing of the agreement on termination of the contract.

      4) in case, provided for by subparagraph 2) of paragraph 16, article 119 of this Code - simultaneously with sending the notification of refusal in conclusion of annex to the subsoil use contract.

      6. The person having received notification of the competent authority about the decision to mitigate the consequences of subsoil use on the subsoil plot or to preserve the subsoil section for subsequent transfer to other person:

      1) is obliged to stop subsoil use operations in the subsoil plot, except for operations immediate termination of which is associated with the threat of emergency situations. Such operations shall be stopped within two months from the date of notification receipt;

      2) is obliged immediately upon the approval and receipt of positive opinions provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan on expertises of the exploration project on liquidation or preservation to commence works aimed at mitigation of consequences of the use of mineral resources or preservation of a subsoil plot in accordance with the requirements established by this Code;

      3) within six months from the date of the notification receipt, shall have the right to remove from the subsoil plot the mined hydrocarbons, as well as equipment and other property in its ownership. Equipment and other property not brought out within a specified period shall be subject to liquidation or preservation in accordance with the requirements established by this Code.

      7. In the absence of the previous subsoil user or evasion from the fulfillment of the obligation provided for in subparagraph 2) of paragraph 6 of this article, carrying out works on the mitigation of the consequences of subsoil use or preservation of the subsoil plot are carried out at the expense of the support funds.

      8. The person having received notification of the competent authority about the decision to transfer the subsoil plot to the trust management of the national company in the field of hydrocarbons:

      1) is obliged within one month from the date of receipt of the notification, to transfer equipment and other property, ensuring the continuity of the technological process and industrial safety in the subsoil plot to the trust management of the national company in the field of hydrocarbons until the transfer of property to the new subsoil user.

      In case of absence of the previous subsoil user or evasion from the transfer of the property to the national company in the field of hydrocarbons, the competent authority acts as its attorney with respect to such property and transfers it to the national company in the field of hydrocarbons by an act, containing a, list providing an indication of the status of the transferred property;

      2) within six months from the date of notification receipt, shall have the right to export the mined hydrocarbons, as well as equipment and other property that is its property, except for the facilities specified in subparagraph 1) of this paragraph.

      8-1. In the cases provided for in paragraphs 6 and 8 of this Article, the person who received the notification from the competent authority shall send a report on the work done.

      9. In case, provided for by subparagraph 3) of paragraph 4 of this article:

      1) the trust manager arranges valuation of the property specified in sub-paragraph 1) of paragraph 8 of this article;

      2) the property referred to in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 8 of this article, as well as the property acquired and (or) received by the trustee in the process of trust management, from the date of conclusion of the subsoil use contract shall be transferred into the ownership of the new subsoil user, who shall pay the former owner the cost of such property within the time specified in the auction notice. The trustee shall transfer such property to the new subsoil user under an act containing the list of the transferred property and information on its condition.

      10. In cases provided for by sub-paragraphs 2) and 3) of paragraph 4 of this article:

      1) the competent authority holds an auction for granting the right for subsoil use of hydrocarbons on such subsoil plots;

      2) the competent authority within ten business days from the date of conclusion the subsoil use contract sends a notification of necessity to transfer the rights according to the bank deposit contract constituting the subject of a pledge to secure the mitigation of subsoil use consequences to a new subsoil user and terms of such transfer;

      3) the previous subsoil user within the terms indicated in notification, transfers the rights according to the bank deposit contract constituting the subject of a pledge to secure the mitigation of subsoil use consequences to a new subsoil user.

      Footnote. Article 107 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (enacted sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 108. Trust management of subsoil plot upon termination of the subsoil use right

      1. In the case provided for by sub-paragraph 3) of paragraph 4 of Article 107 of this Code, the competent authority within five business days from the date of sending notification of the decision to transfer the subsoil plot to the trust management of the national company in the field of hydrocarbons for subsequent submission to another person concludes with the national company in the field of hydrocarbons trust agreement for such a subsoil plot.

      2. Contract of trust management of a subsoil plot is developed and concluded in accordance with the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and grants to the trustee the right to:

      1) implement subsoil use operations without concluding contract on subsoil use operations;

      2) obtain a land plot on the right of land use for the implementation of trust management of a subsoil plot.

      3. The trustee is entitled to reimburse of expenses incurred during the trust management of a subsoil plot and confirmed in the prescribed manner, at the expense of income from its use when submitting documents confirming the necessity of incurred expenses.

      In case of such reimbursement of expenses, the new subsoil user shall not reimburse the expenses of the trustee previously reimbursed in accordance with this article.

      In case of no income or its insufficiency, reimbursement of expenses is carried out at the of the founder's(beneficiary) expenses.

      4. Incomes from trust management, other than amounts directed to reimbursement of expenses of a trustee and payment of taxes related to the performance of a trust management agreement, shall be sent to the founder (beneficiary) as a result of the termination of the trust management agreement.

      5. Procurement of goods, works and services within the framework of an agreement on trust management of a subsoil plot is carried out without complying with the requirements stipulated by this Code.

      6. The trustee shall be liable with his property for obligations arising from transactions made by him in excess of the authority granted to him by the contract of trust management of the subsoil plot, or in violation of established restrictions.

      7. The land plot is officially reregistered to the trustee for the validity term of the trust agreement of the subsoil plot, but not more than ten years from the date of its conclusion.

Article 109. Specifics of foreclosure on subsoil use right and (or) objects related to the subsoil use right

      Footnote. The title of Article 109 as amended under the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (enacted sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

      1. In case of foreclosure on subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) and (or) objects, related to the subsoil use rights, including pledge, the corresponding accomplishment (sale) of subsoil use right (shares in in subsoil right) and (or) objects, related to the subsoil use right, is executed by conducting the public sales, if other is not established by this Code.

      At conclusion of a transaction on alienation of the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) and (or) objects related to the subsoil use right, including collateral, based on the bidding results, the person who is the winner in the bidding shall be obliged to obtain permission of the competent authority for transfer of the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) and (or) objects related to the subsoil use right in accordance with Article 45 of this Code, except for cases provided for by paragraph 2 of Article 44 of this Code.

      Provisions of this paragraph are also used for the cases of property mass sale upon execution of bankruptcy procedures.

      2. Satisfaction of a claim of the pledge holder from the value of the pledged subsoil use right (share in subsoil use right) and facilities related to the subsoil use right, is executed in a legal process.

      3. Prior to announcement of bids on realization (sale) of the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) and (or) objects related to the subsoil use right, the tender initiator is obliged to request information from the competent authority on the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right), which is put up for auction or is related to the relevant object to be put up for auction.

      The competent authority shall, within ten working days after receipt of the request, send information to the tender initiator on the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right), which shall include:

      1)type of subsoil use operations;

      2) information on the term of the subsoil use right, including the remaining term of the subsoil use right;

      3) information on the presence of notifications on breaching the subsoil use contract conditions;

      4) information on fulfillment of conditions under the subsoil use contract according to the submitted reports;

      5) other information affecting the conditions of subsoil use operations.

      After receiving the information referred to in the second part of this paragraph, in the announcement on holding the bids the bids initiator shall also publish information on the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) received from the competent authority.

      4. When the auction for realization (sale) of the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) and (or) objects related to the subsoil use right is declared void, the pledge holder has the right to convert the pledged property into his ownership (become the holder of the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) and (or) objects related to the subsoil use right) or require appointment of a new auction.

      5. Conditions of contracts concerning pledges and other agreements, conflicting with provisions of this article are void.

      6. The auction on realization (sale) of the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) and (or) objects related to the subsoil use right, conducted in violation of the requirements of this article, shall be recognized invalid.

      The competent body shall deny a permit for the transfer of the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) and (or) objects related to the subsoil use right, if such transfer is carried out in violation of the requirements of this article.

      Footnote. Article 109 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Chapter 16. SUBSOIL PLOTS FOR EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS

Article 110. Subsoil plots, granted for operations on subsoil use of hydrocarbons

      1. The subsoil plots, included in the program of management of the state subsoil fund may be provided for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons:

      1) by holding an auction;

      2) to national company in the field of hydrocarbons on the grounds of direct negotiations.

      One and the same site can not be used simultaneously for various subsoil use contracts for hydrocarbons.

      At the same time, the full or partial conjunction of territories is accepted.

      2. The spatial boundaries of the subsoil plot, where the subsoil user has the right to carry out operations for the exploration or production of hydrocarbons in accordance with the contract for the exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons, are established in the appendix to such a contract, which is its integral part, taking into account the following:

      1) the initial spatial boundaries of a hydrocarbon exploration or production site under a contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons are determined in accordance with the program for managing the state subsoil fund;

      2) the spatial boundaries of the exploration site (sites) when extending the exploration period under the contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in order to assess the discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits), as well as when moving to the appraisal stage under the contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a complex project, include blocks in within which the proposed contours of discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits) are completely or partially located, requiring evaluation;

      3) the spatial boundaries of the exploration site (sites) when extending the exploration period under a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for the purpose of trial operation of discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits) include blocks within which the proposed contours of a deposit (aggregate of deposits) are located in whole or in part on which (which) it is planned to conduct trial operation;

      4) the spatial boundaries of the hydrocarbon production plot (plots) (with the exception of the upper boundary) are established on the basis of the field contours, determined in accordance with the approved subsoil user and the report on the calculation of geological reserves that received a positive conclusion from the state examination of the subsoil.

      If several separate fields are discovered within the exploration plot, the spatial boundaries of the subsoil plot shall be established for each individual field;

      5) the spatial boundaries of the subsoil plot requested for the purpose of increasing the initial subsoil plot under a contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons are determined in agreement with the authorized body in the field of subsoil study (in terms of the vacancy of the requested subsoil plot of subsoil use) in accordance with the approved subsoil user and received positive conclusions of expert examinations provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan in addition to the relevant basic project document, establishing the proposed contours of discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits);

      6) spatial boundaries of the hydrocarbon exploration or production site remaining with the subsoil user after the reduction of the subsoil plot by returning to the state in accordance with статьей 114 of this Code, shall be determined by the subsoil user;

      7) spatial boundaries of exploration or production sites in the event of allocation of a subsoil plot under a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in accordance with статьей 115 of this Code (the main and allocated subsoil plots) shall be determined:

      when allocating a part of the exploration site - in accordance with approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, examinations of additions to the exploration project, providing for the evaluation of the relevant discovered deposits (aggregate of deposits) in the main and allocated subsoil plots;

      when allocating an exploration or production site - on the basis of data on the relevant subsoil plots specified in the contract for the exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons from which the allocation is made.

      Information on the spatial boundaries of the subsoil plot (plots) provided for in subparagraphs 1) - 4), 6) and 7) of part one of this paragraph is sent by the competent authority in a notification manner to the authorized body in the field of subsoil study.

      3. In case of providing of subsoil plot situated (partly situated) within the land plot possessed or being in use of another person, the upper spatial boundary of a subsoil plot inside of such a land plot is considered to be set to the depth of thirty meters from the lowest point of the earth surface of such a land plot.

      4. In case of providing of a subsoil plot, partly situated within the lands of specially protected natural areas or areas of water reserve lands, the upper spatial boundary of a subsoil plot inside of such areas is considered as set to the depth of thirty meters from the lowest point of the earth surface of such land plot.

      5. In case of providing of a subsoil site, situated (partly situated) in the down of a subsoil site of another subsoil user entitled to subsoil use of hydrocarbons, the upper spatial boundary of a subsoil site within the area of subsoil site of such subsoil user is defined on his lower spatial boundary.

      6. For the exploration sites, on which the period of exploration was prolonged on the grounds, indicated in paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 117 of this Code, and also for the production sites, a lower spatial boundary is set, being determined by the depth of occurrence of discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits) or mining of hydrocarbons.

      7. Size of the area of exploration site (sites) under one subsoil use contract of hydrocarbons may not exceed two thousand and four hundred blocks.

      Footnote. Article 110 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 111. Provision of a subsoil plot

      1. From the date of subsoil use contract registration, the subsoil plot is transferred for use to the subsoil user.

      2. The conclusion of a contract for the production of hydrocarbons or an addendum to the contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, which provides for fixing the site and the period of production or the preparatory period, the transition to the production period under the contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, is the basis for granting the subsoil user the right to land use on the land plot he needs in in accordance with the land legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Article 111 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 112. Concept and types of transformation

      Transformation of subsoil plots is the change in their spatial boundaries made by:

      1) extension of the subsoil plot;

      2) reduction of the subsoil plot;

      3) allocation of the subsoil plot (a part thereof) under one subsoil use contract by concluding a new subsoil use contract.

Article 113. Extension of the subsoil site

      1. Extension of the subsoil plot under the contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons is made on the application of a subsoil user at simultaneous observance of the following terms:

      1) a subsoil user has discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits), expected contours of which overrun the boundaries of subsoil plot and are set in approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions of expertises, provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan base project document.

      2) the requested subsoil site is free from subsoil use on hydrocarbons, except for the case when the subsoil site is in use under a contract for subsoil use on hydrocarbons by the same person;

      3) the subsoil plot is requested in blocks, within which the expected contours of discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits) are located, established in the approved by the subsoil user and having received positive opinions the project document provided for by this Code and examinations by other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      4) all breaches of obligations under the subsoil use contract indicated by the notification of the competent authority are eliminated.

      2. Application for extension of the subsoil plot shall contain:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) or name of the subsoil user;

      2) registration date and number of the subsoil use contract;

      3) indication of requested subsoil plot, on which it is expected to increase the initial subsoil plot.

      3. The documents additionally attached to application are:

      1) in case of the extension of exploration site - supplementary works program, approved by the subsoil user and containing volumes, description and terms of works, which the subsoil user is obliged to perform on the requested subsoil plot, proportionally corresponding to the minimal requirements to volumes and types of work on the subsoil plot during the exploration, which was set by the applicant to subsoil use right;

      2) addendum to the contract signed by the subsoil user providing for:

      extension of a subsoil plot (in the form of addendum to the contract, establishing the extended subsoil plot according to article 110 of this Code);

      obligation of subsoil user on execution the program of additional works, indicated in sub-paragraph 1) of this paragraph and attached to the contract as its integral part.

      In the case provided for by subparagraph 2) of paragraph 1 of this Article, if the entire subsoil area to be expanded or a part thereof is located within the boundaries of another subsoil area used under a contract for subsoil use on hydrocarbons by the same person, an addendum to the subsoil use contract providing for a commensurate reduction of the subsoil area shall also be attached to the subsoil use contract.

      4. The application is subject to consideration within twenty business days from the date of its receipt by the competent authority. Based on the results of consideration of the application, the competent authority shall:

      1) make decisions on extension of subsoil plots and reject its extension;

      2) notify an applicant of the decision made.

      5. The competent authority rejects the extension of a subsoil plot in the following cases:

      1) if the application fails to comply with the requirements established by this Code;

      2) failure to comply with the conditions established in paragraph 1 of this article.

      Refusal of the competent authority to extend the area of the subsoil does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to reapplication.

      6. Within twenty business days from the date of receipt of confirmation of payment of the subscription bonus from the applicant, the competent authority concludes with the applicant the addendum to the subsoil use contract and sends the signed copy to the applicant.

      7. Extension of subsoil plot does not constitute a ground for extension of the periods of exploration, preparation and production under the subsoil use contract.

      Footnote. Article 113 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 114. Reduction of the subsoil plot

      1. At any time prior to extension of a period of exploration and production of hydrocarbons, the subsoil user is entitled to reduce a subsoil plot by returning to the state any of its part upon simultaneous adherence of the following conditions:

      1) completion of works on mitigation of the consequences of subsoil use on the returned subsurface site before the date of return in the manner established by this Code;

      2) in case of partly returning of exploration site, such return is executed in blocks;

      3) there is a preliminary consent of the pledger for return if the subsoil use right is encumbered with a pledge;

      2. Application for reduction of a subsoil plot shall contain:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) or name of the subsoil user;

      2) registration date and number of the subsoil use contract;

      3) reference to the subsoil plot (plots), which is expected to be returned to the state;

      4) reference to the subsoil site (sites), remaining in the subsoil user's possession.

      3. The documents additionally attached to application are:

      1) a copy of the act of mitigation of the consequences of subsoil use in the returned subsoil plot;

      2) Addendum to the contract, signed by the subsoil user, containing an annex to the contract, establishing the reduced subsoil plot (plots) according to article 110 of this Code.

      4. The application is subject to consideration within twenty business days from the date of its receipt by the competent authority. According to the results of application consideration, the competent body makes a decision on reduction of a subsoil plot or rejects the reduction.

      5. The competent authority rejects reduction of the subsoil plot in the following cases:

      1) if the application fails to comply with the requirements established by this Code;

      2) failure to comply with the conditions established in paragraph 1 of this article.

      The refusal of the competent authority to reduce the area of the subsoil does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to reapplication.

      6. Within twenty business days from the date of adopting decision to reduce a subsoil plot, the competent authority concludes an Addendum to the contract with an applicant for its subsoil use and sends to the applicant a signed copy.

      7. Return of the entire site by a subsoil user leads to termination of the subsoil use contract.

      8. Provisions of this Article shall not apply to events of exploration site reduction in respect of:

      1) fixing of subsoil plot (plots), consisting of the blocks, within which the expected contours of discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits), set in amendments to project of exploration, approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions of expertises, provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan on prolongation of exploration period, are located;

      2) fixing of the production site (sites);

      3) increase of a subsoil site in accordance with part two of paragraph 3, Article 113 of this Code.

      Footnote. Article 114 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (enacted sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 115. Allocation of the subsoil plot

      1. Allocation of the subsoil plot under the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons shall be performed upon the request of subsoil user in the following events:

      1) allocation of a part of the exploration site - if there are located the expected contours of discovered deposits (aggregates of deposits) inside of each part, established in amendment to project of exploration works, approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions of expertises, provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which provides the evaluation works of such deposits (aggregates of deposits);

      2) allocation of exploration site - if there are two or more exploration sites fixed in the contract for exploration and production and within each of them the expected contours of discovered deposit (aggregates of deposits), established in amendment to project of exploration works, approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions, provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan examinations, which provides the works of estimating of such deposits (aggregates of deposits) are located;

      3) allocation of a production site - if not less than one exploration site and not less than one production site are secured in the contract for exploration and production;

      4) allocation of a production site - if two or more sites are fixed in the contract for exploration and production;

      5) allocation of a production site in cases provided for in paragraphs 18-2 and 18-3 of Article 119 of this Code;

      6) allocation of a mining site related to depletable fields in accordance with Article 153-1 of this Code.

      2. The allocation of a subsurface area that is not related to complex projects is carried out with the simultaneous observance of the following conditions:

      1) a contract for exploration and production under which a subsoil block is allocated was concluded after the entry into force of this Code, including a contract concluded before the entry into force of this Code and transferred during the exploration period to the terms of a standard contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, approved by the competent authority;

      2) there is a preliminary consent of the pledger for allocation, if the subsoil use right is encumbered with a pledge;

      3) All breaches of obligations under the subsoil use contract indicated by the notification of the competent authority are eliminated.

      For the purposes of sub-paragraph 4) of paragraph 1 of this Article, the additional condition for production site allocation is an obligation for disposition of the subsoil use right on allocated site to the person, not affiliated with the subsoil user.

      The requirement of part two of this paragraph shall not apply to the allocation of subsoil plots in the cases provided for in paragraphs 18-2 and 18-3 of Article 119 of this Code.

      3. Allocation of the subsoil plot is formalized by making amendments to the subsoil use contract, under which the allocation of site is performed, and by conclusion of separate subsoil use contract on allocated subsoil plot.

      4. The exploration period, preparation period or production period and other conditions of subsoil use contract on allocated subsoil plot shall comply with subsoil use contract conditions, under which the allocation of site was performed.

      5. The application for allocation of site shall contain:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) or name of the subsoil user;

      2) registration date and number of the subsoil use contract;

      3) reference to a subsoil plot (its part), which is expected to be allocated to the separate subsoil use contract.

      6. Application shall be additionally attached by:

      1) an addendum to the contract signed by the subsoil user, containing an annex to the contract, establishing in accordance with Article 110 of this Code a reduced main subsoil plot, as well as a work program reduced by the types and volumes of work related to the allocated subsoil plot in the event that a part of the exploration site is allocated;

      2) a contract signed by the applicant for the exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons, developed in accordance with a model contract for the exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons, approved by the competent authority, and complying with the requirements of paragraph 4 of this Article, as well as a program of work containing the types and scope of work related to the allocated subsoil plot in case of allocation of part of the exploration site.

      At the same time, the types and volumes of work provided for by the work program of the contract for exploration and production prior to the allocation of a part of the exploration site cannot be less than the types and volumes of work provided for in the addendum to the contract for exploration and production for the main subsoil plot and the contract for exploration and production, concluded for the allocated subsoil plot.

      7. The application is subject to consideration within twenty business days from the date of its receipt by the competent authority. According to the results of consideration of application the competent authority makes a decision about allocation of subsoil plots or refuses to allocate a site.

      8. The competent authority refuses to allocate the subsoil plot in the following cases:

      1) if the application fails to comply with the requirements established by this Code;

      2) failure to comply with the conditions established in this article.

      The refusal of the competent authority to reduce the area of the subsoil does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to reapplication.

      9. Within ten business days from the date of adopting decision to allocate a subsoil plot, the competent authority concludes with an applicant an Addendum to the subsoil contract, separate subsoil contract on allocated subsoil plot and sends to the applicant the signed copies.

      Footnote. Article 115 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (enacted sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Chapter 17. PERIODS OF EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS

Article 116. Period of hydrocarbons exploration

      1. The maximum duration of the exploration period when concluding a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a subsoil plot that is not related to complex projects shall be no more than six consecutive years. During the specified period, the subsoil user shall be entitled to carry out any work on the search and evaluation of fields at the exploration site, including their trial operation.

      Within the time limits, provided for in part one of this paragraph, the exploration period under the contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons shall be established by the competent authority in the notice of the auction or as a result of direct negotiations with the national company in the field of hydrocarbons.

      2. The duration of the exploration period when concluding a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a complex project amounts to eighteen years and includes:

      1) initial exploration stage of nine years;

      2) appraisal stage equal to six years;

      3) trial operation stage equal to three years.

      During the initial exploration stage, the subsoil user is entitled to carry out any work on the search and evaluation of the discovered deposit (field) at the exploration site, including trial operation.

      During the appraisal stage, the subsoil is entitled to carry out any work on the evaluation of discovered deposit (field) at the exploration site, including trial operation.

      During the trial operation stage, the subsoil user is entitled to carry out any work on trial operation of discovered deposit (field) at the exploration site.

      The transition to the appraisal stage shall be carried out at the request of the subsoil user, which must be submitted before the completion of the initial exploration stage, by signing an addendum to the exploration and production contract for a complex project in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article.

      If the subsoil user has not proceeded to the appraisal stage, in this case the exploration period does not include the appraisal stage and the trial operation stage and consists only of the initial exploration stage.

      The transition to the trial operation stage shall be carried out at the request of the subsoil user, which must be submitted before the completion of the appraisal stage, by signing an addendum to the contract for exploration and production for a complex project in accordance with paragraph 5 of this Article.

      If the subsoil user has not transited to the trial operation stage, in this case, the exploration period does not include the trial operation stage and consists of the initial exploration stage, as well as the appraisal stage.

      3. The application for the transition to the consists stage under the contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a complex project shall be attached with:

      1) program of additional works approved by the subsoil user and containing the volume, description and deadlines for the implementation of additional works by years, which the subsoil user undertakes to perform at the relevant subsoil plot at the appraisal stage;

      2) an addendum to the contract signed by the subsoil user, which provides for the establishment of the boundaries of the exploration plot(s)), consisting (consisting) of blocks, within which (which) the proposed contours of discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits) are located, including the establishment of the boundaries of the exploration plot(s)) in depth;

      3) conclusion of the authorized body for the study of subsoil on the discovery of hydrocarbons within the subsoil plot of deposits (aggregate of deposits), issued in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 121 of this Code, indicating the expected contours of deposit (aggregate of deposits), where the appraisal is planned.

      4. The application for the transition to the stage of trial operation under a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons under a complex project shall be attached with:

      1) additional work program approved by the subsoil user and containing the scope, description and deadlines for performing additional work by year, which the subsoil user undertakes to perform at the relevant subsoil plot at the stage of trial operation;

      2) a report on the operational calculation of geological reserves approved by the subsoil user and received a positive conclusion from the state expertise of the subsoil.

      5. An application to proceed to the appraisal stage or the trial operation phase is considered within twenty working days. Based on the results of its consideration, if there are no grounds for refusal to proceed to the appraisal stage or the trial operation stage, within ten working days from the date of the decision to consider the subsoil user's application, the competent authority signs an addendum to the contract providing for the obligations of the subsoil user to implement the program of additional work at the assessment stage or the stage of trial operation, as well as the establishment of the boundaries of the plot(s) of exploration in accordance with subparagraph 2) of part one of paragraph 2 of Article 110 of this Code.

      The competent authority shall refuse the subsoil user to proceed to the evaluation stage or the trial operation stage in the following cases:

      1) documents required in paragraph 3 (when proceeding to the appraisal stage) or 4 (when moving to the trial operation stage) of this Article were not submitted;

      2) the application was submitted after the deadline.

      6. When proceeding to the appraisal stage under a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a subsoil plot under a complex project, blocks that are not included in the spatial boundaries of the exploration area are excluded from the subsoil plot.

      7. If during the exploration period under an exploration and production contract for a subsoil plot not related to complex projects, the results of drilling a well confirm the presence of at least one of the criteria specified in subparagraphs 2) and 3) of paragraphs 1-2 of the article 36 of this Code, the duration of the exploration period under such a contract shall be established in accordance with the first part of paragraph 2 of this Article, minus the actual exploration period, at the request of the subsoil user. In this case, the terms of the contract shall be amended in accordance with the conditions provided for in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 1-1 of Article 36 of this Code.

      An application for classifying a subsoil plot as a complex project and changing the terms of a contract shall be submitted to the competent authority attached with the following documents:

      1) draft addendum to the contract, providing for the presentation of the contract for exploration and production in a new version in accordance with the standard contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a complex project;

      2) one of the documents specified in paragraph 1-3 of Article 36 of this Code, confirming the presence on the subsoil plot of at least one of the criteria provided for in paragraph 1-2 of Article 36 of this Code.

      8. An application to classify a subsoil plot as a complex project and change the terms of the contract shall be subject to consideration within twenty working days from the date of its receipt by the competent authority.

      Based on the results of consideration of the application, the competent authority shall sign an addendum to the contract or refuse to classify the subsoil plot as complex projects and amend the terms of the contract if the application does not meet the requirements established by this Code.

      The refusal of the competent authority to classify the subsoil plot as complex projects and change the terms of the contract shall not deprive the subsoil user of the right to file a re-application during the exploration period.

      9. The exploration period is calculated from the date of registration of the contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons.

      10. The subsoil user is entitled to terminate the exploration period ahead of schedule by returning the entire exploration site in the manner and on the conditions established by this Code.

      11. f, prior to the completion of the exploration period under a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a complex project, an application was not submitted to proceed to the production stage in accordance with part three of paragraph 8 of Article 119 of this Code and an addendum to the contract was not concluded in accordance with paragraph 18-4 of Article 119 of this Code, the contract shall be prematurely terminated.

      Footnote. Article 116 – as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 117. Extension of exploration period under the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons at the subsoil plot not related to complex projects

      Footnote. The title of Article 117 – as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

      1. In case if the initial period of exploration under a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons at the subsoil plot that is not related to complex projects is less than the maximum values of the terms provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 116 of this Code, the exploration period shall be subject to extension at the request of the subsoil user within such terms.

      The initial exploration term under a contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons in a subsoil area unrelated to complex projects may be extended beyond the term provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 116 of this Code, taking into account possible extensions pursuant to part one of this paragraph in accordance with the procedure and on the terms provided for in paragraph 3-2 of this Article.

      2. For the purpose of evaluating the discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits), including its trial operation, the exploration period under the contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for the subsoil plot that is not related to complex projects shall be subject to a one-time extension for each of the discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits) for subsoil user's application for up to three years. The specific term for the assessment of discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits) shall be determined on the basis of an addendum to the exploration project.

      Herewith, such extension is allowed only for a subsoil plot (plots), consisting of blocks, within which the expected contours of discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits) set in approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions of expertises, provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, amendments to the exploration work project, are located.

      Based on the results of extensions of the exploration period(s) in accordance with this paragraph, the duration of the exploration period(s) under the contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons may not exceed nine years.

      2-1. In order to assess a discovered deposit (set of deposits), the exploration term under a contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons in a subsoil area unrelated to complex projects may be extended beyond the term provided by part one of paragraph 2 of this Article, in accordance with the procedure and on the terms provided in paragraph 3-2 of this Article. In this case, the duration of the exploration term (terms) under the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the subsoil area unrelated to complex projects may not exceed twelve years.

      3. In order to conduct a trial operation of discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits), the exploration period under a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for the subsoil plot that is not related to complex projects shall be subject to a single extension at the request of the subsoil user for a period of up to three years with a corresponding reduction in the maximum duration of the production period specified in paragraph 1 of Article 119 of this Code. The specific period of trial operation shall be determined on the basis of the trial operation project.

      At the same time, such an extension shall be allowed only for the subsoil plot (s) formed (formed) on the basis of the proposed contours of discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits) established in the approved by the subsoil user and received positive conclusions provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan examinations trial operation project.

      Based on the results of the extension of the period (s) of exploration in accordance with this paragraph, the maximum duration of the period (s) of exploration under the contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons may not exceed twelve years.

      3-1. When extending the exploration period, blocks that are not included in the spatial boundaries of the exploration area, established by in accordance with Article 110 of this Code, shall be excluded from the exploration area.

      3-2. The exploration term under a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in a subsoil area unrelated to complex projects may be extended once for a period exceeding the maximum terms provided for by paragraph 1 of Article 116 of this Code or by part one of paragraph 2 of this Article, but no more than three years, upon the subsoil user’s application under simultaneous compliance with the following conditions:

      1) seismic survey and drilling of independent wells provided for by the work program of the exploration term have been completed in full;

      2) there are no uncorrected breaches of obligations indicated in the notification of the competent authority;

      3) the exploration term under the contract has not previously been extended in accordance with this paragraph.

      The work program attached to the addendum to the contract shall provide for:

      1) drilling of well(s);

      2) volumes, description and terms of works that the subsoil user undertakes to perform on the relevant subsoil site for the duration of the extension period by years.

      Before applying for extension of the exploration term, the subsoil user shall place money on its bank account in a second-tier bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the amount of seven hundred and fifty thousand times the monthly calculation index established for the relevant financial year by the law on the republican budget as of the date of the application for extension of the exploration time on escrow account terms.

      The use of the said funds shall be allowed only for the performance of exploration works stipulated by the work program. In case of failure to implement the work program during the extension period, the money placed on such bank account shall be transferred to the budget of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      In case of use of the funds placed on the bank account in accordance with this paragraph for the purposes not provided by the work program for the extension period, the subsoil user is obliged to pay such amounts to the budget of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      4. Application for extension of exploration period shall be submitted to the competent authority within exploration period.

      A subsoil user shall have the right to apply for extension of the deadline for an application for extension of the exploration term under a subsoil use contract for twelve months, calculated from the date of completion of the previous exploration term, subject to the following conditions:

      1) seismic exploration and drilling of independent wells provided for by the work program of the exploration term have been completed in full;

      2) there are no uncorrected breaches of obligations indicated in the notification of the competent authority;

      3) there is a confirmation of the authorized body for subsoil exploration of the discovery issued in accordance with paragraph 8 of Article 123 of this Code (when extending the exploration term for the purpose of evaluation of the discovered deposit (s), or an operational calculation of reserves (when extending the exploration term for the trial exploitation purpose);

      4) the application shall be filed before the expiration of the exploration term.

      Application for extending the deadline for filing an application for extension of the exploration term under the contract for subsoil use shall be examined by the competent authority within fifteen working days.

      The competent authority shall decline extension of the deadline for filing an application for extension of the exploration term, if the conditions specified in part two of this paragraph are not met under the subsoil use contract.

      In the absence of grounds for refusal, the competent authority shall extend the deadline for filing an application for extension of the exploration term by twelve months. An application for extension of the exploration term must be submitted before the expiration of the period specified in the decision to extend the deadline for filing an application for extension of the exploration period, in accordance with paragraph 6 of this article. With such an extension of the exploration term, the number of full months that have elapsed after the expiration of the exploration term and before the date of filing the application for extension of the exploration term shall be excluded from the maximum period of extension of the exploration term.

      5. Application for extension of exploration period shall contain:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) or name of the subsoil user;

      2) number and date of registration of the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons;

      3) reference to the subsoil site (sites), on which the extension of exploration period is requested;

      4) the ground for, and requested term of extension of exploration period;

      5) the requested period for the extension of the exploration period, determined on the basis of the relevant project documents for a subsoil plot that is not related to complex projects.

      6. The application for the extension of the exploration period for contracts not related to complex projects shall be attached with:

      1) the program of additional works, approved by a subsoil user and containing volumes, description and terms of work execution, which are obliged to be executed by a subsoil user on corresponding subsoil site in case of extension of exploration period;

      2) addendum to the contract signed by the subsoil user providing for:

      extension of exploration period;

      in cases, provided for by paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, - annex to the contract that, according to the Article 110 of this Code, establishes exploration site (sites), consisting of blocks, inside of which the expected contours of discovered deposits (aggregates of deposits), including setting of site (sites) boundaries of exploration in depth, are located;

      Obligation of subsoil user on execution of the program of additional works, indicated in sub-paragraph 1) of this paragraph and attached to the contract as its integral part.

      3) in the case provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article - approved by a subsoil user and having received positive conclusions of expertises, provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, an amendment to the project of exploration works, providing evaluation works of discovered deposits (aggregates of deposits);

      4) in the case provided for by paragraph 3 of this Article - the project of trial operations approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions of expertises, provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      5) in the case stipulated by paragraph 3-2 of this article:

      an addendum to the exploration works project approved by the subsoil user and that received positive conclusions of expert examinations stipulated by the present Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      a statement from the second-tier bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the availability of the appropriate sum of money in the bank account of the subsoil user on the terms of the escrow account.

      7. If within the period of consideration of application for subsoil site by the competent authority specified in the application, the exploration period is completed, the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons remains in effect in relation to such subsoil site for the period of application consideration.

      In the event of a decision to extend the deadline for filing an application for extension of the exploration term in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article, the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons shall remain in force until the expiration of the deadline for submitting an application for extending the exploration term, and in case of an application for extension of the exploration term, also during the period of examination of such an application. At the same time, during the said period the subsoil user shall be prohibited to conduct subsoil use operations on the subsoil area specified in the application.

      8. The application shall be considered within twenty business days from the date of receipt by the competent authority. Based on the results of consideration of the application, the competent authority decides on the extension or refuse in such an extension.

      9. The competent authority refuses to extend the exploration period in the following cases:

      1) non-compliance of the application with the requirements established by this Code;

      2) absence of grounds for extension of exploration period provided for by paragraphs 1-3 of this Article;

      3) there are breaches of obligations committed and not eliminated by the subsoil user under subsoil use contract indicated in the notification from the competent authority.

      The refusal of the competent authority to extend the exploration period does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to reapplication within the exploration period.

      10. Within twenty business days from the date of adopting decision on extension, the competent authority concludes with an applicant a corresponding Addendum to the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons and sends to the applicant his signed copy.

      11. If at the end of the exploration period under a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a subsoil plot not related to complex projects, a production site and a production period or a preparatory period are not fixed, such a contract shall be terminated.

      12. In case of extension of the exploration term in accordance with paragraph 3-2 of this article, the maximum period of the production term under the exploration and production contract shall be reduced by the period for which the exploration term is extended.

      Footnote. Article 117 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 118. Preparation period

      1. Under contracts for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a subsoil plot that is not related to complex projects, after the completion of the exploration period and before fixing the production period, at the request of the subsoil user, it shall be allowed to fix the production plot(s) and the preparatory period (preparatory periods).

      Under hydrocarbon production contracts unrelated to complex projects, the production site and the preparatory period shall be fixed at the time of their conclusion.

      2. Within preparation period a subsoil user is entitled to perform:

      1) development, approval and conduct of expertises, provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, of deposit development project;

      2) if necessary - installation of the hydrocarbon field facilities and development of infrastructure thereof;

      3) production of hydrocarbons at a level not exceeding the design average daily production volumes during the trial operation of such field, drilling, reactivation of wells, sampling and testing of facilities based on the approved field development project.

      At the same time, the subsoil user is obliged to supply belonging to him hydrocarbons in full volume to the internal market of the Republic of Kazakhstan, excluding the hydrocarbons, used for own technological needs or incinerated according to provisions of this Code.

      3. Duration of preparation period is no more than three years with corresponding reduction of maximum duration of production period, specified in paragraph 1 of the Article 119 of this Code.

      Within the time limits provided for in part one of this paragraph, the preparation period under the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons is determined by a subsoil user individually in application for securing the production site and preparation period, and under the contract for production of hydrocarbons - it is established by the competent authority in notification about holding an auction or on the base of results of direct negotiations with the national company in the field of hydrocarbons.

      4. A mandatory condition for fixing the production site and preparation period under the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons is receiving by a subsoil user of the positive conclusion of the state subsoil expertise concerning the report on geological reserves calculation.

      5. The application for fixing of the production site and preparation period shall be submitted by a subsoil user to the competent authority within exploration period.

      If within the period of consideration of an application by the competent authority on subsoil site, indicated in the application, the exploration period was terminated, the contract for exploration and production remains an effect concerning such a subsoil site within the term of consideration of application.

      6. An application for fixing of the production site and preparation period shall contain:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) or name of the subsoil user;

      2) number and date of registration of the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons;

      3) reference to production site (sites);

      4) duration of preparation period.

      7. The application shall be additionally attached by:

      1) Addendum to the contract signed by a subsoil user, providing for fixation of the preparation period (preparation periods) and containing annex to the contract, which establishes a production site according to the Article 110 of this Code;

      2) Report on calculation of geological reserves approved by a subsoil user and having received positive conclusions of the state subsoil expertise.

      8. The application shall be considered within twenty business days from the date of receipt by the competent authority.

      9. Based on the results of consideration of the application, the competent authority makes a decision on fixing of the production site and the production period or reject such fixation.

      10. The competent authority refuses to fix the production site and preparation period in the following cases:

      1) if the application fails to comply with the requirements established by this Code;

      2) there are breaches of obligations committed and not eliminated by subsoil user under the subsoil use contract indicated in the notification from the competent authority.

      The competent authority rejection of fixing of production site and preparation period shall not deprive the subsoil user of the right to reapplication within the exploration period.

      11. Within twenty business days from the date of adopting decision on securing of production site and preparation period, the competent authority concludes with an applicant a corresponding Addendum to the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons and sends to the applicant the signed copies.

      If upon completion of preparation period within the framework of the contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons the production period was not secured, the effect of such a contract shall be terminated.

      Footnote. Article 118 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 119. Period of hydrocarbons production

      1. The maximum duration of the production period for a subsoil plot that is not related to complex projects shall be no more than twenty-five years, and for large fields - no more than forty-five years.

      For a subsoil plot that is not related to complex projects, the duration of the production period is established when concluding a production contract or an addendum to the contract for exploration and production, which provides for fixing the production period.

      1-1. The production period for a subsoil plot related to complex projects shall be forty-five years for large fields and twenty-five years for non-large fields. In the event that none of the discovered fields under one contract for the exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons under a complex project meets the criteria for a large field provided for in Article 14 of this Code, the production period established in such a contract shall be twenty-five years by signing an addendum to the contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons under a complex project.

      The transition to the production period under a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons for a complex project shall be carried out by concluding an addendum to the contract, which establishes the boundaries of the subsoil area in accordance with subparagraph 4) of part one of paragraph 2 of Article 110 of this Code.

      2. In the cases provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article, the period of hydrocarbon production shall be determined on the basis of the initial field development project approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan of expertise.

      Consequent change in timeline of commercial hydrocarbons production in the field development project does not constitute the ground for relevant changes of production period in the contract for subsoil use.

      3. The period of production at a subsoil plot is calculated from the date of registration of a contract for the production of hydrocarbons or an amendment to the contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons.

      4. The subsoil user is entitled to early terminate production period by returning the whole the site in order and conditions, established by this Code.

      5. In case if several production plots are formed under a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in accordance with Article 110 of this Code, the production period shall be determined individually for each such plot.

      At the same time, in case of production period expiration on one of the subsoil sites, the subsoil use contract will remain in effect only in relation to the rest subsoil sites.

      6. For contracts under which the exploration period and the production period are simultaneously valid, the rights and obligations of the subsoil user provided for by this Code and the contract for the production period shall apply only to such a production plot(s), and the rights and obligations of the subsoil user provided for by this Code and the contract for exploration period, - only in relation to the exploration area.

      7. If the volumes of initial geological reserves of deposits the report on calculation of which has received positive conclusion of the state subsoil expertises, provided for by this Code and the provisions of the contract for exploration exceed one hundred millions of tons of oil or fifty billions of cubic meters of natural gas, the provisions of the contract for exploration and production in relation to such deposit shall contain one of the following subsoil user obligations:

      1) independent creation of processing production facilities by foundation of a new legal entity or jointly with other persons;

      2) modernization or reconstruction of existing extractive industries;

      3) modernization or reconstruction of existing processing industries;

      4) provision of extracted hydrocarbons for processing at processing enterprises (plants) in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan on contractual terms;

      5) implementation of other investment project or the project aimed at social-economic development of a region, independently by creating a new legal entity or jointly with other persons.

      Under a contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons under complex projects specified in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 1-2 of Article 36 of this Code, one of the obligations specified in part one of this paragraph shall apply twenty calendar years from the date of commencement of export of hydrocarbons produced under the relevant subsoil use contract.

      8. An application for fixing a site and a production period under a contract for a subsoil plot that is not related to complex projects shall be submitted by the subsoil user to the competent authority during the exploration period.

      An application for fixing the production period under a contract for a subsoil plot that is not related to complex projects shall be submitted by the subsoil user to the competent authority during the preparatory period.

      An application for the transition to the production period under a contract for a subsoil block related to complex projects must be submitted before the expiration of the exploration period.

      If within the period of the application consideration by the competent authority regarding the subsoil site, indicated in application, the exploration period or preparation period are completed the contract remains in effect in relation to such subsoil site for the period of consideration of the application, and in the cases provided for by subparagraph 2) of paragraph 12 of this Article - additionally for the period of performing the actions provided for by paragraphs 15-18 of this Article. At that, subsoil use operations on such subsoil site are prohibited.

      9. An application for fixing a site and a production period or only a production period under a contract for a subsoil plot that is not related to complex projects must contain:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) or name of the subsoil user;

      2) number and date of registration of the contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons;

      3) reference to production site (sites);

      4) duration of the production period (periods)

      10. Application shall be additionally attached by:

      1) the signed by a subsoil user addendum to the contract, providing fixing of the site (sites) and production period (periods) or production period (periods), excluding the cases, provided by paragraph 7 of this Article. At that, with the purpose of fixing the production site (sites), addendum to the contract shall contain the annex to the contract, establishing a production site according to the Article 110 of this Code.

      2) Report (reports) on calculation of geological reserves approved by a subsoil user and having received positive conclusions from the state subsoil expertise.

      3) The field development project approved by a subsoil user and having received positive conclusions of the expertises provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan on expertises of the field development.

      11. The application shall be considered within twenty business days from the date of receipt by the competent authority.

      12. Based on the results of consideration of the application, the competent authority takes one of the following decisions:

      1) for fixing the site and production period or only production period - excluding the cases, provided for by paragraph 7 of this Article;

      2) in case, provided by paragraph 7 of this Article, on negotiations with a subsoil user in terms and order, provided for by this Article;

      3) decision on the refusal to fix the site and production period or production period.

      13. The competent authority refuses to assign a site and a production period or a production period under a contract for a subsoil plot that is not related to complex projects, to the extent as follows:

      1) if the application fails to comply with the requirements established by this Code;

      2) there are breaches of obligations committed and not eliminated by subsoil user under the subsoil use contract indicated in the notification from the competent authority.

      The refusal of the competent authority to fix the site and production period or production period does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to reapplication within exploration period or preparation period, respectively.

      14. In case provided for by subparagraph 1) of paragraph 12 of this Article, the competent authority, within twenty working days from the date of the decision to secure the site and the production period or the production period, concludes with the applicant an amendment to the subsoil use contract for a subsoil plot that is not related to complex projects, and sends the applicant a signed copy.

      15. In the case provided for by subparagraph 2) of paragraph 12 of this Article, the competent authority within twenty-four months from the date of adopting such decision shall conduct negotiations with a subsoil user on determining conditions and order of fulfilling obligations provided for by paragraph 7 of this Article.

      16. According to the results of negotiations the competent authority within five business days adopts and notifies a subsoil user about one of the following decisions:

      1) on the conclusion of an addendum to the subsoil use contract for a subsoil plot not related to complex projects, providing for fixing the site and the production period or production period, as well as the conditions and procedure for performing the obligation provided for in paragraph 7 of this Article;

      2) rejection of the conclusion of Addendum to the contract.

      17. In the case provided for by subparagraph 1) of paragraph 16 of this Article, a subsoil user, within twenty business days from the date of notification receipt, sends to the competent authority signed Addendum to the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons, providing securing of a site and production period or production period, as well as conditions and order of fulfilling obligation, provided by paragraph 7 of this Article. At that, with the purpose of securing a production site, the addendum to the contract shall contain the annex to the contract establishing a production site according to Article 110 of this Code.

      18. The competent authority, within twenty working days from the date of receipt of the addendum to the subsoil use contract for the subsoil plot not related to complex projects, signs such an addendum and sends the signed copy to the subsoil user.

      18-1. An application for the transition to the production period under an exploration and production contract for a subsoil plot related to complex projects is submitted to the competent authority during the exploration period, which must contain:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if it is indicated in the identity document), name of the subsoil user;

      2) number and date of registration of the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons;

      3) indication of the plot(s) of production.

      The application shall be attached with a draft addendum to the contract signed by the subsoil user, establishing the boundaries of the production plot(s), and a copy of the report approved by the subsoil user and received a positive conclusion from the state examination of the subsoil on the calculation of geological reserves at the production plot(s). If the field is not classified as a major field, the addendum project must also provide for a twenty-five year mining period.

      18-2. If an application is submitted in accordance with paragraph 18-1 of this Article for a subsoil plot(s) where exploration has not been confirmed to meet any of the complex project criteria, the terms of the contract relating to the production period must be aligned in accordance with the terms of a standard production contract established in accordance with subparagraph 4) of paragraph 1-1 and paragraph 2 of Article 36 of this Code, and in the case of allocation of a production site that is not related to a complex project, a production contract is concluded in relation to such a site on the terms specified in accordance with subparagraph 4) of paragraph 1-1 and paragraph 2 of Article 36 of this Code.

      18-3. If an application for the transition to the production period is submitted under an exploration and production contract concluded in the form of a standard contract specified in subparagraph 3) of paragraph 1-1 of Article 36 of this Code, in respect of the subsoil plot, as a result of exploration of which confirmation of its compliance was received criteria for a complex project, the terms of such a contract relating to the period of production shall be subject to alignment with the conditions established in accordance with subparagraph 2) of paragraph 1-1 of Article 36 of this Code, and in cases of allocation of a production plot that is a complex project, in relation to such a site a subsoil contract is concluded on the terms specified in accordance with subparagraph 2) of paragraph 1-1 of Article 36 of this Code.

      18-4. An application for the transition to the production period, submitted in accordance with paragraphs 18-1, 18-2 and 18-3 of this Article, shall be subject to consideration within twenty working days from the date of its receipt by the competent authority.

      Based on the results of consideration of the application, the competent authority signs an addendum to the contract in relation to the relevant subsoil plot, taking into account the provisions of paragraphs 18-2 and 18-3 of this Article, or refuses to proceed to the production period under the contract for the subsoil area related to complex projects, in case of non-compliance applications to the requirements established by this Code.

      The refusal of the competent authority to proceed to the production period does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to file a re-application during the exploration period.

      19. In the case provided for by subparagraph 2) of paragraph 16 of this Article, after termination of the subsoil use contract the former subsoil user is entitled to reimburse the costs for discovery and evaluation.

      Such reimbursement is made by a new subsoil user in the form of the lump sum payment of the full amount of the relevant costs with due regard to inflation, determined on the basis of official statistical information of the authorized body based on the state statistics data.

      The period for reimbursement of such costs shall be established by the competent authority and not exceed twelve months after the date of the contract conclusion with a new subsoil user.

      A new subsoil user is entitled to audit the costs subject to reimbursement. In the event of the dispute on amount of reimbursable costs between the new and former subsoil users, such dispute is subject to settlement in the court.

      Footnote. Article 119 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 120. Extension of the period of hydrocarbons production

      1. The mining period shall be extended by the competent authority upon the request of the subsoil user for a period of up to twenty-five consecutive years.

      2. An application for extension of the production term shall be submitted by the subsoil user to the competent authority no later than one month before the end of the extended production term, and for the fields specified in paragraph 5 of this article – no later than six months before the expiration of the subsoil use contract.

      3. The application for extension of the production period shall contain:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) or name of the subsoil user;

      2) number and date of registration of the contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons;

      3) indication of the subsoil plot(s) for which (by which) the extension of the production period is requested;

      4) the requested time limit for extension of the production period.

      4. The documents additionally attached to the application are:

      1) Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

      2) approved by the subsoil user and received positive conclusions of expertises, provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a project of deposit development, providing the development of deposit within requested term of extension the production period.

      5. If the initial geological reserves of a hydrocarbon deposits, the report on the calculation of which has received a positive conclusion of the state examination provided for by this Code in terms of the state expertise of subsoil, exceed the value of one hundred million tons of oil or fifty billion cubic meters of natural gas, the provisions of the contract upon extension of the production period shall be amended by one of obligations indicated in paragraph 7 of Article 119 of this Code.

      If the subsoil use right related to such deposit is is granted to other person the subsoil use contract shall contain one of obligations indicated in paragraph 7 of Article 119 of this Code

      6. Application shall be subject to consideration within two months from the date of its receipt by the competent authority and on deposits, indicated in paragraph 5 of this Article, - within twenty-four months. Based on the results of consideration of the application, the competent authority makes the decision on the extension or rejects such extension.

      7. The competent authority rejects the extension of the production period in the following cases:

      1) if the application is submitted after the deadline established by paragraph 2 of this article;

      2) if the application fails to comply with the requirements established by this Code;

      3) if the field development project provides for the time limit less than requested in the application;

      4) if there are the breaches of obligations committed and not eliminated by the subsoil user under the subsoil use contract indicated by the notification from the competent authority;

      5) if the competent authority does not intend to extend the contract, including in case of failure to reach an agreement with the subsoil user on its commitment to implement an industrial and innovative project involving the production of high value-added products (higher value added and processing) or other investment obligations, including those provided for in paragraph 7 of Article 119 of this Code.

      The refusal of the competent authority to extend the production period does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to reapplication, other than the cases provided for by subparagraph 1) and 5) of this Article.

      8. The extension of production period is performed only for subsoil site (sites), indicated in the application.

      9. If the contract corresponds to a model contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons approved by the competent authority, when extending the production term, an addendum to the contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons providing for the extension of the production term shall be concluded between the subsoil user and the competent authority within one month from the date of the decision on extension.

      10. If the contract fails to comply with the standard contract for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons, approved by the competent authority, upon extension of the production period agreed between a subsoil user and the competent authority within two months from the date of adopting decision for extension the contract for exploration of hydrocarbons shall be concluded in restatement, developed according to the standard contract for exploration of hydrocarbons.

      11. If the period of hydrocarbons production under the contract is set for a period of not less than twenty years when the production period is extended, the contract terms and conditions shall be subject to alignment with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan applicable on the day of such extension.

      Footnote. Article 120 as amended by Law of the RK № 87-VII of 27.12.2021 (shall come into effect ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Chapter 18. CONDITIONS OF EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS

Article 121. General conditions for exploration and production of hydrocarbons

      1. Portion of subsoil that contains isolated natural accumulation of hydrocarbons in a trap formed by a reservoir rock and a tire made of impermeable rocks is recognized as a hydrocarbon reservoir.

      2. Reservoir or aggregate reservoirs belonging to one or several traprocks controlled by a single structural element and located on the same local area, the report on the calculation of reserves of which received a positive conclusion provided for by this Code of state expertise of the subsoil.

      3. Discovery of a new reservoir (aggregate deposits) by means of documented receipt of hydrocarbon inflow from a well, including when testing it with a reservoir tester, and (or) laboratory studies of the reservoir rock on oil and gas saturation confirmed by the authorized body for the study of the subsoil in order and terms established by this Code, shall be recognized as a discovery.

      4. Set of activities related to the search and evaluation of the hydrocarbon fields including trial operations thereon.

      5. Exploratory work recognizes work carried out in order to detect hydrocarbon deposits, determine the estimated resources, their preliminary geological and economic assessment and justify further exploration works.

      6. The works carried out for the purposes of delineation and evaluation of discovered deposits, calculation of reserves by industrial categories and evaluation of their feasibility in industrial development are recognized as evaluation works.

      7. The works carried out to specify the available information and obtaining additional information concerning geological and field characteristics of reservoirs and deposits, integrated geological, geophysical and hydrodynamic study of wells to schedule the field development project. Trial operation provides for temporary operation of wells and the production of hydrocarbons for research purposes.

      8. Set of activities related to the extraction of hydrocarbons from the subsoil to the surface is considered as production of hydrocarbons

      9. Use of individual subsoil plots for exploration and production operations or the extraction of hydrocarbons may be restricted or prohibited by the decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in order to ensure national security, safety of life and health, and environmental protection.

      10. The subsoil use for exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons in the territories of settlements, suburban areas, industrial facilities, transport and communications may be partially or completely prohibited by decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in cases where such use may endanger life and (or) human health, cause environmental damage or damage to economic facilities.

      11. Requirements for prospecting and evaluation works including trial operation, as well as work on the development of hydrocarbon fields are established in uniform rules for the rational and integrated use of mineral resources approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      12. The Republic of Kazakhstan has a priority right over other persons to purchase hydrocarbons at prices not exceeding the prices applied by the subsoil user in transactions that were established at the date of the transaction, less transportation costs and expenses for the sale of hydrocarbons.

      If the information on prices for hydrocarbons used by the subsoil user in transactions is not available, the prices applied are those that do not exceed the prices prevailing on world markets at the date of the state’s acquisition of hydrocarbons, minus transportation costs and hydrocarbon sales costs.

      The maximum amount of hydrocarbons purchased and the type of payment are determined by the subsoil use contract.

      13. The procedure for exercising of the preemptive right of the Republic of Kazakhstan to purchase hydrocarbons is determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      14. Encumbrance of the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) for hydrocarbons, as well as encumbrance of shares (stakes in the authorized capital) of organizations, directly or indirectly controlling the person, holding the subsoil use right for hydrocarbons, not prohibited by this Code, shall be carried out with the permission of the competent authority at the request of the subsoil user or the holder of shares (stakes in the authorized capital) subject to encumbrance.

      An application for permission to encumber the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) for hydrocarbons, shares (stakes in the authorized capital) of organizations directly or indirectly controlling the person holding the subsoil use right for hydrocarbons shall contain:

      1) information on the applicant and the person(s) in whose favor the encumbrance is made:

      for individuals - surname, first name and patronymic (if it is indicated in the identity document), citizenship, information on the applicant's identity documents;

      for legal entities - name, information on state registration as a legal entity (extract from the commercial register or other legalized document certifying that the applicant is a legal entity under the laws of a foreign state), information on persons, states, international organizations controlling such legal entity;

      2) information on occurrence and (or) acquisition of the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right);

      3) information on shares (stakes in the authorized capital) subject to encumbrance;

      4) the basis of encumbrance;

      5) if the encumbrance arises by virtue of a monetary claim - indication of the amount of the claim, other claim - description of such claim.

      The original document on the basis of which the encumbrance arises or its notarized copy shall be attached to the application for authorization to encumber the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) for hydrocarbons, shares (stakes in the authorized capital) of organizations directly or indirectly controlling the person holding the subsoil use right for hydrocarbons.

      The application and the documents attached thereto must be drawn up in the Kazakh and Russian languages. If the application is submitted by a foreigner or a foreign legal entity, the documents attached thereto may be drawn up in another language with obligatory attachment to each document of a translation into Kazakh and Russian, the accuracy of which shall be certified by a notary.

      The application is subject to consideration within fifteen working days.

      The competent authority refuses to issue a permit for encumbrance of the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right), shares (stakes in the authorized capital) of organizations, directly or indirectly controlling the person holding the subsoil use right, on the following grounds:

      the application does not contain the information provided for in part two of this paragraph;

      the documents provided for in parts three and (or) four of this paragraph are not attached to the application;

      if the encumbrance arises on the basis of the pledge agreement for subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) under the loan, the terms of which do not provide for its use for the purposes of subsoil use or for subsequent redistribution in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with paragraph 15 of this article;

      if encumbrance of the subsoil use right (share in the subsoil use right) and (or) encumbrance of shares (participation interests in the authorized capital) of organizations directly or indirectly controlling the person holding the subsoil use right for hydrocarbons entail non-compliance with the requirements to ensure national security, including concentration of subsoil use rights.

      15. Loan obtained on the security of the subsoil use right for hydrocarbons should be used for subsoil use or for organizing subsequent redistribution in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan provided for by a subsoil use contract by the subsoil user or a subsidiary with a 100% share of the subsoil user in its share capital.

      16. In contracts with the obligatory share participation of the national company in the field of hydrocarbons, the participation share of the national company in the authorized capital of the operator shall initially be at least fifty percent.

      Subsequently, the specified size of the participation of the national company in the authorized capital of the operator can be reduced, provided that the national company retains its control over the decisions on the contract by the subsoil users.

      The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to contracts for the exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons for complex projects.

      17. Operation of wells including that during the exploration period, and the implementation of geological and technical measures shall be documented. The documentation is kept by the subsoil user until the end of the production period.

      Footnote. Article 121 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021); dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 122 Protection of subsoil and environment, rational and integrated use of subsoil in exploration and production of hydrocarbons

      1. Mandatory conditions for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons are:

      1) ensuring of the protection of subsoil resources;

      2) rational and cost-effective use of the subsoil through the use of high technologies and positive practice of subsoil use;

      3) compliance with the requirements of the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Good practice of subsoil use is understood to be the generally accepted international practice used in the conduct of subsoil use operations, which is rational, safe, necessary and cost-effective.

      2. Protection of the subsoil and the environment includes a system of legal, organizational, economic, technological and other measures aimed at:

      1) protection of life and health of the population;

      2) preservation of natural landscapes and the restoration of disturbed lands, other geomorphological structures;

      3) preservation of the properties of the energy state of the upper parts of the subsoil in order to prevent earthquakes, landslides, flooding, subsidence of the soil;

      4) ensuring the preservation of the natural state of the water body

      3. The requirements in the field of rational and complex use and protection of the subsoil in the exploration and production of hydrocarbons are:

      1) ensuring the completeness of the advanced geological study of the subsoil for a reliable assessment of the size and structure of hydrocarbon reserves, fields and subsoil plots provided for carrying out operations on subsoil use;

      2) ensuring the rational and cost-effective use of subsoil resources at all stages of subsoil use operations;

      3) ensuring the completeness of extraction of mineral resources from the depths;

      4) maintaining reliable records of reserves and produced hydrocarbons, associated components;

      5) prevention of accumulation of industrial and household waste in the catchment areas and in the groundwater used for drinking or industrial water supply;

      6) prevention of pollution of the subsoil during underground storage of hydrocarbons or other substances and materials, burial of harmful substances and waste;

      7) compliance with the established procedure for suspension, termination of subsoil use operations, liquidation of the consequences of subsoil use, conservation of subsoil areas, as well as liquidation and conservation of certain technological facilities;

      8) ensuring environmental and sanitary-epidemiological requirements for the storage and disposal of waste;

      9) maximum use of raw gas through its processing in order to obtain strategically important energy carriers or raw materials for the petrochemical industry and minimize environmental pollution.

      4. Subsoil users, when designing and conducting exploration and development of hydrocarbon fields, are obliged to comply with the requirements for the rational and integrated use and protection of the subsoil established by this Code.

      5. The amount of damage caused due to violation of the requirements for the rational and complex use of subsoil, established in accordance with this Code, is determined by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons in the manner prescribed by it.

      6. The subsoil user is obliged to take on the balance all previously drilled wells located in the area of the subsoil, to monitor them.

      7. The subsoil user is obliged to ensure the organization of the monitoring of the subsoil status and control over the field development.

      Footnote. Article 122 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021).

Article 123 Hydrocarbon exploration conditions

      1. Search and evaluation work should be carried out in accordance with the project exploration.

      2. The subsoil user during the period of exploration and subject to the restrictions established by this Code, has the right to carry out any type of hydrocarbon exploration in the territory of exploration.

      3. Works on the exploration of hydrocarbons shall be carried out by methods and methods stipulated by the project of exploration and (or) the project of trial operation, in accordance with the positive practice of subsoil use.

      4. During the exploration of hydrocarbons, drilling of wells provided for by the exploration project and (or) the test operation project is allowed.

      5. At each discovery of new deposit (aggregate of deposits), the subsoil user within one month from the date of such discovery sends to the authorized body for the study of the subsoil an application for confirmation of detection.

      6. An application for confirmation of discovery shall contain:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) or name of the subsoil user;

      2) registration date and number of the subsoil use contract;

      3) indication of the location and proposed contours of a discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits).

      7. The application shall be supplemented with at least one of the following documentary evidences of the discovery:

      1) documentary confirmation of receipt by the subsoil user of inflow of hydrocarbons from the well, including during its testing by the formation tester;

      2) properly prepared results of laboratory studies of the reservoir rock, confirming the oil or gas saturation with a coefficient not less than thirty percent.

      8. The application is subject to consideration within twenty business days from the date of its receipt by the authorized body for the study of the subsoil. Based on the results of consideration of the application, the authorized body for the study of the subsoil makes a decision on confirmation of the discovery or refuses to confirm it.

      9. The authorized body for the study of subsoil refuses to confirm the discovery:

      1) if the application fails to comply with the requirements established by this Code;

      2) if the attached documentary evidence of the discovery is absent or unreliable.

      10. The refusal of the authorized body for the study of the subsoil to confirm the discovery does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to reapplication.

      11. The subsoil user within one month from the date of the discovery confirmation by the authorized body for the study of the subsoil is obliged to notify the competent authority in writing and commence the development of addendum to the project of exploration work, which provides for evaluation work.

      12. During exploration works, the subsoil user is obliged to ensure:

      1) optimality of the applied technical means when conducting exploration in accordance with the studied object of subsoil use;

      2) timely and reliable reflection of all the details of the work, the data obtained and the results of research in geological documentation.

      13. During the exploration period, the subsoil user has the right to conduct trial operation of the discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits) in accordance with the approved subsoil user and received positive opinions provided by the project of trial operation provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Duration of trial operation shall not exceed three years.

      13-1. The subsoil user has the right to abandon drilling of a well provided for in the work program of the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons on a subsoil site unrelated to complex projects, while simultaneously meeting the following conditions:

      1) seismic exploration work was carried out at the subsoil site in accordance with the exploration project and work program;

      2) the declaration of abandonment was filed no later than three years from the date of conclusion of the exploration and production contract.

      In this case, the subsoil user is obliged to return the entire subsoil site in the manner and under the conditions provided for in Article 126 of this Code.

      In case of abandonment of drilling and return of the subsoil site in accordance with parts one and two of this paragraph, the drilling obligation shall be considered terminated.

      14. The subsoil user is obliged to supply the hydrocarbons belonging thereto, extracted during the period of exploration, to the domestic market of the Republic of Kazakhstan in full, with the exception of hydrocarbons consumed for its own technological needs or burned in accordance with the requirements of this Code.

      15. Within three years from the date of conclusion of a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons under a complex project, and provided that the subsoil user has received geological information based on the results of seismic work and (or) drilling performed by the subsoil user under such a contract, the subsoil user shall be entitled to return the entire (all) subsoil plot(s) after the completion of any type of the specified work and refuse to perform the subsequent (subsequent) type (s) of work specified (specified) in the program of work, including subsequent drilling and other related works, based on the geological information received by the subsoil user according to the results of exploration work carried out by the time of such return of exploration work. In the event of such a return, the subsoil user shall not bear any obligations, including payment of any penalty associated with the termination of the execution of work under such a program of work and (or) early termination of such a contract, except for obligations to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use for hydrocarbons, provided for by this Code.

      Footnote. Article 123 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 124. Facilities and infrastructure of a hydrocarbon deposit

      1. The field development provides for construction of field and other facilities required for the extraction, preparation, storage and transportation of hydrocarbons from the place of production and storage to the point of transfer to the main pipeline and (or) to another type of transport.

      2. Field development is carried out in accordance with the technical design documents developed on the basis of the trial operation project and (or) the field development project.

      3. In the design and construction of facilities for development of hydrocarbon deposits, measures should be taken to ensure the safe operation of these facilities, localize and minimize the consequences of possible emergencies.

      4. In construction of the facilities, the order of their commissioning established by project documents, shall be observed.

Article 125. Conditions for production of hydrocarbons

      1. Operations for the extraction of hydrocarbons shall be carried out in accordance with the approved subsoil user and received positive conclusions provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan on expertise of the field development project, trial operation project or development analysis.

      2. Production shall be carried out by the methods that exclude the loss of hydrocarbons that are not provided for in the basic project document, in accordance with the positive practice of subsoil use.

      3. During the extraction of hydrocarbons, drilling of wells provided for by the field development project or development analysis is allowed.

      4. All works on hydrocarbon production shall be documented.

      5. During hydrocarbon production, the subsoil user is obliged to ensure:

      1) optimality and safety of the technical facilities applied for production;

      2) protection of hydrocarbon deposits against manifestations of dangerous man-made processes, leading to complications in their production, reducing the economic efficiency of hydrocarbon production;

      3) reliable accounting of hydrocarbon reserves extracted and left in the depths of hydrocarbons, products of their processing and production wastes generated during extraction;

      4) compliance with the norms and standards and used methods of mining;

      5) compliance with environmental and sanitary-epidemiological requirements to storage and disposal of waste products and products of hydrocarbon processing in order to prevent their accumulation in the water intake areas and in the places of occurrence of hydrocarbons;

      6) extraction of hydrocarbons in the manner prescribed by the field development project.

      6. The components extracted during the extraction of hydrocarbons are the property of the subsoil user, unless otherwise provided by this Code or contract.

      7. Associated extraction of groundwaters in the extraction of hydrocarbons is carried out without obtaining special permits or licenses.

      Further use of produced underground waters is carried out in accordance with the water and environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      8. During the period of hydrocarbon production, additional exploration (additional exploration) of the production site is allowed in order to clarify the geological structure and reserves of the hydrocarbon deposit.

      9. Additional exploration work is carried out in accordance with the field development project.

      If, during the additional exploration by the subsoil user, a new reservoir was discovered at the production site, its assessment is performed in accordance with the supplement to the field development project.

      10. The discovery of new deposits on the subsoil plot does not constitute the ground for fixing a period of exploration and / or extension of the production period in the contract for subsoil use.

Article 126. Mitigation of the consequences of subsoil use of hydrocarbons

      1. Mitigation of the consequences of subsoil use of hydrocarbons is carried out in accordance with the approved subsoil user and received positive opinions provided for by this Code on mitigation of the consequences of subsoil use provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Requirements to carrying out work on mitigation of the consequences of subsoil use on hydrocarbons are established in the rules of conservation and liquidation during the exploration and production of hydrocarbons approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      2. Mitigation of the consequences of subsoil use is carried out:

      1) on a subsoil plot, the subsoil use right under which has been terminated, except for the cases provided for in subparagraphs 2) and 3) of paragraph 4 of Article 107 of this Code;

      2) on the subsoil plot (its part) which the subsoil user intends to return to the state in the manner provided for by Article 114 of this Code;

      3) on a subsoil site in the event of return of the entire subsoil site in accordance with paragraph 13-1 of Article 123 of this Code.

      3. In the case provided for by subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2 of this Article, the person whose subsoil use right in respect of such subsoil site has been terminated, as well as the subsoil user who has declared the return of the entire subsoil site in accordance with subparagraph 3) of paragraph 2 of this Article, shall be obliged to:

      1) no later than two months from the date of termination of the right to subsoil use or filing an application for abandonment of the entire subsoil plot, approve and submit for examinations provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan a project for eliminating the consequences of subsoil use on hydrocarbons;

      2) to complete the elimination of the consequences of subsoil use in the subsoil area within the time limits established in the project for the elimination of the consequences of subsoil use for hydrocarbons.

      4. Mitigation of the consequences of subsoil use on hydrocarbons is considered complete from the day of signing the certificate on mitigation of consequences:

      1) by a subsoil user (a person whose subsoil use right is terminated as unconditional);

      2) by a representative of the competent authority;

      3) by the representatives of authorized bodies in environmental protection, sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population and local executive bodies of the region, the city of republican significance, the capital;

      4) if mitigation measures take place on a land plot in private ownership or long-term land use, by the owner of the land plot or the land user.

      5. If, after signing the certificate on mitigation of the consequences, it is established that the person whose subsoil use right has been terminated in the relevant subsoil plot has completed the liquidation work in violation of the mitigation project, or leakage in the mouth of the well that has been shut down (mothballed) is found out, the competent authority notifies such a person of the identified violation, as well as of his duty to eliminate such violation at his own expense within the prescribed period.

      The provision of part one of this paragraph does not apply to cases of detection of violations in subsoil areas transferred for use to a new subsoil user.

      6. The performance by subsoil users of the obligation to eliminate the consequences of hydrocarbon production shall be ensured by a pledge of a bank deposit.

      The performance by subsoil users of the obligation to eliminate the consequences of hydrocarbon exploration shall be ensured by one of the methods specified in paragraph 4 of Article 55 of this Code.

      6-1. In case of provision of a guarantee from a foreign bank as a method to ensure performance by the subsoil user of the obligation to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use during the exploration period under an exploration and production contract for a complex project, such a bank must have a minimum credit rating of at least “BBB-” from the Standard and Poor's rating agency or a similar level according to the scales of rating agencies Moody's, FitchRatings.

      In case of provision of a guarantee from a Kazakh bank as a method to ensure the performance by the subsoil user of the obligation to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use during the exploration period under an exploration and production contract for a complex project, such a bank must have a minimum credit rating of at least “BB-” from the Standard and Poor's rating agency or a similar level according to the scales of rating agencies Moody's, FitchRatings.

      6-2. A guarantee issued by a foreign bank may be drawn up in a foreign language with the obligatory provision by the subsoil user of a translation into Kazakh and Russian, the correctness of which must be certified by a notary.

      6-3. A guarantee issued by a foreign bank under a complex project contract may not be drawn up in a standard form approved by the competent authority.

      A guarantee issued by a foreign bank under a subsoil use contract for a complex project not in a standard form must contain the following conditions:

      1) the bank guarantee covers the entire amount of money determined as the obligation of the subsoil user to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use in accordance with this Code;

      2) the bank guarantee is a full, unconditional and irrevocable guarantee;

      3) the bank guarantee is provided for a period until the completion of the liquidation of the consequences of subsoil use in accordance with the requirements of this Code.

      The non-compliance of a foreign bank guarantee with the requirements of this Article shall be the grounds for refusing to accept such a guarantee as security under a subsoil use contract for a complex project.

      6-4. For guarantees that ensure the performance of the obligation to eliminate the consequences of hydrocarbon exploration for complex projects, any legal entity that is not a bank may act as a guarantor, provided that such a guarantor has a minimum credit rating of at least “BBB” from the rating agency Standard and Poor's or an equivalent level according to scales of rating agencies Moody's, FitchRatings.

      If such a guarantor is a foreign legal entity, then the guarantee may be drawn up in English with the obligatory provision of a translation into Kazakh and Russian, the accuracy of which must be certified by a notary. A guarantee issued by a foreign legal entity must be notarized at the place of issue.

      The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply to a guarantee issued by a national company in the field of hydrocarbons.

      7. Securing the obligation to eliminate the consequences of exploration shall be formed by means of a contribution of money in the amount determined in the exploration project based on the market value of the work to eliminate the consequences of hydrocarbon exploration, prior to the commencement of the operations provided for by such a project document.

      In case of approval of an addendum to the exploration project, providing for an increase in the cost of work to eliminate the consequences of exploration, or a trial operation project, the corresponding additional amount of the selected method of support must be paid before the start of the work provided for by such a project document.

      For complex projects, the security provided for the period of exploration for the fulfillment of the obligation to eliminate the consequences of exploration terminates on the earliest of the following dates:

      1) the date of completion of the liquidation of the consequences of exploration;

      2) the date of approval of the hydrocarbon field development project.

      After the transition to the production period for a complex project, the subsoil user shall provide a new method of security in accordance with part one of paragraph 6 of this Article, taking into account the obligations to eliminate the exploration period within six months from the date of the start of the production period. In case of failure to provide the required security within the specified period, the subsoil use contract shall be prematurely terminated in accordance with the procedure prescribed by Article 133 of this Code.

      8. The bank deposit, which is the subject of a pledge that ensures the fulfillment of the obligation to eliminate the consequences of extraction, is formed through a contribution of money in the amount determined in the field development project in proportion to the planned hydrocarbon production.

      9. The amount of the security for the performance of the obligation to eliminate the consequences of production is determined in the field development project based on the market value of work to eliminate the consequences of hydrocarbon production and is subject to adjustment at least once every three years as part of the development analysis.

      The security is provided in the national currency or in a foreign currency against which the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan sets the official exchange rate of the national currency.

      Based on the results of the adjustment, or in the course of work to eliminate the consequences of hydrocarbon production, the amount of security shall be defined in accordance with the market cost of work to eliminate the consequences of hydrocarbon production or with the cost of liquidation work actually performed on the subsoil area.

      10. Assignment of the subsoil use right is the unconditional basis for the re-registration (transfer) of rights on the pledged bank deposit, formed under the terms of the contract.

      11. Liquidation of wells carried out in accordance with article 128 of this Code does not apply to liquidation of consequences of subsoil use for hydrocarbons.

      Footnote. Article 126 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 127. Conservation of a subsoil plot for hydrocarbons

      1. Conservation of a subsoil plot is carried out in accordance with the approved subsoil user and having received positive opinions provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the examination of the conservation project of the subsoil plot.

      Requirements to the conservation of hydrocarbon subsoil plots are established in the rules of conservation and liquidation during the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      2. Conservation of the subsoil plot is carried out:

      1) on a subsoil plot, the subsoil use right under which has been terminated, in the case provided for by subparagraph 2) of paragraph 4 of Article 107 of this Code;

      2) in case of suspension of the contract for the use of mineral resources in hydrocarbons in the cases provided for by this Code.

      3. The subsoil user (a person whose subsoil use right is terminated in the relevant subsoil plot) is obliged:

      1) within two months from the date of termination of the right to use subsoil or suspend a subsoil use contract for hydrocarbons, approve and submit for the passage of examinations provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the project of conservation of the subsoil plot;

      2) to complete the conservation of the subsoil plot within the terms established in the conservation project.

      4. Conservation of a subsoil plot is considered completed from the date of signing of the certificate on conservation:

      1) by a subsoil user or a person whose subsoil use right has been terminated in the relevant subsoil plot, or an operator for liquidation;

      2) by a representative of the competent authority;

      3) by the representatives of authorized bodies in environmental protection, sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population and local executive bodies of the region, the city of republican significance, the capital;

      4) if conservation takes place on a land plot in private ownership or long-term land use, by the owner of the land plot or the land user.

      5. Obligations on conservation of a subsoil plot of hydrocarbons are fulfilled at the expense of the subsoil user or a person whose subsoil use right has been terminated, and in the case provided for by subparagraph 2) paragraph 4 of Article 107 of this Code, the amounts of obligations after their performance are compensated by the subsoil user at the expense of collateral.

Article 128. Preservation and liquidation of technological objects

      1. At any time before the expiration of the period of exploration or production of hydrocarbons, the subsoil user is entitled to preserve or liquidate certain technological facilities used in the conduct of subsoil use operations, including structures, equipment, wells and other property.

      At the same time, during the period of production under the contract for the exploration and production or extraction of hydrocarbons, the subsoil user is obliged to eliminate wells that are subject to liquidation for technical and (or) geological reasons and cannot be used for other purposes in accordance with the field development project.

      2. Process facilities are liquidated or conserved in accordance with the approved subsoil user and received positive conclusions provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan expertise of the project to eliminate or preserve technological facilities, with the exception of certain categories of wells provided for in the rules of conservation and liquidation during exploration and production of hydrocarbons approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons, the elimination or conservation of which carried out in accordance with the plan of liquidation and conservation.

      3. Requirements to the works on conservation or liquidation of the process facilities are established in the rules of conservation and liquidation during the exploration and production of hydrocarbons, approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      4. Financing of the works on conservation of the process facilities carried out outside the framework of the conservation of the subsoil plot, for which the right for subsurface use has been terminated, in the case provided for by sub-paragraph 2) paragraph 4 of Article 107 of this Code, shall be at the expense of the subsoil user.

      Financing of works on liquidation of the process facilities carried out outside the framework of liquidation of the effects of subsurface use on hydrocarbons is carried out at the expense of the subsurface user.

Article 129. Obligations of subsoil users in the field of education, science, digitalization and socio-economic development of the region during the period of hydrocarbon production

      Footnote. The heading of Article 129 is as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 25.06.2020 № 347-VI (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

      1. During the production period, starting from the second year, the subsoil user is obliged annually:

      1) to finance the Kazakhstan personnel training in the amount of one percent of production expenses incurred by the subsoil user in the previous year, under the procedure determined by the competent authority jointly with the authorized body in the field of education;

      2) to finance research, scientific and technical and (or) development work in the manner determined by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons together with the authorized body in the field of science, and (or) digitalization projects in the field of hydrocarbons in the manner determined by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons together with the authorized body in the field of informatization, in the amount of one percent of the production costs incurred by the subsoil user during the period of hydrocarbon production following the results of the previous year;

      3) to finance socio-economic development of the region and development of its infrastructure in the amount of one percent of investments under the subsoil use contract during the hydrocarbon production period based on the previous year results. In the event of fulfillment of the subsoil user’s investment obligation under the subsoil use contract for a depleting deposit, financing of the socio-economic development of the region and development of its infrastructure shall be carried out in the amount of the unused balance of the amount envisaged for additional investments in the development of such a depleting deposit.

      1-1. For subsoil users who, in accordance with paragraph 10 of Article 120 of this Code, have concluded a contract for the production of hydrocarbons in a new version, developed in accordance with model contract for the production of hydrocarbons, the obligation provided for in paragraph 1 of this article shall be in effect starting from the first year of the production period.

      2. The financing of expenses for the socio-economic development of the region and the development of its infrastructure shall include the costs of the subsoil user for the development and maintenance of social infrastructure facilities in the region, support for social entrepreneurship entities, as well as funds transferred by him for these purposes to the state budget.

      The financing of expenses for the socio-economic development of the region and development of its infrastructure, carried out within the framework of the investment obligation under the subsoil use contract for a depleting deposit, shall include the funds of the subsoil user transferred by it to the state budget for these purposes.

      3. The amount of financing made in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article, exceeding the established minimum, shall be taken into account in the performance of the corresponding obligations of the subsoil user in the next year.

      Footnote. Article 129 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 25.06.2020 № 347-VI (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 27.06.2022 № 129-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 130. Obligations of subsoil users in supplying the domestic market

      1. In order to meet the needs of the domestic market with petroleum products, subsoil users are obliged, in accordance with delivery schedules, to supply oil for refining in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and in the event of a shutdown of an oil refinery due to an emergency situation, beyond its borders.

      Formation of the delivery schedule is carried out in the order approved by the authorized body in hydrocarbons.

      The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply during the period of production under contracts for the exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons for complex projects specified in subparagraphs 1) and 3) of paragraphs 1-2 of Article 36 of this Code.

      2. If a subsoil user intends to alienate or transfer a wide fraction of light hydrocarbons produced by it, such alienation or transfer for processing should be carried out exclusively to producers of liquefied petroleum gas whose production facilities are located in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The list of producers of liquefied petroleum gas is approved by the authorized body in hydrocarbons.

      Moreover, if it is impossible to alienate or transfer to processing for producers of liquefied petroleum gas, whose production facilities are located in the Republic of Kazakhstan, such a subsoil user is entitled to sell a wide fraction of light hydrocarbons outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan in coordination with the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      3. For the purposes of this article, a broad fraction of light hydrocarbons is a mixture of light (methane, ethane, propane, butanes and pentanes) and heavier hydrocarbons, converted into a liquid state for transportation and storage, responding to the national standards for qualitative and quantitative content.

      Footnote. Article 130 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 131. Procurement of goods, works and services at performance of operations on hydrocarbons exploration and production

      1. Procurement of goods, works and services during exploration or production of hydrocarbons, including contractors, is carried out by one of the following methods:

      1) open competition;

      2) from one source;

      3) open competition for prices decrease (electronic trading);

      4) on commodity exchanges;

      5) procurement of goods, works and services without applying the methods specified in this paragraph.

      Procurement of goods, works and services used by the subsoil user in exploration or production of hydrocarbons is carried out using the methods specified in subparagraphs 1), 2) and 3) of this paragraph, with the mandatory use of the register of goods, works and services used in carrying out operations subsoil use, and their manufacturers or other e-procurement systems located in the Kazakhstani segment of the Internet, whose work is synchronized with the operation of such a registry.

      Procurement of goods through commodity exchanges is carried out according to the list of exchange commodities approved in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on commodity exchanges and the minimum size of the quantities of goods to be submitted, which are sold through commodity exchanges.

      The organizer of the tender for the purchase of works and services, when determining the winner of the tender, conditionally reduces the price of the tender application of the participants of the tender – Kazakhstani producers of works and services by twenty percent. Individual entrepreneurs and (or) legal entities established in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan with their location on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, attracting at least ninety-five percent of the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the total number of employees, excluding the number of chief executives, managers and specialists engaged in labor activity on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, are recognized as Kazakhstani producers of works and services as part of an intra-corporate transfer in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on migration of the population.

      At the same time, the number of foreign chief executives, managers and specialists engaged in labor activity on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of intra-corporate transfer in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on migration of the population should not exceed fifty percent of the total number of chief executives, managers and specialists in each relevant category.

      The procedure for subsoil users and their contractors to purchase goods, works and services used in the exploration or production of hydrocarbons is determined by the authorized body in hydrocarbons.

      Should the subsoil users and (or) their contractors commit the breach of the established procedure for the procurement of goods, works and services used in the exploration or production of hydrocarbons, they are liable under the contracts for subsoil use.

      2. The procedure for synchronizing the work of electronic procurement systems in relation to hydrocarbons with the work of the register of goods, works and services used in the conduct of subsoil use operations, and their producers, shall be approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      3. For the purposes of this article:

      1) the register of goods, works and services used in the conduct of subsoil use operations, and their producers means a state information system designed to control and monitor the procurement of goods, works and services used in subsoil use operations, and their producers, as well as conducting electronic procurement and forming a list of goods, works and services used in the conduct of subsoil use operations;

      2) electronic procurement system means an electronic information system used by the organizers of the procurement (subsoil user or persons authorized by subsoil users) for the Procurement of goods, works and services in accordance with the procedure for the Procurement of goods, works and services during operations for the exploration or production of hydrocarbons, determined by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      4. Excluded by Law of the RK № 101-VII of 03.01.2022 (shall be enacted sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).
      5. Excluded by Law of the RK № 101-VII of 03.01.2022 (shall be effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

      6. Subsoil users are obliged to submit to the authorized body in hydrocarbons on the forms and procedure approved by it, annual (for one financial year) and medium-term (for five financial years) programs of purchase of goods, works and services, as well as information on the planned acquisition of paid services of the operator in case of its involvement by the subsoil user in accordance with Chapter 6 of this Code.

      The annual program of procurement of goods, works and services is understood a document drawn up by a subsoil user, defining the nomenclature and volumes of goods, works and services planned for the subsoil user for one calendar year, methods and terms of their acquisition.

      The medium-term program of procurement of goods, works and services is understood a document drawn up by the subsoil user, which determines the nomenclature and volumes of goods, works and services, methods and terms of their acquisition for a period of up to five years.

      Information on the planned procurement of operator services is a document drawn up by the subsoil user, defining the scope and timing of the services provided by the operator on a reimbursable basis.

      7. The requirements of paragraph 1 of this article shall not apply to:

      1) subsurface users, performing procurement of goods, works and services in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on state procurements;

      2) legal entities holding the right to subsurface use, fifty percent of shares (participating interests) or more is directly or indirectly owned by the national management holding.

      8. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to the acquisition of goods, works and services when a subsoil user carries out activities under contracts for the exploration and production or production of hydrocarbons for complex projects. Under such contracts, the acquisition is carried out in accordance with the procedure determined by the subsoil user. At the same time, this order should ensure:

      1) implementation of programs for the development of local suppliers of goods, works and services approved by the subsoil user and agreed with the competent authority during the production period;

      2) providing all interested suppliers of goods, works and services with full and fair opportunities to participate in the tender for the purchase of goods, works and services;

      3) application of objective criteria for the preliminary selection of potential suppliers of goods, works and services;

      4) open access to information for all interested parties on the planned procurement of goods, works and services, as well as the requirements for potential suppliers, including through posting on the subsoil user's Internet resources.

      Footnote. Article 131 as amended by Law of the RK № 101-VII of 03.01.2022 (shall be put into effect upon expiration of sixty calendar days after its first official publication); dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (shall be enforced from 01.07.2023).

Article 132 Subsoil user’s reports at hydrocarbons exploration and production

      Under the hydrocarbon subsoil use contract, the subsoil user is required to submit the following reports:

      1) geological report;

      2) report on fulfilment of the license and contract terms and conditions;

      3) report on the purchased goods, works and services, as well as the amount of local content in them;

      4) report on local content in personnel;

      5) report on the expenses spent for financing of the Kazakhstan personnel training;

      6) report on the expenses for research, scientific, technical and development work;

      7) report on the composition of persons and (or) organizations that directly or indirectly control the subsoil user.

      The report provided for by subparagraph 1) of this article shall be submitted to the authorized body for the study of the subsoil in the order approved by it.

      The report provided for by subparagraph 2) of this article shall be submitted to the competent authority in the order approved by it.

      The reports provided for by subparagraphs 3) - 7) of this article shall be submitted to the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons in accordance with the forms and procedure approved by it.

Article 133. Liability for violation of conditions of subsoil use contracts committed by subsoil users

      1. For violation by the subsoil user of obligations under the contract for subsoil use, the following types of liability are provided for:

      1) penalty paid by a subsoil user in cases, procedure and amount established by a subsoil use contract;

      2) early termination of the subsoil use contract by the competent authority unilaterally, carried out in the cases and in the manner provided for in Article 106 of this Code.

      At the same time, payment of the penalty does not relieve the subsoil user from performance of the relevant obligation.

      2. The competent authority shall notify the subsoil user in writing of the violation of the terms and conditions of the subsoil use contract, as well as of its obligation to pay the penalty and (or) to eliminate such violation within the prescribed period in the following cases:

      1) fulfillment by the subsoil user of financial obligations established by a subsoil use contract by less than thirty percent in the reporting year;

      2) conducting the subsurface use operations on hydrocarbons related to damage of the integrity of the earth's surface, without providing security in accordance with the established schedule or in violation of the schedule for creating the amount of the security;

      3) in other cases of violation by the subsoil user of the obligations established by the subsoil use contract.

      3. The time limit for elimination of the violation by the subsoil user of the conditions of the contract in physical volume of obligations shall not exceed six months; for the obligations specified in subparagraphs 1) and 2) of paragraph 2 of this article, three months; for other obligations provided for in the subsoil use contract, one month from the date of receipt of the written notice.

      4. The subsoil user is obliged to eliminate the violation committed within the period specified in the notification, and notify the competent authority in writing with attachment of the documents confirming the elimination.

      5. The subsoil user shall have the right to send to the competent authority a proposal on the extension of the period for elimination of the violation of obligations stipulated in the subsoil use contract, with justification for the reasons for such an extension. Based on the results of consideration of the proposal to extend the elimination of the violations, the competent authority within ten business days from the date of its receipt notifies the subsoil user of consent to the extension of the term or provides a reasoned refusal of such extension.

      6. In case of obvious impossibility to eliminate the violation of obligations stipulated by the contract for subsoil use, within the period specified in paragraph 3 of this article, the competent authority has the right to establish a different period during which it is possible to eliminate such violation.

Chapter 19 PROJECT DOCUMENTS IN THE SUBSOIL USE OF HYDROCARBONS

Article 134. General provisions on the project documents in the subsoil use of hydrocarbons

      1. Subsurface use operations for hydrocarbons are carried out in accordance with the following project documents:

      1) basic project documents:

      exploration project;

      trial operation project;

      hydrocarbon field development project;

      2) technical project documents, the list of which is established in uniform rules for the rational and integrated use of the subsoil.

      2. Project documents in the subsoil use for hydrocarbons are drawn up by a project organization engaged by a subsoil user who has a license for the relevant type of activity.

      3. Project documents are developed on the basis of the positive practice of subsoil use in accordance with the uniform rules for the rational and integrated use of the subsoil.

      4. Project documents in the subsoil use of hydrocarbons are approved by the subsoil user.

      5. Changes in the types, methods, technologies, scope and timing of subsoil use operations stipulated in the project documents are allowed after making the appropriate changes and additions to such project documents.

      6. The uniform rules for the rational and integrated use of the subsoil establish cases when changes in the types, methods, technologies, scope and timing of operations for subsoil use do not require making appropriate changes and additions to the project documents.

      7. In the design documents, the estimated contours of the discovered deposits, which extend beyond the site (s) of the subsoil, can be established.

      8. The subsoil user is obliged to comply with the provisions of those who received positive opinions provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan of examinations of project documents.

Article 135. Exploration works project

      1. A project for exploration shall be drawn up within one year from the date of registration of the contract for exploration and production.

      2. Exploration project is developed for the entire exploration period.

      3. Exploration project shall contain:

      description of the types, methods, technologies, scope and timing of the exploration of hydrocarbons in each block;

      measures to ensure the rational use and protection of the subsoil;

      information on the terms, conditions and cost of work on the liquidation of consequences of hydrocarbon exploration.

      4. The project of exploration shall include the entire scope and deadlines for the work declared by the subsoil user in the work program.

      5. If it is necessary to assess the discovered reservoir (reservoir aggregate), such work is foreseen in the exploration project by making amendments and (or) additions for each discovered reservoir (aggregate deposit).

      In this case, the project of exploration includes the description of types, methods, technologies, scope and timing of work on the assessment of the discovered deposits (aggregate deposits).

      6. It is prohibited to conduct work on prospecting, exploration and appraisal of deposits that are not indicated in the approved exploration project provided by the subsoil user and received positive conclusions provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and also in the absence of such exploration projects.

Article 136. Trial operation project

      1. Trial operation of hydrocarbon deposits discovered during the period of exploration (the accumulation of pools) should be carried out in accordance with the trial operation project.

      It is prohibited to carry out work on trial operation, not indicated in the approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, examinations of the trial operation project, and also in the absence of such a draft trial operation.

      2. The project of trial operation is drawn up within three months from the date of the decision by the subsoil user on the need to conduct it.

      3. The project of trial operation shall contain the description of types, methods, approaches to, and technologies of trial operation, as well as the expected volumes of hydrocarbon production during the trial operation.

      4. If the subsoil user makes a decision on the need to carry out trial operation, the project of trial operation is developed and approved for each discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits) subject to trial operation.

      5. Any changes and additional works, the need for which is detected in the process of trial operation, shall be included in the draft trial operation by making the appropriate changes and (or) additions.

Article 137. Hydrocarbon deposit development project

      1. A field development project is prepared during the exploration or preparatory period in accordance with the requirements provided for in this Code.

      2. A field development project is prepared for the entire period of profitable hydrocarbon production at such a field.

      3. A field development project shall contain the description of types, methods, technologies, scope and timing of industrial development of the field.

      4. If it is necessary to change the conditions, types and scope of work for the development of the field, such changes are to be included in the development project by making amendments and (or) additions.

      5. It is prohibited to carry out the works on production of hydrocarbons that are not specified in the approved by the subsoil user and received positive conclusions provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, expertise of the field development project, and also in the absence of such a project.

      The provision of part one of this paragraph does not apply to hydrocarbon extraction operations carried out during trial operation.

Article 138. Technical project documents

      1. Technical design documents are prepared on the basis of an exploration project, a trial development project or a field development project.

      2. Changes and (or) additions made to the exploration project, the trial development project or the field development project, affecting the parameters of the technical design documents based on them, require the introduction of changes and (or) amendments to the corresponding technical design documents.

      3. The project of liquidation of hydrocarbon exploration consequences shall be drawn up in the manner and within the timeframe stipulated by Article 126 of this Code.

      4. The project for mitigation of consequences of subsoil use on hydrocarbons is made on the basis of the actual state of the subsoil plot and the relevant process facilities to be liquidated.

      5. It is prohibited to conduct operations on subsoil use without a relevant approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan of expert reviews of a technical project document.

      Footnote. Article 138 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 139. Expertise of project documents in the subsoil use of hydrocarbons

      1. Project documents in the subsoil use of hydrocarbons are subject to state environmental impact assessment, conducted in accordance with the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. The exploration project (amendments and additions thereto), except for the project involving exploration works on assessment, offshore exploration works, increase of the subsoil area in accordance with Article 113 of this Code, shall be sent to the competent authority in a notification procedure.

      3. An exploration project (amendments and additions thereto) providing for (stipulating) exploration assessment works, offshore exploration works, enlargement of a subsoil area in accordance with Article 113 of this Code, a trial exploitation project (amendments and additions thereto) and a field development project (amendments and additions thereto) shall be subject to state expert review of design documents if there is a conclusion on determining the scope of environmental impact assessment and (or) screening of the impacts of the intended activity with the conclusion on absence of the need to conduct a mandatory environmental impact assessment or a conclusion on the results of environmental impact assessments.

      4. The project on trial operation is subject to the state examination of project documents only after receipt by the subsoil user of positive conclusion of the state examination of the subsoil in relation to the report on the operational calculation of geological reserves.

      The project on field development is subject to the state expertise of project documents only after receipt by the subsoil user of positive conclusion of the state expertise of the subsurface in relation to the report on the calculation of geological reserves.

      5. If the technical design documents provide for the construction of architectural, city-planning and construction activities, such projects are subject to examination in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on architectural, city-planning and construction activities.

      6. If during the examination provided for in paragraphs 1 and 5 of this article, there occur the disagreements which the subsoil user is not able to eliminate without shifting away from compliance with the positive practice of subsoil use, at the request of such subsoil user, the competent authority within ten business days from the date of the application receipt shall arrange negotiations with participation of the representatives of concerned state bodies, subsoil user and design Institute to develop an appropriate solution.

      Footnote. Article 139 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (for the procedure of entry into force, see Article 2).

Article 140. State expertise of basic project documents in the subsoil use for hydrocarbons

      1. The state expertise of basic project documents and analyzes of the development in the hydrocarbon subsoil use area is carried out in order to ensure the rational use of the subsoil during the exploration and development of hydrocarbon deposits in accordance with the positive practice of subsoil use.

      2. The state expertise of basic project documents and development analyzes are carried out by the Central Commission for the Exploration and Development of Hydrocarbon Fields of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Central Commission) with the involvement of independent experts with special knowledge in the field of geology and development and not interested in the results of the examination.

      The procedure for engagement and qualification selection of independent experts, as well as payment for independent expertise shall be determined by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      Independent examination of basic project documents and analyses of development in the field of subsoil use shall be paid by the subsoil user.

      3. Arrangement of the central commission’s activities, its composition, work regulations and record keeping are determined by the regulation on the central commission for exploration and development of hydrocarbon deposits of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      4. The state expertise of the exploration project (amendments and additions thereto) is carried out within two months from the date of its receipt from the subsoil user, and test development projects, field development projects (changes and additions to them), development analyzes - within three months.

      The duration of the state examination of pilot projects, field development projects (amendments and additions thereto), development analyzes by decision of the central commission may be extended, but not more than for three months.

      5. Excluded by Law of the RK № 101-VII of 03.01.2022 (shall be brought into force sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).
      6. Excluded by Law of the RK № 101-VII of 03.01.2022 (shall be enforced sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

      7. Results of the state examination of the base project document or the development analysis are determined by consideration at the meeting of the central commission of the base project document or analysis of the development with the corresponding conclusion of the independent examination.

      8. Excluded by Law of the RK № 101-VII of 03.01.2022 (shall take effect sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

      9. Results of the state examination of project documents or development analyzes are documented by an expert opinion, which may be positive or negative. A copy of the expert opinion, within five business days from the date of its signing, is sent to the subsoil user.

      10. The grounds for making a negative expert opinion are:

      1) non-conformity of the project document or development analysis to the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) the provisions of the contract;

      2) nonconformity of the project document or development analysis with the requirements for the content, structure and design established in the regulatory and technical documents approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons;

      3) nonconformity of the project document or analysis of the development to the good practice of subsoil use;

      4) unreliability of information provided in the field development project concerning the quantity and quality of the explored hydrocarbon reserves;

      5) impossibility of an objective assessment of the quality of the design solutions presented in the project document or in the development analysis;

      6) for a trial operation project - the absence of a positive conclusion of the state examination of the subsoil with respect to the report on the operational calculation of geological reserves;

      7) for the field development project - the absence of a positive conclusion of the state examination of the subsoil in relation to the report on the calculation of geological reserves.

      11. The negative conclusion of the state examination of the project document or the analysis of the development contains the rationale for its adoption and recommendations for the finalization of the project document or analysis of the development.

      Footnote. Article 140 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 297-VI dated 30.12.2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); № 101-VII of 03.01.2022 (shall be put into effect sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 141. State expertise of subsoil

      1. State expertise of the subsoil is carried out in order to create conditions for the rational use of subsoil, the state accounting of geological reserves of hydrocarbons, as well as assessing the reliability of information on the quantity and quality of explored geological reserves of hydrocarbons.

      2. State expertise of the subsoil is carried out by analyzing the report on the calculation (operational calculation) of geological reserves developed by the project organization, which has a license for the relevant type of activity, and is approved by the subsoil user.

      Note!
      This edition of paragraph 3 is suspended until 01.01.2026 by the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 27, 2017 № 125-VI (for the current edition see paragraph 6 of Article 277 of this Code).

      3. Report on the calculation (operational calculation) of geological reserves is prepared in accordance with the regulatory and technical documents approved by the authorized body in hydrocarbons.

      Note!
      This edition of paragraph 4 is suspended until 01.01.2026 by the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 27, 2017 № 125-VI (for the current edition see paragraph 6 of Article 277 of this Code).

      4. State expertise of the subsoil is carried out by the central commission for hydrocarbon reserves of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the central commission for reserves) with the involvement of independent experts with special knowledge in the field of geology and subsoil use and not interested in the results of the examination.

      Note by the Republican Center for Legal Information!
      This edition of paragraph 5 is suspended until 01.01.2026 by the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 27, 2017 № 125-VI (for the current edition see paragraph 6 of Article 277 of this Code).

      5. Arrangement of the activities of the central reserves commission, its composition, work regulations and record keeping are determined by the regulation on the central mineral reserves commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      6. State expertise of the subsoil is carried out within three months from the date of receipt of the report on the calculation (operational calculation) of geological reserves.

      Timeline of the state examination of subsoil may be increased by the decision of the central commission on reserves, but not more than for three months.

      7. Results of the state expertise of subsoil are documented by an expert opinion, which may be positive or negative.

      8. The grounds for a negative expert opinion are:

      1) nonconformity of the estimate (on-going estimate) of the geological reserves of a hydrocarbon field to the requirements established in the regulatory and technical documents approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons;

      2) unreliability of information on the quantity and quality of geological reserves of hydrocarbons;

      3) impossibility of objective assessment of the quantity and quality of geological reserves of hydrocarbons based on the data presented.

      The negative conclusion of the state expertise of the subsoil contains justification for its adoption and recommendations for finalizing the report.

      9. The expert opinion is sent to the subsoil user within five business days from the date of its signing by the chairman and members of the central reserves commission.

      10. The positive conclusion of the state expertise of subsoil constitutes the ground for entering the geological reserves of a hydrocarbon field in the state register.

Article 142. Monitoring of implementation of the project documents

      1. Adjustment of design indicators, which does not require changes and additions to the design documents, shall be made within the framework of author's supervision by the design organization.

      Unified rules for rational and integrated use of subsoil establish cases when adjustment of design indicators is required.

      The report on author's supervision over implementation of design solutions shall not be subject to state expertise of basic design documents and shall be sent by the subsoil user to the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons in a notification procedure in electronic form.

      2. Monitoring of the execution by a subsoil user of a field development project is carried out through:

      1) author's supervision;

      2) analysis of the development of hydrocarbon deposits, performed at least once every three years.

      3. Requirements to the design author supervision and analysis of the development of hydrocarbon deposits are established in uniform rules for the rational and integrated use of the subsoil.

      4. The author's supervision uses current geological and field information obtained during field development control, and the supervision results are presented in the form of a report.

      5. The report on author's supervision shall reflect:

      1) compliance of actually achieved values of technological parameters with design values;

      2) causes of discrepancies between actual and project indicators and (or) non-compliance with design solutions;

      3) for the project of exploration - recommendations for the achievement of design solutions and the elimination of deficiencies identified during exploration;

      4) for a trial operation project - recommendations for achieving design solutions and eliminating deficiencies identified during trial operation;

      5) for a field development project - recommendations for achieving design solutions and eliminating identified deficiencies in the development of a development system and (or) for conducting an extraordinary analysis of development to determine the need to change individual design solutions and indicators for a field development project.

      If it is necessary to replace the project organization previously involved by the subsoil user with another one during the supervision, such a replacement is allowed with the consent of the author of the project document.

      6. Analysis of field development is a comprehensive study of the results of geological, geophysical, hydrodynamic and other studies of wells and formations in the development of an operational facility, as well as the dynamics of development indicators to determine the current distribution of hydrocarbon reserves and processes occurring in productive strata for identifying the need to improve the field development system.

      7. Analysis of the development of a hydrocarbon field is carried out by a project organization engaged by a subsoil user, which has a license for the relevant type of activity, and is sent by a subsoil user in a notification procedure to the competent authority.

      8. In case of significant (more than ten percent) discrepancies between actual and project development of a field and if there is a reasonable conclusion based on the analysis of the development of a hydrocarbon field about the need to make changes to a field development project, the results of analysis are subject to state expertise of project documents.

      9. If the Central Commission gives a positive opinion on the analysis of the development of a hydrocarbon field, the design decisions and indicators of such analysis are regarded as design decisions and indicators of the field development project for the period of development, approval and state examination of changes and additions to the field development project, which should not exceed three years.

      Footnote. Article 142 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).
      Note!
      This edition of Article 143 is suspended until 01.01.2026 by the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 27, 2017 № 125-VI (for the current edition see paragraph 3) of paragraph 12 of Art. 277 of this Code).

Article 143. Indicators of the project documents for exploration and production of hydrocarbons attributable to contractual obligations of the subsoil user

      The subsoil use contract for hydrocarbons establishes the fulfillment of the following indicators of project documents as an obligation for a subsoil user:

      1) the density of the grid of production wells;

      the ratio of production and injection wells for each production facility;

      3) coefficient of compensation for deposits;

      4) ratio of formation and bottom hole pressure to bubble point pressure or condensing pressure;

      5) ratio of formation pressure to bottom hole pressure

      6) maximum permissible value of the gas factor for wells.

      At the same time, the values of the indicators specified in this article are not included in the contract and are determined on the basis of project documents.

Chapter 20 CERTAIN ISSUES OF PERFORMANCE OF SUBSOIL USE OPERATIONS ON HYDROCARBONS

Article 144. Information system for accounting of crude oil, gas condensate, crude gas and products of its processing (commercial gas)

      1. The information system for accounting for crude oil, gas condensate, crude gas and products of its processing (commercial gas) carries out accounting of:

      1) crude gas and products of its processing (commercial gas) by automated collection, processing, storage and use of data on the amount of crude gas in circulation, prepared for processing and supply to the consumer in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as used for own needs, to be disposed of by injection into the reservoir for storage and (or) maintaining the reservoir pressure burned in the cases and under the conditions established by Article 146 of this Code;

      2) crude oil and gas condensate by automated collection, processing, storage and use of data on the amount of crude oil and gas condensate in circulation, prepared for delivery to the consumer in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. The authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons collects information for inclusion in the information system of accounting for crude oil and gas condensate, crude gas and products of its processing (commercial gas) for the purpose of processing, storing, using information, including provision and dissemination, in accordance with the procedure determined by it for the formation and functioning of an information accounting system for crude oil and gas condensate, crude gas and products of its processing (commercial gas).

      3. The turnover of crude oil and gas condensate means their preparation, transportation, storage, shipment, sale, import into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and export outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The turnover of crude gas and its processed products (commercial gas) means their collection, preparation, transportation, processing, as well as, in cases and under conditions established by the Code and the project document, disposal by injection into the reservoir and flaring.

      4. A metering device for crude oil, gas condensate, crude gas and products of its processing (commercial gas) is a technical device that determines the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of crude oil, gas condensate, crude gas and products of its processing (commercial gas) and is approved for use in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of ensuring the uniformity of measurements, and also, software that transmits information to the operator of the information system for accounting for crude oil and gas condensate, crude gas and products of its processed (commercial gas) in real time.

      5. Entities engaged in activities in the field of turnover of crude oil, gas condensate, crude gas and products of its processing (commercial gas) are obliged to equip their production facilities, the list and terms of equipment of which are approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons, with metering devices and ensure their functioning in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      6. It is prohibited for entities operating in the field of production and (or) turnover of crude oil, gas condensate, crude gas and products of its processing (commercial gas), to conduct operations for the production and (or) turnover of crude oil, gas condensate, crude gas and products of its processing (commercial gas) without equipment or with the equipment of faulty metering devices for production facilities, the list and terms of equipment of which are approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      Footnote. Article 144 - as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (effective from 01.01.2024).

Article 145. Unified state system of hydrocarbons subsoil use management

      1. Subsoil users, persons conducting operations in the field of production and turnover of oil and (or) raw gas, uranium, coal, or their authorized representatives shall submit reports through the unified state system of subsoil use management. These reports shall be certified by an electronic digital signature of an authorized representative. The forms and procedure for submission of reports are approved by the authorized bodies in the field of hydrocarbons and uranium.

      2. For the purposes of this Code, the unified state system of subsoil use management means the integrated information system "unified state system of subsoil use management of the Republic of Kazakhstan" of the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons, intended for the collection, storage, analysis and processing of information in the field of subsoil use.

Article 146. Flaring of raw gas

      1. Flaring of raw gas in flares is prohibited, except for the following cases:

      1) the threat or occurrence of emergency situations, the threat to the life of personnel or public health and the environment

      2) during testing of the well facilities;

      3) during trial operation of the field;

      4) during technologically inevitable flaring of raw gas.

      2. Technologically inevitable flaring of raw gas is recognized as burning of raw gas to ensure an uninterrupted hydrocarbon production process during commissioning, operation, maintenance and repair of process equipment, as well as technological failures, failures and deviations in the operation of process equipment within the limits and standards in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article.

      3. In the cases provided for in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 1 of this article, the combustion of raw gas in flares is allowed without permission.

      At the same time, the subsoil user is obliged to notify the authorized bodies in the field of hydrocarbons and environmental protection of such incineration within ten days.

      Such notification shall include the reasons for flaring of the raw gas, and information on the volumes of the raw gas flaring.

      4. In the cases provided for in subparagraphs 2), 3) and 4) of paragraph 1 of this article, burning of raw gas in flares is allowed upon permission of the authorized body in hydrocarbons, subject to the subsoil user observing project documents and a program for developing processing of raw gas within the limits and standards, determined according to the method of calculation of standards and volumes of the raw gas flaring in the course of subsoil use operations approved by the authorized body in the hydrocarbons.

      The procedure for issue of permits for the raw gas flaring is approved by the authorized body in the hydrocarbons.

      5. Flaring of raw gas during testing of well facilities is allowed in accordance with the approved subsoil user and having received positive conclusions provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan of expertise of the basic design document or development analysis for a period stipulated by the approved subsoil user to test well facilities not exceeding ninety days for each well object.

      Flaring of raw gas during trial operation of a field may be allowed for a total period not exceeding three years.

      6. Raw gas flaring in the commissioning of process equipment, maintenance and repair works are carried out within the limits of standards and volumes, calculated by the method approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      7. In cases of technological failures, failures and deviations in the operation of technological equipment, the subsoil user is obliged to conduct an investigation and submit quarterly reports to the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons no later than the twenty-fifth day of the month following the reporting quarter, indicating information on the time and amount of gas burned by each case of technological failures, failures and deviations, as well as their causes.

Article 147. Processing and utilization of raw gas

      1. Raw gas processing refers to the technological process for the production of raw gas products that meet the requirements of technical regulations and (or) national standards in terms of quality and quantity of components.

      2. The subsoil user engaged in the production of hydrocarbons is obliged to carry out activities aimed at minimizing the volume of raw gas flaring.

      A field development project shall obligatorily contain a section on the processing (utilization) of raw gas.

      3. For the purpose of rational use of crude gas and reduction of harmful impact on the environment the subsoil users are required to draw programs for the development of crude gas processing in the form approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons. The development program for crude gas processing shall be drawn on the basis of examination of the basic project document or development analysis approved by the subsoil user and a positive conclusion stipulated by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Crude gas processing development programs are subject to approval by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons taking into account the recommendations of the task force on crude gas processing development and must be updated every three years.

      The composition of the task force for development of crude gas processing and its regulations shall be approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      Reports on crude gas processing development programs shall be sent annually by the subsoil user to the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons according to the form and terms approved by such body.

      4. It is prohibited to extract hydrocarbons without processing of the entire volume of produced raw gas, except for volumes of raw gas:

      1) flared in cases and under the conditions established by Article 146 of this Code;

      2) used by the subsoil user for its own technological needs in the volumes provided for by the crude gas processing development programs approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons;

      3) sold by the subsoil user to other persons for the purpose of processing and (or) disposal.

      At the same time, in the fields where raw gas processing is economically unjustified, a field development project and a raw gas processing development program may envisage the utilization of the entire volume of produced raw gas, with the exception of gas used for own needs, by pumping into the reservoir for storage and (or) maintain reservoir pressure.

      5. A field development project and a raw gas processing development program may provide for the utilization of produced raw gas by injection into a reservoir to maintain reservoir pressure, provided that other methods of maintaining reservoir pressure at such a field are ineffective and such injection has a sufficient level of safety for the environment and human life.

      6. In the case of joint development, project documents and development programs for processing raw gas may provide for the utilization of produced raw gas from one field by injecting it into the reservoir of another field (including fields of other subsoil users) in order to store it and (or) maintain reservoir pressure.

      7. It is prohibited to inject raw gas into a formation not provided for by the field development project, as well as carried out in violation of the field development project.

      8. Subsoil users and the authorized body in the hydrocarbons may implement joint projects for the processing of raw gas.

      9. Unless otherwise provided herein the subsoil use contract, the produced associated gas is the property of the state.

      Footnote. Article 147 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication; dated 06.04.2024 № 71-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 148. Maintenance of reservoir pressure and preparation of water

      1. Subsoil users carrying out operations on production of hydrocarbons on various subsoil use contracts can carry out the downloading of the prepared produced water one the to layer field of another subsoil user for the purpose of maintaining reservoir pressure in cases stipulated by article 150 of this Code.

      2. The subsoil user may involve persons owning the infrastructure facilities required to prepare associated and (or) other (including marine) water for further injection into the reservoir in order to maintain reservoir pressure.

Article 149. Subsoil use operations on hydrocarbons at subsoil plots adjacent to a border

      1. If as a result of hydrocarbon subsoil use operations, the subsoil user discovers a reservoir (aggregate of deposits) located in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan or the sea, part of which is also located in the territory or at sea under jurisdiction of another adjacent or the opposite state, he shall immediately notify the competent authority.

      2. In the absence of relevant international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the state, in the depths of which is part of the discovered deposits (aggregate deposits), the competent authority has the right to decide on the suspension of operations on subsurface use of hydrocarbons in the border area of subsoil until an agreement is reached with such a state.

      At the same time, the competent authority within three business days from the date of the decision to suspend hydrocarbon operations at the border area of the subsoil notifies the subsoil user about it and within thirty calendar days initiates the development of an international agreement regulating the procedure and conditions for joint development of the field located at the border subsoil plot.

      3. In the case of making by a competent authority of a decision on suspension of operations on subsoil use of hydrocarbons in the border area of the subsoil, the contract is suspended its action before issuing the competent authority's permission for the resumption of suspended mining operations.

Article 150. Joint development of deposits at different subsoil plots

      1. Joint development refers to joint operations by several subsoil users on hydrocarbons based on the agreement, including the use of common infrastructure for field development.

      2. Joint development of several fields is allowed, if such development improves the technical and economic indicators of the development of one or several fields.

      3. Subsoil users carrying out operations on exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons in different subsoil areas, in agreement with the competent authority in accordance with the procedure established by this Code, shall be entitled to:

      1) in case of availability of capacities, infrastructure facilities and (or) other technical and technological capabilities of one of the subsoil users, to conclude an agreement with such subsoil user for the use of such capacities, infrastructure facilities and (or) other technical and technological capabilities with the introduction changes in project documents;

      2) jointly design and (or) build infrastructure facilities or jointly use them on the basis of the relevant agreement.

      4. In the case of joint development by several subsoil users of several fields in different parts of the subsoil, the necessity and effectiveness of joint development, as well as the scheme for its implementation, are justified in the project documents.

      5. For the purposes of the implementation of subparagraph 2) paragraph 3 of this Article, subsoil users may determine a management company carrying out the operational management of joint infrastructure facilities.

      6. In the case of joint development, the subsoil user (including the managing company) has the right to conduct the portion or all of the subsoil use operations of another subsoil user on its subsoil plot under the agreement between the subsoil users, if it is necessary for joint development.

      7. With due regard to the provisions of paragraph 3 of this Article, the distribution of the volumes of hydrocarbons produced by the joint use of infrastructure facilities shall be made by agreement between the subsoil users.

      8. If necessary, the agreement between subsoil users provides for the joint use of engineering systems (including electricity, equipment and materials).

Article 151. Exploration or production of hydrocarbons at the field as a single object

      1. If a part of the discovered deposit or field on which the subsoil user conducts operations on exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons is located within the subsoil plot, which is in use by another subsoil user for operations for exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons, such subsoil users are obliged by their choice:

      1) to transfer the right of subsoil use in compliance with the procedures of the transfer prescribed by this Code to have only one subsurface user having the right of subsoil use at the Deposit or field, or several subsurface users having the lobes of the right of subsoil use on the basis of one contract;

      2) to conclude an agreement on joint exploration and production or production at a deposit or field as a single object with the appropriate changes to the project documents, having previously agreed such an agreement with the competent authority.

      2. In case of the subsoil user's non-compliance with paragraph 1 of this article, the competent authority shall have the right to demand from subsoil users the conclusion of a contract on joint exploration and production or production on the Deposit or field as a single object in court.

      3. Subsoil users engaged in joint exploration and production or extraction of hydrocarbons are jointly and severally liable for fulfilling the obligations imposed on them by contracts.

Article 152. Measurement and weighing of oil

      1. Measurement and weighing of oil produced by subsoil user in the subsoil plot is carried out by subsoil user in the manner approved by the authorized body in the hydrocarbons.

      2. The subsoil user shall test the equipment and devices used for weighing and measuring oil in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      3. If during the test or inspection it turns out that the equipment or devices have defects, then if it is impossible to establish the term of the fault, the defect period is determined as half the time from the previous measurement to the day of the defect.

CHAPTER 21. SPECIFICS OF EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF COALBED METHANE, EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS AT SEA, IN THE INLAND WATER BODIES AND IN THE SAFETY ZONE, AS WELL AS PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS IN DEPLETING FIELDS

      Footnote.The title of Chapter 21 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication;

Article 153. Particularities of exploration and production of coalbed methane

      1. Exploration and production of coalbed methane are carried out according to the requirements set out by this Code for exploration and production of hydrocarbons, taking into account the particularities provided for in this Chapter.

      2. It is prohibited to develop coal fields with an increased level of natural methane-content of coalbeds without carrying out the necessary measures for advance degassing, ventilation programs and formation degassing, followed by utilization of the methane produced, which ensure methane reduction in coalbeds to the established standards.

      Under the licence for exploration and (or) production of coal it is allowed to extract coalbed methane when degassing existing mines without concluding a contract for exploration and production or production of coalbed methane.

      3. At that, such subsoil user is entitled to use the extracted coalbed methane only for its own process needs without further sale.

      4. If a subsoil user producing (mining) coal intends to produce coalbed methane with the purpose of its further sale, such subsoil user shall obtain the subsoil use right for exploration and production or production of coalbed methane under the procedures envisaged by this Code.

Article 153-1. Hydrocarbons production from depleting fields

      1. A subsoil user extracting hydrocarbons under subsoil use contracts for depletable fields shall be obliged to comply simultaneously with the following conditions:

      1) compliance of the field with the criteria stipulated in paragraph 2 of this Article. In this case, such compliance shall be indicated in the field development project that has received a positive conclusion of the expert examinations provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) fulfillment by the subsoil user of the investment obligation under paragraph 3 of this article.

      A subsoil use contract shall be recognized as a subsoil use contract for depletable fields when it includes commitment to the investment obligation of the subsoil user provided for by paragraph 3 of this article.

      2. A hydrocarbon field is categorized as depletable if at least one of the following indicators is achieved during its development:

      for large hydrocarbon fields, the depletion of reserves must be seventy percent or more of the approved recoverable reserves and the water content of the field must be eighty-five percent or more;

      The current oil recovery coefficient should be 0.4 fractions of a unit or more.

      3. The investment obligation of a subsoil user under a subsoil use contract for depletable fields shall be additional investment in the development of such a depletable field and (or) additional financing of the socio-economic development of the region in accordance with the procedure established by Article 129 of this Code, in the size no less than the amount calculated as the product of the investment coefficient set by paragraph 4 of this Article and the sum of the aggregate annual income for such a field, calculated in accordance with the methodology of separate tax accounting of the subsoil user, approved in the tax accounting policy in accordance with Article 723 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On taxes and other obligatory payments to the budget" (Tax Code), based on the previous year results.

      4. The investment coefficient for a depleting field shall be set issuing from the actual annual hydrocarbon production volume of such field and shall be as follows:

№

Annual production volume

Investment ratio, %

1.

under 250 000 tons inclusive

1,0

2.

above 250 000 tons and under 500 000 tons inclusive

2,0

3.

above 500 000 tons and under 1 000 000 tons inclusive

3,0

4.

above 1 000 000 tons and under 2 000 000 tons inclusive

4,0

5.

above 2 000 000 tons and under 3 000 000 tons inclusive

5,0

6.

above 3 000 000 tons and under 4 000 000 tons inclusive

5,5

7.

above 4 000 000 tons and under 5 000 000 tons inclusive

6,5

8.

above 5 000 000 tons and under 7 000 000 tons inclusive

7,0

9.

above 7 000 000 tons and under 10 000 000 tons inclusive

8,0

10.

above 10 000 000 tons

8,5

      Footnote. Chapter 21 was supplemented by Article 153-1 pursuant to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication;

Article 154. General conditions for exploration and production of hydrocarbons on the sea, inland waters and in the preservation zone

      1. As the sea the surface of the water column, as well as within the Kazakhstan part of the bottom of the Caspian and Aral seas are recognized.

      2. Inland water bodies are artificial reservoirs and watercourses located within the borders of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      3. Preservation zone is a land area extending from the coastline of the sea for five kilometers towards the land, which can be contaminated by oil spills into the sea and inland waters or be a source of marine pollution.

      4. Marine objects are artificial Islands, dams, structures, installations, pipelines and other objects used in the exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons at sea.

      5. Subsoil users conducting exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons at sea are obliged to be guided by the best practice for environmental protection at sea, not to impede or harm navigation, fishing, use and protection of aquatic biological resources and other lawful activities usually carried out on specific area of ​​the sea.

      6. A prerequisite for granting subsoil use rights for hydrocarbons at sea is the share of the national company in the field of hydrocarbons as a subsoil user under the contract in the amount of not less than fifty percent.

      Further the specified size of the equity participation of national companies in the contract may be reduced, provided that the national company will retain its control over the decisions of the subsoil user under the contract.

      7. In order to minimize the negative impact on the environment, subsoil users conducting exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons at sea may implement joint projects on the use of offshore facilities.

      8. A subsoil user conducting exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons at sea shall be liable for environmental damage, harm caused to individuals and (or) legal entities, in case of pollution of the sea formed as a result of subsoil use operations for hydrocarbons at sea, regardless of the presence of guilt, unless it is proved that environmental damage, harm was caused due to force majeure or the intent of the victim.

      9. The subsoil user conducting exploration and (or) extraction of hydrocarbons at sea shall ensure, at its own expense, the delivery from the coast of representatives of state bodies authorized to conduct inspections in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the marine objects belonging to the subsoil user.

      Carrying out inspections by representatives of state bodies at offshore facilities should not interfere with the normal activities of the subsoil user.

      10. The subsoil user engaged in the exploration of hydrocarbons at sea is entitled to start drilling wells only after conducting all the necessary geophysical and seismic surveys of the exploration area, as well as meeting the requirements of paragraph 1 of Article 156 of this Code.

      11. It is prohibited to drill a prospecting, exploration, production or other well not provided for by an approved subsoil user and have received positive conclusions provided by this Code of Experts for the drilling project, except for drilling a jamming well when a previously drilled well leaves control, subject to that the use of other methods of taking such a well under control is impossible or ineffective under the circumstances.

      At the same time, the subsoil user is obliged to notify the competent authority in writing of the commencement of drilling a silencing well within a reasonable time period, indicating the specific circumstances and reasons that influenced the decision to drill such well.

      12. The subsoil user is engaged in the exploration and (or) extraction of hydrocarbons within the protection zone is obliged to take the necessary measures to eliminate sea pollution in the event of a rise in the water level.

      13. For the operations on subsurface use of hydrocarbons in inland waters and in the protection zone, the provisions of this Code established for operations on subsurface use in relation to hydrocarbons at sea apply.

      14. The requirements of paragraphs 8 and 9 of this Article shall also apply to persons operating facilities bearing the risk of oil spills at sea, inland waters and in the safety zone.

      15. For the purpose of this chapter, oil spills are also understood to mean oil spills.

      Footnote. Article 154 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021); № 11-VII dated 23.02.2021 (see Article 2 for the order of entry into force).

Article 155. National system of preparedness and operations on clean-up of oil spills on the sea, inland waters and in the preservation zone.

      1. Resources for clean-up of oil spills on sea, inland waters and in the protection zone are personnel, ships, equipment, chemicals and other materials used in the oil spill response.

      2. Objects bearing the risk of oil spills include marine facilities, seaports and ships.

      3. Ensuring of preparedness and operations on clean-up of oil spills on sea, inland waters and in the preservation zone is carried out, depending on the expected volumes of oil spills, at the following levels:

      the first level - minor oil spills (not exceeding ten tons of oil), liquidated by the resources available at the facility, bearing the risks of an oil spill;

      the second level - moderate (medium) oil spills (from ten tons to two hundred and fifty tons), to eliminate which, in addition to the resources of the facility that carries the risk of an oil spill, resources are attracted from the shore;

      the third level - large oil spills (from two hundred and fifty tons or more), for the elimination of which, in addition to the resources of the facility bearing the risk of an oil spill, and resources from the shore, available resources in the country and international resources are attracted.

      Based on the risk assessment, the identified volumes of a possible oil spill may be higher than those indicated at three levels. The amount of resources shall conform to the level of probable oil spill risk.

      4. National system of ensuring preparedness and operations on clean-up of oil spills on sea, inland waters and in the preservation zone includes:

      1) national plan of preparedness and operations on clean-up of oil spills on sea, inland waters and in the safety zone of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter – the national plan), approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons together with the authorized bodies in the field of civil protection and merchant shipping;

      2) territorial plans of ensuring preparedness and operations on clean-up of oil spills on the sea, internal reservoirs and in the preservation zone of areas developed on the basis of the national plan by territorial divisions of Department of authorized body in the field of civil protection and approved by local Executive bodies of the relevant areas;

      3) facility plans - plans to ensure preparedness and actions to respond to oil spills at sea, inland waters and in the safety zone, developed by the owners of facilities, bearing risk of oil spills, with the exception of ship owners, based on the national and territorial plans of the respective regions, as well as based on an oil spill risk assessment and an analysis of the total environmental benefit, which are agreed with the relevant territorial subdivision of the authorized body in the field of civil protection;

      4) shipboard oil pollution emergency plans, developed in accordance with the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, amended by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78).

      5. The state bodies responsible for implementation of the national plan are:

      1) authorized body in the hydrocarbons - for ensuring the readiness of subsoil users to clean-up the oil spills;

      2) authorized body in the merchant shipping - for ensuring the readiness of seaports and vessels to clean-up the oil spills;

      3) authorized body in the civil protection - for receiving and transmitting information on oil spills, conducting exercises and training sessions, as well as for prompt actions to clean-up the oil spills, actions for seeking international assistance and for assisting other countries in the event of a request.

      6. Facility plans are approved by the owners of facilities, bearing risk of an oil spill, after agreement with the territorial divisions of the authorized bodies in the field of environmental protection and in the field of civil protection, and within three working days from the date of approval, they are sent by notification to the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      The deadline for approval of the facility-based plan with the territorial divisions of the authorized bodies in the field of environmental protection and civil protection shall not exceed thirty calendar days from the date of application.

      Facility-based plans may be combined if the owner has several objects that bear the risk of oil spill.

      7. Procedure for the development and approval of shipboard oil pollution emergency plans is determined by the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as amended by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78).

      8. Plan of the offshore facility is approved by the subsoil user, after consultation with the territorial subdivisions of the authorized bodies in environmental protection and civil protection, and within three business days from the date of approval is sent to the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      9. Territorial plan of the relevant area is put into effect in the following cases:

      1) the oil spill has reached the second level and resources of the subsoil user and / or the specialized organization for clean-up of the oil spills on sea attracted by it are insufficient to clean them up;

      2) the spill occurred from the vessel or there is a threat of oil spill on the vessel;

      3) the oil spill of unknown origin was detected;

      4) the oil spill poses a threat of pollution of the reserve zone of the Caspian Sea;

      5) the oil spill began to spread to the territory of the adjacent region.

      10. National plan is put into effect in the following cases:

      1) the oil spill has reached the third level and assistance is needed in organizing the arrival of international resources to eliminate oil spills;

      2) the oil spill did not reach the third level, but it poses the threat of pollution of the reserve zone of the Caspian Sea;

      3) the oil spill began to spread to the territory of the neighboring state.

      11. Operations on clean-up of oil spills are managed by:

      1) in case of oil spills of the first level - the owner of the facility carrying the risk of oil spill, or the specialized organization for clean-up of the oil spills at sea involved by it;

      2) at the oil spills of the second level:

      prior to the introduction of the territorial plan of the relevant area into effect - the owner of the facility carrying the risk of an oil spill, or the specialized organization for the response to oil spills at sea that it attracts;

      after introduction of the territorial plan of the relevant area into effect - an official appointed by the regional akim;

      3) in case of oil spills of the third level - an official of the authorized body in the field of civil protection, appointed by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Functions of the advisory body in the clean-up of oil spills of the third level in the framework of the national plan are assigned to the interdepartmental state commission for the prevention and elimination of emergency situations.

      12. The requirements of this article also apply to individuals and legal entities carrying out activities associated with the risk of an oil spill at sea, with the exception of persons whose objects are subject to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships of 1973, as amended by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78).

      Footnote. Article 155 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021).

Article 156. Ensuring of preparedness and operations on clean-up of the oil spills on the sea, inland waters and in the preservation zone

      1. It is prohibited to conduct operations at facilities bearing the risk of oil spill, with the exception of ships, without:

      1) assessment of oil spill risk;

      2) approved facility plan;

      3) availability of own resources or resources attracted on the basis of a contract;

      4) fulfillment of the conditions stipulated by paragraph 2 and 3 of this article.

      2. Owners of facilities bearing the risk of an oil spill, with the exception of ships, are required to:

      1) for the elimination of oil spills of the first level at sea - to have the resources necessary for the complete elimination of such oil spills at the offshore facility or within thirty minutes of reach;

      2) for clean-up of the oil spills of the second level at sea:

      in availability at the offshore facility or within a thirty-minute reach the resources specified in subparagraph 1) of this paragraph in an amount sufficient for the period until the delivery of resources of local shore services;

      to ensure the delivery, if necessary, of resources of local shore services.

      If their own resources to clean-up the oil spills of the first and second levels are not available, the owners of facilities bearing the risk of oil spills, with the exception of ships, are obliged to conclude agreements with specialized organizations for the clean-up of the oil spills on sea.

      If necessary, the owners of facilities bearing the risk of oil spills have the right to attract resources within the framework of agreements on cooperation and mutual assistance in the elimination of oil spills.

      Minimum standards and requirements for the resources necessary for the clean-up of the oil spills on sea, inland waters and in the safety zone are established by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      3. In order to provide resources for third-level oil spill clean-up, the owner of the facility carrying the risk of an oil spill, with the exception of ships, is obliged to enter into an agreement with an internationally recognized oil spill response organization with qualified personnel and relevant equipment.

      4. In the case oil spill detection on sea, inland waters and in the safety zone, the owners of facilities bearing the risk of oil spills are obliged to immediately inform the territorial units of the authorized bodies in the field of environmental protection and civil protection.

      Procedure for informing about the oil spill for ships is determined by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of merchant shipping.

      5. When dealing with oil spills at sea, inland waters and in the buffer zone, preference should be given to methods that maximize the protection of human health and the environment based on an analysis of the total environmental benefit. The rules for determining and agreeing on the best methods for eliminating emergency oil spills at sea, inland waters and in the buffer zone of the Republic of Kazakhstan based on the analysis of the total environmental benefit are approved by the authorized body in the field of environmental protection.

      6. After carrying out the measures to localize the source of the oil spill and eliminate the oil spill, investigating the causes of accidents and incidents, the owners of the objects bearing the risk of the oil spill and / or specialized organizations for oil spill response are presented with a report on the work done to the authorized environmental authorities. environment and civil protection.

      Owners of offshore facilities additionally submit a report to the authorized body in the hydrocarbons.

      7. The owner of an object that bears the risk of an oil spill is obliged to fully eliminate environmental damage and compensate for the damage caused to third parties as a result of oil spills at sea, inland waters and in the buffer zone, as well as state expenses for oil spill response.

      8. The requirements of this article also apply to individuals and legal entities carrying out activities related to the risk of an oil spill at sea, with the exception of persons whose objects are subject to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships of 1973, as amended by the Protocol of 1978 (MARPOL 73/78).

      Footnote. Article 156 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021).

Article 157. Creation and operation of offshore facilities

      1. When carrying out the subsurface use operations for hydrocarbons at sea and inland waters, the creation, deployment and operation of offshore facilities are allowed, provided that the environment is protected and preserved in accordance with the approved subsoil user and received positive conclusions provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan by document.

      Creation and location of the offshore facilities is allowed under permit of the authorized body in the hydrocarbons, agreed with the authorized body in use and protection of water resources, authorized body in the protection, reproduction and use of animal world, the Border service of the national security of the Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Central Executive body implementing the state policy in the field of defense.

      2. Safety zones shall be established around offshore objects extending for a distance of five hundred meters, measured from each point of the outer edge of such offshore objects. Marine objects, as well as the security zones surrounding them, are located in places where they cannot interfere with sea routes that are important for international navigation and fishing.

      3. Persons responsible for the maintenance and operation of offshore facilities shall ensure their protection, as well as the availability of appropriate means of warning of their location in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      4. After completion of the operation of offshore facilities during the exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons at sea and inland waters, such facilities, if they cannot be further used for economic or other purposes, should be dismantled so as not to pose a threat to the safety of people. and the environment and does not interfere with shipping or fishing.

      5. Creation, location and operation of the offshore facilities used at investigation and (or) production of hydrocarbons on the sea and internal reservoirs are performed in the order approved by authorized body in the hydrocarbons.

      Footnote. Article 157 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 23.02.2021 № 11-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

Article 158. Prohibition of construction and exploitation of storage facilities and oil tanks on the sea

      1. It is prohibited to construct and operate the storage facilities and oil tanks at sea.

      2. It is prohibited to warehouse and store oil at offshore facilities, other than temporary (not more than twenty calendar days) storage of oil during the transportation of such oil by tankers directly from offshore facilities.

Article 159. Prohibition of dumping and burial of waste during exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons on the sea

      1. It is prohibited to dump into the sea and dump at the bottom of the sea the wastes during exploration and (or) extraction of hydrocarbons at sea.

      2. Discharge of industrial and other wastewater into the sea is carried out only with the permission and under the control of the authorized body in environmental protection, subject to the purification of such waters up to the established standards.

SECTION VIII. URANIUM PRODUCTION Chapter 22. Particularities of management of granting and termination of rights for subsoil use for uranium mining Paragraph 1. Granting of the right for subsoil use for uranium mining to the national company in the uranium field on the basis of direct negotiations

Article 160. Conditions of granting the right of subsoil use to the national company in the uranium field on the basis of direct negotiations

      1. The company is recognized as the National company in the uranium field if it is the joint stock company, created by decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, major share stock of which is owned by the state or by the national corporate holding group, performing the activities in the uranium field on the conditions, set by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. Subsurface site for mining is provided to the national company in the uranium field on the basis of direct negotiations.

      3. The right for subsoil use for mining (share in the right to subsoil use), provided to the national company in the uranium field on the basis of direct negotiations, can be granted only to legal entity, more than 50 percent of shares (equity shares) in which belongs directly or indirectly to the national company in the uranium field.

      At any subsequent assignment such legal entity is eligible to transfer received right of subsurface management (the share in the right for subsoil use) only to the legal entity, more than 50 percent of shares (equity shares) in which are owned, directly or indirectly, by the national company in the uranium field.

Article 161. Application of the national company in the uranium field for conducting of direct negotiations

      1. The National company in the uranium filed, having the intention to get into utilization the subsoil plot for uranium mining on the basis of direct negotiations, shall send to the competent authority the application with indicating boundaries of the subsurface site, on which the national company in the uranium field pretends.

      2. The application and the documents attached thereto shall be made in Kazakh and Russian.

Article 162. Procedure for direct negotiations with the national company in the uranium field

      1. Direct negotiations on granting of the right for subsoil use on mining to the national company in uranium mining are conducted between the competent authorities of the national company in the uranium field and working group of the competent authority. Provision on the working group and its composition are approved by the competent authority.

      2. Direct negotiations are conducted during two months from the day of application submission to the competent authority. Terms of direct negotiations can be extended by the competent authority decision.

      3. If at the stage of submitting of the application for conducting of direct negotiations or in the context of direct negotiations by the national company in the uranium field had been offered liabilities on the local content in works and services in the volume of more than fifty percent, such liabilities are assigned in the contract on uranium mining.

      4. According to the results of direct negotiations the competent authority shall take the decision on concluding the contract or rejection of its conclusion.

      5. In case of making a decision to conclude a contract for the extraction of uranium, the national company in the field of uranium within twelve calendar months from the date of its making shall:

      1) pay the subscription bonus determined by the results of direct negotiations;

      2) be obliged to ensure the development of pilot industrial uranium mining and its expertise in accordance with this Code;

      3) send to the competent authority a confirmation of the payment of the subscription bonus and a countersigned uranium mining contract, developed in accordance with the standard uranium mining contract approved by the competent authority.

      In the contract for the extraction of uranium is established a period of pilot industrial production, the duration of which is determined by the results of direct negotiations.

      The period specified in this paragraph may be extended by decision of the competent authority for a period of up to six months, when the development and approval of the relevant project has not been completed on time due to circumstances beyond the will of the subsoil user.

      6. The competent authority within twenty business days from the date of receipt of the contract for the extraction of uranium and the confirmation of payment of the subscription bonus concludes a contract for the extraction of uranium and sends to the national company in the field of uranium its copy (s).

Paragraph 2. Termination of subsoil use rights for uranium mining

Article 163. Early termination by the competent authority of the contract for the uranium mining on unilateral basis

      1. The competent authority shall notify the subsoil user in writing of the committed violation in cases of:

      1) failure to submit or submission of deliberately false reports, envisaged by the article 180 of this Code;

      2) fulfillment by the subsurface user of its financial obligations established by the uranium mining contract, by less than thirty percent in the reporting year;

      3) conducting uranium mining operations related to the violation of the integrity of the earth's surface, without forming the security amount in accordance with the established schedule or in violation of the schedule for the formation of the security amount;

      4) in other cases of breach of obligations committed by the subsoil user in relation to liabilities established by the uranium mining contract.

      The subsoil user is obliged to correct violations specified in sub-paragraphs 1), 2), 3) of this paragraph within three months from the date of receipt of the notification of the violation, and violation of other obligations established by the uranium mining contract, within the period specified in the notification and notify the competent authority in written form with attachment of documents confirming the correction.

      2. If the subsoil user fails to eliminate one of the breaches specified in subparagraphs 1), 2), 3) of paragraph 1 of this article within a three-month period, and also fails to correct more than two violations of other obligations specified in the uranium mining contract specified in the notification to the competent authority, the competent authority has the right to terminate the contract for the extraction of uranium unilaterally.

      3. The competent authority early terminates the contract for the extraction of uranium unilaterally in the following cases:

      1) entry into legal force of a court decision prohibiting subsoil use activities;

      2) conducting uranium mining operations without appropriate approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions provided by this Code for expert examination of project documents;

      3) violations by the subsoil user of the requirements of this Code relating to the transfer of the right to use subsoil and objects related to the right to use subsoil.

      4. Early termination of the uranium mining contract is unilaterally carried out by the competent authority by sending a written notice to the subsoil user.

      The contract shall be terminated upon the expiry of two months from the date of such notice receipt by the subsoil user.

      5. The subsoil user may dispute the legality of early termination by the competent authority of the uranium mining contract in court within two months from the date of receipt of the notification. If the subsoil user applies to a court, the term specified in paragraph 4 of this article shall be suspended until the court decision enters into legal force.

      6. By decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the competent authority has the right to terminate the contract for the extraction of uranium unilaterally, including concluded before the enactment of this Code, in case the subsoil user’s actions during the mining operations on a subsoil area of strategic importance, lead to amendment in the economic interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan, creating a threat to national security.

      In case of a unilateral termination of the contract on the specified basis, the competent authority shall notify the subsoil user of this no later than two months.

      7. If the actions of subsoil user in conducting uranium mining operations with respect to subsoil areas of strategic importance, lead to an amendment in the economic interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan, posing a threat to national security, the competent authority may require a change and (or) addition to the terms of the contract, including concluded before this Code entry into force, in order to restore the economic interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The competent authority may terminate such a contract for the extraction of uranium unilaterally if:

      1) within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the notification from the competent authority of the amendment and (or) addition of the terms of the contract, the subsoil user does not confirm in writing his consent to negotiate the amendment and (or) supplement the terms of the contract or refuses to conduct them;

      2) within four months from the date of receipt of the consent of the subsoil user to conduct negotiations on the amendment and (or) addition of the terms of the contract, the parties will not reach an agreement on the amendment and (or) addition of the terms of the contract;

      3) within six months from the date of reaching an agreed decision to restore the economic interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the parties will not sign the amendment and (or) addition to the terms of the contract.

Article 164. subsoil plot and property upon termination of the subsoil use right for uranium mining

      1. From the day of termination of the contract for the extraction of uranium, the subsoil plot (areas), enshrined (fixed) in such a contract, is (are) returned (returned) to the state.

      2. From the date of completion of the mining period, the production site (s) is (are) returned (returned) to the state.

      If in the uranium mining contract there are two or more mining sites, then from the day the mining period ends in one of the mining sites, such site is returned to the state.

      3. Upon termination of the uranium mining contract, the competent authority notifies the subsoil user about one of the following decisions:

      1) to mitigate the consequences of subsoil use in such subsoil plot;

      2) to perform the conservation of the subsoil plot;

      3) to transfer the subsoil plot to the trust management of the national company in the field of uranium.

      4. Notification is sent in the following periods:

      1) in the case of the expiration of the contract for the extraction of uranium at the end of the mining period, not later than two months before such termination;

      2) in the event of early termination by the competent authority of the contract for the extraction of uranium unilaterally-simultaneously with the notification of the early termination of the contract for the extraction of uranium;

      3) in case of termination of the contract for the extraction of uranium by agreement of the parties-simultaneously with the signing of the agreement on termination of the contract.

      5. The person who received notification from the competent authority of decision to mitigate the consequences of subsoil use on the subsoil plot or to preserve the subsoil section:

      1) is obliged to stop uranium mining operations in the subsoil area, with the exception of operations whose immediate termination is associated with the threat of emergency situations. Such operations shall be stopped within two months from the date of notification receipt;

      2) is obliged immediately after the approval and receipt of positive opinions envisaged by this Code of project expertises of liquidation or preservation to begin works to eliminate the consequences of the use of mineral resources or the preservation of a subsoil section in accordance with the requirements established by this Code;

      3) within six months from the date of receipt of the notification, shall have the right to export the extracted uranium, as well as equipment and other property that is his ownership. Equipment and other property not brought out within a specified period shall be subject to liquidation or preservation in accordance with the requirements established by this Code.

      6. In the absence of the previous subsoil user or his evasion from the fulfillment of the obligation provided for in subparagraph 2) of paragraph 5 of this article, carrying out works on the elimination of the consequences of subsoil use or preservation of the subsoil section is carried out at the expense of the support funds.

      Herewith, in the case specified in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 4 of this article, the authorized body in the field of uranium mining has the right to foreclose on the subject of pledge in full, and in the case specified in subparagraph 2) of paragraph 4 of this article, in fact the costs incurred for the preservation of the subsoil plot.

      7. The person who received notification from the competent authority of decision to transfer the subsoil plot for the trust management of the national company in the field of uranium:

      1) is obliged within one month from the date of receipt of the notification, to transfer equipment and other property ensuring the continuity of the technological process and industrial safety in the subsoil area to the trust management of the national company in the field of uranium until the transfer of property to the new subsoil user.

      In case of absence of the previous subsoil user or his evasion from the transfer of the property to the national company in the field of uranium, the competent authority acts as its attorney with respect to such property and transfers it to the national company in the field of uranium by an act containing a list providing an indication of the status of the transferred property;

      2) within six months from the date of receipt of the notification, shall have the right to export the extracted uranium, as well as equipment and other property that is its property, except for the facilities specified in subparagraph 1) of this paragraph.

      8. In the case envisaged in subparagraph 3) of paragraph 3 of this article:

      1) the trustee arranges the valuation of the property specified in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 7 of this article;

      2) the property specified in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 7 of this article, from the date of conclusion of the contract for the extraction of uranium, becomes the property of the new subsoil user, who pays the value of such property to the subsoil user.

      9. In the cases provided for in subparagraphs 1) and 2) of paragraph 8 of this article:

      1) the competent authority within ten business days from the date of conclusion of the contract for the extraction of uranium sends to the subsoil user a notification about the need to transfer the rights on the bank deposit, ensuring the performance of the obligation to liquidate, to the new subsoil user and the delivery period of such transfer;

      2) the previous subsoil user, within the time specified in the notification, transfers the rights to the bank deposit ensuring the fulfillment of the liquidation obligation to the new subsoil user.

Article 165. Trust management of a subsoil plot and property upon termination of a subsoil use right

      1. In the case provided for by paragraph 7 of Article 164 of this Code, the competent authority within five business days from the date of notification of the decision to transfer the subsoil plot to the trust management of the national company in the field of uranium for subsequent submission to another person concludes with the national company in the field of uranium trust agreement for such a subsoil plot.

      2. The contract for the trust management of a subsoil plot is developed and concluded in the form of an electronic document certified by electronic digital signatures of authorized officials, through the use of a unified state subsoil use management system in accordance with the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on electronic document and electronic digital signature and grants the trustee the right:

      1) to carry out operations for uranium production without concluding a contract for uranium production;

      2) obtain a land plot on the right of land use for the implementation of trust management of a subsoil plot.

      3. The trustee has the right to reimburse of expenses incurred during the trust management of a subsoil plot and confirmed in the prescribed manner, at the expense of income from its use when submitting documents confirming the necessity of incurred expenses.

      In case of such reimbursement of expenses, the new subsoil user shall not reimburse the expenses of the trustee previously reimbursed in accordance with this article.

      In case of no income or its insufficiency, reimbursement of expenses is carried out at the of the founder's(beneficiary) expenses.

      4. Incomes from trust management, other than amounts directed to reimbursement of expenses of a trustee and payment of taxes related to the performance of a trust management agreement, shall be sent to the founder (beneficiary) as a result of the termination of the trust management agreement.

      5. Procurement of goods, works and services within the framework of an agreement on trust management of a subsoil plot is carried out without complying with the requirements stipulated by this Code.

      6. The trustee shall be liable with his property for obligations arising from transactions made by him in excess of the authority granted to him by the contract of trust management of the subsoil plot, or in violation of established restrictions.

      7. The land plot is officially reregistered to the trustee for the validity term of the trust agreement of the subsoil plot, but not more than ten years from the date of its conclusion.

      Footnote. Article 165 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (effective from 01.01.2024).

Chapter 23. Uranium production sites and territories

Article 166. Subsoil plots granted for uranium mining operations

      1. Subsoil plots for the extraction of uranium are provided to the national company in the field of uranium on the basis of direct negotiations.

      2. Subsoil plots for uranium mining are limited by the occurrence depth of uranium deposits found within them.

      3. In the uranium mining contract, several subsoil plots may be provided.

      4. The size of the subsoil plots provided to the national company in the field of uranium on the basis of direct negotiations, within the framework of a single contract for the extraction of uranium in the aggregate, cannot exceed two hundred blocks.

Article 167. Provision of a subsoil plot

      1. From the day of registration of the contract for the extraction of uranium, the subsoil plot is transferred for use to the subsoil user.

      2. Conclusion of the contract for uranium production or addendum to the contract for uranium production, which provides for fixing the site and the period of pilot industrial production and the period of mining, is the basis for granting the subsoil user the right to use the land in accordance with the land legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 168. Concept and types of transformation

      1. Transformation of subsoil plots is a change in their spatial boundaries, produced by:

      1) extension of the subsoil plot;

      2) reduction of the subsoil plot.

      2. Transformation of subsoil plots is allowed provided that the user (users) of the converted subsoil plots is (are) one person (one persons).

Article 169. Extension of the subsoil site

      1. The increase in the subsoil area under the contract for the extraction of uranium is made at the request of the subsoil user while the following conditions are met:

      1) during the exploration work, the subsoil user discovered a reservoir (a set of deposits) established in the approved subsoil user and received positive conclusions from the project document provided for by this Code of expertise, adjacent to the subsoil plot for mining;

      2) the requested subsoil plot is free from subsurface use of uranium;

      3) the subsoil area is requested by blocks within which the contours of the discovered deposit (aggregate of deposits) are located, established in the approved by the subsoil user and having received positive opinions on the project document provided for by this Code;

      4) there are no breaches of obligations under the uranium mining contract indicated by the notification of the competent authority committed and not eliminated by the subsoil user.

      2. Application for extension of the subsoil plot shall contain:

      1) name of the subsoil user;

      2) number and date of registration of the uranium mining contract;

      3) refrence to the requested subsoil plot, where it is intended to increase the territory of the original subsoil plot.

      3. The documents additionally attached to application are:

      1) addendum to the contract signed by the subsoil user, providing for extension of the subsoil plot;

      2) the report of the competent person on the requested plot reserves.

      4. The application is subject to consideration within twenty business days from the date of its receipt by the competent authority. Based on the results of consideration of the application, the competent authority shall:

      1) takes a decision on extension of the subsoil plot or rejects such extension;

      2) notifies the applicant of the decision taken, and in the case of the decision to increase the subsoil plot, in addition about the size of the subscription bonus for the requested subsoil plot.

      5. The competent authority rejects extension of the subsoil plot in the following cases:

      1) if the application fails to comply with the requirements established by this Code;

      2) failure to comply with the conditions established in paragraph 1 of this article.

      Refusal of the competent authority to extend the area of the subsoil does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to reapplication.

      6. Within ten business days from the date of receipt of confirmation of payment of the subscription bonus from the applicant, the competent authority concludes with the applicant an addition to the uranium mining contract and sends the signed copy to the applicant.

      7.Extension of the subsoil plot does not constitute the ground for extension of the production period under the contract for extraction of uranium.

Article 170. Reduction of the subsoil plot

      1. At any time before the end of the uranium mining period, the subsoil user may reduce the territory and the relevant subsoil plot by returning to the state any part of it while simultaneously observing the following conditions:

      1) completion of works on mitigation of the consequences of subsoil use on the returned subsurface site before the date of return in the manner established by this Code;

      2) the return of the territory and the relevant subsoil plot is carried out by blocks;

      3) there is a preliminary consent of the pledger for a refund if the subsoil use right is encumbered with a pledge;

      4) there are no breaches of obligations under the uranium mining contract committed and not eliminated by the subsoil user.

      2. Application for reduction of a subsoil plot shall contain:

      1) name of the subsoil user;

      2) number and date of registration of the uranium mining contract;

      3) reference to the subsoil plot (its part), which is assumed to be returned to the state;

      4) reference to the subsoil site (sites), remaining in the subsoil user's posession.

      3. The documents additionally attached to application are:

      1) a copy of the certificate on mitigation of the consequences of subsoil use in the returned subsoil plot;

      2) addendum to the contract signed by the subsoil user, providing for the reduction of the subsoil plot.

      4. The application is subject to consideration within twenty business days from the date of its receipt by the competent authority. Based on the results of consideration of the application, the competent authority decides to reduce the subsoil plot or refuses to reduce it.

      5. The competent authority rejects reduction of the subsoil plot in the following cases:

      1) if the application fails to comply with the requirements established by this Code;

      2) failure to comply with the conditions established in paragraph 1 of this article.

      The refusal of the competent authority to reduce the area of the subsoil does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to reapplication.

      6. Within ten business days from the date of receipt of confirmation of payment of the subscription bonus from the applicant, the competent authority concludes with the applicant an addition to the uranium mining contract and sends the signed copy to the applicant.

      7. The return by the subsoil user of the entire territory and subsoil area entails the termination of the contract for the extraction of uranium.

Chapter 24. Uranium mining periods

Article 171. The period of experimental-industrial production

      1. Under contracts for the extraction of uranium, when they are being concluded, a subsoil plot and a period of experimental-industrial production are secured.

      2. During the period of experimental-industrial production, the subsoil user is entitled to develop, approve and conduct expert examinations of the field development project provided for by this Code, as well as experimental-industrial production of uranium.

      3. The duration of the experimental-industrial production period shall not exceed four years, with a corresponding reduction in the maximum duration of the uranium mining period specified in paragraph 1 of Article 172 of this Code.

      The period of pilot industrial production under a contract for the extraction of uranium is set by the competent authority in the notification of the results of direct negotiations with the national company in the field of uranium.

      4. A mandatory condition for securing the production site and the period of experimental-industrial production under a uranium mining contract is to receive a subsoil user of a subsoil report on the calculation of geological reserves and a positive conclusion of expertise regarding the pilot production project provided for by this Code.

      5. An application for securing the production site and the experimental-industrial production period should contain:

      1) name of the subsoil user;

      2) the positive conclusion of the state expertise on the experimental-industrial production project and information on reserves availability;

      3) indication to the plot (plots) of the subsoil for production;

      4) the duration of the period of experimental-industrial production.

      6. The application is subject to consideration within twenty business days from the date of its receipt by the competent authority.

      7. Based on the results of the consideration of the application, the competent authority decides whether to fix the production site and the experimental-industrial production period or refuses to do so.

      8. The competent authority refuses to fix the production site and the experimental-industrial production period in the event that the application does not meet the requirements established by this Code.

      The refusal of the competent authority to secure the area of production and the period of experimental-industrial production does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to submit a second application.

Article 172. Uranium mining period

      1. The maximum duration of the uranium mining period at the conclusion of a contract for the extraction of uranium is no more than twenty-five years, including the period of experimental-industrial production.

      2. The period of uranium mining within the time limit stipulated by paragraph 1 of this article shall be determined on the basis of a field development project approved by a subsoil user and received positive conclusions provided by this Code of expertise.

      The period of pilot industrial production and mining in the subsoil plot is calculated from the date of registration of the uranium mining contract.

      3. The subsoil user may terminate the mining period ahead of time by returning the entire territory of uranium mining in the manner and conditions established by this Code.

Article 173. Extension of the uranium mining period

      1. The mining period shall be extended by the competent authority upon the request of the subsoil user for a period of up to twenty-five consecutive years.

      2. An application for extension of the production period shall be submitted by the subsoil user in the established form to the competent authority not later than six months before the end of the extended production period.

      3. The application for extension of the production period shall contain:

      1) name of the subsoil user;

      2) number and date of registration of the uranium mining contract;

      3) indication of the subsoil plot(s) for which (by which) the extension of the production period is requested;

      4) the requested time limit for extension of the production period.

      4. The documents additionally attached to the application are:

      1) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication);

      2) a project for development of a uranium deposit approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions of expertise, provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, providing for development of the deposit during the requested period for extending the production period.

      4-1. If the increment in reserves of a uranium deposit exceeds the initial reserves by thirty or more percent according to the report on calculation of geological reserves, the provisions of the contract for extraction of uranium in relation to such a deposit must contain additional obligations of the subsoil user to implement a project aimed at the socio-economic development of the region.

      5. The application is subject to consideration within two months from the date of its receipt by the competent authority.

      5-1. Based on the results of consideration of the application, the competent authority makes one of the following decisions:

      1) on the extension of the production period, with the exception of the case provided for in paragraph 4-1 of this article;

      2) in the case provided for in paragraph 4-1 of this article, on holding negotiations with the subsoil user within the time frame and in the manner provided for in this article;

      3) on refusal to extend the production period.

      5-2. In the case provided for by subparagraph 2) of paragraph 5-1 of this article, the competent authority, within two months from the date of such a decision, conducts negotiations with the subsoil user to determine the conditions and procedure for fulfilling the obligation provided for by paragraph 4-1 of this article.

      5-3. Based on the results of the negotiations, the competent authority within five working days adopts and notifies the subsoil user of one of the following decisions on (about):

      1) extension of the production period, as well as the conditions and procedure for fulfilling the obligation provided for in paragraph 4-1 of this article;

      2) refusal to extend the production period.

      6. The competent authority refuses to extend the production period in the following cases:

      1) if the application is submitted after the deadline established by paragraph 2 of this article;

      2) if the application fails to comply with the requirements established by this Code;

      3) if the field development project provides for the development of a field within a period shorter than that requested in the application;

      4) if there are the breaches of obligations under the uranium mining contract indicated by the notification of the competent authority committed and not eliminated by the subsoil user;

      5) if there is not any intent of the competent authority to extend the period of uranium mining.

      Extension of the production period is made only for the plot (plots) of the subsoil indicated (indicated) in the application.

      7. In the event that the contract on the date of filing the application for the extension of the production period corresponds to the standard contract for uranium mining, valid on the date of filing the application, approved by the competent authority, when extending the production period between the subsoil user and the competent authority within one month from the date of the decision made to extend an addition to the uranium mining contract is concluded, providing for an extension of the mining period.

      8. If the contract on the date of filing the application for the extension of the production period does not correspond to the standard contract for uranium mining approved by the competent authority as of the date of filing the application, when extending the production period between the subsoil user and the competent authority within two months from the date of the decision made to extend a contract for the extraction of uranium in a new edition is concluded, developed in accordance with the standard contract for extraction of uranium.

      9. If the period of uranium mining within the framework of the contract is set for a period of not less than twenty years, when the mining period is extended, the terms of the contract shall be brought into line with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan in effect at the date of such extension.

      The conditions for extending the production period of the contract may not be less favorable for the Republic of Kazakhstan than the conditions under which the subsoil use right was granted.

      Footnote. Article 173 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 30.12.2022 № 177-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

Article 174. Protection of the subsoil and the environment, rational and integrated use of the subsoil in uranium mining

      1. Mandatory conditions for the mining of uranium are:

      1) ensuring of the protection of subsoil resources;

      2) rational and cost-effective use of the subsoil through the use of high technologies and positive practice of subsoil use;

      3) compliance with the requirements of the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The good practice of subsoil use is understood to be the generally accepted international practice used in uranium mining operations, which is rational, safe, necessary and cost-effective.

      2. Protection of the subsoil and the environment includes a system of legal, organizational, economic, technological and other measures aimed at:

      1) protection of life and health of the population;

      2) preservation of natural landscapes and restoration of disturbed lands, other geomorphological structures.

      3. Requirements in the field of rational and integrated use and protection of the subsoil are:

      1) ensuring of the rational and cost-effective use of subsoil at all stages of operations for the extraction of uranium;

      2) ensuring of the completeness of extraction from the subsoil of minerals, avoiding selective mining;

      3) reliable accounting of uranium reserves and associated components;

      4) prevention of the accumulation of industrial and household waste in the catchment areas and in the places of occurrence of groundwater used for drinking or industrial water supply;

      5) protection of the subsoil against watering, fires and other natural factors that complicate the operation and development of uranium fields;

      6) prevention of the subsoil pollution during storage of uranium or other substances and materials, disposal of harmful substances and wastes;

      7) compliance with the established procedure for the suspension, termination of operations for the extraction of uranium, the elimination of the consequences of subsoil use, and the conservation of subsoil plots;

      8) ensuring of environmental and sanitary-epidemiological requirements during storage and disposal of waste.

      4. Subsoil users in the design of works related to the subsoil use, works on the development of uranium fields are obliged to ensure the requirements for the rational and integrated use of the subsoil and the protection of the subsoil established by this Code.

      5. The amount of damage caused as a result of violation of the requirements for the rational and integrated use of the subsoil provided in accordance with this Code shall be established by the authorized body in the field of uranium mining in the manner determined by it.

Chapter 25. Uranium mining conditions

Article 175. General conditions of uranium mining

      1. Obligatory conditions for the mining of uranium are the rational and cost-effective use of the subsoil through the use of high technologies and the positive practice of subsoil use, as well as ensuring the safety of life and health of people.

      2. For accounting purposes, the amount of mined uranium is determined by uranium, raised to the surface with productive solutions, excluding uranium returned with leach solutions to the subsoil.

Article 176. Uranium mining conditions

      1. Uranium mining operations shall be carried out in accordance with the approved subsoil user and having received positive conclusions from the pilot production project provided for by this Code of expertise and / or the field development project.

      2. All uranium mining operations are subject to documentation.

      3. When conducting the uranium mining, the subsoil user is obliged to ensure:

      1) optimality and safety of the technical facilities applied for production;

      2) reliable accounting of mined and left in the depths of uranium reserves, products of their processing and production waste generated during mining;

      3) compliance with the norms and standards, applied methods and approaches to the pilot industrial mining and (or) production;

      4) compliance with environmental and sanitary-epidemiological requirements for the storage and disposal of mining wastes and processed products;

      5) extraction of uranium in the manner prescribed by the experimental-industrial project and field development project.

      4. Uranium and other associated minerals extracted during mining are the property of a subsoil user, unless otherwise provided by this Code or contract.

      5. The productive solutions lifted to the surface by the in-situ leaching method, which are related to the extraction of mineral raw materials, do not relate to the extraction of groundwater in case these solutions, after extracting uranium and other associated minerals from them, are pumped into the bowels in the same volume.

      6. A subsoil user may, without obtaining a permit for special water use, in accordance with the water legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, subject to compliance with the requirements of the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to extract uranium and other associated minerals from productive solutions containing the mineral component raised to the surface within the subsoil plot.

      Further use of produced underground waters is carried out in accordance with the water and environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      7. During the period of uranium mining, additional study (additional exploration) of the mining site is allowed in order to clarify the geological structure and reserves of the uranium deposit.

      8. Additional exploration work is carried out in accordance with the field development project.

      If during the additional study by the subsoil user a new deposit (aggregate of deposits) is discovered at the production site, its assessment is carried out in accordance with the addendum to the field development project.

      Footnote. Article 176 as amended by the Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

Article 177. Mitigation of the consequences of uranium mining

      1. Mitigation of the consequences of uranium mining is carried out in accordance with the project for mitigation of the consequences, approved by the subsoil user and having received positive expert opinions provided for by this Code.

      Requirements to carrying out the works on mitigation of the consequences of uranium mining are established in the rules for conservation and liquidation in uranium mining, approved by the authorized body in the field of uranium mining.

      2. Mitigation of the consequences of uranium mining is carried out:

      1) on a subsoil plot, the subsoil use right under which has been terminated, except for the cases provided for in sub paragraphs 2) and 3) of paragraph 3 of Article 164 of this Code;

      2) on the subsoil plot (its part), which the subsoil user intends to return to the state.

      3. In the case provided for by subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2 of this article, the person whose subsoil use right for such a subsoil plot is obliged to:

      1) within two months from the date of the termination of the right of subsoil use, approve and submit for the passage of the foreseen by this Code of expertise the project of liquidation of the consequences of subsoil use on uranium;

      2) to complete mitigation of the consequences of mining at the subsoil plot within the time limits established in the project to eliminate the consequences of uranium mining.

      4. Mitigation of the consequences of uranium mining is considered as complete from the day of signing of the elimination act:

      1) a subsoil user or a person whose subsoil use right has been terminated in the relevant subsoil plot;

      2) by a representative of the competent authority;

      3) representatives of authorized bodies in the field of environmental protection, in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population and local executive bodies of the region, the city of republican significance, the capital;

      4) in the case of mitigation of the consequences of mining on a land plot that is in private ownership or long-term land use, by the owner of the land plot or the land user.

      At that, if within ten years after the signing of the liquidation act, it is established that the subsoil user or a person whose subsoil use right has been terminated in the relevant subsoil section, has completed recovery operations in violation of the liquidation project, such persons are obliged to eliminate violation in terms agreed with the competent authority.

      5. Fulfillment of the obligation to mitigate the consequences of uranium extraction is secured by a pledge of bank deposit.

      6. The bank deposit, which is the subject of a pledge securing the fulfillment of obligation to mitigate the consequences of mining, is formed through contribution of money at the amount determined in the pilot industrial mining project and the field development project in proportion to the planned uranium mining volumes.

      The amounts of contributions to bank deposit are determined in the experimental-industrial project and field development project based on the commercial value of works on mitigation of the consequences of uranium mining and are recalculated at least once every three years as part of the development analysis.

      7. Transfer of the subsoil use right constitute unconditional basis for the re-registration (transfer) of rights on a pledged bank deposit, formed under the terms of the contract.

      8. Upon termination of the contract, the amount of the security with the consent of the competent authority may be reduced in proportion to the part of the cost of the liquidation work performed in the subsoil section and accepted in the manner provided for in paragraph 4 of this article.

      9. If the actual costs of mitigating the consequences of uranium mining operations exceed the amount of collateral, the subsoil user is obliged to carry out additional funding for liquidation work. If actual costs of mitigation turn out to be less than the amount of the security, the remaining money will remain with the subsoil user, with the exception of cases established by this Code.

Article 178. Obligations of subsoil users in the field of education, science, digitalization and socio-economic development of the region during the period of uranium mining

      Footnote. The heading of Article 178 is as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 25.06.2020 № 347-VI (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

      1. During the production period, starting from the second year, the subsoil user is obliged annually:

      1) to finance the training of Kazakhstan personnel in the amount of one percent of the mining costs incurred by the subsoil user during the period of uranium mining following the results of the previous year, in a manner approved by the authorized body in the field of uranium mining together with the authorized body in education;

      2) to finance research, scientific and technical and (or) development work in the manner determined by the authorized body in the field of uranium mining together with the authorized body in the field of science, and (or) digitalization projects in the field of uranium mining in the manner, determined by the authorized body in the field of uranium mining together with the authorized body in the field of informatization, in the amount of one percent of the mining costs incurred by the subsoil user during the period of uranium mining following the results of the previous year;

      3) to finance the socio-economic development of the region and the development of its infrastructure in the amount of one percent of the investment under the contract for the extraction of uranium during the period of uranium mining in the previous year.

      2. The financing of expenses for the socio-economic development of the region and the development of its infrastructure shall include the costs of the subsoil user for the development and maintenance of social infrastructure facilities in the region, support for social entrepreneurship entities, as well as funds transferred by him for these purposes to the state budget.

      3. The amount of financing made in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article, exceeding the established minimum, shall be taken into account in the performance of the corresponding obligations of the subsoil user in the next year.

      Footnote. Article 178 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 25.06.2020 № 347-VI (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 27.06.2022 № 129-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2023).

Article 179. Procurement of goods, works and services in the course of uranium mining operations

      1. Procurement of goods, works and services in the course of uranium mining operations, including by contractors, is carried out in one of the following ways:

      1) open competition;

      2) from one source;

      3) open competition for prices decrease (electronic trading);

      4) procurement of goods, works and services without applying the methods specified in this paragraph;

      5) on commodity exchanges.

      Procurement of goods, works and services used by a subsoil user in conducting uranium mining operations is performed using the methods specified in sub paragraphs 1), 2) and 3) of this paragraph, with the mandatory use of the register of goods, works and services used in subsoil use operations, and their manufacturers or other e-procurement systems located in the Kazakhstan segment of the Internet, whose work is synchronized with the operation of such a registry.

      The organizer of the tender for the purchase of works and services, when determining the winner of the tender, conditionally reduces the price of the tender application of the participants of the tender – Kazakhstani producers of works and services by twenty percent. Individual entrepreneurs and (or) legal entities established in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan with their location on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, attracting at least ninety-five percent of the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the total number of employees, excluding the number of chief executives, managers and specialists engaged in labor activity on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, are recognized as Kazakhstani producers of works and services as part of an intra-corporate transfer in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on migration of the population.

      At the same time, the number of foreign chief executives, managers and specialists engaged in labor activity on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of intra-corporate transfer in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on migration of the population should not exceed fifty percent of the total number of chief executives, managers and specialists in each relevant category.

      The procedure for procurement by the subsoil users and their contractors of goods, works and services used in the uranium production is determined by the authorized body in the field of uranium mining.

      The purchase of goods via commodity exchanges shall be carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on commodity exchanges according to the list of exchange goods. If the annual volumes of purchases of goods included in the list of exchange goods shall not exceed the minimum lot size stipulated in the list of exchange goods, the subsurface user shall has the right to choose a different way of purchasing goods.

      Subsoil users for violation by them and (or) their contractors of the established procedure for the procurement of goods, works and services during the conduct of operations for the extraction of uranium are liable under the contracts for the extraction of uranium.

      2. The procedure for synchronizing the work of e-procurement systems in relation to the extraction of uranium with the work of the register of goods, works and services used in the conduct of subsoil use operations and their producers is approved by the authorized body in the field of uranium mining.

      3. For the purposes of this article:

      1) under the register of goods, works and services used in performance of subsurface operations and their producers is comprehended the state information system intended to control and monitor purchasing of goods, works and services used in subsurface operations and their producers, as well as in the performance of electronic purchases and formation of a list of goods, works and services used in the conducting subsurface management operations;

      2) the electronic information system used by the procurement organizers (the subsoil user or persons authorized by the subsoil users) to purchase goods, works and services created and operated in accordance with the procedure for purchasing goods, works and services during uranium mining operations, approved by the authorized body in the field of uranium mining are understood under e-procurement system.

      4. Excluded by Law of the RK № 101-VII of 03.01.2022 (shall be put into effect sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).
      5. Excluded by Law of the RK № 101-VII of 03.01.2022 (shall be entered into force sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

      6. Subsoil users are obliged to submit to the authorized body in the uranium mining annual (for one financial year) and medium-term (for five financial years) programs for the procurement of goods, works and services in accordance with the forms and procedure determined by the authorized body in the field of uranium mining.

      Under the annual program for the procurement of goods, works and services the document, prepared by a subsurface user and determining the nomenclature and the scopes of goods, works and services, methods and timing of their purchase, which are planned by the subsurface user for the period of one breaking-in period is understood.

      The medium-term program of procurement of goods, works and services is understood a document drawn up by the subsoil user, which determines the nomenclature and volumes of goods, works and services, methods and terms of their acquisition for a period of up to five years.

      7. The requirements of paragraph 1 of this article shall not apply to:

      1) subsurface users, performing procurement of goods, works and services in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on state procurements;

      2) legal entities holding the right to subsurface use, fifty percent of shares (participating interests) or more is directly or indirectly owned by the national management holding.

      Footnote. Article 179 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 241-VІ dated 02.04.2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after its first official publication); № 101-VII of 03.01.2022 (shall be enacted sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (shall be enforced from 01.07.2023).

Article 180. Subsoil user's reporting during experimental-industrial mining and mining of uranium

      Under the contract for the extraction of uranium, the subsoil user is obliged to submit the following reports:

      1) geological report;

      2) the report of the competent person on reserves, prepared in accordance with the Kazakhstan Code of Public Reporting on the results of geological exploration, mineral resources and mineral reserves (Kazakhstan Code of Public Reporting);

      3) report on performance of the contractual terms;

      4) report on the operations performed on the pilot industrial uranium mining and expenses therefor;

      5) report on conducted uranium mining operations and expenses therefor;

      6) report on local content in the personnel;

      7) report on expenses for financing of the Kazakhstan personnel training;

      8) report on the expenses for research, scientific, technical and developmental works;

      9) uranium mining report;

      10) report on the purchased goods, works and services, as well as the amount of local content therein;

      11) report on the composition of persons and (or) organizations that directly or indirectly control the subsoil user.

      The reports provided for by subparagraphs 1) and 2) of this article shall be submitted to the authorized body for the study of the subsoil in the order approved by it.

      The reports provided for by subparagraphs 3) to 5) of this article shall be submitted to the competent authority in the order approved by it.

      The reports provided for by subparagraphs 6)-11) of this article shall be submitted to the authorized body in the field of uranium mining according to the forms and procedure approved thereby.

Article 181. Responsibility for violation by subsoil users of conditions of contracts for the extraction of uranium

      1. For the breach committed by the subsoil user in relation to obligations under the contract for uranium extraction, the following types of liability are provided:

      1) penalty paid by the subsoil user in the cases, manner and amount established by the uranium mining contract;

      2) early termination of the contract for the extraction of uranium by the competent authority unilaterally, carried out in the cases and in the manner provided for in Article 163 of this Code.

      At the same time, payment of the penalty does not relieve the subsoil user from performance of the relevant obligation.

      2. The competent authority shall notify the subsoil user in writing of the violation of the terms and conditions of the contract for the extraction of uranium, as well as of its obligation to pay the penalty and (or) to eliminate such violation within the prescribed period in the following cases:

      1) the subsoil user fulfills the financial obligations established by the uranium mining contract by less than thirty percent in the reporting year;

      2) conducting uranium mining operations related to the violation of the integrity of the earth's surface, without forming the security amount in accordance with the established schedule or in violation of the schedule for the formation of the security amount;

      3) in other cases of breach committed by the subsoil user of obligations established by the uranium mining contract.

      3. The timeline for elimination of the violation by the subsoil user of the conditions of the contract for the physical volume of obligations shall not exceed six months, for the obligations specified in sub paragraphs 1) and 2) of paragraph 2 of this article, three months; for other obligations provided for in the uranium mining contract, one month from the date of receipt of the written notice.

      4. The subsoil user is obliged to eliminate the violation committed within the period specified in the notification, and notify the competent authority in writing with attachment of the documents confirming the elimination.

      5. The subsoil user shall have the right to send to the competent authority a proposal to extend the period for elimination of the violation of obligations provided for in the uranium mining contract, with justification for the reasons for such extension. Based on the results of consideration of the proposal to extend the elimination of the violations, the competent authority within ten business days from the date of its receipt notifies the subsoil user of consent to the extension of the term or provides a reasoned refusal of such extension.

      6. If it is obviously impossible to eliminate the violation of obligations under the uranium mining contract, within the period specified in paragraph 3 of this article, the competent authority has the right to establish a different period during which elimination of such violation is possible.

Chapter 26. Project documents in the field of uranium mining

Article 182. General provisions on project documents in the field of uranium mining

      1. Project documents in the field of uranium mining are:

      1) a project for pilot production of uranium;

      2) a project for development of a uranium deposit;

      3) a project to eliminate the consequences of uranium mining.

      2. Project documents in the field of uranium mining are drawn up by a design organization engaged by a subsoil user on the basis of an agreement that has a license for the relevant type of activity.

      3. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

      4. Project documents in the field of uranium mining are approved by the subsoil user.

      5. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

      6. Changes in the types, methods, technologies, scope and timing of operations for the extraction of uranium, provided for in the project documents, are allowed after making the appropriate changes and additions to such project documents.

      7. Projects of changes and (or) additions to the approved projects are not drawn up if annually the production volumes determined by the approved projects change by less than twenty percent in physical terms from the approved indicators for the year without changing the mining and geological and technological conditions for the development of the deposit uranium.

      Project documents are drawn up in accordance with the unified rules for the rational and integrated use of subsoil.

      8. A pilot production project and a field development project are subject to industrial safety expertise and state environmental expertise, unless otherwise follows from the provisions of the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      9. The subsoil user is obliged to send to the competent authority for examination an analysis of the fulfillment of project conditions in accordance with the indicators of the development project every three years.

      Footnote. Article 182 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021); dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

Article 182-1. Pilot uranium mining project

      1. A project of pilot production of uranium is drawn up in accordance with the requirements provided for by this Code.

      2. A project of pilot production of uranium is developed for the entire period of pilot production.

      3. A project of pilot production of uranium describes the types, methods and methods of work on pilot industrial production, approximate volumes and terms of their implementation, as well as the technological solutions used.

      4. Requirements for the content of projects for the pilot production of uranium are established in the unified rules for the rational and integrated use of subsoil.

      5. It is prohibited to carry out works on pilot production of uranium that are not specified in the project of pilot production of uranium approved by the subsoil user and received positive conclusions provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as in the absence of such a project.

      Footnote. Chapter 26 is supplemented by Article 182-1 in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

Article 183. Uranium field development project

      1. Field development project is drawn up during the experimental-industrial period in accordance with the requirements provided for in this Code.

      2. Field development project is developed for the period of full development of reserves.

      3. Field development project shall contain:

      1) report of the competent person on reserves;

      2) measures to ensure the rational use and protection of the subsoil;

      3) information on the terms, conditions and cost of work to eliminate the consequences of uranium mining;

      4) estimated annual volumes of uranium mining for the entire period of field development.

Article 183-1. State expertise of design documents and analyses of development of a uranium deposit

      1. The state expertise of design documents and analyses of development of a uranium deposit is carried out in order to ensure the rational use of subsoil in the development of uranium deposits in accordance with the good practice of subsoil use.

      2. State expertise of design documents and development analyses is carried out by the central commission for development of uranium deposits of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the central commission) with the involvement of independent experts with special knowledge in the field of geology and development and not interested in the results of the examination.

      3. Organization of activities of the central commission, its composition, work regulations and record keeping are determined by the regulation on the central commission, approved by the authorized body in the field of uranium mining.

      4. State expertise of design documents and analyses of the development of a uranium deposit is carried out within two months.

      The term of the state expertise by the decision of the central commission may be extended, but not more than three months.

      5. The results of the state expertise of the project document or development analysis are drawn up by an expert opinion, which may be positive or negative. A copy of the expert opinion is sent to the subsoil user within five working days from the date of its signing.

      6. The grounds for issuing a negative expert opinion are:

      1) non-compliance of the project document or development analysis with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including the requirements for content, structure and design, established in the unified rules for the rational and integrated use of subsoil, and (or) the provisions of the contract;

      2) inconsistency of the project document or development analysis with the good practice of subsoil use;

      3) inconsistency of the project document or development analysis with the report on the assessment of uranium resources and reserves;

      4) insufficient technical and (or) economic feasibility of the design solutions presented in the project document or in the development analysis.

      7. In the negative conclusion of the state expertise of the project document or development analysis, the rationale for its issuance and recommendations for finalizing the project document or development analysis are given.

      Footnote. Chapter 26 is supplemented by Article 183-1 in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

Article 184. Monitoring of implementation of the project documents

      1. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

      2. Monitoring of the implementation by the subsoil user of pilot production projects and field development is carried out by analyzing the development of a uranium deposit, carried out at least once every three years.

      3. Requirements for the development analysis of a uranium deposit are established in the unified rules for the rational and integrated use of subsoil, approved by the authorized body in the field of uranium mining.

      4. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).
      5. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

      6. The unified rules for the rational and integrated use of subsoil establish cases where, within the framework of the development analysis, individual indicators of project documents may be slightly (less than twenty percent) adjusted.

      7. Field development analysis is a comprehensive study of the results of geological, geophysical, hydrodynamic and other studies in the development process to identify the need to improve the field development system. The field development analysis is subject to state expertise of project documents.

      8. Analysis of the uranium field development is carried out by a project organization engaged by a subsoil user having the license for relevant kind of activities, and is forwarded by the subsoil user in a notification procedure to the competent authority.

      9. In case of significant (twenty or more percent) discrepancies between actual and project development of a field, if there is a reasonable conclusion based on the results of the analysis of uranium deposit development about the need to make changes to the field development project, the analysis should be considered by the central commission in the manner prescribed by this Code for state expertise of the field development project.

      10. If the Central Commission adopts a positive conclusion on the analysis of the development of a uranium deposit, design decisions and indicators of such analysis are regarded as design decisions and indicators of the development project of the field during the development, approval and state examination of changes and additions to the field development project, which should not exceed one year.

      Footnote. Article 184 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

SECTION IX. EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF SOLID MINERALS Chapter 27. Exploration of solid minerals

Article 185. The licence for exploration of solid minerals;

      Under the license for exploration of solid minerals, its owner has the exclusive right to use a subsoil plot for the purpose of conducting exploration operations for solid minerals, including the search for solid mineral deposits and the assessment of their resources and reserves for subsequent mining.

Article 186. Territories for issue of a license for the exploration of solid minerals

      1. License for exploration of solid minerals shall be issued for territories specified in the program for management of state fund of subsurface resources.

      2. Issuance of a license for exploration of solid minerals shall be prohibited:

      1) in the cases provided for by paragraph 2 of Article 25 of this Code;

      2) in relation to a block completely located within the territory of a subsoil plot, which is in use by another person for conducting hydrocarbon production operations, without his/her consent;

      3) in relation to a block completely located within the territory of a subsoil plot provided for carrying out operations on the use of subsoil space;

      4) in relation to a block fully or partially related to the territory of a site for exploration of solid minerals under another license for exploration of solid minerals;

      5) in relation to a block wholly located within the territory of a site for the extraction of solid minerals or an area for which there is an application for a license for the extraction of solid minerals;

      6) in relation to a block completely located within the territory where the liquidation of the consequences of exploration or production of solid minerals is carried out;

      7) in relation to a block entirely located within the territory of the uranium mining site.

      3. A license for exploration for solid minerals, in addition to complete blocks, may also be issued for the following incomplete (partial) blocks:

      1) a block, the parties of which completely cover the territories (territory) indicated (indicated) in subparagraphs 2), 3), 5), 6) and 7) of paragraph 2 of this article;

      2) a block that is partially located in the territories (territory) specified (indicated) in subparagraphs 2), 3), 5), 6) and 7) of paragraph 2 of this article, provided that such a block has at least one common side with another incomplete (partial) or complete block and such a common side is not located in the specified territories;

      3) a block that partially refers to the territories specified in paragraph 1 of Article 25 of this Code.

      Inclusion in the exploration license of a block that is partially located on the territory of a subsoil plot for carrying out operations for the extraction of hydrocarbons or solid minerals shall be allowed only with the written consent of subsoil users in these areas.

      In this case, the territory of the exploration site shall be considered formed, including from incomplete (partial) blocks along the boundaries of the territories specified in subparagraphs 1), 2) and 3) of the first part of this paragraph. Upon termination of the circumstances that served as the basis for the formation of an incomplete (partial) block included in the exploration license, this block shall be recognized as complete in order to determine the boundaries of the exploration area.

      The rule provided for in part three of this paragraph shall not apply to blocks partially related to the territories specified in paragraph 1 of Article 25 of this Code and included in the territory of the exploration site. Within such blocks, the prohibition on carrying out subsoil use operations shall be applied to the extent that these blocks affect the territories and objects provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 25 of this Code.

      Footnote. Article 186 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-VІ dated December 26, 2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

Article 187. Application for the license for mineral resource exploitation

      1. Any person concerned in obtaining a license for extraction of solid minerals shall file the application to the competent authority in the form established by it.

      2. Territory indicated in the application for license for the exploration of solid minerals cannot be more than two hundred blocks.

      3. Application shall contain the following information:

      1) for individuals–surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document) of the applicant, place of residence, citizenship, information on identity documents of the applicant;

      for legal entities - the name of the applicant, his location, information on state registration as a legal entity (extract from trade register or other legalized document certifying that the applicant is a legal entity under the laws of a foreign state), information about managers, legal entities and individuals, States and international organizations directly or indirectly controlling the applicant;

      2) reference to the block (s) constituting (constituting) the exploration territory and determining the subsoil plot, which the applicant requests to provide for use.

      If the territory of exploration specified in the application includes a part of the block in the cases provided for by paragraph 2 of Article 186 of this Code, for the purpose of determining the conditions of the license when considering the application, the specified block is considered complete.

      4. The following documents are attached to the application:

      1) copies of documents confirming the information provided for in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 3 of this article;

      2) document confirming the authority of the person acting on behalf of the applicant when submitting the application, if such person is appointed by the applicant;

      3) written description of the types, methods, ways, approximate dates by years and the amount of exploration work that the applicant intends to carry out in the requested subsurface plot;

      4) the consent of the person to issue a license for the exploration of solid minerals, if at the requested site or part there of such person performs hydrocarbon extraction operations on the basis of a subsurface use contract;

      5) documents confirming the applicant having the financial, professional and technical capabilities to carry out operations on the extraction of solid minerals;

      6) agreement on socio-economic support of the local population, provided for by subparagraph 1) of paragraph 3 of Article 25 of this Code, if the territory of the requested subsurface site is fully or partially related to the lands of settlements and adjacent territories at a distance of one thousand meters;

      7) certificate from the tax office on the absence of arrears exceeding the sixfold monthly calculation index, as established for the relevant financial year by the law on the republican budget, issued no earlier than ten calendar days preceding the application date.

      5. To prove that the applicant has sufficient financial resources for mining operations, one of the following documents shall be submitted:

      1) statement on the balance and movement of money on the bank account in the second-tier bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan or the National Postal Operator, confirming constant availability (balance) of the applicant’s money within a thirty-day period for three months preceding the date of filing the application for a license, in the amount sufficient to cover the required minimum exploration expenditures in the first year of validity of the requested license;

      2) copy of a money lending agreement (advance loan agreement) and of a funded activity agreement providing, for the purpose of loan, funding of the applicant’s activities on extraction of solid minerals, as well as confirming the amount of loan (funding) sufficient to cover the required minimum costs for mining in the first three years of validity of the requested license;

      3) the financial statements of the applicant with an audit report prepared in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on auditing, prepared for six consecutive calendar months or the previous calendar year preceding the date of filing an application for a license, in which the amount of the applicant's net assets exceeds its liabilities by the amount of minimum exploration costs in the first year of the requested license;

      4) a letter from a rating agency recognized by a stock exchange operating in the Republic of Kazakhstan about assigning to the applicant during the year preceding the date of submission of the application a rating not lower than the minimum rating determined by the competent authority.

      If the copy of money lending agreement (or advance loan agreement) or a funded activity agreement, the lender for which is (or financed by) a person, non-financial organization, are submitted as documents confirming that the applicant has financial means, one of the documents is added to the application, confirming that the person has financial means provided for in sub paragraphs 1), 3) or 4) of the first part of this article.

      6. To prove that an applicant has sufficient professional capabilities to conduct mining operations, any of the following documents shall be submitted:

      1) certificate of the specialist working for the company or a copy of service contract with a specialist in geology or geophysics;

      2) copies of service agreement with the contracting organization or a service agreement of the operator appointed by the applicant in accordance with Chapter 6 of this Code, in case of issuing to the applicant of the requested mining license, staffed by specialists listed in subparagraph 1) of the first part of this article.

      If as a document confirming the applicant's professional capacities, copies of the services contract with a contractor organization or the contract for services of the operator designated by the applicant according to Chapter 6 of this Code are submitted, the application shall be additionally attached by the certificate confirming the engaged organization (operator) having in its staff the specialists indicated in sub-paragraph1) of part one of this paragraph, or copies of services contracts with the relevant specialists.

      7. Copies of documents attached to the application shall be notarized.

      8. The application is submitted in Kazakh and Russian. Documents attached to the application shall be executed in Kazakh and Russian. Copies of documents made in foreign language, attached to the application, are submitted with a translation into Kazakh and Russian the authenticity of which shall be notarized.

      9. Moment of the application filing is determined by the date and time of the application submission to the competent authority and is subject to accounting.

      10. Information on the filed application shall be placed on the Internet resource of the competent authority within two days from the date of submission of the application and shall contain:

      1) name (surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) or the name of applicant;

      2) code of the block (s) defining the subsoil plot which the applicant requests to provide for use;

      3) date and time of the application receipt.

      Footnote. Article 187 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication;

Article 188. Consideration of the application for license for exploration of the solid minerals

      1. The competent authority considers the application within ten working days from the date of its receipt and in the absence of grounds for refusing to issue a license for the exploration of solid minerals, provided for in subparagraphs 1), 2), 3), 4), 5), 6), 7) and 8) of paragraph 1 of Article 190 of this Code, as well as taking into account the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, sends a notification to the applicant about the need to provide security for the fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the consequences of exploration operations for solid minerals, provided for in Article 198 of this Code.

      The notification must be posted on the Internet resource of the competent authority within five working days from the date of its sending to the applicant.

      Ensuring the fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the consequences of operations for the exploration of solid minerals must be submitted by the applicant to the competent authority no later than forty working days from the date of sending the notification.

      The competent authority issues to the applicant a license for the exploration of solid minerals no later than five working days from the date of submission of adequate security for the fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the consequences of exploration operations for solid minerals, or refuses to issue it after thirty-five working days from the date of posting the notice on the Internet resource of the competent authority.

      2. If the territory specified in the application includes a block provided for in subparagraphs 1), 2), 3), 4), 5), 6) and 7) of paragraph 2 of Article 186 of this Code, or a block that does not have a common side with another block of the declared territory, such block shall not be included in the license, about which the competent authority notifies the applicant. Within five working days from the date of receipt of the notification, the applicant shall have the right to refuse all or part of the blocks to be provided to him/her. If, after the expiry of the specified period, the applicant has not abandoned all the blocks or refused some of the blocks, the application shall be considered on its merits, taking into account the provisions of this paragraph.

      If any incomplete (partial) block or incomplete (partial) blocks specified in the application do not meet the conditions provided for in subparagraphs 1), 2) and 3) of paragraph 3 of Article 186 of this Code, this block (blocks) shall also not be included (included) in the license according to the rules of part one of this article.

      3. In the case provided for by paragraph 2 of this article, the application is considered in relation to the units specified in the application, with the exception of units not subject to inclusion in the license, and units that the applicant refused.

      4. If, as a result of applying the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article, blocks form two or more separate subsoil plots to be provided for use that meet the requirements of paragraph 2 of Article 19 of this Code, the competent authority issues separate licenses for each of such subsoil plots.

      5. If the block specified in the license application is incomplete, such an incomplete unit shall be included in the issued license, provided that this does not contradict the provisions of this chapter.

      If the issued license for the exploration of solid minerals includes an incomplete (partial) block, for the purposes of calculating the number of blocks, this block is considered complete.

      6. The procedure for filing and consideration of applications for the issue of licences for production of solid minerals shall be determined by the competent authority.

      Footnote. Article 188 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-VІ dated December 26, 2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021); dated 05.01.2021 № 407-VI (shall be enforced upon expiration of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

Article 189. Priority of consideration of applications for licenses for the exploration of solid minerals in the same block

      1. Applications for issuing licenses for the exploration of solid minerals, including the same block, are considered by the competent authority in the order in which they are received.

      2. The next application is considered only after issue of the refusal to issue a licence under the previous considered application.

      The competent authority starts consideration of the next application upon the expiration of ten business days from the date of notifying the applicant about the refusal to issue a licence under the previous application.

      If the decision on the refusal was appealed against by the applicant in court, the issue of considering the next application is determined by the competent authority after the decision on the results of the complaint has come into force.

      3. Upon an application for a license for the exploration of solid minerals, which includes only blocks that by the time of consideration of this application have already been included in another license for the exploration of solid minerals, a decision is made to refuse to issue a license.

      Footnote. Article 189 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 190. Refusal to issue a licence for exploration of solid minerals

      1. The local executive body of the region refuses to issue a license if one of the following reasons exists:

      1) the application or the documents attached to it do not comply with the requirements provided for by this Code;

      2) Required by this Code documents are not attached to the application;

      3) within one year prior to filing an application with the applicant or a person who directly or indirectly controls the applicant or is under his control, the competent authority on the grounds stipulated by this Code, has withdrawn a license for exploration or a license for the extraction of solid minerals, including fully or partially requested subsurface area;

      4) the requested territory is fully related to the territory and (or) blocks specified in paragraph 2 of Article 186 of this Code;

      5) within one calendar year prior to the submission of the application, the applicant or the person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant or being under their control, refused the requested subsurface site or part thereof;

      6) the issue of a license would entail a threat to the national security of the country or a concentration of subsoil use rights;

      7) the territory of the requested subsoil plot exceeds the size limit or fails to conform to the requirements established by this Code;

      8) within five years prior to the date of filing the application, the applicant or a person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant or being under its control failed to fulfill or improperly fulfilled the obligations to liquidate the consequences of subsoil use at the subsoil sites that were in their use;

      9) non-compliance by the applicant with the deadline for submitting to the competent authority the appropriate security for the fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the consequences of exploration operations for solid minerals in accordance with the requirements of this Code.

      2. Refusal to issue a license shall be made in writing, and shall be reasoned.

      A refusal to issue a license in accordance with sub-subparagraph 6) of paragraph 1 of this article shall be made without indicating the reasons giving rise to such refusal.

      3. Applicant in accordance may appeal against refusal to issue the license according to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan no later than ten business days from the date of the decision to refuse.

      4. Refusal to issue a license does not deprive the applicant of the right to reapplication.

      Footnote. Article 190 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 191. Content of a licence for exploration of solid minerals

      A license for exploration of solid minerals, besides the information and conditions specified in Article 31 of this Code, shall contain the following conditions for subsoil use:

      1) the obligation to pay the subscription bonus and payments for the use of land plots (rental payment) in the amount and order established by the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) the size of the obligation for the annual minimum costs of operations for the exploration of solid minerals;

      3) grounds for recall of a licence for breach of obligations.

Article 192. Annual minimum costs for solid minerals exploration operations

      1. A subsoil user holding the mining license for widespread minerals is obliged to comply with the requirements for annual minimum mining costs established by this article.

      2. Annual minimum expenses for exploration operations shall be established in the following amounts:

      1) during each year from the first to the third year of the term of exploration, inclusive:

      1200-time monthly calculation index for one block under the exploration license;

      1800-time monthly calculation index with the number of blocks from six to ten under the exploration license;

      2300-time monthly calculation index with the number of blocks from six to ten under the exploration license;

      120-time monthly calculation index additionally for each subsequent block of more than ten blocks under the exploration license;

      2) during each year from the first to the third year of the term of exploration, inclusive:

      1200-time monthly calculation index for one block under the exploration license;

      2300-time monthly calculation index with the number of blocks from two to five under the exploration license;

      3500-time monthly calculation index with the number of blocks from six to ten under the exploration license;

      180-time monthly calculation index additionally for each subsequent block of more than ten blocks under an exploration license;

      3) during each year from the seventh to the eighth year of the term of exploration, including:

      1800-time monthly calculation index for one block under an exploration license;

      3500-time monthly calculation index with the number of blocks from two to five under the exploration license;

      5800-time monthly calculation index with the number of blocks from six to ten under the exploration license;

      230-time monthly calculation index additionally for each subsequent block of more than ten blocks under an exploration license;

      4) during each year from the first to the third year of the term of exploration, inclusive:

      2300-time monthly calculation index for one block under an exploration license;

      5800-time monthly calculation index with the number of blocks from two to five under the exploration license;

      8000-time monthly calculation index with the number of blocks from six to ten under the exploration license;

      350-time monthly calculation index additionally for each subsequent block of more than ten blocks under an exploration license;

      5) during each year from the eleventh year of the exploration period:

      3500-time monthly calculation index for one block under an exploration license;

      8000-time monthly calculation index with the number of blocks from two to five under the exploration license;

      11500-time monthly calculation index with the number of blocks from six to ten under the exploration license;

      460-time monthly calculation index additionally for each subsequent block of more than ten blocks under the exploration license;

      3. In case of an incomplete last year of the term of exploration, the minimum expenses shall be calculated proportionally for each full month of the term of exploration in the indicated year.

      4. In case of abandonment of the exploration site during any exploration year, the minimum costs are calculated pro rata for each full month of the exploration period in the specified year.

      5. When providing a subsoil plot for exploration determined by an incomplete block or incomplete blocks, the calculation of the minimum costs is made in the amount corresponding to the exploration plot determined by a full block or complete blocks.

      6. Calculation of the minimum expenses for exploration operations shall be made on the basis of the monthly calculation indicator established for the relevant fiscal year by the law on the republican budget and valid on January 1 of the reporting year. Calculation of the minimum expenditures on exploration operations is made only in relation to the expenditures made for the exploration section.

      7. The costs of operations for the exploration of solid minerals under a separate license include any of the following types of expenses of a subsoil user for an exploration site for:

      1) geological and prospecting works: geological mapping, sampling, drilling, documentation of core, documentation of core less drilling samples, interpretation and processing of geological data, petrology, planning of geological exploration programs, preparation of reports in connection with geological exploration;

      2) geochemical works: geochemical sampling, analysis, processing and interpretation of geochemical data;

      3) geophysical work, including ground geophysics and aerogeophysics: geophysical explorations, field geophysical explorations, processing and interpretation of geophysical data;

      4) remote probing works: aerial photography, space photography, remote sensing playback, image analysis, image processing and interpretation;

      5) engineering survey works: geodetic and land management works, drawing a grid, clarification of coordinate lines, their intersection, borders of sections, and the like;

      6) core drilling: diamond drilling, preparation of access roads and drilling sites;

      7) non-core drilling: drilling costs, preparation of access roads and drilling sites;

      8) trenching, well boring and other exploratory mining works: costs of mining, including the lease of machinery and equipment;

      9) field teams supply: exploration equipment, consumables and supplies, rental of machinery and equipment, fuel and lubricants, the wear and tear of direct exploration equipment, payment for the services of non-staff workers;

      10) design-and-engineering and outline design works: equipment for sketching and design work, consumables, remuneration of personnel engaged in sketching and design work;

      11) transportation: transportation costs directly related to the exploration of solid minerals carried out at the exploration site;

      12) works on the field camps pitching: pitching and maintenance of the field exploration camp, food and accommodation, transportation, helicopter transport services;

      13) environmental explorations;

      14) preparation of a feasibility study for further exploration or further development of the discovered solid mineral deposits;

      15) works on mitigation of consequences of the exploration, reclamation of disturbed lands;

      16) development of project documents for exploration under an appropriate license;

      17) research on selection of technologies for the processing of solid minerals.

      8. The costs of exploration operations under a separate license may include expenses for management and administrative needs, accounting, research, personnel training and other similar expenses.

      When calculating exploration expenses, the share of such expenses shall not exceed twenty percent of the total expenses declared by the subsoil user in a periodic report.

      9. Expenses for exploration may not include expenses for:

      1) the placement of boundary and geodetic designations of the boundaries of the exploration site on the ground, including land survey works;

      2) the acquisition of subsoil use rights, including the costs associated with such an acquisition;

      3) research work not directly related to the exploration site under an existing license;

      4) compensation in connection with compensation of losses to owners and users of land plots.

      10. In the event of violation of the obligations for the minimum exploration expenditures provided for in this article, the subsoil user is obliged to incur the missing expenses and report this to the competent authority no later than the four months following the reporting year.

      The expenses incurred by the subsoil user under this paragraph are not accounted for in the expenses of the current year.

      Footnote. Article 192 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 193. Term of a license for exploration for solid minerals

      1. A license for exploration for solid minerals is issued for six consecutive years.

      2. The term of a license for the exploration of solid minerals may be extended once for a period of up to five consecutive years at the request of the subsoil user.

      3. If an exploration license includes ten or more blocks, the extension of its term is allowed provided that the subsoil user refuses a part of the exploration area whose territory is not less than forty percent of the blocks calculated from the total number of blocks included in the exploration territory when issuing a license for deduction of blocks within which the subsoil user claims the territory for obtaining a license for the extraction of solid minerals.

      4. An application for renewal shall be submitted to the competent authority in the form approved by it during the sixth year of the exploration license. The application is subject to consideration within twenty business days from the date of its receipt by the competent authority. If, during the consideration of the application, the term of the exploration license expired, the license continues to be valid during the period of such consideration. The calculation of the term for the extension of an exploration license begins on the day following the last day of the sixth year of the license.

      5. The term of the exploration license cannot be renewed extended in the following cases:

      1) if the declared term of the extension does not comply with paragraph 2 of this Article;

      2) violation of the deadline for submission of an application for the renewal of a license provided for by paragraph 4 of this article;

      3) the presence of not-eliminated violations of the terms of an exploration license to pay for the use of land plots (rental payments) and minimum exploration expenditures for the reporting periods preceding the date of the application for renewal;

      4) failure to comply with the conditions provided for by paragraph 3 of this article.

Article 194. The procedure for the exploration of solid mineral deposits

      1. Within the framework of the exploration site, the subsoil user is entitled, in accordance with the exploration plan, to conduct exploration operations for any kind of solid minerals in compliance with the requirements of environmental and industrial safety.

      2. All works on the exploration of solid minerals shall be documented. The documentation reflects all information about the work necessary for the reliable study of the subsoil.

      3. When conducting exploration operations, the subsoil user is obliged to ensure:

      1) reliability and safety of all primary geological information obtained during exploration, including data from laboratory studies and analyzes;

      2) the timeliness and quality of geological documentation (including sampling plans, geological maps and sections for them, drawing the geological contours of ore bodies, zones, sketches of mining exploration workings).

      4. Performing hydrogeological studies during exploration is mandatory. Assessing the resources of the identified mineralization, the subsoil user is obliged to establish its hydro geological characteristics with a description of the physiochemical properties of groundwaters.

      5.Conducting of mining daylighting works for the purpose of experimental-industrial mining at the exploration site is allowed only if mineralization of solid minerals is detected. A subsoil user who has identified mineralization and plans to carry out the above-mentioned mining daylighting works at the site of its identification is obliged to notify the authorized body for the study of the subsoil prior to such work.

      The notification shall contain:

      1) information about the detected solid minerals (type of solid minerals, contours of the identified mineralization and other characteristics of mineralization);

      2) the area, volume and timing of the planned mining daylighting works.

      6. The subsoil user is not entitled to build capital facilities on the exploration site, as well as to place man-made mineral formations of mining and processing industries.

      7. Extraction of rock mass and (or) soil movement in the exploration area in an amount exceeding one thousand cubic meters is carried out with the permission of the authorized body in the field of solid minerals, issued at the request of the subsoil user.

      Application shall contain an indication of the amount of excess requested.

      The application is accompanied by a conclusion of a competent person confirming the validity of the requested excess of the volume of extracted rock mass and (or) moved soil for the purposes of assessing solid mineral resources, as well as an environmental permit or conclusion on the results of screening the impacts of the proposed activity, containing the conclusion that there is no need to conduct an impact assessment on the environment.

      The authorized body in the field of solid minerals shall, within ten business days from the date of receipt of the application, decide on issuing a permit or refusing to issue a permit. A refusal to issue a permit shall be made in case of non-compliance of the application and the attached documents with the requirements of this paragraph.

      The subsoil user has the right to start extracting rock mass and (or) moving soil in an amount exceeding one thousand cubic meters, only if additional security is provided to the authorized body in the field of solid minerals, covering the cost of eliminating the consequences of these works.

      Minerals, as well as other subsurface rock, extracted by a subsoil user as a result of exploration of solid minerals, are the property of a subsoil user.

      8. For the purposes of this Code, a competent person is an individual who is a member of a professional organization provided for by the Kazakhstan Code of Public Reporting on the results of geological exploration, mineral resources and mineral reserves (KAZRC Code), in accordance with its rules.

      A competent person is also recognized as an individual entity who is a member of a foreign professional organization, recognized as such by a Kazakhstan professional organization provided for in part one of this paragraph, for the purposes of the KAZRC Code.

      Footnote. Article 194 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021).

Article 195. Reporting of the subsoil user at performance of operations for production of commonly occurring minerals

      1. Under the license for the extraction of widespread minerals, the subsoil user is required to submit the following periodic reports:

      1) a report on the execution of license obligations;

      2) a report on the purchased goods, works and services and the share of local content in them;

      3) a report on the composition of persons and (or) organizations that directly or indirectly control the subsoil user.

      4) geological reports.

      2. Periodic reports for the previous calendar year shall be submitted annually not later than 30 April of each year.

      Reports for an incomplete calendar year are submitted for the actual period of subsoil use.

      Reports for the last incomplete calendar year of the period of subsoil plot use are submitted no later than two months after the end of the specified period.

      3. The report provided for by subparagraph 1) of paragraph 1 of this article shall be submitted to the competent authority in the order approved by it.

      Information on the expenses for exploration site specified in the report on the fulfillment of license obligations shall be confirmed by an auditor in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Auditing Activity".

      This information is also recognized as confirmed by the auditor if it is separately listed (disclosed) in the financial statements for which the audit was conducted.

      The reports provided for by subparagraphs 2) and 3) of paragraph 1 of this article shall be submitted to the authorized body in the field of solid minerals in the order approved by it.

      Geological reports provided for by subparagraph 4) of paragraph 1 of this article shall be submitted to the authorized body for the study of the subsoil in the order approved by it.

      After termination of the licence, the person that was its owner is obliged to submit to the authorized body for subsoil study the final report on the results of the geological survey not later than three months from the date of termination of the licence.

      Geological reports are based on materials of primary geological information and contain data on the status and results of scientific research, tests and surveys in the field of geology, drilling, activities for collecting and testing soil, rock, groundwater, mineral samples and so on.

Article 196. Exploration plan

      1. The project document for conducting of exploration for solid mineral deposits is the exploration plan.

      2. The exploration plan is developed and approved by the subsoil user.

      After approval of the exploration plan, a copy of it is submitted to the authorized agency in the field of solid minerals.

      If, in accordance with the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, exploration operations for solid minerals specified in the exploration plan require an environmental permit or a positive conclusion from the state environmental expertise, a copy of the exploration plan is submitted to the authorized body in the field of solid minerals after obtaining such a permit or, accordingly, positive conclusion of the state ecological expertise.

      The subsoil user may conduct exploration operations for solid minerals only after submitting a copy of the exploration plan to the authorized agency in the field of solid minerals.

      Exploration activities not covered by the exploration plan submitted to the authorized agency in the field of solid minerals are prohibited.

      3. The exploration plan describes the types, methods and methods of exploration for solid minerals, the approximate volumes and terms of work in the future for at least three consecutive years from the date of approval of the plan or the latest changes in the types, methods, methods and volumes of the planned works intelligence.

      Composition, types, ways and methods of exploration for solid minerals, approximate volumes and terms of work in the exploration plan are determined by the subsoil user independently in accordance with the approved instruction for the preparation of an exploration plan

      The instruction for the preparation of an exploration plan is developed and approved by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals together with the authorized body in the field of environmental protection.

      4. In case of changes in the types, methods and (or) methods of the planned exploration works, as well as the volumes and terms of work, the subsoil user is obliged to make appropriate changes to the exploration plan and submit a copy of the revised exploration plan to the authorized agency in the field of solid minerals.

      If, in accordance with the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, these changes require obtaining an environmental permit or a positive conclusion of the state environmental expertise, the modified exploration plan is submitted to the authorized body in the field of solid minerals after obtaining such a permit or, accordingly, a positive conclusion of the state environmental expertise.

      Footnote. Article 196 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021).

Article 197. The elimination of the consequences of solid mineral exploration operations

      1. The elimination of the consequences of operations for the exploration of solid minerals is carried out by reclaiming disturbed lands in accordance with the Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The obligation to eliminate the consequences of exploration for solid minerals in the subsoil area provided for the extraction of solid minerals on the basis of the exclusive right under an exploration license is included in the scope of the obligation to eliminate the consequences of mining operations.

      2. A person whose subsoil use right is terminated at an exploration site shall be obliged to complete the elimination of the consequences of exploration operations at such a site no later than six months after the termination of the exploration license for solid minerals.

      At the request of the indicated person, the authorized body in the field of solid minerals extends the period of liquidation of the consequences of exploration operations for a period of up to six months from the date of expiry of the period provided for in the first part of this paragraph if the liquidation was impossible or significantly difficult due to weather climatic conditions.

      3. The liquidation of the consequences of the exploration of solid minerals in a part of the exploration area, which the subsoil user has refused in accordance with Article 199 of this Code, shall be carried out before such a refusal.

      4. If the subsoil user did not conduct exploration operations for solid minerals in the exploration area or part of the exploration area from which or which the subsoil user refused, or operations were carried out without disturbing the earth’s surface (the bottom of water bodies) not required.

      In this case, an inspection report is drawn up for the exploration site (part of the exploration site) confirming the absence of the need for liquidation work, which is signed by the persons referred to in paragraph 5 of this article.

      5. Elimination of the consequences of exploration operations in the exploration area (its part) is considered completed from the date of signing the act of liquidation. The act of liquidation is signed by a commission created by the relevant local executive body of the region, city of republican significance or the capital consisting of its representatives and representatives of authorized state bodies in the field of environmental protection and industrial safety, and the subsoil user (the person whose subsoil use right has been terminated, if any). If the liquidation is carried out on a land plot that is in private ownership, permanent or long-term temporary paid land use, the act of liquidation is also signed by the owner of the land plot or land user.

      6. The signing of an act of liquidation of the consequences of exploration operations is the basis for entering relevant information into the unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund in order to subsequently grant the right to use subsoil to other persons.

      Footnote. Article 197 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 198. Ensuring fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the effects of exploration for solid minerals

      1. Exploration operations for solid minerals, the fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the consequences of which are not ensured in accordance with the requirements of this article, are prohibited.

      2. Ensuring the fulfillment of obligations of a subsoil user to eliminate the consequences of exploration operations for solid minerals can be provided in a combination of any of the methods provided for by this Code.

      3. The total amount of collateral is calculated on the basis of the number of blocks that make up the territory of exploration for solid minerals, and the size of the monthly calculation indicator established by the law on the republican budget for the corresponding financial year. The amount of security for one block is determined by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals according to the method approved by it.

      The amount of collateral provided for in this paragraph shall, upon the application of the subsoil user, be subject to a proportionate decrease in the event that the subsoil user refuses from part of the exploration area and completes the elimination of the consequences of exploration. The authorized body in the field of solid minerals shall notify the security issuer of the reduction of the security amount within five business days from the date of receipt of the application from the subsoil user.

      4. The subsoil user is obliged to provide additional security for the fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the consequences of exploration work in the case provided for in paragraph 7 of Article 194 of this Code. The amount of such security is calculated on the basis of the liquidation plan drawn up in this case in accordance with paragraph 3 of Article 219 of this Code.

      Footnote. Article 198 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 199. Refusal of a solid minerals exploration site

      1. At any time before the expiration of the license for the exploration of solid minerals, the subsoil user has the right to refuse the entire exploration site or part of it, in writing declaring such a refusal to the competent authority.

      The refusal from a part of the reconnaissance site provided for by this paragraph shall be carried out by blocks in compliance with the requirements for the territory of the exploration site.

      2. The application for refusal of a part of the exploration site shall contain reference to the block (s) to be (are) excluded from the exploration license.

      The following is attached to the application for renunciation of all or part of the site:

      1) the consent of the pledgee, if the right to subsoil use under an exploration license is encumbered with a pledge;

      2) an act of liquidation of the consequences of exploration operations or an act of examination, drawn up in the cases provided for in paragraph 4 of Article 197 of this Code.

      3. Renunciation of part of the exploration site entails re-issuance of the exploration license and is the basis for entering the relevant information into the unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund.

      Footnote. Article 199 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 200. Withdrawal of the license for exploration of solid minerals and its order

      1. A license for exploration for solid minerals is subject to revocation by the competent authority if one of the following reasons exists:

      1) a violation of the requirements of paragraph 1 of Article 44 of this Code, which caused a threat to national security;

      2) violation of the terms of the license for exploration for solid minerals, as provided for by Article 191 of this Code.

      2. If a violation is detected, the competent authority shall notify the subsoil user in writing.

      3. In the case provided for in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 1 of this article, the violation is to be eliminated within a period of not more than one year by restoring the situation that existed before the violation, and if it is impossible to restore it, by carrying out other transactions related to the transfer of subsoil use right.

      In the case of a violation under paragraph 2) of paragraph 1 of this article, the subsoil user is obliged to correct the violation within three months from the date of receipt of the notification from the competent authority.

      The subsoil user shall notify the competent authority in writing of the breach elimination with the documents confirming such removal within the time limit provided for by this paragraph.

      In case of non-elimination of the violation within the prescribed period, the competent authority withdraws the license in accordance with paragraph 4 of this article.

      4. The withdrawing of the license is make by the competent authority by sending a written notice to the subsoil user about the withdrawing of the license.

      The license expires after three months from the date of receipt by the subsoil user of a license revocation notice.

      5. The subsoil user is entitled to challenge the revocation of the license in the procedure prescribed by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, within fifteen business days from the date of receipt of the notice of revocation of the license. During the period of such a challenge, the time period specified in paragraph 4 of this article shall be extended until the entry into force of the decision made on the basis of the results of the challenge.

      6. License withdrawn is not allowed if non-fulfillment or improper performance of duties, which served as the basis for license withdrawing, occurred due to force majeure, that is, extraordinary and unavoidable circumstances under given conditions (natural phenomena, military actions, etc.). Such circumstances do not include the absence of technical and (or) financial resources of a subsoil user, if the required goods, works or services are not available on the market, as well as the imposition of an administrative penalty.

      7. A person deprived of a license for exploration in accordance with this article is obliged to immediately terminate subsoil use operations and begin liquidation work within the time provided for by this Code.

      8. The withdrawing of a license for the use of a subsoil space is the basis for entering information about the relevant subsoil site into a single cadastral register of the state subsoil fund.

Article 201. Exclusive right to obtain a license for the extraction of solid mineral deposits and a license to use the subsoil space

      1. The owner of one or more licenses for the exploration of solid mineral deposits, the subsoil areas of which have common borders (adjacent areas), has the exclusive right to:

      1) to obtain a license (licenses) for the extraction of solid mineral deposits in the subsoil area located within the exploration area (adjacent exploration areas) in the case of the discovery of a solid mineral deposit, the resources and reserves of which are confirmed by a report on the assessment of resources and reserves of solid mineral deposits;

      2) to obtain a license (licenses) for the extraction of common mineral deposits in the subsoil area located within the exploration area (adjacent exploration areas), in case of discovery of a deposit of common minerals, resources and reserves of which are confirmed by a report on the assessment of resources and reserves of widespread mineral deposits;

      3) to obtain a license to use the subsoil space in cases of the absence of a mineral deposit or the insignificance of its resources, confirmed by a report on the results of geological exploration.

      2. The exclusive right may be exercised at any time during the term of the exploration license (s).

      3. The subsoil user forfeits the exclusive right upon termination of the license (s) for exploration.

      4. The exclusive right is exercised by the subsoil user by means of applying to the competent authority, the authorized body on studying the subsoil or the local executive body of a region, a city of republican significance, the capital, with a request respectively to issue a license for the extraction of solid minerals, a license to use the subsoil area or a license for the extraction of common minerals in priority order.

      Consideration of the application and issue of above-mentioned licenses shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this Code.

      5. If, after submitting the application for a mining license for a subsoil area located within the territory of an exploration license, the exploration license has expired, the exploration license remains in effect for the declared subsurface area until the issue of the license provided by the paragraph 4 of this article, or refusal of its issue.

      During the period of validity of the exploration license in accordance with this paragraph on the subsoil section, declared for issuing a license for the extraction of solid mineral resources, the use of the subsurface or the extraction of widespread mineral deposits, the subsurface user:

      1) is not liable for minimum exploration costs;

      2) is obliged to pay a fee for the use of land plots (rental payments) in the prescribed amount;

      3) may conduct exploration at such a site.

      6. The cession of the exclusive right provided in this article shall not be allowed.

Chapter 28. Production of solid minerals

Article 202. License for production of solid minerals

      Under a licence for production of solid minerals, its owner has the exclusive right to use the subsoil plot for the purposes of conducting the following operations:

      1) production of solid minerals (extraction);

      2) the use of subsoil space for the purposes of mining, the deployment of mining and (or) mining and processing production facilities, placement of man-made mineral formations;

      3) exploration of the production site (mining exploration).

      Production of solid minerals is understood as a set of works directed and directly related to the separation of minerals from their places of occurrence and (or) extraction on the earth's surface, including works on underground gasification and smelting, chemical and bacterial leaching, and hydraulic and hydraulic placer mining deposits by evaporation, sedimentation and condensation, as well as collection, temporary storage, crushing and sorting of extracted minerals at the production site.

Article 203. Territories for issue of a license for production of solid minerals

      1. A license for production of solid minerals shall be issued for the territories determined by state subsoil fund management program.

      2. Issue of a license for production of solid minerals is not allowed:

      1) in the cases provided for by paragraph 2 of Article 25 of this Code;

      2) at a subsoil site being in use by another person for carrying out hydrocarbon production operations, without the consent of the latter;

      3) at a subsoil site provided for conducting operations on exploration and (or) production of solid minerals, for subsoil space use;

      4) at a subsoil site, where the mitigation of the consequences of exploration or production of solid minerals is being carried out;

      5) at a subsoil site containing an uranium deposit or a rare-earth-uranium deposit.

Article 204. Application for issue of a license for production of solid minerals

      1. A person interested in obtaining a license for production of solid minerals shall submit to the competent authority an application in the form prescribed by it.

      2. Application shall contain the following information:

      1) for individuals–surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document) of the applicant, place of residence, citizenship, information on identity documents of the applicant;

      2) for legal entities –name of the applicant, location, information on state registration as a legal entity (an extract from the trade register or other legalized document, certifying that the applicant is a legal entity under the laws of a foreign state), information about executives, about individuals and legal entities, states and international organizations, directly or indirectly controlling the applicant.

      2) description of the territory of the subsoil site, which the applicant requests for use, with calculations (size) of the area and geographical coordinates of the corner points;

      3) a reference to the term of use of the requested subsoil site, which does not exceed the time limits specified in this chapter.

      3. The documents attached to the application are:

      1) copies of documents confirming information about the applicant;

      2) documents containing information about the territory of the requested subsoil site: the map of the location of the site made, drawn on a scale providing visualization, overview (situational) scheme, topographic map of the surface;

      2) a document confirming the authority of the person acting on behalf of the applicant when submitting the application, if such a person is appointed by the applicant;

      4) a draft mining plan developed under Article 216 of this Code;

      5) a draft liquidation plan developed under Article 217 of this Code;

      6) a report on the estimation of resources and reserves of solid minerals of the subsoil site, which the applicant requests for use;

      7) report on the execution of licence obligations for the exploration site for the reporting period preceding the date of the application, if the application is submitted by the holder of the exploration license on the basis of the exclusive right and by the time the application is submitted, such a report has not been submitted to the competent authority;

      8) a document confirming the payment of land use (rental payments) for the current reporting period under an exploration license, if an application is submitted by an exploration license holder under exclusive right;

      9) documents confirming that the applicant has financial, professional and technical capabilities to carry out operations for the extraction of solid minerals, if the application is submitted in addition to the exclusive right;

      10) consent of the subsoil user that conducts hydrocarbon production operations in the requested subsoil site (its part);

      11) agreement on social and economic support of the local population, envisaged by subparagraph 1) of paragraph 3 of Article 25 of this Code, if the territory of the requested subsoil site fully or partially relates to the lands of settlements and adjacent territories at a distance of one thousand meters;

      12) a certificate from the tax authority that the applicant does not have a tax debt exceeding six times the monthly calculation index established for the relevant fiscal year by the law on the republican budget, issued not earlier than ten calendar days preceding the date of filing the application.

      4. To confirm that the applicant has sufficient financial capacities to conduct production operations, one of the following documents is submitted:

      1) statement on the balance and movement of money in a bank account in a second-tier bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan or with the National Postal Operator, confirming constant availability (balance) of the applicant’s money within a thirty-day period for six months preceding the date of filing the application for a license, in the amount sufficient to cover the required minimum production costs in the first year of validity of the requested license;

      2) copies of a money loan agreement (preliminary loan agreement), an agreement on financing activities, which provide, as the purpose of the loan, financing of the applicant’s activities in the extraction of solid minerals, as well as confirming the amount of the loan (financing) sufficient to cover the required minimum costs for extraction in the first year of validity of the requested license;

      3) the financial statements of the applicant with an audit report prepared in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on auditing, prepared for six consecutive calendar months or the previous calendar year preceding the date of filing an application for a license, in which the amount of the applicant's net assets exceeds its liabilities by the amount of minimum production costs in the first year of the requested license;

      4) a letter from a rating agency recognized by a stock exchange operating in the Republic of Kazakhstan about assigning to the applicant during the year preceding the date of submission of the application a rating not lower than the minimum rating determined by the competent authority.

      If a copy of loan agreement (preliminary loan agreement) or an agreement on financing the activity is submitted as the document confirming the applicant's financial capacity, and under such agreement a person not being a financial institution acts as the lender (financing party), then the application shall be additionally accompanied by one of the documents, confirming that such person has financial capacities, provided for by subparagraphs1), 3) or 4) of this paragraph.

      5. To confirm that the applicant has professional capacities sufficient for production operations, any of the following documents are submitted:

      1) a certificate on availability of specialists in staff or a copy of a services contract with specialists in the following fields:

      geology or geophysics;

      mining engineering;

      geodesy or mine survey;

      2) a copy of a service contract with a contractor organization or a contract for services of the operator designated by the applicant according to Chapter 6 of this Code, in the event that the applicant obtains the requested production licence and they have in their staff the specialists listed in sub-paragraph 1) of part one of this paragraph.

      If as a document confirming the applicant's professional capacities, copies of the services contract with a contractor organization or the contract for services of the operator designated by the applicant according to Chapter 6 of this Code are submitted, the application shall additionally be accompanied by a certificate that the engaged organization (operator) has in its staff the specialists indicated in sub-paragraph1) of part one of this paragraph, or copies of services contracts with the relevant specialists.

      6. Any of the following documents serve as confirmation that the applicant has technical capacities sufficient for production operations:

      1) a copy of the licence for carrying out activities on exploitation of mining and chemical production facilities, issued to the applicant under the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Permits and Notifications;

      2) copies of agreements on intent, preliminary or main services contract with a contractor organization, a preliminary or main contract for services of the operator designated by the applicant under Chapter 6 of this Code, in the case of issuing the requested production licence to the applicant, and they hold the licence envisaged by subparagraph 1) of the first part of this paragraph.

      If as a document confirming the applicant's technical capacities, copies of a heads of agreement, preliminary or main services contract with the contractor organization, or a preliminary or main contract for services of the operator designated by the applicant under Chapter 6 of this Code are submitted, a copy of the licence provided for in sub-paragraph 1) of part one of this paragraph is enclosed additionally to the application.

      7. The report on estimation of resources and reserves of solid minerals envisaged by this article shall be prepared by a competent person under the Kazakhstan Code for Public Reporting of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Reserves (KAZRC Code).

      8. Copies of the documents attached to the application shall be notarized.

      9. The application and the documents attached to the application shall be drawn up in Kazakh and Russian. Copies of documents made in foreign language, attached to the application, are submitted with a translation into Kazakh and Russian the authenticity of which shall be notarized.

      10. The moment of filing an application is determined by the date and time of submission of the application to the competent authority and is subject to accounting.

      11. Information on the filed application shall be posted on the Internet resource of the competent authority within two days from the date of submission of the application and shall contain:

      1) name (surname, first name, patronymic (if indicated in the identity document) of the applicant;

      2) the coordinates of the territory defining the subsoil plot, which the applicant requests to provide for use for production of solid minerals;

      3) date and time of the application receipt.

      Footnote. Article 204 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication;

Article 205. Consideration of an application for a license for production of solid minerals

      1. The competent authority considers the application within ten business days from the date of its receipt and, in the absence of grounds for refusing to issue a licence for production of solid minerals, envisaged by subparagraphs1) to 6) of paragraph 1 of Article 207 of this Code, sends to the authorized body for subsoil study the application, the report on the estimation of resources and reserves of solid minerals and documents containing information on the territory of the requested subsoil plot attached to the application.

      2. The authorized body for subsoil study shall enter information from the report on the estimation of resources and reserves of solid minerals into the unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund and consider the application and the documents attached to it for whether there are grounds for refusing to issue a licence under sub-paragraphs 7) and 8) of paragraph 1 of Article 207 of this Code, within ten business days.

      If a part of the subsoil plot specified in the application relates to a subsoil plot that is in use by another person under a licence for subsoil space use, for exploration or production of solid minerals, the authorized body for subsoil study shall notify the applicant and the competent authority thereof. The notification shall indicate the coordinates and area of the combined territory and recommendations on how to exclude this territory from the territory of the requested subsoil plot. Within twenty business days from the date of receiving the notification, the applicant is entitled to withdraw the application or submit the altered information on the requested subsoil plot, taking into account the comments of the authorized body for subsoil study.

      If the boundaries of the requested subsoil plot indicated by the applicant do not comply with the requirements of Article 209 of this Code, the authorized body for subsoil study shall notify the applicant and the competent authority thereof. The notification indicates the detected nonconformities and recommendations on the methods of their elimination. Within twenty business days from the date of receiving the notification, the applicant shall remove the identified inconsistencies and notify the authorized body for subsoil study thereof with the attachment of supporting documents or shall send its objection in writing. Within ten business days from the date of receiving the notification, the authorized body for subsoil study reconsiders the issue of compliance of the boundaries of the requested subsoil plot with the requirements of Article 209 of this Code.

      Upon results of consideration of the issue on compliance of the boundaries of the requested subsoil plot, the authorized body for subsoil study shall approve these boundaries or refuse to approve and shall notify of that the competent authority and the applicant. The authorized body for subsoil study refuses to agree on the boundaries of the requested subsoil plot in case of violation by the applicant of the time limits for submission of altered information on the boundaries of the requested subsoil plot, as provided for by this paragraph.

      In case of disagreement of the authorized body for subsoil study with the boundaries of the requested subsoil plot, the competent authority refuses to issue a licence to the applicant according to sub-paragraph 7) or 8) of paragraph 1 of Article 207 of this Code.

      3. In case of agreement with the authorized body for the study of the subsoil of the boundaries of the requested subsoil plot, the competent body within three working days sends a notification to the applicant on the need to obtain an appropriate environmental permit for mining operations described in the mining plan, conducting examinations and approvals of the mining plan and liquidation plan provided for by Articles 216 and 217 of this Code, respectively. The notification must be posted on the Internet resource of the competent authority within two working days from the date of its sending to the applicant.

      A copy of the relevant environmental permit for mining operations described in the mining plan, the relevant approvals and positive expert opinions must be submitted by the applicant to the competent authority no later than one year from the date of notification provided for in part one of this paragraph.

      The applicant may apply to the competent authority for the extension of this period with the justification of the need for such extension. The competent authority extends this period for a period not exceeding one year from the expiration of the period specified in part two of this paragraph, if the need for such extension is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the applicant.

      4. The competent authority issues to the applicant a license for the extraction of solid minerals no later than five working days from the date of submission of the necessary approvals, positive expert opinions and a copy of the relevant environmental permit for mining operations described in the mining plan.

      5. In the case of granting to the applicant of a subsoil plot located within the land plot that is owned or in use by another person, the subsoil user is not entitled without the consent of such a person to conduct operations in this subsoil plot within thirty meters from the lowest point of the earth's surface of this land plot.

      6. The notification provided for in paragraph 3 of this Article shall be the basis for reserving the lands for the purposes of subsoil use by the local executive body of the region, the city of republican significance, the capital under the procedure set out by the land legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      7. The issue of a licence for production of solid minerals is the basis for granting to the subsoil user of the land use right for the land plot by the local executive body of the region, the city of republican significance, the capital according to the Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      8. The procedure for filing and consideration of applications for the issue of licences for production of solid minerals shall be determined by the competent authority.

      Footnote. Article 205 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021).

Article 206. Priority at issue of licences for production of solid minerals

      1. Applications for licences for production of solid minerals submitted to the competent authority, including one and the same territory, are considered in the order of their receipt.

      2.The next application is considered only after issue of the refusal to issue a licence under the previous considered application.

      The competent authority starts consideration of the next application upon the expiration of ten business days from the date of notifying the applicant about the refusal to issue a licence under the previous application.

      If the decision on the refusal was appealed against by the applicant in court, the issue of considering the next application is determined by the competent authority after the decision on the results of the complaint has come into force.

      3. The production licence shall be issued to the applicant, which application is the first among the applications received that meets the requirements of this Code.

      4. According to the applications received after the application for which the decision to issue a license was taken, a decision is taken to refuse to issue licenses.

Article 207. Refusal to issue a licence for production of solid minerals

      1. The competent authority shall refuse to issue a licence for production of solid minerals if one of the following grounds exists:

      1) the application or the documents attached to it do not comply with the requirements provided for by this Code;

      2) Required by this Code documents are not attached to the application;

      3) within one year prior to the filing of the application the competent authority revoked the subsoil use licence for the requested subsoil plot from the applicant or a person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant or being under its control, on the grounds provided for by this Code;

      4) within five years prior to the date of filing the application, the applicant or a person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant or being under its control failed to fulfill or improperly fulfilled the obligations to liquidate the consequences of subsoil use at the subsoil plots that were in their use;

      5) within one year prior to the filing of the application, the subsoil use right previously granted to the applicant or a person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant or being under its control with regard to the requested subsoil plot (its part) was terminated;

      6) the issue of a licence will entail the emergence of a threat to national security;

      7) the requested subsoil plot or its part refers to a subsoil plot being in use by another person under a subsoil space use licence or a licence for explore or production of solid minerals;

      8) the boundaries of the requested subsoil plot do not comply with the requirements of this Code;

      9) non-compliance by the applicant with the time limit for submission to the competent authority of the draft mining plan approved according to the requirements of this Code.

      2. The refusal to issue a licence shall be motivated.

      The refusal to issue a licence under sub-paragraph 6) of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be made without specifying the grounds serving as the basis for such a refusal.

      3. Applicant in accordance may appeal against refusal to issue the license according to the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan no later than ten business days from the date of the decision to refuse.

      4. Refusal to issue a license does not deprive the applicant of the right to reapplication.

      5. The refusal to issue a licence for production of solid minerals at the request of a subsoil user filed on the basis of the exclusive right under a licence for exploration of solid minerals is allowed only if there are unresolved violations of the terms of the exploration licence or under sub-paragraph 9) of paragraph 1 of this Article.

      If the circumstances specified in sub-paragraphs 1) and 2) of paragraph 1 of this Article exist when applying for a production licence based on the exclusive right, the competent authority accepts the application and notifies the applicant of the need to eliminate the identified nonconformity. In this case, the period for consideration of the application shall be extended for thirty calendar days for removal by the applicant of the indicated observations and re-submit the application to the competent authority.

      In the event of non-removal of the indicated observations or a failure to re-submit an application within the established time limit, the competent authority refuses to issue a licence for production of solid minerals.

Article 208. Content of a licence for production of solid minerals

      In addition to the information and conditions specified in Article 31 of this Code a licence for production of solid minerals shall contain the following subsoil use conditions:

      1) the obligation to pay a subscription bonus and a fee for use of land plots (rental payment) at the amount and under the procedure set out by the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) the amount of the obligation regarding annual minimum expenses for operations on production of solid minerals;

      3) the amount of the minimum share of local content in works and services used in production operations;

      4) the amount of the subsoil user's obligation to finance Kazakhstan personnel training;

      5) the amount of the subsoil user's obligation to finance research, scientific technical and (or) development works;

      6) the grounds for revoking the licence for violation of obligations.

Article 209. Site for the extraction of solid minerals

      1. The external boundaries of the territory of the site for the extraction of solid minerals shall comply with the requirements of paragraph 3 of Article 19 of this Code and be determined in a way that ensures the effective use of the production area. If it is impossible to determine the external boundaries of the territory of a solid minerals extraction site in accordance with the specified requirements, they can form a polygon with the least possible number of angles.

      When determining the boundaries of a site for the extraction of solid minerals, the following shall be taken into account: the contours of the resources of solid minerals indicated in the report provided for in subparagraph 6) of paragraph 3 of Article 204 of this Code, observation hydrogeological wells, the location of the mine and the prospects for the development of its boundaries, auxiliary mine facilities and infrastructure facilities, sites for overburden (host rock) and poor (substandard) ores.

      The facilities of placement of man-made mineral formations of mining and processing production can also be located and taken into account when determining the boundaries of the mining site. Facilities of placement of man-made mineral formations of mining and processing production can be located on a separate subsoil area in accordance with a license for the use of subsoil space.

      2. The territory of a site for the extraction of solid minerals may also have internal boundaries if the boundaries of another subsoil area for conducting exploration or production of solid minerals, hydrocarbon production do not allow it to be formed only along the external borders. In this case, the internal boundaries of the production area shall be determined by the external territorial boundaries of the specified other subsoil area.

      Footnote. Article 209 as reworded by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-VІ dated 26.12.2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

Article 210. Annual minimum expenses for operations on production of solid minerals

      1. A subsoil user possessing a production licence shall comply with the requirements on annual minimum expenses for production operations set out by this Article.

      2. The annual minimum costs of production operations shall be established under a separate production license in the following amounts:

      530-fold monthly calculation index when mining on the territory of a site with an area of ​​up to five hectares inclusive;

      1063-fold monthly calculation index when mining on the territory of a site with an area of ​​more than five to one hundred hectares inclusive;

      10-fold monthly calculation index additionally when calculating for each subsequent hectare over one hundred to ten thousand hectares inclusive;

      120 times the monthly calculation index additionally when calculating for each subsequent hectare over ten thousand hectares.

      3. If, in accordance with the mining license and the mining plan, the mining of ferrous metal ores is envisaged, the annual minimum costs for mining operations under such a license shall be established in the following amounts:

      3170-fold monthly calculation index when mining on the territory of a site with an area of ​​up to five hectares inclusive;

      6350 times the monthly calculation index for mining on the territory of a site with an area of ​​more than five to one hundred hectares inclusive;

      60-fold monthly calculation index additionally when calculating for each subsequent hectare over one hundred to ten thousand hectares inclusive;

      720 times the monthly calculation index additionally when calculating for each subsequent hectare over ten thousand hectares.

      4. In case of the incomplete last year of production period, the minimum expenses are calculated proportionally for each full month of the production period in the specified year.

      5. If a production site is relinquished within any year of the production licence, the minimum expenses requirements are calculated proportionally for each full month of the production period in that year.

      6. Calculation of the minimum expenses for production operations is based on the size of the monthly calculated index established for the relevant fiscal year by the law on the republican budget and effective as of January 1 of the reporting year.

      7. For the purposes of this Article, expenses for production operations under a separate licence for production of solid minerals shall include the subsoil user's expenses for the following types of work:

      1) tunnelling works or overburden removal works;

      2) maintaining the ventilation;

      3) drilling and explosion operations;

      4) fixing or maintaining the mine workings;

      5) management of rock pressure;

      6) transportation of ore or rock;

      7) dumping and (or) storing of ore;

      8) crushing of ore, rocks;

      9) leaching (heap and (or) underground);

      10) all works on the construction of the mine, enrichment production and auxiliary facilities of the production infrastructure at the production site.

      8. For the purposes of this Article, expenses for production operations under a separate licence may include expenses for management and administration needs, accounting, scientific research, personnel training and other similar expenses.

      When calculating the expenses of production operations, the share of such expenses shall not exceed twenty percent of the total expenses declared by the subsoil user in the periodic report.

      9. Expenses for exploration operations may not include expenses for:

      1) placement of boundary and geodesic designations of the boundaries of a production site on the terrain, including land surveying works;

      2) acquisition of subsoil use right, land use right or ownership right to the land plot, including expenses associated with such an acquisition;

      3) research works not directly related to the production site;

      4) the compensation in connection with the buying-out of land plots or compensation for losses to owners and users of land plots and bringing land to a condition suitable for their use for the intended purpose.

      10. In the event of a breach of obligations for the minimum expenses of production operations provided for in this Article, the subsoil user shall incur the deficit of the amount that was to be spent and report thereof to the competent authority within the time limit not later than three months following the reporting year.

      The expenses incurred by the subsoil user under this paragraph are not accounted for in the expenses of the current year.

      Footnote. Article 210 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-VІ dated 26.12.2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).

Article 211. Term of a licence for production of solid minerals

      1. The term of a licence for production of solid minerals may not exceed twenty-five consecutive years.

      2. The term of a production licence may be extended at the request of a subsoil user for a period not exceeding the original term of the licence.

      Number of extensions of a production licence is not limited.

      3. An application for extension shall be submitted to the competent authority in the form approved thereby not earlier than four years before the licence expiry date.

      If during the period of consideration of the application the period of the production licence expired, the licence continues to operate during the period of such consideration. The calculation of the term for the extension of production licence begins on the day following the last day of the completed period.

      4. The term of a production licence is not subject to extension in the cases of:

      1) if the declared term of the extension does not comply with paragraph 2 of this Article;

      2) the violation of the time limit for filing an application for extension of the licence provided for in paragraph 3 of this Article;

      3) existing breaches of the conditions of a production licence with regard to paying a fee for use of land plots for (rental payments) and the minimum production expenses for the reporting periods preceding the date of the application for extension, which have not been removed by the subsoil user.

Article 212. Obligations of a subsoil user in the field of training and science at production of solid minerals

      1. Starting from the second year of the production licence validity, the subsoil user is obliged annually:

      1) to finance the Kazakhstan personnel training in the amount of one percent of production expenses incurred by the subsoil user in the previous year, under the procedure determined by the competent authority jointly with the authorized body in the field of education;

      2) to finance research, scientific technical and (or) development works in the amount of one percent of production expenses incurred by the subsoil user in the previous year under the procedure determined by the competent authority jointly with the authorized body in the field of science.

      2. The amount of financing effected according to paragraph 1 of this Article exceeding the specified minimum is accounted for in the execution of the corresponding obligations of the subsoil user in the following year.

Article 213. Procurement of goods, works and services for operations on production of solid minerals

      1. Procurement of goods, works and services at performance of operations on production of solid minerals, including by contractors, is carried out in one of the following ways:

      1) open competition;

      2) from one source;

      3) open competition for prices decrease (electronic trading);

      4) purchase of goods, works and services without applying the norms of this paragraph;

      5) on commodity exchanges.

      Procurement of goods, works and services used at performance of production operations shall be carried out in the way specified in subparagraphs1), 2) and 3) of part one of this paragraph, with the mandatory use of the register of goods, works and services used at performance of subsoil use operations, and their producers or with the use of other electronic procurement systems located in the Kazakhstani segment of the Internet, the work of which is synchronized with the operation of such register.

      The organizer of the tender for the purchase of works and services, when determining the winner of the tender, conditionally reduces the price of the tender application of the participants of the tender – Kazakhstani producers of works and services by twenty percent. Individual entrepreneurs and (or) legal entities established in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan with their location on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, attracting at least ninety-five percent of the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan from the total number of employees, excluding the number of chief executives, managers and specialists engaged in labor activity on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, are recognized as Kazakhstani producers of works and services as part of an intra-corporate transfer in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on migration of the population.

      At the same time, the number of foreign chief executives, managers and specialists engaged in labor activity on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the framework of intra-corporate transfer in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on migration of the population should not exceed fifty percent of the total number of chief executives, managers and specialists in each relevant category.

      The procedure of procurement by subsoil users and their contractors of goods, works and services used at performance of operations on production of solid minerals is determined by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals.

      The expenses for procurement of goods, works and services used at performance of operations on production of solid minerals, based on the results of a tender held outside the Republic of Kazakhstan, or acquired in violation of the established procedure, are excluded from the expenses that are considered by the competent authority as fulfillment of licence obligations by the subsoil user.

      2. The procedure for synchronizing the work of electronic procurement systems in relation with respect to solid minerals with the work of the register of goods, works and services used at performance of subsoil use operations and their producers is approved by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals

      3. For the purposes of this article:

      1) the register of goods, works and services used in the conduct of subsoil use operations, and their producers means a state information system designed to control and monitor the procurement of goods, works and services used in subsoil use operations, and their producers, as well as conducting electronic procurement and forming a list of goods, works and services used in the conduct of subsoil use operations;

      2) the electronic procurement system means the electronic information system used by procurement organizers (subsoil users or persons authorized by subsoil users) to acquire goods, works and services under the procedure for acquiring goods, works and services at performance of subsoil use operations approved by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals.

      4. Subsoil users are obliged to submit to the authorized body in the field of solid mineral under the procedure defined by the latter, annual (for one fiscal year) and medium-term (for five fiscal years) programs for procurement of goods, works and services, as well as information on the planned procurement of reimbursable operator's services in case of its engagement by the subsoil user under Chapter 6 of this Code.

      The annual program of procurement of goods, works and services is understood a document drawn up by a subsoil user, defining the nomenclature and volumes of goods, works and services planned for the subsoil user for one calendar year, methods and terms of their acquisition.

      The medium-term program of procurement of goods, works and services is understood a document drawn up by the subsoil user, which determines the nomenclature and volumes of goods, works and services, methods and terms of their acquisition for a period of up to five years.

      The information on the planned procurement of the operator’s services means a document compiled by the subsoil user, which determines the scope and timelines of rendering the services provided by the operator on a reimbursable basis.

      5. The requirements of paragraph 1 of this Article shall not apply to:

      1) subsurface users, performing procurement of goods, works and services in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on state procurements;

      2) legal entities holding the right to subsurface use, fifty percent of shares (participating interests) or more is directly or indirectly owned by the national management holding.

      Footnote. Article 213 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (effective from 01.07.2023).

Article 214. Procedure for performance of operations on production of solid minerals

      1. A subsoil user is entitled to conduct production and exploration of any kinds of solid minerals at the subsoil site under a licence for production of solid minerals.

      2. Extraction of solid minerals is carried out on a subsurface area with reserves and (or) resources included in the state accounting of minerals and representing commercial interest for the subsoil user.

      3. All works on production of solid minerals shall be documented. The documentation should contain a description of the work necessary for reliable study and subsequent cultivation of the subsoil site.

      4. At performance of production of solid minerals, the subsoil user is obliged to ensure:

      1) optimality and safety of the technical facilities applied for production;

      2) protection of the deposit of solid minerals against manifestations of dangerous technogenic processes, leading to a complication of its development, a decrease in the quality of resources of the deposit;

      3) reliable accounting of extracted solid minerals, production wastes generated during production;

      4) reliability and safety of all primary and secondary geological information obtained during production, including data from laboratory studies and analysis.

      5. The volume of rock mass and (or) moving soil during production of solid minerals is not limited, if this does not contradict the environmental and industrial safety requirements.

      Solid minerals (useful components) extracted during production are the property of the subsoil user.

      6. At performance of operations on production of solid minerals, a subsoil user is obliged to implement water protection measures, as well as to comply with other requirements for the protection of water bodies established by the water and environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan with respect to underground waters flowing into mine workings.

      The technologically unavoidable flow of underground waters to mine workings during performance of operations on production of solid minerals does not require special permissions or licences.

      The use of underground waters flowing into mine workings is carried out under the water and environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Footnote. Article 214 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (effective from 31.12.2023).

Article 215. Reporting of the subsoil user at performance of production of solid minerals

      1. Under a licence for production of solid minerals, the subsoil user is obliged to submit the following periodic reports:

      1) a report on the execution of license obligations;

      2) a report on the purchased goods, works and services and the share of local content in them;

      3) a report on the composition of persons and (or) organizations directly or indirectly controlling the subsoil user;

      4) geological reports - in case of exploration at the production site;

      5) a report on the extracted solid minerals.

      6) report on implementation of program of work - in the case of assigning the status of retention.

      2. Periodic reports are submitted annually for the previous calendar year no later than April 30 of each year, with the exception of the report provided for in subparagraph 2) of paragraph 1 of this article, which is submitted quarterly no later than the twenty-fifth day of the month following the reporting period.

      Reports for an incomplete calendar year are submitted for the actual period of subsoil use.

      Reports for the last incomplete calendar year of the period of subsoil plot use are submitted no later than two months after the end of the specified period.

      3. The reports provided for in subparagraphs 1) and 6) of paragraph 1 of this article shall be submitted to the competent authority in the manner approved by it.

      Information on expenses related to the production site specified in the report on performance of licence obligations shall be confirmed by the auditor according to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Auditing.

      This information is also considered as confirmed by an auditor if it is separately presented (disclosed) in the audited financial statements.

      The reports provided for in sub-paragraphs 2) and 3) of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be submitted to the authorized body in the field of solid minerals under the procedure determined by it.

      The reports provided for in sub-paragraphs 4) and 5) of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be submitted to the authorized body in the field of minerals under the procedure determined by it.

      Footnote. Article 215 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021); dated 15.11.2021 № 72-VII (shall be enforced from 01.01.2022).

Article 216. Mining plan

      1. A project document for conducting operations on production of solid minerals is a mining plan.

      2. The mining plan is developed and approved by the subsoil user.

      3. The mining plan describes the types, methods and ways of production of solid minerals, the approximate volumes and timelines of works, as well as the technological solutions used.

      The instructions for drawing up a mining plan are developed and approved by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals.

      The content of the mining plan is determined by the subsoil user independently, taking into account the environmental and industrial safety requirements.

      4. Operations for extraction of solid minerals, described in the mining plan, are carried out in the presence of an appropriate environmental permit. The mining plan is coordinated with the authorized body in the field of industrial safety.

      If the operations on production of solid minerals, provided for in the mining plan, are supposed to be performed within the water protection zones of surface water bodies, the mining plan shall also be approved by the regional bodies of the authorized body in the field of use and protection of the water fund, water supply, water drainage.

      The subsoil user has the right to conduct operations for extraction of solid minerals only if the mining plan is agreed in accordance with this article and the appropriate environmental permit is obtained.

      5. In the event of a change in the types, methods and (or) methods of planned mining operations, as well as technologies, volumes and terms of work, changes in the composition of production facilities and infrastructure facilities, the subsoil user is obliged to make appropriate changes to the mining plan and submit it to the authorized body in the field of solid minerals. If these changes require agreement on industrial safety issues, an environmental impact assessment and obtaining (re-issuing) an environmental permit, the mining plan with the changes made is submitted to the authorized body in the field of solid minerals only after such agreement, an environmental impact assessment and obtaining (reissuing) an environmental permit.

      6. Performance of works under the amended mining plan prior to its submission to the authorized body in the field of solid minerals is prohibited.

      Footnote. Article 216 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021).

Article 217. Liquidation plan

      1. The liquidation plan is a document containing a description of measures for the decommissioning of the mine and other production and infrastructure facilities located at the mining site, for the reclamation of lands disturbed as a result of mining operations, measures for progressive liquidation, other work to eliminate the consequences of mining operations, as well as the calculation of the approximate cost of such decommissioning activities.

      If the objects of placement of techno-genic mineral formations of mining or ore-dressing production, located in another subsoil plot (s) under a license (licenses) for the use of subsoil space, are directly related to the operation of a mine located in the production site (s) or the operation of two mines located at adjacent production sites is carried out in a single technological process, the subsoil user has the right to develop a single liquidation plan in order to carry out all planned work to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use operations at these subsoil sites.

      The liquidation plan is drawn up with the involvement of a person who has a license to perform work and provide services in the field of environmental protection, and is approved by the subsoil user. The liquidation plan is subject to an industrial safety expertise in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on civil protection, and after it is carried out, to a state environmental expertise in accordance with the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. The subsoil user is obliged to make changes to the liquidation plan, including making changes to the calculation of the cost of work to eliminate the consequences of mining operations:

      1) no later than three years from the date of receipt of the last positive conclusions of the industrial safety expertise and state environmental expertise;

      2) in case of making changes to the mining plan in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article 216 of this Code.

      3. The implementation of operations for the extraction of solid minerals, the elimination of the consequences of which is not provided for by the liquidation plan, which has received positive conclusions from the industrial safety expertise and the state environmental expertise, is prohibited.

      4. Instructions for drawing up a liquidation plan and a methodology for calculating the approximate cost of liquidating the consequences of operations on production of solid minerals are developed and approved by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals upon approval of the authorized body in the field of environmental protection.

      Footnote. Article 217 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (see Article 2 for the procedure for enactment).

Article 218. Mitigation of the consequences of operations on production of solid minerals

      1. Mitigation of the consequences of operations on production of solid minerals is carried out under a liquidation project developed on the basis of the liquidation plan.

      2. The subsoil user is obliged to ensure the development, coordination, examination and approval in accordance with the land legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on architectural, urban planning and construction activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan of a project of work to eliminate the consequences of the extraction of solid minerals no later than two years before the expiration of the license term.

      In case of abandonment of all or part of the mining site, the project for liquidation of the consequences of the extraction of solid minerals is developed, agreed upon, subject to examination and approval before such refusal, if the need to eliminate such consequences does not follow from the provisions of part five of this paragraph.

      If a licence for production of solid minerals terminates on other grounds, the person which subsoil use right is terminated shall be obliged to ensure the elaboration and approval of a project of liquidation of the consequences of production of solid minerals not later than eight months from the date of termination of the licence.

      Mitigation of the consequences of operations on production of solid minerals at a part of the production plot from which the subsoil user relinquished according to Article 220 of this Code shall be performed prior to such relinquishment. The performance of production operations or another use of the part of such a site in the period after completion of the liquidation and prior to its exclusion from the production licence is not allowed.

      If the use of a part of the production site, from which the subsoil user refused, was carried out without carrying out the operations provided for by the production license, and without disturbing the earth's surface (the bottom of water bodies), liquidation work on the part of the production site is not required. In this case, an inspection report is drawn up confirming the absence of the need for liquidation work, which is signed by the persons specified in paragraph 4 of this article.

      3. A person which subsoil use right is terminated at a production site is obliged to commence the liquidation of the consequences of production operations within a period not later than eight months from the date of such termination. During this period, this person is entitled to take the extracted solid minerals from the territory of the subsoil site. Upon the expiration of eight months after the licence is terminated, the solid minerals that have not been taken from the territory of the production site are considered as included in the subsoil and are subject to liquidation according to this Article.

      4. Elimination of the consequences of mining operations at the production site (its part) is considered completed after the signing of the act of liquidation. The liquidation act is signed by a commission created by the relevant local executive body of a region, city of republican significance or the capital consisting of its representatives and representatives of authorized state bodies in the field of environmental protection, industrial safety, a state body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population, and a subsoil user (a person, the right for the subsoil use of which has been terminated, if any). If the liquidation is carried out on a land plot that is in private ownership, permanent or long-term temporary paid land use, the act of liquidation is also signed by the owner of the land plot or land user.

      5. The signing of the act of liquidation of the consequences of operations for the extraction of solid minerals (the inspection report) is the basis for entering the relevant information into the unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund for the subsequent granting of the right to use subsoil to other persons.

      6. The provisions of this Article shall not apply in the event of the termination of the subsoil use right at a production site or its part where production operations that require liquidation of their consequences have not been performed. In the event of performance of exploration operations at such a site, the liquidation of their consequences shall be carried out according to Article 197 of this Code.

      Footnote. Article 218 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 219. Securing the fulfillment of obligations to mitigate the consequences of production of solid minerals

      1. A subsoil user is entitled to commence operations on production of solid minerals at the production plot subject to providing a security for the fulfillment of obligations to mitigate the consequences of such operations to the authorized body in the field of solid minerals.

      2. A security for the fulfillment of obligations of a subsoil user to mitigate the consequences of production operations may be provided in combination of any of its types provided for by this Code, subject to the following conditions: during the first third of the term of a production licence, the security in the form of a bank guarantee or pledge of a bank deposit shall be not less than forty percent of the total amount of the security, during the second third - not less than sixty percent, and in the remaining period - one hundred percent.

      If the mitigation is planned to be carried out according to the liquidation plan drawn up according to part two of paragraph 1 of Article 217 of this Code for two or more subsoil sites, the subsoil user is entitled to provide general security for the fulfillment of obligations to liquidate the consequences of subsoil use at these sites.

      3. The amount of security must cover the total estimated cost of work to eliminate the consequences of mining operations and operations planned for the next three years from the date of receipt of the last positive conclusions of the industrial safety review and the state environmental expertise of the liquidation plan.

      The security amount is subject to final recalculation according to the cost estimate provided for by the project of liquidation works.

      The cost of liquidation works shall include administrative and management costs, as well as expenses for:

      dismantling and removal of technological equipment, buildings and structures located at the site(s);

      closure of the mine (shaft, gallery, quarry and the like), objects of location of technogenic mineral formations (if any);

      disposal of harmful substances and materials (if any);

      reclamation of disturbed lands;

      restoration of river beds, streams and watercourses (if any);

      monitoring of the quality of surface and underground waters, air, soil and vegetation.

      4. Upon termination of a mining license, the amount of security, with the consent of the authorized body in the field of solid minerals, may be reduced in proportion to the cost of a part of the liquidation work performed at the subsoil plot and accepted in the manner prescribed by paragraph 4 of Article 218 of this Code. The authorized body in the field of solid minerals notifies the person who issued the security of the reduction in the amount of the security within five working days from the date of receipt of the application from the subsoil user.

      It is forbidden to reduce the amount of security after termination of the licence for production of solid minerals, if as a result of this reduction the remaining amount of the security does not cover the expenses incurred for the non-completed liquidation works, provided for in the cost estimate of the liquidation works project.

      5. Operations on production of solid minerals, the liquidation of which consequences is not secured according to the requirements of this Code, are prohibited.

      Footnote. Article 219 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (see Article 2 for the enforcement procedure).

Article 220. Relinquishment of a site for production of solid minerals

      1. At any time prior to the expiry of a licence for production of solid minerals, the subsoil user is entitled to relinquish the entire production site or its part by having notified the competent authority in writing of such relinquishment.

      In case of relinquishment of a part of the production site, the production site remaining in use shall comply with the provisions of Article 19 of this Code.

      2. An application for premature relinquishment of all or a part of the production site shall contain a reference to the territory of the subsoil site being subject to relinquishment.

      The application shall be accompanied by:

      1) certificate on mitigation of the consequences of production at the entire production site or its part, which the subsoil user relinquishes;

      2) a description of the territory of the subsoil site which the subsoil user relinquishes, with calculations (size) of the area and geographical coordinates of the corner points;

      3) a description of the territory of the production site formed after the relinquishment of a part of the subsoil site, with calculations (size) of the area and the geographical coordinates of the corner points, with an enclosed map of the location of the site, drawn at a scale providing visibility, a survey (situational) scheme, as well as a topographic map of the surface.

      3. The relinquishment of a part of production site entails the reissue of the production licence.

      4. The relinquishment of a part or all of the production site is the basis for entry of information regarding the relevant subsoil site (or its part) into the unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund as about a site (or its part) that may be provided for conducting operations on production of solid minerals.

Article 221. Liability for breach of obligations under a licence for production of solid minerals and its revocation

      1. Breach of the obligations set out by the licence for production of solid minerals entails a liability of the subsoil user in the form of a penalty or revocation of a licence.

      2. A penalty is charged for breach of the obligation to ensure a minimum share of local content in works and services used at performance of production operations, as well as for violation of the obligation to finance the Kazakhstan personnel training and (or) the obligation to finance research, scientific technical and (or) development works.

      Payment of the penalty for the obligation breach terminates the main obligation, which performance is provided for in the relevant calendar year.

      A penalty for breach of the obligation to ensure a minimum share of local content in works and services used at performance of production operations is charged in the amount of thirty percent of the cost of works and services related to the unfulfilled volume of obligations.

      A penalty for a failure to fulfill obligations to finance the Kazakhstani personnel training and to finance research, scientific technical and (or) development works shall be charged in the amount of the sum of the unfulfilled obligation.

      3. A licence for production of solid minerals shall be subject to revocation by the competent authority if one of the following grounds exists:

      1) a violation of the requirements of paragraph 1 of Article 44 of this Code, which caused a threat to national security;

      2) breach of obligations to pay subscription bonus, fee for use of land plots (rental payments) and (or) the obligations regarding annual minimum expenses for operations on production of solid minerals.

      4. If the breach is detected, the competent authority shall notify the subsoil user of it in writing.

      5. In the event of infringement provided for in sub-paragraph 1) of paragraph 3 of this Article, this breach shall be subject to elimination within not more than one year by restoring the pre­infringement situation and, if it is impossible to restore it, by performing other actions for the transfer of the objects linked to subsoil use right upon the permit of the competent authority.

      In the event of an infringement provided for in sub-paragraph 2) of paragraph 3 of this Article, the subsoil user is obliged to eliminate the violation within three months from the date of the notification receipt from the competent authority.

      The subsoil user shall notify the competent authority in writing of the breach elimination with the documents confirming such removal within the time limit provided for by this paragraph.

      In the event of failure to eliminate the breach within the established time limit, the competent authority shall revoke the licence according to paragraph 6 of this Article.

      6. The licence is revoked by the competent authority by sending a written notice to the subsoil user about the revocation of the licence.

      The license expires after three months from the date of receipt by the subsoil user of a license revocation notice.

      7. The subsoil user may appeal against the licence revocation under the procedure stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, within fifteen business days from the date of receipt of the licence revocation notice. In the period of such challenge, the period specified in paragraph 6 of this Article shall be extended until the decision made on the results of the challenge comes into effect.

      8. The revocation of a licence is not allowed if the failure to perform or improper performance of the obligations that served as the basis for revocation of the licence took place because of force majeure, that is extraordinary and unavoidable circumstances (spontaneous phenomena, military actions, etc.). Such circumstances do not include the absence of technical and (or) financial resources of a subsoil user, if the required goods, works or services are not available on the market, as well as the imposition of an administrative penalty.

      9. A person deprived of a production licence according to this Article shall immediately cease subsoil use operations and proceed with the maintenance of a subsoil site in a safe state according to the liquidation plan.

      The revocation of a licence for production of solid minerals constitutes the ground for entry of information on the relevant subsoil plot into the unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund.

Chapter 29. Definition of retention status and the grounds for granting it

Article 222. The concept of retention status and the grounds for its granting

      1. The retention status is recognized as a special legal regime for a subsoil plot under a license for the extraction of solid minerals, which provides for the right of the subsoil user not to start or suspend the extraction of solid minerals in the specified plot (or part thereof) on the terms and in the manner provided for by this Code.

      The provisions of this chapter can be applied at any time during the term of the license for the extraction of solid minerals.

      2. The assignment of a retention status to a subsoil plot exempts the subsoil user for the period of the retention status validity from the discharge of duty provided for by Article 210 of this Code, as well as related reporting obligations.

      The assignment of the retention status of a subsoil plot part under a mining license entails a proportional decrease of a subsoil user obligations, provided for by subparagraph 2) of Article 208 of this Code.

      3. The retention status is assigned for a period of up to five consecutive years with the possibility of its extension for a subsequent term of up to five years. The aggregate term of the retention status, taking into account its extension in relation to the subsoil plot under the license for the extraction of solid minerals, cannot exceed ten years.

      4. The assignment of the retention status is confirmed by issuing the re-issued mining license to the subsoil user, indicating the area of the subsoil plot where the retention status applies, and the period of validity of such status.

      5. The retention status is assigned if there is any of the following grounds:

      1) extraction of identified mineral resources is unprofitable for the subsoil user due to unfavorable market conditions and tin the presence of reasonable grounds to believe that such mining may become profitable in the next five years;

      2) the lack of technology that allows the extraction of solid minerals in accordance with the requirements of environmental safety;

      3) the presence of insuperable force, that is, extraordinary and unavoidable circumstances under given conditions (natural catastrophe, military actions, etc.);

      4) the entry into force of the court decision on the application of the rehabilitation procedure regarding subsoil user.

      Footnote. Article 222 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 223. Procedure for granting retention status

      1. The retention status is assigned at the request of the subsoil user or the rehabilitation manager.

      2. The application shall indicate and describe the circumstances that are the basis for the subsoil user to apply for the assignment of the retention status.

      3. Application shall be attached by:

      1) documents confirming the circumstances provided for in sub-paragraphs 1 - 4) of paragraph 5 of Article 222 of this Code;

      2) the work program approved by the subsoil user.

      4. The competent authority shall consider the application and in the absence of grounds for refusing to assign retention status provided for in sub-paragraphs 1), 2) and 4) of paragraph 1 of Article 224 of this Code, and also after agreeing on the work program within ten business days from the date of the application receipt sends the applicant notification of the need to submit a conservation project.

      The conservation project is developed in accordance with the environmental permit and submitted by the applicant to the competent authority no later than four months from the date of notification. The applicant has the right to apply to the competent authority for an extension of the specified period with justification for the need for such an extension.

      The competent authority shall extend this period for a period not exceeding four months from the date of expiry of the period specified in part two of this paragraph, if the need for such an extension is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the applicant.

      5. The competent authority assigns a retention status to the extraction site (its part) and issues a renewed license to the subsoil user no later than five business days from the date of the conservation project submission developed in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 226 of this Code. The license, reissued in connection with the assignment to the mining site (its part) of the retention status, indicates the territory of this plot (its part) with the retention status.

      Footnote. Article 223 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021).

Article 224. Refusal to grant retention status

      1. The competent authority refuses to assign to the mining site (its part) under a mining license for solid minerals the retention status if one of the following grounds exists:

      1) the application or the documents attached to it do not comply with the requirements provided for by this Code;

      2) Required by this Code documents are not attached to the application;

      3) the applicant’s failure to comply with the deadline for submitting to the competent authority a conservation project developed in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 223 of this Code;

      4) the justifications provided by the subsoil user and the submitted documents are insufficient to confirm the existence of circumstances that constitute the ground for assigning the production site (its part) of the retention status to the production plot (its part).

      2. The refusal to assign a retention status to the exploration site (its part) shall be made in writing, reasoned and issued to the applicant within the time limit stipulated for the assignment of the retention status.

      3. The competent authority shall notify the applicant of the refusal to assign to the production site (its part) the retention status within two business days from the date of the decision made to refuse.

      4. A refusal to assign a retention status to a mining site (its part) may be appealed by the applicant in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan no later than ten business days from the date of the applicant notification of the refusal.

      5. The refusal to assign to the extraction site (or part thereof) the retention status does not deprive the applicant of the right to reapplication.

Article 225. Work program on retention status

      1. The work program is a document developed by a subsoil user in order to remove a extraction site (its part) from the retention status and resume the mining operations thereon.

      2. Work program contains a description and timeline of:

      1) conservation measures at the extraction site (its part), to which the retention status is assigned;

      2) measures taken by the subsoil user to remove the extraction site (its part) from the retention status and the resumption of mining operations;

      3) social and economic support measures that the subsoil user undertakes to take up in respect of workers employed in the extraction site (its part), to whom is assigned the retention status (transfer to another job (other area of the work), retraining with a purpose for training new specialties (professions), advanced training and others).

      3. Instructions for developing a work program on retention status shall be approved by the competent authority.

Article 226. Conservation of subsoil plot

      1. Conservation of a solid minerals production site is a set of measures taken during the temporary cessation of mining operations in the subsoil area in order to ensure that production facilities and other facilities can be brought to a condition suitable for their future operation when resuming mining operations, as well as reducing the harmful effects of hazardous production factors and the prevention of emergency situations.

      2. Conservation of a subsoil plot is carried out in accordance with a conservation project developed on the basis of a work program agreed by the subsoil user with the competent authority.

      3. The conservation project is developed in accordance with the environmental permit and is subject to agreement with the authorized body in the field of industrial safety.

      4. Design and implementation of conservation is carried out by the subsoil user.

      5. The conservation works are considered completed after the signing of the conservation act by the subsoil user and the commission set up by the competent authority from representatives of the authorized bodies in the field of environmental protection and industrial safety, as well as the owner of the land plot or the land user, if the conservation is carried out on a land plot owned privately, permanent or long-term temporary paid land use.

      Footnote. Article 226 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021).

Article 227. Conditions for retention status

      1. When the retention status is assigned to extraction site (its part), the production period for this subsoil plot (its part) is extended for the entire validity period of this status.

      2. The subsoil user is obliged to use the subsoil plot that is in the retention status in accordance with the work program.

      3. In the subsoil plot with the retention status, the subsoil user may conduct exploration of the resources of solid minerals, on condition that such exploration is provided for by the program of work.

      4. excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).
      Footnote. Article 227 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 228. Extension of retention status

      1. The retention status is extended at the request of the subsoil user, submitted before the end of the retention status primary term.

      2. The retention status is extended in the order provided for assigning the retention status to the subsoil plot. When extending the retention status, the project of conservation of the subsoil plot is not drawn up.

      3. In the case of submission by the subsoil user of an application for extension of the retention status, the retention status continues to apply to the subsoil plot until the renewed license is issued to the subsoil user with an indication of the extended retention period.

      Calculation of the retention status extension period starts from the day following the last day of the previous term of the retention status.

Article 229. Termination of retention status

      1. The retention status validity terminates upon expiration of the term for which it was assigned, or early upon the request of the subsoil user.

      2. An application for early termination of the retention status is submitted by the subsoil user to the competent authority in the case when the circumstances that were the basis for the assignment of the retention status ceased to exist.

      3. Termination of the retention status constitutes the ground for renewal of the mining license and application to the subsoil user of the requirements of subparagraph 2) of Article 208 of this Code in full volume.

Article 230. Termination of retention status at the request of the competent authority

      1. The competent authority may at any time after six months from the date of assignment of a retention status to a subsoil plot to request the subsoil user to submit documents confirming that the circumstances that were the basis for assigning retention status continue to exist.

      The subsoil user is obliged to submit these documents no later than forty business days from the date of receipt of the notification. The applicant may apply to the competent authority for the extension of the specified period with justification for the need for such an extension. The competent authority may extend this period for a period not exceeding twenty business days, if the need for such an extension is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the subsoil user.

      2. If, after reviewing the submitted documents, the competent authority determines that the circumstances that formed the basis for assigning the retention status ceased to exist or the documents were not submitted within the specified period, the competent authority notifies the subsoil user of the need to apply for termination of the retention status and resumption of operations on the extraction of solid minerals in the area of the subsoil, which is in the status of retention.

      In this case, the application for termination of the retention status must be submitted by the subsoil user no later than twenty working days from the date of receipt of the notification from the competent authority.

      If within the specified period the subsoil user does not apply for termination of the retention status, the competent authority withdraws the mining license in the way provided for in paragraph 6 of Article 221 of this Code.

      Footnote. Article 230 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Chapter 30. PRODUCTION OF COMMONLY OCCURRING MINERALS

Article 231. Relations arising at production of commonly occurring minerals

      1. The provisions of this chapter apply in cases of mining only the widespread minerals.

      2. The provisions of Chapter 28 shall apply to relations arising from operations for the extraction of exclusively common minerals, to the extent that they do not contradict the provisions of this Chapter, with the exception of subparagraph 9) of paragraph 3 of Article 204, Articles 212, 213, parts two and three of paragraph 3 Article 215 of this Code. At the same time, regulation and state control over operations for the extraction of exclusively common minerals and control over compliance with the conditions of licenses for the extraction of common minerals are carried out by the relevant local executive body of the region, city of republican significance, the capital.

      If the territory of a site for extraction of common minerals is located in two or more regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, regulation and state control over operations for the extraction of common minerals and control over compliance with the terms of licenses for the extraction of common minerals are carried out by the local executive body of the region that accounts for most of the territory of the mining site.

      Footnote. Article 231 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 232. Production of commonly occurring minerals for entrepreneurial purposes

      1. Extraction of exclusively widespread minerals for entrepreneurial purposes is carried out under a license to extract widespread minerals.

      2. Under the license for the extraction of widespread minerals, its holder has the exclusive right to use a subsoil plot for the following operations:

      1) mining of widespread minerals;

      2) use of the plot space for the purpose of conducting mining operations, locating the mining and (or) mining and processing man-made mineral formations;

      3) exploration of the extraction site (operational exploration).

      Under the extraction of widespread minerals, the set of activities aimed and directly related to the separation and extraction of widespread minerals from their deposits are understood.

      3. An application for issuing a license for the extraction of common minerals is submitted to the local executive body of the region. The consideration of the application and the issuance of a license are carried out by the local executive body of the region, city of republican significance, the capital in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 28 of this Code, taking into account the fact that, in order to comply with the requirements of paragraph 4 of this Article, the conclusion of the territorial subdivision of the authorized body for the study of subsoil is additionally attached to the application, confirming the absence in the declared area of ​​subsoil resources of solid minerals that are registered with the state and are not common minerals.

      If the territory of the subsoil plot requested by the applicant for use is located in the territories of two or more regions, cities of republican significance, the capital, an application for issue of license to extract common minerals is submitted to the local executive body of the region within which most of the territory of declared subsoil plot is located.

      4. Issue of a license for extraction of widespread minerals is prohibited, except for the cases provided for by paragraph 2 of Article 203 of this Code, in areas with resources or with prospects for solid mineral resources other than widespread minerals.

      Footnote. Article 232 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 233. Content of a licence for production of commonly occurring minerals

      1. A license to extract the widespread minerals, apart from the information and conditions specified in Article 31 of this Code, shall contain the following conditions for subsoil use:

      1) the obligation to pay a subscription bonus and a fee for use of land plots (rental payment) at the amount and under the procedure set out by the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) the size of the annual minimum costs of operations for the extraction of widespread minerals;

      3) the grounds for recalling the license for violation of its terms.

      2. The term of the license for extraction of widespread minerals is not more than ten consecutive years.

Article 234. Site for production of commonly occurring minerals

      1. The territory of common minerals mining site is determined by the results of exploration.

      2. The lower boundary of the common minerals mining site is located at a depth not lower than thirty meters from the lowest point of the earth’s surface of the subsoil plot.

Article 235. Annual minimum expenses at a site for production of commonly occurring minerals

      1. A subsoil user who holds a mining license for widespread minerals is obliged to comply with the requirements for annual minimum mining costs established by this article.

      2. Annual minimum costs for the mining of widespread minerals are established under a separate license in the following amounts:

      1160-time monthly calculation index for production at the area of up to five hectares;

      2300-time monthly calculation index for production at the area from five to eight hectares inclusive;

      120-time monthly calculation index for each additional hectare for production at the area of more than eight hectares.

      3. For the purposes of this article, the costs of extraction of common minerals under a separate license include expenses of the subsoil user for the following types of work:

      1) overburden removal, drilling and blasting and other works to extract commonly occurring minerals;

      2) displacement of the extracted commonly occurring minerals, rocks, rock mass, soil and upper soil layers within the production site;

      3) dumping and (or) storage of extracted widespread minerals;

      4) all works on the construction of the mine and creation of infrastructure at the mining site.

Article 236. Reporting of the subsoil user at performance of operations for production of commonly occurring minerals

      1. Under the license for the extraction of widespread minerals, the subsoil user is required to submit the following periodic reports:

      1) a report on the execution of license obligations;

      2) geological reports - in the case of exploration at the production site;

      3) a report on the extracted widespread minerals.

      2. The report provided for by sub-paragraph 1) of paragraph 1 of this article shall be submitted to the local executive body of the region, the city of republican significance, the capital in the manner determined by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals.

      The reports provided for by sub-paragraphs 2) and 3) of paragraph 1 of this article shall be submitted to the relevant territorial unit of the authorized body for the study of the subsoil in the manner determined by the authorized body for the study of the subsoil.

      Footnote. Article 236 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 237. Particularities of production of commonly occurring minerals for the purposes not related to entrepreneurial activity

      1. Owners of land plots and land users may extract for personal, household and other economic needs not related to entrepreneurial activities the commonly occurred minerals within the boundaries of their land plots.

      2. The widespread minerals in accordance with this article are extracted without the use of explosives, chemicals and poisonous substances.

      3. Commonly occurring minerals located within the boundaries of a land plot and used by land owners or land users for personal, household and other needs not related to entrepreneurial activities may not be alienated to another person.

      4. The use of subsoil by owners of land plots and land users in accordance with this article does not apply to subsoil use operations and is free of charge.

      5. The right to use subsoil by owners of land plots and land users in accordance with this article arises and terminates simultaneously with the right of ownership or the right of land use to a land plot, respectively.

      6. The right to use subsoil resources arising in accordance with this article is indivisible from the right to a land plot.

      7. Subsoil use in accordance with this article does not require obtaining permission, reporting or other documents that are mandatory for persons using the subsoil under a license or subsoil use contract.

Chapter 31. TRANSFORMATION OF SUBSOIL PLOTS FOR EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION OF SOLID MINERALS

Article 238. Concept and types of transformation

      1. Transformation of subsoil plots provided for the exploration or extraction of solid minerals is a change in their territorial boundaries, produced by attaching one subsoil plot under one license to another subsoil plot (main plot) under another license or by separating one subsoil plot by one licenses of another plot (dedicated plot).

      2. Transformation of subsoil plots is allowed provided that the user (users) of the converted subsoil plots is (are) one person (one persons).

      3. Transformation of subsoil plots is carried out by the competent authority at the request of the subsoil user within one month from the date of filing the application.

Article 239. Consolidation of subsoil plots

      1. The subsoil plots may be consolidated in the case of one mining plot merger into another mining plot of solid minerals.

      2. Merger of one mining plot into another mining plot shall be carried out under the following conditions:

      1) the mining plot under merger has an adjacent boundary with the main mining plot;

      2) the main and merged mining plots are not assigned retention status either full or partial;

      3) the license for the mining plot under merger is issued later than the mining license for the main plot;

      4) there is a preliminary consent of the pledge holder to consolidation, if the subsoil use right under the mining license of the main or merged mining plot is burdened with a pledge;

      5) there are no unfulfilled obligations under the licenses of the main and merged mining plots.

      3. Validity of license for the main mining plot, with due regard to consolidation made, shall apply to the merged mining plot and the license of the merged mining plot shall be terminated. Merger of the mining plot into the main mining plot is made by amending the mining license for the main site.

Article 240. Allocation of the subsoil plot

      1.The subsoil plot is allocated in the following cases:

      1) allocations of a part of the subsoil plot under an exploration license;

      2) the allocation of part of the subsoil plot under a mining license.

      2. The subsoil plot is allocated under the following conditions:

      1) the subsoil plot, for which the allocation is made, does not have retention status;

      2) there is a preliminary consent of the pledge holder for the allocation, if the subsoil use right under the licence for the subsoil plot, for which the allocation is made, is encumbered with a pledge

      3) under the license for the subsoil plot for which the allocation is made, there are no unfulfilled obligations;

      4) the type of subsoil use operations in the allocated plot conforms to the type of subsoil use operations in the subsoil plot for which allocation is made.

      3. The allocation of a subsoil plot is made by amending the license for the subsoil plot for which the allocation is made, and issuing a separate license for allocated subsoil plot.

      4. The term of exploration license for the allocated subsoil plot is equal to the remaining term of exploration license for the subsoil plot for which a part of the lot was parcelled.

      5. The term of mining license for the allocated plot is determined by the duration of the remaining term of the mining license for the subsoil plot for which a part of the site was allocated.

      6. The transformation of subsoil plots by allocation of a plot entails revision and recalculation of the amount of obligations provided for in Articles 191 and 208 of this Code, in proportion to the size of the formed territories of subsoil plots.

Article 241. Application for the transformation of a subsoil plot

      1. Application for transformation of a subsoil plot shall be made in the form established by the competent authority.

      2. Application shall contain the following information:

      1) reference to the method of transformation;

      2) information about the subsoil user using transformed plots:

      for individuals - surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document) of the applicant, place of residence, citizenship, information on the identity documents of the applicant, information on the registration of the applicant as a taxpayer;

      for legal entities - name of the applicant, location, information on state registration as a legal entity and registration in the tax authorities, information about managers;

      3)reference to licenses and subsoil plots to be transformed.

      3. The application is submitted in the Kazakh and Russian.

      4. The application shall be accompanied by a document confirming the authority of the person acting on behalf of the applicant when submitting the application, if such person is appointed by the applicant.

      Documents attached to the application shall be executed in Kazakh and Russian. Copies of documents made in foreign language, attached to the application, are submitted with a translation into Kazakh and Russian the authenticity of which shall be notarized.

      5. The issue on transformation of licensed plots is considered by the competent authority within thirty calendar days from the date of submission of the application separately for each case of such conversion.

      6. The refusal of the competent authority to transform the subsoil plots shall be motivated and may be challenged by the applicant in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, within fifteen business days from the date of the notification of the refusal.

Chapter 32. AGREEMENT ON PROCESSING OF SOLID MINERALS

Article 242. Definition of an agreement on processing of solid minerals

      1. The agreement on the processing of solid minerals is a contract under which the Republic of Kazakhstan undertakes to give preferences to the holder of the right (rights) of subsoil use for the extraction of solid minerals, and the subsoil user on his own hook undertakes to invest in a project for the processing of solid minerals (processing agreement).

      The project for the processing of solid minerals is a set of measures involving the creation of new, expansion or modernization of existing facilities for the processing of solid minerals.

      2. On behalf of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the processing agreement is concluded by the competent authority.

      A processing agreement may be concluded for projects of solid minerals processing, the volume of investment of a subsoil user for which is not less than 7 000000 times the monthly calculation indexes established by the law on the republican budget for the relevant financial year and valid on the date of the agreement.

      3. The conclusion of a reprocessing agreement is not a condition for issuing a license to extract solid minerals.

      4. For one and the same project for the processing of solid minerals or a production facility, only one processing agreement may be concluded.

      Footnote. Article 242 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 243. Procedure for concluding an agreement on processing of solid minerals

      1. A subsoil user who intends to conclude a processing agreement submits an application to the competent authority in the form approved by it.

      2. The following is attached to the application:

      1) certificate of state registration (re-registration) of the subsoil user as a legal entity;

      2) a copy of the charter of the legal entity, certified by the signature of the head and the seal of the legal entity (if any);

      3) financial and economic model of the processing project;

      4) business plan for the processing project, drawn up in accordance with the requirements established by the competent authority;

      5) a draft agreement on the processing of solid minerals.

      3. The competent authority registers the application and notifies the applicant of the start date of negotiations, which cannot be later than one month from the date of receipt of the application.

      4. Negotiations on the part of the competent authority are carried out by a working group. The regulation on the working group and its composition are approved by the competent authority.

      5. The duration of negotiations cannot exceed six months. The results of the negotiations are documented in a protocol.

      6. The subsoil user has the right to refuse negotiations and conclusion of a processing agreement at any time by notifying the competent authority in writing.

      7. The draft processing agreement, agreed upon the results of the negotiations, is submitted to the competent authority for organizing the conduct of legal and economic expertise.

      In case of positive expert opinions, the competent authority sends the draft processing agreement for approval to the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      In case of negative conclusions of the examinations, the subsoil user finalizes the draft processing agreement in order to eliminate the remarks of the examinations.

      After elimination of the specified remarks the expertise are carried out again.

      8. Legal expertise is carried out by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan for compliance of the draft processing agreement with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      To conduct a legal expertise of a draft processing agreement, the competent authority submits the following documents to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

      1) a draft processing agreement in the Kazakh and Russian languages, agreed on the results of the negotiations;

      2) the documents specified in subparagraphs 1) and 2) of paragraph 2 of this article;

      3) a copy of the protocol on the results of negotiations on the terms of the processing agreement.

      9. Economic expertise is carried out by the authorized body in the field of state planning to assess the economic efficiency and feasibility of concluding a processing agreement, the validity of the planned investments and costs of the subsoil user in the implementation of the processing project, the social significance of the project.

      To conduct an economic expertise of the draft processing agreement, the competent authority submits the following documents to the authorized body in the field of state planning:

      1) a draft processing agreement in the Kazakh and Russian languages, agreed on the results of the negotiations;

      2) documents specified in subparagraphs 3) and 4) of paragraph 2 of this article;

      3) a copy of the protocol on the results of negotiations on the terms of the processing agreement.

      10. The examinations provided for by this article are carried out within thirty calendar days from the date of receipt of the relevant documents necessary for the expertise.

      11. The draft processing agreement, which has received positive expert opinions, is sent for approval to the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan within five working days from the date of the expert opinions.

      12. The processing agreement is subject to signing by the competent authority no later than five working days from the date of approval of its draft by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      13. The processing agreement is considered concluded after it is signed by all parties.

      14. The processing agreement is subject to registration by the competent authority in the register of concluded processing agreements.

      Footnote. Article 243 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 244. Content of the agreement on processing of solid minerals

      1. Agreement on processing shall contain:

      1) the subject of the agreement;

      2) reference to the document on the basis of which the subsoil use right is granted for the extraction of solid mineral resources held by the subsoil user;

      3) investment and social obligations of the subsoil user;

      4) the type of investment preference (preferences) provided in accordance with the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on entrepreneurship;

      5) the term of application of the provided investment preference;

      6) obligations for the decommissioning of industrial property created, expanded or upgraded in accordance with the agreement, its dismantling, disposal and reclamation of disturbed lands;

      7) liability for violation of the terms of the processing agreement.

      2. The law applicable to the processing agreement is the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      3. The agreement on processing may provide for other conditions on the minimum costs of extraction and the obligations of the subsoil user to finance training, scientific research and design and experimental activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan than provided for by this Code and the license (licenses) for the extraction of solid minerals.

      Amendment or exclusion of these conditions entails a corresponding reissue of the license at the date of the execution of agreement on processing.

      4. The processing agreement may also contain other provisions determined by the parties.

      5. The agreement on processing may not contain provisions on the granting and termination of the right to use subsoil.

      6. The term of the reprocessing agreement may not exceed the term of the mining license provided for in such an agreement. If the agreement refers to two or more licenses for the extraction of solid minerals, then the term of the agreement ends at the latest date of expiration of the term of one of them.

      Termination of a license (all licenses) for the extraction of solid minerals, provided for in the processing agreement, shall terminate this agreement.

      7. Agreement on processing should be drawn up in the Kazakh and Russian languages. By agreement of the parties, the text of the processing agreement may also be translated into another language.

      8. To the relations on conclusion, execution and termination of an agreement on processing the civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan is applied in cases not regulated by this chapter.

Article 245. Investment preferences under the agreement on processing of solid minerals

      1. Investment preferences are granted to a subsoil user conducting solid mineral mining operations, being a legal entity established in the Republic of Kazakhstan, when he implements a project to process solid minerals in the Republic of Kazakhstan, which is a priority investment project in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the entrepreneurship area.

      2. Investment preferences are granted on the principles of reciprocity, which may provide for social and investment obligations of a subsoil user, including by:

      1) the creation and preservation of jobs for citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the extractive and (or) processing industries;

      2) creation, expansion and (or) modernization of the processing industry;

      3) the volume and level of processing of solid minerals;

      4) the volume of products for sale as raw materials on the domestic market to persons who are subjects of entrepreneurial activity in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      5) financing of the programs of Kazakhstan educational institutions for the training of specialists in the scientific and technical area, the area of environmental protection and the area of applied sciences;

      6) financing of construction and (or) reconstruction of social and (or) cultural objects.

Article 246. Consequences of termination of the agreement on processing of solid minerals

      Termination of a reprocessing agreement that provides for a change or exclusion of the obligations of a subsoil user for the minimum costs of mining solid minerals and / or obligations to finance training, scientific and research, design and experimental activities for a mining license, entails the application of the license conditions in force prior to the conclusion of this agreement.

      Termination of the processing agreement also entails the termination of the granted investment preferences.

Article 247. Assignment of rights and obligations under the agreement on processing of solid minerals

      1. Assignment by the subsoil user of the rights and obligations under the processing agreement without a corresponding transfer of the subsoil use right under the license on the basis of which the said agreement is concluded is prohibited.

      2. Transfer of a subsoil use right under a license, on the basis of which an agreement on reprocessing has been concluded, entails an obligatory assignment of rights and obligations under this agreement.

Article 248. Encumbrance of rights under the agreement on processing of solid minerals

      1. Encumbrance of the rights under processing agreement, including a pledge, without encumbering a subsoil use right under a license on the basis of which the said agreement is concluded is not allowed.

      2. The encumbrance of a subsoil use right, including a pledge, under a license, on the basis of which a reprocessing agreement is concluded, entails the obligatory encumbrance of rights under this agreement.

Section X. USE OF SUBSOIL SPACE, ARTISANAL MINING, FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS Chapter 33. OPERATIONS ON THE SUBSOIL SPACE USE

Article 249. Subsoil space use licence

      Under a license to use the subsoil space, its owner has the exclusive right to use a subsoil block in order to conduct one of the following subspecies of operations:

      1) placement and operation of underground storage facilities for oil and gas, gas and oil products at a depth below five meters from the earth's surface;

      2) placement and (or) operation of underground sites (facilities) for the storage or disposal of solid, liquid and radioactive waste, harmful toxic substances, discharge (injection) of waste, industrial and manufacturing waters into the subsoil;

      3) water injection into the subsoil for artificial replenishment of groundwater reserves, including the construction and (or) operation of underground facilities intended for these purposes;

      4) placement and (or) operation of facilities for the placement of man-made mineral formations of the mining and (or) mining and processing industries.

      Footnote. Article 249 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 250. Territories for the subsoil space use

      1. A license for the subsoil space use is issued for the use of a subsoil plot that does not contain a mineral deposit or contains insignificant mineral resources other than widespread minerals.

      2. Issue of a license for the subsoil space use is prohibited:

      1) in the cases provided for by paragraph 2 of Article 25 of this Code;

      2) on the territory of a subsoil plot that is in use with another person for conducting exploration or mining operations or operations for the use of subsoil space;

      3) on the territory of the subsoil plot where mitigation of the consequences of exploration or mining operations is being liquidated;

      4) on subsoil plots with identified mineral resources or prospects thereof, with the exception of widespread minerals;

      5) on the territory of the plot of drinking and groundwater.

Article 251. Application for issue of a subsoil space use licence

      1. A person interested in obtaining a license for the use of a subsoil space shall submit to the authorized body for the study of subsoil an application in the form established by it.

      2. Application shall contain the following information:

      1) for individuals–surname, first name and patronymic (if specified in the identity document) of the applicant, place of residence, citizenship, information on identity documents of the applicant;

      for legal entities - the name of the applicant, location, information on state registration as a legal entity (extract from the trade register or other legalized document certifying that the applicant is a legal entity under the laws of a foreign state);

      2) an indication of the territory defining the relevant subsoil plot, which the applicant asks for use;

      3) reference to the period of use at the request of subsoil plot;

      4) indication of the purpose of the subsoil space use in article with Section 249 of this Code.

      3. The documents attached to the application are:

      1) copies of the documents confirming the information provided for in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2 of this article;

      2) document confirming the authority of the person acting on behalf of the applicant when submitting the application, if such person is appointed by the applicant;

      3) the geological report in the form determined by the authorized body for subsoil study, containing the characteristics of the object of the underground structure, the characteristics of its insulation, the type of rocks, the depth of occurrence and the effective thickness of the reservoir, its area, the porosity coefficient, the characteristics of the underlying and overlapping water resistance, the speed of natural flow of underground water, qualitative and quantitative indicators, mining engineering, special engineering geological, hydrogeological and ecological conditions of placement, storage and discharge;

      4) characterization of harmful, toxic substances, solid and liquid wastes, waste and industrial waters, indicating the name of the product, technical production or the process in which it is formed, its physical characteristics, full chemical composition, content of toxic components, fire hazard, explosion hazard, solubility, compatibility with other substances during storage, the main polluting radionuclides, their activity, as well as the characteristics of the transportation system.

      4. Copies of the documents attached to the application shall be notarized.

      5. The application and the documents attached to it shall be made in the Kazakh and Russian languages. If the application is submitted by a foreigner or a foreign legal entity, the documents attached to the application can be drawn up in another language with a mandatory attachment to each document of translation into Kazakh and Russian languages, whose loyalty is certified by a notary.

      6. The time of filing an application is determined by the date and time of receipt of the application to the authorized body for the study of the subsoil and is subject to registration.

      7. Information on the submitted application shall be posted on the Internet resource of the authorized body for the study of the subsoil within two business days from the date of filing the application and contain:

      1) name (surname, first name, patronymic (if indicated in the identity document) of the applicant;

      2) coordinates of the territory determining the subsoil plot, which the applicant requests for use;

      3) date and time of the application receipt.

Article 252. Consideration of an application for a licence for the subsoil space use

      1. The authorized body for the study of subsoil proceeds to the consideration of the application and the attached documents within three business days from the date of receipt.

      In the process of reviewing the application, the authorized body for the study of the subsoil organizes the state examination of the geological report attached to the application. The state expertise of the geological report is carried out within two months by the state commission for the examination of the subsoil in the manner determined by the authorized body for the study of the subsoil. This period may be extended by the state commission for the examination of the subsoil for the period necessary for carrying out additional studies, submitting the necessary materials and eliminating preliminary remarks and suggestions from members of the commission, but for no more than six months. The negative conclusion of the state examination of the geological report is the basis for the refusal to issue a license to use the subsoil space.

      In the case of a positive conclusion of the state examination and in the absence of grounds for refusing to issue a license for the use of the subsoil space, provided for in sub-paragraphs 1) - 7) of paragraph 1 of Article 254 of this Code, the authorized body for the study of subsoil within three business days from the date of the state commission on examination of the subsoil positive conclusion sends to the applicant a notice of the need to prepare a project for the exploitation of the subsoil space and a liquidation plan, as well as for conducting expert examinations on them harmonization provided for in this chapter.

      Positive conclusions of examinations and coordination of the project for the exploitation of the subsoil space and the liquidation plan shall be submitted by the applicant to the authorized body for subsoil study no later than one year from the date of the notification provided for in part three of this paragraph.

      The applicant may apply to the authorized body for the study of the subsoil for the extension of the specified period with justification for the need for such an extension. The authorized body for the study of subsoil extends this period for a period not exceeding six months from the date of expiry of the period specified in part four of this paragraph, if the need for such an extension is caused by circumstances beyond the control of the applicant.

      2. The authorized body for the study of subsoil issues to the applicant a license to use the subsoil space within five business days from the date of submission of positive conclusions from examinations of the project for the exploitation of the subsoil space and the liquidation plan subject to the deadlines provided for in paragraph 1 of this article.

      3. The issue of a license to use the subsoil space is the basis for granting the subsoil user by the local executive body of the region the right of land use rights to the land plot in accordance with the land legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      4. For the purposes of this article, the preparation, submission and expertise of a liquidation plan is required in cases provided for in Article 260 of this Code.

Article 253. Priority of issue of subsoil space use licences

      1. Applications for the issue of licenses for the use of the subsoil space submitted to the authorized body for the study of the subsoil, including the same territory, are considered in the order of their receipt.

      2. The next application is considered only after a decision is taken to refuse to issue a license for the previous application considered.

      Consideration of the next application begins after ten business days from the date of the decision to refuse to issue a license for the previous application considered.

      If the decision to refuse was appealed by the applicant to the court, the question of the consideration of the next application is decided by the authorized body for the study of the subsoil after the court decision enters into force.

      3. A license for the use of a subsoil space is issued to an applicant whose application is the first among the considered applications that meets the requirements of this Code.

      4. According to the applications received after the application for which the decision to issue a license was taken, a decision is taken to refuse to issue licenses.

Article 254. Refusal to issue a subsoil space use licence

      1. The authorized body for the study of the subsoil refuses to issue a license to use the subsoil space in the presence of one of the following reasons:

      1) the application or the documents attached to it do not comply with the requirements provided for by this Code;

      2) required by this Code documents are not attached to the application;

      3) the requested subsoil plot or its part relates to a subsoil plot that is in use by another person under a license to use the subsoil space;

      4) the requested subsoil plot does not meet the requirements of paragraph 1 of Article 250 of this Code;

      5) the requested subsoil plot is fully or partially located in the territories specified in paragraph 2 of Article 250 of this Code;

      6) the issue of a license entails a threat to national security;

      7) in accordance with the conclusion of the examination of the geological report attached to the application, it has been established that according to its geological and (or) geotechnical characteristics the requested subsoil plot is not suitable for conducting operations on the use of the subsoil space for the purposes specified in the application;

      8) if the applicant fails to comply with the deadline for submitting to the authorized body for the study of the subsoil of the required positive conclusions of examinations and approval of the project for the exploitation of the subsoil space and the liquidation plan.

      2. Refusal to issue a license shall be made in writing, reasoned and issued to the applicant within the time limits provided for the consideration and issue of the license.

      The refusal to issue a licence under sub-paragraph 6) of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be made without specifying the grounds serving as the basis for such a refusal.

      Refusal to issue a license may be appealed by the applicant in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan no later than ten business days from the date of the decision to refuse.

      3. Refusal to issue a license does not deprive an applicant of the right to re-submit an application.

Article 255. Content of a subsoil space use licence

      A license to use the subsoil space besides the information and conditions specified in Article 31 of this Code shall contain the following conditions for the use of subsoil resources:

      1) the obligation to pay the subscription bonus and pay fees for the use of land plots (rental payments) in the amount and manner established by the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) the target purpose of the use of the subsoil space in accordance with Article 249 of this Code;

      3) grounds for recall of a licence for breach of obligations.

Article 256. Term of a subsoil space use licence

      1. The term of a license for the use of subsoil space cannot exceed twenty-five consecutive years.

      The license period may be extended at the request of the subsoil user for a period not exceeding the initial term of the license.

      The number of renewals of the license is not limited.

      2. An application for renewal shall be submitted to the authorized body for the study of the subsoil in the form approved by it no earlier than one year before the expiration of the license.

      If during the consideration of the application for renewal of a license has expired, the license continues to be valid during the period of such consideration. The calculation of the term of renewal of a license begins on the day following the end of the previous term.

      3. The term of the license for the use of subsoil space cannot be extended in the event of:

      1) if the announced extension period does not comply with the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article;

      2) breach of the deadline for submission of an application for the renewal of a license provided for by paragraph 2 of this article;

      3) if there are breaches of the license terms not eliminated yet.

Article 257. Project for exploitation of subsoil space

      1. The project document for the use of subsoil space is a project for the exploitation of a subsoil space, which defines the conditions for the use of the subsoil space.

      2. The project for the exploitation of the subsoil space, as well as the changes made to it, are subject to sanitary and epidemiological expertise and coordination with the authorized body in the field of industrial safety. The subsoil user has the right to carry out operations on the use of subsoil space only in case of obtaining an appropriate environmental permit, a positive conclusion of the sanitary and epidemiological examination and agreement on the project for exploiting the subsoil space or, accordingly, changing it.

      3. The instruction for drawing up a project for the exploitation of a subsoil space is developed and approved by the authorized body for the study of the subsoil in coordination with the authorized body in the field of environmental protection.

      Footnote. Article 257 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021).

Article 258. Procedure for performance of subsoil space use operations

      1. A subsoil user who holds a license to use a subsoil space is required to submit reports on the operation of an underground structure to the authorized body for the study of subsoil in the manner and time provided for by this Code.

      2. All works on the use of subsoil space shall be documented. The documentation should contain a description of the work necessary for reliable study and subsequent cultivation of the subsoil site.

      3. When conducting operations on the use of subsoil space, the subsoil user is obliged to ensure:

      1) optimality and safety of the applied technical facilities;

      2) protection of the subsoil against the manifestations of hazardous man-made processes;

      3) reliable accounting during storage and (or) disposal of solid, liquid and radioactive waste, harmful toxic substances, discharge (injection) of waste, industrial and manufacturing water;

      4) reliability and safety of all primary and secondary geological information obtained in time of using subsoil space, including data from laboratory experiments and analyzes.

      4. The volume of extracted rock mass, soil and (or) soil moved during operations for the use of subsoil space is not limited if it meets the requirements of environmental and industrial safety.

      Extracted rock mass and soil can be used solely for the purpose of erecting and operating structures, devices and other objects that ensure the use of subsoil space.

      Footnote. Article 258 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 259. Mitigation of the consequences of subsoil space use

      1. Mitigation of the consequences of operations on the subsoil space use, other than the effects provided for in Article 260 of this Code, shall be carried out by reclaiming fault lands in accordance with the Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. A person the subsoil use right of which is terminated in the relevant subsoil plot is obliged to proceed with liquidation within a period not later than eight months from the date of such termination. man-made mineral formations located on the territory of the subsoil space as a result of mining or ore-dressing production are recognized as included in the composition of the subsoil as their resources from the date of termination of the license and are subject to liquidation in accordance with this article.

      3. Mitigation of the consequences on a part of a subsoil space plot, which the subsoil user has refused in accordance with the provisions of Article 261 of this Code, shall be carried out before such a refusal. The use of such a part of the plot in the period after the completion of the liquidation and before excluding it from the license to use the subsoil space is not allowed.

      4. Liquidation of the consequences of operations on the use of subsoil space at the site of use of subsoil space (its part) is considered completed from the date of signing the act of liquidation. The liquidation act is signed by a commission created by the relevant local executive body of the region, city of republican significance or the capital consisting of its representatives and representatives of authorized state bodies for the study of subsoil, in the field of environmental protection, industrial safety, the state body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population, and the subsoil user (by a person whose subsoil use right has been terminated, if any). If the liquidation is carried out on a land plot that is in private ownership, permanent or long-term temporary paid land use, the act of liquidation is also signed by the owner of the land plot or land user.

      5. Completion of mitigation of the consequences of operations on the use of the subsoil space is the basis for entering relevant information into the unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund.

      Footnote. Article 259 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 260. Particularities of planning and maintaining works on elimination of consequences of certain operations on the subsoil space use

      1. Mitigation of the consequences of operations on the use of the subsoil space in order to locate and (or) operate facilities for the placement of man-made mineral formations of the mining or mineral processing industry is carried out in accordance with the liquidation project developed on the basis of the liquidation plan provided for by paragraph 3 of this article.

      2. The subsoil user is obliged to ensure the development and approval in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on architectural, city-planning and construction activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan on a project to eliminate the effects of the deployment and operation of objects of man-made mineral formations of the mining or mining and processing industry two years before expiration license.

      If the license for the subsoil space use has been terminated due to other reasons, the person whose subsoil use right is terminated is obliged to ensure the development and approval of the liquidation project no later than eight months from the date of the license termination.

      3. For the purposes of this article, the plan for mitigation of the consequences of the subsoil space use is a document containing a description of measures to maintain the subsoil plot use in a safe condition in the event of license revocation, liquidation of objects for placing man-made mineral formations of the mining or ore-dressing production, and an approximate cost of work on such liquidation.

      4. The liquidation plan is drawn up with the involvement of a person who has a license to perform work and provide services in the field of environmental protection, and is approved by the subsoil user. The liquidation plan is subject to an industrial safety expertise in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on civil protection, and after it is carried out, to a state environmental expertise in accordance with the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      5. The subsoil user is obliged to make changes to the liquidation plan, including making changes to the calculation of the cost of liquidation work, no later than three years from the date of receipt of the last positive conclusions of the industrial safety and state environmental expertise.

      6. The placement and (or) operation of objects of techno-genic mineral formations of mining or ore-dressing production, the elimination of the consequences of which is not provided for by the liquidation plan, which received positive conclusions from the industrial safety and state environmental expertise, are prohibited.

      7. The liquidation plan and an approximate calculation of the cost of liquidation of the effects of operations on the use of the subsoil space for the storage and disposal of man-made mineral formations of the mining and processing or mining production shall be drawn up in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 217 of this Code.

      8. The subsoil user is entitled to begin operations to use the subsoil space to locate and (or) operate objects of man-made mineral formations of the mining or mineral processing industry, upon condition provided enforcement of obligations to eliminate the consequences of such operations.

      9. Ensuring of fulfillment of the obligations of a subsoil user under liquidation may be provided in any form provided for by this Code, with the compliance following conditions: during the first third of term of the license for the use of the subsoil space, the guarantee in the form of a second-tier bank guarantee or bank deposit shall be at least forty percent of the total amount of security, during the second third of the term - at least sixty percent, and in the remaining period one hundred percent.

      10. The amount of the security must cover the total estimated cost of work to eliminate the consequences of the operations performed and operations planned for the next three years from the date of receipt of the last positive conclusions of the industrial safety review and the state environmental expertise of the liquidation plan.

      The cost of these works shall include administrative and management expenses, as well as expenses:

      dismantling and removal of technological equipment, buildings and structures;

      on the closure of facilities for the placement of man-made mineral formations (storages, dumps and other locations);

      disposal of hazardous materials;

      for reclamation of disturbed lands;

      for restoration of the bed of river, streams and watercourses;

      for monitoring of the quality of surface and groundwater, air, soil condition and vegetation.

      11. The placement and (or) operation of the placing facilities for man-made mineral formations of the mining or mining and processing industry, the elimination of which is not ensured in accordance with the requirements of this Code, is prohibited.

      Footnote. Article 260 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021).

Article 261. Relinquishment of the subsoil plot provided for the subsoil space use

      1. At any time before the expiration of the license for the use of a subsoil space, a subsoil user has the right to refuse the entire plot, in writing declaring such a refusal to the authorized body for the study of subsoil.

      2. In case of refusal of a part of a subsoil space plot, the subsoil space plot that remains in use shall comply with the provisions of Article 19 of this Code.

      3. Application for refusal of a part of a subsoil space plot shall contain an indication of the territory of the subsoil plot to be excluded from the license for the use of a subsoil space.

      The application shall be accompanied by:

      1) certificate on mitigation of the consequences of operations on the subsoil space use in the subsoil plot, a part of which is relinquished by the subsoil user;

      2) description of the territory of the subsoil plot, part of which the subsoil user refuses, with calculations (sizes) of the area and the geographic coordinates of the corner points;

      3) description of the territory of the subsoil space formed after the refusal of a part of the subsoil plot, with calculations (sizes) of the area and geographic coordinates of the corner points, attached map of the location of the plot, made on a scale, providing visibility, overview (situational) diagram, and surface topographic map.

      4. Refusal of a part of a subsoil space area entails re-issue of a license to use subsoil space.

      5. The refusal of a subsoil plot provided for the use of the subsoil space is the basis for entering information about the relevant subsoil plot into the unified inventory of the state subsoil fund.

Article 262. Revocation of a subsoil space use licence

      1. A license to use the subsoil space is subject to revocation by the authorized body for the study of subsoil in cases of violation of the license conditions provided for in Article 255 of this Code, as well as the prohibition of activities stipulated by the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. If a violation of the license conditions is detected, the authorized body for the study of the subsoil shall notify the subsoil user in writing.

      The subsoil user is obliged to eliminate the breach and notify the authorized body for the study of the subsoil in writing with the documents confirming the elimination of the violation, within three months from the date of receipt of the notification of the violation.

      In case of the failure to eliminate the breach within the prescribed period, the authorized body for the study of the subsoil shall revoke the license in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article.

      3. The license is revoked by the authorized body for the study of the subsoil by sending a written notice to the subsoil user about the revocation of the license.

      The license expires after three months from the date of receipt by the subsoil user of a license revocation notice.

      4. The subsoil user may challenge the revocation of the license in the procedure prescribed by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, within fifteen business days from the date of receipt of the notice of revocation of the license. During the period of such challenge, the time period specified in paragraph 3 of this article shall be extended until the entry into force of the decision made on the basis of the results of the challenge.

      5. License revocation is not allowed if failure to perform or improper performance of obligations constituting the ground for license revocation, occurred due to force majeure, that is, extraordinary and unavoidable circumstances under given conditions (natural phenomena, military actions, etc.). Such circumstances do not include the lack of technical and / or financial resources by the subsoil user or the absence of the necessary goods, works or services on the market.

      6. A person the license of which has been revoked in accordance with this article shall immediately cease subsoil use operations and begin work on maintaining the subsoil plot in a safe condition.

      7. The revocation of a license for the use of a subsoil space is the basis for entering information about the relevant subsoil plot into a single cadaster of the state subsoil fund.

Chapter 34. ARTISANAL MINING

Article 263. Artisanal mining licence

      1. Under an artisanal licence, its owner has the exclusive right to use a subsoil plot for operations on the artisanal mining of precious metals and precious stones at alluvial and man-made deposits (dumps and stockpiled waste from mining and metallurgy) carried out manually or using means mechanization and other low-power equipment, including stripping work, sand and soil washing operations, and other related works.

      The list of specified precious metals and precious stones is established by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On precious metals and precious stones".

      2. Only citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan can be holders of licenses for artisanal mining.

      3. One person may have only one artisanal mining license.

      4. The transfer or encumbrance of a subsoil use right (an interest in a subsoil use right) under prospecting license is prohibited.

Article 264. Territories for artisanal mining

      1. A license for artisanal mining is issued on the territory determined by the local executive bodies of the regions in coordination with the territorial bodies of the authorized body in the field of environmental protection, territorial units of the authorized body for the study of mineral resources.

      2. Artisanal mining licenses are not issued for:

      1) specially protected natural territories with the status of a legal entity and their protected zones;

      2) the territory of the lands for health-improving, recreative, historical and cultural purposes;

      3) the territory of land for the needs of space activities, defense and national security;

      4) territories of residential places and territories adjacent to them at a distance of one thousand meters;

      5) land territories intended for burial grounds, graves and cemeteries, and territories within which underground structures are located that are not related to the exploration and mining of mineral resources;

      6) territories of geological and mineralogical state natural reserves.

      3. Artisanal mining on land plots owned by private owners or land users, as well as on the territory of subsoil plots used by other persons, shall be carried out only with their consent.

Article 265. issue of an artisanal mining licence

      1. A person interested in obtaining a license for artisanal mining, submits to the local executive body of the region a written application in the form approved by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals.

      2. Application shall contain the following information:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if indicated in the identity document) of the applicant, place of residence, data on identity documents of the applicant;

      2) reference to the territory defining the area of prospecting, which the applicant asks to provide for use, in scale with the geographic coordinates of the corner points and an indication of the total area.

      3. The documents attached to the application are:

      1) copies of the documents confirming the information provided for in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2 of this article;

      2) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (effective from 01.03.2021);

      3) a document confirming the authority of the person acting on behalf of the applicant when submitting the application, if such a person is appointed by the applicant;

      4) a document approved by the applicant and containing a list of the means of mechanization and equipment that are planned to be used during the prospecting, as well as a description of the types and methods of the prospecting activities that are planned to be carried out at the prospecting plot;

      5) the consent of the land user or private owner of the land plot, as well as the user of the subsoil plot in whose territory the application is submitted in accordance with this paragraph;

      6) a mining plan, if the applicant intends to use mechanization during the first year of the mining license.

      4. Copies of the documents attached to the application shall be notarized.

      5. The application and the documents attached to it shall be made in the Kazakh and Russian languages.

      6. The time of filing an application is determined by the date and time the application is received by the local executive body of the region and is subject to registration.

      7. Information on the submitted application shall be posted on the Internet resource of the authorized body for the study of the subsoil within two business days from the date of filing the application and contain:

      1) name (surname, name, patronymic (if indicated in the identity document) of the applicant;

      2) the coordinates of the territory determining the subsoil plot, which the applicant requests for use;

      3) date and time of the application receipt.

      8. The local executive body of the region shall consider the application within seven business days from the date of its receipt and issue a license or refuse to issue it.

      9. A person who has received a license for artisanal mining is obliged to pay a subscription bonus in the amount, in the way and time specified by the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      10. The procedure for submitting and considering applications for the issuing of licenses for artisanal mining is determined by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals.

      Footnote. Article 265 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 266. Priority of the issue of artisanal mining licences

      1. Applications for the issuing of licenses for artisanal mining, filed with the local executive body of the region, including the same territory, are considered in the order of the order of receipt of applications.

      2. The local executive body of the region starts consideration of the next application only after a decision is taken to refuse to issue a license for the previously considered application.

      Consideration of the next application begins after ten business days from the date of the decision to refuse to issue a license for the previous application considered.

      If the decision to refuse was appealed by the applicant to the court, the question of consideration of the next application is decided by the authorized body for the study of the subsoil after the court decision enters into force.

      3. A license for artisanal mining is issued to an applicant whose application is the first among the considered applications that meets the requirements of this Code.

      4. According to the applications received after the application on which the decision to issue a license was taken, a decision is taken to refuse the issue of license.

Article 267. Refusal to issue an artisanal mining licence

      1. The local executive body of the region refuses to issue a license if one of the following reasons exists:

      1) the application or the documents attached to it do not comply with the requirements provided for by this Code;

      2) Required by this Code documents are not attached to the application;

      3) within two years prior to the submission of the application, the applicant has withdrawn the license for prospecting on the grounds provided for by this Code;

      4) the requested territory or its part relates to a subsoil block under a permit for prospecting issued to another person, or to a territory in respect of which the issue of a permit for artisanal mining is prohibited in accordance with this Code;

      5) within one year prior to the submission of the application, the license for artisanal mining, previously issued to the applicant in respect of the requested subsoil plot (its part), was terminated;

      6) the territory of the requested prospecting plot does not meet the requirements of Section 269 of this Code.

      2. Refusal to issue a license shall be made in writing, reasoned and issued to the applicant within the time limits provided for the consideration and issue of a license for artisanal mining.

      Refusal to issue a license may be appealed by the applicant in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan no later than ten business days from the date of the decision to refuse.

      4. Refusal to issue a license does not deprive the applicant of the right to reapplication.

Article 268. The term of an artisanal mining licence

      1. A license for artisanal mining is issued for a period of three years. The indicated period shall be extended once for three years at the request of the license holder.

      2. The local executive body that issued the artisanal mining license refuses to extend its validity period if, at the date of consideration of the application, the boundaries of the prospecting plot are fully located within the territory of the subsoil plot provided for use to another person under a subsoil use contract or under a subsoil use license, issued by the competent authority.

      The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply if the artisan miner has obtained the consent of such a person to continue the artisanal mining.

Article 269. Artisanal mining site

      1. The boundaries of the artisanal mining site shall comply with the requirements of paragraph 3 of Article 19 of this Code.

      2. The area of prospecting plot should be not less than five hundred square meters and not more than five hectares.

Article 270. Content of an artisanal mining licence

      A license for artisanal mining, besides the information and conditions specified in Article 31 of this Code, shall contain the following conditions for subsoil use:

      1) the obligation to pay the subscription bonus in the amount and way established by the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) subsoil user rights for:

      the use of mechanization in the form of a single truck of not more than ten tons carrying capacity, drilling equipment, as well as an excavator and / or bulldozer with a bucket volume in the aggregate of not more than half a cubic meter beneficially owned by him;

      drilling and other earthworks at a depth of no more than three meters from the lowest point of the earth’s surface of the prospecting plot;

      3) when conducting mining for alluvial gold, the subsoil user is allowed to mine gold for no more than fifty kilograms per calendar year;

      4) on the artisanal mining plot, the subsoil user may not:

      use excavators and bulldozers on the water facilities and lands of the water fund which fall under the limits of artisanal mining;

      use chemicals and explosives;

      construct and erect capital structures;

      remove the soil and the extracted mountain mass outside the plot.

Article 271. Order of performance of artisanal mining

      1. A subsoil user who holds a license for artisanal mining may conduct artisanal mining of any kinds of precious metals and precious stones according to the list specified in the second part of paragraph 1 of Article 263 of this Code.

      2. When conducting mining, the subsoil user is obliged:

      1) to exclude the destruction of the natural relief of the banks and bottom of reservoirs and rivers, the water resources of which are used for the purpose of prospecting;

      2) to reclaim land disturbed during the prospecting;

      3) to observe the restrictions on the use of mechanization, provided for by the terms of the license.

      3. The volume of soil and solid moved during the prospecting inside the provided subsoil plot is not limited, unless otherwise following from the requirements of this chapter, environmental or industrial safety.

      4. When conducting artisanal mining the subsoil user may use water resources without special permits or licenses.

      In the case of using water resources, a subsoil user is obliged to comply with water protection measures, as well as other requirements for the protection of water bodies established by the water and environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      On the lands of the water fund and water facilities, the artisanal mining is done only manually.

Article 272. Reporting of the subsoil user on performance of artisanal mining

      1. Under the artisanal mining license, the subsoil user is required to submit a periodic report on the mined precious metals and precious stones to the local executive body of the region, which issued the artisanal mining license, in a manner determined by the authorized body for the study of the subsoil.

      2. Reports shall be submitted annually for the previous calendar year no later than the thirtieth of January of each year.

      Reports for an incomplete calendar year are submitted for the actual period of subsoil use.

      Reports for the last incomplete calendar year of the period of subsoil plot use are submitted no later than two months after the end of the specified period.

Article 273. Artisanal mining plan

      1. A subsoil user using mechanization facilities has the right to carry out mining operations only if there is a mining plan. Mining, planned with the use of mechanization in the riverbeds or on the lands of the water fund, is subject to impact screening in accordance with the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. A prospecting plan is developed and approved by the subsoil user.

      The plan of development describes the types, methods and ways of work on prospecting, the approximate volumes and terms of work.

      Instructions for the making prospecting plan are approved by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals.

      Content of the artisanal mining plan is determined by the subsoil user independently, with due regard to the requirements of environmental safety.

      3. Artisanal mining plan is subject to the state environmental examination. The subsoil user has may conduct the artisanal mining operations with the use of mechanization means only in the event of a positive conclusion from the state environmental examination of the artisanal mining plan.

      Footnote. Article 273 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.07.2021).

Article 273-1. Elimination of consequences of mining

      1. Elimination of the consequences of mining is carried out by reclamation of disturbed lands in accordance with the Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      2. A person whose subsoil use right has been terminated at a mining site is obliged to complete the liquidation of the consequences of mining at such a site no later than six months after the license for mining is terminated.

      At the request of the said person, the local executive body of the region extends the period for eliminating the consequences of mining for a period of up to four months from the date of expiration of the period provided for in part one of this paragraph, if the liquidation was impossible or significantly hindered due to weather and (or) natural and climatic conditions.

      3. Elimination of the consequences of mining on a part of the mining area, which the subsoil user refused before the expiration of the license for mining in accordance with Article 275 of this Code, is carried out until such refusal.

      4. If the subsoil user did not carry out mining in the area of ​​mining (its part), from which the subsoil user refused, liquidation work in such area of ​​mining (its part) is not required.

      In this case, an inspection report of the mining site (its part) is drawn up, confirming the absence of the need for liquidation work, which is signed by the persons specified in paragraph 5 of this article.

      5. Liquidation of the consequences of operations in the mining area (its part) is considered completed after the signing of the act of liquidation. The liquidation act is signed by a commission created by the relevant local executive body of the region consisting of its representatives and representatives of the authorized body in the field of environmental protection, and the subsoil user (the person whose subsoil use right has been terminated, if any). If the liquidation is carried out on a land plot that is in private ownership, permanent or long-term temporary paid land use, the act of liquidation is also signed by the owner of the land plot or land user.

      6. The signing of the act of liquidation of the consequences of mining is the basis for entering the relevant information into the unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund for the purpose of subsequently granting the right to use subsoil for mining to other persons.

      Footnote. Chapter 34 is supplemented by Article 273-1 in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021).

Article 274. Security for mitigation of the consequences of artisanal mining

      Ensuring the fulfillment of the obligations of a subsoil user to mitigate the consequences of artisanal mining is provided in the form of pledge of a bank deposit or guarantee issued by a second-tier bank.

      The total amount of security is calculated on the basis of the number of hectares that make up the territory of the artisanal mining site, and the monthly calculation index established by the law on the republican budget for the corresponding financial year and valid in the year of application for the artisanal mining license. The amount of security per hectare is determined by the local executive body of the region.

      The amount of security may be reduced by the subsoil user in proportion to the number of hectares corresponding to the part of the territory of the prospecting plot returned to the state.

Article 275. Relinquishment of artisanal mining site

      At any time before the expiration of the artisanal mining license, the subsoil user has the right to refuse any part of the artisanal mining site.

      Early relinquishment of fully developed or all part of a prospecting plot results in the termination of a license for an artisanal mining or its reissue.

Article 276. Liability for violation of obligations under an artisanal mining licence and its revocation

      1. Violation of the terms of the artisanal mining license entails the responsibility of the subsoil user in the form of a penalty or revocation of a license.

      2. Penalty shall be charged for violation of the conditions of the artisanal mining license of gold mining.

      The penalty is charged in the amount of one hundred percent of the market value of gold mined over the established limit.

      3. The license for artisanal mining is subject to revocation by the local executive body of the region if one of the following reasons exists:

      1) the entry into force of a court decision prohibiting subsoil use activities due to the violation of environmental and industrial safety requirements;

      2) in case of non-payment of the subscription bonus within the period stipulated by the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      3) carrying out work on prospecting without providing security for the fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the effects of prospecting;

      4) violation of the conditions of the license for artisanal mining of works on the prospecting, the use of means of mechanization, the prohibition of the use of chemicals, explosives, the erection of capital structures, removal of soil and rock mass outside the artisanal site;

      5) to carry out work on artisanal mining without a plan of prospecting, when its presence is required in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

      4. In the cases provided for by sub-paragraphs 3) and 4) of paragraph 3 of this article, the local executive body of the region shall notify the subsoil user in writing of the violation.

      The subsoil user is obliged to eliminate the violation and notify the local executive body of the region in writing with the documents confirming the elimination of the violation, within one month from the date of receipt of the notice of violation.

      In case of non-elimination of the violation within the specified period, the local executive body of the region revokes the artisanal mining in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article.

      5. The revocation of a license for artisanal mining is carried out by the local executive body of the region by sending a written notice to the subsoil user about the revocation of the prospecting license.

      The license validity terminates after one month from the day the notification is received by the subsoil user, unless it expires before the specified date.

      6. The subsoil user is obliged to stop work on the revoked license after fifteen business days from the date of receipt of the notice of revocation of the license and to begin liquidation work in the way provided for in this chapter.

      7. The subsoil user may challenge the legality of revoking a license in court within two months from the date of receipt of the notification. In case of the subsoil user bringing the matter before the court, the term specified in paragraph 5 of this article shall be suspended until the court decision enters into legal force.

      8. The revocation of a licence is not allowed if the failure to perform or improper performance of the obligations that served as the basis for revocation of the licence took place because of force majeure, that is extraordinary and unavoidable circumstances (spontaneous phenomena, military actions, etc.). Such circumstances do not include the lack of technical and / or financial resources by the subsoil user or the absence of the necessary goods, works or services on the market.

Chapter 35. Final and transitional provisions

Article 277. Procedure for this Code entry into force

      1. This Code shall enter into force six months after the day of its first official publication, with the exception of:

      1) of the third part of paragraph 4 of Article 278, which shall enter into force upon the expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication;

      2) paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 144, which come into force on January 1, 2020;

      2-1) the heading of Article 98 in the table of contents, paragraph 3 of Article 94, paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 95, heading, paragraphs 1 , 2 , 5 and 6 of Article 98, Article 99 , which shall come into force on September 1, 2020;

      3) paragraph 2 of Article 153, which comes into force on January 1, 2021.

      2. It shall be established that this Code applies to the relations on subsoil use that have arisen after its introduction into effect, except as provided for in this Chapter.

      3. It shall be established that from the day of his Code entry into force, the positions on permits, licenses and contracts for subsoil use issued and entered into before this Code entry into force are applied by its provisions governing the relevant positions provided for:

      chapter 1;

      Chapter 2, taking into account the fact that before January 1, 2024, when classifying mineral deposits under contracts for the extraction of solid minerals concluded prior to the enactment of this Code, the number of reserves included in the state balance of minerals;

      Chapter 3, with the exception of paragraph 3 of Article 17, paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 19, paragraph 1 of Article 20, Article 22, Article 24, Article 25, Part One of Article 28;

      article 38;

      Chapter 5, taking into account the fact that the issuance of a permit for the transfer of subsoil use rights under subsoil use contracts concluded with local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance, the capital, and registration of a pledge of such subsoil use rights are carried out by the indicated local executive bodies;

      chapter 6;

      chapter 7;

      Article 54, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 of Article 55 (in regard to permits, licenses and contracts for the use of mineral resources for hydrocarbons concluded (issued) prior to the implementation of this Code);

      chapter 9;

      chapter 10;

      chapter 11, with the exception of article 77;

      Chapter 12, taking into account that paragraph 1 Article 80, does not apply to contracts for solid minerals and widespread minerals, with the exception of uranium, concluded prior to the enactment of this Code;

      chapter 13;

      paragraph 3 of chapter 15, with the exception of paragraph 2 of article 106 regarding agreements (contracts) on production sharing approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and a subsoil use contract approved by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      Articles 113 and 114;

      Article 120, except for positions under agreements (contracts) on production sharing, approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and a subsoil use contract, approved by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Additional extension of the term of these agreements (contracts) and a subsoil use contract is possible by agreement of the parties;

      articles 121 - 125;

      article 126, except for

      paragraph 6, which applies to the positions on permits and licenses for the use of mineral resources for hydrocarbons issued as well as for contracts for the use of mineral resources for hydrocarbons concluded prior to the enactment of this Code, after thirty-six months from the date of enactment of this Code as follows:

      "6. Fulfillment of the obligation to mitigate the consequences of subsoil use of hydrocarbons is ensured by the liquidation fund formed by the subsoil user in accordance with the established procedure, which is used by the subsoil user with the permission of the competent authority.

      In this case, subsoil users, with the permission of the competent authority, shall have the right to replace the entire amount of collateral for liquidation of subsoil use consequences on hydrocarbons, formed as a liquidation fund, with a pledge of a bank deposit by transferring the liquidation fund to the bank deposit acting as collateral for the relevant pledge.

      If there is no existing liquidation fund or the excess of the market value of works on liquidating the effects of exploration and (or) hydrocarbon production over the amount of funds of the actually formed liquidation fund, the fulfillment of the obligation to eliminate the effects of subsoil use on hydrocarbons in the missing part is secured by a pledge of a bank deposit formed in accordance with paragraphs 7 or 8 of this article, and (or) a complete, unconditional and irrevocable guarantee provided for a period of up to completion liquidation of effects of subsoil use in accordance with the requirements of this Code:

      1) in regard to subsoil users, fifty or more percent of voting shares (partnership shares in the authorized capital) of which are directly or indirectly owned by the national managing company of the national managing holding, the national company in the field of hydrocarbons, a subsidiary of the national company in the field of hydrocarbons and / or partners of the national company in the field of hydrocarbons or their subsidiaries that own a block of shares (partnership share in the authorized capital) of subsoil users.

      The guarantors indicated in the first part of this sub-paragraph, with the exception of the national managing holding company and the national company in the field of hydrocarbons, shall have an annually confirmed minimum long-term credit rating in foreign currency not lower than “BB-” on the Standard and Poor’s scale or a similar level on the rating agencies Moody's, FitchRatings;

      2) in regard to subsoil users not indicated in sub-paragraph 1) of this paragraph, by another organization that has an annually confirmed minimum long-term credit rating in foreign currency not lower than “BB-” on the Standard and Poor’s scale or a similar level on Moody’s rating agencies’ scales, FitchRatings.

      If the guarantor’s credit rating fails to confirm at the level and within the terms required under this paragraph, the guarantor’s credit rating falls below the minimum acceptable level under this paragraph, or the subsoil user for whom this guarantor has lost the guarantor of the credit rating specified in this paragraph guarantee, is obliged to replace such security in accordance with this article within one calendar year or suspend subsoil use operations on recovery of security provided for in this paragraph.

      The law applicable to the content and conditions of the guarantee provided in accordance with this paragraph, as well as to the positions arising in connection with such a guarantee is the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Provisions of this part do not apply to guarantees issued prior to this Code entry into force in accordance with agreements (contracts) on production sharing approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan or a contract for subsoil use approved by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.";

      paragraphs 7 and 8, which apply to the positions of permits, licenses and subsoil use contracts for hydrocarbons issued and concluded prior to the enactment of this Code, after thirty-six months from the day of enactment of this Code;

      articles 127, 128;

      Articles 130 (with the exception of paragraphs 2 and 3 regarding agreements (contracts) on production sharing approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and a subsoil use contract approved by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which establishes positions on the state’s priority right to purchase alienated liquefied petroleum gas and (or) a wide spread of light hydrocarbons), 131 (with the exception of cases provided for by paragraph 30 of Article 278 of this Code), 132, 133;

      chapter 19, with the exception of Article 143, in the event of changes and additions to the approved project documents;

      articles 144-152;

      chapter 21, with the exception of article 153;

      paragraph 2 of chapter 22;

      Articles 173, 174, paragraphs 7 and 8 of Article 176, Articles 178 – 181;

      paragraph 7 of Article 182;

      paragraphs 2, 3 and 6 of article 194, article 195, with the exception of parts two and three of paragraph 3, and article 197;

      article 213, article 214, with the exception of paragraph 1, article 215, with the exception of parts two and three of paragraph 3, and article 218;

      article 236;

      articles 258, 259, paragraphs 1 - 6 of article 260.

      3-1. The effect of paragraph 2 of Article 25 in terms of granting the right to subsurface use for exploration or production of solid minerals and common minerals, subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2 of Article 186, subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2 of Article 203 of this Code shall be suspended until January 1, 2023.

      3-2. Establish that in respect of large hydrocarbon fields, on which, as of January 1, 2023, production was carried out under a subsoil use contract, including under a production sharing agreement, a contract approved by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, concluded before enactment of this Code, after expiration of the relevant subsoil use contract, the provisions shall apply of part four of paragraph 1, part three of paragraph 2 of Article 28, subparagraphs 1) and 2) of paragraph 1-1, paragraphs 1-2 and 2-1, parts two and four of paragraph 4, paragraph 5-1 of Article 36, paragraph 2 of Article 78, paragraph 2-1 of Article 95, paragraphs 2 – 8, 11 of Article 116, paragraph 1-1, part two of paragraph 7, part three of paragraph 8, paragraphs 18-1 – 18-4 Article 119, part three of paragraph 16 of Article 121, paragraph 15 of Article 123, paragraphs 6-1 – 6-4, part three of paragraph 7 of Article 126, part three of paragraph 1 of Article 130, paragraph 8 of Article 131 of this Code.

      4. To establish that until September 1, 2020, Article 99 of this Code is valid in the following edition:

      "Article 99. Holding an auction

      1. In cases where, within the time frame specified in Article 95 of this Code, not a single application for participation in the auction is submitted and (or) if, based on the results of consideration of applications, no applicant was admitted to the auction, (except for the person who submitted application for holding an auction), the commission for holding auctions within three working days from the date of the expiration of the period provided for filing applications for participation in the auction, or from the date of expiry of the period for considering applications for participation in the auction, shall make a decision to cancel the auction. In this case, a subsoil use contract shall be concluded with the person who applied for the auction in the manner prescribed by Article 100 of this Code for concluding a contract with the winner of the auction, provided that such person pays the starting amount of the signature bonus.

      Information on the cancellation of the auction within three working days from the date of the adoption of the relevant decision by the commission must be posted on the Internet resource of the competent authority, as well as published in a printed periodical distributed throughout the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in Kazakh and Russian languages.

      2. The auction shall be attended by applicants admitted to participate in the auction and registered as participants in the auction.

      3. The auction shall be held on the day according to the date specified in the notice of the auction.

      4. The competent authority, at least ten working days before the date of the auction, shall inform the applicants admitted to participate in the auction of the date, time and place of the auction.

      5. Registration of representatives of applicants admitted to participate in the auction shall commence one hour and shall be ended five minutes before the start of the auction.

      6. Registered participants of the auction shall have the right to conduct audio and video recording of the auction being held.

      7. The auction shall be held in an open form by the auction participants announcing their bids for the size of the signature bonus, starting from the starting size of the signature bonus specified in the notice of the auction, to the auction step.

      The size of the auction step shall be from five to fifty percent of the starting size of the signature bonus.

      8. Direct holding of the auction may be entrusted to the auctioneer, attracted by the commission or elected from the composition of the commission.

      9. Participants in the auction shall be given plates with assigned registration numbers, which they raise after announcing the next size of the signature bonus, if they are ready to declare this amount.

      10. The auction shall begin with the announcement of the number of auction participants, information about the subsoil plot, its main characteristics, as well as the conditions for granting the right to subsoil use, the procedure for holding the auction, the starting size of the signature bonus and the step of the auction.

      11. During the auction, the participants in the auction shall submit proposals for the amount of the signature bonus, providing for an increase in the current minimum proposal for the amount of the signature bonus by the size of the auction step.

      12. The auctioneer shall announce the first value of the size of the signature bonus equal to its starting size, increased by the size of the auction step.

      13. If, after the announcement of the first value of the signature bonus amount and the threefold repetition of this value, none of the auction participants raised the plate with his/her registration number, the auction shall be terminated and declared invalid.

      14. A bidder shall have the right to submit a proposal for the amount of the signature bonus above the starting size of the signature bonus, regardless of the size of the auction step, provided that there is no current minimum offer.

      15. In the case of raising one plate, the auctioneer shall announce the registration number of the auction participant who raises his/her plate. In the case of raising several plates, the auctioneer shall name the registration number of the auction participant who first raised his/her plate.

      16. Only the number of the auction participant named by the auctioneer shall be entered in the list of the steps of the auction.

      17. The auctioneer shall assign each subsequent value of the signature bonus by increasing the current value by the size of the auction step."

      5. It shall be established that until January 1, 2020, paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 140 of this Code are as follows:

      "5. The central commission, within ten business days from the date of receipt of the basic project document or analysis of the development, sends them to the expert (experts) determined by it for an independent examination.".

      5-1. Establish that subparagraph 16-1) of Article 64 of this Code is effective until January 1, 2026.

      6. To establish that until January 1, 2026:

      paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Article 141 of this Code are valid in the following wording:

      "3. The report on the calculation (operational calculation) of geological reserves is compiled in accordance with regulatory and technical documents approved by the authorized body in the field of subsoil exploration.

      4. State expertise of subsoil is carried out by the State Commission on Hydrocarbon Reserves of the Republic of Kazakhstan (State Commission on Reserves) with the involvement of independent experts with special knowledge in the field of geology and subsoil use and not interested in the results of expertise.

      5. Arrangement of the activities of the State Commission on Reserves, its composition, work procedures and record keeping are determined by the Regulations on the State Commission on Mineral Reserves of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the authorized body for subsoil study.

      7. It shall be established that for the purposes of applying the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 186, paragraph 2 of Article 203 and paragraph 2 of Article 250 of this Code when issuing an appropriate license for subsoil use:

      1) the territory of a subsoil plot that is in use by another person for carrying out hydrocarbon production operations is equal to the contract territory defined by the mining allotment to the subsoil use contract for hydrocarbons, as well as the territory in respect of which the protocol on concluding a contract for the production of hydrocarbons is valid. the results of direct negotiations or following the results of a tender for the granting of the right to subsurface use that took place before the entry into force of this Code;

      2) the territory of a subsoil plot provided for carrying out operations for the exploration of solid minerals (the territory of the exploration plot) is equal to the contract territory determined by the geological allotment to the contract on solid minerals or widespread minerals, as well as the territory in respect of which the protocol on the conclusion of a contract for the exploration of solid minerals or widespread minerals as a result of direct negotiations or as a result of a tender for the grant of the right to subsurface use, which took place before the entry into force of this Code;

      3) to the territory of a subsoil plot provided for carrying out operations for the extraction of solid minerals or widespread minerals (the territory of the production site) or the use of subsoil space, the contract territory determined by the mining allotment is equated to the contract for solid minerals or widespread minerals or, respectively , to a contract for the construction and (or) operation of underground structures not related to exploration and (or) production, as well as the territory in respect of which the protocol on the conclusion of a contract for the extraction of solid minerals or common minerals or a contract for construction and ( or) the operation of underground structures not related to exploration and (or) production, as a result of direct negotiations or as a result of a tender for the grant of the right to subsurface use, which took place before the entry into force of this Code.

      8. It shall be established that from July 1, 2019, the provisions of Article 258 of this Code apply to relations under contracts for the use of mineral resources for the purposes specified in Article 249 of this Code concluded prior to its entry into force.

      9.Man-made mineral formations that have been stored at disposal facility, which was in operation at the date of this Code entry into force, and that have arisen as a result of mining and metallurgical production, located outside the subsurface plot in use, belong to these industries. The ownership of such man-made mineral formations is retained by the owner of production until the date of closure of the providing ground (part of the providing ground) of the location of these man-made mineral formations in accordance with the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      10. It shall be established that the requirement to obtain a license for use of the subsoil space specified in Article 249, as well as the restrictions provided for by subparagraph 2) of paragraph 1 of Article 25 of this Code, shall not apply shall not apply to the facilities intended for placement and (or) operation of man-made mineral formations of the mining and (or) mining and processing industries that arose prior to this Code entry into force, including their reconstruction due to the change in the territorial boundaries.

      11. Holders of subsoil use rights under the contracts for production of solid minerals concluded in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Subsoil and Subsoil Use” have the exclusive right to obtain a license to extract solid minerals within the contract area by filing an application in accordance with paragraph 1, 4 and 6 of Article 201, Article 204, with the exception of subparagraph 7) of paragraph 3 of this Code.

      The refusal to issue to the applicant a license for production of solid minerals on an application filed in accordance with this paragraph is allowed on the grounds provided for in subparagraph 9) of paragraph 1 and in part two of paragraph 5 of Article 207 of this Code.

      If the competent authority refuses to issue a license for the extraction of solid minerals, the applicant is obliged to liquidate the effects of subsoil use in the way prescribed by this Code to mitigate the consequences of exploration of solid minerals.

      Holders of subsoil use rights under the contracts for exploration of widespread minerals concluded in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Subsoil and Subsoil Use” have the exclusive right to obtain a license for the extraction of widespread minerals within the contract territory by filing an application in accordance with the provisions of chapter 30 of this Code taking into account the special features provided for in this paragraph.

      12. To establish that by January 1, 2026:

      1) in paragraph 4 and subparagraph 2) of paragraph 7 of Article 118, subparagraph 2) of paragraph 10 of Article 119, paragraph 4 of Article 139, sub-paragraphs 6) and 7) of paragraph 10 of Article 140 and article 141 of this Code, the words "geological reserves" are replaced by the word " reserves", respectively;

      2) in Article 141 [State expertise of subsoil] of this Code, the words "by the central commission" are replaced, respectively, by the words "by the state commission";

      3) Section 143 of this Code is effective as amended as follows:

      Article 143. Indicators of the project documents for exploration and production of hydrocarbons attributable to contractual obligations of the subsoil user

      The subsoil use contract for hydrocarbons establishes the fulfillment of the following indicators of project documents as an obligation for a subsoil user:

      1) the density of the grid of production wells;

      the ratio of production and injection wells for each production facility;

      3) coefficient of compensation for deposits;

      4) ratio of formation and bottom hole pressure to bubble point pressure or condensing pressure;

      5) ratio of formation pressure to bottom hole pressure;

      6) the maximum permissible value of the gas factor per wells;

      7) hydrocarbon production volumes;

      8) volumes of the re-injection of the working substance to increase formation pressure;

      9) indicators of production wells input.

      In this case, the values of the indicators specified in this paragraph are not included in the contract and are determined on the basis of project documents. ".

      13. To establish that until January 1, 2022, the fourth and fifth parts of paragraph 1 of Article 131, the third and fourth parts of paragraph 1 of Article 179, and the third and fourth paragraph of paragraph 1 of Article 213 are as follows:

      "The organizer of the tender for the acquisition of works and services in determining the winner of the tender conditionally reduces the price of the tender bid of the bidders - Kazakhstani developers of works and services by twenty percent. Kazakhstan providers of works and services are individual entrepreneurs and (or) legal entities established in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, located in the Republic of Kazakhstan, engaging at least ninety-five percent of the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the total number of employees excluding the number of chiefs, managers and professionals engaged in labor activities on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan as part of internal corporate transfer in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on employment and migration.

      With that the number of foreign chiefs, managers and specialists engaged in labor activities on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan as part of an internal corporate transfer in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on employment and migration should not exceed twenty-five percent of the total number of managers, managers and specialists in each relevant category. ".

      14. To recognize as invalid from the date of entry into force of this Code the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 24, 2010 "On subsoil and subsoil use" (Bulletin of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2010, № 12, Article 60; 2011, № 1, Article 2; № 11, Article 102; № 12, Article 111; 2012, № 2, Articles 11, 14; № 3, Article 21; № 4, Article 30; № 6, Article 46; № 8, Article 64; № 11, Article 80; № 15, Article 97; № 23-24, Article125; 2013, № 9 51; № 14, Article 75; № 15, Article 81; 2014, № 4-5, Article 24; № 7, Article 37; № 10, Article 52; № 19-I, 19-II, Article 96; № 21, Article 122; № 23, Article 143; № 24, Article 145; 2015, № 8, Article 45; № 11, Articles 52, 57; № 19-II, Article 102; № 20-IV, Article 113; 2016, № 2, Article 9; № 6, Article45; № 7-II, Article 56; № 8-II, Articles 71, 72; № 22, Article 116; 2017, № 4, Article 7; № 14, Article51, 54), with the exception of the following provisions applicable to relevant relations in the field of subsoil use arising from subsoil use contracts concluded and licenses issued before the entry into force of this Code, as well as in other cases provided for by this Code:

      1) subparagraph 29) of Article 1, valid until January 1, 2026;

      2) subparagraphs 25), 90) of Article 1;

      3) paragraph 7 of Article 10;

      4) sub-paragraphs 8), 15), 32-2) of Article 20;

      5) Article 24;

      6) Article 30;

      7) third, fourth and sixth parts of paragraph 2 and paragraph 6 of Article 61;

      8) paragraph 2-1 of Article 61 and paragraph 4 of Article 69, which are valid until January 1, 2021;

      9) parts two and three of paragraph 1 and paragraph 6 of article 68;

      10) part two of paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 of article 69;

      11) paragraph 2 of Article 70;

      12) paragraphs 2, 3, 3-1, 6, 7, 7-1, 8, 9 and 11 of Article 72;

      13) subparagraph 12) of paragraph 1 of Article 76, effective given that the procedure for financing the training of Kazakhstan personnel under contracts for subsoil use on hydrocarbons and uranium mining, concluded before enactment of this Code is determined in accordance with subparagraph 1) of paragraph 1 of Article 129 and subparagraph 1) of paragraph 1 of Article 178 of this Code;

      13-1) subparagraph 12-1) of paragraph 1 of Article 76, effective taking into account that the procedure for financing research, scientific-technical and (or) research and development work under contracts for subsoil use on hydrocarbons and uranium mining, concluded before enactment of this Code, shall be determined in accordance with subparagraph 2) of paragraph 1 of Article 129 and subparagraph 2) of paragraph 1 of Article 178 of this Code;

      14) paragraph 6 of Article 77, with the exception of subsurface use contracts for hydrocarbons and uranium mining;

      15) paragraph 2, as well as paragraphs 6 and 7 of Article 111, effective as follows:

      "6. Financing of works related to the liquidation or conservation of the object is carried out at the expense of the liquidation fund. Deductions to the liquidation fund are made by the subsoil user to a special deposit account in any second-tier bank in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      For subsoil use contracts concluded and whose validity was not terminated before January 1, 2009, on which the subsoil user began to make payments to the liquidation fund and deducted them in the tax period before January 1, 2009 in accordance with the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the amount of deductions shall be placed on a special deposit account in any second-tier bank in the Republic of Kazakhstan. This amount of deductions is subject to placement on a special deposit account and reduced by the amount used by the subsoil user at the expense of such liquidation fund for liquidation of the consequences of the development of deposits.

      At that, the use of the liquidation fund is carried out by the subsoil user with the permission of the competent authority, and under contracts concluded with local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance, the capital, with the permission of the specified bodies. The conditions on the procedure for forming the liquidation fund, amount of deductions to the liquidation fund, frequency of such payments is established by the contract.

      7. If the actual costs for abandonment of the subsoil use facilities exceed the size of liquidation fund, the subsoil user is obliged to make additional financing for the liquidation of subsoil use objects. If the actual costs for liquidation are less than the size of the liquidation fund, then the remaining money remains with the subsoil user";

      16) Articles 121 and 122.

      With that, in regard to permits and licenses for the use of mineral resources for hydrocarbons issued, as well as contracts for the use of mineral resources for hydrocarbons concluded prior to the enactment of this Code, paragraphs 6 and 7 of Article 111 are valid for thirty-six months from the date of enactment of this Code.

      At the same time, Articles 121 and 122 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 24, 2010 "On subsoil and subsoil use" continue to be in force in cases provided for in paragraph 10 of Article 278 of this Code.

      Footnote. Article 277 as amended by Laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-VІ dated December 26, 2019 (refer to Art. 2 for the enactment procedure); № 297-VI dated 30.12.2019 (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 29.06.2018); dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 30.12.2022 № 177-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (for the procedure of entry into force, see Article 2).

Article 278. Transitional provisions

      1. It shall be established that permits, licenses and contracts for subsoil use issued and concluded prior to this Code entry into force, as well as all acts related to them of the executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, remain valid, except as provided for in this chapter.

      Functions of the licensing authority, that is, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in respect of previously issued licenses for subsoil use are assigned to the competent authority.

      The competent authority, as well as local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance, the capital, monitor compliance with the terms of contracts concluded with them.

      2. It shall be established that the holder of a subsoil use right under a contract for the extraction of groundwater is required within three years from the date of enactment of this Code to obtain permission for special water use within the boundaries of the territory of the subsoil plot specified by the contract in accordance with the water legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The contract for the groundwater production is terminated from the date of issue of the permit for special water use or after the expiration of the specified period, if the permit for special water use has not been obtained.

      3. It shall be established that the granting of the right to subsurface use to the person who wins the tender for granting the right to subsurface use for solid minerals or widespread minerals, held before the day this Code enters into force, as well as to the person in respect of whom the competent authority or local executive body of the region, the city of republican status, the capital, a decision is made to conclude a subsoil use contract for solid minerals or widespread minerals based on the results of direct negotiations or following the results of a tender for granting the right to subsoil use, which is declared invalid, is carried out by concluding a contract with the competent authority or local executive body of the region, city of republican status, the capital in the manner and under the conditions established by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use", which is in effect on the day this Code comes into force, taking into account the following riding:

      1) the subsoil use contract is concluded on the basis of the provisions of model contracts approved by the competent authority;

      2) a draft contract for the exploration of solid minerals or widespread minerals with an approved exploration plan developed in accordance with Article 196 of this Code and received a positive conclusion of the state environmental expertise must be submitted to the competent authority or local executive body of the region, city of republican significance, the capital not later than ten months from the date of the announcement of the results of the tender for granting the right to subsurface use (declaring the tender invalid) or signing the protocol of direct negotiations. The specified period may be extended by the competent authority or local executive body of the region, city of republican status, the capital upon the request of the person who is granted the right to subsurface use; 

      3) a draft contract for the extraction of solid minerals or widespread minerals with an approved mining plan drawn up in accordance with Article 216 of this Code and having received the approvals provided for by this Code must be submitted to the competent authority or local executive body of the region, city of republican status, the capital no later than twenty-one months from the date of the announcement of the results of the tender for granting the right to subsoil use (declaring the tender invalid) or signing the protocol of direct negotiations. The specified period may be extended by the competent authority or the local executive body of the region, city of republican status, the capital upon the request of the person who is granted the right to subsurface use.

      The terms of the subsoil use contract shall be determined by the working group of the competent body or local executive body of the region, city of republican status, the capital, created in accordance with part six of paragraph 12 of this article. The draft subsoil use contract agreed by the parties shall be subject to legal expertise. The draft contract for the extraction of solid minerals shall also be subject to economic examination by the authorized body in the field of state planning. The draft contract for the extraction of widespread minerals shall subject be to economic examination by the local executive body of the region, the city of republican status, the capital. The subsoil use contract must be concluded no later than six months from the date of submission of the draft contract in accordance with part one of this paragraph. The specified period may be extended by the competent authority or the local executive body of the region, city of republican status, the capital upon the request of the person who is granted the right to subsurface use.

      Under production contracts concluded in accordance with this paragraph, the subsoil user shall be obliged to ensure the existence of a liquidation plan that receives a positive opinion from the comprehensive examination of the authorized body for solid minerals, no later than one year from the date of the conclusion of the production contract. Subsequent amendments to the liquidation plan and a comprehensive examination of the liquidation plan shall be carried out in the manner prescribed by paragraph 2 of Article 217 of this Code.  

      Subsoil use contracts concluded in accordance with this paragraph, for the purpose of applying the provisions of this chapter, shall be equated to subsoil use contracts concluded prior to the entry into force of this Code.

      3-1. It shall be established that, upon the written request of the applicant, the right to explore or extract common minerals used for the construction (reconstruction) and repair of public highways, state-owned railways, as well as for the reconstruction and repair of hydraulic structures and hydraulic structures, up to 1 January 2026 is granted by issuing a written permit from the local executive body of the region, the city of republican significance, the capital in agreement with the territorial divisions of the authorized body for the study of subsoil and the authorized body in the field of environmental protection in the manner determined by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals. The validity period of such a permit cannot exceed the validity period of the corresponding contract for the construction (reconstruction) and repair of public roads, railways, hydraulic structures and hydraulic structures owned by the state, for the implementation of which the subsoil use right is granted. The state body, which is the customer for the construction (reconstruction) and repair of state-owned facilities, shall approve the list of contractors (subcontractors) who are entitled to carry out exploration or production of common minerals for construction (reconstruction) and repair purposes. Subsoil users engaged in the extraction of widespread minerals on the basis of a permit issued in accordance with this paragraph shall not be entitled to alienate them to third parties.

      A permit for exploration or production of widespread minerals shall be issued within territories located at a distance of no more than ten kilometers from the reconstructed or designed public highways, railways, the customer of which is the relevant state body, as well as hydraulic structures and hydraulic engineering installations. In this case, such a permit shall be issued in the territory not specified in subparagraph 2) of paragraph 3 of Article 70 of this Code.

      The presence of a permit for exploration or production of widespread mineral resources, issued on the basis of this paragraph, shall not prevent the granting of the right to subsurface use to other persons in accordance with this Code. In this case, the conduct of subsoil use operations by several subsoil users shall be regulated by Article 24 of this Code.

      A permit for exploration or production of widespread mineral resources may be issued in territories occupied by other subsoil users, with their prior written consent and subject to the conclusion of an agreement provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 24 of this Code.

      A permit for exploration or production of widespread mineral resources shall not apply to permits regulated in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on permits and notifications.

      4. It shall be established that the program of management of the state subsoil fund, besides the information specified in paragraph 3 of Article 70 of this Code, may additionally contain:

      1) geographic coordinates of the subsoil plot containing reserves of industrial categories of solid minerals, with the exception of commonly occurring and uranium, included in the state balance of minerals before the day of this Code entry into force;

      2) the geographic coordinates of the territories indicated by lines located at a distance not exceeding thirty kilometers from the outer perimeter of the borders of the mining allotment (production plot), mining contract or joint exploration and mining of solid minerals, concluded until December 31, 2017 by a subsoil user being a legal entity attributed by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the city-forming ones.

      The territory of the subsoil plot included in the program of management of the state subsoil fund in accordance with the first part of this paragraph shall not exceed two hundred blocks.

      The territories specified in sub-paragraph 2) of the first part of this paragraph shall be included in the program of management of the state subsoil fund upon application of the relevant subsoil user. The application shall be submitted to the competent authority in writing no later than three months after the day of the first official publication of this Code, indicating the geographic coordinates of the territory and with showing causes for the need for its inclusion.

      Subsoil plots for conducting exploration or production of solid minerals within the territories provided for in part one of this paragraph shall be provided for use on the basis of an auction. The procedure for holding an auction and issuing, based on its results, a license for exploration or production of solid minerals shall be determined by the competent authority. The auction shall be held by decision of the competent authority. For the territories provided for in subparagraph 2) of part one of this paragraph, the decision of the competent authority to hold an auction shall be made at the proposal of the subsoil user, upon whose request the relevant territories are included in the state subsoil fund management program.

      The auction is held by the tender commission, composition of which is approved by the competent authority. The tender commission may include in the auction conditions the higher requirements for size of the annual minimum expenses stipulated by this Code for the relevant license for subsoil use. Besides the obligations stipulated in Articles 191 and 208 of this Code, a license issued for subsoil use may contain additional obligations of a subsoil user and the grounds for revoking a license or paying a penalty for breach of these obligations.

      In addition to other requirements established by the rules for holding an auction, the following applicants shall be admitted to participation in the auction who have:

      for conducting exploration operations - professional and financial capabilities sufficient to cover the minimum costs of exploration operations on at least ten blocks during the first year;

      to carry out mining operations - professional, technical and financial capabilities sufficient to cover the minimum production costs for at least one hundred hectares during the first year. The applicant's non-compliance with these requirements shall be the basis for refusing admission to participation in the auction.

      The auction announcement shall be published not earlier than three months prior to the date of its holding. The notice of auction holding, its conditions and results are published in printed periodicals distributed throughout the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Kazakh and Russian. Terms of the auction shall contemplate a start amount of the subscription bonus. The auction winner becomes the participant having offered the largest amount of the subscription bonus. Auction participants may appeal against its results in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      The auction is not held in the following cases:

      1) absence of applications for participation in the auction;

      2) filing of less than two applications for participation in the auction;

      3) admission to participate in the auction of less than two persons.

      If the auction is not held on the grounds provided for in sub-paragraph 3) of the ninth part of this paragraph, a license for subsoil use shall be issued to the only person allowed to participate in the auction.

      The auction is declared void in the following cases:

      1) less than two bidders registered on the date of the auction;

      2) not a single auction participant is registered on the date of the auction.

      If an auction is declared void on the ground stipulated in sub-paragraph 1) of the eleventh part of this paragraph, a license for subsoil use shall be issued to a registered auction participant.

      If the auction, on the basis of which the subsoil use right is granted for exploration or mining of solid minerals within the territory specified in subparagraph 1) of the first part of this paragraph, has not been held in the cases provided for in subparagraphs 1) and 2) of the ninth part of this paragraph, or declared void in the case specified in subparagraph 2) of the part of the eleventh of this paragraph, this territory shall be excluded from the management program of the state subsoil fund for the purposes of this paragraph. In this case, the subsoil use right for exploration or mining of solid minerals within such territory is granted in the order provided for in Section 9 of this Code, with due regard to the provisions of paragraph 5 of this article.

      The special procedure for granting the right to use subsoil for subsoil plots within the territories included in the program of management of the state subsoil fund in accordance with subparagraphs 1) and 2) of the first part of this paragraph shall apply until January 1, 2023.

      5. In the event of early termination of a production contract (a contract for combined exploration and production under which production operations were carried out) for solid minerals, concluded before the entry into force of this Code, by a decision of the competent authority, a subsoil plot affecting the contract territory under the terminated contract, shall be provided for use for conducting exploration or production of solid minerals following the results of an auction held in the manner prescribed by paragraph 4 of this article, taking into account the specifics established by this paragraph.

      The announcement of the auction must be published no later than three months from the date of termination of the subsoil use right or from the date of entry into force of the court decision in case of an appeal against the decision of the competent authority to terminate the subsoil use right. The period between the announcement of the auction and the date of the auction must be at least one month.

      If the license for extraction of solid minerals was not issued, the person who was the holder of the subsoil use right under the terminated contract shall be obliged to mitigate the consequences of subsoil use operations in the order provided for by this Code.

      If the license for production of solid minerals is issued for the subsoil plot which was put up for auction, the person who was the holder of the subsoil use right under the terminated contract is exempt from the obligation to mitigate the consequences of subsoil use operations. Obligations on mitigation of the consequences of subsoil use operations in such subsoil plot are transferred in full to the holder of the license for extraction of solid minerals, issued as a result of the auction, after providing security on mitigation of the mining consequences in accordance with Article 219 of this Code.

      During the period from the date of contract termination to the date of issue of the license for production of solid minerals or the commencement of works on liquidation, the person who holds the subsoil use right under the terminated contract is obliged to take measures to maintain the subsoil plot in a condition that ensures the safety of the environment and the population.

      6. It shall be established that the state subsoil fund management program should include the date when the competent authority starts accepting applications for issuing exploration licenses for solid minerals within the territories included for the first time in the state subsoil fund management program and not in the territories specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this article. The specified date is set no earlier than two months from the date of approval of the program for managing the state fund of mineral resources or making the appropriate changes to it.

      The following features shall be established for consideration and issue of the licenses for exploration of solid minerals within the territories, which are first included in the management program of the state fund of mineral resources:

      1) applications received within a month from the date of commencement of their admission are considered without taking into account the provisions provided for by paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of Article 188 of this Code, and are considered to have the same priority;

      2) if as a result of consideration of applications received within the period provided for in sub-paragraph 1) of this part, it will be established that the same block (blocks) are included in several applications for which no decision has been taken to refuse to issue a license for this the block (blocks) among the applicants are held an auction in the way and time frame determined by the competent authority. Refusal to participate in the auction or failure to appear at the auction of the applicant constitutes the ground for rejecting the application for the relevant block;

      3) according to the auction results, the licenses under applications specified in sub-paragraph 2) of this part are issued in accordance with Article 188 and the provisions on the priority of Article 189 of this Code, taking into account that the application of the person recognized as the winner of the auction is considered a priority in relation to the block (blocks) for which held an auction. Applications for issue of the exploration license submitted after the expiration of the period provided for in sub-paragraph 1) of this part shall be considered in accordance with the provisions on the consideration of the application and the issue of an exploration license for solid minerals provided for in Chapter 27 of this Code.

      7. It shall be established that the industrial-innovative actors implementing industrial-innovative projects included in the single map of industrialization under the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Industrial Policy”, the activities (technological process) thereof associated (related) to subsoil use, have the power to obtain a license for exploration or production of solid minerals based on the application submitted for a subsoil plot located within the territory not indicated in sub-paragraph 2) of paragraph 3 of Article 70 of this Code, as prescribed by this paragraph. This right may be exercised by industrial-innovative activity actors within five years from the date of enactment of this Code.

      An application for the license for exploration or production of solid minerals filed under this paragraph, in addition to the documents stipulated by Article 187 or Article 204 of this Code respectively, shall be accompanied by the opinion of the competent authority in the field of state incentives for industry, confirming that the production activity (technological process) of the applicant is (are) associated with the use of subsoil.

      The procedure for recognition of the industrial and innovation activity (technological process) of industrial and innovation actors as an activity (technological process) associated with subsoil use shall be established by the competent authority in the field of state incentives for industry in the field of entrepreneurship.

      The terms and conditions of a license for exploration or production of solid minerals, issued pursuant to this paragraph, in addition to the conditions stipulated by Article 191 or Article 208 of this Code, respectively, must specify:

      1) obligations of the industrial-innovation activity actor to implement an industrial-innovation project;

      2) obligations to supply extracted solid minerals on a priority basis for the needs of production activities (technological process) of the industrial and innovation activity entities.

      The subsoil user on the subsoil area, provided in compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, may not start production of minerals before the operation of the production facility under the relevant industrial-innovative project.

      A license for exploration or production issued in accordance with this paragraph may be revoked in addition to the grounds provided for in accordance with Article 200 or Article 221 of this Code, in case of non-fulfillment of the obligations stipulated in part four of this paragraph.

      8. It shall be established that national companies in the field of subsoil use are entitled to obtain a license for the exploration or mining of solid minerals by filing an application for subsoil areas located within the territory not specified in sub-paragraph 2) of paragraph 3 of Article 70 of this Code, with the exception of territories on which carrying out operations on subsoil use is not allowed according to article 25 of this Code. This right may be exercised by national companies engaged in subsoil use, taking into account the distinction between the activities of national companies in subsoil use, approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, within two years from the date of this Code entry into force.

      9. It shall be established that before January 1, 2023 for the purposes of Article 72 of this Code, recording of losses in the extraction of solid minerals are taken into account on the basis of data on standard losses submitted by subsoil users to the authorized body for the study of subsoil in the way prescribed by it. The data on standard losses shall be accompanied by supporting documents. Within fifteen business days after submission of data on normalized losses, the authorized body for the study of subsoil is entitled to send an argumented objection to the subsoil user regarding the amount of standard losses. If such objection is submitted within a specified time, the standard losses are determined by the authorized body for the study of the subsoil independently on the basis of the available data on standard losses for similar projects or on the basis of previously submitted information.

      10. To establish that from January 1, 2024, with respect to the territories of subsurface areas and (or) deposits for which mining contracts concluded or licenses for the extraction of solid minerals issued before December 31, 2023, are valid, the subsoil users have the right to calculate reserves of solid minerals in accordance with Article 121 of the Law of the Republic Kazakhstan "On subsoil and subsoil use".

      Applicants, when applying for a license to extract solid minerals in accordance with Article 204 of this Code, have the right to submit to the competent authority a report on the calculation of reserves of solid minerals in accordance with Article 121 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On subsoil and subsoil use".

      11. It shall be established that, for the purposes of sub-paragraph 16) of paragraph 14 of Article 277 of this Code, the state balance of mineral reserves is maintained by the authorized body for the study of the subsoil.

      At the same time, from January 1, 2024, information from the state balance sheet of mineral reserves is maintained in the state accounting of minerals within the framework of maintaining the unified cadastre of the state subsoil fund in accordance with Article 72 of this Code.

      12. Contracts for subsoil use concluded by agreement of the parties prior to this Code entry into force as well as in cases provided for by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan or by contracts, may be amended.

      Agreement to amend the subsoil use contract specified in part one of this paragraph is concluded in the way established by this paragraph, taking into account the specifics provided for by paragraphs 13, 14, 16 of this article.

      A subsoil user having intent to conclude the agreement on amendments and additions to the subsoil use contract sends to the competent authority (the state body that is a party to the contract) a statement outlining the proposed changes to the contract, their justification and other information necessary for making a decision upon request. Draft addendum to the subsoil use contract is attached to the application.

      The competent authority, no later than five working days, submits the received application for consideration by the expert commission on subsoil use issues, created in accordance with Article 45 of this Code. Under a contract to which another state body is a party, an expert commission is created by the decision of such a state body. The expert commission is a consultative and advisory body under the competent body (state body that is a party to the contract) in order to develop recommendations when considering applications from subsoil users on the issues of amending and supplementing the contract. The expert commission considers the application within a period of not more than twenty working days from the date of its receipt and sends its recommendations to the competent authority (state authority that is a party to the contract).

      Based on the recommendations of the expert commission, the competent authority (the state body that is a party to the contract) within five business days from the date of receipt of the recommendations of the expert commission makes a decision to refuse to make changes and additions to the contract for subsoil use or to start negotiations on making changes and additions to the contract for subsoil use with due regard to the recommendations of the expert commission.

      Negotiations on making amendments and additions to the contract for subsoil use are held by the working group of competent body (a state body that is a party to the contract). Provision on the working group and its composition are approved by the competent authority (the state body that is a party to the contract).

      Negotiations are held within two months from the date of submission by the subsoil user to the competent authority (the state body that is a party to the contract) of the draft supplement and other necessary documents for consideration by the working group. By agreement of the parties, this period may be extended.

      The results of the negotiations are documented in a protocol. The draft amendments and additions to the subsoil use contract approved by the working group are signed by the competent authority (state authority that is a party to the contract). If the draft addendum to the subsoil use contract affects the key financial and economic indicators of the subsoil use contract, by decision of the working group of the competent authority (the state body that is a party to the contract), the specified project is sent for economic expertise before it is signed. The procedure for conducting an economic expertise is determined by the authorized body in the field of state planning.

      For common minerals, the procedure for conducting economic expertise is determined by the local executive body of the region.

      The terms of the amendments to the contract may not be less beneficial for the Republic of Kazakhstan than the conditions under which the subsoil use right was granted.

      This paragraph shall not apply to amendments and additions to subsoil contracts for hydrocarbons and uranium.

      12-1. Subsoil use contracts for hydrocarbons and uranium, concluded before enactment of this Code, may be amended and supplemented by agreement of the parties, as well as in cases provided for by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan or contracts.

      Addendum to the subsoil use contract specified in part one of this paragraph shall be concluded in accordance with the procedure established by this paragraph, taking into account the specifics stipulated by paragraphs 13 and 16 of this article.

      A subsoil user intending to conclude an addendum to a subsoil use contract for hydrocarbons, uranium shall submit an application to the competent authority, which shall set forth the proposed amendments and additions to the subsoil use contract for hydrocarbons, uranium, rationale to them and other information necessary to make a decision on the application.

      No later than five working days the competent authority shall place the received application for consideration by the expert commission on subsoil use created in accordance with Article 45 of this Code. The expert commission is a consultative and advisory body under the competent authority in order to develop recommendations when considering applications from subsoil users on the issues of making amendments and additions to the subsoil use contract for hydrocarbons and uranium. The expert commission shall review the application within at least five working days from the date of its receipt and direct its recommendations to the competent authority.

      On recommendations of the expert commission, the competent authority within five working days from the date of receipt of the expert commission’s recommendations shall make a decision on rejecting the amendments and additions to the contract on subsoil use for hydrocarbons, uranium or on starting negotiations on making amendments and additions to the contract on subsoil use on hydrocarbons, uranium, taking into account the recommendations of the expert commission.

      The decision of the competent authority on starting negotiations shall specify its validity period.

      Negotiations on amendments and additions to the contract on subsoil use for hydrocarbons, uranium shall be conducted by the task force of the competent authority. Regulations on the task force and its composition shall be approved by the competent authority.

      Negotiations are held within fifteen working days from the date of presenting by the subsoil user to the competent authority of a draft addendum to the subsoil use contract for hydrocarbons, uranium and other necessary documents for examination of the task force. By agreement of the parties this term may be extended. The negotiations results shall be documented in the minutes.

      The draft amendment to the subsoil use contract for hydrocarbons and uranium approved by the task force shall be signed by the competent authority within twenty working days from the date of its submission by the subsoil user to the competent authority.

      The terms of amendments and additions to the subsoil use contract for hydrocarbons and uranium cannot be less beneficial for the Republic of Kazakhstan than the conditions under which the subsoil use right was granted.

      Amendments and additions to the contract for subsoil use of hydrocarbons, uranium in accordance with this paragraph, providing for the extension of the term of such contract, shall not be allowed.

      13. If it is necessary to make changes and additions to the work program of a subsoil use contract concluded before the enactment of this Code, the following shall be attached to the application sent in accordance with paragraph 12 or 12-1 of this article:

      1) a draft work program drawn up in the form approved by the competent authority;

      2) rationale for the proposed changes and additions to the subsoil use contract.

      In case the competent authority (state body, which is a party to the contract) decides to negotiate amendments and additions to the subsoil use contract, the subsoil user, in addition to the documents specified in part one of this paragraph, shall submit to the competent authority (state body, which is a party to the contract) for consideration of the task force:

      1) on contracts for exploration and (or) extraction of solid minerals, except for uranium, as well as common minerals - project documents and liquidation plan (project) developed, coordinated, approved and endorsed by expert examinations in accordance with this Code;

      2) on contracts for exploration and (or) production of hydrocarbons and uranium - project documents developed, agreed upon, approved and endorsed in accordance with this Code.

      If the volumes of extraction of common minerals or solid minerals, other than uranium, provided for by the work program of the subsoil use contract, actually change by less than twenty percent in physical terms, no changes shall be required to the work program. Such changes in production shall be considered to be consistent with the terms of the contract. The content of the work program of the subsoil use contract and its form shall be determined by the competent authority.

      The provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to contracts for the exploration of solid minerals, concluded on the standard form prior to this Code entry into force.

      14. Amending a contract for exploration or for combined exploration and production (during the exploration period) of solid (common) minerals, with the exception of uranium, concluded prior to the entry into force of this Code, in order to extend its validity period (exploration period under the contract for combined exploration and production) is allowed in the event of the discovery of mineralization (manifestation) of solid (common) minerals, the exploration of which is provided for by the contract, to assess such discovery.

      Introducing amendments to the contract for the extraction (combined exploration and production during the production period) of solid (common) minerals, with the exception of uranium, concluded before the entry into force of this Code, in order to extend its validity period (the production period under the contract for combined exploration and production ) is allowed if such an extension is stipulated by the contract.

      An application for an extension of the term of a subsoil use contract may be submitted to the state body that is a party to the contract before the expiration of the exploration period or the production period, respectively.

      To the application for extension of the term of subsoil use contract for uranium, in addition to the information specified in paragraphs 12-1 and 13 of this article, a rationale shall be attached for the work and expenses for it during the extension period.

      The application for the extension of the exploration period under the subsoil use contract for solid (common) minerals, with the exception of uranium, to assess the discovered mineralization (manifestation) of solid (common) minerals, the exploration of which is provided for by the terms of the contract, in addition to the documents specified in part four of this paragraph, is attached with the information confirming such discovery (conclusion of the authorized body for the study of subsoil on the discovery of mineralization (manifestation) requiring assessment), and the geographical coordinates of the subsoil plot, where it is supposed to carry out an assessment of the discovered mineralization (manifestations). The procedure for confirming the mineralization (manifestation) of solid (common) minerals under a subsoil use contract is determined by the authorized body for subsoil study.

      The contract for production (period of extraction under a contract for combined exploration or extraction) of solid minerals, with the exception of uranium, may be extended for a period of not more than five years in order to determine the possibility of extracting mineral components from man-made mineral formations located within the contract territory.

      In the case of extension of the contract in accordance with part five of this paragraph, the subsoil user ma, before the expiry of the term for such extension, apply to the competent authority to extend the contract for the period necessary for the extraction of minerals from man-made mineral formations with the purpose of further extraction of useful components from them. In this case, the subsoil user is obliged to abandon part of the contract territory (part of the subsoil plot) not used for the specified purposes.

      The contract for exploration (combined exploration and production during the exploration period) of solid (common) minerals, with the exception of uranium, to assess the discovered mineralization (manifestation), may be extended for the period necessary to carry out work on assessment of the discovered deposit, provided for by the work program, which is determined by the parties as a result of negotiations.

      A contract for extraction (combined exploration and production during the production period) of solid (common) minerals, with the exception of uranium, may be extended for a period not exceeding the initial term (the initial period of production under the contract for combined exploration and production) of the mining contract, but no more than the maximum term of a mining license established by this Code. Subject to the above restrictions, the term for extending the contract for the extraction (combined exploration and production during the production period) of solid (common) minerals, with the exception of uranium, is determined on the basis of the planned mining activities provided for by the work program.

      In case of extension of a contract for the extraction (combined exploration and production) of solid (common) minerals, with the exception of uranium, in a subsoil plot containing a large deposit, concluded before the entry into force of this Code, for a period of more than ten years, the competent authority has the right to demand inclusion in the conditions for such an extension of one of the following obligations of the subsoil user:

      1) on establishing the processing industries by it or its subsidiary, or a joint venture;

      2) on modernization or reconstruction of the existing extractive industries of the subsoil user;

      3) on modernization or reconstruction of the existing processing industries;

      4) on the supply of the extracted mineral for processing to the processing enterprises (plants) located in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      5) on ensuring of implementation (by it or its subsidiary, or joint venture) of the investment project in accordance with the Entrepreneur Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan or a project aimed at the socio-economic development of the region.

      If the subsoil user refuses to extend the contract under the conditions specified in part seven of this paragraph, after the expiration of the contract validity period, the relevant part of the subsoil plot is to be auctioned in the way provided for in paragraph 5 of this article.

      A subsoil user under a contract for the extraction of solid (common) minerals (combined exploration and production during the production period), with the exception of uranium, concluded before the entry into force of this Code, the terms of which did not provide for the right of the subsoil user to extend the term of such contract (production period under a contract for combined exploration and production), has the exclusive right during the term of the contract to obtain a license for the extraction of solid (common) minerals in accordance with Article 201 (licenses for the extraction of common minerals in accordance with Article 232) of this Code. An application for a production license under the exclusive right can be submitted no earlier than three years before the expiration of the contract. If during the period of consideration of the application the term of the contract expired, the contract is considered renewed for the period of such consideration.

      Extension of term of the contract (agreement) on the state geological study of the subsoil concluded prior to this Code entry into force and financed by extrabudgetary funds is not allowed unless otherwise provided for by the terms and conditions of such contract. If the conditions of this contract provide for the possibility of extending its term, such an extension is allowed for a period not exceeding one year. During the period of such extension, the provisions on the restriction of work as provided for in Article 89 of this Code shall apply.

      14-1. Amendments to a contract for uranium exploration concluded prior to the entry into force of this Code, in order to extend its validity period, are allowed in the event of a discovery of a uranium deposit in order to assess such discovery.

      In addition to the information specified in paragraphs 12-1 and 13 of this Article, a written rationale for the work and costs thereof during the extension period shall be attached to the application for extension of the term of the uranium subsoil use contract.

      The application for the extension of the exploration period under the uranium exploration contract to evaluate the discovered uranium deposit, in addition to the documents specified in part two of this paragraph, is accompanied by information confirming the discovery of the uranium deposit (conclusion of the authorized body for the study of subsoil on the discovery of a uranium deposit requiring assessment), and geographic coordinates of the subsoil area where it is proposed to evaluate the discovered deposit.

      The competent authority under contracts for uranium exploration concluded prior to the entry into force of this Code determines the authorized body in the field of uranium mining.

      15. It shall be established that the right to the subsoil plot, granted to the person under the contract (agreement) for the state geological study of subsoil, concluded before the introduction of this code and financed from extrabudgetary funds shall be applied Provisions on the right to subsurface use, provided by paragraph 2 of article 84 of this Code.

      Such person may not interfere with the use of the subsoil block by other persons having the right of subsoil use in accordance with this Code.

      16. On subsoil use contracts, with the exception of uranium, concluded before enactment of this Code, changes in the subsoil plot boundaries shall be made by introducing appropriate amendments to the contract.

      In this case, the spatial boundaries of subsoil plot are determined by the territory, denoted by the corner points in the geographic values system and datum planes emanating from the boundaries of such a territory to a certain depth.

      Under contracts for the extraction of solid (common) minerals, with the exception of uranium, concluded prior to the entry into force of this Code, the expansion of the territory of a subsoil plot is allowed in an amount not exceeding half of the subsoil plot determined as of the date of entry into force of this Code.

      Changing the boundaries of a subsoil plot under contracts for subsoil use for solid (common) minerals, with the exception of uranium, concluded before the entry into force of this Code, is carried out by re-issuing a geological and (or) mining allotment. The procedure for issuing and re-issuing geological and mining allotments is determined by the authorized body for the study of subsoil.

      17. By decision of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the competent authority has the right to unilaterally terminate a subsoil use contract on a subsoil plot containing a large solid mineral deposit, concluded prior to the enactment of this Code, if the subsoil user’s actions during its subsoil use operations lead to changes in economic interest of the Republic of Kazakhstan creating a threat to national security In the event of unilateral termination of the contract on the abovementioned basis the competent authority is obliged to notify the subsoil user of this no later than two months.

      18. The competent authority unilaterally terminates the subsoil use contract for solid minerals in the subsoil plot containing a large deposit or a strategic deposit concluded prior to the enactment of this Code, in case of violation of the requirements provided for by paragraph 1 of Article 44 of this Code that entailed national security, except the cases when obtaining a permit from a competent authority in accordance with this Code is not required.

      In case of violation of these requirements this violation shall be eliminated within a period of not more than one year by restoring the situation that existed before the violation, and if it is impossible to recover, by carrying out other activities related to the transfer of facilities associated with the strategic subsoil plot with the permission of the competent authority. In case of elimination of the violation, the subsoil user shall notify the competent authority in writing with the attached documents confirming the elimination within the time specified in this part.

      In case of failure to eliminate the breach within the prescribed period, the competent authority unilaterally refuses to execute the contract by sending a written notice to the subsoil user. The contract is terminated after three months from the date of receipt by the subsoil user of the notice of unilateral refusal to execute the contract.

      19. Upon termination of a contract concluded before the entry into force of this Code, the fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use shall be carried out in the manner determined by this Code, taking into account the following:

      in the absence of a liquidation plan two years before the expiration of the contract for the extraction of solid minerals, with the exception of uranium, or a contract for the extraction of widespread minerals, or by the time of their early termination, the development of the liquidation project takes into account the relevant technical features of liquidation provided for in the instructions on drawing up a liquidation plan;

      upon termination of a permit for exploration or production of widespread minerals for use for the construction (reconstruction) and repair of public roads, state-owned railways, hydraulic structures and hydraulic structures, the fulfillment of obligations to eliminate the consequences of subsoil use is carried out by reclamation of disturbed lands in accordance with the land legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Persons who have commenced liquidation of the consequences of mining operations prior to the entry into force of this Code shall be obliged to ensure its completion in the manner and terms established by this Code.

      20. Subsoil users carrying out, under the single subsoil use contract in the field of hydrocarbons concluded before January 1, 2004, mining at several hydrocarbon deposits, some of which are included in the list of highly viscous, watered, marginal or depleted deposits, with the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has the right to apply to the competent authority to conclude a separate mining contract for such deposits. Such contract may be concluded for a period remaining until the expiration of the term of the initial contract.

      20. Subsoil users carrying under the single subsoil use contract in the field of hydrocarbons, concluded before January 1, 2004, mining at several hydrocarbon deposits, some of which are included in the list of highly viscous, water-cut, low-marginal or worked-out fields, with the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, has the right to apply to the competent authority with the application to conclude a separate mining contract regarding such deposits. Such contract may be executed for a term remaining until the expiry date of the initial contract.

      21. Final reports on exploration work submitted by subsoil users to state bodies in order to obtain a conclusion on the profitability of proven mineral reserves are subject to review in accordance with the provisions of Article 121 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use" with due regard to the provisions of paragraph 11 of Article 277 of this Code.

      22. Holders of the subsoil use right under contracts concluded prior to the entry into force of this Code shall be entitled to carry out activities on the subsoil plot in accordance with the project documents approved in the manner established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in effect prior to the entry into force of this Code.

      Amendments to these project documents, taking into account the provisions of part three of this paragraph, shall be made in accordance with the provisions on amending project documents provided for by this Code. At the same time, the indicators of project documents must correspond to those provided for in the work program of the contract.

      If the volumes of extraction of widespread minerals or solid minerals, with the exception of uranium, under subsoil use contracts concluded before the entry into force of this Code, as determined by the approved project documents, change by less than twenty percent in physical terms from the approved design indicators, such changes shall not be the basis for the mandatory introduction of changes in the specified project documents (development of a project document in accordance with this Code).

      22-1. Under contracts for uranium exploration concluded prior to the entry into force of this Code, subsoil users have the right to carry out pilot production of uranium.

      The pilot production project is approved by the subsoil user and is subject to the examinations provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan. At the same time, such examinations do not require a report on the assessment of resources and reserves of solid minerals.

      Entering the amendments to contracts for uranium exploration concluded prior to the entry into force of this Code in connection with pilot production is made in accordance with paragraph 14-1 of this article.

      23. Under the contracts for extraction of solid minerals concluded prior to this Code entry into force, operations on subsoil use, in addition to operations specified in this Code, include the primary processing (enrichment) of mined solid minerals in accordance with the list of works determined by contract.

      For the purposes of this paragraph, the primary processing (enrichment) extracted from solid minerals subsoil includes a type of mining activity, which includes collection on-site, crushing or grinding, classification (sorting), briquetting, nodulizing and enrichment by physico-chemical methods (without qualitatively changing mineral forms of minerals, their aggregate-phase state, crystal-chemical structure), and may also include processing technologies that are special types of work of mining of the minerals (underground gasification and smelting, chemical and bacterial leaching, dredging and hydraulic mining of alluvial deposits). This processing are the works associated with the extraction of useful components from the extracted raw materials, as well as work (if there is primary processing), following the primary processing.

      24.It shall be established that man-made mineral formations, located separately with non-state technological mineral formations at different sites (dump, tailing pond, sludge depository, landfill, etc.):

      1) within the contract territories of mining contracts (mining period under contracts for combined exploration and mining) of solid minerals concluded with subsoil users prior to the implementation of this Code, or

      2) on land plots of mining companies operated at the date of this Code entry into force and owned by non-state legal entities on the right of private property, shall be subject to gratuitous transfer to the ownership of these persons on the basis of their applications submitted to the competent authority within two years enactment of this Code.

      State man-made mineral formations located outside the contractual territories and land plots referred to in sub-paragraphs 1) and 2) of the first part of this paragraph and formed before May 30, 1992 shall be transferred free of charge to private ownership at the request of the interested person submitted to them to the competent authority. Such application may be filed within two years from the date of this Code entry into force, subject to the following conditions:

      the applicant is the owner of existing ore mining, mining and processing, metallurgical company at the date of this Code entry into force;

      such man-made mineral formations are located in the territories adjacent to the contract territory or the land plot on which the relevant ore mining, mining and processing, metallurgical enterprise is located.

      Transfer of state man-made mineral formations indicated to in the second part of this paragraph to the applicant’s private ownership is carried out by expanding the contract territory to the area where such man-made mineral formations are located if the applicant is a subsoil user, or by granting rights to land plots within which the man-made mineral formations are located.

      State man-made mineral formations not transferred to the property in accordance with the first and second parts of this paragraph, located outside the contractual territories and land plots referred to in sub-paragraphs 1) and 2) of the first part of this paragraph, are included in the subsoil content. Subsoil users who have not filed applications for the purchase of man-made mineral formations are obliged to return a part of the contract territory where such man-made mineral formations are located after four years from the day this Code enters into force.

      It shall be established that state man-made mineral formations placed together with man-made mineral formations of operating companies on one object of placement owned by man-made legal entities on the right of private property, or placed on one object of placement together with man-made mineral formations resulting from the activity of subsoil users are transferred without charge into the ownership of the said persons on the basis of their application submitted to the authorized body for the study of mineral resources. Such application may be filed within two years from the date of this Code entry into force.

      If the man-made mineral formations specified in part five of this paragraph may be divided due to their physical properties (man-made mineral formations in solid stage), according to the application of the person specified in part five of this paragraph, a dividing balance sheet is drawn up between the applicant and the authorized body for subsoil study Such application may be filed within two years from the date of this Code entry into force. In this case, man-made mineral formations are transferred on the basis of the separation balance. After the separation balance is compiled, the provisions of the fourth part of this paragraph shall be applied to the provided state man-made mineral formations not put on the applicant's books.

      If the application for transfer of the state man-made mineral formations to private ownership has not been filed or the separation balance has not been drawn up within the prescribed time limits, allocation of facilities for non-state and state man-made mineral formations are subject to liquidation at the expense of such person. Liquidation is carried out in the way prescribed by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with subsequent return to the state of the territories in which the liquidated facilities are located.

      The rights to man-made mineral formations transferred to the property on the basis of this paragraph are exercised in accordance with Article 13 of this Code.

      State man-made mineral formations transferred to private ownership in accordance with this paragraph shall be written off from the state balance of mineral reserves.

      The procedure for the transfer of state man-made mineral formations, provided for by this paragraph shall be determined by the authorized body in the field of solid minerals.

      25. Holders of subsoil use rights for subsoil use contracts for solid minerals, as well as for contracts for the extraction of widespread minerals concluded prior to the enactment of this Code, have the right by decision of the commission established by the competent authority or the local executive body of the region, city of republican significance, the capital, transit to the license mode of subsoil use (reissue the right of subsoil use), provided for by this Code, by getting licence for exploration or mining of solid minerals; licenses for the extraction of widespread minerals in exchange for relevant subsoil use contracts. At the same time, if the holder of the subsoil use right under contracts for exploration of solid minerals and exploration of widespread minerals or under contracts for the production of solid minerals and production of widespread minerals with contract territories located within the boundaries of the prospecting site being formed or a site for the production of solid minerals is the same person, the transition to a licensed subsoil use regime (re-registration of subsoil use rights) shall be carried out simultaneously under both contracts for the exploration of solid minerals and the exploration of common minerals or under contracts for the extraction of solid minerals and the production of widespread minerals by issuing one license, respectively, for exploration of solid minerals or mining of solid minerals.

      On the contracts for subsoil use, a commission is established for the solid minerals by the competent authority. Status and composition of the commission are determined by the competent authority. The commission also includes representatives of the central authorized body for budget planning, the central authorized body for budget execution, the authorized body in the field of environmental protection and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Under contracts for the extraction of widespread minerals a commission is created by the relevant local executive body of the region, city of republican significance and the capital. Status and composition of the commission are determined by the local executive body. The commission also includes representatives of the local authorized body for budget execution, the territorial body of the authorized body in the field of environmental protection and the territorial body of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Procedure for transition to the license mode of subsoil use in accordance with this paragraph, including the procedure for work of the commission is determined by the competent authority.

      The license shall be issued for a period determined in accordance with this Code. This period shall not exceed the term of the subsoil use contract, in exchange for which a license is issued, and in the event of re-registration of the subsoil use right simultaneously under contracts for solid minerals and common minerals - the term of the contract for solid minerals. At the same time, for the purposes of part one of paragraph 2 of Article 211 of this Code, the term of a license for the extraction of solid minerals issued in lieu of a subsoil use contract (s) may be extended for a period of up to twenty-five consecutive years.

      Apart from the obligations stipulated in Articles 191, 208 and 233 of this Code, the license issued for subsoil use may contain additional obligations of a subsoil user and the grounds for revoking a license or paying a penalty for violation of these obligations.

      The subsoil use contract is terminated from the date of issue of the relevant subsoil use license.

      In the event that a subsoil use license is issued in accordance with this paragraph, the provisions of subparagraphs 2), 4) of paragraph 1 of Article 25 and subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2 of Article 40 of this Code shall not apply to the said license.

      Reissue of the subsoil use right in accordance with this paragraph does not terminate the subsoil use right arising from the contract and also does not entail the termination of encumbrances of subsoil use rights existing at the time of reissue.

      26. For subsoil use contracts concluded prior to the enactment of this Code, reports on the performance of contractual obligations on expenditures allocated for training, advanced training and retraining of workers who are citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as obligations on the financing of research, scientific and technical and (or) development work shall be submitted in the order and terms established by this Code for the respective types of obligations.

      27. It shall be established that within five years from the date of this Code entry into force, subsoil users, carrying out mining of solid minerals with a metal (metals) content of more than thirty percent, under a license for extracting solid minerals, shall process at least half of the total production in the calendar year in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      If it is impossible to process these solid minerals in the stipulated amount for technological reasons, reasons for absence, insufficient production capacity or economic inexpediency, subsoil users have the right to remove them from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      28. For contracts (licenses) for exploration and (or) mining of hydrocarbons concluded (issued) prior to the enactment of this Code, the coordinates and identification indicators of the blocks are applied to the subsoil sections consisting of blocks established in accordance with regulation of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 16, 1995 № 1552 "On Approval of the Map of Blocks and Hydrocarbons Deposits Prepared for Geological Survey and Development" and dated December 10, 1996 № 1514 "On Approval of the Map of Blocks for Geological Survey and development of hydrocarbons in the Kazakhstan sector of the Caspian Sea", unless otherwise provided by the terms of such contracts.

      29. For subsoil use contracts concluded prior to January 1, 2015, during purchase of the goods in accordance with the procedure for procurement of goods, works and services used in subsoil use operations approved in accordance with this Code, the tender organizer, in the process of determining the winner, conventionally reduces the price of the competitive bid of the bidders - Kazakhstan producers of goods- by twenty percent.

      The provisions of this paragraph apply before the expiration of the indicated contracts or until January 1, 2021, whichever comes first. Under subsoil use contracts for hydrocarbons concluded prior to the enactment of this Code, the calculation of subsurface users contractual obligations on training citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan is carried out in accordance with the policy approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons.

      30. The procedure for procurement of goods, works and services by subsoil users and their contractors operating under agreements (contracts) on production sharing approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or under a subsoil use contract approved by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan is determined by the procedures established in accordance with such agreements (contracts). With that this procedure shall provide:

      1) implementation of approved programs for the development of local suppliers of goods, works and services;

      2) provision of all potential suppliers of goods, works and services with full and fair opportunities to participate in the competition for the purchase of goods, works and services;

      3) the objective standards applying for the prior selection of potential suppliers of goods, works and services.

      31. For the subsoil use contracts for hydrocarbons and uranium mining, concluded prior to the enactment of this Code, the costs of subsoil users and their contractors for the procurement of goods, works and services used in exploration and (or) hydrocarbon extraction and uranium mining operations, based on the results of a competition held outside the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or procured with violation of the established procedure for the procurement of goods, works and services used in the exploration and (or) production of carbohydrate odes and uranium mining, or procedures established under agreements (contracts) on production sharing, approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, or under a subsoil use contract approved by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, are excluded from expenses taken into account by competent authority performing by the relevant subsoil user of contractual obligations. The provision stipulated by this paragraph also applies to subsoil users and their contractors operating under production sharing agreements (contracts) approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan or under a subsoil use contract approved by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      32. Subsoil users carrying out hydrocarbon exploration activities under subsoil use contracts concluded prior to this Code enactment have the right to transit to subsoil use conditions provided for by this Code by concluding a new version of the contract for exploration and mining of hydrocarbons developed in conformity to the standard contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons and approved by the competent authority, in simultaneous compliance with the following conditions:

      1) there are no breaches under the existing subsoil use contract concluded prior to this Code enactment, specified in notification of the competent authority, committed and not eliminated by the subsoil user;

      2) the subsurface user has fully paid the subscription bonus in accordance with the requirements of the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the existing subsurface use contract concluded prior to this Code entry into force;

      3) project for exploration works has been approved by the subsoil user in accordance with the requirements of this Code, which has received positive conclusions provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      4) application for conclusion of the contract for exploration and mining of hydrocarbons in new edition in accordance with the standard contract for exploration and mining of hydrocarbons, approved by the competent authority, submitted by the subsoil user in simultaneous compliance with the following conditions:

      before the expiration of the contract for subsoil use concluded prior to this Code entry into force, under which the subsoil user carries out hydrocarbon exploration activities;

      within eighteen months from the date of this Code entry into force.

      Application for conclusion of the contract for exploration and mining of hydrocarbons in a new edition in accordance with the model contract for the exploration and mining of hydrocarbons, approved by the competent authority, shall contain:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) or name of the subsoil user;

      2) number and date of registration of the existing subsoil use contract, under which the subsoil user carries out hydrocarbon exploration activities;

      3) reference to the exploration plot, which shall correspond to the subsoil plot in accordance with the geological allotment under the current subsoil use contract, under which the subsoil user carries out hydrocarbon exploration activities.

      The application is additionally attached by following:

      1) hydrocarbon exploration and production contract signed by a subsoil user that complies with a model hydrocarbon exploration and mining contract approved by the competent authority;

      2) the work program attached to the contract for the exploration and mining of hydrocarbons as its integral part, containing the volumes, description and deadlines for the work during the exploration period and complying with the requirements for the volumes and types of work stipulated by the work program under the current subsoil use contract, within whose subsoil user carries out hydrocarbon exploration activities;

      3) approved by the subsoil user and received positive conclusions provided by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan examinations of the exploration project.

      At that such contract establishes the period of exploration in accordance with the provisions provided for in the first part of paragraph 1 of Article 116 of this Code, reduced by the actual term of the existing subsoil use contract, under which the exploration of hydrocarbons is carried out by the subsoil user, on the date of submission of the application for the conclusion of a contract for exploration and mining in the new edition, developed in accordance with the model contract approved by the competent authority.

      Investment commitments under the current subsoil use contract, under which the subsoil user carries out hydrocarbon exploration activities (if any), except for obligations in the field of training, science and socio-economic development of the region, are included in full in the contract for hydrocarbon exploration and production corresponding to the model contract for the exploration and mining of hydrocarbons, approved by the competent authority.

      The application is subject to consideration within twenty business days from the date of its receipt by the competent authority.

      Based on the results of consideration of the application, the competent authority takes a decision on conclusion of the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons or rejects its conclusion.

      The competent authority rejects conclusion of the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the following cases:

      1) if the application fails to comply with the requirements established by this Code;

      2) failure to comply with the requirements provided for by this paragraph, committed by the subsoil user.

      The refusal of the competent authority does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to reapplication during the term of current subsoil use contract and compliance with other requirements provided for by this paragraph.

      Conclusion of the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons corresponding to standard contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons, approved by the competent authority, does not constitute grounds for relieving the subsoil user of liability for violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which was committed during the subsoil use contract, under which the subsoil user has carried out hydrocarbon exploration activities.

      Subsequent conditions for extending the exploration period and carrying out activities under the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons concluded in accordance with this paragraph shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of this Code.

      33. Subsoil users engaged in hydrocarbon exploration under subsoil use contracts concluded prior to the enactment of this Code are entitled to one-time extension of the exploration period on the grounds and without complying with the requirements for the total exploration period, which are provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 117 of this Code, while meeting the following conditions:

      1) application for the extension of exploration period is submitted within eighteen months from the date of this Code entry into force;

      2) there are no breaches under the existing subsoil use contract concluded prior to the enactment of this Code, specified in the notification of the competent authority, committed and not eliminated by the subsoil user;

      3) the application is submitted and considered in the order provided for by paragraphs 4 to 11 of Article 117 of this Code;

      4) in the case of a subsoil use contract concluded prior to this code entry into force Code, its trial operation does not exceed three years at the time of application filing

      5) a new version of the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons signed by the subsoil user is additionally attached to the application in accordance with the standard contract for exploration and mining of hydrocarbons approved by the competent authority.

      At that such contract fixes an exploration period corresponding to the requested extension period, but not exceeding three years.

      Subsequent extension of the exploration period under a contract concluded on the basis provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 117 of this Code, in accordance with the first part of this paragraph is permitted only on the basis provided in paragraph 3 of Article 117 of this Code.

      Subsequent extension of the exploration period under the contract concluded on the basis provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 117 of this Code in accordance with the first part of this paragraph is prohibited.

      Conclusion of the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons corresponding to standard contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons, approved by the competent authority, does not constitute grounds for relieving the subsoil user of liability for violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which was committed during the subsoil use contract, under which the subsoil user has carried out hydrocarbon exploration activities.

      33-1. For subsoil use contracts concluded before the enactment of this Code and transitioned to the subsoil use conditions provided by this Code in accordance with paragraphs 32 or 33 of this Article, a reduction in the subsoil plot shall be allowed without complying with the requirements of subparagraphs 2) of paragraph 1 of Article 114 of this Code.

      When reducing the subsoil plot, it is allowed to amend the work program established in the subsoil use contract regarding the types and volumes of works related to the returned subsoil plot, provided that the following conditions are simultaneously met:

      seismic exploration works have been carried out by the subsoil user on the returned subsoil plot;

      the subsoil user has approved an amendment to the exploration project, which provides for the reduction of the subsoil plot and the absence of drilling structures on the returned subsoil plot, and this amendment has received positive conclusions from the expert assessments stipulated by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      In this case, the application for the reduction of the subsoil plot must also include the amendment to the exploration project approved by the subsoil user, which has received positive conclusions from the expert assessments stipulated by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in connection with the reduction of the subsoil plot.

      34. Subsoil users that carry out or carried out hydrocarbon exploration activities under subsoil use contracts concluded prior to the enactment of this Code (initial contract) are entitled to conclude a hydrocarbon production contract corresponding to a model hydrocarbon production contract approved by the competent authority on the basis of statements under the following conditions:

      1) the subsoil user fails to transit to the subsoil use conditions provided for by this Code by concluding a new edition of the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 32 and 33 of this article;

      2) the subsoil user under initial contract in accordance with the requirements of this Code has compiled and approved the report on calculation of the field reserves which received a positive conclusion of the state examination of subsoil;

      3) there are no breaches of obligations specified in notification of the competent authority committed and not eliminated by the subsoil user.

      If under initial contract the subsoil user discovered two or more hydrocarbon fields, such subsoil user may conclude one contract for production of hydrocarbons or individual contracts for each deposit.

      In the case specified in part one of this paragraph, the contract for production of hydrocarbons is concluded for a preparation period, the duration of which is determined by the subsoil user in the application, but cannot exceed three years.

      If the initial geological reserves of hydrocarbon fields, report on the calculation of which received a positive conclusion provided for by this Code on state examination of subsoil, exceed the value of one hundred million tons of oil or fifty billion cubic meters of natural gas, the provisions of the production contract for such a field shall contain one of the obligations specified in paragraph 7 of Article 119 of this Code.

      Application for conclusion of the contract for production of hydrocarbons is submitted by the subsoil user to the competent authority during the validity term or within twelve months after the termination of the original contract.

      The competent authority, during the period specified in part five of this paragraph, as well as during consideration of the application and implementation of the actions specified in paragraphs from nine till sixteen of this paragraph, may not grant the right of subsoil use in such subsoil plot to other persons

      Application for conclusion of the contract for production of hydrocarbons shall contain:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) or name of the subsoil user;

      2) number and date of registration of the original contract;

      3) reference to the production site;

      4) duration of the preparation period not exceeding three years.

      The application is additionally attached by following:

      1) the hydrocarbon production contract signed by the subsoil user that complies with a standard hydrocarbon production contract approved by the competent authority, except for the cases provided for in part four of this paragraph;

      2) report on the calculation of reserves approved by the subsoil user and having received a positive conclusion of the state examination of reserves.

      he application is subject to consideration within twenty business days from the date of its receipt by the competent authority. Based on the results of consideration of the application, the competent authority takes one of the following decisions:

      1) on conclusion of the contract for production of hydrocarbons, except for the cases provided for in part four of this paragraph;

      2) on negotiations with the subsoil user in the time and order specified in this paragraph, in the case provided for in part four of this paragraph;

      3) to reject conclusion of the contract for production of hydrocarbons.

      The competent authority rejects conclusion of the contract for production of hydrocarbons if the application does not meet the requirements established by this paragraph.

      The refusal of the competent authority does not deprive the subsoil user of the right for reapplication within the period specified in part five of this paragraph.

      In the case provided for by sub-paragraph 1) of the ninth part of this paragraph, the competent authority, within twenty business days from the date of such decision, concludes with the applicant for a period determined in accordance with part three of this paragraph, a contract for the extraction of hydrocarbons and sends the signed copy to the applicant.

      In the case provided for by subparagraph 2) of the ninth part of this paragraph, within twenty-four months from the date of such decision, the competent authority shall negotiate with the subsoil user to determine the conditions and procedure for fulfilling the obligation provided for in paragraph 7 of article 119 of this Code.

      According to the results of negotiations, the competent authority within five business days makes and notifies the subsoil user of one of the following decisions:

      1) on conclusion of the contract for production of hydrocarbons;

      2) on such conclusion rejection.

      In the case provided for by sub-paragraph 1) of part fourteen of this paragraph, the subsoil user shall, within twenty business days from the date of receipt of the notification, send to the competent authority a signed hydrocarbon production contract determining the conditions and procedure for fulfilling the obligation provided for by paragraph 7 of Article 119 of this Code.

      The competent authority within twenty business days from the date of receipt of the contract for the extraction of hydrocarbons concludes the same contract and sends signed copy to the subsoil user.

      In the case provided for in sub-paragraph 2) of part fourteen of this paragraph, the former subsoil user has the right to reimburse the costs of finding and evaluating a deposit.

      Such reimbursement is made by a new subsoil user in the form of the lump sum payment of the full amount of the relevant costs with due regard to inflation, determined on the basis of official statistical information of the authorized body based on the state statistics data.

      The period for reimbursement of such costs shall be established by the competent authority and not exceed twelve months after the date of the contract conclusion with a new subsoil user.

      A new subsoil user is entitled to audit the costs subject to reimbursement. In the event of the dispute on amount of reimbursable costs between the new and former subsoil users, such dispute is subject to settlement in the court.

      35. Subsoil users engaged in the production of hydrocarbons under subsoil use contracts concluded prior to the enactment of this Code (valid contract) have the right to transfer to the subsoil use conditions provided for by this Code by concluding a new version of hydrocarbon production contract corresponding to the standard contract for the production of hydrocarbons, approved by the competent authority, on the basis of an application, while simultaneously observing the following conditions:

      1) in accordance with the requirements of this Code, the subsoil user has approved the project for development of field having received positive conclusions stipulated by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) the period of production under the contract for the production of hydrocarbons is determined on the basis of the deposit development project, but does not exceed the term of the existing contract for subsoil use remaining at the time of application;

      3) investment obligations under the current contract (if any) are included in full in the contract for production of hydrocarbons;

      4) at the time of the application submission, there are no breaches of obligations under the current subsoil use contract committed and not eliminated by the subsoil user, and specified in the notification of the competent authority.

      If in the current subsoil use contract there are two or more hydrocarbon fields fixed, the subsoil user may conclude one contract for production of hydrocarbons.

      Application for conclusion of the contract for production of hydrocarbons shall contain:

      1) surname, name, patronymic (if specified in the identity document) or name of the subsoil user;

      2) number and date of registration of the subsoil use contract.

      The application is additionally attached by following:

      1) the contract for production of hydrocarbons signed by a subsoil user, corresponding to a standard contract for the production of hydrocarbons, approved by the competent authority and taking into account the provisions stipulated in the first part of this paragraph;

      3) approved by the subsoil user and having received positive conclusions provided for by this Code and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan examinations of the exploration project.

      The application is subject to consideration within twenty business days from the date of its receipt by the competent authority.

      Based on the results of consideration of the application the competent authority decides on conclusion of the contract for production of hydrocarbons or rejects conclusion thereof.

      The competent authority rejects conclusion of the contract for production of hydrocarbons in the following cases:

      1) if the application fails to comply with the requirements established by this Code;

      2) failure to comply with the requirements provided for in the part one of this paragraph.

      The refusal of the competent authority does not deprive the subsoil user of the right to reapplication.

      If a decision is made to conclude a contract for the production of hydrocarbons, the competent authority concludes such a contract within twenty business days and sends the signed copy to the applicant.

      Conclusion of the contract for production of hydrocarbons corresponding to a standard contract for production of hydrocarbons, approved by the competent authority, does not constitute grounds for relieving the subsoil user of liability for violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which was committed during the subsoil use contract, under which the subsoil user has carried out hydrocarbon production activities.

      Subsoil users who have entered into the contract for production of hydrocarbons in a new edition in accordance with this paragraph may not allocate a site (sites) of the subsoil under such a contract.

      36. Persons who are the winners of tender for granting the right of subsoil use for exploration or production of hydrocarbons (the tender winner) conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use", the results of which were established in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan have the right to conclude a contract for the exploration and production or extraction of hydrocarbons, developed in accordance with a model contract approved by the competent body, while simultaneously meeting the following conditions:

      1) the tender winner fails to conclude the contract for subsoil use in the order and on the conditions provided for by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use";

      2) the tender winner has paid full subscription bonus in accordance with the requirements of the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      3) application for conclusion of the contract for exploration and production or extraction of hydrocarbons is submitted within twelve months from the date of this Code entry into force.

      Application for conclusion of the contract for exploration and production or extraction of hydrocarbons, sent by the winner of the competition to the competent authority in accordance with this paragraph shall contain:

      1) name of the person being the winner of tender for granting the right of subsoil use for exploration or production of hydrocarbons;

      2) information and documents confirming compliance with the conditions provided for by this paragraph;

      3) information and documents stipulated by paragraphs 2-4 of Article 96 of this Code.

      Following documents shall be attached to the application:

      1) the contract for exploration and production or extraction of hydrocarbons signed by the tender winner and developed in accordance with a standard contract approved by the competent authority with due regard the requirements provided for by this paragraph;

      2) work program containing the volumes, description and deadlines for the work during the exploration period, drawn up on the basis of the prospecting project developed and agreed in accordance with the requirements of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Subsoil Use and Subsoil Use" or on the basis of conditions for works during the exploration period established in the tender offer for participation in the tender or in the application for participation in the auction.

      For the purposes of this paragraph:

      1) at conclusion of the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons corresponding to a standard contract approved by the competent authority:

      the exploration site is determined in accordance with the requirements of this Code and may not exceed the size of the subsoil plot specified in the conditions of the tender for the subsoil use right for hydrocarbon exploration conducted in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use";

      development and expertise of the project for exploration works under the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons concluded in accordance with this paragraph shall be carried out in accordance with this Code;

      1) at conclusion of the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons corresponding to a model contract approved by the competent authority:

      the production site is determined in accordance with the requirements of this Code and may not exceed the size of the subsoil plot specified in the conditions of the tender for the subsoil use right for hydrocarbon exploration conducted in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use";

      in the contract for production of hydrocarbons, the tender winner may initiate the consolidation of the preparatory period or the production period in accordance with the provisions provided for in this Code (including the development and examination of project documents, as well as investment obligations and other issues), taking into account the specifics provided for in item;

      3) the contract for exploration and production of hydrocarbons concluded in accordance with this paragraph shall include obligations corresponding to the obligations assumed by the winner of the tender in accordance with its tender offer for participation in the tender or application for participation in the auction, regarding the local content share in personnel, work, services required to perform the work under the contract;

      4) the contract for production of hydrocarbons, concluded in accordance with this paragraph, shall include obligations corresponding to the obligations assumed by the winner of the tender in accordance with its tender proposal for participation in the tender or application for participation in the auction concerning the amount of social and economic development expenses of the region for and the development of its infrastructure; local content in personnel, work, services required to perform the work under the contract; the amount of expenses for training Kazakhstani personnel, research, scientific, technical and developmental works on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which are necessary to carry out the work under the contract.

      The application is subject to review within the time limits established by this Code for consideration of applications for the conclusion of a contract for the exploration and production or extraction of hydrocarbons.

      The competent authority decides to refuse to conclude a contract for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the following cases:

      1) if the application fails to comply with the requirements established by this Code;

      2) non-compliance committed by the tender winner with the requirements provided for by this paragraph;

      3) on the grounds provided by sub-paragraphs 2) - 6), 8) and 9) of the paragraph 3, article 97 of this Code.

      The refusal of the competent authority does not deprive the tender winner of the right to reapplication within the time limits and in compliance with other requirements provided for by this paragraph.

      37. Provisions stipulated by paragraph 36 of this article regarding the procedure and conditions for concluding a contract for exploration and production or extraction of hydrocarbons corresponding to a model contract approved by the competent authority with the winner of the tender for the subsoil use right for exploration of hydrocarbons conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan " On Subsoil and Subsoil Use" (with the exception of sub-paragraph 3) of part two and sub-paragraph 3) of part six of paragraph 36 of this article), also apply to the conclusion of contracts for exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons or production with the national company in the field of hydrocarbons in the event of signing the protocol of direct negotiations in accordance with the provisions of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use".

      At that, the conditions for conducting subsoil use operations are determined on the basis of a protocol of direct negotiations.

      38. It shall be established that in accordance with international treaties concluded prior to this Code entry into force, the competent authority may be granted the right to use subsoil under a contract for exploration of hydrocarbons on the basis of direct negotiations to persons specified in such international treaties.

      The person intending to use the subsoil plot for hydrocarbon exploration on the basis of direct negotiations in accordance with this paragraph shall send to the competent authority a statement with specification:

      1) name of the applicant, location, information on the state registration as a legal entity (extract from the trade register or other legalized document certifying that the applicant is a legal entity under the laws of a foreign state), information about the manager, individuals, legal entities, states and international organizations directly or indirectly controlling the applicant;

      2) information about the previous activities of the applicant, including the list of countries in which he has carried out his activities over the past three years;

      3) territory of the subsoil plot for which the applicant claims.

      The application and all the documents attached thereto shall be written in Kazakh and Russian. If the application is submitted by a foreigner or a foreign legal entity, the documents attached thereto may be drafted in another language with a mandatory attachment of translations into Kazakh and Russian to each document and notarization of their authenticity.

      Direct negotiations on the provision of subsoil use rights under a contract for hydrocarbon exploration are held between the authorized representatives of the applicant and the working group of the competent authority.

      Direct negotiations are held within two months from the date of receipt of the application to the competent authority. Terms of direct negotiations can be extended by the competent authority decision.

      Based on the results of direct negotiations, the competent authority decides whether to conclude a contract for the exploration of hydrocarbons or to refuse to conclude it.

      If a decision is made to conclude an exploration contract within twenty business days from the date of its adoption, the applicant pays a subscription bonus, the amount of which is determined by the results of direct negotiations, and sends to the competent authority:

      1) confirmation of the subscription bonus payment;

      2) draft contract for hydrocarbon exploration;

      3) work program containing the scope, description and deadlines for performing the works during the exploration period, determined on the basis of the results of direct negotiations, attached to the contract for hydrocarbon exploration as an integral part thereof.

      Draft contract for hydrocarbon exploration shall include the following conditions:

      1) type of the subsoil use operations;

      2) the contract validity period;

      3) boundaries of the subsoil plot(s);

      4) obligations of the subsoil user in terms of the volumes and types of work on the subsoil areas provided for in the work program;

      5) obligations of the subsoil user on the minimum share of local content in the personnel;

      6) obligations of the subsoil user for the share of in-country value in goods, works and services that comply with the requirements of this Code, including by types of goods, works and services included in the list of priority goods, works and services, approved by the authorized body in the field of hydrocarbons;

      7) obligations of the subsurface user to eliminate the consequences of subsurface use;

      8) responsibility of the subsoil user for breach of contractual obligations, including violation of indicators of basic project documents for the exploration of hydrocarbons attributed by this Code to contractual obligations;

      9) other conditions on the basis of which the subsoil was granted for use for exploration operations.

      Draft contract for hydrocarbon exploration is subject to expert and legal expertise. Expertise of the draft contract by the competent authority is carried out within twenty business days from the date of its receipt.

      Draft contract for exploration of hydrocarbons, within three business days from the date of its receipt, is sent to the competent authority for the passage of mandatory legal expertise, conducted on the subject of compliance of the contract provisions with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Legal expertise is carried out within twenty business days. Results of the expertises are documented by expert opinions which may be negative or positive.

      The applicant finalizes the draft contract in order to eliminate the remarks set forth in the expert opinions. In case of elimination of the indicated remarks, the state body shall re-examine the expertise within ten business days.

      Within ten business days from the date of receipt of positive expert opinions provided for in this paragraph, the applicant sends to the competent authority a signed contract for the exploration of hydrocarbons.

      The competent authority shall, within twenty business days from the date of receipt of the contract, conclude a contract for the exploration of hydrocarbons and send the signed copy to the applicant.

      It is prohibited to conclude additional agreements to the contract for the exploration of hydrocarbons, providing for the reduction or exclusion of the obligations originally stated in the work program.

      39. The provisions of this Code regarding complex projects and contracts for exploration and extraction or production of hydrocarbons under complex projects shall not apply to:

      1) subsoil use contracts (amendments to subsoil use contracts) concluded in accordance with Article 120 of this Code;

      2) agreements (contracts) on product sharing approved by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the subsoil use contract approved by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      40. A subsoil user engaged in exploration and/or extraction of hydrocarbons under a subsoil use contract concluded before January 1, 2023, shall have the right to transition to the terms of the standard contract for exploration and extraction or production of hydrocarbons under a complex project, in accordance with the conditions provided in subparagraphs 1) or 2) of 1-1 of Article 36 of this Code, regarding subsoil plots that meet at least one of the criteria for a complex project(s) as specified in paragraph 1-2 of Article 36 of this Code, provided that the following conditions are simultaneously met:

      regarding the subsoil plot that meets one or more criteria specified in subparagraphs 1) or 2) of paragraph 1-2 of Article 36 of this Code, the subsoil user is at the exploration stage, or for the subsoil plot that meets the criterion specified in subparagraphs 3) of paragraph 1-2 of Article 36 of this Code, the subsoil user is at the exploration and/or extraction stage;

      the subsoil user has no unresolved violations of obligations under the initial contract as indicated in the notification from the competent authority at the time of submitting the application;

      the subsoil user has fully completed the physical volume of works stipulated in the work program for the period preceding the year of submitting the application, or has fully executed the work program for the exploration period.

      The transition to the terms of the standard contract for exploration and extraction or production of hydrocarbons under a complex project shall be carried out upon the subsoil user's application submitted to the competent authority.

      In addition to information about the subsoil user, the application shall indicate the grounds for the transition to the terms of the standard contract for exploration and extraction or production of hydrocarbons under a complex project.

      The following documents must be attached to the application:

      a draft amendment to the subsoil use contract, which stipulates the rephrasing of such a contract in accordance with the terms of the standard contract for exploration and extraction or production of hydrocarbons under a complex project;

      the minimum domestic value obligations in terms of staff, as defined by the applicant in accordance with paragraph 5-1 of Article 36 of this Code, which subject to be included in the contract for exploration and extraction or production of hydrocarbons under a complex project;

      regarding the complex projects specified in subparagraphs 2) and 3) of paragraph 1-2 of Article 36 of this Code, any of the documents specified in part two of paragraph 1-3 of Article 36 of this Code.

      When transitioning to the terms of the standard contract for exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons under a complex project in accordance with this paragraph, the exploration period shall be determined within the maximum exploration period determined in consideration of the provisions of Articles 116 and 117 of this Code, minus the actual exploration period already utilized under such a contract.

      In the event that the subsoil use right under a contract concluded before the enactment of this Code—except for contracts on subsoil plots fully or partially located within the Kazakh sector of the Caspian or Aral Sea was granted to the subsoil user as an entity engaged in industrial-innovative activities in accordance with the provisions of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 24, 2010, "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use," when transitioning to the terms of the standard contract for exploration and extraction or production of hydrocarbons under a complex project, such a contract must provide for the subsoil user's obligations to ensure the implementation of the corresponding investment project, as well as other related obligations associated with the implementation of such an investment project, as stipulated in the contract terms, including obligations to ensure raw materials.

      If the initial contract includes several subsoil plots (fields), some of which do not meet the criteria for complex project(s) as specified in paragraph 1-2 of Article 36 of this Code, the transition to the terms of the standard contract for complex projects in accordance with this point shall be carried out only for the subsoil plot (field) that meets the criteria for a complex project as provided in paragraph 1-2 of Article 36 of this Code, by separating the relevant subsoil plot(s) and/or field(s) into a separate contract under the terms of the standard contract for a complex project.

      The application must be reviewed within twenty working days from the date it is submitted to the competent authority.

      If, as a result of the review of the application for the project amendment to the contract, there are comments, the competent authority shall notify the applicant. If the applicant agrees with the comments from the competent authority, they shall have the right to eliminate them and submit a revised project amendment to the competent authority. During the period of eliminating the comments, the review period for the application shall be suspended. If the applicant does not agree with the comments from the competent authority, they shall have the right to contest them in accordance with the procedures established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

      Based on the results of consideration of the application, the competent authority shall sign an addendum to the contract and send it to the applicant or refuse to switch to the terms of the standard contract for exploration and extraction or production of hydrocarbons for a complex project in the following cases:

      inconsistencies of the application and (or) the documents attached to it with the requirements of this paragraph;

      failure by the applicant to eliminate or the applicant's refusal to eliminate the comments of the competent authority sent in accordance with part seven of this paragraph.

      The provisions of paragraphs 12, 13, 32, 33, 34 and 35 of this Article shall not apply to the transition to the terms of the standard contract for exploration and extraction or production of hydrocarbons for a complex project in accordance with this paragraph.

      Footnote. Article 278 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 284-VІ dated December 26, 2019 (see Art. 2 for the enactment procedure); dated 25.06.2020 № 347-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (shall be enforced from 01.03.2021). dated 05.01.2021 № 407-VI (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); № 87-VII of 27.12.2021 (shall be put into effect ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 30.12.2022 № 177-VII (shall be enforced upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (enactment procedure, see Art. 2).

      President
of the Republic of Kazakhstan 		N. NAZARBAYEV

О недрах и недропользовании

Кодекс Республики Казахстан от 27 декабря 2017 года № 125-VI ЗРК.

      Примечание ИЗПИ!
Для удобства пользования ИЗПИ создано Содержание

      СОДЕРЖАНИЕ

      Сноска. Оглавление исключено Законом РК от 15.11.2021 № 72-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2022).
     
      Примечание РЦПИ!
      В пункте 4 и подпункте 2) пункта 7 статьи 118, подпункте 2) пункта 10 статьи 119, пункте 4 статьи 139, подпунктах 6) и 7) пункта 10 статьи 140 и статье 141 настоящего Кодекса слова "геологические запасы", "геологических запасов", "геологическим запасам", "геологических запасах" считать соответственно словами "запасы", "запасов", "запасам", "запасах" до 01.01.2026 в соответствии с Кодексом РК от 27.12.2017 № 125-VI (порядок введения в действие см. пп. 1) п. 12 ст. 277 настоящего Кодекса);
      в статье 141 настоящего Кодекса слова "центральной комиссией", "центральной комиссии" считать соответственно словами "государственной комиссией", "государственной комиссии" до 01.01.2026 в соответствии с Кодексом РК от 27.12.2017 № 125-VI (порядок введения в действие см. пп. 2) п. 12 ст. 277 настоящего Кодекса).
      Сноска. По всему тексту слова "местного содержания", "местному содержанию", "местном содержании" заменены словами "внутристрановой ценности"; в соотетствии с Законом РК от 27.12.2021 № 87-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

ОБЩАЯ ЧАСТЬ

РАЗДЕЛ I. ОСНОВНЫЕ ПОЛОЖЕНИЯ

Глава 1. ОБЩИЕ ПОЛОЖЕНИЯ

Статья 1. Законодательство Республики Казахстан о недрах и недропользовании

      1. Законодательство Республики Казахстан о недрах и недропользовании основывается на Конституции Республики Казахстан и состоит из настоящего Кодекса и иных нормативных правовых актов Республики Казахстан.

      1-1. Внесение изменений и (или) дополнений в настоящий Кодекс осуществляется законом, не предусматривающим внесение изменений и дополнений в другие законодательные акты Республики Казахстан, за исключением проектов законов, разрабатываемых в порядке законодательной инициативы Президента Республики Казахстан.

      2. Если международным договором, ратифицированным Республикой Казахстан, установлены иные правила, чем те, которые содержатся в настоящем Кодексе, то применяются правила международного договора.

      3. В случаях противоречия между настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан, содержащими нормы, регулирующие отношения в сфере недропользования, применяются положения настоящего Кодекса.

      4. Гражданское законодательство Республики Казахстан применяется к отношениям в сфере недропользования в случаях, когда они не урегулированы нормами настоящего Кодекса.

Статья 2. Отношения, регулируемые настоящим Кодексом

      1. Настоящий Кодекс определяет режим пользования недрами, порядок осуществления государственного управления и регулирования в сфере недропользования, особенности возникновения, осуществления и прекращения прав на участки недр, правового положения недропользователей и проведения ими соответствующих операций, а также вопросы пользования недрами и распоряжения правом недропользования и другие отношения, связанные с использованием ресурсов недр.

      2. Использование земель, водных и других природных ресурсов регулируется в соответствии с земельным, водным и экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан, определяющим режим использования и охраны соответствующих природных ресурсов.

      3. Участниками регулируемых настоящим Кодексом отношений являются государство, граждане и юридические лица Республики Казахстан.

      4. Иностранцы, лица без гражданства, а также иностранные юридические лица пользуются в Республике Казахстан правами и свободами и несут обязанности в отношениях по недропользованию, установленные для граждан и юридических лиц Республики Казахстан, если иное не предусмотрено настоящим Кодексом, законами и международными договорами, ратифицированными Республикой Казахстан.

      5. Недропользователи осуществляют закупки по договорам, направленным на развитие промышленности, в соответствии с Законом Республики Казахстан "О промышленной политике".

      Сноска. Статья 2 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 27.12.2021 № 87-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие с 01.07.2024).

Статья 3. Цель и задачи законодательства Республики Казахстан о недрах и недропользовании

      1. Целью законодательства Республики Казахстан о недрах и недропользовании является обеспечение устойчивого развития минерально-сырьевой базы Республики Казахстан для экономического роста государства и благосостояния общества.

      2. Задачами законодательства Республики Казахстан о недрах и недропользовании являются:

      1) охрана права собственности государства на недра;

      2) реализация государственной политики и регулирование отношений в сфере недропользования;

      3) соблюдение интересов государства, граждан Республики Казахстан и прав недропользователей;

      4) прирост минерально-сырьевой базы Республики Казахстан;

      5) установление оснований, условий и порядка возникновения, осуществления, изменения и прекращения прав пользования недрами;

      6) обеспечение правовой основы для устойчивого развития недропользования;

      7) создание условий для привлечения инвестиций в геологическое изучение недр и недропользование;

      8) укрепление законности в сфере недропользования.

Статья 4. Принципы законодательства Республики Казахстан о недрах и недропользовании

      Правовое регулирование отношений в сфере недропользования основывается на принципах:

      1) рационального управления государственным фондом недр;

      2) обеспечения экологической безопасности при пользовании недрами;

      3) доступности информации в сфере недропользования;

      4) платности недропользования;

      5) добросовестности недропользователей;

      6) стабильности условий недропользования.

Статья 5. Рациональное управление государственным фондом недр

      Рациональное управление государственным фондом недр обеспечивается предоставлением права недропользования в целях экономического роста государства и благосостояния общества.

Статья 6. Экологическая безопасность при пользовании недрами

      Недропользование должно осуществляться экологически безопасными способами с принятием мер, направленных на предотвращение загрязнения недр и снижение вредного воздействия на окружающую среду.

Статья 7. Доступность информации в сфере недропользования

      1. Информация в сфере недропользования является доступной, если иное не предусмотрено настоящим Кодексом или иными законами Республики Казахстан.

      2. Государство обеспечивает открытый доступ к:

      1) информации об аукционах по предоставлению права недропользования, их условиях и результатах;

      2) решениям государственных органов о предоставлении и прекращении права недропользования;

      3) информации о праве недропользования с учетом видов операций по недропользованию;

      4) геологической информации, за исключением геологической информации, признаваемой конфиденциальной в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом или секретной в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о государственных секретах.

      3. Порядок доступа к информации в сфере недропользования определяется настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан.

      4. Заинтересованные лица вправе безвозмездно пользоваться открытой информацией, доступ к которой обеспечивается в соответствии с настоящей статьей.

      5. Обеспечение государством доступности информации в сфере недропользования основывается на обязательной достоверности и полноте сведений, формируемых и представляемых должностными лицами и другими участниками отношений, регулируемых настоящим Кодексом.

      Сноска. Статья 7 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 8. Платность недропользования

      Недропользование является платным (возмездным). Плата за пользование недрами осуществляется посредством уплаты налогов и других обязательных платежей в бюджет в соответствии с налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан.

Статья 9. Добросовестность недропользователей

      В процессе осуществления государственного контроля за операциями по недропользованию при реализации недропользователями предоставленных им прав и выполнении предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом обязанностей добросовестность действий недропользователей предполагается.

Глава 2. ОБЩИЕ ПОЛОЖЕНИЯ О НЕДРАХ И ИХ РЕСУРСАХ

Статья 10. Недра и их ресурсы

      1. Недрами признается часть земной коры, расположенная ниже почвенного слоя, а при его отсутствии – ниже земной поверхности, дна водоемов и водотоков.

      2. Настоящим Кодексом регулируется пользование недрами в отношении следующих ресурсов:

      1) полезные ископаемые;

      2) техногенные минеральные образования;

      3) пространство недр.

Статья 11. Собственность на недра

      1. В соответствии с Конституцией Республики Казахстан недра принадлежат народу Казахстана. От имени народа Казахстана право собственности осуществляет государство. При этом осуществление права собственности государством реализуется через режим государственной собственности в интересах народа Казахстана.

      2. Государство предоставляет недра в пользование на основаниях, условиях и в пределах, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      3. Действия физических и юридических лиц, нарушающие право государственной собственности на недра, влекут ответственность, предусмотренную законами Республики Казахстан. Сделки, заключенные в нарушение государственной собственности на недра, являются ничтожными.

      Сноска. Статья 11 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 05.11.2022 № 157-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 12. Полезные ископаемые и их классификация

      1. Полезными ископаемыми признаются содержащие полезные компоненты природные минеральные образования и органические вещества, химический состав и физические свойства которых позволяют использовать их в области материального производства и потребления непосредственно или после переработки.

      2. По своему экономическому значению и в целях установления соответствующих условий недропользования полезные ископаемые подразделяются на следующие группы:

      1) подземные воды;

      2) углеводородные полезные ископаемые (углеводороды);

      3) твердые полезные ископаемые.

      3. Углеводородами признаются нефть, сырой газ и природный битум.

      Нефтью признаются сырая нефть, газовый конденсат, сланцевая нефть, а также углеводороды, полученные после очистки сырой нефти и обработки горючих сланцев, нефтебитуминозных пород или смолистых песков.

      Сырой нефтью признаются любые углеводороды вне зависимости от их удельного веса, извлекаемые из недр в жидком состоянии при нормальных атмосферных температуре и давлении, в том числе образовавшиеся из сырого газа путем естественной конденсации.

      Сырым газом признаются любые углеводороды вне зависимости от их удельного веса, извлекаемые из недр в газообразном состоянии при нормальных атмосферных температуре и давлении, в том числе неочищенные природный, попутный, сланцевый газ, метан угольных пластов, а также находящиеся в их составе неуглеводородные газы.

      Попутным газом признается многокомпонентная смесь углеводородов и неуглеводородных газов, находящаяся в составе нефти в растворенном состоянии в пластовых условиях и выделяющаяся из нее при снижении давления.

      Метаном угольных пластов признается многокомпонентная смесь углеводородов и неуглеводородных газов с преобладающим содержанием метана, находящаяся в газообразном состоянии при нормальных атмосферных температуре и давлении, добытая из месторождений угля.

      Природным битумом признаются полезные ископаемые органического происхождения с первичной углеводородной основой, залегающие в недрах в твердом, вязком и вязко-пластичном состояниях, добыча которых в естественных условиях скважинными методами технически невозможна.

      Сланцевой нефтью признается сырая нефть, содержащаяся в сланцевых породах.

      Сланцевым газом признается многокомпонентная смесь углеводородов и неуглеводородных газов с преобладающим содержанием метана, находящаяся в газообразном состоянии при нормальных атмосферных температуре и давлении, содержащаяся в сланцевых породах.

      Сланцевой породой признается мелкозернистая обломочная порода осадочного происхождения с низкой проницаемостью, образованная из ила, органических веществ, которые представляют собой смесь хлопьев глинистых минералов и крошечных частиц (тонких частиц ила или глины) других минералов, в частности, кварца и кальцита.

      Газовыми гидратами признаются твердые кристаллические вещества природного происхождения, при распаде которых выделяется газ с преобладающим содержанием метана.

      Сланцевая нефть, сланцевый газ, природный битум, метан угольных пластов и газ, извлекаемый из газовых гидратов, относятся к нетрадиционным углеводородам.

      4. Твердыми полезными ископаемыми признаются природные минеральные образования, органические вещества и их смеси, находящиеся в твердом состоянии в недрах или на земной поверхности.

      Твердые полезные ископаемые подразделяются на рудные и нерудные. Рудными твердыми полезными ископаемыми признаются самородные металлы, руды черных, цветных, редких, радиоактивных металлов и редкоземельных элементов. Остальные твердые полезные ископаемые признаются нерудными.

      Нерудные твердые полезные ископаемые, используемые в естественном состоянии или с незначительной обработкой и очисткой в строительных и иных хозяйственных целях и имеющие широкое распространение в недрах, признаются общераспространенными. К общераспространенным полезным ископаемым относятся:

      метаморфические породы, включающие, в том числе, мраморы, кварциты, кварцево-полевошпатовые породы;

      магматические горные породы, включающие, в том числе, граниты, сиениты, диориты, габбро, риолиты (липариты), андезиты, диабазы, базальты, вулканические туфы, шлаки, пемзы, вулканические стекла и стекловидные породы (перлиты, обсидиан);

      осадочные горные породы, включающие, в том числе, галечники и гравий, гравийно-песчаную (песчано-гравийную) смесь, пески и песчаники, глины и глинистые породы (суглинки, алевролиты, аргиллиты, глинистые сланцы), соль поваренную, гипсовые породы, мергели, известняки, в том числе ракушечники, меловые породы, доломиты, известняково-доломитовые породы, кремнистые породы (трепелы, опоки, диатомиты), природные пигменты, торф, лечебные грязи.

      Сноска. Статья 12 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021); от 05.01.2021 № 407-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 30.06.2022 № 130-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 13. Техногенные минеральные образования, права на техногенные минеральные образования

      1. Техногенными минеральными образованиями признаются скопления отходов горнодобывающих, горно-перерабатывающих и энергетических производств, содержащих полезные компоненты и (или) полезные ископаемые.

      К техногенным минеральным образованиям горнодобывающих производств относятся отходы добычи твердых полезных ископаемых, образуемые в результате выделения твердых полезных ископаемых из горной массы в процессе их извлечения из недр (вскрыша, вмещающая порода, пыль, бедная (некондиционная) руда).

      К техногенным минеральным образованиям горно-перерабатывающих производств относятся отходы переработки, образуемые в результате деятельности горно-обогатительных производств (хвосты и шламы обогащения) и (или) химико-металлургических производств (шлаки, кеки, клинкеры и другие аналогичные виды отходов металлургического передела).

      К техногенным минеральным образованиям энергетических производств относятся твердые отходы, образующиеся в результате сгорания топлива при производстве электрической и (или) тепловой энергии генерирующими установками (золы и золошлаки).

      2. Техногенные минеральные образования, расположенные в пределах участка недр, являются принадлежностью такого участка.

      Техногенные минеральные образования, возникшие в результате деятельности химико-металлургических или энергетических производств, расположенных за пределами находящегося в пользовании участка недр, являются принадлежностью указанных производств. Право собственности на такие техногенные минеральные образования сохраняется за собственником производств до момента закрытия полигона (части полигона) размещения данных техногенных минеральных образований в соответствии с экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      3. Право собственности на техногенные минеральные образования, возникшие в результате деятельности недропользователя на участке недр, находящемся в пользовании у данного недропользователя, сохраняется за ним на срок действия права недропользования.

      Недропользователи, являющиеся собственниками техногенных минеральных образований, вправе с учетом положений настоящей статьи владеть, пользоваться и распоряжаться техногенными минеральными образованиями, возникшими в результате деятельности на предоставленном им в пользование участке недр, а также отчуждать их третьим лицам.

      Отчуждение указанных техногенных минеральных образований третьим лицам без изъятия из участка недр или полигона их размещения не допускается, кроме случаев перехода права недропользования или, соответственно, права собственности на производства, предусмотренные пунктом 2 настоящей статьи.

      В случае отчуждения третьим лицам техногенных минеральных образований, расположенных на участке недр, находящемся в пользовании, их изъятие должно быть осуществлено в период действия права недропользования.

      4. Размещение техногенных минеральных образований горно-добывающих производств осуществляется только в пределах участков недр, находящихся в пользовании по лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых или лицензии на использование пространства недр.

      Размещение техногенных минеральных образований горно-обогатительных производств осуществляется только в пределах участков недр, находящихся в пользовании по лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых или лицензии на использование пространства недр.

      В целях обеспечения эффективности использования ресурсного потенциала техногенных минеральных образований их размещение на одном объекте в результате деятельности разных производств (горнодобывающих, горно-обогатительных, химико-металлургических производств) запрещается, если такие техногенные минеральные образования не обладают однородными физико-химическими свойствами и такое размещение не соответствует требованиям экологического законодательства Республики Казахстан.

      5. Техногенные минеральные образования, оставленные на участке недр после прекращения права недропользования или, соответственно, после закрытия полигона (части полигона), включаются в состав недр.

      Для целей настоящего Кодекса к техногенным минеральным образованиям, включенным в состав недр, применяется правовой режим твердых полезных ископаемых.

      Сноска. Статья 13 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 14. Месторождения и их классификация

      1. Месторождением признается природное или техногенное скопление полезного ископаемого (полезных ископаемых), которое по своим количественным, качественным и горнотехническим характеристикам может быть пригодно для промышленной разработки с положительным экономическим эффектом.

      2. По величине ресурсов или запасов полезных ископаемых и их экономической значимости в отдельную категорию выделяются крупные месторождения.

      3. Крупными признаются месторождения твердых полезных ископаемых, содержащие следующие ресурсы:

Полезное ископаемое, единица измерения

Количество

Железные руды, млн. т

>100

Марганцевые руды, млн. т

>50

Хромитовые руды, млн. т

>30

Медь, млн. т

>5

Свинец, млн. т

>5

Цинк, млн. т

>5

Бокситы, млн. т

>50

Никель, тыс. т

>50

Вольфрам, тыс. т

>100

Молибден, тыс. т

>200

Золото, т

>250

Уголь коксующийся, млн. т

>50

Уголь энергетический, млн. т

>500

Уголь бурый, млн. т

>500

Горючие сланцы, млн. т

>500

Фосфориты (руда), млн. т

>200

Сернокислотные, смешанные калийные соли, млн. т

>100

      Крупными признаются месторождения углеводородов, содержащие следующие геологические запасы:

Полезное ископаемое, единица измерения

Количество

Нефть, млн. т

>100

Природный газ, млрд. м3

>50

Статья 15. Собственность на добытые полезные ископаемые

      Добытые полезные ископаемые принадлежат недропользователю на праве собственности (государственному юридическому лицу – на праве хозяйственного ведения или праве оперативного управления), если иное не установлено настоящим Кодексом.

Статья 16. Пространство недр

      Пространством недр является трехмерное пространственное свойство недр, которое с учетом геотехнических, геологических, экономических и экологических факторов может быть использовано в качестве среды для размещения объектов производственной, научной или иной деятельности.

РАЗДЕЛ II. ПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ НЕДРАМИ

Глава 3. ОБЩИЕ ПОЛОЖЕНИЯ О ПРАВЕ НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ

Статья 17. Понятие и содержание права недропользования

      1. Право недропользования представляет собой обеспеченную настоящим Кодексом возможность на возмездной основе пользоваться недрами в пределах выделенного участка в предпринимательских целях в течение определенного срока.

      2. Право пользования недрами является вещным неделимым правом. С учетом положений настоящего Кодекса к праву недропользования применяются нормы о праве собственности, поскольку это не противоречит природе вещного права.

      3. Пользование недрами осуществляется в порядке, на условиях и в пределах, установленных настоящим Кодексом.

Статья 18. Субъекты права недропользования

      1. Субъектами права недропользования могут быть физические и юридические лица, если иное не предусмотрено настоящим Кодексом.

      2. Обладателями права недропользования могут быть одновременно несколько лиц. В этом случае владение правом недропользования является общим. Общее владение правом недропользования возникает в случае предоставления права недропользования двум и более лицам одновременно или в результате перехода доли в праве недропользования от одного лица к другому лицу.

      Общее владение правом недропользования двумя и более лицами допускается только с определением доли каждого из этих лиц в таком праве.

      К общему владению правом недропользования применяются нормы гражданского законодательства Республики Казахстан, регулирующие отношения общей долевой собственности.

      В случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, обладателем права недропользования может быть только одно лицо.

      3. Если иное не предусмотрено настоящим Кодексом, право недропользования (доля в праве недропользования) может переходить от одного лица к другому по основаниям, предусмотренным гражданским законодательством Республики Казахстан.

Статья 19. Участок недр как объект права недропользования

      1. Участком недр признается геометризованная часть недр с определенными пространственными границами, предоставляемая в пользование в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом.

      Пространственные границы участка недр образуются условными плоскостями, исходящими от прямых линий между точками с географическими координатами, формирующими замкнутые контуры (границы) на земной поверхности (территория участка недр), и глубиной, формирующей верхние и нижние пространственные границы.

      Верхняя пространственная граница участка недр располагается ниже почвенного слоя, а при его отсутствии – ниже земной поверхности и (или) дна водоемов, водотоков. Нижняя пространственная граница участка недр располагается на глубинах, доступных для геологического изучения и освоения.

      В случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, верхние и (или) нижние пространственные границы участка недр могут располагаться на иной глубине.

      2. В целях идентификации территории участка недр для проведения операций по разведке полезных ископаемых (участок разведки) и операций по геологическому изучению (участок геологического изучения) территория Республики Казахстан условно разделяется на блоки, каждая сторона которых равна одной минуте в географической системе координат. Двадцать пять блоков образуют подсекцию блоков, каждая сторона которой равна пяти минутам в географической системе координат. Сто блоков образуют секцию блоков, каждая сторона которой равна десяти минутам в географической системе координат.

      Каждый блок, подсекция и секция блоков имеют идентифицирующие их координаты и индивидуальные коды, присваиваемые уполномоченным органом по изучению недр. Территория участка разведки (территория разведки) или участка геологического изучения (территория геологического изучения) может состоять из одного или более блоков. Если указанная территория состоит из двух и более блоков, каждый блок данной территории должен иметь общую сторону хотя бы с одним другим ее блоком.

      В случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, территория разведки или геологического изучения может включать часть блока (неполный блок). Если указанная территория состоит из двух и более неполных блоков, каждый такой блок должен иметь общую сторону хотя бы с одним другим полным или неполным блоком данной территории.

      3. Внешние границы территории участка недр для проведения операций по добыче полезных ископаемых (участок добычи), по старательству (участок старательства) и использованию пространства недр (участок использования пространства недр) должны образовывать прямоугольник. Если природные особенности или границы иного участка недр не позволяют определить внешние границы территории соответствующего участка добычи, участка старательства или участка использования пространства недр в форме прямоугольника, территория такого участка недр может иметь форму четырехугольника, хотя бы две противоположные стороны которого должны быть параллельны друг другу.

      В случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, территория участка добычи может иметь форму многоугольника.

      Сноска. Статья 19 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 26.12.2019 № 284-VІ (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 20. Основания возникновения и приобретения права недропользования

      1. Право недропользования возникает на основании:

      1) лицензии на недропользование;

      2) контракта на недропользование.

      2. Право недропользования приобретается в случаях:

      1) предоставления права недропользования;

      2) перехода права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) на основании гражданско-правовых сделок;

      3) перехода права недропользования в порядке правопреемства при реорганизации юридического лица, за исключением преобразования либо наследования.

Статья 21. Основания прекращения права недропользования

      1. Никто не может быть лишен права недропользования иначе как по основаниям, установленным настоящим Кодексом и другими законами Республики Казахстан.

      2. Право недропользования прекращается с прекращением действия лицензии или контракта на недропользование.

Статья 22. Виды операций по недропользованию

      Право недропользования предоставляется для осуществления следующих операций:

      1) геологическое изучение недр;

      2) разведка полезных ископаемых;

      3) добыча полезных ископаемых;

      4) использование пространства недр;

      5) старательство.

Статья 23. Проектные документы для проведения операций по недропользованию

      1. В случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, операции по недропользованию могут проводиться только при наличии проектного документа, предусматривающего проведение таких операций.

      2. Проектными являются документы, содержащие планы, способы, методику, технические условия, технологические показатели, объем, сроки и иные параметры работ, проводимых в целях недропользования.

      3. Проектные документы разрабатываются отдельно для каждого участка недр на срок его пользования, предусмотренный лицензией или контрактом.

      4. Проектные документы разрабатываются с учетом требований экологической и промышленной безопасности. При проведении операций по недропользованию недропользователи обязаны соблюдать параметры экологической и промышленной безопасности, предусмотренные в проектном документе.

      5. Особенности разработки проектных документов с учетом видов операций по недропользованию устанавливаются положениями Особенной части настоящего Кодекса.

Статья 24. Проведение операций по недропользованию на одной территории разными лицами

      1. Разные недропользователи могут проводить операции по недропользованию на одной и той же территории (совмещенная территория), если иное не предусмотрено положениями Особенной части настоящего Кодекса.

      2. Порядок проведения недропользователями операций на совмещенной территории определяется соглашением между ними. Соглашение определяет условия и порядок проведения всех или отдельных видов работ на совмещенной территории.

      Соглашение заключается в простой письменной форме и представляется недропользователем в государственный орган, предоставивший право недропользования, в срок не позднее пяти рабочих дней со дня его заключения.

      Соглашение может предусматривать обоснованную и соразмерную компенсацию за издержки, понесенные одним из недропользователей.

      3. При недостижении недропользователями соглашения о порядке проведения операций на совмещенной территории устанавливается приоритет одного недропользователя перед другим в ведении работ на совмещенной территории. В этом случае недропользователем, имеющим приоритет в ведении работ на совмещенной территории, является недропользователь:

      1) проводящий операции по добыче полезных ископаемых;

      2) обладающий правом недропользования, предоставленным ранее, если оба недропользователя проводят операции по добыче полезных ископаемых;

      3) обладающий правом недропользования, предоставленным ранее, если оба недропользователя проводят операции по разведке полезных ископаемых;

      4) проводящий операции по использованию пространства недр, если другой недропользователь проводит операции по разведке полезных ископаемых.

      4. Недропользователь, не имеющий приоритета в ведении работ на совмещенной территории, обязан учитывать время, продолжительность, место, объем и характер работ, проводимых или планируемых недропользователем, имеющим такой приоритет, и не создавать препятствий для их проведения. Недропользователь обязан пользоваться своим приоритетом добросовестно и разумно, не преследуя целей получения необоснованных выгод.

      5. Недропользователь, имеющий приоритет в ведении работ на совмещенной территории, обязан письменно предоставить недропользователю, не имеющему приоритета, информацию о продолжительности, месте, объеме и характере своих работ, проводимых и планируемых к проведению на общем участке недр, в месячный срок со дня получения письменного запроса последнего. Такая информация может составлять коммерческую тайну.

      Время, продолжительность, объем, место и характер работ, информация о которых предоставлена недропользователю, не имеющему приоритета в ведении работ на совмещенной территории, могут быть изменены недропользователем, имеющим такой приоритет, не чаще одного раза в течение трех месяцев. В этом случае недропользователь, имеющий приоритет, обязан письменно уведомить другого недропользователя об изменении времени, продолжительности, объема, места и характера планируемых работ не позднее чем за один месяц до таких изменений. Недропользователь, не имеющий приоритета в ведении работ на совмещенной территории, вправе завершить работы, начатые до получения такого уведомления.

Статья 25. Территории, ограниченные для проведения операций по недропользованию

      1. Если иное не предусмотрено настоящей статьей, запрещается проведение операций по недропользованию:

      1) на территории земель для нужд обороны и национальной безопасности;

      2) на территории земель населенных пунктов и прилегающих к ним территориях на расстоянии одной тысячи метров;

      3) на территории земельного участка, занятого действующим гидротехническим сооружением, не являющимся объектом размещения техногенных минеральных образований горно-обогатительных производств, и прилегающей к нему территории на расстоянии четырехсот метров;

      4) на территории земель водного фонда;

      5) в контурах месторождений и участков подземных вод, которые используются или могут быть использованы для питьевого водоснабжения;

      6) на расстоянии ста метров от могильников, могил и кладбищ, а также от земельных участков, отведенных под могильники и кладбища;

      7) на территории земельных участков, принадлежащих третьим лицам и занятых зданиями и сооружениями, многолетними насаждениями, и прилегающих к ним территориях на расстоянии ста метров – без согласия таких лиц;

      8) на территории земель, занятых автомобильными и железными дорогами, аэропортами, аэродромами, объектами аэронавигации и авиатехнических центров, объектами железнодорожного транспорта, мостами, метрополитенами, тоннелями, объектами энергетических систем и линий электропередачи, линиями связи, объектами, обеспечивающими космическую деятельность, магистральными трубопроводами;

      9) на территориях участков недр, выделенных государственным юридическим лицам для государственных нужд;

      10) на других территориях, на которых запрещается проведение операций по недропользованию в соответствии с иными законами Республики Казахстан.

      Примечание ИЗПИ!
      Действие п. 2 было приостановлено до 01.01.2023 Кодексом РК от 27.12.2017 № 125-VI, в части предоставления права недропользования на разведку или добычу твердых полезных ископаемых и общераспространенных полезных ископаемых.

      2. Предоставление в пользование участка недр, внешние территориальные границы которого полностью расположены в пределах территорий, указанных в пункте 1 настоящей статьи, запрещается.

      3. Запрет, установленный подпунктом 2) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, не распространяется:

      1) на проведение операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых или операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых подземным способом, согласованных с местным исполнительным и представительным органами путем заключения соглашения, предусматривающего социально-экономическую поддержку местного населения, проживающего на соответствующей территории. В этом случае наличие данного соглашения является условием для выдачи соответствующей лицензии;

      2) на проведение операций по недропользованию на территории бывшего Семипалатинского испытательного ядерного полигона;

      3) на проведение операций по геологическому изучению недр в части поисково-оценочных работ на подземные воды.

      Запрет, установленный подпунктом 4) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, не распространяется на старательство и операции по разведке или добыче углеводородов.

      Запреты, установленные пунктом 1 настоящей статьи, не распространяются на операции по недропользованию, проводимые посредством аэрогеофизических исследований или исследований с использованием методов дистанционного зондирования Земли.

      Сноска. Статья 25 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 21.12.2022 № 167-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 26. Проведение операций по недропользованию на особо охраняемых природных территориях и участках недр, представляющих особую экологическую, научную, историко-культурную и рекреационную ценность

      1. Ограничения по проведению операций по недропользованию на особо охраняемых природных территориях и в пределах участков недр, представляющих особую экологическую, научную, историко-культурную и рекреационную ценность, устанавливаются законодательством Республики Казахстан в области особо охраняемых природных территорий.

      2. В случае обнаружения геологических, геоморфологических и гидрогеологических объектов, представляющих в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан в области особо охраняемых природных территорий особую экологическую, научную, историко-культурную и рекреационную ценность, недропользователи обязаны незамедлительно прекратить работы на соответствующем участке и письменно уведомить об этом уполномоченный орган по изучению недр и уполномоченный орган в области охраны окружающей среды.

Статья 27. Условия застройки территорий залегания полезных ископаемых

      1. Проектирование и строительство населенных пунктов, промышленных комплексов и (или) других хозяйственных объектов допускаются только после получения положительного заключения местного исполнительного органа области, города республиканского значения, столицы по согласованию с территориальным подразделением уполномоченного органа по изучению недр об отсутствии или малозначительности полезных ископаемых в недрах под участком предстоящей застройки.

      2. Застройка территорий залегания полезных ископаемых допускается с разрешения местного исполнительного органа области, города республиканского значения, столицы, выдаваемого по согласованию с территориальным подразделением уполномоченного органа по изучению недр, при условии обеспечения возможности извлечения полезных ископаемых или доказанности экономической целесообразности застройки.

      3. Порядок выдачи разрешения на застройку территорий залегания полезных ископаемых определяется уполномоченным органом по изучению недр.

Статья 28. Обеспечение поддержки казахстанских кадров, производителей товаров, поставщиков работ и услуг при проведении операций по разведке и (или) добыче полезных ископаемых

      1. При проведении операций по разведке и (или) добыче полезных ископаемых недропользователи обязаны отдавать предпочтение казахстанским кадрам. Привлечение иностранной рабочей силы осуществляется в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о миграции населения.

      При этом количество руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов, осуществляющих трудовую деятельность на территории Республики Казахстан в рамках внутрикорпоративного перевода в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о миграции населения, должно быть не более пятидесяти процентов от общей численности руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов по каждой соответствующей категории.

      Расчет доли внутристрановой ценности в кадрах осуществляется в соответствии с методикой, утверждаемой уполномоченным органом по вопросам миграции населения.

      Условия внутристрановой ценности в кадрах при проведении операций по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов по сложным проектам определяются с учетом положений статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса.

      2. Доля внутристрановой ценности в работах и услугах, приобретаемых для проведения операций по недропользованию, устанавливаемая в условиях контрактов на недропользование, лицензий на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, должна составлять не менее пятидесяти процентов от общего объема приобретенных работ и услуг в течение календарного года.

      Расчет доли внутристрановой ценности в товарах, работах и услугах осуществляется организациями в соответствии с единой методикой расчета внутристрановой ценности при закупке товаров, работ и услуг, утверждаемой уполномоченным органом в области государственного стимулирования промышленности.

      Положения настоящего пункта не применяются к контрактам на разведку и (или) добычу углеводородов по сложным проектам на участках недр, полностью или частично расположенных в пределах казахстанского сектора Каспийского или Аральского моря.

      Сноска. Статья 28 с изменением, внесенным законами РК от 25.06.2020 № 347-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 27.12.2021 № 87-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования);от 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (вводится в действие с 01.07.2023).
     

Статья 28-1. Соглашение о стимулировании предпринимательства

      1. Под соглашением о стимулировании предпринимательства понимаются соглашения, заключаемые уполномоченными органами в области углеводородов, добычи урана и твердых полезных ископаемых с Национальной палатой предпринимателей Республики Казахстан и недропользователями на добровольной основе и направленные на поддержку местных производителей.

      2. Мониторинг исполнения условий соглашения о стимулировании предпринимательства, а также публикация его итогов на интернет-ресурсах осуществляются Национальной палатой предпринимателей Республики Казахстан совместно с уполномоченными органами в области углеводородов, добычи урана и твердых полезных ископаемых на основе сведений недропользователей, представляемых путем обеспечения доступа к системам электронных закупок.

      Сноска. Глава 3 дополнена статьей 28-1, в соответствии с Законом РК от 15.11.2021 № 72-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2022).

Глава 4. РЕЖИМЫ ПРАВА НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ

Параграф 1. Лицензионный режим недропользования

Статья 29. Понятие лицензии на недропользование

      1. Лицензия на недропользование является документом, выдаваемым государственным органом и предоставляющим ее обладателю право на пользование участком недр в целях проведения операций по недропользованию в пределах указанного в нем участка недр.

      Лицензия на недропользование не относится к разрешениям, регулируемым в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о разрешениях и уведомлениях.

      2. Лицензия на недропользование выдается для пользования только одним участком недр.

      3. Одному лицу может быть выдано неограниченное количество лицензий на недропользование, за исключением случаев, установленных настоящим Кодексом.

      4. Лицензия выдается по заявлению заинтересованного лица. Форма заявления на выдачу лицензии утверждается компетентным органом.

      5. Выданная лицензия подлежит публикации на интернет-ресурсе государственного органа, выдавшего лицензию, в день выдачи.

      6. Государственный орган, осуществляющий выдачу лицензий на недропользование, ведет реестр выданных лицензий.

      Помимо сведений, содержащихся в лицензии, указанный реестр содержит сведения:

      1) о месте жительства физического лица, являющегося недропользователем;

      2) о зарегистрированных обременениях в отношении права недропользования;

      3) иные сведения, которые необходимы для целей ведения учета.

      Порядок ведения реестра выданных лицензий устанавливается компетентным органом.

Статья 30. Виды лицензий на недропользование

      С учетом вида операций по недропользованию выдаются следующие лицензии на недропользование:

      1) лицензия на геологическое изучение недр;

      2) лицензия на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых;

      3) лицензия на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых;

      4) лицензия на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых;

      5) лицензия на использование пространства недр;

      6) лицензия на старательство.

Статья 31. Содержание лицензии на недропользование

      1. Лицензия на недропользование оформляется по форме, утверждаемой компетентным органом.

      2. В лицензии на недропользование с учетом ее вида указываются:

      1) вид лицензии на недропользование;

      2) наименование государственного органа, выдавшего лицензию;

      3) сведения о лице, которому выдана лицензия:

      для физических лиц – фамилия, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) и гражданство;

      для юридических лиц – наименование, место нахождения;

      4) номер и дата лицензии;

      5) условия лицензии: срок лицензии, границы территории участка недр и иные условия недропользования, предусмотренные настоящим Кодексом.

      3. Срок лицензии исчисляется со дня, указанного в лицензии.

      4. Если правом недропользования владеют два и более лица, лицензия должна содержать указание на размер долей лиц, являющихся общими владельцами права недропользования.

      5. Лицензия оформляется на казахском и русском языках.

      6. Условия лицензии на недропользование должны соответствовать требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом.

      7. Если после выдачи лицензии на недропользование законодательством Республики Казахстан, регулирующим отношения в сфере недропользования, устанавливаются иные условия лицензии на недропользование, данные условия к ранее выданной лицензии не применяются.

      Положение, установленное частью первой настоящего пункта, не распространяется на изменения законодательства Республики Казахстан в области обеспечения национальной безопасности, обороноспособности, экологической безопасности, здравоохранения, налогообложения, таможенного регулирования и защиты конкуренции.

      8. Если лицензия на недропользование выдана с нарушением содержания ее условий, применяются положения настоящего Кодекса о содержании лицензии на недропользование, действовавшие в день выдачи лицензии.

Статья 32. Внесение изменений в лицензию на недропользование

      1. Изменения в лицензию на недропользование производятся государственным органом, выдавшим лицензию, путем ее переоформления.

      Переоформленная лицензия подлежит публикации на интернет-ресурсе государственного органа, выдавшего лицензию, в день переоформления.

      2. Лицензия подлежит переоформлению в случаях:

      1) изменения сведений о недропользователе:

      для физических лиц – изменения фамилии, имени, отчества (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) и (или) гражданства;

      для юридических лиц – изменения наименования или места нахождения;

      2) перехода права недропользования и (или) доли в праве недропользования;

      3) продления срока лицензии;

      4) изменения границ территории участка недр.

      3. Переоформление лицензии производится по заявлению недропользователя, подаваемому по форме, утверждаемой компетентным органом.

      К заявлению прилагаются оригиналы либо нотариально засвидетельствованные копии документов, подтверждающих указанные в нем сведения.

      Заявление и прилагаемые к нему документы должны быть составлены на казахском и русском языках. Если заявление подается иностранцем или иностранным юридическим лицом, прилагаемые к нему документы могут быть составлены на ином языке с обязательным приложением к каждому документу перевода на казахский и русский языки, верность которого засвидетельствована нотариусом.

      4. Государственный орган, выдавший лицензию, отказывает в переоформлении лицензии в случае несоответствия заявления требованиям настоящего Кодекса.

      5. Государственный орган, выдавший лицензию, производит ее переоформление либо уведомляет об отказе в таком переоформлении в течение семи рабочих дней со дня поступления заявления.

      6. Отказ в переоформлении лицензии может быть обжалован недропользователем в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления об отказе.

      7. Переоформление лицензии в случаях, предусмотренных подпунктами 2), 3), 4) пункта 2 настоящей статьи, осуществляется в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом.

      8. Грамматические или арифметические ошибки, опечатки либо иные подобные ошибки, допущенные при выдаче или переоформлении лицензии, подлежат исправлению государственным органом, выдавшим лицензию.

      Исправление ошибок, допущенных при выдаче или переоформлении лицензии, не является переоформлением лицензии.

      Исправление ошибок может производиться по инициативе государственного органа, выдавшего лицензию, либо по заявлению недропользователя.

      Государственный орган производит исправление ошибок по заявлению недропользователя в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня поступления такого заявления.

      Государственный орган, выдавший лицензию, после исправления ошибки в лицензии выдает ее недропользователю в течение двух рабочих дней.

      Исправленная лицензия подлежит публикации на интернет-ресурсе государственного органа, выдавшего лицензию, в день исправления.

      Споры, возникшие в связи с исправлением ошибок в лицензии, подлежат разрешению в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан.

Статья 33. Прекращение действия лицензии на недропользование

      Действие лицензии на недропользование прекращается в случаях:

      1) истечения срока, на который она была выдана, если иное не предусмотрено настоящим Кодексом;

      2) смерти ее единственного обладателя (в том числе объявления его умершим), если право недропользования, возникшее на основании лицензии, в соответствии с гражданским законодательством Республики Казахстан признано выморочным имуществом;

      3) отзыва лицензии или признания ее недействительной;

      4) отказа недропользователя от участка недр, на который была выдана лицензия.

Статья 34. Недействительность лицензии и последствия ее недействительности

      1. Лицензия может быть признана недействительной в судебном порядке в следующих случаях:

      1) при установлении факта предоставления государственному органу, выдавшему лицензию, заведомо недостоверной информации, повлиявшей на его решение выдать лицензию;

      2) нарушения установленного настоящим Кодексом порядка выдачи лицензии, что привело к необоснованному решению государственного органа о выдаче лицензии, вследствие установленного судом факта злонамеренного соглашения между должностным лицом государственного органа и заявителем;

      3) выдачи лицензии лицу, признанному недееспособным и являвшимся таковым в день выдачи;

      4) если выдача лицензии не предусмотрена или запрещена настоящим Кодексом.

      2. Правом на обращение в суд с иском о признании лицензии недействительной обладают заинтересованное лицо и прокурор, а по основаниям, предусмотренным подпунктами 1) и 3) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, – также государственный орган, выдавший лицензию.

      Заинтересованным является лицо, право на получение лицензии и законные интересы которого нарушены или могут быть нарушены в результате выдачи лицензии.

      3. Лицензия признается недействительной со дня вступления в силу решения суда.

      4. При признании лицензии недействительной по основаниям, предусмотренным подпунктами 1) и 2) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, лицо, получившее лицензию, обязано возместить государству причиненный ущерб в размере дохода, полученного таким лицом от незаконного использования участка недр, и расходов государства, связанных с признанием лицензии недействительной.

      5. Лицо не вправе требовать признания недействительной лицензии, которая выдана с нарушением требований настоящего Кодекса, иных законов Республики Казахстан, устава юридического лица, если такое требование вызвано корыстными мотивами или намерением уклониться от ответственности.

      6. Исковая давность по спорам, связанным с недействительностью лицензии, составляет три месяца со дня, когда истец узнал или должен был узнать об обстоятельствах, являющихся основанием для признания лицензии недействительной.

Параграф 2. Контрактный режим недропользования

Статья 35. Понятие контракта на недропользование

      1. Контракт на недропользование является договором, содержание, порядок заключения, исполнения и прекращения которого определяются настоящим Кодексом.

      2. По контракту на недропользование одна сторона (Республика Казахстан в лице компетентного органа) обязуется предоставить на определенный срок другой стороне (недропользователю) право недропользования, а недропользователь обязуется за свой счет и на свой риск осуществлять недропользование в соответствии с условиями контракта и настоящим Кодексом.

      3. Контракт на недропользование заключается для разведки и добычи или добычи углеводородов, а также для добычи урана.

      4. При заключении контракта в пользование предоставляется только один участок недр.

      В случаях и порядке, установленных Особенной частью настоящего Кодекса, в контракте на разведку и добычу углеводородов посредством внесения изменений и дополнений может быть закреплено несколько участков недр.

      5. Одно и то же лицо может заключать неограниченное количество контрактов на недропользование, за исключением случаев, установленных настоящим Кодексом.

      6. Компетентный орган ведет реестр заключенных контрактов. Порядок ведения реестра заключенных контрактов устанавливается компетентным органом.

Статья 36. Форма и содержание контракта на недропользование

      Сноска. Заголовок статьи 36 – в редакции Закона РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      1. Проекты контрактов на недропользование разрабатываются в соответствии с типовыми контрактами, утверждаемыми компетентным органом. Отклонение от типового контракта допускается в случаях, пределах и порядке, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      1-1. В зависимости от условий проведения операций по недропользованию и вида полезного ископаемого компетентный орган утверждает следующие формы типовых контрактов:

      1) типовой контракт на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту;

      2) типовой контракт на добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту;

      3) типовой контракт на разведку и добычу углеводородов;

      4) типовой контракт на добычу углеводородов;

      5) типовой контракт на добычу урана.

      1-2. Для целей настоящего Кодекса к сложным проектам относятся:

      1) морские проекты, предусматривающие разведку и (или) добычу любых углеводородов на участке (участках) недр, который (которые) полностью или частично расположен (расположены) в пределах казахстанского сектора Каспийского или Аральского моря;

      2) проекты на суше, предусматривающие разведку и добычу углеводородов на любом участке недр, с не менее чем одним из следующих параметров:

      содержащем запасы нетрадиционных углеводородов;

      абсолютная глубина самой верхней точки выявленной (выявленного) залежи (месторождения) углеводородов составляет не менее 4500 метров;

      содержание сероводорода в обнаруженной (обнаруженном) залежи (месторождении) составляет в пластовом флюиде 3,5 и более процента;

      обнаруженная (обнаруженное) залежь (месторождение) характеризуется аномально высоким пластовым давлением с коэффициентом аномальности 1,5 и более, который определяется как отношение пластового давления к гидростатическому давлению с плотностью жидкости 1000 кг/м3 в стволе скважины;

      обнаруженная (обнаруженное) залежь (месторождение) располагается под солевыми отложениями толщиной более 100 метров;

      обнаруженная залежь относится к неструктурным ловушкам;

      3) газовые проекты на суше, предусматривающие разведку и (или) добычу углеводородов на участке (участках) недр, содержащем (содержащих) газовую или газоконденсатную залежь или месторождение с долей объема нефтенасыщенной части двадцать пять процентов и менее от общего объема углеводородов залежи или месторождения.

      1-3. В отношении участка (участков) недр на суше, по которому (которым) отсутствует геологическая информация, позволяющая отнести его (их) к сложному проекту, заключается контракт на разведку и добычу в соответствии с типовым контрактом на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту.

      В таком случае недропользователь подтверждает статус сложного проекта в любое время в течение периода разведки, установленного пунктом 2 статьи 116 настоящего Кодекса, любым из указанных ниже способов:

      1) утвержденным недропользователем и получившим положительное заключение государственной экспертизы недр отчетом по оперативному подсчету геологических запасов, подтверждающим соответствие месторождения не менее чем одному из критериев сложных проектов, указанных в подпунктах 2) и 3) пункта 1-2 настоящей статьи;

      2) утвержденным недропользователем и получившим положительное заключение государственной экспертизы недр отчетом по подсчету геологических запасов, подтверждающим соответствие месторождения не менее чем одному из критериев сложных проектов, указанных в подпунктах 2) и 3) пункта 1-2 настоящей статьи.

      Подтверждение статуса сложного проекта, произведенное по выбору недропользователя в соответствии с подпунктами 1) и 2) части второй настоящего пункта, является окончательным и не требует дополнительного подтверждения на соответствующих дальнейших этапах периода разведки и (или) в период добычи.

      В случае неподтверждения статуса сложного проекта в течение периода разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу по сложному проекту при переходе к периоду добычи условия такого контракта должны быть приведены в соответствие с типовым контрактом на добычу углеводородов согласно статье 119 настоящего Кодекса.

      1-4. В случае, если хотя бы одно месторождение из обнаруженных месторождений по контракту на недропользование соответствует одному из критериев сложного проекта, указанных в пункте 1-2 настоящей статьи, к таким месторождениям применяются положения настоящего Кодекса, установленные для сложных проектов, при условии, что доля первоначальных извлекаемых запасов углеводородов месторождения (месторождений), которое (которые) относится (относятся) к категории сложных, составляет больше половины первоначальных извлекаемых запасов всех обнаруженных месторождений по контракту.

      2. К числу обязательных условий, содержащихся в контракте на недропользование, за исключением контрактов на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложным проектам, относятся:

      1) вид операций по недропользованию;

      2) срок действия контракта;

      3) границы участка (участков) недр;

      4) обязательства недропользователя по объемам и видам работ на участке недр в период разведки, предусмотренных программой работ (дополнительных работ);

      5) обязательства недропользователя по финансированию обучения казахстанских кадров в период добычи;

      6) обязательства недропользователя по минимальной доле внутристрановой ценности в кадрах;

      7) обязательства недропользователя по доле внутристрановой ценности в товарах, работах и услугах, соответствующей требованиям настоящего Кодекса, в том числе по видам товаров, работ и услуг, включенных в перечень приоритетных товаров, работ и услуг, утверждаемый уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов;

      8) обязательства недропользователя по ликвидации последствий недропользования;

      9) обязательства недропользователя по расходам на научно-исследовательские, научно-технические и опытно-конструкторские работы на территории Республики Казахстан в период добычи;

      10) обязательства недропользователя по расходам на социально-экономическое развитие региона и развитие его инфраструктуры в период добычи;

      11) обязательства недропользователя по соблюдению им и его подрядчиками порядка приобретения товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по разведке или добыче углеводородов и добыче урана, определяемого уполномоченными органами в области углеводородов и добычи урана;

      12) ответственность недропользователя за нарушение контрактных обязательств, включая нарушение показателей базовых проектных документов по разведке и добыче углеводородов, относимых настоящим Кодексом к контрактным обязательствам, а также за нарушение обязательства по соблюдению недропользователем и (или) его подрядчиками установленного порядка приобретения товаров, работ и услуг при проведении операций по разведке или добыче углеводородов и добыче урана;

      13) иные условия, на которых было предоставлено право недропользования.

      Помимо условий, предусмотренных частью первой настоящего пункта, контракт на недропользование по истощающимся месторождениям должен содержать инвестиционное обязательство, предусмотренное статьей 153-1 настоящего Кодекса.

      2-1. Контракт на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту должен включать следующие условия:

      1) вид операций по недропользованию;

      2) срок действия контракта;

      3) границы участка (участков) недр;

      4) обязательства недропользователя по объемам, видам и срокам работ по годам на участке недр в период разведки, предусмотренным программой работ (дополнительных работ);

      5) обязательства недропользователя по финансированию обучения казахстанских кадров в период добычи;

      6) обязательства недропользователя по расходам на научно-исследовательские, научно-технические и опытно-конструкторские работы на территории Республики Казахстан в период добычи;

      7) обязательства недропользователя по ликвидации последствий недропользования и способы обеспечения таких обязательств;

      8) обязательства недропользователя по расходам на социально-экономическое развитие региона и развитие его инфраструктуры в период добычи;

      9) условия налогообложения и освобождения от уплаты вывозных таможенных пошлин;

      10) ответственность недропользователя за нарушение контрактных обязательств;

      11) долю внутристрановой ценности в кадрах;

      12) долю внутристрановой ценности в товарах, работах и услугах в случае применения такого требования к соответствующему сложному проекту;

      13) условия и порядок изменения и продления срока действия контракта;

      14) порядок разрешения споров;

      15) обязательство, предусмотренное пунктом 7 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса, для крупных месторождений углеводородов;

      16) иные условия, на которых было предоставлено право недропользования и (или) которые указаны в соответствующем типовом контракте.

      3. В случае заключения контракта на участок недр, по которому ранее был прекращен контракт на недропользование и заключен договор доверительного управления с национальной компанией в области углеводородов, заключаемый контракт должен содержать обязательства нового недропользователя:

      1) по возмещению прежнему недропользователю стоимости переданного согласно пункту 19 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса имущества;

      2) по возмещению доверительному управляющему произведенных в соответствии с договором доверительного управления затрат, а также выплате ему вознаграждения, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      4. Срок действия контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов, за исключением контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту, определяется последовательно закрепленными в нем периодом разведки, подготовительным периодом (при необходимости) и периодом добычи.

      Срок действия контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту является совмещенным и состоит из периода разведки, включающего первоначальный этап разведки, этап оценки и этап пробной эксплуатации согласно пункту 2 статьи 116 настоящего Кодекса, и периода добычи, предусмотренного пунктом 1-1 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса для крупных месторождений.

      Срок действия контракта на добычу углеводородов, за исключением контракта на добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту, определяется последовательно закрепленными в нем подготовительным периодом и периодом добычи.

      Срок действия контракта на добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту устанавливается на основе срока периода добычи, определяемого в соответствии с пунктом 1-1 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса.

      5. Срок действия контракта на разведку и добычу, контракта на добычу, контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту или контракта на добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту продлевается компетентным органом на срок действия обстоятельств непреодолимой силы, если недропользователь представит доказательства таких обстоятельств в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      5-1. Доля внутристрановой ценности в кадрах в контракте на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту определяется недропользователем с учетом следующего:

      1) потребности недропользователя в иностранных или казахстанских кадрах в зависимости от его управленческих и административных нужд;

      2) наличия на рынке Республики Казахстан квалифицированного казахстанского персонала по определенной категории, соответствующего потребностям недропользователя;

      3) поэтапного обучения, включая стажировку, казахстанских кадров и последующей постепенной замены иностранных кадров казахстанскими кадрами по руководящим категориям.

      Минимальная доля внутристрановой ценности в кадрах по специалистам и квалифицированным рабочим в контракте на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту должна составлять не менее семидесяти процентов от общей численности персонала, задействованного при исполнении контракта, по соответствующей категории.

      6. Контракт заключается на казахском и русском языках. Если недропользователь или хотя бы один из обладателей доли в праве недропользования является иностранцем, иностранным юридическим лицом или юридическим лицом Республики Казахстан с иностранным участием, то контракт на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту с таким недропользователем также заключается на английском языке по усмотрению недропользователя.

      7. Изменения и дополнения в законодательстве Республики Казахстан, ухудшающие результаты предпринимательской деятельности недропользователя по контрактам на недропользование, не применяются к контрактам, заключенным до внесения таких изменений и дополнений.

      Гарантии, установленные частью первой настоящего пункта, не распространяются на изменения в законодательстве Республики Казахстан в области обеспечения национальной безопасности, обороноспособности, экологической безопасности, здравоохранения, налогообложения, таможенного регулирования и защиты конкуренции, за исключением случая, предусмотренного частью третьей настоящего пункта.

      Гарантии, установленные частью первой настоящего пункта, распространяются на изменения в законодательстве Республики Казахстан в области таможенного регулирования, предусматривающем временное освобождение от уплаты вывозных таможенных пошлин на сырую нефть, добытую по контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложным проектам.

      8. Применимым правом по контрактам на недропользование является право Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 36 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 37. Внесение изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование

      1. Внесение изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование производится путем заключения сторонами дополнения к контракту.

      2. Дополнение к контракту заключается в случаях:

      1) изменения сведений о недропользователе:

      для физических лиц – фамилии, имени, отчества (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), гражданства;

      для юридических лиц – наименования, места нахождения;

      2) изменения сведений о компетентном органе;

      3) перехода права недропользования и (или) доли в праве недропользования;

      4) закрепления участка (участков) добычи и подготовительного периода (подготовительных периодов);

      5) закрепления участка (участков) и периода (периодов) добычи или периода (периодов) добычи;

      6) продления периода (периодов) разведки или добычи;

      7) увеличения или уменьшения участка (участков) недр;

      8) выделения участка (участков) недр;

      8-1) возникновения инвестиционных обязательств по истощающимся месторождениям в соответствии со статьей 153-1 настоящего Кодекса;

      9) в отношении стратегических участков недр – изменения экономических интересов Республики Казахстан, создающего угрозу национальной безопасности.

      10) изменения условий контракта в связи с отнесением его к контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту;

      11) изменения условий контракта в связи с неподтверждением статуса сложного проекта по результатам разведки;

      12) предусмотренных пунктом 5 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса.

      3. Заключение дополнения к контракту в случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 1) пункта 2 настоящей статьи, производится по заявлению недропользователя, которое должно содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на недропользование;

      3) указание на изменяемые сведения о недропользователе.

      4. К заявлению дополнительно прилагаются:

      1) документы, подтверждающие необходимость внесения изменений в сведения о недропользователе;

      2) подписанное недропользователем дополнение к контракту, предусматривающее внесение изменений в сведения о недропользователе.

      5. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган заключает с заявителем дополнение к контракту и направляет заявителю его подписанный экземпляр или отказывает в заключении дополнения.

      6. Компетентный орган отказывает в заключении дополнения в случае, если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом.

      Отказ компетентного органа в заключении дополнения не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления.

      7. Заключение дополнения к контракту в случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 2) пункта 2 настоящей статьи, производится по инициативе компетентного органа.

      8. Заключение дополнения к контракту в случаях, предусмотренных подпунктами 3) – 12) пункта 2 настоящей статьи, осуществляется в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом.

      Сноска. Статья 37 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 38. Прекращение действия контракта на недропользование

      1. Действие контракта на недропользование прекращается в случаях:

      1) истечения срока, на который он был заключен;

      2) смерти лица, являющегося единственным обладателем права недропользования по контракту (в том числе объявления его умершим), если такое право недропользования в соответствии с гражданским законодательством Республики Казахстан признано выморочным имуществом;

      3) ликвидации юридического лица, являющегося недропользователем;

      4) досрочного прекращения действия контракта или признания его недействительным;

      5) расторжения контракта по соглашению сторон;

      6) принятия Правительством Республики Казахстан решения о запрете пользования участком недр в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом;

      7) отказа (возврата) недропользователя (недропользователем) от всего участка (всех участков) недр, по которому (которым) был заключен контракт.

      2. Компетентный орган вправе досрочно прекратить действие контракта на недропользование по основаниям, предусмотренным настоящим Кодексом.

      Сноска. Статья 38 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 39. Недействительность контракта на недропользование и последствия его недействительности

      1. Основаниями для признания контракта на недропользование недействительным являются:

      1) признание аукциона на предоставление права недропользования недействительным;

      2) отсутствие в контракте на недропользование обязательных условий, установленных настоящим Кодексом;

      3) установление факта предоставления компетентному органу заведомо недостоверной информации, повлиявшей на его решение заключить контракт на недропользование с данным лицом;

      4) иные основания, предусмотренные законами Республики Казахстан.

      2. Контракт на недропользование, признанный недействительным, не влечет правовых последствий, за исключением тех, которые связаны с его недействительностью, и недействителен со дня его заключения.

      Признание контракта недействительным не освобождает недропользователя от исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий недропользования.

      3. Признание недействительным в судебном порядке либо расторжение договора, на основе которого была осуществлена передача и переоформление права недропользования, влечет недействительность изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование, внесенных в связи с такой передачей права недропользования, но не самого контракта.

      4. Признание контракта на недропользование недействительным влечет недействительность всех последующих сделок, предметом которых является право недропользования, предоставленное на основании такого контракта.

Глава 5. ПЕРЕХОД ПРАВА НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ И ОБЪЕКТОВ, СВЯЗАННЫХ С ПРАВОМ НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ

Статья 40. Переход права недропользования

      1. Переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) осуществляется в случае отчуждения права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) другому лицу на основании гражданско-правовых сделок либо в иных случаях, предусмотренных законами Республики Казахстан.

      2. Запрещается переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования):

      1) по лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых в первый год ее действия;

      2) по лицензии на геологическое изучение недр;

      3) по лицензии на старательство.

      3. Переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) производится путем переоформления лицензии на недропользование или, соответственно, внесения изменения в контракт на недропользование.

      Для переоформления лицензии на недропользование или внесения изменения в контракт на недропользование обладатель права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и приобретатель права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) обращаются с совместным заявлением в государственный орган, выдавший лицензию на недропользование или заключивший контракт на недропользование.

      К заявлению прилагаются:

      1) оригинал документа, на основании которого приобретается право недропользования;

      2) документы, подтверждающие сведения о приобретателе права недропользования:

      для физических лиц – фамилию, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) заявителя, место жительства, гражданство, сведения о документах, удостоверяющих личность заявителя;

      для юридических лиц – наименование заявителя, его место нахождения, сведения о государственной регистрации в качестве юридического лица (выписка из торгового реестра или другой легализованный документ, удостоверяющий, что заявитель является юридическим лицом по законодательству иностранного государства), сведения о юридических лицах, акции которых обращаются на организованном рынке ценных бумаг, государствах, международных организациях и физических лицах, прямо или косвенно контролирующих приобретателя;

      3) документы, подтверждающие соответствие приобретателя требованиям настоящего Кодекса, предъявляемым к лицам, претендующим на получение права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) по контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов либо добычу урана;

      4) письменное согласие залогодержателя, если право недропользования (доля в праве недропользования) обременено (обременена) залогом;

      5) письменное согласие всех совместных обладателей права недропользования.

      В случае внесения изменения и дополнения в контракт на недропользование к заявлению прилагается подписанный заявителем проект дополнения к контракту на недропользование.

      В случае приобретения права недропользования по разрешению, выдаваемому в соответствии со статьей 44 настоящего Кодекса, вместо документов, подтверждающих сведения о приобретателе, приобретатель вправе приложить к заявлению письменное подтверждение того, что сведения о нем не изменились по сравнению со сведениями, представленными им для получения указанного разрешения.

      Заявление и прилагаемые к нему документы должны быть составлены на казахском и русском языках. Если заявление подается иностранцем или иностранным юридическим лицом, прилагаемые к нему документы могут быть составлены на ином языке с обязательным приложением к каждому документу перевода на казахский и русский языки, верность которого засвидетельствована нотариусом.

      Государственный орган производит переоформление лицензии или заключает дополнение к контракту с приобретателем права недропользования либо дает мотивированный отказ в переоформлении или заключении дополнения к контракту в течение семи рабочих дней со дня поступления заявления.

      4. Государственный орган отказывает в переоформлении лицензии или внесении изменений в контракт в случаях:

      1) несоответствия заявления требованиям пункта 3 настоящей статьи;

      2) несоответствия условий перехода права недропользования выданному разрешению, если такой переход осуществляется в соответствии с таким разрешением;

      3) отсутствия разрешения на переход права недропользования, когда такое разрешение требовалось в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом;

      4) если переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) осуществляется по участку недр, на котором недропользователю запрещено проводить операции по недропользованию или отдельные виды работ в соответствии с наложенным административным взысканием;

      5) если переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) запрещен настоящим Кодексом;

      6) если переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) повлечет нарушение положений международных договоров, заключенных Республикой Казахстан.

      Отказ в переоформлении лицензии или внесении изменений в контракт может быть обжалован приобретателем права недропользования в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления об отказе.

      Отказ в переоформлении лицензии или внесении изменений в контракт по основаниям подпункта 1) части первой настоящего пункта не лишает приобретателя права недропользования на повторное обращение с заявлением на переоформление лицензии или внесение изменений в контракт.

      Отказ в переоформлении лицензии или внесении изменений в контракт по основаниям подпунктов 2) и 3) части первой настоящего пункта не лишает заявителя права на повторное обращение с заявлением на выдачу разрешения на переход права недропользования.

      Сноска. Статья 40 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (порядок введения в действие см. ст. 2).

Статья 41. Понятие объектов, связанных с правом недропользования

      1. Объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, являются доли участия, паи, акции и другие формы долевого участия, а также ценные бумаги, подтверждающие право собственности либо конвертируемые в акции, доли участия, паи и другие формы долевого участия в юридическом лице, обладающем правом недропользования по контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, по контракту на добычу урана, по лицензии на разведку или добычу твердых полезных ископаемых.

      Объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, также признаются доли участия, паи, акции и другие формы долевого участия, а также ценные бумаги, подтверждающие право собственности либо конвертируемые в акции, доли, паи и другие формы долевого участия в юридическом лице или иной организации, которые имеют возможность прямо и (или) косвенно определять решения, принимаемые лицом, обладающим правом недропользования, указанным в части первой настоящего пункта.

      2. Для целей настоящего Кодекса не признаются объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, по соответствующему контракту или лицензии на недропользование:

      1) обращающиеся на организованном рынке ценных бумаг Республики Казахстан и (или) фондовой бирже, осуществляющей деятельность на территории иностранного государства, акции и другие ценные бумаги, включая производные финансовые инструменты, базовым активом которых являются акции;

      2) акции, доли участия, паи и другие формы долевого участия в юридических лицах и организациях, прямо или косвенно владеющих ценными бумагами, предусмотренными в подпункте 1) настоящего пункта.

      3. Если юридическое лицо или организация одновременно владеет акциями, долями участия, паями и другими формами долевого участия, указанными в пунктах 1 и 2 настоящей статьи, акции, доли участия, паи и другие формы долевого участия в таком лице или организации признаются объектами, связанными с правом недропользования. При этом в целях настоящей статьи для установления возможности юридического лица или иной организации прямо или косвенно определять решения, принимаемые лицом, обладающим правом недропользования, не учитываются акции, доли участия, паи и другие формы долевого участия, не являющиеся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, согласно пункту 2 настоящей статьи.

      Сноска. Статья 41 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 42. Переход объектов, связанных с правом недропользования

      1. Переходом объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, признается:

      1) их отчуждение на основании возмездных либо безвозмездных гражданско-правовых сделок, в том числе в случае ликвидации юридического лица, а также их внесение в качестве вклада в уставный капитал юридического лица или иной организации;

      2) обращение взыскания на объекты, связанные с правом недропользования, в том числе при залоге;

      3) возникновение права на объект, связанный с правом недропользования, в результате принятия нового участника, пайщика или размещения акций;

      4) переход объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, в порядке правопреемства на основании передаточного акта или разделительного баланса при реорганизации юридического лица;

      5) переход объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, в порядке наследования;

      6) выпуск акций и других ценных бумаг, являющихся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, в обращение на организованном рынке ценных бумаг.

      Выпуском акций и других ценных бумаг, являющихся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, в обращение на организованном рынке ценных бумаг признается предложение о приобретении таких объектов на организованном рынке ценных бумаг в Республике Казахстан и (или) на фондовой бирже, осуществляющей деятельность на территории иностранного государства, и (или) размещение акций на организованном рынке ценных бумаг в Республике Казахстан и (или) на фондовой бирже, осуществляющей деятельность на территории иностранного государства.

      2. Лицо, приобретшее объекты, связанные с правом недропользования, или осуществившее выпуск в обращение акций и других ценных бумаг, являвшихся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, обязано уведомить компетентный орган о состоявшемся приобретении или, соответственно, о состоявшемся выпуске в обращение в срок не позднее одного месяца со дня приобретения или такого выпуска в обращение.

      3. Для целей настоящего Кодекса не признается переходом объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, изменение владельца долей участия, акций, паев и других инструментов долевого участия либо изменение их соотношения на основании решения суда, наследования по закону, погашения доли участия, конфискации и иных событий или действий государственных органов, третьих лиц, не зависящих от воли субъекта правоотношения.

Статья 43. Приоритетное право государства

      1. Во вновь заключаемых и ранее заключенных контрактах на недропользование государство имеет приоритетное право перед любыми лицами и организациями, включая лиц и организации, которые обладают преимущественными правами на основании законов Республики Казахстан или договора, на приобретение отчуждаемого права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, по стратегическому участку недр, а также выпускаемых в обращение на организованном рынке ценных бумаг акций и других ценных бумаг, являющихся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, по стратегическому участку недр.

      2. Стратегическим является участок недр:

      1) содержащий геологические запасы нефти в объеме более пятидесяти миллионов тонн или природного газа более пятнадцати миллиардов кубических метров;

      2) расположенный в казахстанском секторе Каспийского моря;

      3) содержащий месторождение урана.

      Перечень стратегических участков недр утверждается Правительством Республики Казахстан.

      3. Положения пункта 1 настоящей статьи не применяются в случаях, предусмотренных пунктом 2 статьи 44 настоящего Кодекса.

      Статья 43 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 44. Разрешение на переход права недропользования и объектов, связанных с правом недропользования

      1. Переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), возникшего на основании контракта на недропользование, лицензии на разведку или лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, лицензии на использование пространства недр, а также переход объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, осуществляются с разрешения компетентного органа, выдаваемого в порядке, установленном настоящим Кодексом.

      2. Разрешение компетентного органа, предусмотренное пунктом 1 настоящей статьи, не требуется в случае:

      1) перехода права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, в пользу дочерней организации, в которой не менее девяноста девяти процентов долей участия, паев, акций или других форм долевого участия принадлежит недропользователю или, соответственно, собственнику объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, при условии, что такая дочерняя организация не зарегистрирована в государстве с льготным налогообложением;

      2) перехода права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, между организациями, в том числе в порядке правопреемства в результате реорганизации юридических лиц, в каждой из которых не менее девяноста девяти процентов долей участия, паев, акций или других форм долевого участия прямо или косвенно принадлежат одному и тому же лицу, при условии, что приобретатель права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, не зарегистрирован в государстве с льготным налогообложением;

      3) перехода права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, в пользу лица или организации, которому (которой) прямо или косвенно принадлежат не менее девяноста девяти процентов долей участия, паев, акций или других форм долевого участия в юридическом лице-недропользователе или, соответственно, владельце объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, при условии, что приобретатель не зарегистрирован в государстве с льготным налогообложением;

      4) перехода права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, в результате распределения имущества ликвидируемого юридического лица, если не менее девяноста девяти процентов долей участия, паев, акций или других форм долевого участия в приобретателе права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, прямо или косвенно принадлежат одному и тому же лицу, при условии, что приобретатель не зарегистрирован в государстве с льготным налогообложением;

      5) перехода долей участия, паев, акций, являющихся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, если в результате такого перехода лицо становится владельцем менее одного процента доли участия, паев, акций в уставном капитале юридического лица-недропользователя и (или) юридического лица или иной организации, которое (которая) имеет возможность прямо и (или) косвенно влиять на решения юридического лица-недропользователя;

      6) изменения размера уставного капитала, включая размещение акций, а также продажу ранее выкупленных акций или других ценных бумаг, конвертируемых в акции юридического лица, если в результате таких действий процентное соотношение принадлежащих участникам долей участия, держателям паев или акционерам акций или других ценных бумаг, конвертируемых в акции, являющихся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, не изменяется;

      7) перехода права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, по сделке, в которой одной из сторон является Правительство Республики Казахстан, государственный орган, национальный управляющий холдинг или национальная компания;

      8) отчуждения права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, осуществляемого в процессе приватизации имущественных комплексов государственных предприятий;

      9) перехода права недропользования, объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, в порядке правопреемства на основании передаточного акта при преобразовании юридического лица;

      10) перехода права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, в порядке наследования;

      11) выкупа эмитентом своих долей участия, паев, акций и других форм долевого участия, а также ценных бумаг, подтверждающих право собственности либо конвертируемых в акции, доли, паи и другие формы долевого участия, являющиеся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования;

      12) выпуска ценных бумаг, подтверждающих право собственности либо конвертируемых в акции, доли, паи и другие формы долевого участия, являющиеся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, когда собственником выпускаемых ценных бумаг остается лицо, ранее являющееся собственником вышеуказанных акций, долей, паев и других форм долевого участия;

      13) приобретения объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, взамен ранее выпущенных ценных бумаг, подтверждающих право собственности либо конвертируемых в доли участия, паи, акции и другие формы долевого участия, являющиеся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования;

      14) участия держателей ценных бумаг, являющихся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, в общем собрании акционеров или участников организации, в которой акции, доли, паи и другие формы долевого участия являются такими объектами, связанными с правом недропользования.

      3. Для целей настоящей главы к недропользователям также приравниваются:

      1) организации, участвующие в качестве стратегического партнера национальной компании в области углеводородов в прямых переговорах с компетентным органом на предоставление права недропользования;

      2) организации, допущенные к участию в аукционе на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам;

      3) организации, получившие уведомление компетентного органа о необходимости проведения государственных экспертиз или согласования проектных документов при рассмотрении вопроса выдачи лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых.

      4. Сделки по переходу права недропользования, объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, совершенные без разрешения компетентного органа, а равно по истечении срока действия разрешения, ничтожны.

Статья 45. Порядок выдачи разрешения на переход права недропользования и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования

      1. Лица, имеющие намерение приобрести право недропользования (долю в праве недропользования), возникшее на основании контракта на недропользование, лицензии на разведку или лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, лицензии на использование пространства недр, либо объекты, связанные с правом недропользования, направляют в компетентный орган заявление о выдаче разрешения.

      2. Заявление о выдаче разрешения должно содержать:

      1) сведения о лице (организации), имеющем (имеющей) намерение приобрести право недропользования (долю в праве недропользования) либо объект, связанный с правом недропользования:

      для физических лиц – фамилию, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) приобретателя, место жительства, гражданство, сведения о документах, удостоверяющих личность;

      для юридических лиц – наименование приобретателя, его место нахождения, указание на его государственную принадлежность, сведения о государственной регистрации в качестве юридического лица, сведения о руководителях и их полномочиях, сведения о лицах, организациях и государствах, имеющих возможность прямо или косвенно определять решения, принимаемые заявителем;

      2) указание на приобретаемое право недропользования (долю в праве недропользования) либо приобретаемые объекты, связанные с правом недропользования;

      3) основание перехода права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), объектов, связанных с правом недропользования;

      4) сведения о финансовых и технических возможностях лица, имеющего намерение приобрести право недропользования (долю в праве недропользования) для проведения операций по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов, добыче урана, подтверждающие его соответствие требованиям настоящего Кодекса, предъявляемым при предоставлении такого права недропользования;

      5) письменное подтверждение заявителя о том, что все сведения о нем, указанные в заявлении и прилагаемых к нему документах, являются достоверными;

      6) фамилию, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) лица, подписавшего заявление от имени заявителя, сведения о документе, удостоверяющем его личность.

      3. Заявление о выдаче разрешения на выпуск акций и других ценных бумаг, являющихся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, в обращение на организованном рынке ценных бумаг должно содержать:

      1) полное наименование организации-эмитента, чьи акции или другие ценные бумаги, являющиеся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, подлежат выпуску в обращение на организованном рынке ценных бумаг;

      2) указание на участок недр, к которому относятся связанные с ним акции или другие ценные бумаги, подлежащие выпуску в обращение на организованном рынке ценных бумаг;

      3) сведения о размере уставного капитала организации-эмитента, чьи акции или другие ценные бумаги, являющиеся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, подлежат выпуску в обращение на организованном рынке ценных бумаг;

      4) сведения (вид и общее количество) о ценных бумагах, в том числе производных ценных бумагах организации, их базовых активах или других формах долевого участия, которые являются объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, и подлежат выпуску в обращение на организованном рынке ценных бумаг;

      5) сведения об андеррайтере (при его наличии);

      6) сведения об организованном рынке ценных бумаг, на котором будет осуществляться листинг;

      7) сведения о количестве акций или других ценных бумаг, являющихся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, и подлежащих выпуску в обращение на организованном рынке ценных бумаг;

      8) письменное подтверждение заявителя о том, что все сведения о нем, указанные в заявлении и прилагаемых к нему документах, являются достоверными;

      9) фамилию, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) лица, подписавшего заявление от имени заявителя, сведения о документе, удостоверяющем его личность.

      Заявление о выдаче разрешения на выпуск акций или других ценных бумаг, являющихся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, в обращение на организованном рынке ценных бумаг в случае размещения их в рамках дополнительной эмиссии (выпуска) подается эмитентом, а в случаях, когда выпуск в обращение на организованном рынке ценных бумаг производится держателем данных акций или других ценных бумаг, заявление подается таким держателем.

      4. В случае применения положений настоящего Кодекса о приоритетном праве государства помимо сведений, предусмотренных в пунктах 2 и 3 настоящей статьи, заявление о выдаче разрешения должно дополнительно содержать сведения о цене сделки по переходу права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, и о порядке ее уплаты.

      5. К заявлению о выдаче разрешения прилагаются оригиналы либо нотариально засвидетельствованные копии документов, подтверждающих указанные в нем сведения. Все документы, прилагаемые к заявлению, должны быть составлены на казахском и русском языках. В случае, если заявление подается иностранцем или иностранным юридическим лицом, такие документы могут быть также составлены на ином языке с обязательным приложением к каждому документу перевода на казахский и русский языки, верность которого засвидетельствована нотариусом.

      6. Компетентный орган рассматривает заявление в течение месяца, а по крупным месторождениям и стратегическим участкам недр – в течение трех месяцев со дня получения заявления и прилагаемых к нему документов.

      В течение пяти рабочих дней со дня получения заявления и прилагаемых к нему документов компетентный орган выносит их на рассмотрение экспертной комиссии по вопросам недропользования.

      Экспертная комиссия по вопросам недропользования является консультативно-совещательным органом при компетентном органе в целях выработки рекомендаций при рассмотрении заявлений на выдачу разрешения на переход права недропользования и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, а также в иных случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      Состав экспертной комиссии и положение о ней утверждаются компетентным органом.

      Экспертная комиссия по вопросам недропользования рассматривает заявление и прилагаемые к нему документы в срок не более пятнадцати рабочих дней, а по крупным месторождениям и стратегическим участкам недр – не более сорока пяти рабочих дней.

      В целях всестороннего и полного рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган вправе запросить у заявителя дополнительные сведения и (или) документы, необходимые для выработки рекомендаций.

      В случае запроса дополнительных сведений и (или) документов сроки рассмотрения соответствующего заявления приостанавливаются на период до представления таких сведений и (или) документов.

      Компетентный орган в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня получения рекомендаций экспертной комиссии по вопросам недропользования выносит решение по заявлению.

      7. Если заявление на выдачу разрешения на переход права недропользования и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, подано в отношении права недропользования на участке недр, включающем крупное месторождение твердых полезных ископаемых и (или) являющемся стратегическим участком недр, либо если предполагаемый переход права недропользования и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, на соответствующем участке недр затрагивает интересы национальной безопасности, компетентный орган в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня получения такого заявления и прилагаемых к нему документов направляет их в органы национальной безопасности для рассмотрения перехода права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, на соответствие требованиям национальной безопасности.

      Если переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, затрагивает интересы национальной безопасности, органы национальной безопасности уведомляют об этом компетентный орган в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня получения заявления. В этом случае компетентный орган приостанавливает рассмотрение заявления до получения подтверждения от органов национальной безопасности о соответствии перехода права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, требованиям национальной безопасности. Компетентный орган в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления от органов национальной безопасности извещает заявителя о таком приостановлении.

      Компетентный орган возобновляет рассмотрение заявления после получения подтверждения от органов национальной безопасности.

      8. Заявление может быть отозвано заявителем в любое время после его подачи и до вынесения компетентным органом решения по существу.

      9. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган принимает решение о выдаче разрешения или отказе в его выдаче.

      10. Компетентный орган отказывает в выдаче разрешения в случаях:

      1) если переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, повлечет несоблюдение требований по обеспечению национальной безопасности страны, в том числе концентрацию прав недропользования;

      2) если переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, повлечет концентрацию прав в рамках контракта на недропользование;

      3) если заявление о выдаче разрешения не соответствует требованиям настоящего Кодекса;

      4) если переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, запрещен настоящим Кодексом;

      5) если переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) осуществляется по участку недр, на котором недропользователю запрещено проводить операции по недропользованию или отдельные виды работ в соответствии с наложенным административным взысканием;

      6) реализации государством приоритетного права;

      7) если переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, не соответствует положениям международных соглашений, заключенных Республикой Казахстан.

      Для целей настоящего Кодекса концентрацией прав недропользования признается обладание одним лицом или группой лиц из одного государства такой совокупной долей в правах недропользования и (или) объектах, связанных с правом недропользования, которое способно создать или создает угрозу национальной безопасности Республики Казахстан.

      Под концентрацией прав в рамках контракта на недропользование понимается величина доли одного из общих владельцев права недропользования в заключенном с Республикой Казахстан контракте, позволяющая такому участнику определять решения по деятельности недропользователя в соответствии с контрактом.

      11. Отказ в выдаче разрешения может быть оспорен заявителем в судебном порядке. Отказ в выдаче разрешения в соответствии с подпунктом 1) пункта 10 настоящей статьи оформляется без объяснения причин.

      12. Разрешение на переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) должно содержать указание на предельный размер передаваемой доли в праве недропользования и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, а также на приобретающее лицо.

      Разрешение на выпуск акций или других ценных бумаг, являющихся объектами, связанными с правом недропользования, в обращение должно содержать указание на организованный рынок ценных бумаг, на котором планируется осуществить выпуск, и количество акций или других ценных бумаг, в пределах которого может осуществляться выпуск с заключением одной или нескольких сделок.

      В случае применения положений настоящего Кодекса о приоритетном праве государства разрешение должно дополнительно содержать цену сделки по переходу права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) цену сделки по приобретению объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, и порядок их уплаты.

      13. Разрешение на переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, выдается сроком на один год. В случае неосуществления перехода права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, в указанный срок заявитель обращается в компетентный орган за выдачей нового разрешения.

      Сноска. Статья 45 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (порядок введения в действие см. ст. 2).

Статья 46. Порядок реализации приоритетного права государства

      1. В интересах Республики Казахстан приоритетное право реализуется на основании решения компетентного органа через национальный управляющий холдинг или национальную компанию в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      2. Вопрос о реализации приоритетного права подлежит рассмотрению компетентным органом наряду с рассмотрением вопроса о выдаче разрешения, предусмотренного пунктом 1 статьи 44 настоящего Кодекса. Порядок рассмотрения вопроса о реализации приоритетного права и принятия по нему решения определяется компетентным органом.

      При рассмотрении вопроса о реализации государством приоритетного права заявление лица, направленное в компетентный орган, не подлежит отзыву или пересмотру после его подачи в компетентный орган в течение трех месяцев.

      Если в период рассмотрения заявления изменяются условия о цене перехода права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, или о порядке ее уплаты, заявитель письменно уведомляет компетентный орган о таком изменении. В этом случае срок рассмотрения заявления исчисляется заново со дня уведомления. В отсутствие такого уведомления компетентный орган рассматривает заявление по существу с учетом условий о цене перехода права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, и о порядке ее уплаты, первоначально указанных в заявлении.

      В случае принятия решения о реализации государством приоритетного права компетентный орган определяет национальный управляющий холдинг или национальную компанию в качестве приобретателя в интересах государства отчуждаемого права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования.

      3. На основании решения компетентного органа о реализации государством приоритетного права национальный управляющий холдинг или национальная компания в течение пяти рабочих дней обращается к лицу, намеревающемуся произвести действия по отчуждению права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) переходу объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, с предложением о начале переговоров о порядке и сроке реализации приоритетного права.

      Приобретение национальным управляющим холдингом или национальной компанией права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, в целях реализации приоритетного права государства осуществляется по цене и условиям ее уплаты не хуже тех, которые были указаны в поданном заявлении или уведомлении, предусмотренном частью третьей пункта 2 настоящей статьи.

      4. В случае отчуждения права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, по безвозмездному основанию или в случае их внесения в уставный капитал юридического лица их приобретение при реализации приоритетного права государства осуществляется по рыночной цене, определяемой в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан об оценочной деятельности.

      В случае несогласия с ценой приобретения при реализации приоритетного права государства заявитель вправе обжаловать результаты в порядке, установленном законами Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 46 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 29.06.2020 № 351-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 47. Уведомление об изменении контроля над недропользователем

      1. Недропользователь, обладающий правом недропользования (долей в праве недропользования), возникшим на основании контракта на недропользование, лицензии на разведку или лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, обязан уведомлять государственный орган, предоставивший такое право недропользования, об изменении состава лиц и (или) организаций, прямо или косвенно контролирующих деятельность недропользователя, в течение тридцати календарных дней со дня такого изменения.

      2. Уведомление должно содержать:

      1) сведения о лице, государстве или организации, утратившем или получившем (утратившей или получившей) контроль;

      для физических лиц – фамилию, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) приобретателя, место жительства, гражданство;

      для юридических лиц – наименование, место нахождения, указание на государственную принадлежность;

      для государства – полное название государства, наименование и место нахождения государственного органа, представляющего интересы государства;

      2) форму и способ контроля, а также основание утраты или приобретения контроля.

      3. Уведомление подается по форме, утверждаемой компетентным органом, на казахском и русском языках.

      4. Государственный орган, подлежащий уведомлению, вправе запросить у недропользователя документы (оригиналы либо нотариально засвидетельствованные копии документов), подтверждающие сведения, указанные в уведомлении.

      5. Для целей настоящего Кодекса прямой контроль означает наличие хотя бы одного из следующих условий (способов контроля):

      1) владение более чем двадцатью пятью процентами права на участие в юридическом лице или иной организации (право на долю участия, право собственности на акции, паи и другие формы долевого участия, включая ценные бумаги, подтверждающие право собственности или конвертируемые в акции или паи);

      2) обладание правом голосовать более чем двадцатью пятью процентами от всех голосов в высшем органе управления организации;

      3) получение более двадцати пяти процентов от распределяемого чистого дохода недропользователя;

      4) обладание правом определять решения другой организации в соответствии с договором или на основании закона Республики Казахстан.

      Косвенный контроль означает возможность лица, организации контролировать другую организацию через третью организацию (третьи организации), между которыми существует прямой контроль.

Статья 48. Обременение права недропользования

      1. Право недропользования (доля в праве недропользования) может быть обременено (обременена) правами третьих лиц в порядке и на условиях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      2. Передача права недропользования в доверительное управление запрещена, за исключением случаев, когда требование о передаче в доверительное управление установлено законами Республики Казахстан.

      3. Обременение права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), переход которого (которой) запрещен настоящим Кодексом, не допускается.

      4. Залог права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), не запрещенный настоящим Кодексом, подлежит государственной регистрации в соответствующем государственном органе, предоставляющем такое право недропользования.

      Залог права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), предусмотренный настоящим пунктом, возникает со дня его государственной регистрации.

      Регистрация залога права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) производится в порядке, определяемом уполномоченным органом в сфере регистрации залога движимого имущества.

      5. Обращение взыскания на право недропользования (долю в праве недропользования) производится в порядке, предусмотренном гражданским законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      6. Особенности залога права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) по контрактам на недропользование, объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, по контрактам на недропользование, а также обращения взыскания на предмет залога устанавливаются Особенной частью настоящего Кодекса.

      Сноска. Статья 48 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Глава 6. ОПЕРАТОР В СФЕРЕ НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ

Статья 49. Оператор в сфере недропользования

      1. Оператором по контракту на недропользование или по месторождению в рамках контракта на недропользование, лицензиям на разведку или добычу твердых полезных ископаемых является юридическое лицо, создаваемое или определяемое недропользователем или обладателями права недропользования, действующее в качестве представителя недропользователя при проведении операций по недропользованию.

      2. Оператором не может быть назначено лицо, являющееся единственным обладателем права недропользования по соответствующему контракту или лицензии на недропользование.

      3. Отношения между оператором и недропользователем регулируются соглашением между ними, заключаемым в простой письменной форме на срок, не превышающий срок контракта или лицензии на недропользование.

      Несоблюдение простой письменной формы указанного соглашения влечет его ничтожность.

      4. Действие настоящей главы не распространяется на деятельность управляющей компании в рамках совместного освоения месторождений, предусмотренного положениями статьи 150 настоящего Кодекса.

      Сноска. Статья 49 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 50. Порядок назначения оператора в сфере недропользования

      1. О назначении оператора в сфере недропользования недропользователь письменно уведомляет компетентный орган. К такому уведомлению прилагается нотариально засвидетельствованная копия соглашения между оператором и недропользователем.

      2. До момента уведомления компетентного органа оператор не считается назначенным.

      3. По одному контракту или лицензии может быть назначен только один оператор.

      4. В случае прекращения полномочий оператора недропользователь обязан незамедлительно уведомить об этом компетентный орган.

Статья 51. Ответственность оператора в сфере недропользования

      1. За нарушение условий контракта или лицензии на недропользование в результате действий оператора ответственность несет недропользователь.

      2. По обязательствам оператора, возникшим в связи с представлением интересов недропользователя, последний несет солидарную ответственность. В случае причинения оператором вреда третьим лицам в результате проведения операций по недропользованию недропользователь не вправе ссылаться на то, что оператор действовал с превышением полномочий.

РАЗДЕЛ III. БЕЗОПАСНОЕ ПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ НЕДРАМИ

Глава 7. ТРЕБОВАНИЯ ПО БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ ПРИ ПРОВЕДЕНИИ ОПЕРАЦИЙ ПО НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЮ

Статья 52. Экологическая безопасность при проведении операций по недропользованию

      1. Операции по недропользованию, включая прогнозирование, планирование и проектирование производственных и иных объектов, должны соответствовать требованиям экологического законодательства Республики Казахстан.

      2. Экологическое состояние недр обеспечивается нормированием предельно допустимых эмиссий, ограничением или запретом деятельности по недропользованию или отдельных ее видов.

      3. В случаях, предусмотренных экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан, проведение операций по недропользованию без соответствующего экологического разрешения или положительного заключения государственной экологической экспертизы запрещается.

      Сноска. Статья 52 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 53. Промышленная безопасность при проведении операций по недропользованию

      1. Операции по недропользованию, включая проектирование производственных и иных объектов, должны соответствовать требованиям промышленной безопасности.

      2. Недропользователем должны быть обеспечены соблюдение предусмотренных законодательством Республики Казахстан правил и норм по безопасному ведению работ, а также проведение мероприятий по предупреждению и ликвидации аварий, несчастных случаев и профилактике профессиональных заболеваний.

      3. Операции по недропользованию, представляющие угрозу жизни и здоровью людей, причинения материального ущерба физическим и юридическим лицам, запрещаются.

      4. В случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, недропользование без положительного заключения экспертизы в области промышленной безопасности запрещается.

      5. При проведении работ, связанных с недропользованием, должны обеспечиваться:

      1) изучение и выполнение работниками правил и норм по безопасному ведению работ, а также планирование и проведение мероприятий по предупреждению и ликвидации аварий;

      2) приостановление работ в случае возникновения непосредственной угрозы жизни работников, выведение людей в безопасное место и осуществление мероприятий, необходимых для выявления опасности;

      3) использование машин, оборудования и материалов, содержание зданий и сооружений в состоянии, соответствующем требованиям правил и норм безопасности и санитарных норм;

      4) учет, надлежащее хранение и транспортирование взрывчатых материалов и опасных химических веществ, а также правильное и безопасное их использование;

      5) разработка с учетом наилучшей практики и осуществление специальных комплексных организационно-технических мероприятий, предусматривающих улучшение состава рудничной атмосферы, совершенствование технологии ведения горных работ и использования средств коллективной и индивидуальной защиты, направленных на предупреждение профессиональных заболеваний и производственного травматизма;

      6) осуществление специальных мероприятий по прогнозированию и предупреждению внезапных прорывов воды, выбросов газов, полезных ископаемых и пород, а также горных ударов;

      7) своевременное пополнение технической документации и планов ликвидации аварий данными, уточняющими границы зон безопасного ведения работ;

      8) выполнение иных требований, предусмотренных законодательством Республики Казахстан о гражданской защите.

Глава 8. ЛИКВИДАЦИЯ ПОСЛЕДСТВИЙ НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ

Статья 54. Общие положения о ликвидации последствий недропользования

      1. Недропользователь обязан ликвидировать последствия операций по недропользованию на предоставленном ему участке недр, если иное не установлено настоящим Кодексом.

      2. Ликвидацией последствий недропользования является комплекс мероприятий, проводимых с целью приведения производственных объектов и земельных участков в состояние, обеспечивающее безопасность жизни и здоровья населения, охраны окружающей среды в порядке, предусмотренном законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      3. Ликвидация проводится на участке недр, права недропользования по которому прекращены, за исключением случаев, установленных настоящим Кодексом.

      Ликвидация последствий операций по недропользованию может производиться до прекращения действия лицензии или контракта на недропользование с целью прекращения права пользования частью участка недр, а также уменьшения объема работ по ликвидации (прогрессивная ликвидация).

      4. Прекращение действия лицензии или контракта на недропользование не влечет прекращения обязательств по ликвидации последствий недропользования.

      5. Особенности ликвидации последствий операций по недропользованию с учетом их видов определяются Особенной частью настоящего Кодекса.

      6. Порядок приемки результатов обследования и работ по ликвидации последствий операций по недропользованию определяется компетентным органом совместно с уполномоченным органом в области охраны окружающей среды.

      Сноска. Статья 54 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 55. Финансирование ликвидации последствий недропользования

      1. Ликвидация проводится за счет недропользователя или лица, непосредственно являвшегося недропользователем до прекращения соответствующей лицензии или контракта на недропользование.

      2. В случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, недропользователь обязан предоставить обеспечение исполнения своих обязательств по ликвидации. Предоставление недропользователем такого обеспечения не освобождает от исполнения обязательства по ликвидации последствий недропользования.

      3. Обеспечение исполнения обязательства по ликвидации последствий недропользования осуществляется в пользу Республики Казахстан.

      В случае неисполнения (ненадлежащего исполнения) обязательства по ликвидации в срок, установленный в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом, сумма предоставленного обеспечения подлежит взысканию в пользу Республики Казахстан государственным органом, являющимся стороной контракта и (или) выдавшим лицензию на недропользование.

      Если сумма соответствующего обеспечения окажется недостаточной для покрытия расходов по соответствующему проекту ликвидации, государство вправе получить недостающую сумму из имущества лица, которое было обязано осуществить ликвидацию последствий недропользования.

      4. Исполнение недропользователем обязательства по ликвидации может обеспечиваться гарантией, залогом банковского вклада и (или) страхованием.

      5. Обеспечение предоставляется отдельно по каждому участку недр.

      Запрещается проведение операций по недропользованию, требующих ликвидации их последствий, без обеспечения, предоставляемого в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом.

      6. Отчуждение недропользователем права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) третьему лицу не освобождает его от обязательств по ликвидации до предоставления приобретателем права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) обеспечения в размере, определяемом в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом.

      7. Если по не зависящим от недропользователя причинам предоставленное им обеспечение перестало соответствовать требованиям настоящего Кодекса или прекратилось, недропользователь обязан в течение шестидесяти календарных дней произвести замену такого обеспечения. Если в течение указанного срока такая замена не будет произведена недропользователем, последний обязан незамедлительно приостановить операции по недропользованию. Возобновление операций по недропользованию допускается только после восстановления или замены обеспечения.

      8. Представляемое обеспечение исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий операций по недропользованию должно соответствовать требованиям настоящего Кодекса и иных законодательных актов Республики Казахстан (надлежащее обеспечение).

      9. Порядок представления и учета принятых государственным органом обеспечений исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий операций по недропользованию определяется компетентным органом.

      Сноска. Статья 55 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021); от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 56. Гарантия как обеспечение ликвидации

      1. В силу гарантии гарант несет перед Республикой Казахстан ответственность по выплате полной денежной суммы, определяемой в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом, в случае неисполнения недропользователем обязательства по ликвидации последствий недропользования в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом.

      2. Гарантом может выступать банк второго уровня, иностранный банк либо организация, акции которой обращаются на организованном рынке ценных бумаг. Если гарантом выступает иностранный банк или организация, акции которой обращаются на организованном рынке ценных бумаг, такие гаранты должны соответствовать условиям по минимальному индивидуальному кредитному рейтингу в иностранной валюте, определяемому компетентным органом, если иное не предусмотрено настоящим Кодексом.

      3. Обязательство банка по гарантии, выданной им в соответствии с настоящей статьей, прекращается не ранее завершения ликвидации.

      4. Гарантия предоставляется на казахском и русском языках в соответствии с типовой формой, утверждаемой компетентным органом.

      Гарантия, выданная иностранным лицом, может быть составлена на иностранном языке с обязательным переводом на казахский и русский языки, верность которого должна быть засвидетельствована нотариусом.

      5. Особенности гарантий, предоставляемых в качестве обеспечения исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий операций по недропользованию, устанавливаются Особенной частью настоящего Кодекса.

      Сноска. Статья 56 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 57. Залог банковского вклада как обеспечение ликвидации

      1. В силу залога банковского вклада Республика Казахстан имеет право в случае неисполнения недропользователем обязательства по ликвидации получить удовлетворение из суммы заложенного банковского вклада преимущественно перед другими кредиторами недропользователя. 

      2. Предметом залога в соответствии с настоящей статьей может быть только банковский вклад, размещенный в банке второго уровня Республики Казахстан или у Национального оператора почты.

      3. Вклад может быть внесен в тенге или иностранной валюте.

      4. Требования к размеру банковского вклада, являющегося обеспечением, устанавливаются настоящим Кодексом.

      5. Перезалог банковского вклада, являющегося обеспечением, запрещается.

      6. В случае ликвидации недропользователя, являющегося юридическим лицом, включая его банкротство, предмет залога не включается в конкурсную массу, а залогодержатель не является кредитором, участвующим в удовлетворении своих требований за счет иного имущества недропользователя.

      7. Договор залога банковского вклада как способа обеспечения исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий операций по недропользованию заключается на казахском и русском языках в соответствии с типовой формой.

      Порядок заключения договора залога банковского вклада и его типовая форма утверждаются компетентным органом.

      Сноска. Статья 57 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 58. Страхование как обеспечение ликвидации

      1. Для обеспечения своих обязательств по ликвидации последствий недропользования недропользователь вправе заключить договор страхования со страховой организацией, в силу которого неисполнение недропользователем обязательств по ликвидации последствий недропользования в предусмотренном настоящим Кодексом порядке (страховой случай) влечет выплату страховой суммы в пользу Республики Казахстан (выгодоприобретатель).

      Объектом страхования является имущественный интерес недропользователя, связанный с исполнением его обязательств по ликвидации последствий операций по недропользованию в порядке и сроки, которые установлены настоящим Кодексом.

      Требование к страховой организации о выплате страховой суммы подлежит безусловному и обязательному исполнению в течение одного месяца со дня получения страховой организацией такого требования. Страховая организация при неисполнении и (или) ненадлежащем исполнении либо нарушении сроков исполнения указанного требования несет ответственность, установленную законами Республики Казахстан.

      1-1. Договор страхования в целях обеспечения исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий операций по недропользованию заключается в соответствии с типовой формой, утверждаемой компетентным органом по согласованию с уполномоченным органом по регулированию, контролю и надзору финансового рынка и финансовых организаций. Срок договора страхования при этом должен составлять:

      1) для лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых не менее восьми лет (при ее выдаче) или не менее оставшегося срока лицензии и дополнительно два года, исчисляемые со дня окончания срока лицензии на разведку;

      2) для лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых не менее трех лет;

      3) для лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых не менее трех лет;

      4) для лицензии на использование пространства недр в целях размещения и (или) эксплуатации объектов размещения техногенных минеральных образований горнодобывающего и (или) горно-обогатительного производств не менее трех лет;

      5) для лицензии на старательство не менее четырех лет.

      2. В части, не урегулированной настоящим Кодексом, отношения по страхованию, предусмотренному настоящей статьей, регулируются гражданским законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 58 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

РАЗДЕЛ IV. ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ УПРАВЛЕНИЕ В СФЕРЕ НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ

Глава 9. СИСТЕМА ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ ОРГАНОВ В СФЕРЕ НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ

Статья 59. Правительство Республики Казахстан

      В сфере недропользования Правительство Республики Казахстан:

      1) организует управление недрами как объектом государственной собственности, разрабатывает основные направления государственной политики в сфере недропользования, стратегические и тактические меры по ее осуществлению;

      2) устанавливает ограничения и запреты на пользование недрами в целях обеспечения национальной безопасности, безопасности жизни и здоровья населения и охраны окружающей среды;

      3) утверждает перечень стратегических участков недр;

      4) выполняет иные функции, возложенные на него Конституцией, настоящим Кодексом, иными законами Республики Казахстан и актами Президента Республики Казахстан.

Статья 60. Компетентный орган

      В целях реализации государственной политики и представления интересов Республики Казахстан в сфере недропользования Правительство Республики Казахстан определяет компетентный орган, являющийся центральным исполнительным органом.

      Компетентный орган представляет интересы Республики Казахстан и реализует государственную политику в сфере недропользования по твердым полезным ископаемым и углеводородам посредством:

      1) разработки и утверждения программы управления государственным фондом недр;

      2) разработки и утверждения правовых актов в сфере недропользования в случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом;

      2-1) рассмотрения проектов документов по стандартизации в пределах компетенции, а также подготовки предложений по разработке, внесению изменений, пересмотру и отмене национальных, межгосударственных стандартов, национальных классификаторов технико-экономической информации и рекомендаций по стандартизации для внесения в уполномоченный орган в сфере стандартизации;

      2-2) реализации на условиях добровольного участия пилотных проектов по автоматизации мониторинга выполнения недропользователями обязательств по контракту (лицензии) на недропользование, процедуры предоставления через информационные системы права недропользования, регистрации перехода или залога права недропользования и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, в порядке, определяемом компетентным органом;

      3) предоставления и прекращения права недропользования для разведки и добычи углеводородов, добычи урана, разведки и добычи твердых полезных ископаемых;

      4) контроля соблюдения недропользователями условий контрактов в области углеводородов и добычи урана, а также условий лицензий на разведку и добычу твердых полезных ископаемых;

      5) обеспечения доступа к информации о выданных им лицензиях и заключенных контрактах на недропользование;

      6) представления ежегодного отчета Правительству Республики Казахстан о ходе выполнения условий заключенных контрактов и выданных им лицензий на недропользование;

      7) взыскания неустойки за неисполнение условий контракта или лицензии на недропользование;

      8) осуществления иных полномочий, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, иными законами Республики Казахстан, актами Президента Республики Казахстан и Правительства Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 60 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 05.10.2018 № 184-VI (вводится в действие по истечении шести месяцев после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 61. Уполномоченный орган в области твердых полезных ископаемых

      Уполномоченный орган в области твердых полезных ископаемых реализует государственную политику по регулированию операций по разведке и добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана, посредством:

      1) разработки и утверждения правовых актов в области регулирования операций по разведке и добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана, в случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан;

      1-1) рассмотрения проектов документов по стандартизации в пределах компетенции, а также подготовки предложений по разработке, внесению изменений, пересмотру и отмене национальных, межгосударственных стандартов, национальных классификаторов технико-экономической информации и рекомендаций по стандартизации для внесения в уполномоченный орган в сфере стандартизации;

      1-2) разработки и утверждения технических регламентов;

      2) осуществления государственного контроля за соблюдением недропользователями порядка приобретения товаров, работ и услуг при проведении операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана;

      3) Исключен Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

      4) выдачи разрешения на извлечение горной массы и (или) перемещение почвы на участке разведки в объеме, превышающем одну тысячу кубических метров;

      5) регулирования операций по разведке и добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, за исключением операций по добыче урана;

      6) государственного контроля за проведением операций по разведке и добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, за исключением операций по добыче урана и общераспространенных полезных ископаемых;

      6-1) заключения с Национальной палатой предпринимателей Республики Казахстан и недропользователями соглашений о стимулировании предпринимательства;

      6-2) разработки и утверждения правил заключения, внесения изменений, дополнений и расторжения соглашения о стимулировании предпринимательства, а также мониторинга их исполнения, типовой формы соглашения о стимулировании предпринимательства совместно с уполномоченными органами в области углеводородов и добычи урана;

      7) осуществления иных полномочий, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, иными законами Республики Казахстан, актами Президента Республики Казахстан и Правительства Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 61 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 05.10.2018 № 184-VI (вводится в действие по истечении шести месяцев после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 30.12.2020 № 397-VI (вводится в действие по истечении шести месяцев после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 15.11.2021 № 72-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2022).

Статья 62. Уполномоченный орган в области углеводородов

      Уполномоченный орган в области углеводородов реализует государственную политику в области углеводородов посредством:

      1) разработки и утверждения правовых актов в области углеводородов в случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом;

      2) разработки и утверждения нормативно-технических документов в области углеводородов;

      2-1) рассмотрения проектов документов по стандартизации в пределах компетенции, а также подготовки предложений по разработке, внесению изменений, пересмотру и отмене национальных, межгосударственных стандартов, национальных классификаторов технико-экономической информации и рекомендаций по стандартизации для внесения в уполномоченный орган в сфере стандартизации;

      3) регулирования операций по недропользованию по углеводородам;

      3-1) мониторинга выполнения недропользователями обязательств по закупкам товаров, работ и услуг у казахстанских производителей, привлечению казахстанских кадров, обучению казахстанских кадров, финансированию научно-исследовательских, научно-технических и (или) опытно-конструкторских работ, а также приобретению недропользователями и их подрядчиками товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по разведке или добыче углеводородов;

      3-2) формирования и ведения реестра товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию по углеводородам, и их производителей, включая критерии их оценки для внесения в данный реестр в порядке, определяемом уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов;

      4) осуществления государственного контроля в области проведения операций по недропользованию по углеводородам;

      5) осуществления государственного контроля за соблюдением положений проектных документов;

      6) ведения единой базы данных добычи и оборота нефти и сырого газа;

      7) формирования графиков поставки нефти для переработки на территории Республики Казахстан и за ее пределами для обеспечения потребностей внутреннего рынка нефтепродуктами;

      8) выдачи разрешений на создание и размещение морских объектов, используемых для проведения разведки и (или) добычи углеводородов на море и внутренних водоемах;

      9) выдачи разрешений на сжигание сырого газа в факелах;

      10) ведения национального баланса производства, реализации и потребления углеводородов;

      11) осуществления государственного контроля за соблюдением недропользователями порядка приобретения товаров, работ и услуг при проведении операций по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов;

      11-1) заключения с Национальной палатой предпринимателей Республики Казахстан и недропользователями соглашений о стимулировании предпринимательства;

      11-2) разработки и утверждения правил заключения, внесения изменений, дополнений и расторжения соглашения о стимулировании предпринимательства, а также мониторинга их исполнения, типовой формы соглашения о стимулировании предпринимательства совместно с уполномоченными органами в области добычи урана и твердых полезных ископаемых;

      12) разработки и утверждения национального плана обеспечения готовности и действий к ликвидации разливов нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне Республики Казахстан совместно с уполномоченными органами в области гражданской защиты и торгового мореплавания;

      13) осуществления иных полномочий, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, иными законами Республики Казахстан, актами Президента Республики Казахстан и Правительства Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 62 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 05.10.2018 № 184-VI (вводится в действие по истечении шести месяцев после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 15.11.2021 № 72-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2022); от 03.01.2022 № 101-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 63. Уполномоченный орган в области добычи урана

      Уполномоченный орган в области добычи урана реализует государственную политику посредством:

      1) разработки и утверждения правовых актов в области добычи урана в случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом;

      2) разработки и утверждения нормативно-технических документов в области добычи урана;

      2-1) рассмотрения проектов документов по стандартизации в пределах компетенции, а также подготовки предложений по разработке, внесению изменений, пересмотру и отмене национальных, межгосударственных стандартов, национальных классификаторов технико-экономической информации и рекомендаций по стандартизации для внесения в уполномоченный орган в сфере стандартизации;

      3) регулирования операций по недропользованию по добыче урана;

      3-1) мониторинга выполнения недропользователями обязательств по закупкам товаров, работ и услуг у казахстанских производителей, привлечению казахстанских кадров, обучению казахстанских кадров, финансированию научно-исследовательских, научно-технических и (или) опытно-конструкторских работ, а также приобретению недропользователями и их подрядчиками товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по добыче урана;

      3-2) формирования и ведения реестра товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по добыче урана, и их производителей, включая критерии их оценки для внесения в данный реестр в порядке, определяемом уполномоченным органом в области добычи урана;

      4) осуществления государственного контроля в области проведения операций по добыче урана;

      5) осуществления государственного контроля за соблюдением положений проектных документов по добыче урана;

      6) осуществления государственного контроля за рациональным и комплексным использованием недр при добыче урана;

      7) осуществления государственного контроля за соблюдением недропользователями порядка приобретения товаров, работ и услуг при проведении операций по добыче урана;

      7-1) заключения с Национальной палатой предпринимателей Республики Казахстан и недропользователями соглашений о стимулировании предпринимательства;

      7-2) разработки и утверждения правил заключения, внесения изменений, дополнений и расторжения соглашения о стимулировании предпринимательства, а также мониторинга их исполнения, типовой формы соглашения о стимулировании предпринимательства совместно с уполномоченными органами в области углеводородов и твердых полезных ископаемых;

      8) осуществления иных полномочий, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, иными законами Республики Казахстан, актами Президента Республики Казахстан и Правительства Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 63 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 05.10.2018 № 184-VI (вводится в действие по истечении шести месяцев после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 15.11.2021 № 72-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2022); от 03.01.2022 № 101-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 64. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр

      Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр реализует государственную политику в области геологического изучения недр и использования пространства недр посредством:

      1) предоставления права недропользования для геологического изучения и использования пространства недр;

      2) организации и проведения государственного геологического изучения недр;

      3) регулирования операций по геологическому изучению и использованию пространства недр;

      4) осуществления государственного контроля за операциями по геологическому изучению, а также операциями по использованию пространства недр;

      5) осуществления государственного контроля за соблюдением требований настоящего Кодекса по учету, хранению, сохранности и достоверности геологической информации;

      6) обеспечения доступа к геологической информации, не являющейся конфиденциальной, а также к информации о выданных им лицензиях на недропользование;

      7) организации и ведения государственного учета действующих объектов размещения техногенных минеральных образований;

      8) осуществления государственного мониторинга недр, сбора и обобщения геологической информации;

      9) ведения единого кадастра государственного фонда недр;

      10) участия в ведении государственного водного кадастра в части подземных вод;

      11) участия в разработке программы управления государственным фондом недр;

      12) разработки и утверждения карты идентификации блоков с соответствующими координатами и индивидуальными кодами;

      13) взаимодействия и координации с компетентным органом по определению границ предоставляемых в пользование участков недр, использованию геологической информации и другим вопросам, предусмотренным настоящим Кодексом;

      14) осуществления ликвидации и консервации бесхозных самоизливающихся и аварийных скважин;

      15) согласования изменений в проекты поисково-оценочных работ на подземные воды по выданным лицензиям на геологическое изучение недр;

      16) организации и проведения государственной экспертизы запасов участков подземных вод;

      Примечание ИЗПИ!
      Подпункт 16-1) действует до 01.01.2026 в соответствии со ст. 277 настоящего Кодекса.

      16-1) разработки и утверждения методики классификации запасов месторождений и прогнозных ресурсов, инструкций по подсчету запасов полезных ископаемых, в том числе относящихся к нетрадиционным углеводородам;

      17) разработки и утверждения нормативных правовых актов в области геологии и геологического изучения недр в случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан;

      17-1) рассмотрения проектов документов по стандартизации в пределах компетенции, а также подготовки предложений по разработке, внесению изменений, пересмотру и отмене национальных, межгосударственных стандартов, национальных классификаторов технико-экономической информации и рекомендаций по стандартизации для внесения в уполномоченный орган в сфере стандартизации;

      17-2) разработки и утверждения минимальных требований по разведке месторождений твердых полезных ископаемых;

      18) контроля соблюдения недропользователями условий лицензии на геологическое изучение недр и лицензии на использование пространства недр;

      19) утверждения норм времени и расценок на проведение работ по государственному геологическому изучению недр;

      20) принятия и передачи недропользователю на баланс скважин, технологических единиц;

      21) осуществления иных полномочий, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, иными законами Республики Казахстан, актами Президента Республики Казахстан и Правительства Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 64 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 05.10.2018 № 184-VI (вводится в действие по истечении шести месяцев после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 30.06.2022 № 130-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 65. Местные исполнительные органы области, города республиканского значения, столицы

      Местные исполнительные органы области, города республиканского значения, столицы участвуют в реализации государственной политики в сфере недропользования посредством:

      1) предоставления права недропользования для проведения операций по добыче общераспространенных полезных ископаемых и старательства;

      2) контроля за соблюдением недропользователями условий лицензий на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, на старательство и государственного контроля за проведением операций по добыче общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, старательства;

      3) контроля за соблюдением недропользователями условий старательства, предусмотренных лицензией на старательство и настоящим Кодексом;

      4) предоставления прав и резервирования земельных участков, находящихся в государственной собственности, в соответствии с земельным законодательством Республики Казахстан для целей недропользования;

      5) переоформления прав на земельный участок на доверительного управляющего на основании договора доверительного управления участком недр, заключаемого в соответствии со статьей 108 настоящего Кодекса;

      6) регулирования застройки территорий залегания полезных ископаемых, ведения учета геологических, геоморфологических и гидрогеологических объектов государственного природно-заповедного фонда местного значения и участков недр, представляющих особую экологическую, научную, историко-культурную и рекреационную ценность, отнесенных к категории особо охраняемых природных территорий местного значения;

      7) организации и проведения государственного геологического изучения недр на подземные воды для хозяйственно-питьевого водоснабжения населенных пунктов;

      8) обеспечения доступа к информации о выданных ими лицензиях на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых и лицензиях на старательство;

      8-1) рассмотрения проектов документов по стандартизации в пределах компетенции, а также подготовки предложений по разработке, внесению изменений, пересмотру и отмене национальных, межгосударственных стандартов, национальных классификаторов технико-экономической информации и рекомендаций по стандартизации для внесения в уполномоченный орган в сфере стандартизации.

      9) осуществления в интересах местного государственного управления иных полномочий, возлагаемых на местные исполнительные органы законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 65 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 05.10.2018 № 184-VI (вводится в действие по истечении шести месяцев после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Глава 10. КОНТРОЛЬ И ИЗВЕЩЕНИЯ В СФЕРЕ НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ

Статья 66. Контроль за соблюдением недропользователями условий контрактов и (или) лицензий на недропользование

      1. Контроль за соблюдением недропользователями условий контрактов, в том числе соглашений о разделе продукции, и (или) лицензий на недропользование осуществляется компетентным органом (государственным органом, являющимся стороной контракта и (или) выдавшим лицензию на недропользование).

      Порядок осуществления контроля за соблюдением условий контрактов, в том числе соглашений о разделе продукции, и (или) лицензий на недропользование определяется компетентным органом.

      2. Контроль за соблюдением недропользователями условий контрактов, в том числе соглашений о разделе продукции, и (или) лицензий на недропользование осуществляется посредством мониторинга выполнения недропользователями обязательств по контракту (лицензии) на недропользование и (или) посещения недропользователя, а также объектов, на которых ведутся (проводились) операции по недропользованию в соответствии с условиями контрактов и (или) лицензий на недропользование.

      Мониторинг выполнения недропользователями обязательств по контракту (лицензии) на недропользование осуществляется компетентным органом (государственным органом, являющимся стороной контракта и (или) выдавшим лицензию на недропользование) посредством анализа отчетов, представляемых недропользователями в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом, данных космического мониторинга, содержащих признаки нарушений законодательства Республики Казахстан, и сведений, полученных из иных источников в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      Порядок мониторинга выполнения недропользователями обязательств по контракту (лицензии) на недропользование определяется компетентным органом.

      Сноска. Статья 66 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 21.05.2024 № 86-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 67. Государственный контроль за соблюдением требований законодательства Республики Казахстан о недрах и недропользовании

      1. Государственный контроль за соблюдением требований законодательства Республики Казахстан о недрах и недропользовании при проведении операций по недропользованию осуществляется государственными органами в соответствии с их компетенцией в следующих областях:

      1) изучения и использования недр;

      2) проведения операций по недропользованию по углеводородам и добыче урана.

      2. Государственный контроль в областях, указанных в пункте 1 настоящей статьи, осуществляется в форме проверки, профилактического контроля с посещением субъекта (объекта) контроля и профилактического контроля без посещения субъекта (объекта) контроля.

      2-1. Проверка и профилактический контроль с посещением субъекта (объекта) контроля осуществляются в соответствии с Предпринимательским кодексом Республики Казахстан.

      3. Профилактический контроль без посещения субъекта (объекта) контроля осуществляется в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом и Предпринимательским кодексом Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 67 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 24.05.2018 № 156-VI (порядок введения в действие см. пп. 3) п. 1 ст. 2); от 06.04.2024 № 71-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 67-1. Порядок проведения профилактического контроля без посещения субъекта (объекта) контроля

      1. Профилактический контроль без посещения субъекта (объекта) контроля проводится уполномоченным органом по изучению недр или его территориальным подразделением в отношении недропользователей в соответствии с подпунктами 4) и 5) статьи 64 настоящего Кодекса.

      Объектами контроля являются участок геологического изучения, использования пространства недр, а также геологическая информация.

      2. Целями профилактического контроля без посещения субъекта (объекта) контроля являются своевременное пресечение и недопущение нарушений, предоставление субъектам контроля права самостоятельного устранения нарушений, выявленных уполномоченным органом по изучению недр или его территориальным подразделением по результатам профилактического контроля без посещения субъекта (объекта) контроля, и снижение административной нагрузки на них.

      3. Профилактический контроль без посещения субъекта (объекта) контроля проводится путем анализа геологических отчетов, отчетов о добытых полезных ископаемых и данных о нормируемых потерях, представляемых в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом, а также других сведений о деятельности субъекта контроля.

      В случае выявления нарушений по результатам профилактического контроля без посещения субъекта (объекта) контроля в действиях (бездействии) субъекта контроля должностными лицами уполномоченного органа по изучению недр или его территориального подразделения, осуществляющими профилактический контроль без посещения субъекта (объекта) контроля, оформляется и направляется субъекту контроля информационное письмо (уведомление) в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня выявления нарушений в порядке, предусмотренном статьей 68 настоящего Кодекса.

      4. Субъект контроля, получивший информационное письмо (уведомление) об устранении нарушений, выявленных по результатам профилактического контроля без посещения субъекта (объекта) контроля, обязан в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня, следующего за днем его вручения, представить в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр или его территориальное подразделение план мероприятий по устранению нарушений с указанием конкретных сроков их устранения.

      В случае несогласия с нарушениями, указанными в информационном письме (уведомлении), субъект контроля вправе направить в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр или его территориальное подразделение, направившие информационное письмо (уведомление), возражение в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня, следующего за днем вручения информационного письма (уведомления).

      5. Неустранение в установленный срок нарушений, выявленных по результатам профилактического контроля без посещения субъекта (объекта) контроля, а равно непредставление в срок плана мероприятий по устранению нарушений влекут назначение профилактического контроля с посещением субъекта (объекта) контроля путем включения в полугодовой список проведения профилактического контроля с посещением субъекта (объекта) контроля.

      6. Профилактический контроль без посещения субъекта (объекта) контроля проводится не чаще одного раза в год.

      Сноска. Глава 10 дополнена статьей 67-1 в соответствии с Законом РК от 24.05.2018 № 156-VI (порядок введения в действие см. пп. 3) п. 1 ст. 2).

Статья 68. Извещения в сфере недропользования

      1. Участники отношений, регулируемых настоящим Кодексом, извещаются посредством уведомлений, составляемых в письменной форме, и (или) публикаций в периодических печатных изданиях, распространяемых на всей территории Республики Казахстан, а также посредством размещения на интернет-ресурсе соответствующего государственного органа, на казахском и русском языках.

      2. Если иное не предусмотрено законодательством Республики Казахстан, уведомление, направляемое в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом, должно содержать сведения о лице, которому оно адресовано, основание для направления уведомления, содержание уведомления, информацию об отправителе, его подпись.

      Лицо, направившее уведомление, не соответствующее части первой настоящего пункта, лишается возможности ссылаться на то, что оно было направлено надлежащим образом, если не докажет, что имеющиеся несоответствия не носили существенный характер с учетом конкретных обстоятельств.

      Если уведомление направлено представителем лица, от имени и (или) в интересах которого оно было направлено, уведомление также должно содержать сведения о полномочиях представителя. Действие настоящей части не распространяется на должностных лиц государственных органов, действующих в соответствии с должностными полномочиями, определенными правовыми актами соответствующего государственного органа и (или) законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      Уведомление должно быть направлено почтой и (или) с использованием средств связи, обеспечивающих фиксирование уведомления.

      Уведомлениями в письменной форме признаются уведомления в форме электронных документов или с использованием электронных средств связи в соответствии с пунктом 4 настоящей статьи.

      3. Если иное не предусмотрено настоящим Кодексом, посредством публикации в периодических печатных изданиях, распространяемых на всей территории Республики Казахстан, а также размещения на интернет-ресурсе государственного органа осуществляется извещение государственных органов, предназначенное для неопределенного и (или) определенного круга лиц.

      События, о которых сообщается в таких извещениях, должны наступить не ранее пятнадцати календарных дней со дня публикации, если иной срок не предусмотрен настоящим Кодексом.

      4. Извещения также могут осуществляться с использованием информационных систем. Порядок извещения с использованием информационных систем определяется компетентным органом.

      Уведомления, извещения и сообщения, предусмотренные пунктом 3 статьи 47, пунктами 1 и 4 статьи 50, пунктом 5 статьи 106, пунктом 4 статьи 107, пунктами 2, 4 и 5 статьи 133, пунктом 3 статьи 146, пунктом 2 статьи 149, пунктами 1 и 4 статьи 163, пунктом 3 статьи 164, пунктами 2, 4 и 5 статьи 181 настоящего Кодекса, направляются посредством единой государственной системы управления недропользованием в порядке, определяемом компетентным органом.

      5. Заявления и предложения, предусмотренные пунктом 5 статьи 115, пунктом 4 статьи 117, пунктом 5 статьи 118, пунктом 8 статьи 119, пунктом 2 статьи 120, пунктом 5 статьи 133, пунктом 1 статьи 169, пунктом 2 статьи 170, пунктом 5 статьи 171, пунктом 2 статьи 173 и пунктом 5 статьи 181 настоящего Кодекса, подаются посредством единой государственной системы управления недропользованием в порядке, определяемом компетентным органом.

      Сноска. Статья 68 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2024).

Глава 11. ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ ФОНД НЕДР

Статья 69. Управление государственным фондом недр

      1. Государственный фонд недр составляют используемые участки недр, а также неиспользуемые недра в пределах территории Республики Казахстан.

      2. Управление государственным фондом недр осуществляется на основе программы управления государственным фондом недр в соответствии с основными направлениями государственной политики в сфере недропользования, стратегическими и тактическими мерами по ее осуществлению в порядке, предусмотренном настоящим Кодексом.

Статья 70. Программа управления государственным фондом недр

      1. Программа управления государственным фондом недр разрабатывается в целях реализации государственной политики в области рационального управления государственным фондом недр и воспроизводства минерально-сырьевой базы Республики Казахстан.

      2. Программа управления государственным фондом недр разрабатывается на основе анализа перспектив развития сферы недропользования и с учетом:

      1) необходимости обеспечения национальной, экологической и энергетической безопасности Республики Казахстан;

      2) международных обязательств Республики Казахстан;

      3) утвержденных документов системы государственного планирования Республики Казахстан;

      4) потребностей Республики Казахстан в соответствующих видах полезных ископаемых и (или) продуктах их переработки;

      5) необходимости восполнения и увеличения минерально-сырьевой базы Республики Казахстан по видам полезных ископаемых;

      6) экологических и социально-экономических перспектив развития регионов;

      7) сведений единого кадастра государственного фонда недр;

      8) сведений об обладании одним лицом или группой лиц из одного государства совокупной долей в правах недропользования и (или) объектах, связанных с правом недропользования;

      9) сведений государственного мониторинга недр;

      10) обобщения и анализа геологической информации;

      11) возможностей существующей инфраструктуры.

      3. Программа управления государственным фондом недр содержит:

      1) географические координаты территорий, в пределах которых планируется проведение государственного геологического изучения недр;

      2) географические координаты территорий, в пределах которых участки недр предоставляются:

      для разведки или добычи твердых полезных ископаемых;

      для разведки и добычи или добычи углеводородов на основании аукциона;

      для разведки и добычи или добычи углеводородов в качестве сложных проектов;

      3) географические координаты особо охраняемых природных территорий, территорий земель оздоровительного, рекреационного и историко-культурного назначения, согласованных с уполномоченным органом в области особо охраняемых природных территорий;

      4) географические координаты земель для нужд обороны и государственной безопасности, территорий населенных пунктов, территорий земель водного фонда; 

      5) иные сведения, необходимые для реализации государственной политики управления недрами.

      Помимо сведений, предусмотренных подпунктами 1) – 5) настоящего пункта, программа управления государственным фондом недр может содержать указание на территорию (территории), в пределах которой (которых) право недропользования может быть предоставлено только национальной компании для разведки и добычи или добычи углеводородов, а также для разведки или добычи урана на урановом или редкоземельно-урановом месторождении.

      4. В случаях, установленных настоящим Кодексом, программа управления государственным фондом недр содержит минимальные требования по объемам и видам работ на участке недр, предоставляемом для разведки углеводородов.

      При проведении аукциона на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам компетентный орган вправе установить более высокие минимальные требования по объемам и видам работ, чем определены в программе управления государственным фондом недр.

      5. Если иное не предусмотрено настоящим Кодексом, компетентный орган не вправе предоставлять участки недр для проведения операций по разведке или добыче твердых полезных ископаемых или операций по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов на территориях, не определенных в программе управления государственным фондом недр.

      6. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр в течение двух календарных дней после утверждения программы управления государственным фондом недр публикует в открытом доступе сведения по участкам недр, включенным в программу управления государственным фондом недр.

      Перечень и состав сведений по участкам недр, включенным в программу управления государственным фондом недр, подлежащих публикации в открытом доступе, утверждаются уполномоченным органом по изучению недр совместно с компетентным органом.

      7. Программа управления государственным фондом недр размещается в открытом доступе на интернет-ресурсе компетентного органа на казахском и русском языках.

      Сноска. Статья 70 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023); от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 71. Учет состояния государственного фонда недр

      1. В целях учета состояния государственного фонда недр осуществляется:

      1) ведение единого кадастра государственного фонда недр;

      2) государственный мониторинг недр;

      3) сбор, хранение, систематизация, обобщение и анализ геологической информации.

      2. Сведения о состоянии недр основываются на результатах геологического изучения недр, а также геологической информации, отчетах и иных документах, представляемых недропользователями в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом.

Статья 72. Единый кадастр государственного фонда недр

      1. Единый кадастр государственного фонда недр содержит:

      1) сведения о государственном учете полезных ископаемых, их проявлениях и об объектах пространства недр;

      2) сведения об участках недр, предоставленных в пользование для геологического изучения недр, разведки и (или) добычи углеводородов, твердых полезных ископаемых, общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, использования пространства недр, а также старательства;

      3) сведения о ликвидированных объектах добычи углеводородов и твердых полезных ископаемых, общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, старательства, захоронений вредных веществ, радиоактивных отходов и сброса сточных вод в недра;

      4) сведения о государственном учете действующих объектов размещения техногенных минеральных образований.

      2. Государственный учет полезных ископаемых содержит сведения о месторождениях полезных ископаемых, количестве и качестве основных и совместно с ними залегающих полезных ископаемых, содержащихся в них компонентах, горнотехнических, гидрогеологических, экологических и других характеристиках месторождения, имеющего промышленное значение, их размещении, степени изученности, степени промышленного освоения, добыче, потерях и обеспеченности промышленности полезными ископаемыми, а также об изменениях в оценке ресурсов и запасов полезных ископаемых за отчетный год в результате их добычи или переоценки ресурсов и (или) запасов полезных ископаемых.

      По каждому проявлению полезных ископаемых фиксируются геолого-экономические данные о прогнозных (перспективных) ресурсах полезных ископаемых, гидрогеологических и других характеристиках их проявления.

      Сведения об объектах пространства недр включают данные о координатах расположения и характеристиках полости недр, о возможности размещения в них производственных, хозяйственных и иных объектов и веществ, осуществления в них технологических и иных процессов.

      3. По каждому участку недр фиксируются идентификационные характеристики, позволяющие определить участок недр в пространственных границах, его размеры и местоположение, сведения о недропользователе, документах, на основании которых предоставлено право недропользования, сведения о залоге права недропользования, отчетность и иная документация, представленная недропользователем, геологическая информация.

      4. К сведениям о ликвидированных объектах добычи углеводородов, твердых полезных ископаемых, общераспространенных полезных ископаемых относятся планы размещения ликвидированных объектов добычи, акты ликвидации и другие данные о ликвидации последствий добычи.

      5. Формирование сведений единого кадастра государственного фонда недр обеспечивается за счет проведения государственного геологического изучения, мониторинга недр, отчетности и иных сведений, представляемых недропользователями в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом.

      6. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр предоставляет информацию по государственному учету запасов полезных ископаемых государственным органам в установленном им порядке.

      7. Ведение единого кадастра государственного фонда недр осуществляется уполномоченным органом по изучению недр в целях учета и состояния минерально-сырьевой базы Республики Казахстан в утверждаемом им порядке.

      8. Включение в государственный учет полезных ископаемых сведений о количестве и качестве основных и совместно с ними залегающих полезных ископаемых осуществляется уполномоченным органом по изучению недр в порядке, определяемом Правительством Республики Казахстан, с учетом положений настоящего Кодекса.

      8-1. Учет потерь при добыче твердых полезных ископаемых осуществляется на основании данных о нормируемых потерях, предусмотренных техническими проектами разработки месторождений, являющимися приложением к планам горных работ.

      Технические проекты разработки месторождений, указанные в части первой настоящего пункта, подлежат утверждению уполномоченным органом по изучению недр в определяемом им порядке.

      Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр в течение пятнадцати рабочих дней после представления технического проекта разработки месторождения с данными о нормируемых потерях и обосновывающих документов вправе направить недропользователю обоснованное возражение по размеру нормируемых потерь. В случае направления такого возражения в указанный срок нормируемые потери определяются уполномоченным органом по изучению недр самостоятельно на основании имеющихся данных о нормируемых потерях по аналогичным проектам либо исходя из ранее представленных сведений.

      9. Данные по ресурсам и запасам, содержащиеся в отчете об оценке ресурсов и (или) запасов твердых полезных ископаемых, подготовленном компетентным лицом в соответствии с Казахстанским кодексом публичной отчетности о результатах геологоразведочных работ, минеральных ресурсах и минеральных запасах (Кодекс KAZRC) и представленном в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр, подлежат включению в государственный учет полезных ископаемых в следующем порядке:

      1) поступивший в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр отчет об оценке ресурсов и (или) запасов твердых полезных ископаемых рассматривается в течение тридцати календарных дней;

      2) в течение срока, указанного в подпункте 1) настоящего пункта, уполномоченный орган по изучению недр должен принять решение о принятии отчета об оценке ресурсов и (или) запасов твердых полезных ископаемых и включении ресурсов и (или) запасов твердых полезных ископаемых в государственный учет полезных ископаемых или о возврате отчета об оценке ресурсов и (или) запасов твердых полезных ископаемых с мотивированным возражением к нему;

      3) если в течение срока, указанного в подпункте 1) настоящего пункта, уполномоченный орган возвратил отчет об оценке ресурсов и (или) запасов твердых полезных ископаемых с мотивированным возражением, заявитель на выдачу лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых или недропользователь вправе доработать его либо обжаловать возражение уполномоченного органа по изучению недр в установленном законодательством Республики Казахстан порядке;

      4) если в отчете об оценке ресурсов и (или) запасов твердых полезных ископаемых величина ресурсов с учетом произведенной добычи и потерь уменьшилась более чем на двадцать пять процентов относительно ранее утвержденных запасов промышленных категорий, уполномоченный орган по изучению недр проводит заслушивание недропользователя, компетентных лиц, подготовивших и проверивших отчет об оценке ресурсов и (или) запасов твердых полезных ископаемых, на предмет обоснованности таких изменений и выносит мотивированное заключение о принятии или об отказе от принятия на государственный учет полезных ископаемых. Заключение уполномоченного органа по изучению недр может быть обжаловано заинтересованными лицами в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      Заслушивание недропользователя, компетентных лиц, подготовивших и проверивших отчет об оценке ресурсов и (или) запасов твердых полезных ископаемых, проводится в порядке, определенном уполномоченным органом по изучению недр.

      Сноска. Статья 72 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 06.04.2024 № 71-VIII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023); от 08.07.2024 № 121-VIII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023).

Статья 73. Государственный мониторинг недр

      1. Государственный мониторинг недр представляет собой систему наблюдений за состоянием недр, в том числе с использованием данных дистанционного зондирования Земли, для обеспечения рационального управления государственным фондом недр и своевременного выявления их изменений, оценки, предупреждения и устранения последствий негативных процессов.

      2. Порядок осуществления государственного мониторинга недр определяется уполномоченным органом по изучению недр.

      Сноска. Статья 73 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 21.12.2022 № 167-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 74. Государственное геологическое изучение недр

      1. Государственным геологическим изучением недр является комплекс работ, который может включать системные региональные геологические исследования, исследования с использованием методов дистанционного зондирования Земли, геологосъемочные работы, аэро-и (или) космический сейсмологический мониторинг с целью получения комплексной геологической информации и создания геологических карт, составляющих информационную основу недропользования; поиск и оценку полезных ископаемых, мониторинг состояния недр, инженерно-геологические изыскания для строительства; прикладные научные исследования в области изучения и использования недр, иные работы, проводимые в целях изучения земной коры и протекающих в ней процессов, проявлений полезных ископаемых и иных ресурсов недр.

      2. Государственное геологическое изучение недр организуется и проводится уполномоченным органом по изучению недр. Государственное геологическое изучение недр на подземные воды для хозяйственно-питьевого водоснабжения населенных пунктов организуется местными исполнительными органами областей, городов республиканского значения, столицы.

      3. Государственное геологическое изучение недр проводится на основании договора, заключаемого между уполномоченным органом по изучению недр и подрядчиком в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о государственных закупках.

      4. Территория проведения государственного геологического изучения недр и виды работ определяются договором.

      5. Государственное геологическое изучение недр может проводиться по всей территории Республики Казахстан, в том числе на территории участков недр, предоставленных в пользование частным лицам в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом. Проведение работ по государственному геологическому изучению недр не должно препятствовать нормальной деятельности лиц, осуществляющих операции по недропользованию.

      6. Территория, на которой планируется проведение государственного геологического изучения недр, определяется в программе управления государственным фондом недр с указанием целей, задач и характера работ.

      Предоставление участков недр в пользование для проведения операций по разведке и добыче полезных ископаемых, а также для старательства в пределах территории поиска и оценки полезных ископаемых при проведении государственного геологического изучения недр не допускается.

      7. Результаты проведения государственного геологического изучения недр представляются в открытый доступ не позднее двух месяцев со дня приемки работ.

      8. Государственное геологическое изучение недр проводится в соответствии с правилами стадийности геологоразведки, определяемыми уполномоченным органом по изучению недр.

      Сноска. Статья 74 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 26.12.2019 № 284-VІ (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 21.12.2022 № 167-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 75. Геологическая информация

      1. Геологической информацией являются сведения о вещественном составе, геологическом строении и истории, геологических, геохимических, геофизических, гидрогеологических, геоморфологических и тектонических особенностях недр и их участков, месторождений и проявлений полезных ископаемых, зафиксированные на любом носителе и имеющие реквизиты, позволяющие идентифицировать такие сведения.

      К природным носителям геологической информации относятся керны буровых скважин, пробы полезных ископаемых, углекислых газов, меркаптанов, воды, образцы пород и минералов, пробы и коллекции каменного материала, шлифы, аншлифы, минеральные растворы и порошки.

      К искусственным носителям геологической информации относятся журналы полевых наблюдений, опробования, анализов проб, регистрации геофизических наблюдений, геологические отчеты, отчеты о результатах геологоразведочных работ, отчеты об оценке ресурсов и запасов полезных ископаемых, бумажные и электронные носители первичных полевых данных и результатов обработки, интерпретации, анализа и обобщения геологической информации.

      2. Геологическая информация находится в государственной собственности (государственная геологическая информация), если она получена за счет бюджетных средств или передана в собственность государству в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом.

      Геологическая информация, полученная за счет средств недропользователя, находится в частной собственности (частная геологическая информация).

      Частная геологическая информация, содержащаяся в геологической отчетности и иной документации, представляемой государственным органам в порядке, предусмотренном настоящим Кодексом, передается государству в бессрочное владение и пользование.

      3. Учет, хранение, систематизация, обобщение и предоставление геологической информации, находящейся в собственности, а также владении и пользовании у государства, осуществляются уполномоченным органом по изучению недр в определяемом им порядке.

      Хранение и обеспечение доступности информации о недрах и недропользовании, автоматизация представления геологической информации, взаимодействия и координации рабочих процессов между уполномоченным органом по изучению недр и компетентным органом осуществляются посредством функционирования информационной системы "Национальный банк данных минеральных ресурсов Республики Казахстан". Эксплуатация информационной системы "Национальный банк данных минеральных ресурсов Республики Казахстан" обеспечивается национальным оператором по сбору, хранению, обработке и предоставлению геологической информации.

      Национальный оператор осуществляет сбор геологической информации, находящейся в собственности, а также владении и пользовании у государства, для хранения, обобщения, систематизации и предоставления заинтересованным лицам.

      Национальным оператором по сбору, хранению, обработке и предоставлению геологической информации является юридическое лицо со стопроцентным участием государства в уставном капитале или государственное предприятие, определяемое уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых и осуществляющее деятельность, предусмотренную настоящей статьей.

      4. Недропользователь обязан обеспечить наличие, учет и сохранность геологической информации и ее носителей, полученных в результате проведения операций по недропользованию, а также беспрепятственный доступ к ним представителям уполномоченного органа по изучению недр для исследования или проверки. Порядок хранения и учета недропользователями геологической информации и ее носителей, полученных в результате проведения операций по недропользованию, определяется уполномоченным органом по изучению недр. Недропользователь, осуществляющий операции по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов или твердых полезных ископаемых, общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, не вправе отчуждать природные носители геологической информации, полученные в результате проведения операций по недропользованию, в период действия контракта или лицензии на недропользование, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных настоящей статьей. Недропользователь вправе вывозить природные носители геологической информации в виде кернов, образцов пород и минералов, проб, коллекций каменного материала, шлифов, аншлифов, минеральных растворов и порошков за пределы Республики Казахстан исключительно в целях исследования и анализа. Результаты такого исследования и анализа подлежат включению в геологические отчеты, представляемые в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом.

      Недропользователь, намеревающийся вывезти природные носители геологической информации в виде образцов пород и минералов, коллекций каменного материала, шлифов, аншлифов, минеральных растворов и порошков за пределы Республики Казахстан, обязан письменно уведомить об этом уполномоченный орган по изучению недр за один месяц до даты предполагаемого вывоза. Уведомление должно содержать сведения о характере исследований вывозимых природных носителей, предполагаемом сроке проведения исследования, сроке подготовки отчета о результатах исследования, об организации, проводящей исследование.

      Отчуждение недропользователем природных носителей геологической информации в виде проб и (или) вывоз им проб за пределы Республики Казахстан осуществляются с разрешения уполномоченного органа по изучению недр. Для получения разрешения недропользователь обращается в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр с заявлением, которое должно содержать сведения об объеме вывозимой пробы и характере ее исследований, предполагаемом сроке проведения исследования, сроке подготовки отчета о результатах исследования и об организации, проводящей исследование.

      Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня поступления заявления принимает решение о выдаче разрешения или об отказе в выдаче разрешения.

      Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр отказывает в выдаче разрешения по следующим основаниям:

      1) заявление на выдачу разрешения не соответствует требованиям настоящего пункта;

      2) объем отчуждаемой и (или) вывозимой пробы явно не соответствует характеру предполагаемого исследования;

      3) предполагаемые исследования проводятся в Республике Казахстан;

      4) не представлены геологические отчеты, содержащие сведения о результатах исследования и анализа проб, проводившихся по ранее выданному разрешению.

      5. Недропользователь, намеревающийся произвести отчуждение или уничтожение принадлежащих ему кернов, обязан не позднее чем за один месяц письменно уведомить о таком намерении уполномоченный орган по изучению недр. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр вправе письменно потребовать от недропользователя безвозмездной передачи ему в собственность указанных кернов в срок, предусмотренный требованием. Данный срок не может быть менее одного месяца.

      За три месяца до предполагаемого прекращения операций по недропользованию на соответствующем участке недр недропользователь обязан письменно уведомить уполномоченный орган по изучению недр об имеющихся у него журналах полевых наблюдений, опробования, анализов проб, регистрации геофизических наблюдений, бумажных и электронных носителях первичных полевых данных геологической информации или кернах буровых скважин. В течение месяца после получения такого уведомления уполномоченный орган по изучению недр вправе письменно потребовать от недропользователя безвозмездной передачи ему в собственность указанных носителей геологической информации. Данное требование должно быть исполнено в течение месяца со дня его получения.

      Вывоз кернов за пределы Республики Казахстан осуществляется с разрешения уполномоченного органа по изучению недр, выдаваемого в порядке, предусмотренном частями третьей, четвертой и пятой пункта 4 настоящей статьи.

      6. Вывоз геологической информации на искусственных носителях за пределы Республики Казахстан осуществляется без ограничений, если иное не предусмотрено законодательством Республики Казахстан о государственных секретах.

      7. Ограничения, предусмотренные настоящей статьей, не применяются к недропользователям, осуществляющим старательство и операции по использованию пространства недр.

Статья 76. Отчетность недропользователя

      1. Недропользователи в случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, обязаны представлять отчетность об операциях по недропользованию.

      Отчетность, представляемая недропользователем, может быть периодической или разовой.

      В периодической отчетности, представляемой государственному органу, содержится информация о результатах деятельности недропользователя в течение определенного периода (отчетный период).

      Разовая отчетность представляется недропользователем в целях информирования государственного органа о результате проведенной работы по конкретному вопросу.

      Состав отчетности и порядок ее представления с учетом видов операций по недропользованию определяются положениями Особенной части настоящего Кодекса.

      2. Недропользователь обязан по письменному запросу компетентного органа представлять для проверки документацию, подтверждающую произведенные работы и расходы по недропользованию, в срок не позднее двадцати рабочих дней со дня получения такого запроса.

      3. Недропользователи, осуществляющие операции по разведке и добыче полезных ископаемых, за исключением старательства и операций по добыче общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, обязаны представлять компетентному органу отчетность, предусмотренную стандартом Инициативы прозрачности добывающих отраслей, подтвержденную лицом, являющимся аудитором в соответствии с Законом Республики Казахстан "Об аудиторской деятельности".

      Форма данной отчетности и руководство по ее заполнению разрабатываются и утверждаются государственным органом, уполномоченным по реализации стандарта Инициативы прозрачности деятельности добывающих отраслей в Республике Казахстан.

      4. Недропользователи, в результате деятельности которых подготовлены отчеты об оценке ресурсов и (или) запасов твердых полезных ископаемых, обязаны представлять их копии национальному оператору по сбору, хранению, обработке и предоставлению геологической информации.

      Указанные отчеты и содержащиеся в них сведения не являются конфиденциальными и подлежат раскрытию в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом.

      Сноска. Статья 76 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 77. Предоставление доступа к информации о лицензиях и контрактах на недропользование

      1. Государственный орган, предоставляющий право недропользования, обеспечивает открытый доступ к информации о предоставленных правах недропользования в информационной системе в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня предоставления соответствующего права недропользования.

      2. Информация о праве недропользования с учетом вида операций по недропользованию должна содержать следующие сведения:

      1) о содержании выданной лицензии и заключенном контракте на недропользование;

      2) о лицах и организациях, контролирующих недропользователя, включающие:

      форму и способ принадлежащего им (ему) контроля;

      для физических лиц – фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), гражданство;

      для юридических лиц – наименование и место нахождения;

      3) об общей сумме расходов, произведенных недропользователем по годам, в соответствии с представленной отчетностью;

      4) об уплаченных суммах платы за пользование земельными участками (арендных платежей) по годам;

      5) об обеспечении ликвидации последствий операций по недропользованию, включающие: вид обеспечения, сумму обеспечения, срок его действия и наименование организации, выдавшей обеспечение;

      6) о зарегистрированном залоге права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), включающие:

      дату регистрации залога;

      для физических лиц – фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) и гражданство залогодержателя;

      для юридических лиц – наименование, место нахождения залогодержателя;

      7) о переходе права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), включающие:

      основание и дату перехода;

      размер приобретаемой доли в праве недропользования;

      для физических лиц – фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) и гражданство приобретателя;

      для юридических лиц – наименование и место нахождения приобретателя;

      8) о доле внутристрановой ценности в товарах, работах и услугах, прибретенных недропользователем для проведения операций по недропользованию, за предыдущий отчетный период, если обеспечение доли внутристрановой ценности в товарах, работах и услугах предусмотрено соответствующим контрактом или лицензией на недропользование;

      9) об общей сумме расходов на обучение казахстанских специалистов, научно-исследовательские, научно-технические и опытно-конструкторские работы на территории Республики Казахстан, на социально-экономическое развитие региона и развитие его инфраструктуры, социально-экономическую поддержку местного населения, произведенных недропользователем по годам, если указанные расходы являются обязательствами недропользователя.

      3. Геологическая информация, содержащаяся в геологических отчетах и иной документации, полученная государственными органами в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом, является коммерческой тайной недропользователя, и указанные органы обязаны принимать меры к охране ее конфиденциальности.

      Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр раскрывает указанную геологическую информацию путем ее опубликования или предоставления к ней открытого доступа:

      1) по истечении пяти последовательных лет со дня ее получения от недропользователя, осуществлявшего операции по недропользованию на основании лицензии на недропользование.

      По письменному заявлению обладателя лицензии на недропользование срок конфиденциальности продлевается на период, указанный в заявлении, но не более чем на пять лет. Заявление о таком продлении может быть подано до истечения первоначального пятилетнего срока конфиденциальности;

      2) после прекращения действия контракта на недропользование (по геологической информации, полученной от недропользователя по контракту на недропользование);

      3) с письменного согласия недропользователя;

      4) по требованию других государственных органов при условии принятия ими мер к охране конфиденциальности получаемых сведений;

      5) по истечении трех месяцев со дня возврата соответствующего участка недр, в отношении которого ранее были получены такие сведения;

      6) если сведения получены в результате государственного геологического изучения недр.

      Раскрытие указанных сведений иным способом запрещается.

      4. Информация, касающаяся исполнения контрактных и лицензионных обязательств в части внутристрановой ценности, о планировании и проведении недропользователем закупок товаров, работ и услуг, о расходах на обучение казахстанских специалистов и об объемах расходов на научно-исследовательские, научно-технические и опытно-конструкторские работы на территории Республики Казахстан, а также на социально-экономическое развитие региона и развитие его инфраструктуры не признается конфиденциальной.

      Лица, чьи права и законные интересы затрагиваются настоящим пунктом, имеют право ознакомиться с информацией о выявленных нарушениях и принятых мерах в государственных органах Республики Казахстан, осуществляющих соответствующий государственный контроль.

      Сноска. Статья 77 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

РАЗДЕЛ V. СПОРЫ, СВЯЗАННЫЕ С НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕМ, ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬ ЗА НАРУШЕНИЕ ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВА РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН О НЕДРАХ И НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИИ, МЕЖДУНАРОДНОЕ СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВО Республики Казахстан В СФЕРЕ НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ И ОХРАНЫ НЕДР

Глава 12. РАЗРЕШЕНИЕ СПОРОВ, СВЯЗАННЫХ С НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕМ, И ОТВЕТСТВЕННОСТЬ ЗА НАРУШЕНИЕ ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВА РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН О НЕДРАХ И НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИИ

Статья 78. Порядок разрешения споров, связанных с недропользованием

      1. Споры, связанные с осуществлением, изменением или прекращением права недропользования, подлежат урегулированию в соответствии с законами Республики Казахстан и международными договорами, ратифицированными Республикой Казахстан.

      2. Споры, возникшие по контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложным проектам в соответствии с его условиями по выбору недропользователя, подлежат разрешению в судах Республики Казахстан или в арбитраже в соответствии с арбитражным регламентом Комиссии Организации Объединенных Наций по международному торговому праву (ЮНСИТРАЛ) на территории Республики Казахстан, в том числе Международного финансового центра "Астана", или за ее пределами.

      Сноска. Статья 78 – в редакции Закона РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 79. Ответственность за нарушение законодательства Республики Казахстан о недрах и недропользовании

      1. Нарушение законодательства Республики Казахстан о недрах и недропользовании влечет ответственность, установленную законами Республики Казахстан.

      2. Привлечение к административной или уголовной ответственности не освобождает виновных лиц от обязанности устранить допущенные нарушения.

      3. Лица, причинившие ущерб ресурсам недр вследствие нарушения требований законодательства Республики Казахстан о недрах и недропользовании или права государственной собственности на недра, обязаны возместить причиненный ущерб в размерах и порядке, установленных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан.

      Методика экономической оценки ущерба ресурсам недр утверждается уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых совместно с уполномоченными органами в области углеводородов и добычи урана.

      4. Лица, скрывающие или представляющие заведомо недостоверные (ложные) сведения о недрах и недропользовании в отчетах об оценке ресурсов и (или) запасов твердых полезных ископаемых, представляемых в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом, несут ответственность в соответствии с законами Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 79 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 80. Ответственность недропользователя за нарушение обязательств по контрактам и лицензиям на недропользование

      1. Нарушение обязательств, предусмотренных контрактом или лицензией на недропользование, влечет ответственность недропользователя в соответствии с положениями Особенной части настоящего Кодекса.

      2. За нарушение обязательств по контрактам или лицензиям на недропользование недропользователь может быть привлечен к ответственности в течение трех лет со дня, когда государственный орган, осуществляющий контроль за соблюдением недропользователями условий контрактов и лицензий, узнал или должен был узнать о нарушении данных условий. Переход права недропользования не влечет изменения срока и порядка его исчисления.

Глава 13. ЦЕЛИ, ПРИНЦИПЫ, ОСНОВНЫЕ НАПРАВЛЕНИЯ И ВИДЫ МЕЖДУНАРОДНОГО СОТРУДНИЧЕСТВА РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН В СФЕРЕ НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ И ОХРАНЫ НЕДР

Статья 81. Цели международного сотрудничества Республики Казахстан в сфере недропользования

      Целями международного сотрудничества в сфере недропользования признаются взаимопомощь и координация совместных действий Республики Казахстан и иных государств, международных организаций по вопросам изучения недр, пользования недрами.

Статья 82. Принципы международного сотрудничества Республики Казахстан в сфере недропользования

      1. Сотрудничество с другими государствами и международными организациями основывается на принципах взаимного уважения, доверия, взаимопомощи, компромисса, недискриминации, невмешательства в дела друг друга, своевременного выполнения принятых обязательств, мирного разрешения споров.

      2. Государство предпринимает усилия по созданию обстановки, благоприятной для привлечения инвестиций и применения современных технологий, посредством внедрения рыночных подходов к организации деятельности в сфере изучения, разведки и добычи полезных ископаемых и использования подземных пространств.

Статья 83. Направления международного сотрудничества Республики Казахстан в сфере недропользования

      Направлениями международного сотрудничества Республики Казахстан в сфере недропользования являются:

      1) осуществление на взаимоприемлемой основе геологического изучения недр в целях увеличения минерально-сырьевой базы, обеспечение роста эффективности производства и использования полезных ископаемых и продуктов их переработки при условии одновременного повышения уровня безопасности и минимального загрязнения окружающей среды;

      2) разработка новых механизмов эффективного сотрудничества органов государственной власти и управления;

      3) развитие рынка минерально-сырьевых ресурсов и продуктов их переработки, в том числе путем создания благоприятных условий для установления взаимовыгодных кооперативных связей субъектов хозяйственной деятельности стран – участников международного сотрудничества;

      4) разработка и реализация совместных программ работ в области геологического изучения недр, воспроизводства и качественного улучшения минерально-сырьевой базы;

      5) облегчение доступа к транспортной инфраструктуре в целях международного транзита потока минерально-сырьевых ресурсов, а также продуктов их переработки (преобразования);

      6) разработка и реализация совместных программ работ в области безопасности недропользования, нацеленных на достижение и поддержание высокого уровня безопасности;

      7) сотрудничество в предотвращении и ликвидации последствий крупных аварий на предприятиях по добыче и переработке (преобразованию) минерально-сырьевых ресурсов;

      8) координация мер по совершенствованию и согласованию нормативно-методических документов, регламентирующих геологоразведочные работы на базе принятых в мировой практике требований к содержанию работ по стадиям, классификации запасов полезных ископаемых, форме и содержанию геологических отчетов, балансов запасов полезных ископаемых и другой геологической информации;

      9) облегчение доступа к новым технологиям, применяемым в области разведки, добычи, переработки (преобразования) и использования минерально-сырьевых ресурсов;

      10) участие в совместной разведке и разработке трансграничных месторождений и освоении иных трансграничных ресурсов недр.

ОСОБЕННАЯ ЧАСТЬ

РАЗДЕЛ VI. ГЕОЛОГИЧЕСКОЕ ИЗУЧЕНИЕ НЕДР

Глава 14. УСЛОВИЯ И ПОРЯДОК ГЕОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО ИЗУЧЕНИЯ НЕДР

Статья 84. Лицензия на геологическое изучение недр

      1. По лицензии на геологическое изучение недр ее обладатель имеет право в течение трех лет пользоваться недрами в целях проведения геологосъемочных и (или) геофизических работ, а также поисково-оценочных работ на подземные воды.

      2. Лицензия на геологическое изучение недр не предоставляет ее обладателю исключительного права на участок геологического изучения, за исключением случаев, когда решением Правительства Республики Казахстан устанавливается иное.

Статья 85. Территория геологического изучения недр

      1. Лицензия на геологическое изучение недр может выдаваться в пределах всей территории Республики Казахстан.

      2. Обладатель лицензии не вправе проводить работы по геологическому изучению недр на территории участка недр, предоставленного в пользование другому лицу для разведки и (или) добычи полезных ископаемых, без согласия такого лица, кроме случаев проведения аэрогеофизических исследований.

Статья 86. Заявление о выдаче лицензии на геологическое изучение недр

      1. Лицо, заинтересованное в получении лицензии на геологическое изучение недр, подает письменное заявление по установленной форме в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр.

      2. Заявление должно содержать следующие сведения:

      1) для физических лиц – фамилию, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) заявителя, место жительства, гражданство, сведения о документах, удостоверяющих личность заявителя;

      для юридических лиц – наименование заявителя, его место нахождения, сведения о государственной регистрации в качестве юридического лица (выписка из торгового реестра или другой легализованный документ, удостоверяющий, что заявитель является юридическим лицом по законодательству иностранного государства), сведения о руководителях;

      2) указание на блок (блоки), составляющий (составляющие) территорию геологического изучения.

      3. К заявлению прилагаются следующие документы:

      1) копии документов, подтверждающих сведения, предусмотренные подпунктом 1) пункта 2 настоящей статьи;

      2) документ, подтверждающий полномочия лица, действующего от имени заявителя при подаче заявления, если такое лицо назначено заявителем;

      3) план геологического изучения недр и (или) проект поисково-оценочных работ на подземные воды, разработанные и утвержденные заявителем в соответствии со статьей 88 настоящего Кодекса.

      4. Заявление и прилагаемые к заявлению документы подаются на казахском и русском языках. Документы, составленные на иностранном языке, прилагаемые к заявлению, представляются с переводом на казахский и русский языки, верность которого засвидетельствована нотариусом.

Статья 87. Рассмотрение заявления о выдаче лицензии на геологическое изучение недр

      1. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр рассматривает заявление в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня его поступления и выдает лицензию либо отказывает в ее выдаче.

      2. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр отказывает в выдаче лицензии, если заявление или прилагаемые к нему документы не соответствуют требованиям, предусмотренным статьей 86 настоящего Кодекса.

      3. Отказ в выдаче лицензии должен быть мотивирован.

      4. Отказ в выдаче лицензии может быть обжалован заявителем в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан не позднее десяти рабочих дней с даты уведомления об этом заявителя.

      5. Отказ в выдаче лицензии не лишает заявителя права на повторную подачу заявления.

      6. Порядок подачи и рассмотрения заявлений на выдачу лицензий на геологическое изучение недр определяется уполномоченным органом по изучению недр.

Статья 88. Проектные документы по геологическому изучению недр

      1. Проектными документами для проведения операций по геологическому изучению недр являются:

      1) план геологического изучения;

      2) проект поисково-оценочных работ на подземные воды.

      2. План геологического изучения разрабатывается для проведения геологосъемочных и (или) геофизических работ.

      Проект поисково-оценочных работ на подземные воды разрабатывается для проведения поиска и оценки месторождений и участков подземных вод.

      3. Проектные документы по геологическому изучению разрабатываются и утверждаются недропользователем.

      В плане геологического изучения описываются виды и способы геологосъемочных и (или) геофизических работ, примерные объемы, территории и сроки проведения таких работ в трехлетний период.

      В проекте поисково-оценочных работ на подземные воды описываются виды, методы и способы поисково-оценочных работ на подземные воды, количество пробуриваемых скважин и их характеристики, сроки проведения работ в трехлетний период, меры по ликвидации последствий поисково-оценочных работ и оценка их стоимости.

      Состав, виды, методы и способы работ по геологическому изучению, объемы и сроки их проведения определяются в проектных документах недропользователем самостоятельно в соответствии с инструкцией по составлению проектных документов по геологическому изучению недр, разрабатываемой и утверждаемой уполномоченным органом по изучению недр по согласованию с уполномоченным органом в области охраны окружающей среды.

      4. При изменении видов, методов и (или) способов планируемых работ по геологическому изучению недр, а также их объемов недропользователь обязан внести соответствующие изменения в проектные документы и представить их уполномоченному органу по изучению недр.

      Если в соответствии с экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан данные изменения требуют получения экологического разрешения или положительного заключения государственной экологической экспертизы, измененные проектные документы по геологическому изучению представляются в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр после получения экологического разрешения или, соответственно, положительного заключения государственной экологической экспертизы.

      5. Изменения в проект поисково-оценочных работ на подземные воды, вносимые после выдачи лицензии на геологическое изучение недр, подлежат согласованию с уполномоченным органом по изучению недр. Такое согласование осуществляется в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня представления измененного проекта.

      Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр отказывает в согласовании изменений в проект поисково-оценочных работ на подземные воды в случае, если такие изменения не соответствуют инструкции по составлению проектных документов по геологическому изучению недр.

      Отказ в согласовании проекта поисково-оценочных работ на подземные воды не лишает недропользователя права на повторное обращение для согласования.

      Отказ в согласовании проекта поисково-оценочных работ на подземные воды может быть обжалован недропользователем в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 88 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 89. Порядок проведения операций по лицензии на геологическое изучение недр

      1. В пределах участка геологического изучения недропользователь вправе проводить работы с соблюдением требований экологической и промышленной безопасности.

      2. Работы, проводимые по лицензии на геологическое изучение недр, подлежат документированию. В документации отражаются все сведения, необходимые для достоверного изучения недр.

      3. При проведении геологического изучения недр недропользователь обязан обеспечить:

      1) достоверность и сохранность геологической информации, полученной в ходе проведенных операций, включая данные лабораторных исследований и анализов;

      2) своевременность и качество ведения геологической документации;

      3) представление уполномоченному органу по изучению недр, выдавшему лицензию, в порядке и сроки, которые предусмотрены настоящим Кодексом, отчетов о работах, произведенных по участку геологического изучения, и геологического отчета по результатам таких работ.

      4. На участке геологического изучения недропользователь не вправе возводить капитальные сооружения, постоянно складировать и хранить взрывчатые вещества, создавать канавы, шурфы, траншеи и другие виды горных выработок, а также проводить вскрышные работы.

      Недропользователь вправе осуществлять бурение скважин на участке геологического изучения только в целях, связанных с геофизическими исследованиями и поисково-оценочными работами на подземные воды.

      По решению Правительства Республики Казахстан на участке геологического изучения недропользователь вправе осуществлять бурение параметрических скважин.

      5. Запасы участка подземных вод подлежат государственной экспертизе, проводимой государственной комиссией по экспертизе недр. Порядок проведения государственной экспертизы недр, положение о государственной комиссии по экспертизе недр и ее состав определяются уполномоченным органом по изучению недр.

      Положительное заключение государственной экспертизы запасов участка подземных вод является основанием для постановки данных запасов на государственный учет подземных вод в соответствии с водным законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      Добыча подземных вод осуществляется в соответствии с водным законодательством Республики Казахстан.

Статья 90. Отчетность недропользователя по геологическому изучению недр

      1. По лицензии на геологическое изучение недр недропользователь обязан представлять периодические геологические отчеты.

      2. Периодические геологические отчеты представляются ежегодно за предыдущий календарный год не позднее тридцатого апреля каждого года.

      Отчеты за неполный календарный год представляются за фактический период недропользования.

      Отчеты за последний неполный календарный год периода пользования участком недр представляются не позднее двух месяцев после окончания указанного периода.

      3. После прекращения действия лицензии лицо, являвшееся ее обладателем, обязано представить в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр окончательный отчет о результатах геологического изучения не позднее трех месяцев со дня прекращения действия лицензии.

      4. Геологические отчеты основываются на материалах первичной геологической информации и содержат данные о состоянии и результатах научных исследований, испытаний и изысканий в области геологии, гидрогеологического бурения на подземные воды, деятельности по сбору и опробованию почвы, поверхностной породы и минеральных образцов.

      5. Отчеты, предусмотренные настоящей статьей, представляются уполномоченному органу по изучению недр по утверждаемой им форме.

Статья 91. Права на геологическую информацию

      1. Обладатель лицензии на геологическое изучение недр вправе свободно распоряжаться геологической информацией, полученной им в результате геологического изучения.

      2. Геологическая информация, полученная недропользователем в результате геологического изучения в соответствии с настоящей статьей, подлежит безвозмездной передаче в пользование уполномоченному органу по изучению недр в течение месяца со дня окончания срока лицензии.

      Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр раскрывает полученную геологическую информацию по истечении пяти лет со дня ее получения (срок конфиденциальности).

Статья 92. Отзыв лицензии на геологическое изучение недр и его порядок

      1. Лицензия на геологическое изучение недр подлежит отзыву уполномоченным органом по изучению недр в случае:

      нарушения положений пункта 4 статьи 89 настоящего Кодекса;

      неуплаты подписного бонуса за выдачу лицензии на геологическое изучение недр в размере и сроки, установленные налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      2. При выявлении нарушения уполномоченный орган по изучению недр письменно уведомляет об этом недропользователя.

      3. Недропользователь обязан устранить выявленное нарушение в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления от уполномоченного органа по изучению недр.

      Недропользователь в предусмотренный настоящим пунктом срок письменно уведомляет уполномоченный орган по изучению недр об устранении нарушения с приложением документов, подтверждающих такое устранение.

      В случае неустранения нарушения в установленный срок уполномоченный орган по изучению недр отзывает лицензию в соответствии с пунктом 4 настоящей статьи.

      4. Отзыв лицензии производится уполномоченным органом по изучению недр путем направления письменного уведомления недропользователю об отзыве лицензии.

      Лицензия прекращает действие через десять календарных дней со дня получения недропользователем уведомления об отзыве лицензии.

      5. Недропользователь обязан незамедлительно прекратить работы по отзываемой лицензии со дня получения уведомления об отзыве лицензии и удалить с территории участка геологического изучения все находящиеся на указанной территории сооружения, материалы и оборудование.

      6. Недропользователь вправе оспорить отзыв лицензии в судебном порядке со дня получения уведомления об отзыве лицензии. В период такого оспаривания срок, указанный в пункте 4 настоящей статьи, продлевается до вступления в силу решения, вынесенного судом.

РАЗДЕЛ VII. РАЗВЕДКА И ДОБЫЧА УГЛЕВОДОРОДОВ

Глава 15. ОСОБЕННОСТИ ПРЕДОСТАВЛЕНИЯ И ПРЕКРАЩЕНИЯ ПРАВА НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ ПО УГЛЕВОДОРОДАМ

Параграф 1. Предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам на основании аукциона

Статья 93. Требования, предъявляемые к лицам, претендующим на получение права недропользования по углеводородам

      1. При предоставлении права недропользования по углеводородам лицо, претендующее на получение права недропользования по углеводородам:

      1) не должно находиться на стадии ликвидации (для юридических лиц), реорганизации (для юридических лиц) или банкротства;

      2) не должно иметь непогашенную задолженность по уплате налогов и других обязательных платежей в бюджет;

      3) в случае получения права недропользования на разведку и добычу углеводородов – должно иметь финансовые средства, достаточные для выполнения минимальных требований по объемам и видам работ на участке недр в период разведки.

      2. Для подтверждения наличия финансовых средств, достаточных для выполнения минимальных требований по объемам и видам работ на участке недр в период разведки, в случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом, представляется один из следующих документов:

      1) информация о наличии и номере банковского счета и выписка об остатке на банковском счете в размере, достаточном для выполнения минимальных требований по объемам и видам работ на участке недр в период разведки;

      2) копия договора о займе денег или о финансировании деятельности по разведке углеводородов, предусматривающего в качестве целевого назначения займа финансирование деятельности лица, претендующего на получение права недропользования по углеводородам, в размере, достаточном для выполнения минимальных требований по объемам и видам работ на участке недр в период разведки.

      В случае представления в качестве документа, подтверждающего наличие финансовых возможностей лица, претендующего на получение права недропользования по углеводородам, копии договора о займе денег или о финансировании деятельности по разведке углеводородов дополнительно представляются документы, подтверждающие наличие у займодателя финансовых возможностей, предусмотренные подпунктом 1) части первой настоящего пункта.

      В случае недостаточности на банковском счете лица, претендующего на получение права недропользования по углеводородам, финансовых средств, необходимых для выполнения минимальных требований по объемам и видам работ на участке недр в период разведки, дополнительно представляются документы, предусмотренные подпунктом 2) части первой настоящего пункта.

      3. Для получения права недропользования на участке недр на море помимо требований, указанных в пункте 1 настоящей статьи, лицо должно обладать положительным опытом проведения операций по недропользованию на территории континентального шельфа Республики Казахстан или внутренних водоемов Республики Казахстан либо на море за пределами территории Республики Казахстан.

      Для юридического лица требование, указанное в части первой настоящего пункта, признается выполненным при наличии соответствующего опыта у лица, которому прямо принадлежат не менее двадцати пяти процентов акций (долей участия) такого юридического лица.

      Сноска. Статья 93 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023).

Статья 94. Заявление на проведение аукциона

      1. Лицо, заинтересованное в получении права недропользования по углеводородам, подает в компетентный орган заявление на проведение аукциона на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам, которое должно содержать:

      1) для физических лиц – фамилию, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) заявителя, индивидуальный идентификационный номер;

      2) для юридических лиц – наименование заявителя, сведения о государственной регистрации в качестве юридического лица, бизнес-идентификационный номер;

      2-1) сведения о лицах, государствах, международных организациях, контролирующих заявителя, а также о лицах, государствах, международных организациях, не являющихся контролирующими лицами, владеющих долями участия, акциями заявителя, с раскрытием сведений о доле и способе владения;

      3) наименование и географические координаты запрашиваемой территории участка недр, предоставляемого для разведки и добычи или добычи углеводородов на основании аукциона, указанного в программе управления государственным фондом недр.

      Для целей настоящей главы владением долями участия, акциями признается владение физическим лицом, государством или международной организацией долями участия, акциями заявителя и (или) долями участия, акциями юридического лица и (или) организации, владеющих долями участия, акциями заявителя, в том числе посредством владения долями участия, акциями другого юридического лица и (или) иной организации. При этом владение означает право на долю участия, право собственности на акции, паи и другие формы долевого участия, включая ценные бумаги, подтверждающие право собственности или конвертируемые в акции или паи.

      Требование подпункта 2-1) настоящего пункта о представлении сведений о лицах, государствах, международных организациях, владеющих долями участия, акциями заявителя, не являющихся контролирующими лицами, не распространяется на указанных лиц, государства, международные организации, владеющие такими долями участия, акциями через акции и (или) ценные бумаги, обращающиеся на организованном рынке ценных бумаг.

      2. Заявление на проведение аукциона подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган.

      По результатам рассмотрения заявления на проведение аукциона компетентный орган:

      1) не более четырех раз в год публикует извещение о проведении аукциона в соответствии со статьей 95 настоящего Кодекса;

      2) отказывает в рассмотрении заявления на проведение аукциона в случае, если в течение трех лет до подачи заявления заявитель подавал другое заявление на проведение аукциона, но не зарегистрировался в качестве участника аукциона.

      В случае опубликования извещения о проведении аукциона заявления на участие в аукционе подаются в соответствии с требованиями, установленными статьей 96 настоящего Кодекса.

      Сноска. Статья 94 - в редакции Закона РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023); с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 95. Условия проведения аукциона

      1. Аукцион по каждому участку проводится компетентным органом по заявлению на проведение аукциона.

      Извещение о проведении аукциона и условиях его проведения размещается на объекте информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам и интернет-ресурсе компетентного органа на казахском и русском языках.

      Лица, заинтересованные в участии в аукционе, имеют право на получение информации, связанной с порядком проведения аукциона.

      2. Извещение о проведении аукциона на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам должно содержать:

      1) дату и время его проведения;

      2) срок подачи заявлений на участие;

      3) указание и краткое описание участка недр (месторождения), право недропользования которым выставляется на аукцион;

      4) виды операций по недропользованию;

      5) размер взноса за участие в аукционе и банковские реквизиты для его оплаты;

      5-1) размер гарантийного взноса и банковские реквизиты для его оплаты;

      6) в случае предоставления права недропользования на разведку и добычу углеводородов – минимальные требования по объемам и видам работ на участке недр в период разведки, а также их оценочную стоимость;

      7) стартовый размер подписного бонуса, определенный исходя из размера минимального подписного бонуса за каждый блок, установленного налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан;

      8) размер расходов на обучение казахстанских кадров в период добычи;

      9) размер расходов на научно-исследовательские, научно-технические и опытно-конструкторские работы на территории Республики Казахстан в период добычи;

      10) размер расходов на социально-экономическое развитие региона и развитие его инфраструктуры в период добычи;

      11) минимальные обязательства по внутристрановой ценности в товарах, работах, услугах, кадрах;

      12) информацию о зарегистрированных правах на земельные участки, предоставляемые для целей недропользования;

      13) в случае предоставления права недропользования на разведку и добычу углеводородов – указание на условие, предусмотренное пунктом 7 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса;

      14) продолжительность периода разведки или подготовительного периода по контракту на недропользование.

      Дата проведения аукциона не может быть позднее двух месяцев со дня завершения срока, предоставленного для подачи заявлений на участие в аукционе.

      2-1. Извещение о проведении аукциона на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам на участках недр, относящихся к сложным проектам, помимо сведений, указанных в пункте 2 настоящей статьи, за исключением подпунктов 11), 13) и 14) части первой пункта 2 настоящей статьи, должно также содержать требование об определении лицом, заинтересованным в участии в аукционе, в его заявлении на участие в аукционе минимального обязательства по внутристрановой ценности в кадрах в соответствии с пунктом 5-1 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса.

      3. В случае проведения аукциона по участку недр, по которому ранее был прекращен контракт на недропользование, извещение о проведении аукциона должно дополнительно содержать:

      1) если участок недр был передан в доверительное управление национальной компании в области углеводородов:

      условие по возмещению доверительному управляющему произведенных в соответствии с договором доверительного управления затрат, а также выплате ему вознаграждения, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом;

      условие по возмещению прежнему недропользователю стоимости имущества, переданного согласно подпункту 1) пункта 8 статьи 107 настоящего Кодекса;

      условие по возмещению государству стоимости передаваемого имущества, приобретенного и (или) полученного доверительным управляющим в процессе доверительного управления;

      2) в случаях, предусмотренных пунктом 19 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса, – условие по размеру и срокам возмещения затрат прежнему недропользователю, произведенных им на обнаружение и оценку;

      3) в случаях, предусмотренных подпунктами 2) и 3) пункта 4 статьи 107 настоящего Кодекса, – сведения о размере обеспечения прежнего недропользователя.

      4. Срок, предоставляемый для подачи заявления на участие в аукционе, составляет два месяца со дня опубликования извещения о его проведении.

      5. Размер взноса за участие в аукционе составляет стократный размер месячного расчетного показателя, установленного законом о республиканском бюджете и действующего на дату размещения извещения о проведении аукциона.

      6. Взнос за участие в аукционе оплачивается оператору электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам и не подлежит возврату.

      Взнос за участие в аукционе в течение трех рабочих дней перечисляется оператором электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам в доход государства.

      7. Гарантийный взнос оплачивается оператору электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам и является обеспечением исполнения обязательства победителя аукциона по уплате подписного бонуса.

      Размер гарантийного взноса определяется компетентным органом и составляет:

      1) в случае предоставления права недропользования на разведку и добычу углеводородов – сумму, равную двукратному размеру стартового размера подписного бонуса, определенного в соответствии с налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан;

      2) в случае предоставления права недропользования на добычу углеводородов – сумму, равную однократному размеру стартового размера подписного бонуса, определенного в соответствии с налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      8. Гарантийный взнос заявителей аукциона, в приеме заявлений которых отказано компетентным органом по основаниям, предусмотренным настоящим Кодексом, возвращается в течение трех рабочих дней после подачи заявления на возврат гарантийного взноса.

      Заявление на возврат гарантийного взноса подается в адрес оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам.

      9. Гарантийный взнос участников аукциона, допущенных к участию в аукционе, за исключением победителя аукциона и участника аукциона, предложившего следующий после победителя аукциона наибольший размер подписного бонуса, возвращается в течение трех рабочих дней после подачи заявления на возврат гарантийного взноса по итогам аукциона.

      Заявление на возврат гарантийного взноса подается в адрес оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам.

      10. Гарантийный взнос победителя аукциона, а также гарантийный взнос участника аукциона, предложившего следующий после победителя аукциона наибольший размер подписного бонуса, возвращаются им в течение трех рабочих дней после подачи заявления на возврат гарантийного взноса при условии выполнения победителем аукциона требований, предусмотренных пунктом 3 статьи 100 настоящего Кодекса.

      О выполнении победителем аукциона требований, предусмотренных пунктом 3 статьи 100 настоящего Кодекса, компетентный орган в течение трех рабочих дней со дня получения от победителя аукциона подтверждения оплаты подписного бонуса уведомляет участника аукциона, предложившего следующий после победителя аукциона наибольший размер подписного бонуса.

      Гарантийный взнос победителя аукциона, участника аукциона, предложившего следующий после победителя аукциона наибольший размер подписного бонуса, по его заявлению может быть перечислен оператором электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам в счет исполнения обязательства победителя аукциона по уплате им подписного бонуса.

      11. В случае невыполнения требований, предусмотренных пунктом 3 статьи 100 настоящего Кодекса, гарантийный взнос победителя аукциона не возвращается и в течение трех рабочих дней со дня истечения срока оплаты подписного бонуса гарантийный взнос обращается в доход государства, а также в случаях:

      1) невыполнения участником аукциона, предложившим следующий после победителя аукциона наибольший размер подписного бонуса, требований, предусмотренных пунктами 3 и 5 статьи 100 настоящего Кодекса, гарантийный взнос ему не возвращается и в течение трех рабочих дней со дня истечения срока оплаты подписного бонуса гарантийный взнос обращается в доход государства;

      2) выполнения участником аукциона, предложившим следующий после победителя аукциона наибольший размер подписного бонуса, требований, предусмотренных пунктами 3 и 5 статьи 100 настоящего Кодекса, в течение трех рабочих дней после подачи заявления на возврат гарантийного взноса гарантийный взнос возвращается.

      Сноска. Статья 95 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 30.12.2019 № 297-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023); от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 96. Заявление на участие в аукционе

      1. Лицо, заинтересованное в участии в аукционе на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам, направляет в компетентный орган заявление на участие в аукционе в форме электронного документа, удостоверенного посредством электронной цифровой подписи, путем использования объекта информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам.

      2. Заявление на участие в аукционе должно содержать:

      1) для физических лиц – фамилию, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) заявителя, гражданство, сведения о документах, удостоверяющих личность заявителя;

      2) для юридических лиц – наименование заявителя, сведения о государственной регистрации в качестве юридического лица (выписка из торгового реестра или другой легализованный документ, удостоверяющий, что заявитель является юридическим лицом по законодательству иностранного государства), сведения о руководителях;

      2-1) сведения о лицах, государствах, международных организациях, контролирующих заявителя, а также о лицах, государствах, международных организациях, не являющихся контролирующими лицами, владеющих долями участия, акциями заявителя, с раскрытием сведений о доле и способе владения.

      Требование настоящего подпункта о представлении сведений о лицах, государствах, международных организациях, владеющих долями участия, акциями заявителя, не являющихся контролирующими лицами, не распространяется на указанных лиц, государства, международные организации, владеющие такими долями участия, акциями через акции и (или) ценные бумаги, обращающиеся на организованном рынке ценных бумаг;

      3) Исключен Законом РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023).

      4) указание на участок недр, обозначенный в извещении о проведении аукциона.

      5) сведения об уплате заявителем взноса за участие в аукционе;

      6) сведения об уплате заявителем гарантийного взноса.

      3. К заявлению дополнительно прилагаются:

      1) обязательство заявителя обеспечить выполнение условий предоставления права недропользования, указанных в извещении;

      2) Исключен Законом РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023).

      3) документы, подтверждающие соответствие заявителя требованиям, установленным статьей 93 настоящего Кодекса;

      4) надлежащим образом засвидетельствованные документы, подтверждающие сведения, указанные в заявлении;

      4-1) схематическое описание структуры контроля заявителя с указанием лиц, государств, международных организаций, контролирующих заявителя, а также лиц, государств, международных организаций, не являющихся контролирующими лицами, владеющих долями участия, акциями заявителя, с раскрытием сведений о доле и способе владения;

      5) Исключен Законом РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023).

      6) в случае предоставления права недропользования на участках недр, относящихся к сложным проектам, – минимальные обязательства по внутристрановой ценности в кадрах, определенные заявителем в соответствии с пунктом 5-1 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса.

      4. Заявление и прилагаемые к нему документы должны быть составлены на казахском и русском языках. Если заявление подается иностранцем или иностранным юридическим лицом, прилагаемые к нему документы могут быть составлены на ином языке с обязательным приложением к каждому документу перевода на казахский и русский языки, верность которого засвидетельствована нотариусом.

      Документы и сведения, предусмотренные настоящей статьей, представляются в порядке, определяемом компетентным органом согласно пункту 5 статьи 99 настоящего Кодекса.

      Сноска. Статья 96 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023); от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 06.04.2024 № 71-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 97. Порядок рассмотрения заявления на участие в аукционе

      1. Заявление на участие в аукционе на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам подлежит рассмотрению в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган.

      2. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган допускает заявителя к участию в аукционе, отказывает в допуске к участию в аукционе либо уведомляет о необходимости устранения выявленных несоответствий.

      Если по результатам рассмотрения заявления будет установлено, что заявитель не может быть допущен к участию в аукционе по основаниям, указанным в подпунктах 2), 4), 6) и 9) пункта 3 настоящей статьи, компетентный орган отказывает заявителю в допуске к участию в аукционе.

      2-1. За исключением случаев, предусмотренных частью второй пункта 2 настоящей статьи, если по результатам рассмотрения заявления, поданного в установленный срок, будет выявлено его несоответствие требованиям статьи 96 настоящего Кодекса, компетентный орган уведомляет об этом заявителя с указанием выявленных несоответствий.

      Заявитель вправе устранить выявленные несоответствия, указанные в уведомлении компетентного органа, в течение трех рабочих дней с даты направления уведомления компетентным органом, но не позднее чем за пятнадцать рабочих дней до даты проведения аукциона.

      После устранения выявленных несоответствий заявитель повторно направляет заявление в компетентный орган. Такое заявление должно быть подано до истечения срока, установленного для устранения несоответствий, указанного в части второй настоящего пункта, но не позднее чем за пятнадцать рабочих дней до даты проведения аукциона. Заявление, повторно поданное в соответствии с настоящей частью, подлежит рассмотрению компетентным органом в течение пяти рабочих дней. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган допускает заявителя к участию в аукционе либо отказывает в допуске.

      Истечение срока подачи заявлений на участие в аукционе, указанного в извещении о проведении аукциона, не является основанием для отказа в подаче и рассмотрении повторного заявления в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, если оно подано в течение срока, указанного в части второй настоящего пункта.

      3. Компетентный орган отказывает в допуске к участию в аукционе, если:

      1) заявитель не устранил выявленные несоответствия заявления на участие в аукционе, указанные компетентным органом, в установленный срок;

      2) заявление подано позже срока, предоставленного для подачи заявлений на участие в аукционе;

      3) Исключен Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      4) в течение трех лет до подачи заявления компетентный орган досрочно прекратил действие контракта на недропользование, заключенного с заявителем или лицом, прямо или косвенно контролирующим заявителя или находящимся под его контролем;

      5) у заявителя, являющегося недропользователем, имеются неустраненные нарушения обязательств по другому контракту на недропользование, указанные в уведомлении компетентного органа;

      6) заявитель ранее был определен победителем аукциона на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам, но не уплатил подписной бонус;

      7) исключить Законом РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023).
      8) Исключен Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      9) предоставление заявителю права недропользования повлечет угрозу национальной безопасности страны, в том числе в случае концентрации прав в рамках контракта и (или) концентрации прав недропользования.

      4. Отказ в допуске к участию в аукционе по основаниям, предусмотренным подпунктами 4), 6) и 9) пункта 3 настоящей статьи, лишает заявителя права подачи повторного заявления в рамках текущего аукциона.

      5. Отказ в допуске к участию в аукционе должен содержать указание на причины отказа, за исключением случая, предусмотренного подпунктом 9) пункта 3 настоящей статьи.

      Сноска. Статья 97 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 98. Комиссия по предоставлению права недропользования по углеводородам

      1. Комиссия по предоставлению права недропользования по углеводородам является постоянно действующим коллегиальным органом, созданным для рассмотрения вопросов по предоставлению права недропользования по углеводородам.

      2. Положение о комиссии по предоставлению права недропользования по углеводородам и ее состав утверждаются компетентным органом.

      3. Комиссию возглавляет председатель. Во время отсутствия председателя его функции выполняет заместитель.

      4. Заседания комиссии считаются правомочными, если на них присутствуют не менее двух третей от общего числа членов комиссии.

      5. Исключен Законом РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023).

      6. Комиссия по предоставлению права недропользования по углеводородам лишает победителя аукциона права на заключение контракта, а также отменяет аукцион или признает несостоявшимся по основаниям, установленным настоящим Кодексом.

      Сноска. Статья 98 в редакции Закона РК от 30.12.2019 № 297-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023).

Статья 99. Проведение аукциона

      1. Если единственным лицом, зарегистрированным в качестве участника аукциона, является лицо, подавшее заявление на проведение аукциона, то в течение трех рабочих дней со дня завершения рассмотрения заявлений на участие в аукционе аукцион отменяется и с таким лицом заключается контракт на недропользование в порядке, установленном статьей 100 настоящего Кодекса, при условии оплаты таким лицом стартового размера подписного бонуса.

      2. В аукционе участвуют заявители, допущенные к участию в аукционе и зарегистрированные на объекте информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам в качестве участников аукциона.

      3. Аукцион проводится в день согласно дате, указанной в извещении о проведении аукциона.

      4. Исключен Законом РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023).

      5. Аукцион организуется компетентным органом и проводится с использованием объекта информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам в электронной форме в порядке, определяемом компетентным органом.

      Оператором электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам признается юридическое лицо, определяемое компетентным органом, осуществляющее в порядке, предусмотренном настоящим Кодексом, проведение аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам.

      Критерии по определению оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам утверждаются компетентным органом.

      6. Оператор электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам обеспечивает:

      1) регистрацию заявителей, допущенных компетентным органом к участию в аукционе;

      2) интеграцию объекта информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам с соответствующими государственными и иными информационными системами в целях получения в электронной форме документов и сведений, предусмотренных пунктом 3 статьи 96 настоящего Кодекса;

      3) прием документов от заявителей для регистрации на объекте информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам;

      4) проведение консультирования по работе на объекте информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам;

      5) равные условия доступа для участников аукциона на объекте информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам;

      6) проведение аукционов дистанционно с использованием объекта информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам;

      7) формирование реестра итогов аукционов;

      8) опубликование реестра итогов электронных аукционов на объекте информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам;

      9) поддержание комплекса технических средств, системного и технологического программного обеспечения в постоянном рабочем состоянии для:

      надлежащего функционирования объекта информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам;

      недопущения вмешательства третьих лиц, включая работников оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам, в процесс проведения аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам в день проведения аукциона;

      10) соблюдение технических требований к объекту информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам, включая требования по защите информации и требования по защите от постороннего вмешательства в процесс проведения аукциона;

      11) представление записей всех действий, совершенных на объекте информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам в день проведения аукциона, по запросу компетентного органа;

      12) разработку и утверждение внутренних технических документов, регламентирующих проведение аукционов;

      13) взаимодействие с компетентным органом по вопросам проведения аукционов;

      14) размещение извещения о проведении аукционов на объекте информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам;

      15) организацию разработки нового и (или) модернизацию действующего программного обеспечения по проведению аукционов;

      16) приостановку, перенос или отмену проведения аукционов в порядке, определяемом компетентным органом.

      Сноска. Статья 99 в редакции Закона РК от 30.12.2019 № 297-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023).

Статья 100. Подведение итогов аукциона и заключение контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов

      1. Победителем аукциона становится участник, предложивший наибольший размер подписного бонуса.

      2. Результаты аукциона оформляются автоматически на основании реестра итогов электронных аукционов на объекте информатизации оператора электронных аукционов на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам в день его проведения протоколом, подписываемым компетентным органом и победителем аукциона.

      Результаты аукциона в течение трех рабочих дней со дня его проведения должны быть размещены на интернет-ресурсе компетентного органа на казахском и русском языках.

      3. Победитель аукциона в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня опубликования итогов аукциона:

      1) уплачивает подписной бонус;

      2) направляет в компетентный орган подтверждение оплаты подписного бонуса и подписанный со своей стороны контракт на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, разработанный в соответствии с типовым контрактом на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, утверждаемым компетентным органом.

      В случае предоставления права недропользования на разведку и добычу углеводородов победитель аукциона дополнительно разрабатывает программу работ, содержащую объемы, описание и сроки выполнения работ в период разведки и соответствующую минимальным требованиям по объемам и видам работ на участке недр в период разведки, и прилагает ее к контракту на разведку и добычу в качестве его неотъемлемой части.

      Контракт на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов должен содержать приложение к контракту, являющееся его неотъемлемой частью, устанавливающее в соответствии со статьей 110 настоящего Кодекса участок недр, на котором недропользователь вправе проводить операции по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов.

      В случае, если победитель аукциона на этапе подачи заявления на участие в аукционе предложил минимальные обязательства по внутристрановой ценности в работах, услугах более пятидесяти процентов, предложенные обязательства закрепляются в контракте на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов.

      4. Компетентный орган в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня получения от победителя аукциона контракта и подтверждения оплаты подписного бонуса заключает с ним контракт на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов и направляет победителю аукциона его подписанный экземпляр.

      5. В случае, если победитель аукциона в течение срока, указанного в пункте 3 настоящей статьи, не уплатил подписной бонус и (или) не представил в компетентный орган подписанный со своей стороны контракт на недропользование, такое лицо лишается права на заключение контракта, при этом право на заключение контракта по соответствующему участку недр письменным уведомлением компетентного органа, направляемым в течение трех рабочих дней после истечения срока, предусмотренного пунктом 3 настоящей статьи, передается участнику аукциона, предложившему следующий после победителя аукциона наибольший размер подписного бонуса.

      В течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня направления письменного уведомления от компетентного органа участник аукциона, предложивший следующий после победителя аукциона наибольший размер подписного бонуса, обязан выполнить требования к победителю аукциона, предусмотренные пунктом 3 настоящей статьи. При этом подписной бонус, предусмотренный подпунктом 1) части первой пункта 3 настоящей статьи, уплачивается участником аукциона, предложившим следующий после победителя аукциона наибольший размер подписного бонуса, в размере, предложенном таким участником аукциона.

      В случае невыполнения в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня направления письменного уведомления от компетентного органа участником аукциона, предложившим следующий после победителя аукциона наибольший размер подписного бонуса, требований к победителю аукциона, предусмотренных пунктом 3 настоящей статьи, такое лицо лишается права на заключение контракта, а участок недр повторно выставляется на аукцион.

      Сноска. Статья 100 с измененияи, внесенными законами РК от 30.12.2019 № 297-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023); от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 101. Порядок и основания признания аукциона несостоявшимся

      1. Аукцион на предоставление права недропользования признается несостоявшимся и повторный аукцион не проводится, если в день проведения аукциона зарегистрировано менее двух участников.

      2. Признание аукциона несостоявшимся оформляется протоколом, подписываемым всеми присутствующими членами комиссии. Объявление о признании аукциона несостоявшимся подлежит размещению на интернет-ресурсе компетентного органа на казахском и русском языках в течение трех рабочих дней со дня оформления протокола.

      Сноска. Статья 101 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 30.12.2019 № 297-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023).

Статья 102. Признание аукциона на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам недействительным

      1. Суд может признать аукцион на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам недействительным по требованию участника или компетентного органа.

      2. Основаниями для признания аукциона недействительным являются:

      1) нарушение правил проведения аукциона, установленных настоящим Кодексом, которое повлияло на определение победителя аукциона;

      2) установление факта предоставления лицом, с которым по итогам аукциона заключен контракт на недропользование, компетентному органу заведомо недостоверных сведений, оказавших влияние на его решение о допуске такого лица к участию в аукционе.

      3. Участники аукциона вправе обжаловать результаты аукциона в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан по основанию, указанному в подпункте 1) пункта 2 настоящей статьи, в течение трех месяцев со дня опубликования его результатов.

      4. В случае оспаривания действительности аукциона до заключения контракта срок заключения контракта приостанавливается до вынесения судом решения по существу.

      5. Признание аукциона недействительным влечет недействительность контракта, заключенного по итогам аукциона.

      6. В случае признания аукциона недействительным по основанию, указанному в подпункте 1) пункта 2 настоящей статьи, лицо, которое было объявлено победителем такого аукциона, вправе требовать возврата уплаченного подписного бонуса.

Параграф 2. Предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам национальной компании в области углеводородов на основании прямых переговоров

Статья 103. Условия предоставления национальной компании в области углеводородов права недропользования по углеводородам на основании прямых переговоров

      1. Национальной компанией в области углеводородов признается акционерное общество, созданное по решению Правительства Республики Казахстан, контрольный пакет акций которого принадлежит государству или национальному управляющему холдингу, осуществляющее деятельность в сфере недропользования по углеводородам.

      2. Национальная компания в области углеводородов вправе получить право на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов на общих основаниях в порядке, предусмотренном настоящим Кодексом, за исключением случаев, указанных в настоящем параграфе.

      3. Участок недр, расположенный на территории, включенной в программу управления государственным фондом недр, в пределах которой право недропользования предоставляется национальной компании в области углеводородов, может быть предоставлен такой национальной компании в пользование на основании прямых переговоров.

      4. Участок недр, расположенный на территории, включенной в программу управления государственным фондом недр, в пределах которой право недропользования на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов предоставляется на основании аукциона, может быть предоставлен в пользование национальной компании в области углеводородов на основании прямых переговоров только до подачи заинтересованным лицом заявления на проведение аукциона.

      5. Контракт на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по участкам недр, предоставляемым национальной компании в области углеводородов на основании прямых переговоров, может быть заключен с национальной компанией как самостоятельно, так и совместно со стратегическим партнером.

      При этом обязательным условием предоставления права недропользования на основании прямых переговоров по крупным месторождениям является долевое участие национальной компании в области углеводородов в качестве недропользователя по соответствующему контракту на недропользование в размере пятидесяти и более процентов.

      6. Стратегическим партнером национальной компании в области углеводородов может быть признано юридическое лицо или консорциум юридических лиц, соответствующие требованиям, утвержденным национальной компанией в области углеводородов и согласованным с компетентным органом, взявшие на себя обязательства по осуществлению инвестиционного финансирования по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов или обязательства по возмещению подписного бонуса по контракту на добычу углеводородов.

      Стратегический партнер определяется национальной компанией при подаче заявления на проведение прямых переговоров.

      7. Инвестиционным финансированием признается финансирование разведки по договору (соглашению) о совместной деятельности и (или) соглашению о финансировании, заключенным для целей получения права недропользования на основании прямых переговоров между национальной компанией или юридическим лицом, пятьдесят и более процентов голосующих акций (долей участия в уставном капитале) в котором прямо или косвенно принадлежат такой национальной компании, и стратегическим партнером, в порядке и на условиях, установленных настоящим Кодексом.

      Соглашение о совместной деятельности должно предусматривать обязательство стратегического партнера по оплате подписного бонуса либо возмещению суммы подписного бонуса, уплаченной национальной компанией.

      8. Право недропользования (доля в праве недропользования), предоставленное национальной компании в области углеводородов на основании прямых переговоров, не может быть передано в течение двух лет со дня регистрации контракта, за исключением случаев его передачи юридическому лицу, пятьдесят и более процентов голосующих акций (долей участия) в котором прямо или косвенно принадлежат национальной компании в области углеводородов.

      При этом такое юридическое лицо не вправе передавать полученное право недропользования (долю в праве недропользования) в течение двух лет со дня регистрации контракта.

      Снижение размера долевого участия национальной компании в области углеводородов или юридического лица, пятьдесят и более процентов голосующих акций (долей участия) в котором прямо или косвенно принадлежат национальной компании в области углеводородов в контракте на недропользование по крупным месторождениям, осуществляется при условии, что национальная компания в области углеводородов или юридическое лицо, пятьдесят и более процентов голосующих акций (долей участия) в котором прямо или косвенно принадлежат национальной компании в области углеводородов, сохранят свой контроль за принятием решений недропользователями по контракту на недропользование.

      Сноска. Статья 103 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 104. Заявление национальной компании в области углеводородов на проведение прямых переговоров

      1. Национальная компания в области углеводородов, имеющая намерение получить в пользование участок недр для разведки и добычи или добычи углеводородов на основании прямых переговоров, направляет в компетентный орган заявление с указанием границ участка недр, на который претендует национальная компания в области углеводородов.

      2. В случае намерения получить право недропользования на разведку и добычу углеводородов национальная компания в области углеводородов прилагает к заявлению программу работ, содержащую объемы, описание и сроки выполнения работ в период разведки и соответствующую минимальным требованиям по объемам и видам работ на участке недр в период разведки.

      3. В случае привлечения национальной компанией в области углеводородов стратегического партнера заявление должно содержать:

      1) наименование стратегического партнера, его место нахождения, сведения о государственной регистрации в качестве юридического лица (выписка из торгового реестра или другой легализованный документ, удостоверяющий, что заявитель является юридическим лицом по законодательству иностранного государства), сведения о руководителях, о юридических лицах, физических лицах, государствах и международных организациях, прямо или косвенно контролирующих стратегического партнера;

      2) сведения о предыдущей деятельности стратегического партнера, включая список государств, в которых он осуществлял свою деятельность за последние три года;

      3) надлежащим образом засвидетельствованные соглашение о совместной деятельности и (или) соглашение о финансировании, заключенные между национальной компанией в области углеводородов или юридическим лицом, пятьдесят и более процентов голосующих акций (долей участия в уставном капитале) в котором прямо или косвенно принадлежат такой национальной компании, и стратегическим партнером.

      4. Заявление и все прилагаемые к нему документы должны быть составлены на казахском и русском языках. В случае привлечения национальной компанией в области углеводородов стратегического партнера, являющегося иностранным юридическим лицом, такие документы могут быть составлены на ином языке с обязательным приложением к каждому документу перевода на казахский и русский языки, верность которого засвидетельствована нотариусом.

Статья 105. Порядок проведения прямых переговоров с национальной компанией в области углеводородов

      1. Прямые переговоры по предоставлению права недропользования национальной компании в области углеводородов проводятся между уполномоченными представителями национальной компании и рабочей группой компетентного органа. Положение о рабочей группе и ее состав утверждаются компетентным органом.

      2. Прямые переговоры проводятся в течение двух месяцев со дня поступления заявления в компетентный орган. Срок проведения прямых переговоров может быть продлен по решению компетентного органа.

      3. По результатам прямых переговоров компетентный орган принимает решение о заключении контракта или об отказе в его заключении.

      4. В случае принятия решения о заключении контракта на недропользование в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его принятия:

      1) национальная компания или ее стратегический партнер уплачивает подписной бонус, определенный по результатам прямых переговоров;

      2) национальная компания направляет в компетентный орган подтверждение оплаты подписного бонуса и подписанный со своей стороны (в случае привлечения стратегического партнера – и с его стороны) контракт на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, разработанный в соответствии с типовым контрактом на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, утверждаемым компетентным органом.

      В случае предоставления права недропользования на разведку и добычу углеводородов национальная компания дополнительно разрабатывает программу работ, содержащую объемы, описание и сроки выполнения работ в период разведки, определенные по результатам прямых переговоров, и прилагает такую программу к контракту на разведку и добычу в качестве его неотъемлемой части.

      В контракте на разведку и добычу углеводородов закрепляется период разведки, продолжительность которого определяется по результатам прямых переговоров.

      В контракте на добычу углеводородов закрепляется подготовительный период, продолжительность которого определяется по результатам прямых переговоров.

      Контракт на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов должен содержать приложение к контракту, являющееся его неотъемлемой частью, устанавливающее в соответствии со статьей 110 настоящего Кодекса участок недр, на котором национальная компания вправе проводить операции по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов.

      5. Компетентный орган в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня получения контракта и подтверждения оплаты подписного бонуса заключает контракт на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов и направляет национальной компании ее подписанный экземпляр (экземпляры).

      6. Запрещается заключение дополнительных соглашений к контракту, предусматривающих сокращение или исключение обязательств, заявленных национальной компанией в программе работ.

Параграф 3. Прекращение права недропользования по углеводородам

Статья 106. Досрочное прекращение действия контракта на недропользование

      Сноска. Заголовок статьи 106 – в редакции Закона РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      1. Контракт на недропользование по углеводородам досрочно прекращает свое действие в следующих случаях:

      1) если по завершении периода разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту недропользователем не было выявлено месторождение, отчет по подсчету запасов которого получил положительное заключение государственной экспертизы недр, предусмотренной настоящим Кодексом;

      2) досрочного прекращения действия контракта на недропользование компетентным органом в одностороннем порядке в случаях, предусмотренных настоящей статьей;

      3) возврата недропользователем всего участка недр до истечения срока действия контракта;

      4) в иных случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      1-1. Компетентный орган досрочно прекращает действие контракта на недропользование в одностороннем порядке в случаях:

      1) вступления в силу решения суда о запрете деятельности по недропользованию;

      2) проведения операций по недропользованию по углеводородам без соответствующих утвержденных недропользователем и получивших положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проектных документов;

      3) нарушения требований пункта 1 статьи 44 настоящего Кодекса, повлекшего угрозу национальной безопасности.

      4) неисполнения недропользователем инвестиционного обязательства по контракту на недропользование по истощающемуся месторождению в соответствии с пунктом 3 статьи 153-1 настоящего Кодекса.

      2. Компетентный орган вправе досрочно прекратить действие контракта на недропользование в одностороннем порядке при неустранении недропользователем в установленный срок:

      1) одного из нарушений, предусмотренных подпунктами 1) и 2) пункта 2 статьи 133 настоящего Кодекса;

      2) более двух нарушений иных обязательств, установленных контрактом на недропользование.

      3. По решению Правительства Республики Казахстан компетентный орган вправе досрочно прекратить действие контракта на недропользование в одностороннем порядке, в том числе заключенного до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, в случае, если действия недропользователя при проведении операций по недропользованию на участке недр, имеющем стратегическое значение, приводят к изменению экономических интересов Республики Казахстан, создающему угрозу национальной безопасности.

      В случае одностороннего прекращения действия контракта по указанному основанию компетентный орган должен предупредить об этом недропользователя не позднее чем за два месяца.

      4. В случае, если действия недропользователя при проведении операций по недропользованию на участке недр, имеющем стратегическое значение, приводят к изменению экономических интересов Республики Казахстан, создающему угрозу национальной безопасности, компетентный орган вправе потребовать изменение и (или) дополнение условий контракта, в том числе заключенного до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, с целью восстановления экономических интересов Республики Казахстан.

      Компетентный орган вправе досрочно прекратить действие такого контракта на недропользование в одностороннем порядке, если:

      1) в срок до двух месяцев со дня получения уведомления от компетентного органа об изменении и (или) дополнении условий контракта недропользователь письменно не подтвердил свое согласие на ведение переговоров по изменению и (или) дополнению условий контракта либо отказался от ведения таких переговоров;

      2) в срок до четырех месяцев со дня получения согласия недропользователя на ведение переговоров по изменению и (или) дополнению условий контракта стороны не достигнули соглашения по изменению и (или) дополнению условий контракта;

      3) в срок до шести месяцев со дня достижения согласованного решения по восстановлению экономических интересов Республики Казахстан стороны не подписали изменение и (или) дополнение условий контракта.

      5. Досрочное прекращение действия контракта на недропользование в одностороннем порядке осуществляется компетентным органом путем направления недропользователю письменного уведомления о прекращении действия такого контракта.

      Контракт прекращает действие по истечении двух месяцев со дня получения недропользователем такого уведомления.

      6. Недропользователь вправе оспорить законность досрочного прекращения компетентным органом действия контракта на недропользование в суде в течение двух месяцев со дня получения им уведомления. В случае обращения недропользователя в суд срок, указанный в пункте 5 настоящей статьи, приостанавливается до вступления решения суда в законную силу.

      Сноска. Статья 106 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 107. Участки недр и имущество при прекращении права недропользования

      1. Со дня прекращения действия контракта на недропользование участок недр, закрепленный в таком контракте, является возвращенным государству.

      2. Со дня завершения периода разведки участок разведки является возвращенным государству, за исключением участка недр, указанного в зарегистрированном дополнении к контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов, предусматривающем закрепление участка и периода добычи либо подготовительного периода и содержащем приложение к контракту, устанавливающее в соответствии со статьей 110 настоящего Кодекса участок добычи углеводородов.

      3. Со дня завершения периода добычи участок (участки) добычи является (являются) возвращенным (возвращенными) государству.

      В случае если в контракте на недропользование закреплены два и более участка добычи, то со дня завершения периода добычи по одному из участков добычи такой участок является возвращенным государству.

      4. При прекращении права недропользования в отношении участка (участков) недр компетентный орган уведомляет недропользователя об одном из следующих решений:

      1) ликвидировать последствия недропользования на участке недр;

      2) произвести консервацию участка недр для последующего его предоставления иному лицу;

      3) передать участок недр в доверительное управление национальной компании в области углеводородов.

      5. Уведомление направляется в следующих случаях и сроки:

      1) в случае истечения срока действия контракта на недропользование по завершении периода добычи – не позднее чем за два месяца до такого завершения;

      2) в случае досрочного прекращения компетентным органом действия контракта на недропользование в одностороннем порядке – одновременно с направлением уведомления о досрочном прекращении действия контракта на недропользование;

      3) в случае расторжения контракта на недропользование по соглашению сторон – одновременно с подписанием соглашения о расторжении контракта;

      4) в случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 2) пункта 16 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса, – одновременно с направлением уведомления об отказе в заключении дополнения к контракту на недропользование.

      6. Лицо, получившее уведомление компетентного органа о решении ликвидировать последствия недропользования на участке недр либо произвести консервацию участка недр для последующего его предоставления иному лицу:

      1) обязано прекратить операции по недропользованию на участке недр, за исключением операций, незамедлительное прекращение которых связано с угрозой возникновения чрезвычайных ситуаций. Прекращение таких операций должно быть осуществлено в течение двух месяцев со дня получения уведомления;

      2) обязано незамедлительно после утверждения и получения положительных заключений предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проекта ликвидации или консервации начать работы по ликвидации последствий недропользования или консервации участка недр в соответствии с требованиями, установленными настоящим Кодексом;

      3) вправе в течение шести месяцев со дня получения уведомления вывезти с территории участка недр добытые им углеводороды, а также оборудование и иное имущество, являющиеся его собственностью. Оборудование и иное имущество, не вывезенные в указанный срок, подлежат ликвидации или консервации в соответствии с требованиями, установленными настоящим Кодексом.

      7. В случае отсутствия прежнего недропользователя либо его уклонения от исполнения обязанности, предусмотренной подпунктом 2) пункта 6 настоящей статьи, проведение работ по ликвидации последствий недропользования или консервации участка недр осуществляется за счет средств обеспечения.

      8. Лицо, получившее уведомление компетентного органа о решении передать участок недр в доверительное управление национальной компании в области углеводородов:

      1) обязано в месячный срок со дня получения уведомления передать оборудование и иное имущество, обеспечивающие непрерывность технологического процесса и промышленную безопасность на участке недр, в доверительное управление национальной компании в области углеводородов на срок до передачи имущества новому недропользователю.

      В случае отсутствия прежнего недропользователя либо его уклонения от передачи имущества национальной компании в области углеводородов компетентный орган выступает в качестве его поверенного в отношении такого имущества и передает его национальной компании в области углеводородов по акту, содержащему перечень, предусматривающий указание о состоянии передаваемого имущества;

      2) вправе в течение шести месяцев со дня получения уведомления вывезти с территории участка недр добытые им углеводороды, а также оборудование и иное имущество, являющиеся его собственностью, за исключением объектов, указанных в подпункте 1) настоящего пункта.

      8-1. В случаях, предусмотренных пунктами 6 и 8 настоящей статьи, лицо, получившее уведомление компетентного органа, направляет отчет о проделанной работе.

      9. В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 3) пункта 4 настоящей статьи:

      1) доверительный управляющий организует проведение оценки имущества, указанного в подпункте 1) пункта 8 настоящей статьи;

      2) имущество, указанное в подпункте 1) пункта 8 настоящей статьи, а также имущество, приобретенное и (или) полученное доверительным управляющим в процессе осуществления доверительного управления, со дня заключения контракта на недропользование переходят в собственность нового недропользователя, который уплачивает прежнему собственнику стоимость такого имущества в сроки, указанные в извещении о проведении аукциона. Доверительный управляющий передает такое имущество новому недропользователю по акту, содержащему перечень передаваемого имущества и сведения о его состоянии.

      10. В случаях, предусмотренных подпунктами 2) и 3) пункта 4 настоящей статьи:

      1) компетентный орган проводит аукцион на предоставление права недропользования по углеводородам по такому участку недр;

      2) компетентный орган в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня заключения контракта на недропользование направляет прежнему недропользователю уведомление о необходимости передачи прав по договору банковского вклада, являющегося предметом залога, обеспечивающего ликвидацию последствий недропользования, новому недропользователю и сроках такой передачи;

      3) прежний недропользователь в сроки, указанные в уведомлении, передает права по договору банковского вклада, являющегося предметом залога, обеспечивающего ликвидацию последствий недропользования, новому недропользователю.

      Сноска. Статья 107 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2023); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 108. Доверительное управление участком недр при прекращении права недропользования

      1. В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 3) пункта 4 статьи 107 настоящего Кодекса, компетентный орган в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня направления уведомления о решении передать участок недр в доверительное управление национальной компании в области углеводородов для последующего его предоставления иному лицу заключает с национальной компанией в области углеводородов договор доверительного управления таким участком недр.

      2. Договор доверительного управления участком недр разрабатывается и заключается в соответствии с Гражданским кодексом Республики Казахстан и предоставляет доверительному управляющему право:

      1) осуществлять операции по недропользованию без заключения контракта на проведение операций по недропользованию;

      2) получить земельный участок на праве землепользования для осуществления деятельности по доверительному управлению участком недр.

      3. Доверительный управляющий имеет право на возмещение расходов, произведенных им при доверительном управлении участком недр и подтвержденных в установленном порядке, за счет доходов от его использования при представлении документов, подтверждающих необходимость произведенных расходов.

      В случае такого возмещения расходов новый недропользователь не возмещает затраты доверительного управляющего, ранее возмещенные в соответствии с настоящей статьей.

      В случае отсутствия дохода либо его недостаточности возмещение расходов осуществляется за счет учредителя (выгодоприобретателя).

      4. Доходы от доверительного управления, за исключением сумм, направленных на возмещение расходов доверительного управляющего и уплату налогов, связанных с исполнением договора доверительного управления, по результатам прекращения действия договора доверительного управления направляются учредителю (выгодоприобретателю).

      5. Приобретение товаров, работ и услуг в рамках договора доверительного управления участком недр осуществляется без соблюдения требований, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      6. Доверительный управляющий отвечает своим имуществом по обязательствам, вытекающим из сделок, совершенных им с превышением полномочий, предоставленных ему договором доверительного управления участком недр, или с нарушением установленных ограничений.

      7. Земельный участок переоформляется на доверительного управляющего на срок действия договора доверительного управления участком недр, но не более десяти лет со дня его заключения.

Статья 109. Особенности обращения взыскания на право недропользования и (или) объекты, связанные с правом недропользования

      Сноска. Заголовок статьи 109 - в редакции Закона РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      1. В случаях обращения взыскания на право недропользования (долю в праве недропользования) и (или) объекты, связанные с правом недропользования, в том числе при залоге, соответствующая реализация (продажа) права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, производится путем проведения публичных торгов, если иное не установлено настоящим Кодексом.

      При заключении по результатам торгов сделки по отчуждению права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, в том числе при залоге, лицо, являющееся победителем торгов, обязано получить разрешение компетентного органа на переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, в соответствии со статьей 45 настоящего Кодекса, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных пунктом 2 статьи 44 настоящего Кодекса.

      Положения настоящего пункта также применяются для случаев реализации имущественной массы при осуществлении процедур банкротства.

      2. Удовлетворение требования залогодержателя из стоимости заложенного права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, производится в судебном порядке.

      3. До объявления торгов по реализации (продаже) права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, инициатор торгов обязан запросить у компетентного органа сведения о праве недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), которое выставлено на торги или связано с соответствующим объектом, подлежащим выставлению на торги.

      Компетентный орган в течение десяти рабочих дней после получения запроса направляет инициатору торгов сведения о праве недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), которые включают:

      1) вид операций по недропользованию;

      2) сведения о сроке права недропользования, включая оставшийся срок действия права недропользования;

      3) сведения о наличии уведомлений о нарушении условий контракта на недропользование;

      4) сведения о выполнении условий по контракту на недропользование согласно представленной отчетности;

      5) иные сведения, влияющие на условия проведения операций по недропользованию.

      После получения сведений, предусмотренных частью второй настоящего пункта, инициатор торгов в объявлении о проведении торгов также публикует сведения о праве недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), полученные от компетентного органа.

      4. При объявлении торгов по реализации (продаже) права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, несостоявшимися залогодержатель вправе обратить заложенное имущество в свою собственность (стать обладателем права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования) либо требовать назначения новых торгов.

      5. Условия договоров о залоге и иных соглашений, противоречащие положениям настоящей статьи, ничтожны.

      6. Торги по реализации (продаже) права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, проведенные в нарушение требований настоящей статьи, признаются недействительными.

      Компетентный орган отказывает в выдаче разрешения на переход права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) объектов, связанных с правом недропользования, если такой переход осуществляется в нарушение требований настоящей статьи.

      Сноска. Статья 109 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Глава 16. УЧАСТКИ НЕДР ДЛЯ РАЗВЕДКИ И ДОБЫЧИ УГЛЕВОДОРОДОВ

Статья 110. Участки недр, предоставляемые для проведения операций по недропользованию по углеводородам

      1. Участки недр, включенные в программу управления государственным фондом недр, могут быть предоставлены для разведки и добычи или добычи углеводородов:

      1) посредством проведения аукциона;

      2) национальной компании в области углеводородов на основании прямых переговоров.

      Один и тот же участок недр не может находиться в пользовании одновременно по разным контрактам на недропользование по углеводородам.

      При этом допускается полное или частичное совпадение территорий участков недр.

      2. Пространственные границы участка недр, на котором недропользователь вправе проводить операции по разведке или добыче углеводородов в соответствии с контрактом на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, устанавливаются в приложении к такому контракту, являющемся его неотъемлемой частью с учетом следующего:

      1) первоначальные пространственные границы участка разведки или добычи углеводородов по контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов определяются в соответствии с программой управления государственным фондом недр;

      2) пространственные границы участка (участков) разведки при продлении периода разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов в целях оценки обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), а также при переходе к этапу оценки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту включают блоки, в пределах которых полностью или частично расположены предполагаемые контуры обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), требующей оценки;

      3) пространственные границы участка (участков) разведки при продлении периода разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов в целях пробной эксплуатации обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей) включают блоки, в пределах которых полностью или частично расположены предполагаемые контуры залежи (совокупности залежей), на которой (которых) планируется проведение пробной эксплуатации;

      4) пространственные границы участка (участков) добычи углеводородов (за исключением верхней границы) устанавливаются на основе контуров месторождения, определяемых в соответствии с утвержденным недропользователем и получившим положительное заключение государственной экспертизы недр отчетом по подсчету геологических запасов.

      Если в пределах участка разведки открыто несколько отдельных месторождений, пространственные границы участка недр устанавливаются для каждого отдельного месторождения;

      5) пространственные границы участка недр, запрашиваемого для целей увеличения первоначального участка недр по контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, определяются по согласованию с уполномоченным органом в области изучения недр (на предмет свободности запрашиваемого участка недр от недропользования) в соответствии с утвержденным недропользователем и получившим положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз дополнением к соответствующему базовому проектному документу, устанавливающим предполагаемые контуры обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей);

      6) пространственные границы участка разведки или добычи углеводородов, остающегося у недропользователя после уменьшения участка недр посредством возврата государству в соответствии со статьей 114 настоящего Кодекса, определяются недропользователем;

      7) пространственные границы участков разведки или добычи в случае выделения участка недр по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов в соответствии со статьей 115 настоящего Кодекса (основной и выделяемый участки недр) определяются:

      при выделении части участка разведки – в соответствии с утвержденными недропользователем и получившими положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз дополнениями к проекту разведочных работ, предусматривающими проведение работ по оценке соответствующих обнаруженных залежей (совокупностей залежей) на основном и выделяемом участках недр;

      при выделении участка разведки или добычи – на основании данных по соответствующим участкам недр, указанных в контракте на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, из которых производится выделение.

      Информация о пространственных границах участка (участков) недр, предусмотренная подпунктами 1) – 4), 6) и 7) части первой настоящего пункта, направляется компетентным органом в уведомительном порядке в уполномоченный орган в области изучения недр.

      3. В случае предоставления участка недр, расположенного (частично расположенного) в пределах земельного участка, принадлежащего или находящегося в пользовании у другого лица, верхняя пространственная граница участка недр в пределах такого земельного участка считается установленной на глубине тридцать метров от самой нижней точки земной поверхности такого земельного участка.

      4. В случае предоставления участка недр, частично расположенного в пределах земель особо охраняемых природных территорий или территорий земель водного фонда, верхняя пространственная граница участка недр в пределах таких территорий считается установленной на глубине тридцать метров от самой нижней точки земной поверхности такого земельного участка.

      5. В случае предоставления участка недр, расположенного (частично расположенного) ниже участка недр иного недропользователя, обладающего правом недропользования по углеводородам, верхняя пространственная граница предоставляемого участка недр в пределах территории участка недр такого недропользователя определяется по его нижней пространственной границе.

      6. Для участков разведки, по которым период разведки продлен по основаниям, указанным в пунктах 2 и 3 статьи 117 настоящего Кодекса, а также для участков добычи устанавливается нижняя пространственная граница, определяемая глубиной залегания обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей) или месторождения углеводородов.

      7. Размер территории участка (участков) разведки по одному контракту на недропользование по углеводородам не может превышать две тысячи четыреста блоков.

      Сноска. Статья 110 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 111. Предоставление участка недр

      1. Со дня регистрации контракта на недропользование участок недр является переданным в пользование недропользователю.

      2. Заключение контракта на добычу углеводородов или дополнения к контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов, предусматривающего закрепление участка и периода добычи либо подготовительного периода, переход к периоду добычи по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов, является основанием для предоставления недропользователю права землепользования на необходимый ему земельный участок в соответствии с земельным законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 111 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 112. Понятие и виды преобразования

      Преобразованием участков недр является изменение их пространственных границ, производимое путем:

      1) увеличения участка недр;

      2) уменьшения участка недр;

      3) выделения участка недр (его части) по одному контракту на недропользование путем заключения нового контракта на недропользование.

Статья 113. Увеличение участка недр

      1. Увеличение участка недр по контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов производится по заявлению недропользователя при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) недропользователем обнаружена залежь (совокупность залежей), предполагаемые контуры которой, установленные в утвержденном недропользователем и получившем положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз базовом проектном документе, выходят за границы участка недр;

      2) запрашиваемый участок недр свободен от недропользования по углеводородам, за исключением случая, когда участок недр находится в пользовании по контракту на недропользование по углеводородам у того же лица;

      3) участок недр запрашивается блоками, в пределах которых располагаются предполагаемые контуры обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), установленные в утвержденном недропользователем и получившем положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз базовом проектном документе;

      4) отсутствуют не устраненные недропользователем нарушения обязательств по контракту на недропользование, указанные в уведомлении компетентного органа.

      2. Заявление об увеличении участка недр должно содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на недропользование;

      3) указание на запрашиваемый участок недр, на который предполагается увеличить первоначальный участок недр.

      3. К заявлению дополнительно прилагаются:

      1) в случае увеличения участка разведки – программа дополнительных работ, утвержденная недропользователем и содержащая объемы, описание и сроки выполнения работ, которые недропользователь обязуется выполнить на запрашиваемом участке недр, пропорционально соответствующая минимальным требованиям по объемам и видам работ на участке недр в период разведки, которые были установлены при получении заявителем права недропользования;

      2) подписанное недропользователем дополнение к контракту, предусматривающее:

      увеличение участка недр (в виде приложения к контракту, устанавливающего в соответствии со статьей 110 настоящего Кодекса увеличенный участок недр);

      обязанность недропользователя по выполнению программы дополнительных работ, указанной в подпункте 1) настоящего пункта и прилагаемой к контракту в качестве его неотъемлемой части.

      В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 2) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, если весь расширяемый участок недр или его часть располагаются в пределах границ другого участка недр, находящегося в пользовании по контракту на недропользование по углеводородам у того же лица, к заявлению также прилагается дополнение к контракту на недропользование, предусматривающее соразмерное уменьшение участка недр.

      4. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган:

      1) принимает решение об увеличении участка недр или отказывает в его увеличении;

      2) уведомляет заявителя о принятом решении.

      5.Компетентный орган отказывает в увеличении участка недр в случае:

      1) если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) несоблюдения условий, установленных в пункте 1 настоящей статьи.

      Отказ компетентного органа в увеличении участка недр не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления.

      6. Компетентный орган в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня получения от заявителя подтверждения оплаты подписного бонуса заключает с заявителем дополнение к контракту на недропользование и направляет заявителю его подписанный экземпляр.

      7. Увеличение участка недр не является основанием для увеличения периода разведки, подготовительного периода или периода добычи по контракту на недропользование.

      Сноска. Статья 113 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 114. Уменьшение участка недр

      1. В любое время до истечения периода разведки или добычи углеводородов недропользователь вправе уменьшить участок недр посредством возврата государству любой его части при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) завершение на возвращаемом участке недр работ по ликвидации последствий недропользования до даты возврата в порядке, установленном настоящим Кодексом;

      2) в случае возврата части участка разведки – такой возврат осуществляется блоками;

      3) имеется предварительное согласие залогодержателя на возврат, если право недропользования обременено залогом.

      2. Заявление об уменьшении участка недр должно содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на недропользование;

      3) указание на участок (участки) недр, который (которые) предполагается возвратить государству;

      4) указание на участок (участки) недр, остающийся (остающиеся) у недропользователя.

      3. К заявлению дополнительно прилагаются:

      1) копия акта ликвидации последствий недропользования на возвращаемом участке (участках) недр;

      2) подписанное недропользователем дополнение к контракту, содержащее приложение к контракту, устанавливающее в соответствии со статьей 110 настоящего Кодекса уменьшенный участок (участки) недр.

      4. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган принимает решение об уменьшении участка недр или отказывает в его уменьшении.

      5. Компетентный орган отказывает в уменьшении участка недр в случае:

      1) если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) несоблюдения условий, установленных в пункте 1 настоящей статьи.

      Отказ компетентного органа в уменьшении участка недр не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления.

      6. Компетентный орган в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня принятия решения об уменьшении участка недр заключает с заявителем дополнение к контракту на недропользование и направляет заявителю его подписанный экземпляр.

      7. Возврат недропользователем всего участка недр влечет прекращение контракта на недропользование.

      8. Положения настоящей статьи не распространяются на случаи уменьшения участка разведки в связи с:

      1) закреплением участка (участков) недр, состоящего (состоящих) из блоков, в пределах которых располагаются предполагаемые контуры обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), установленные в утвержденном недропользователем и получившем положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз дополнении к проекту разведочных работ, при продлении периода разведки;

      2) закреплением участка (участков) добычи.

      3) увеличением участка недр в соответствии с частью второй пункта 3 статьи 113 настоящего Кодекса.

      Сноска. Статья 114 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 115. Выделение участка недр

      1. Выделение участка недр по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов производится по заявлению недропользователя в следующих случаях:

      1) выделение части участка разведки – если в пределах каждой из частей располагаются предполагаемые контуры обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), установленные в утвержденном недропользователем и получившем положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз дополнении к проекту разведочных работ, предусматривающем работы по оценке такой залежи (совокупности залежей);

      2) выделение участка разведки – если в контракте на разведку и добычу закреплены два или более участка разведки, в пределах каждого из которых располагаются предполагаемые контуры обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), установленные в утвержденном недропользователем и получившем положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз дополнении к проекту разведочных работ, предусматривающем работы по оценке такой залежи (совокупности залежей);

      3) выделение участка добычи – если в контракте на разведку и добычу закреплены не менее одного участка разведки и не менее одного участка добычи;

      4) выделение участка добычи – если в контракте на разведку и добычу закреплены два или более участка добычи;

      5) выделение участка добычи в случаях, предусмотренных пунктами 18-2 и 18-3 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса.

      6) выделение участка добычи, относящегося к истощающимся месторождениям в соответствии со статьей 153-1 настоящего Кодекса.

      2. Выделение участка недр, не относящегося к сложным проектам, производится при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) контракт на разведку и добычу, по которому производится выделение участка недр, заключен после введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, в том числе контракт, заключенный до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса и перешедший в период разведки на условия типового контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов, утвержденного компетентным органом;

      2) имеется предварительное согласие залогодержателя на выделение, если право недропользования обременено залогом;

      3) отсутствуют не устраненные недропользователем нарушения обязательств по контракту на недропользование, указанные в уведомлении компетентного органа.

      Для целей подпункта 4) пункта 1 настоящей статьи дополнительным условием выделения участка добычи является обязательство по отчуждению права недропользования по выделяемому участку лицу, не являющемуся аффилированным с недропользователем.

      Требование части второй настоящего пункта не распространяется на выделение участков недр в случаях, предусмотренных пунктами 18-2 и 18-3 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса.

      3. Выделение участка недр оформляется внесением изменений в контракт на недропользование, по которому производится выделение участка, и заключением отдельного контракта на недропользование по выделенному участку недр.

      4. Период разведки, подготовительный период или период добычи и иные условия контракта на недропользование по выделенному участку недр должны соответствовать условиям контракта на недропользование, по которому было произведено выделение участка.

      5. Заявление о выделении участка недр должно содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на недропользование;

      3) указание на участок недр (его часть), который (которую) предполагается выделить в отдельный контракт на недропользование.

      6. К заявлению дополнительно прилагаются:

      1) подписанное недропользователем дополнение к контракту, содержащее приложение к контракту, устанавливающее в соответствии со статьей 110 настоящего Кодекса уменьшенный основной участок недр, а также программа работ, уменьшенная на виды и объемы работ, относящиеся к выделяемому участку недр в случае выделения части участка разведки;

      2) подписанный заявителем контракт на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, разработанный в соответствии с типовым контрактом на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, утверждаемым компетентным органом, и соответствующий требованиям пункта 4 настоящей статьи, а также программа работ, содержащая виды и объемы работ, относящиеся к выделяемому участку недр в случае выделения части участка разведки.

      При этом виды и объемы работ, предусмотренные программой работ контракта на разведку и добычу до выделения части участка разведки, не могут быть меньше чем виды и объемы работ, предусмотренные дополнением к контракту на разведку и добычу по основному участку недр и контрактом на разведку и добычу, заключенному по выделенному участку недр.

      7. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган принимает решение о выделении участка недр или отказывает в выделении участка.

      8. Компетентный орган отказывает в выделении участка недр в случае:

      1) если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) несоблюдения условий, установленных в настоящей статье.

      Отказ компетентного органа в уменьшении участка недр не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления.

      9. Компетентный орган в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня принятия решения о выделении участка недр заключает с заявителем дополнение к контракту на недропользование, отдельный контракт на недропользование по выделенному участку недр и направляет заявителю его подписанные экземпляры.

      Сноска. Статья 115 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Глава 17. ПЕРИОДЫ РАЗВЕДКИ И ДОБЫЧИ УГЛЕВОДОРОДОВ

Статья 116. Период разведки углеводородов

      1. Максимальная продолжительность периода разведки при заключении контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, составляет не более шести последовательных лет. В указанный период недропользователь вправе проводить на участке разведки любые работы по поиску и оценке месторождений, включая их пробную эксплуатацию.

      В пределах сроков, предусмотренных частью первой настоящего пункта, период разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов устанавливается компетентным органом в извещении о проведении аукциона либо по результатам прямых переговоров с национальной компанией в области углеводородов.

      2. Продолжительность периода разведки при заключении контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту составляет восемнадцать лет и включает:

      1) первоначальный этап разведки, равный девяти годам;

      2) этап оценки, равный шести годам;

      3) этап пробной эксплуатации, равный трем годам.

      В течение первоначального этапа разведки недропользователь вправе проводить на участке разведки любые работы по поиску и оценке обнаруженной залежи (месторождения), включая пробную эксплуатацию.

      В течение этапа оценки недропользователь вправе проводить на участке разведки любые работы по оценке обнаруженной залежи (месторождения), включая пробную эксплуатацию.

      В течение этапа пробной эксплуатации недропользователь вправе проводить на участке разведки любые работы по пробной эксплуатации обнаруженной залежи (месторождения).

      Переход к этапу оценки осуществляется по заявлению недропользователя, которое должно быть подано до завершения первоначального этапа разведки, путем подписания дополнения к контракту на разведку и добычу по сложному проекту в соответствии с пунктом 5 настоящей статьи.

      Если недропользователь не перешел к этапу оценки, в этом случае период разведки не включает этап оценки и этап пробной эксплуатации и состоит только из первоначального этапа разведки.

      Переход к этапу пробной эксплуатации осуществляется по заявлению недропользователя, которое должно быть подано до завершения этапа оценки, путем подписания дополнения к контракту на разведку и добычу по сложному проекту в соответствии с пунктом 5 настоящей статьи.

      Если недропользователь не перешел к этапу пробной эксплуатации, в этом случае период разведки не включает этап пробной эксплуатации и состоит из первоначального этапа разведки, а также этапа оценки.

      3. К заявлению о переходе к этапу оценки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту прилагаются:

      1) программа дополнительных работ, утвержденная недропользователем и содержащая объемы, описание и сроки выполнения дополнительных работ по годам, которые недропользователь обязуется выполнить на соответствующем участке недр на этапе оценки;

      2) подписанное недропользователем дополнение к контракту, предусматривающее установление границ участка (участков) разведки, состоящего (состоящих) из блоков, в пределах которого (которых) располагаются предполагаемые контуры обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), включая установление границ участка (участков) разведки по глубине;

      3) заключение уполномоченного органа по изучению недр об обнаружении в пределах участка недр залежи (совокупности залежей) углеводородов, выданное в соответствии с пунктом 3 статьи 121 настоящего Кодекса, с указанием предполагаемых контуров залежи (совокупности залежей), на которой планируется проведение оценки.

      4. К заявлению о переходе к этапу пробной эксплуатации по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту прилагаются:

      1) программа дополнительных работ, утвержденная недропользователем и содержащая объемы, описание и сроки выполнения дополнительных работ по годам, которые недропользователь обязуется выполнить на соответствующем участке недр на этапе пробной эксплуатации;

      2) утвержденный недропользователем и получивший положительное заключение государственной экспертизы недр отчет по оперативному подсчету геологических запасов.

      5. Заявление о переходе к этапу оценки или этапу пробной эксплуатации рассматривается в течение двадцати рабочих дней. По результатам его рассмотрения в случае отсутствия оснований для отказа для перехода к этапу оценки или этапу пробной эксплуатации в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня принятия решения о рассмотрении заявления недропользователя компетентный орган подписывает дополнение к контракту, предусматривающее обязательства недропользователя по выполнению программы дополнительных работ на этапе оценки или этапе пробной эксплуатации, а также установление границ участка (участков) разведки в соответствии с подпунктом 2) части первой пункта 2 статьи 110 настоящего Кодекса.

      Компетентный орган отказывает недропользователю в переходе к этапу оценки или этапу пробной эксплуатации в следующих случаях:

      1) не представлены документы, предусмотренные пунктом 3 (при переходе к этапу оценки) или 4 (при переходе к этапу пробной эксплуатации) настоящей статьи;

      2) заявление подано по истечении установленного срока.

      6. При переходе к этапу оценки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов по участку недр по сложному проекту из участка недр исключаются блоки, не входящие в пространственные границы участка разведки.

      7. Если в течение периода разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, по результатам бурения скважины будет подтверждено наличие на участке недр не менее одного из критериев, указанных в подпунктах 2) и 3) пункта 1-2 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, продолжительность периода разведки по такому контракту устанавливается в соответствии с частью первой пункта 2 настоящей статьи, за вычетом фактического срока разведки, по заявлению недропользователя. При этом условия контракта подлежат изменению в соответствии с условиями, предусмотренными подпунктом 1) пункта 1-1 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса.

      Заявление об отнесении участка недр к сложным проектам и изменении условий контракта подается в компетентный орган с приложением следующих документов:

      1) проекта дополнения к контракту, предусматривающего изложение контракта на разведку и добычу в новой редакции в соответствии с типовым контрактом на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту;

      2) одного из документов, указанных в пункте 1-3 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, подтверждающего наличие на участке недр не менее чем одного из критериев, предусмотренных пунктом 1-2 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса.

      8. Заявление об отнесении участка недр к сложным проектам и изменении условий контракта подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган.

      По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган подписывает дополнение к контракту или отказывает в отнесении участка недр к сложным проектам и изменении условий контракта в случае несоответствия заявления требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом.

      Отказ компетентного органа об отнесении участка недр к сложным проектам и изменении условий контракта не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления в течение периода разведки.

      9. Период разведки исчисляется со дня регистрации контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов.

      10. Недропользователь вправе досрочно прекратить период разведки посредством возврата всего участка разведки в порядке и на условиях, которые установлены настоящим Кодексом.

      11. Если до завершения периода разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту не было подано заявление о переходе к этапу добычи в соответствии с частью третьей пункта 8 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса и не было заключено дополнение к контракту согласно пункту 18-4 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса, контракт досрочно прекращается.

      Сноска. Статья 116 – в редакции Закона РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 117. Продление периода разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов на участке недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам

      Сноска. Заголовок статьи 117 – в редакции Закона РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      1. В случае, если первоначальный период разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов на участке недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, меньше максимальных значений сроков, предусмотренных пунктом 1 статьи 116 настоящего Кодекса, период разведки подлежит продлению по заявлению недропользователя в пределах таких сроков.

      Первоначальный период разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов на участке недр, не относящемся к сложным проектам, может быть продлен свыше срока, предусмотренного пунктом 1 статьи 116 настоящего Кодекса, с учетом возможных продлений согласно части первой настоящего пункта в порядке и на условиях, которые предусмотрены пунктом 3-2 настоящей статьи.

      2. В целях оценки обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), включая ее пробную эксплуатацию, период разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, подлежит однократному продлению по каждой обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей) по заявлению недропользователя на срок до трех лет. Конкретный срок оценки обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей) определяется на основе дополнения к проекту разведочных работ.

      При этом такое продление допускается только по участку (участкам) недр, состоящему (состоящим) из блоков, в пределах которых располагаются предполагаемые контуры обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), установленные в утвержденном недропользователем и получившем положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз дополнении к проекту разведочных работ.

      По результатам продлений периода (периодов) разведки в соответствии с настоящим пунктом продолжительность периода (периодов) разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов не может превышать девять лет.

      2-1. В целях оценки обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей) период разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов на участке недр, не относящемся к сложным проектам, может быть продлен свыше срока, предусмотренного частью первой пункта 2 настоящей статьи, в порядке и на условиях, которые предусмотрены пунктом 3-2 настоящей статьи. В этом случае продолжительность периода (периодов) разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов на участке недр, не относящемся к сложным проектам, не может превышать двенадцать лет.

      3. В целях проведения пробной эксплуатации обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей) период разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, подлежит однократному продлению по заявлению недропользователя на срок до трех лет с соответствующим сокращением максимальной продолжительности периода добычи, указанной в пункте 1 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса. Конкретный срок пробной эксплуатации определяется на основе проекта пробной эксплуатации.

      При этом такое продление допускается только по участку (участкам) недр, сформированному (сформированным) исходя из предполагаемых контуров обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), установленных в утвержденном недропользователем и получившем положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проекте пробной эксплуатации.

      По результатам продления периода (периодов) разведки в соответствии с настоящим пунктом максимальная продолжительность периода (периодов) разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов не может превышать двенадцать лет.

      3-1. При продлении периода разведки из участка разведки исключаются блоки, не входящие в пространственные границы участка разведки, устанавливаемые в соответствии со статьей 110 настоящего Кодекса.

      3-2. Период разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов на участке недр, не относящемся к сложным проектам, может быть однократно продлен на срок, превышающий максимальные сроки, предусмотренные пунктом 1 статьи 116 настоящего Кодекса или частью первой пункта 2 настоящей статьи, но не более трех лет, по заявлению недропользователя при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) в полном объеме выполнены работы по сейсморазведке и бурению независимых скважин, предусмотренные программой работ периода разведки;

      2) отсутствуют неустраненные нарушения обязательств, указанные в уведомлении компетентного органа;

      3) срок разведки по контракту ранее не продлевался в соответствии с настоящим пунктом.

      Программа работ, прилагаемая к дополнению к контракту, должна предусматривать:

      1) бурение скважины (скважин);

      2) объемы, описание и сроки выполнения работ, которые недропользователь обязуется выполнить на соответствующем участке недр на период продления по годам.

      До подачи заявления о продлении периода разведки недропользователь размещает на своем банковском счете в банке второго уровня Республики Казахстан деньги в размере семьсот пятидесяти тысячекратного месячного расчетного показателя, установленного на соответствующий финансовый год законом о республиканском бюджете, на дату подачи заявления о продлении периода разведки на условиях эскроу-счета.

      Использование указанных средств допускается исключительно на выполнение разведочных работ, предусмотренных программой работ. В случае невыполнения программы работ в период продления деньги, размещенные на таком банковском счете, подлежат перечислению в бюджет Республики Казахстан.

      В случае использования средств, размещенных на банковском счете в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, на цели, не предусмотренные программой работ на период продления, недропользователь обязан выплатить такие суммы в бюджет Республики Казахстан.

      4. Заявление о продлении периода разведки подается недропользователем в компетентный орган в течение периода разведки.

      Недропользователь вправе подать заявление о продлении срока подачи заявления о продлении периода разведки по контракту на недропользование на двенадцать месяцев, исчисляемых с даты завершения предыдущего периода разведки, при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) в полном объеме выполнены работы по сейсморазведке и бурению независимых скважин, предусмотренные программой работ периода разведки;

      2) отсутствуют неустраненные нарушения обязательств, указанные в уведомлении компетентного органа;

      3) имеются подтверждение уполномоченного органа по изучению недр об обнаружении, выданное в соответствии с пунктом 8 статьи 123 настоящего Кодекса (при продлении периода разведки в целях оценки обнаруженной залежи (совокупностей залежей), или оперативный подсчет запасов (при продлении периода разведки для целей пробной эксплуатации);

      4) заявление подано до истечения периода разведки.

      Заявление о продлении срока подачи заявления о продлении периода разведки по контракту на недропользование рассматривается компетентным органом в течение пятнадцати рабочих дней.

      Компетентный орган отказывает в продлении срока подачи заявления о продлении периода разведки, если по контракту на недропользование не выполнены условия, указанные в части второй настоящего пункта.

      В случае отсутствия оснований для отказа компетентный орган продлевает срок подачи заявления о продлении периода разведки на двенадцать месяцев. Заявление о продлении периода разведки должно быть подано до истечения срока, указанного в решении о продлении срока подачи заявления о продлении периода разведки, в соответствии с пунктом 6 настоящей статьи. При таком продлении периода разведки из максимального срока продления периода разведки исключается количество полных месяцев, прошедших после истечения периода разведки и до даты подачи заявления о продлении периода разведки.

      5. Заявление о продлении периода разведки должно содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов;

      3) указание на участок (участки) недр, по которому (которым) запрашивается продление периода разведки;

      4) основание и запрашиваемый срок продления периода разведки;

      5) запрашиваемый срок продления периода разведки, определенный на основании соответствующих проектных документов по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам.

      6. К заявлению о продлении периода разведки по контрактам, не относящимся к сложным проектам, прилагаются:

      1) программа дополнительных работ, утвержденная недропользователем и содержащая объемы, описание и сроки выполнения дополнительных работ, которые недропользователь обязуется выполнить на соответствующем участке недр в случае продления периода разведки;

      2) подписанное недропользователем дополнение к контракту, предусматривающее:

      продление периода разведки;

      в случаях, предусмотренных пунктами 2 и 3 настоящей статьи, – приложение к контракту, устанавливающее в соответствии со статьей 110 настоящего Кодекса участок (участки) разведки, состоящий (состоящие) из блоков, в пределах которых располагаются предполагаемые контуры обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), включая установление границ участка (участков) разведки по глубине;

      обязанность недропользователя по выполнению программы дополнительных работ, указанной в подпункте 1) настоящего пункта и прилагаемой к контракту в качестве его неотъемлемой части;

      3) в случае, предусмотренном пунктом 2 настоящей статьи, –утвержденное недропользователем и получившее положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз дополнение к проекту разведочных работ, предусматривающее работы по оценке обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей);

      4) в случае, предусмотренном пунктом 3 настоящей статьи, –утвержденный недропользователем и получивший положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проект пробной эксплуатации.

      5) в случае, предусмотренном пунктом 3-2 настоящей статьи:

      утвержденное недропользователем и получившее положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз дополнение к проекту разведочных работ;

      выписка из банка второго уровня Республики Казахстан о наличии соответствующих денег на банковском счете недропользователя на условиях эскроу-счета.

      7. В случае если в период рассмотрения компетентным органом заявления по участку недр, указанному в заявлении, завершился период разведки, то контракт на разведку и добычу углеводородов продолжает действовать в отношении такого участка недр на период рассмотрения заявления.

      В случае принятия решения о продлении срока подачи заявления о продлении периода разведки в соответствии с пунктом 4 настоящей статьи контракт на разведку и добычу углеводородов продолжает действовать до истечения срока подачи заявления о продлении периода разведки, а в случае подачи заявления о продлении периода разведки – также в течение срока рассмотрения такого заявления. При этом в течение указанного срока недропользователю запрещается проводить на участке недр, указанном в заявлении, операции по недропользованию.

      8. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган принимает решение о продлении периода разведки или отказывает в его продлении.

      9. Компетентный орган отказывает в продлении периода разведки в случае:

      1) несоответствия заявления требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) отсутствия оснований для продления периода разведки, предусмотренных пунктами 1 – 3 настоящей статьи;

      3) наличия не устраненных недропользователем нарушений обязательств по контракту на недропользование, указанных в уведомлении компетентного органа.

      Отказ компетентного органа в продлении периода разведки не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления в течение периода разведки.

      10. Компетентный орган в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня принятия решения о продлении заключает с заявителем соответствующее дополнение к контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов и направляет заявителю его подписанный экземпляр.

      11. В случае, если по завершении периода разведки в рамках контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, не закреплены участок добычи и период добычи либо подготовительный период, действие такого контракта прекращается.

      12. В случае продления периода разведки в соответствии с пунктом 3-2 настоящей статьи максимальный срок периода добычи по контракту на разведку и добычу уменьшается на срок, на который продлен период разведки.

      Сноска. Статья 117 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 118. Подготовительный период

      1. По контрактам на разведку и добычу углеводородов по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, после завершения периода разведки и до закрепления периода добычи по заявлению недропользователя допускается закрепление участка (участков) добычи и подготовительного периода (подготовительных периодов).

      По контрактам на добычу углеводородов, не относящимся к сложным проектам, при их заключении закрепляются участок добычи и подготовительный период.

      2. В течение подготовительного периода недропользователь вправе осуществлять:

      1) разработку, утверждение и проведение предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проекта разработки месторождения;

      2) при необходимости – обустройство месторождения углеводородов;

      3) добычу углеводородов на уровне, не превышающем проектные среднесуточные объемы добычи при пробной эксплуатации такого месторождения, бурение, расконсервацию скважин, опробование и испытание объектов на основе утвержденного проекта разработки месторождения.

      При этом недропользователь обязан поставлять принадлежащие ему углеводороды в полном объеме на внутренний рынок Республики Казахстан, за исключением углеводородов, потребляемых на собственные технологические нужды или сжигаемых в соответствии с положениями настоящего Кодекса.

      3. Продолжительность подготовительного периода составляет не более трех лет с соответствующим сокращением максимальной продолжительности периода добычи, указанной в пункте 1 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса.

      В пределах срока, предусмотренного в части первой настоящего пункта, подготовительный период по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов определяется недропользователем самостоятельно в заявлении о закреплении участка добычи и подготовительного периода, а по контракту на добычу углеводородов – устанавливается компетентным органом в извещении о проведении аукциона либо по результатам прямых переговоров с национальной компанией в области углеводородов.

      4. Обязательным условием закрепления участка добычи и подготовительного периода по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов является получение недропользователем положительного заключения государственной экспертизы недр в отношении отчета по подсчету геологических запасов.

      5. Заявление о закреплении участка добычи и подготовительного периода подается недропользователем в компетентный орган в течение периода разведки.

      В случае если в период рассмотрения заявления компетентным органом по участку недр, указанному в заявлении, завершился период разведки, то контракт на разведку и добычу углеводородов продолжает действовать в отношении такого участка недр на период рассмотрения заявления.

      6. Заявление о закреплении участка добычи и подготовительного периода должно содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов;

      3) указание на участок (участки) добычи;

      4) продолжительность подготовительного периода.

      7. К заявлению дополнительно прилагается:

      1) подписанное недропользователем дополнение к контракту, предусматривающее закрепление подготовительного периода (подготовительных периодов) и содержащее приложение к контракту, устанавливающее в соответствии со статьей 110 настоящего Кодекса участок (участки) добычи;

      2) утвержденный недропользователем и получивший положительное заключение государственной экспертизы недр отчет по подсчету геологических запасов.

      8. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган.

      9. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган принимает решение о закреплении участка добычи и подготовительного периода или отказывает в таком закреплении.

      10. Компетентный орган отказывает в закреплении участка добычи и подготовительного периода в случае:

      1) если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) наличия не устраненных недропользователем нарушений обязательств по контракту на недропользование, указанных в уведомлении компетентного органа.

      Отказ компетентного органа в закреплении участка добычи и подготовительного периода не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления в течение периода разведки.

      11. Компетентный орган в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня принятия решения о закреплении участка добычи и подготовительного периода заключает с заявителем соответствующее дополнение к контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов и направляет заявителю его подписанный экземпляр.

      12. В случае, если по завершении подготовительного периода в рамках контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов не закреплен период добычи, действие такого контракта прекращается.

      Сноска. Статья 118 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 119. Период добычи углеводородов

      1. Максимальная продолжительность периода добычи по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, составляет не более двадцати пяти лет, а на крупных месторождениях – не более сорока пяти лет.

      По участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, продолжительность периода добычи устанавливается при заключении контракта на добычу или дополнения к контракту на разведку и добычу, предусматривающего закрепление периода добычи.

      1-1. Период добычи по участку недр, относящемуся к сложным проектам, составляет сорок пять лет для крупных месторождений и двадцать пять лет для месторождений, не относящихся к крупным. В случае, если ни одно из обнаруженных месторождений в рамках одного контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту не соответствует критериям крупного месторождения, предусмотренным статьей 14 настоящего Кодекса, период добычи, установленный в таком контракте, устанавливается в двадцать пять лет путем подписания дополнения к контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту.

      Переход к периоду добычи по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту осуществляется путем заключения дополнения к контракту, которым устанавливаются границы участка недр в соответствии с подпунктом 4) части первой пункта 2 статьи 110 настоящего Кодекса.

      2. В случаях, предусмотренных пунктом 1 настоящей статьи, период добычи углеводородов определяется на основе первоначального проекта разработки месторождения, утвержденного недропользователем и получившего положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз.

      Последующее изменение сроков рентабельной добычи углеводородов в проекте разработки месторождения не является основанием для соответствующих изменений периода добычи в контракте на недропользование.

      3. Период добычи на участке недр исчисляется со дня регистрации контракта на добычу углеводородов либо дополнения к контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов.

      4. Недропользователь вправе досрочно прекратить период добычи посредством возврата всего участка добычи в порядке и на условиях, установленных настоящим Кодексом.

      5. В случае, если по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов сформировано несколько участков добычи согласно статье 110 настоящего Кодекса, период добычи устанавливается отдельно для каждого такого участка.

      При этом в случае истечения периода добычи по одному из участков недр контракт на недропользование продолжает свое действие только в отношении оставшихся участков недр.

      6. По контрактам, по которым одновременно действует период разведки и период добычи, права и обязанности недропользователя, предусмотренные настоящим Кодексом и контрактом для периода добычи, действуют только в отношении такого участка (участков) добычи, а права и обязанности недропользователя, предусмотренные настоящим Кодексом и контрактом для периода разведки, – только в отношении участка разведки.

      7. Если объемы начальных геологических запасов месторождения углеводородов, отчет по подсчету которых получил положительное заключение предусмотренной настоящим Кодексом государственной экспертизы недр, превышают сто миллионов тонн нефти или пятьдесят миллиардов кубических метров природного газа, положения контракта на разведку и добычу в отношении такого месторождения должны содержать одно из следующих обязательств недропользователя по:

      1) созданию перерабатывающих производств самостоятельно посредством создания нового юридического лица или совместно с другими лицами;

      2) модернизации либо реконструкции действующих добывающих производств;

      3) модернизации либо реконструкции действующих перерабатывающих производств;

      4) предоставлению добываемых углеводородов для переработки на перерабатывающие предприятия (производства) на территории Республики Казахстан на договорных условиях;

      5) реализации иного инвестиционного проекта или проекта, направленного на социально-экономическое развитие региона, самостоятельно посредством создания нового юридического лица или совместно с другими лицами.

      По контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложным проектам, указанным в подпункте 1) пункта 1-2 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, одно из обязательств, указанных в части первой настоящего пункта, применяется после истечения двадцати календарных лет с даты начала экспорта углеводородов, добытых в рамках соответствующего контракта на недропользование.

      8. Заявление о закреплении участка и периода добычи по контракту по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, подается недропользователем в компетентный орган в течение периода разведки.

      Заявление о закреплении периода добычи по контракту по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, подается недропользователем в компетентный орган в течение подготовительного периода.

      Заявление о переходе к периоду добычи по контракту по участку недр, относящемуся к сложным проектам, должно быть подано до истечения периода разведки.

      В случае если в период рассмотрения заявления компетентным органом по участку недр, указанному в заявлении, завершился период разведки или подготовительный период, то контракт продолжает действовать в отношении такого участка недр на период рассмотрения заявления, а в случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 2) пункта 12 настоящей статьи, – дополнительно на период осуществления действий, предусмотренных пунктами 15–18 настоящей статьи. При этом проведение операций по недропользованию на таком участке недр запрещается.

      9. Заявление о закреплении участка и периода добычи или только периода добычи по контракту по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, должно содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов;

      3) указание на участок (участки) добычи;

      4) продолжительность периода (периодов) добычи.

      10. К заявлению дополнительно прилагается:

      1) подписанное недропользователем дополнение к контракту, предусматривающее закрепление участка (участков) и периода (периодов) добычи или периода (периодов) добычи, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных пунктом 7 настоящей статьи. При этом в целях закрепления участка (участков) добычи дополнение к контракту должно содержать приложение к контракту, устанавливающее в соответствии со статьей 110 настоящего Кодекса участок (участки) добычи;

      2) утвержденный недропользователем и получивший положительное заключение государственной экспертизы недр отчет (отчеты) по подсчету геологических запасов;

      3) утвержденный недропользователем и получивший положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проект разработки месторождения.

      11. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган.

      12. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган принимает одно из следующих решений:

      1) о закреплении участка и периода добычи или только периода добычи – за исключением случаев, предусмотренных пунктом 7 настоящей статьи;

      2) в случае, предусмотренном пунктом 7 настоящей статьи, – о проведении с недропользователем переговоров в сроки и порядке, которые предусмотрены настоящей статьей;

      3) решение об отказе в закреплении участка и периода добычи или периода добычи.

      13. Компетентный орган отказывает в закреплении участка и периода добычи или периода добычи по контракту по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, в случае:

      1) если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) наличия не устраненных недропользователем нарушений обязательств по контракту на недропользование, указанных в уведомлении компетентного органа.

      Отказ компетентного органа в закреплении участка и периода добычи или периода добычи не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления в течение периода разведки или подготовительного периода соответственно.

      14. В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 1) пункта 12 настоящей статьи, компетентный орган в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня принятия решения о закреплении участка и периода добычи или периода добычи заключает с заявителем дополнение к контракту на недропользование по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, и направляет заявителю его подписанный экземпляр.

      15. В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 2) пункта 12 настоящей статьи, компетентный орган в течение двадцати четырех месяцев со дня принятия такого решения проводит переговоры с недропользователем по определению условий и порядка выполнения обязательства, предусмотренного в пункте 7 настоящей статьи.

      16. По результатам переговоров компетентный орган в течение пяти рабочих дней принимает и уведомляет недропользователя об одном из следующих решений:

      1) о заключении дополнения к контракту на недропользование по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, предусматривающего закрепление участка и периода добычи или периода добычи, а также условий и порядка выполнения обязательства, предусмотренного пунктом 7 настоящей статьи;

      2) об отказе в заключении дополнения к контракту.

      17. В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 1) пункта 16 настоящей статьи, недропользователь в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления направляет в компетентный орган подписанное со своей стороны дополнение к контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов, предусматривающее закрепление участка и периода добычи или периода добычи, а также условий и порядка выполнения обязательства, предусмотренного в пункте 7 настоящей статьи. При этом в целях закрепления участка добычи дополнение к контракту должно содержать приложение к контракту, устанавливающее в соответствии со статьей 110 настоящего Кодекса участок добычи.

      18. Компетентный орган в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня получения дополнения к контракту на недропользование по участку недр, не относящемуся к сложным проектам, подписывает такое дополнение и направляет недропользователю его подписанный экземпляр.

      18-1. Заявление о переходе к периоду добычи по контракту на разведку и добычу по участку недр, относящемуся к сложным проектам, подается в компетентный орган в течение периода разведки, которое должно содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов;

      3) указание на участок (участки) добычи.

      К заявлению прилагаются подписанный недропользователем проект дополнения к контракту, устанавливающий границы участка (участков) добычи, и копия утвержденного недропользователем и получившего положительное заключение государственной экспертизы недр отчета по подсчету геологических запасов на участке (участках) добычи. Если месторождение не относится к категории крупных месторождений, проект дополнения также должен предусматривать установление периода добычи продолжительностью в двадцать пять лет.

      18-2. Если заявление подается в соответствии с пунктом 18-1 настоящей статьи по участку (участкам) недр, по результатам разведки которого не было получено подтверждение о его соответствии какому-либо из критериев сложного проекта, условия контракта, относящиеся к периоду добычи, должны быть приведены в соответствие с условиями типового контракта на добычу, устанавливаемыми в соответствии с подпунктом 4) пункта 1-1 и пунктом 2 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, а в случае выделения участка добычи, не относящегося к сложному проекту, в отношении такого участка заключается контракт на добычу на условиях, определенных в соответствии с подпунктом 4) пункта 1-1 и пунктом 2 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса.

      18-3. Если заявление о переходе к периоду добычи подается по контракту на разведку и добычу, заключенному по форме типового контракта, указанного в подпункте 3) пункта 1-1 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, в отношении участка недр по результатам разведки которого было получено подтверждение о его соответствии критериям сложного проекта, условия такого контракта, относящиеся к периоду добычи, подлежат приведению в соответствие с условиями, устанавливаемыми согласно подпункту 2) пункта 1-1 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, а в случаях выделения участка добычи, являющегося сложным проектом, в отношении такого участка недр заключается контракт на добычу на условиях, определенных в соответствии с подпунктом 2) пункта 1-1 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса.

      18-4. Заявление о переходе к периоду добычи, подаваемое в соответствии с пунктами 18-1, 18-2 и 18-3 настоящей статьи, подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган.

      По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган подписывает дополнение к контракту в отношении соответствующего участка недр с учетом положений пунктов 18-2 и 18-3 настоящей статьи или отказывает в переходе к периоду добычи по контракту по участку недр, относящемуся к сложным проектам, в случае несоответствия заявления требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом.

      Отказ компетентного органа в переходе к периоду добычи не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления в течение периода разведки.

      19. В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 2) пункта 16 настоящей статьи, после прекращения действия контракта на недропользование прежний недропользователь имеет право на возмещение затрат на обнаружение и оценку.

      Такое возмещение осуществляется новым недропользователем в порядке единовременной выплаты полной суммы соответствующих затрат с учетом инфляции, определяемой на основе официальной статистической информации уполномоченного органа в области государственной статистики.

      Срок возмещения таких затрат устанавливается компетентным органом и не должен превышать двенадцать месяцев со дня заключения контракта с новым недропользователем.

      Новый недропользователь вправе провести аудит возмещаемых им затрат. В случае спора о размере возмещаемых затрат между новым и прежним недропользователями такой спор подлежит разрешению в судебном порядке.

      Сноска. Статья 119 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 120. Продление периода добычи углеводородов

      1. Период добычи продлевается компетентным органом по заявлению недропользователя на период до двадцати пяти последовательных лет.

      2. Заявление о продлении периода добычи подается недропользователем в компетентный орган не позднее одного месяца до завершения продлеваемого периода добычи, а по месторождениям, указанным в пункте 5 настоящей статьи, – не позднее шести месяцев до истечения срока контракта на недропользование.

      3. Заявление о продлении периода добычи должно содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов;

      3) указание на участок (участки) недр, по которому (которым) запрашивается продление периода добычи;

      4) запрашиваемый срок продления периода добычи.

      4. К заявлению дополнительно прилагаются:

      1) Исключен Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      2) утвержденный недропользователем и получивший положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проект разработки месторождения, предусматривающий разработку месторождения в течение запрашиваемого срока продления периода добычи.

      5. Если начальные геологические запасы месторождения углеводородов, отчет по подсчету которых получил положительное заключение предусмотренной настоящим Кодексом государственной экспертизы недр, превышают сто миллионов тонн нефти или пятьдесят миллиардов кубических метров природного газа, положения контракта при продлении периода добычи должны быть дополнены одним из обязательств, указанных в пункте 7 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса.

      Если право недропользования в отношении такого месторождения предоставляется другому лицу, то в контракт на недропользование включается одно из обязательств, указанных в пункте 7 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса.

      6. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двух месяцев со дня его поступления в компетентный орган, а по месторождениям, указанным в пункте 5 настоящей статьи, – в течение двадцати четырех месяцев. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган принимает решение о продлении или отказывает в таком продлении.

      7. Компетентный орган отказывает в продлении периода добычи в следующих случаях:

      1) если заявление подано позже срока, установленного пунктом 2 настоящей статьи;

      2) если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом;

      3) если проект разработки месторождения предусматривает срок разработки меньше запрашиваемого в заявлении;

      4) при наличии не устраненных недропользователем нарушений обязательств по контракту на недропользование, указанных в уведомлении компетентного органа;

      5) при отсутствии намерения компетентного органа продлевать контракт, в том числе в случае недостижения соглашения с недропользователем по принятию им обязательства по реализации промышленно-инновационного проекта, предусматривающего производство продукции с высокой добавленной стоимостью (более высоких переделов и переработки), либо иных инвестиционных обязательств, включая предусмотренные пунктом 7 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса.

      Отказ компетентного органа в продлении периода добычи не лишает заявителя права подачи повторного заявления, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных подпунктами 1) и 5) настоящего пункта.

      8. Продление периода добычи производится только по участку (участкам) недр, указанному (указанным) в заявлении.

      9. В случае, если контракт соответствует типовому контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, утверждаемому компетентным органом, при продлении периода добычи между недропользователем и компетентным органом в течение одного месяца со дня принятия решения о продлении заключается дополнение к контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, предусматривающее продление периода добычи.

      10. В случае, если контракт не соответствует типовому контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, утверждаемому компетентным органом, при продлении периода добычи между недропользователем и компетентным органом в течение двух месяцев со дня принятия решения о продлении заключается контракт на добычу углеводородов в новой редакции, разработанный в соответствии с типовым контрактом на добычу углеводородов.

      11. В случае если период добычи углеводородов в рамках контракта установлен на срок не менее двадцати лет, то при продлении периода добычи условия контракта подлежат приведению в соответствие с законодательством Республики Казахстан, действующим на дату такого продления.

      Сноска. Статья 120 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 27.12.2021 № 87-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Глава 18. УСЛОВИЯ РАЗВЕДКИ И ДОБЫЧИ УГЛЕВОДОРОДОВ

Статья 121. Общие условия разведки и добычи углеводородов

      1. Залежью углеводородов признается часть недр, содержащая изолированное природное скопление углеводородов в ловушке, образованной породой-коллектором и покрышкой из непроницаемых пород.

      2. Месторождением углеводородов признается залежь или совокупность залежей, относящихся к одной или нескольким ловушкам, контролируемым единым структурным элементом и расположенным на одной локальной площади, отчет по подсчету запасов которых получил положительное заключение предусмотренной настоящим Кодексом государственной экспертизы недр.

      3. Обнаружением признается открытие новой залежи (совокупности залежей) посредством документально подтвержденного получения притока углеводородов из скважины, в том числе при проведении ее опробования пластоиспытателем, и (или) лабораторных исследований породы-коллектора на нефтегазонасыщенность, подтвержденное уполномоченным органом по изучению недр в порядке и сроки, которые установлены настоящим Кодексом.

      4. Разведкой углеводородов признается комплекс работ, связанных с поиском и оценкой залежей углеводородов, включая их пробную эксплуатацию.

      5. Поисковыми работами признаются работы, проводимые в целях обнаружения залежей углеводородов, определения прогнозных ресурсов, их предварительной геолого-экономической оценки и обоснования дальнейших геологоразведочных работ.

      6. Оценочными работами признаются работы, проводимые в целях оконтуривания и оценки обнаруженных залежей, подсчета запасов по промышленным категориям и оценки целесообразности их вовлечения в промышленную разработку.

      7. Пробной эксплуатацией признаются работы, проводимые с целью уточнения имеющейся и получения дополнительной информации о геолого-промысловых характеристиках пластов и залежей, комплексного геолого-геофизического и гидродинамического исследования скважин для составления проекта разработки месторождения. Пробная эксплуатация предусматривает временную эксплуатацию скважин и добычу углеводородов в исследовательских целях.

      8. Добычей углеводородов признается комплекс работ, связанных с извлечением углеводородов из недр на поверхность.

      9. Пользование отдельными участками недр для проведения операций по разведке и добыче или добыче углеводородов может быть ограничено или запрещено по решению Правительства Республики Казахстан в целях обеспечения национальной безопасности, безопасности жизни и здоровья людей и охраны окружающей среды.

      10. Пользование недрами для проведения операций по разведке и добыче или добыче углеводородов на территориях населенных пунктов, пригородных зон, объектов промышленности, транспорта и связи может быть частично или полностью запрещено по решению Правительства Республики Казахстан в случаях, если такое пользование может создать угрозу жизни и (или) здоровью человека, нанести экологический ущерб или ущерб хозяйственным объектам.

      11. Требования к проведению поисковых и оценочных работ, включая пробную эксплуатацию, а также работ по разработке месторождений углеводородов устанавливаются в единых правилах по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр, утверждаемых уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      12. Республика Казахстан имеет преимущественное перед другими лицами право на приобретение углеводородов по ценам, не превышающим цены, применяемые недропользователем при совершении сделок, сложившиеся на дату совершения сделки, за вычетом транспортных расходов и затрат на реализацию углеводородов.

      В случае отсутствия информации о ценах углеводородов, применяемых недропользователем при совершении сделок, применяются цены, не превышающие сложившиеся на мировых рынках цены на дату совершения сделки по приобретению государством углеводородов, за вычетом транспортных расходов и затрат на реализацию углеводородов.

      Предельный объем приобретаемых углеводородов и вид оплаты определяются контрактом на недропользование.

      13. Порядок реализации преимущественного права Республики Казахстан на приобретение углеводородов определяется Правительством Республики Казахстан.

      14. Обременение права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) по углеводородам, а также обременение акций (долей участия в уставном капитале) организаций, прямо или косвенно контролирующих лицо, обладающее правом недропользования по углеводородам, не запрещенные настоящим Кодексом, осуществляются с разрешения компетентного органа по заявлению недропользователя или владельца акций (долей участия в уставном капитале), подлежащих обременению.

      Заявление о выдаче разрешения на обременение права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) по углеводородам, акций (долей участия в уставном капитале) организаций, прямо или косвенно контролирующих лицо, обладающее правом недропользования по углеводородам, должно содержать:

      1) сведения о заявителе и лице (лицах), в пользу которого (которых) производится обременение:

      для физических лиц – фамилию, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), гражданство, сведения о документах, удостоверяющих личность заявителя;

      для юридических лиц – наименование, сведения о государственной регистрации в качестве юридического лица (выписку из торгового реестра или другой легализованный документ, удостоверяющий, что заявитель является юридическим лицом по законодательству иностранного государства), сведения о лицах, государствах, международных организациях, контролирующих такое юридическое лицо;

      2) сведения о возникновении и (или) приобретении права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования);

      3) сведения об акциях (долях участия в уставном капитале), подлежащих обременению;

      4) основание возникновения обременения;

      5) если обременение возникает в силу денежного требования – указание на сумму требования, иного требования – описание такого требования.

      К заявлению о выдаче разрешения на обременение права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) по углеводородам, акций (долей участия в уставном капитале) организаций, прямо или косвенно контролирующих лицо, обладающее правом недропользования по углеводородам, прилагаются оригинал документа, на основании которого возникает обременение, или его нотариально засвидетельствованная копия.

      Заявление и прилагаемые к нему документы должны быть составлены на казахском и русском языках. Если заявление подается иностранцем или иностранным юридическим лицом, прилагаемые к нему документы могут быть составлены на ином языке с обязательным приложением к каждому документу перевода на казахский и русский языки, верность которого засвидетельствована нотариусом.

      Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение пятнадцати рабочих дней.

      Компетентный орган отказывает в выдаче разрешения на обременение права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования), акций (долей участия в уставном капитале) организаций, прямо или косвенно контролирующих лицо, обладающее правом недропользования, по следующим основаниям:

      заявление не содержит сведений, предусмотренных частью второй настоящего пункта;

      к заявлению не приложены документы, предусмотренные частями третьей и (или) четвертой настоящего пункта;

      если обременение возникает на основании договора залога права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) по займу, условия которого не предусматривают его использование на цели недропользования либо для организации последующих переделов на территории Республики Казахстан в соответствии с пунктом 15 настоящей статьи;

      если обременение права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) и (или) обременение акций (долей участия в уставном капитале) организаций, прямо или косвенно контролирующих лицо, обладающее правом недропользования по углеводородам, повлекут несоблюдение требований по обеспечению национальной безопасности, в том числе концентрацию прав недропользования.

      15. Полученный под залог права недропользования по углеводородам заем должен быть использован на цели недропользования либо для организации последующих переделов на территории Республики Казахстан, предусмотренных контрактом на недропользование, самим недропользователем или дочерней организацией со стопроцентной долей участия недропользователя в ее уставном капитале.

      16. В контрактах с обязательным долевым участием национальной компании в области углеводородов доля участия национальной компании в уставном капитале оператора первоначально должна составлять не менее пятидесяти процентов.

      В последующем указанный размер доли участия национальной компании в уставном капитале оператора может быть снижен при условии, что национальная компания сохранит свой контроль за принятием недропользователями решений по контракту.

      Положения настоящего пункта не распространяются на контракты на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложным проектам.

      17. Эксплуатация скважин, в том числе в период разведки, и выполнение геолого-технических мероприятий подлежат документированию. Документация хранится недропользователем до завершения периода добычи.

      Сноска. Статья 121 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021); от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 122. Охрана недр и окружающей среды, рациональное и комплексное использование недр при разведке и добыче углеводородов

      1. Обязательными условиями проведения разведки и добычи углеводородов являются:

      1) обеспечение охраны недр;

      2) рациональное и экономически эффективное использование недр на основе применения высоких технологий и положительной практики пользования недрами;

      3) соблюдение требований экологического законодательства Республики Казахстан.

      Под положительной практикой пользования недрами понимается общепринятая международная практика, применяемая при проведении операций по недропользованию, которая является рациональной, безопасной, необходимой и экономически эффективной.

      2. Охрана недр и окружающей среды включает систему правовых, организационных, экономических, технологических и других мероприятий, направленных на:

      1) охрану жизни и здоровья населения;

      2) сохранение естественных ландшафтов и рекультивацию нарушенных земель, иных геоморфологических структур;

      3) сохранение свойств энергетического состояния верхних частей недр с целью предотвращения землетрясений, оползней, подтоплений, просадок грунта;

      4) обеспечение сохранности естественного состояния водных объектов.

      3. Требованиями в области рационального и комплексного использования и охраны недр при разведке и добыче углеводородов являются:

      1) обеспечение полноты опережающего геологического изучения недр для достоверной оценки величины и структуры запасов углеводородов, месторождений и участков недр, предоставляемых для проведения операций по недропользованию;

      2) обеспечение рационального и экономически эффективного использования ресурсов недр на всех этапах проведения операций по недропользованию;

      3) обеспечение полноты извлечения из недр полезных ископаемых;

      4) ведение достоверного учета запасов и добытых углеводородов, попутных компонентов;

      5) предотвращение накопления промышленных и бытовых отходов на площадях водосбора и в местах залегания подземных вод, используемых для питьевого или промышленного водоснабжения;

      6) предотвращение загрязнения недр при подземном хранении углеводородов или иных веществ и материалов, захоронении вредных веществ и отходов;

      7) соблюдение установленного порядка приостановления, прекращения операций по недропользованию, ликвидации последствий недропользования, консервации участков недр, а также ликвидации и консервации отдельных технологических объектов;

      8) обеспечение экологических и санитарно-эпидемиологических требований при складировании и размещении отходов;

      9) максимальное использование сырого газа путем его переработки с целью получения стратегически важных энергоносителей либо сырьевых ресурсов для нефтехимической промышленности и сведения к минимуму загрязнения окружающей среды.

      4. Недропользователи при проектировании и проведении работ по разведке и разработке месторождений углеводородов обязаны выполнять требования по рациональному и комплексному использованию и охране недр, установленные настоящим Кодексом.

      5. Размер ущерба, причиненного вследствие нарушения требований по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр, установленных в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом, определяется уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов в установленном им порядке.

      6. Недропользователь обязан принять на баланс все ранее пробуренные скважины, находящиеся на территории участка недр, проводить по ним мониторинг.

      7. Недропользователь обязан обеспечивать организацию проведения мониторинга состояния недр и контроля за разработкой месторождения.

      Сноска. Статья 122 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 123. Условия разведки углеводородов

      1. Поисковые и оценочные работы должны проводиться в соответствии с проектом разведочных работ.

      2. Недропользователь в период разведки и с учетом ограничений, установленных настоящим Кодексом, вправе проводить на территории разведки любые виды работ по разведке углеводородов.

      3. Работы по разведке углеводородов должны проводиться методами и способами, предусмотренными проектом разведочных работ и (или) проектом пробной эксплуатации, в соответствии с положительной практикой пользования недрами.

      4. При проведении разведки углеводородов допускается бурение скважин, предусмотренных проектом разведочных работ и (или) проектом пробной эксплуатации.

      5. При каждом открытии новой залежи (совокупности залежей) недропользователь в течение месяца со дня такого открытия направляет в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр заявление о подтверждении обнаружения.

      6. Заявление о подтверждении обнаружения должно содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на недропользование;

      3) указание на местоположение и предполагаемые контуры открытой залежи (совокупности залежей).

      7. К заявлению дополнительно прилагается не менее одного из следующих документальных подтверждений обнаружения:

      1) документальное подтверждение получения недропользователем притока углеводородов из скважины, в том числе при проведении ее опробования пластоиспытателем;

      2) надлежащим образом оформленные результаты лабораторных исследований породы-коллектора, подтверждающие нефте- или газонасыщенность с коэффициентом не менее тридцати процентов.

      8. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр. По результатам рассмотрения заявления уполномоченный орган по изучению недр принимает решение о подтверждении обнаружения или отказывает в подтверждении.

      9. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр отказывает в подтверждении обнаружения в случае:

      1) если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) отсутствия или недостоверности приложенного документального подтверждения обнаружения.

      10. Отказ уполномоченного органа по изучению недр в подтверждении обнаружения не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления.

      11. Недропользователь в течение месяца со дня подтверждения обнаружения уполномоченным органом по изучению недр обязан письменно уведомить об этом компетентный орган и начать разработку дополнения к проекту разведочных работ, предусматривающего проведение работ по оценке.

      12. При проведении работ по разведке недропользователь обязан обеспечить:

      1) оптимальность применяемых технических средств при проведении разведки в соответствии с изучаемым объектом недропользования;

      2) своевременное и достоверное отражение всех деталей работ, получаемых данных и результатов исследований в геологической документации.

      13. В период разведки недропользователь имеет право на проведение пробной эксплуатации обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей) в соответствии с утвержденным недропользователем и получившим положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проектом пробной эксплуатации.

      Продолжительность пробной эксплуатации не должна превышать три года.

      13-1. Недропользователь вправе отказаться от бурения скважины, предусмотренного программой работ контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов на участке недр, не относящемся к сложным проектам, при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) на участке недр проведены сейсморазведочные работы в соответствии с проектом разведочных работ и программой работ;

      2) заявление об отказе подано не позднее трех лет с даты заключения контракта на разведку и добычу.

      При этом недропользователь обязан осуществить возврат всего участка недр в порядке и на условиях, которые предусмотрены статьей 126 настоящего Кодекса.

      В случае отказа от бурения и возврата участка недр в соответствии с частями первой и второй настоящего пункта обязательство по бурению считается прекращенным.

      14. Недропользователь обязан поставлять принадлежащие ему углеводороды, добытые в период разведки, в полном объеме на внутренний рынок Республики Казахстан, за исключением углеводородов, потребляемых на собственные технологические нужды или сжигаемых в соответствии с требованиями настоящего Кодекса.

      15. В течение трех лет с даты заключения контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту и при условии, что недропользователь получил геологическую информацию по результатам сейсмических работ и (или) буровых работ, выполненных недропользователем по такому контракту, недропользователь вправе возвратить весь (все) участок (участки) недр после окончания любого вида из указанных работ и отказаться от исполнения последующего (последующих) вида (видов) работ, указанного (указанных) в программе работ, включая последующие буровые работы и иные связанные с ними работы, на основании геологической информации, полученной недропользователем по результатам проведенных к моменту такого возврата разведочных работ. В случае такого возврата недропользователь не несет каких-либо обязательств, включая оплату какой-либо неустойки, связанной с прекращением исполнения работ по такой программе работ и (или) досрочным прекращением такого контракта, за исключением обязательств по ликвидации последствий недропользования по углеводородам, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      Сноска. Статья 123 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 124. Обустройство месторождения углеводородов

      1. Обустройство месторождения предусматривает строительство промысловых и иных объектов, необходимых для добычи, подготовки, хранения и транспортировки углеводородов от места добычи и хранения до места перевалки в магистральный трубопровод и (или) на другой вид транспорта.

      2. Обустройство месторождения осуществляется в соответствии с техническими проектными документами, разработанными на основе проекта пробной эксплуатации и (или) проекта разработки месторождения.

      3. При проектировании и строительстве объектов обустройства месторождения углеводородов должны соблюдаться меры по безопасному функционированию этих объектов, локализации и минимизации последствий возможных аварийных ситуаций.

      4. При строительстве объектов обустройства должна соблюдаться очередность их ввода в эксплуатацию, установленная проектными документами.

Статья 125. Условия добычи углеводородов

      1. Операции по добыче углеводородов должны проводиться в соответствии с утвержденными недропользователем и получившими положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проектом разработки месторождения, проектом пробной эксплуатации или анализом разработки.

      2. Добыча должна проводиться методами и способами, исключающими потери углеводородов, не предусмотренные базовым проектным документом, в соответствии с положительной практикой пользования недрами.

      3. При добыче углеводородов допускается бурение скважин, предусмотренных проектом разработки месторождения или анализом разработки.

      4. Все работы по добыче углеводородов подлежат документированию.

      5. При проведении добычи углеводородов недропользователь обязан обеспечить:

      1) оптимальность и безопасность применяемых технических средств добычи;

      2) охрану месторождения углеводородов от проявлений опасных техногенных процессов, приводящих к осложнению при их добыче, снижению экономической эффективности добычи углеводородов;

      3) достоверный учет добытых и оставляемых в недрах запасов углеводородов, продуктов их переработки и отходов производства, образующихся при добыче;

      4) соблюдение норм и стандартов, применяемых методов и способов добычи;

      5) выполнение экологических и санитарно-эпидемиологических требований при складировании и размещении отходов добычи и продуктов переработки углеводородов в целях предотвращения их накопления на площадях водозабора и в местах залегания углеводородов;

      6) извлечение углеводородов в порядке, предусмотренном проектом разработки месторождения.

      6. Извлекаемые в ходе добычи углеводородов компоненты являются собственностью недропользователя, если иное не предусмотрено настоящим Кодексом или контрактом.

      7. Попутное извлечение подземных вод при добыче углеводородов осуществляется без получения специальных разрешений или лицензий.

      Дальнейшее использование попутно добытых подземных вод осуществляется в соответствии с водным и экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      8. В период добычи углеводородов допускается проведение доизучения (доразведки) участка добычи с целью уточнения геологического строения и запасов месторождения углеводородов.

      9. Работы по доразведке проводятся в соответствии с проектом разработки месторождения.

      В случае, если в течение доизучения недропользователем на участке добычи обнаружена новая залежь, ее оценка производится в соответствии с дополнением к проекту разработки месторождения.

      10. Обнаружение новых залежей на участке недр не является основанием для закрепления в контракте на недропользование периода разведки и (или) продления периода добычи.

Статья 126. Ликвидация последствий недропользования по углеводородам

      1. Ликвидация последствий недропользования по углеводородам проводится в соответствии с утвержденным недропользователем и получившим положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проектом ликвидации последствий недропользования.

      Требования к проведению работ по ликвидации последствий недропользования по углеводородам устанавливаются в правилах консервации и ликвидации при проведении разведки и добычи углеводородов, утверждаемых уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      2. Ликвидация последствий недропользования производится:

      1) на участке недр, право недропользования по которому прекращено, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных подпунктами 2) и 3) пункта 4 статьи 107 настоящего Кодекса;

      2) на участке недр (его части), который (которую) недропользователь намеревается вернуть государству в порядке, предусмотренном статьей 114 настоящего Кодекса.

      3) на участке недр в случае возврата всего участка недр в соответствии с пунктом 13-1 статьи 123 настоящего Кодекса.

      3. В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 1) пункта 2 настоящей статьи, лицо, право недропользования которого в отношении такого участка недр прекращено, а также недропользователь, заявивший о возврате всего участка недр в соответствии с подпунктом 3) пункта 2 настоящей статьи, обязаны:

      1) не позднее двух месяцев со дня прекращения права недропользования или подачи заявления об отказе от всего участка недр утвердить и представить для прохождения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проект ликвидации последствий недропользования по углеводородам;

      2) завершить ликвидацию последствий недропользования на участке недр в сроки, установленные в проекте ликвидации последствий недропользования по углеводородам.

      4. Ликвидация последствий недропользования по углеводородам считается завершенной со дня подписания акта ликвидации:

      1) недропользователем (лицом, право недропользования которого прекращено безусловным);

      2) представителем компетентного органа;

      3) представителями уполномоченных органов в области охраны окружающей среды, сфере санитарно-эпидемиологического благополучия населения и местных исполнительных органов области, города республиканского значения, столицы;

      4) в случае проведения ликвидации на земельном участке, находящемся в частной собственности или долгосрочном землепользовании, – собственником земельного участка или землепользователем.

      5. В случае если после подписания акта ликвидации будет установлено, что лицо, право недропользования которого прекращено по соответствующему участку недр, выполнило работы по ликвидации в нарушение проекта ликвидации, либо будет обнаружено нарушение герметичности устья ликвидированной (законсервированной) им скважины, то компетентный орган письменно уведомляет такое лицо о выявленном нарушении, а также о его обязанности устранить такое нарушение за свой счет в установленный срок.

      Положение части первой настоящего пункта не распространяется на случаи выявления нарушений на участках недр, переданных в пользование новому недропользователю.

      6. Исполнение недропользователями обязательства по ликвидации последствий добычи углеводородов обеспечивается залогом банковского вклада.

      Исполнение недропользователями обязательства по ликвидации последствий разведки углеводородов обеспечивается одним из способов, указанным в пункте 4 статьи 55 настоящего Кодекса.

      6-1. В случае предоставления гарантии иностранного банка в качестве способа обеспечения исполнения недропользователем обязательства по ликвидации последствий недропользования в период разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу по сложному проекту такой банк должен иметь минимальный кредитный рейтинг не ниже "BBB-" рейтингового агентства Standard and Poor’s или аналогичного уровня по шкалам рейтинговых агентств Moody's, FitchRatings.

      В случае предоставления гарантии казахстанского банка в качестве способа обеспечения исполнения недропользователем обязательства по ликвидации последствий недропользования в период разведки по контракту на разведку и добычу по сложному проекту такой банк должен иметь минимальный кредитный рейтинг не ниже "BB-" рейтингового агентства Standard and Poor’s или аналогичного уровня по шкалам рейтинговых агентств Moody's, FitchRatings.

      6-2. Гарантия, выданная иностранным банком, может быть составлена на иностранном языке с обязательным предоставлением недропользователем перевода на казахский и русский языки, верность которого должна быть засвидетельствована нотариусом.

      6-3. Гарантия, выданная иностранным банком по контракту по сложному проекту, может быть составлена не по типовой форме, утвержденной компетентным органом.

      Гарантия, выданная иностранным банком по контракту на недропользование по сложному проекту не по типовой форме, должна содержать следующие условия:

      1) гарантия банка покрывает всю денежную сумму, определенную в качестве обязательства недропользователя по ликвидации последствий недропользования в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом;

      2) гарантия банка является полной, безусловной и безотзывной гарантией;

      3) гарантия банка предоставляется на срок до завершения ликвидации последствий недропользования в соответствии с требованиями настоящего Кодекса.

      Несоответствие гарантии иностранного банка требованиям настоящей статьи является основанием для отказа в приеме такой гарантии в качестве обеспечения по контракту на недропользование по сложному проекту.

      6-4. По гарантиям, обеспечивающим исполнение обязательства по ликвидации последствий разведки углеводородов по сложным проектам, гарантом может выступать любое юридическое лицо, не являющееся банком, при условии, что такой гарант имеет минимальный кредитный рейтинг не ниже "BBB" рейтингового агентства Standard and Poor’s или аналогичного уровня по шкалам рейтинговых агентств Moody's, FitchRatings.

      Если таким гарантом выступает иностранное юридическое лицо, то гарантия может быть составлена на английском языке с обязательным предоставлением перевода на казахский и русский языки, верность которого должна быть засвидетельствована нотариусом. Гарантия, выданная иностранным юридическим лицом, должна быть нотариально засвидетельствована по месту ее выдачи.

      Требования настоящего пункта не распространяются в отношении гарантии, выдаваемой национальной компанией в области углеводородов.

      7. Обеспечение исполнения обязательства по ликвидации последствий разведки, формируется посредством взноса денег в размере суммы, определенной в проекте разведочных работ на основе рыночной стоимости работ по ликвидации последствий разведки углеводородов, до начала проведения операций, предусмотренных таким проектным документом.

      В случае утверждения дополнения к проекту разведочных работ, предусматривающего увеличение стоимости работ по ликвидации последствий разведки, либо проекта пробной эксплуатации соответствующая дополнительная сумма выбранного способа обеспечения должна быть внесена до начала проведения работ, предусмотренных таким проектным документом.

      По сложным проектам предоставленное на период разведки обеспечение исполнения обязательства по ликвидации последствий разведки прекращает действие в наиболее раннюю из следующих наступивших дат:

      1) дату завершения ликвидации последствий разведки;

      2) дату утверждения проекта разработки месторождения углеводородов.

      После перехода к периоду добычи по сложному проекту недропользователь предоставляет новый способ обеспечения согласно части первой пункта 6 настоящей статьи с учетом обязательств по ликвидации периода разведки в течение шести месяцев с даты начала периода добычи. В случае непредоставления требуемого обеспечения в указанный срок контракт на недропользование досрочно прекращается в порядке, предусмотренном статьей 133 настоящего Кодекса.

      8. Банковский вклад, являющийся предметом залога, обеспечивающего исполнение обязательства по ликвидации последствий добычи, формируется посредством взноса денег в размере суммы, определенной в проекте разработки месторождения пропорционально планируемым объемам добычи углеводородов.

      9. Сумма обеспечения исполнения обязательства по ликвидации последствий добычи определяется в проекте разработки месторождения на основе рыночной стоимости работ по ликвидации последствий добычи углеводородов и подлежит корректировке не реже одного раза в три года в рамках анализа разработки.

      Обеспечение предоставляется в национальной валюте или иностранной валюте, к которой Национальный Банк Республики Казахстан устанавливает официальный курс национальной валюты.

      По результатам корректировки либо в процессе проведения работ по ликвидации последствий добычи углеводородов сумма обеспечения уточняется в соответствии с рыночной стоимостью работ по ликвидации последствий добычи углеводородов либо со стоимостью ликвидационных работ, фактически выполненных на участке недр.

      10. Передача права недропользования является безусловным основанием переоформления (передачи) прав по заложенному банковскому вкладу, сформированному по условиям контракта.

      11. К ликвидации последствий недропользования по углеводородам не относится ликвидация скважин, осуществляемая в соответствии со статьей 128 настоящего Кодекса.

      Сноска. Статья 126 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 127. Консервация участка недр по углеводородам

      1. Консервация участка недр производится в соответствии с утвержденным недропользователем и получившим положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проектом консервации участка недр.

      Требования к проведению работ по консервации участка недр по углеводородам устанавливаются в правилах консервации и ликвидации при проведении разведки и добычи углеводородов, утверждаемых уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      2. Консервация участка недр производится:

      1) на участке недр, право недропользования по которому прекращено, в случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 2) пункта 4 статьи 107 настоящего Кодекса;

      2) при приостановлении действия контракта на недропользование по углеводородам в случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      3. Недропользователь (лицо, право недропользования которого прекращено по соответствующему участку недр) обязан (обязано):

      1) в течение двух месяцев со дня прекращения права недропользования либо приостановления действия контракта на недропользование по углеводородам утвердить и представить для прохождения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проект консервации участка недр;

      2) завершить консервацию участка недр в сроки, установленные в проекте консервации.

      4. Консервация участка недр считается завершенной со дня подписания акта консервации:

      1) недропользователем либо лицом, право недропользования которого прекращено по соответствующему участку недр, либо оператором по ликвидации;

      2) представителем компетентного органа;

      3) представителями уполномоченных органов в области охраны окружающей среды, сфере санитарно-эпидемиологического благополучия населения и местных исполнительных органов области, города республиканского значения, столицы;

      4) в случае проведения консервации на земельном участке, находящемся в частной собственности или долгосрочном землепользовании, – собственником земельного участка или землепользователем.

      5. Обязательства по консервации участка недр по углеводородам исполняются за счет средств недропользователя либо лица, право недропользования которого прекращено, а в случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 2) пункта 4 статьи 107 настоящего Кодекса, суммы обязательств после их исполнения компенсируются недропользователю за счет средств обеспечения.

Статья 128. Консервация и ликвидация технологических объектов

      1. В любое время до истечения периода разведки или добычи углеводородов недропользователь вправе произвести консервацию или ликвидацию отдельных технологических объектов, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, включая сооружения, оборудование, скважины и иное имущество.

      При этом в течение периода добычи по контракту на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов недропользователь обязан ликвидировать скважины, которые подлежат ликвидации по техническим и (или) геологическим причинам и не могут быть использованы в иных целях в соответствии с проектом разработки месторождения.

      2. Технологические объекты ликвидируются или консервируются в соответствии с утвержденным недропользователем и получившим положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проектом ликвидации или консервации технологических объектов, за исключением отдельных категорий скважин, предусмотренных в правилах консервации и ликвидации при проведении разведки и добычи углеводородов, утверждаемых уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов, ликвидация или консервация которых осуществляется в соответствии с планом ликвидации и консервации.

      3. Требования к проведению работ по консервации или ликвидации технологических объектов устанавливаются в правилах консервации и ликвидации при проведении разведки и добычи углеводородов, утверждаемых уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      4. Финансирование работ по консервации технологических объектов, проводимых вне рамок консервации участка недр, право недропользования по которому прекращено, в случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 2) пункта 4 статьи 107 настоящего Кодекса, осуществляется за счет средств недропользователя.

      Финансирование работ по ликвидации технологических объектов, проводимых вне рамок ликвидации последствий недропользования по углеводородам, осуществляется за счет средств недропользователя.

Статья 129. Обязательства недропользователей в области обучения, науки, цифровизации и социально-экономического развития региона в течение периода добычи углеводородов

      Сноска. Заголовок статьи 129 в редакции Закона РК от 25.06.2020 № 347-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      1. В течение периода добычи, начиная со второго года, недропользователь обязан ежегодно:

      1) осуществлять финансирование обучения казахстанских кадров в размере одного процента от затрат на добычу, понесенных недропользователем в период добычи углеводородов по итогам предыдущего года, в порядке, утверждаемом уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов совместно с уполномоченным органом в области образования;

      2) осуществлять финансирование научно-исследовательских, научно-технических и (или) опытно-конструкторских работ в порядке, определенном уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов совместно с уполномоченным органом в области науки, и (или) проектов цифровизации в области углеводородов в порядке, определенном уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов совместно с уполномоченным органом в сфере информатизации, в размере одного процента от затрат на добычу, понесенных недропользователем в период добычи углеводородов по итогам предыдущего года;

      3) осуществлять финансирование социально-экономического развития региона и развития его инфраструктуры в размере одного процента от инвестиций по контракту на недропользование в период добычи углеводородов по итогам предыдущего года. При этом в случае исполнения инвестиционного обязательства недропользователя по контракту на недропользование по истощающемуся месторождению финансирование социально-экономического развития региона и развития его инфраструктуры осуществляется в размере неиспользованного остатка суммы, предусмотренной для осуществления дополнительных инвестиций в разработку такого истощающегося месторождения.

      1-1. Для недропользователей, заключивших согласно пункту 10 статьи 120 настоящего Кодекса контракт на добычу углеводородов в новой редакции, разработанный в соответствии с типовым контрактом на добычу углеводородов, обязательство, предусмотренное пунктом 1 настоящей статьи, действует начиная с первого года периода добычи.

      2. К финансированию расходов на социально-экономическое развитие региона и развитие его инфраструктуры относятся расходы недропользователя на развитие и поддержание объектов социальной инфраструктуры региона, поддержку субъектов социального предпринимательства, а также средства, перечисляемые им на эти цели в государственный бюджет.

      К финансированию расходов на социально-экономическое развитие региона и развитие его инфраструктуры, осуществляемому в рамках инвестиционного обязательства по контракту на недропользование по истощающемуся месторождению, относятся средства недропользователя, перечисляемые им на эти цели в государственный бюджет.

      3. Объем финансирования, осуществленного в соответствии с пунктом 1 настоящей статьи, превышающий установленный минимум, учитывается в счет исполнения соответствующих обязательств недропользователя в следующем году.

      Сноска. Статья 129 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 25.06.2020 № 347-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 27.06.2022 № 129-VII (вводятся в действие с 01.01.2023); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 130. Обязательства недропользователей в области обеспечения внутреннего рынка

      1. В целях обеспечения потребностей внутреннего рынка нефтепродуктами недропользователи обязаны в соответствии с графиками поставки осуществлять поставку нефти для переработки на территории Республики Казахстан, а в случае остановки нефтеперерабатывающего завода из-за аварийной ситуации – и за ее пределами.

      Формирование графика поставки осуществляется в порядке, утверждаемом уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      Требования настоящего пункта не применяются в период добычи по контрактам на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложным проектам, указанным в подпунктах 1) и 3) пункта 1-2 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса.

      2. В случае намерения недропользователя произвести отчуждение либо передать на процессинг произведенную им широкую фракцию легких углеводородов такое отчуждение или передача на процессинг должны осуществляться исключительно производителям сжиженного нефтяного газа, производственные мощности которых расположены на территории Республики Казахстан. Перечень производителей сжиженного нефтяного газа утверждается уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      При этом в случае невозможности отчуждения или передачи на процессинг производителям сжиженного нефтяного газа, производственные мощности которых расположены на территории Республики Казахстан, такой недропользователь вправе осуществить реализацию широкой фракции легких углеводородов за пределы территории Республики Казахстан по согласованию с уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      3. Для целей настоящей статьи под широкой фракцией легких углеводородов понимается смесь легких (метан, этан, пропан, бутаны и пентаны) и более тяжелых углеводородов, преобразованная в жидкое состояние в целях транспортировки и хранения, отвечающая по качественному и количественному содержанию компонентов требованиям национальных стандартов.

      Сноска. Статья 130 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 131. Приобретение товаров, работ и услуг при проведении операций по разведке и добыче углеводородов

      1. Приобретение товаров, работ и услуг при проведении операций по разведке или добыче углеводородов, в том числе подрядчиками, осуществляется одним из следующих способов:

      1) открытый конкурс;

      2) из одного источника;

      3) открытый конкурс на понижение (электронные торги);

      4) на товарных биржах;

      5) закуп товаров, работ и услуг без применения способов, указанных в настоящем пункте.

      Приобретение товаров, работ и услуг, используемых недропользователем при проведении операций по разведке или добыче углеводородов, производится способами, указанными в подпунктах 1), 2) и 3) настоящего пункта, с обязательным применением реестра товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, и их производителей или иных систем электронного закупа, расположенных в казахстанском сегменте интернета, работа которых синхронизирована с работой такого реестра.

      Приобретение товаров через товарные биржи осуществляется по утверждаемым в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о товарных биржах перечню биржевых товаров и минимальному размеру представляемых партий товаров, которые реализуются через товарные биржи.

      Организатор конкурса по приобретению работ и услуг при определении победителя конкурса условно уменьшает цену конкурсной заявки участников конкурса – казахстанских производителей работ и услуг на двадцать процентов. Казахстанскими производителями работ и услуг признаются индивидуальные предприниматели и (или) юридические лица, созданные в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан, с местом нахождения на территории Республики Казахстан, привлекающие не менее девяноста пяти процентов граждан Республики Казахстан от общей численности работников без учета количества руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов, осуществляющих трудовую деятельность на территории Республики Казахстан в рамках внутрикорпоративного перевода в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о миграции населения.

      При этом количество иностранных руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов, осуществляющих трудовую деятельность на территории Республики Казахстан в рамках внутрикорпоративного перевода в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о миграции населения, должно быть не более пятидесяти процентов от общей численности руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов по каждой соответствующей категории.

      Порядок приобретения недропользователями и их подрядчиками товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по разведке или добыче углеводородов, определяется уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      Недропользователи за нарушение ими и (или) их подрядчиками установленного порядка приобретения товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по разведке или добыче углеводородов, несут ответственность, предусмотренную контрактами на недропользование.

      2. Порядок синхронизации работы систем электронного закупа в отношении углеводородов с работой реестра товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, и их производителей утверждается уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      3. Для целей настоящей статьи:

      1) под реестром товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, и их производителей понимается государственная информационная система, предназначенная для контроля и мониторинга закупа товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, и их производителей, а также проведения электронных закупок и формирования перечня товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию;

      2) под системой электронных закупок понимается электронная информационная система, используемая организаторами закупа (недропользователем или лицами, уполномоченными недропользователями) для приобретения товаров, работ и услуг в соответствии с порядком приобретения товаров, работ и услуг при проведении операций по разведке или добыче углеводородов, определяемым уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      4. Исключен Законом РК от 03.01.2022 № 101-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).
      5. Исключен Законом РК от 03.01.2022 № 101-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      6. Недропользователи обязаны представлять уполномоченному органу в области углеводородов по формам и порядку, им утверждаемым, годовые (на один финансовый год) и среднесрочные (на пять финансовых лет) программы закупа товаров, работ и услуг, а также информацию о планируемом приобретении возмездных услуг оператора в случае его привлечения недропользователем в соответствии с главой 6 настоящего Кодекса.

      Под годовой программой закупа товаров, работ и услуг понимается документ, составляемый недропользователем, определяющий планируемые недропользователем на один календарный год номенклатуру и объемы товаров, работ и услуг, способы и сроки их приобретения.

      Под среднесрочной программой закупа товаров, работ и услуг понимается документ, составляемый недропользователем, определяющий планируемые им на период до пяти лет номенклатуру и объемы товаров, работ и услуг, способы и сроки их приобретения.

      Под информацией о планируемом приобретении услуг оператора понимается документ, составляемый недропользователем, определяющий объем и сроки оказания услуг, предоставляемых оператором на возмездной основе.

      7. Требования пункта 1 настоящей статьи не распространяются на:

      1) недропользователей, приобретающих товары, работы и услуги в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о государственных закупках;

      2) юридические лица, обладающие правом недропользования, пятьюдесятью и более процентами голосующих акций (долей участия) которых прямо или косвенно владеет национальный управляющий холдинг.

      8. Положения настоящей статьи не применяются к приобретению товаров, работ и услуг при осуществлении недропользователем деятельности по контрактам на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложным проектам. По таким контрактам приобретение производится в соответствии с порядком, определенным недропользователем. При этом такой порядок должен обеспечивать:

      1) выполнение утвержденных недропользователем и согласованных с компетентным органом программ развития местных поставщиков товаров, работ и услуг в период добычи;

      2) предоставление всем заинтересованным поставщикам товаров, работ и услуг полных и справедливых возможностей для участия в конкурсе на приобретение товаров, работ и услуг;

      3) применение объективных критериев предварительного отбора потенциальных поставщиков товаров, работ и услуг;

      4) открытый доступ к информации для всех заинтересованных лиц о планируемых закупках товаров, работ и услуг, а также требованиям, предъявляемым к потенциальным поставщикам, в том числе посредством размещения на интернет-ресурсах недропользователя.

      Сноска. Статья 131 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 03.01.2022 № 101-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (вводится в действие с 01.07.2023).

Статья 132. Отчетность недропользователя при проведении разведки и добычи углеводородов

      По контракту на недропользование по углеводородам недропользователь обязан представлять следующие отчеты:

      1) геологический отчет;

      2) отчет об исполнении лицензионно-контрактных условий;

      3) отчет о приобретенных товарах, работах и услугах, а также объеме внутристрановой ценности в них;

      4) отчет о внутристрановой ценности в кадрах;

      5) отчет о расходах по финансированию обучения казахстанских кадров;

      6) отчет о расходах на научно-исследовательские, научно-технические и опытно-конструкторские работы;

      7) отчет о составе лиц и (или) организаций, прямо или косвенно контролирующих недропользователя.

      Отчет, предусмотренный подпунктом 1) настоящей статьи, представляется уполномоченному органу по изучению недр в утверждаемом им порядке.

      Отчет, предусмотренный подпунктом 2) настоящей статьи, представляется компетентному органу в утверждаемом им порядке.

      Отчеты, предусмотренные подпунктами 3) – 7) настоящей статьи, представляются уполномоченному органу в области углеводородов по утверждаемым им формам и порядку.

Статья 133. Ответственность за нарушение недропользователями условий контрактов на недропользование

      1. За нарушение недропользователем обязательств, предусмотренных контрактом на недропользование, предусматриваются следующие виды ответственности:

      1) неустойка, уплачиваемая недропользователем в случаях, порядке и размере, установленных контрактом на недропользование;

      2) досрочное прекращение действия контракта на недропользование компетентным органом в одностороннем порядке, осуществляемое в случаях и порядке, предусмотренных статьей 106 настоящего Кодекса.

      При этом уплата неустойки не освобождает недропользователя от исполнения соответствующего обязательства.

      2. Компетентный орган письменно уведомляет недропользователя о допущенном нарушении условий контракта на недропользование, а также о его обязанности по уплате неустойки и (или) устранению такого нарушения в установленный срок в следующих случаях:

      1) выполнения недропользователем финансовых обязательств, установленных контрактом на недропользование, менее чем на тридцать процентов за отчетный год;

      2) проведения операций по недропользованию по углеводородам, связанных с нарушением целостности земной поверхности, без предоставления обеспечения в соответствии с установленным графиком либо в нарушение графика формирования размера обеспечения;

      3) в иных случаях нарушения недропользователем обязательств, установленных контрактом на недропользование.

      3. Срок устранения нарушения недропользователем условий контракта по физическому объему обязательств не должен превышать шесть месяцев, по обязательствам, указанным в подпунктах 1) и 2) пункта 2 настоящей статьи, – три месяца, по иным обязательствам, предусмотренным в контракте на недропользование, – один месяц со дня получения письменного уведомления.

      4. Недропользователь обязан устранить допущенное нарушение в срок, указанный в уведомлении, и письменно сообщить об этом компетентному органу с приложением документов, подтверждающих устранение.

      5. Недропользователь вправе направить в компетентный орган предложение о продлении срока устранения нарушения обязательств, предусмотренных контрактом на недропользование, с обоснованием причин такого продления. По результатам рассмотрения предложения о продлении срока устранения допущенных нарушений компетентный орган в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня его получения уведомляет недропользователя о согласии на продление срока или предоставляет мотивированный отказ в таком продлении.

      6. В случае очевидной невозможности устранения нарушения обязательств, предусмотренных контрактом на недропользование, в срок, определенный в пункте 3 настоящей статьи, компетентный орган вправе установить иной срок, в течение которого возможно устранение такого нарушения.

Глава 19. ПРОЕКТНЫЕ ДОКУМЕНТЫ В СФЕРЕ НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ ПО УГЛЕВОДОРОДАМ

Статья 134. Общие положения о проектных документах в сфере недропользования по углеводородам

      1. Операции по недропользованию по углеводородам осуществляются в соответствии со следующими проектными документами:

      1) базовые проектные документы:

      проект разведочных работ;

      проект пробной эксплуатации;

      проект разработки месторождения углеводородов;

      2) технические проектные документы, перечень которых устанавливается в единых правилах по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр.

      2. Проектные документы в сфере недропользования по углеводородам составляются привлекаемой недропользователем проектной организацией, имеющей лицензию на соответствующий вид деятельности.

      3. Проектные документы разрабатываются на основе положительной практики пользования недрами в соответствии с едиными правилами по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр.

      4. Проектные документы в сфере недропользования по углеводородам утверждаются недропользователем.

      5. Изменение видов, способов, технологий, объема и сроков проведения операций по недропользованию, предусмотренных проектными документами, допускается после внесения соответствующих изменений и дополнений в такие проектные документы.

      6. Едиными правилами по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр устанавливаются случаи, когда изменение видов, способов, технологий, объема и сроков проведения операций по недропользованию не требует внесения соответствующих изменений и дополнений в проектные документы.

      7. В проектных документах могут устанавливаться предполагаемые контуры обнаруженных залежей, выходящие за пределы участка (участков) недр.

      8. Недропользователь обязан соблюдать положения получивших положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проектных документов.

Статья 135. Проект разведочных работ

      1. Проект разведочных работ составляется в течение одного года со дня регистрации контракта на разведку и добычу.

      2. Проект разведочных работ разрабатывается на весь период разведки.

      3. Проект разведочных работ должен содержать:

      описание видов, способов, технологий, объема и сроков выполнения работ по разведке углеводородов по каждому блоку;

      мероприятия по обеспечению рационального использования и охраны недр;

      информацию о сроках, условиях и стоимости выполнения работ по ликвидации последствий разведки углеводородов.

      4. Проект разведочных работ должен включать весь объем и сроки выполнения работ, заявленных недропользователем в программе работ.

      5. В случае необходимости проведения оценки обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей) такие работы предусматриваются в проекте разведочных работ посредством внесения изменений и (или) дополнений по каждой обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей).

      При этом в проект разведочных работ включается описание видов, способов, технологий, объема и сроков проведения работ по оценке обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей).

      6. Запрещается проведение работ по поиску, разведке и оценке месторождений, не указанных в утвержденном недропользователем и получившем положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проекте разведочных работ, а также при отсутствии такого проекта разведочных работ.

Статья 136. Проект пробной эксплуатации

      1. Пробная эксплуатация обнаруженной в период разведки залежи (совокупности залежей) углеводородов должна проводиться в соответствии с проектом пробной эксплуатации.

      Запрещается проведение работ по пробной эксплуатации, не указанных в утвержденном недропользователем и получившем положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проекте пробной эксплуатации, а также при отсутствии такого проекта пробной эксплуатации.

      2. Проект пробной эксплуатации составляется в течение трех месяцев со дня принятия недропользователем решения о необходимости ее проведения.

      3. Проект пробной эксплуатации должен содержать описание видов, методов, способов и технологий пробной эксплуатации, а также предполагаемые объемы добычи углеводородов в течение пробной эксплуатации.

      4. В случае принятия недропользователем решения о необходимости проведения пробной эксплуатации проект пробной эксплуатации разрабатывается и утверждается по каждой обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), подлежащей пробной эксплуатации.

      5. Любые изменения и дополнительные работы, необходимость проведения которых выявляется в процессе пробной эксплуатации, подлежат включению в проект пробной эксплуатации посредством внесения соответствующих изменений и (или) дополнений.

Статья 137. Проект разработки месторождения углеводородов

      1. Проект разработки месторождения составляется в период разведки или подготовительный период в соответствии с требованиями, предусмотренными настоящим Кодексом.

      2. Проект разработки месторождения составляется на весь период рентабельной добычи углеводородов на таком месторождении.

      3. Проект разработки месторождения должен содержать описание видов, способов, технологий, объема и сроков проведения промышленной разработки месторождения.

      4. В случае необходимости изменения условий, видов и объемов работ по разработке месторождения такие изменения подлежат включению в проект разработки посредством внесения изменений и (или) дополнений.

      5. Запрещается проведение работ по добыче углеводородов, не указанных в утвержденном недропользователем и получившем положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проекте разработки месторождения, а также при отсутствии такого проекта.

      Положение части первой настоящего пункта не распространяется на операции по добыче углеводородов, осуществляемые в процессе пробной эксплуатации.

Статья 138. Технические проектные документы

      1. Технические проектные документы составляются на основе проекта разведочных работ, проекта пробной эксплуатации или проекта разработки месторождения.

      2. Изменения и (или) дополнения, вносимые в проект разведочных работ, проект пробной эксплуатации или проект разработки месторождения, затрагивающие параметры составленных на их основе технических проектных документов, влекут необходимость внесения изменений и (или) дополнений в соответствующие технические проектные документы.

      3. Проект ликвидации последствий разведки углеводородов составляется в порядке и сроки, которые предусмотрены статьей 126 настоящего Кодекса.

      4. Проект ликвидации последствий недропользования по углеводородам составляется исходя из фактического состояния участка недр и соответствующих технологических объектов, подлежащих ликвидации.

      5. Запрещается проведение операций по недропользованию без соответствующего утвержденного недропользователем и получившего положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз технического проектного документа.

      Сноска. Статья 138 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 139. Экспертизы проектных документов в сфере недропользования по углеводородам

      1. Проектные документы в сфере недропользования по углеводородам подлежат государственной экологической экспертизе, проводимой в соответствии с экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      2. Проект разведочных работ (изменения и дополнения к нему), за исключением проекта, предусматривающего разведочные работы по оценке, разведочные работы на море, увеличение участка недр в соответствии со статьей 113 настоящего Кодекса, направляется в компетентный орган в уведомительном порядке.

      3. Проект разведочных работ (изменения и дополнения к нему), предусматривающий (предусматривающие) разведочные работы по оценке, разведочные работы на море, увеличение участка недр в соответствии со статьей 113 настоящего Кодекса, проект пробной эксплуатации (изменения и дополнения к нему) и проект разработки месторождения (изменения и дополнения к нему) подлежат государственной экспертизе проектных документов при наличии заключения об определении сферы охвата оценки воздействия на окружающую среду и (или) скрининга воздействий намечаемой деятельности с выводом об отсутствии необходимости проведения обязательной оценки воздействия на окружающую среду или заключения по результатам оценки воздействия на окружающую среду.

      4. Проект пробной эксплуатации подлежит государственной экспертизе проектных документов только после получения недропользователем положительного заключения государственной экспертизы недр в отношении отчета по оперативному подсчету геологических запасов.

      Проект разработки месторождения подлежит государственной экспертизе проектных документов только после получения недропользователем положительного заключения государственной экспертизы недр в отношении отчета по подсчету геологических запасов.

      5. В случае если технические проектные документы предусматривают строительство объектов архитектурной, градостроительной и строительной деятельности, то такие проекты подлежат экспертизе в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан об архитектурной, градостроительной и строительной деятельности.

      6. В случае, если при проведении экспертиз, предусмотренных пунктами 1 и 5 настоящей статьи, возникли разногласия, которые недропользователь не может устранить без отхода от соблюдения положительной практики пользования недрами, по заявлению такого недропользователя компетентный орган в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня получения заявления организует проведение переговоров с участием представителей заинтересованных государственных органов, недропользователя и проектного института для выработки соответствующего решения.

      Сноска. Статья 139 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (порядок введения в действие см. ст. 2).

Статья 140. Государственная экспертиза базовых проектных документов в сфере недропользования по углеводородам

      1. Государственная экспертиза базовых проектных документов и анализов разработки в сфере недропользования по углеводородам проводится в целях обеспечения рационального пользования недрами при разведке и разработке месторождений углеводородов в соответствии с положительной практикой пользования недрами.

      2. Государственная экспертиза базовых проектных документов и анализов разработки осуществляется центральной комиссией по разведке и разработке месторождений углеводородов Республики Казахстан (центральная комиссия) с привлечением независимых экспертов, обладающих специальными знаниями в области геологии и разработки и не заинтересованных в результатах экспертизы.

      Порядок привлечения и квалификационного отбора независимых экспертов, а также оплаты независимой экспертизы определяется уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      Независимая экспертиза базовых проектных документов и анализов разработки в сфере недропользования оплачивается недропользователем.

      3.Организация деятельности центральной комиссии, ее состав, регламент работы и ведение делопроизводства определяются положением о центральной комиссии по разведке и разработке месторождений углеводородов Республики Казахстан, утверждаемым уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      4. Государственная экспертиза проекта разведочных работ (изменений и дополнений к нему) проводится в течение двух месяцев со дня его получения от недропользователя, а проектов пробной эксплуатации, проектов разработки месторождения (изменений и дополнений к ним), анализов разработки – в течение трех месяцев.

      Срок проведения государственной экспертизы проектов пробной эксплуатации, проектов разработки месторождения (изменений и дополнений к ним), анализов разработки по решению центральной комиссии может быть увеличен, но не более чем на три месяца.

      5. Исключен Законом РК от 03.01.2022 № 101-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).
      6. Исключен Законом РК от 03.01.2022 № 101-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      7. Результаты проведения государственной экспертизы базового проектного документа или анализа разработки определяются посредством рассмотрения на заседании центральной комиссии базового проектного документа или анализа разработки с соответствующим заключением независимой экспертизы.

      8. Исключен Законом РК от 03.01.2022 № 101-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      9. Результаты проведения государственной экспертизы проектных документов или анализов разработки оформляются экспертным заключением, которое может быть положительным или отрицательным. Копия экспертного заключения в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня его подписания направляется недропользователю.

      10. Основаниями для вынесения отрицательного экспертного заключения являются:

      1) несоответствие проектного документа или анализа разработки требованиям законодательства Республики Казахстан и (или) положениям контракта;

      2) несоответствие проектного документа или анализа разработки требованиям по содержанию, структуре и оформлению, установленным в нормативно-технических документах, утверждаемых уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов;

      3) несоответствие проектного документа или анализа разработки положительной практике пользования недрами;

      4) недостоверность предоставленной в проекте разработки месторождения информации о количестве и качестве разведанных запасов углеводородов;

      5) невозможность объективной оценки качества проектных решений, представленных в проектном документе или в анализе разработки;

      6) для проекта пробной эксплуатации – отсутствие положительного заключения государственной экспертизы недр в отношении отчета по оперативному подсчету геологических запасов;

      7) для проекта разработки месторождения – отсутствие положительного заключения государственной экспертизы недр в отношении отчета по подсчету геологических запасов.

      11. В отрицательном заключении государственной экспертизы проектного документа или анализа разработки приводятся обоснование его вынесения и рекомендации по доработке проектного документа или анализа разработки.

      Сноска. Статья 140 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 30.12.2019 № 297-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 03.01.2022 № 101-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 141. Государственная экспертиза недр

      1. Государственная экспертиза недр проводится в целях создания условий для рационального пользования недрами, государственного учета геологических запасов углеводородов, а также оценки достоверности информации о количестве и качестве разведанных геологических запасов углеводородов.

      2. Государственная экспертиза недр осуществляется путем проведения анализа отчета по подсчету (оперативному подсчету) геологических запасов, разрабатываемого проектной организацией, имеющей лицензию на соответствующий вид деятельности, и утверждаемого недропользователем.

      Примечание РЦПИ!
      Данная редакция пункта 3 приостановлена до 01.01.2026 Кодексом РК от 27.12.2017 № 125-VI (действующую редакцию см. п. 6 ст. 277 настоящего Кодекса).

      3. Отчет по подсчету (оперативному подсчету) геологических запасов составляется в соответствии с нормативно-техническими документами, утверждаемыми уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      Примечание РЦПИ!
      Данная редакция пункта 4 приостановлена до 01.01.2026 Кодексом РК от 27.12.2017 № 125-VI (действующую редакцию см. п. 6 ст. 277 настоящего Кодекса).

      4. Государственная экспертиза недр осуществляется центральной комиссией по запасам углеводородов Республики Казахстан (центральная комиссия по запасам) с привлечением независимых экспертов, обладающих специальными знаниями в области геологии и недропользования и не заинтересованных в результатах экспертизы.

      Примечание РЦПИ!
      Данная редакция пункта 5 приостановлена до 01.01.2026 Кодексом РК от 27.12.2017 № 125-VI (действующую редакцию см. п. 6 ст. 277 настоящего Кодекса).

      5. Организация деятельности центральной комиссии по запасам, ее состав, регламент работы и ведение делопроизводства определяются положением о центральной комиссии по запасам полезных ископаемых Республики Казахстан, утверждаемым уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      6. Государственная экспертиза недр проводится в течение трех месяцев со дня получения отчета по подсчету (оперативному подсчету) геологических запасов.

      Срок проведения государственной экспертизы недр может быть увеличен по решению центральной комиссии по запасам, но не более чем на три месяца.

      7. Результаты проведения государственной экспертизы недр оформляются экспертным заключением, которое может быть положительным или отрицательным.

      8. Основаниями для вынесения отрицательного экспертного заключения являются:

      1) несоответствие проведенного подсчета (оперативного подсчета) геологических запасов месторождения углеводородов требованиям, установленным в нормативно-технических документах, утверждаемых уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов;

      2) недостоверность информации о количестве и качестве геологических запасов углеводородов;

      3) невозможность объективной оценки количества и качества геологических запасов углеводородов на основании представленных данных.

      В отрицательном заключении государственной экспертизы недр приводятся обоснование его вынесения и рекомендации по доработке отчета.

      9. Экспертное заключение направляется недропользователю в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня его подписания председателем и членами центральной комиссии по запасам.

      10.Положительное заключение государственной экспертизы недр является основанием для постановки геологических запасов месторождения углеводородов на государственный учет.

Статья 142. Мониторинг исполнения проектных документов

      1. Корректировка проектных показателей, которая не требует изменений и дополнений в проектные документы, осуществляется в рамках проведения авторского надзора проектной организацией.

      Едиными правилами по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр устанавливаются случаи, когда требуется корректировка проектных показателей.

      Отчет по авторскому надзору за реализацией проектных решений не подлежит государственной экспертизе базовых проектных документов и направляется недропользователем в уполномоченный орган в области углеводородов в уведомительном порядке в электронном виде.

      2. Мониторинг исполнения недропользователем проекта разработки месторождения осуществляется посредством проведения:

      1) авторского надзора;

      2) анализа разработки месторождения углеводородов, выполняемого не реже одного раза в три года.

      3. Требования к проведению авторского надзора и анализа разработки месторождения углеводородов устанавливаются в единых правилах по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр.

      4. При авторском надзоре используется текущая геолого-промысловая информация, получаемая при контроле разработки месторождения, а результаты надзора излагаются в виде отчета.

      5. В отчете по авторскому надзору отражаются:

      1) соответствие фактически достигнутых значений технологических параметров проектным значениям;

      2) причины расхождений между фактическими и проектными показателями и (или) невыполнения проектных решений;

      3) по проекту разведочных работ – рекомендации по достижению проектных решений и устранению недостатков, выявленных при проведении разведочных работ;

      4) по проекту пробной эксплуатации – рекомендации по достижению проектных решений и устранению недостатков, выявленных при проведении пробной эксплуатации;

      5) по проекту разработки месторождения – рекомендации по достижению проектных решений и устранению выявленных недостатков в освоении системы разработки и (или) по проведению внеочередного анализа разработки для определения необходимости изменения отдельных проектных решений и показателей проекта разработки месторождения.

      В случае необходимости замены ранее привлеченной недропользователем проектной организации на иную при проведении авторского надзора такая замена допускается с согласия автора проектного документа.

      6. Анализ разработки месторождения представляет собой комплексное изучение результатов геолого-промысловых, геофизических, гидродинамических и других исследований скважин и пластов в процессе разработки эксплуатационного объекта, а также динамики показателей разработки для установления текущего размещения запасов углеводородов и процессов, протекающих в продуктивных пластах, на предмет выявления необходимости совершенствования системы разработки месторождения.

      7. Анализ разработки месторождения углеводородов проводится привлекаемой недропользователем проектной организацией, имеющей лицензию на соответствующий вид деятельности, и направляется недропользователем в уведомительном порядке в компетентный орган.

      8. В случае существенных (более десяти процентов) расхождений между фактическими и проектными показателями разработки месторождения и при наличии обоснованного вывода по результатам анализа разработки месторождения углеводородов о необходимости внесения изменений в проект разработки месторождения результаты анализа подлежат государственной экспертизе проектных документов.

      9. В случае вынесения центральной комиссией положительного заключения по анализу разработки месторождения углеводородов проектные решения и показатели такого анализа расцениваются в качестве проектных решений и показателей проекта разработки месторождения на период разработки, утверждения и проведения государственной экспертизы изменений и дополнений к проекту разработки месторождения, который не должен превышать три года.

      Сноска. Статья 142 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).
      Примечание РЦПИ!
      Данная редакция статьи 143 приостановлена до 01.01.2026 Кодексом РК от 27.12.2017 № 125-VI (действующую редакцию см. пп. 3) п. 12 ст. 277 настоящего Кодекса).

Статья 143. Показатели проектных документов по разведке и добыче углеводородов, относимые к контрактным обязательствам недропользователя

      В контракте на недропользование по углеводородам в качестве обязательства недропользователя устанавливается выполнение следующих показателей проектных документов:

      1) плотность сетки эксплуатационных скважин;

      2) соотношение добывающих и нагнетательных скважин по каждому эксплуатационному объекту;

      3) коэффициент компенсации по залежам;

      4) отношение пластового и забойного давления к давлению насыщения или давлению конденсации;

      5) отношение пластового давления к забойному давлению;

      6) максимально допустимая величина газового фактора по скважинам.

      При этом значения показателей, указанных в настоящей статье, не включаются в контракт и определяются исходя из проектных документов.

Глава 20. ОТДЕЛЬНЫЕ ВОПРОСЫ ПРОВЕДЕНИЯ ОПЕРАЦИЙ ПО НЕДРОПОЛЬЗОВАНИЮ ПО УГЛЕВОДОРОДАМ

Статья 144. Информационная система учета сырой нефти, газового конденсата, сырого газа и продуктов его переработки (товарного газа)

      1. Информационная система учета сырой нефти, газового конденсата, сырого газа и продуктов его переработки (товарного газа) осуществляет учет:

      1) сырого газа и продуктов его переработки (товарного газа) путем автоматизированного сбора, обработки, хранения и использования данных о количестве находящегося в обороте сырого газа, подготовленного к переработке и поставке потребителю в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан, а также используемого на собственные нужды, подлежащего утилизации путем закачки в пласт с целью хранения и (или) поддержания пластового давления, сжигаемого в случаях и на условиях, установленных статьей 146 настоящего Кодекса;

      2) сырой нефти и газового конденсата путем автоматизированного сбора, обработки, хранения и использования данных о количестве находящихся в обороте сырой нефти и газового конденсата, подготовленных к поставке потребителю в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      2. Уполномоченный орган в области углеводородов осуществляет сбор информации для включения в информационную систему учета сырой нефти и газового конденсата, сырого газа и продуктов его переработки (товарного газа) в целях обработки, хранения, использования информации, в том числе предоставления и распространения, в соответствии с определяемым им порядком формирования и функционирования информационной системы учета сырой нефти и газового конденсата, сырого газа и продуктов его переработки (товарного газа).

      3. Под оборотом сырой нефти и газового конденсата понимается их подготовка, транспортировка, хранение, отгрузка, реализация, ввоз на территорию Республики Казахстан и вывоз за пределы территории Республики Казахстан.

      Под оборотом сырого газа, продуктов его переработки (товарного газа) понимается их сбор, подготовка, транспортировка, переработка, а также в случаях и на условиях, установленных Кодексом и проектным документом, – утилизация путем закачки в пласт и сжигание в факелах.

      4. Прибором учета сырой нефти, газового конденсата, сырого газа и продуктов его переработки (товарного газа) признается техническое устройство, определяющее количественные и качественные характеристики сырой нефти, газового конденсата, сырого газа и продуктов его переработки (товарного газа) и допущенное к применению в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан в области обеспечения единства измерений, а также программное обеспечение, осуществляющее передачу информации оператору информационной системы учета сырой нефти, газового конденсата, сырого газа и продуктов его переработки (товарного газа) в режиме реального времени.

      5. Субъекты, осуществляющие деятельность в области оборота сырой нефти, газового конденсата, сырого газа и продуктов его переработки (товарного газа), обязаны оснащать свои производственные объекты, перечень и сроки оснащения которых утверждаются уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов, приборами учета и обеспечивать их функционирование в порядке, определенном уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      6. Запрещается проведение субъектами, осуществляющими деятельность в области добычи и (или) оборота сырой нефти, газового конденсата, сырого газа и продуктов его переработки (товарного газа), операций по добыче и (или) обороту сырой нефти, газового конденсата, сырого газа и продуктов его переработки (товарного газа) без оснащения либо с оснащением неисправными приборами учета производственных объектов, перечень и сроки оснащения которых утверждаются уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      Сноска. Статья 144 - в редакции Закона РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2024).

Статья 145. Единая государственная система управления недропользованием по углеводородам

      1. Недропользователи, лица, осуществляющие операции в сфере добычи и оборота нефти и (или) сырого газа, урана, угля, либо их уполномоченные представители представляют отчеты посредством единой государственной системы управления недропользованием. Указанные отчеты должны быть удостоверены электронной цифровой подписью уполномоченного представителя. Формы и порядок представления отчетов утверждаются уполномоченными органами в области углеводородов и урана.

      2. Для целей настоящего Кодекса под единой государственной системой управления недропользованием понимается интегрированная информационная система "Единая государственная система управления недропользованием Республики Казахстан" уполномоченного органа в области углеводородов, предназначенная для сбора, хранения, анализа и обработки информации в сфере недропользования.

Статья 146. Сжигание сырого газа

      1. Сжигание сырого газа в факелах запрещается, за исключением случаев:

      1) угрозы или возникновения аварийных ситуаций, угрозы жизни персоналу или здоровью населения и окружающей среде;

      2) при испытании объектов скважин;

      3) при пробной эксплуатации месторождения;

      4) при технологически неизбежном сжигании сырого газа.

      2. Технологически неизбежным сжиганием сырого газа признается сжигание сырого газа для обеспечения бесперебойного процесса добычи углеводородов при пусконаладке, эксплуатации, техническом обслуживании и ремонте технологического оборудования, а также при технологических сбоях, отказах и отклонениях в работе технологического оборудования в пределах нормативов и объемов, установленных в соответствии с пунктом 4 настоящей статьи.

      3. В случаях, предусмотренных подпунктом 1) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, допускается сжигание сырого газа в факелах без разрешения.

      При этом недропользователь обязан в течение десяти дней письменно уведомить уполномоченные органы в области углеводородов и охраны окружающей среды о таком сжигании.

      Такое уведомление должно содержать причины, по которым произошло сжигание сырого газа, и сведения об объемах сожженного сырого газа.

      4. В случаях, предусмотренных подпунктами 2), 3) и 4) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, сжигание сырого газа в факелах допускается по разрешению уполномоченного органа в области углеводородов при условии соблюдения недропользователем проектных документов и программы развития переработки сырого газа в пределах нормативов и объемов, определяемых по методике расчетов нормативов и объемов сжигания сырого газа при проведении операций по недропользованию, утверждаемой уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      Порядок выдачи разрешений на сжигание сырого газа в факелах утверждается уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      5. Сжигание сырого газа при испытании объектов скважины допускается в соответствии с утвержденным недропользователем и получившим положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз базовым проектным документом или анализом разработки на срок, предусмотренный утвержденным недропользователем планом испытания объектов скважин, не превышающий девяносто дней для каждого объекта скважины.

      Сжигание сырого газа при пробной эксплуатации месторождения может быть разрешено на общий срок, не превышающий три года.

      6. Сжигание сырого газа при пусконаладке технологического оборудования, техническом обслуживании и ремонтных работах осуществляется в пределах нормативов и объемов, рассчитанных по методике, утверждаемой уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      7. В случаях технологических сбоев, отказов и отклонений в работе технологического оборудования недропользователь обязан проводить расследование и представлять в уполномоченный орган в области углеводородов ежеквартальные отчеты не позднее двадцать пятого числа месяца, следующего за отчетным кварталом, с указанием сведений о времени и объемах сожженного газа по каждому случаю технологических сбоев, отказов и отклонений, а также их причин.

Статья 147. Переработка и утилизация сырого газа

      1. Под переработкой сырого газа понимается технологический процесс по выработке из сырого газа продукции, отвечающей по качественному и количественному содержанию компонентов требованиям технических регламентов и (или) национальных стандартов.

      2. Недропользователь, осуществляющий добычу углеводородов, обязан проводить мероприятия, направленные на минимизацию объемов сжигания сырого газа.

      Проект разработки месторождения в обязательном порядке должен содержать раздел по переработке (утилизации) сырого газа.

      3. Недропользователи в целях рационального использования сырого газа и снижения вредного воздействия на окружающую среду обязаны разрабатывать по утверждаемой уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов форме программы развития переработки сырого газа. Программа развития переработки сырого газа разрабатывается на основании утвержденного недропользователем и получившего положительное заключение предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз базового проектного документа или анализа разработки.

      Программы развития переработки сырого газа подлежат утверждению уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов с учетом рекомендаций рабочей группы по вопросам развития переработки сырого газа и должны обновляться каждые три года.

      Состав рабочей группы по вопросам развития переработки сырого газа и положение о ней утверждаются уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      Отчеты о выполнении программ развития переработки сырого газа должны направляться недропользователем ежегодно в уполномоченный орган в области углеводородов по форме и срокам, которые утверждены таким органом.

      4. Запрещается добыча углеводородов без переработки всего объема добываемого сырого газа, за исключением объемов сырого газа:

      1) сжигаемых в случаях и на условиях, установленных статьей 146 настоящего Кодекса;

      2) используемых недропользователем на собственные технологические нужды в объемах, предусмотренных программой развития переработки сырого газа, утвержденной уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов;

      3) реализуемых недропользователем иным лицам в целях переработки и (или) утилизации.

      При этом на месторождениях, где переработка сырого газа экономически не оправдана, проектом разработки месторождения и программой развития переработки сырого газа может быть предусмотрена утилизация всего объема добываемого сырого газа, за исключением газа, используемого на собственные нужды, путем закачки в пласт с целью хранения и (или) поддержания пластового давления.

      5. Проект разработки месторождения и программа развития переработки сырого газа могут предусматривать утилизацию добываемого сырого газа путем закачки в пласт с целью поддержания пластового давления при условии, что иные методы поддержания пластового давления на таком месторождении неэффективны и такая закачка обладает достаточным уровнем безопасности для окружающей среды и жизни человека.

      6. В случае совместного освоения проектные документы и программы развития переработки сырого газа могут предусматривать утилизацию добываемого сырого газа одного месторождения путем его закачки в пласт другого месторождения (включая месторождения иных недропользователей) с целью его хранения и (или) поддержания пластового давления.

      7. Запрещается закачка сырого газа в пласт, не предусмотренная проектом разработки месторождения, а также осуществляемая в нарушение проекта разработки месторождения.

      8. Недропользователи и уполномоченный орган в области углеводородов могут осуществлять реализацию совместных проектов по переработке сырого газа.

      9. Если иное не установлено контрактом на недропользование, добытый попутный газ является собственностью государства.

      Сноска. Статья 147 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 06.04.2024 № 71-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 148. Поддержание пластового давления и подготовка воды

      1. Недропользователи, осуществляющие операции по добыче углеводородов по разным контрактам на недропользование, могут осуществлять закачку подготовленной пластовой воды одного недропользователя в пласт месторождения другого недропользователя с целью поддержания пластового давления в случаях, предусмотренных статьей 150 настоящего Кодекса.

      2. Недропользователь может привлекать лиц, владеющих необходимыми инфраструктурными объектами, для подготовки попутной и (или) иной (включая морскую) воды для дальнейшей закачки в пласт месторождения с целью поддержания пластового давления.

Статья 149. Операции по недропользованию по углеводородам на приграничных участках недр

      1. В случае если в результате проведения операций по недропользованию по углеводородам недропользователь обнаружит на приграничном участке недр залежь (совокупность залежей), расположенную в пределах территории Республики Казахстан или моря, часть которой также расположена на территории или на море, находящихся в юрисдикции другого смежного или противолежащего государства, то он обязан незамедлительно уведомить об этом компетентный орган.

      2. В случае отсутствия соответствующих международных договоров Республики Казахстан с государством, в недрах которого находится часть обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), компетентный орган вправе принять решение о приостановлении операций по недропользованию по углеводородам на приграничном участке недр до достижения соглашения с таким государством.

      При этом компетентный орган в течение трех рабочих дней со дня принятия решения о приостановлении операций по недропользованию по углеводородам на приграничном участке недр уведомляет о нем недропользователя и в течение тридцати календарных дней инициирует разработку международного договора, регулирующего порядок и условия совместной разработки месторождения, находящегося на приграничном участке недр.

      3. В случае принятия компетентным органом решения о приостановлении операций по недропользованию по углеводородам на приграничном участке недр контракт считается приостановившим свое действие до выдачи компетентным органом разрешения на возобновление приостановленных операций по недропользованию.

Статья 150. Совместное освоение месторождений на разных участках недр

      1. Под совместным освоением понимается проведение несколькими недропользователями совместных операций по недропользованию по углеводородам на основе соглашения, в том числе использование общей инфраструктуры для разработки месторождений.

      2. Допускается совместное освоение нескольких месторождений, если такое освоение улучшает технические и экономические показатели разработки одного или нескольких месторождений.

      3. Недропользователи, осуществляющие операции по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов на разных участках недр, по согласованию с компетентным органом в установленном настоящим Кодексом порядке вправе:

      1) при наличии имеющихся мощностей, инфраструктурных объектов и (или) иных технических и технологических возможностей у одного из недропользователей заключить с таким недропользователем договор на использование таких мощностей, инфраструктурных объектов и (или) иных технических и технологических возможностей с внесением (при необходимости) соответствующих изменений в проектные документы;

      2) совместно проектировать и (или) строить инфраструктурные объекты либо совместно использовать их на основании соответствующего договора.

      4. В случае совместного освоения несколькими недропользователями нескольких месторождений на разных участках недр в проектных документах обосновываются необходимость и эффективность совместного освоения, а также схема его осуществления.

      5. Для целей реализации подпункта 2) пункта 3 настоящей статьи недропользователи могут определить управляющую компанию, осуществляющую оперативное управление совместными инфраструктурными объектами.

      6. При совместном освоении недропользователь (в том числе управляющая компания) вправе по соглашению между недропользователями проводить часть или все операции по недропользованию другого недропользователя на его участке недр, если это необходимо для совместного освоения.

      7. С учетом положений пункта 3 настоящей статьи распределение объемов добытых углеводородов при совместном использовании инфраструктурных объектов производится по соглашению между недропользователями.

      8. При необходимости в соглашении между недропользователями предусматривается совместное использование систем инженерного обеспечения (в том числе электроэнергии, оборудования и материалов).

Статья 151. Разведка или добыча углеводородов на месторождении в качестве единого объекта

      1. Если часть обнаруженной залежи или месторождения, на которых недропользователь проводит операции по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов, находится в пределах участка недр, находящегося в пользовании у другого недропользователя для проведения операций по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов, такие недропользователи обязаны по своему выбору:

      1) передать свое право недропользования с соблюдением процедур передачи, установленных настоящим Кодексом, чтобы остался только один недропользователь, обладающий правом недропользования по данной залежи или месторождению, или остались несколько недропользователей, обладающих долями в праве недропользования на основе одного контракта;

      2) заключить договор о проведении совместной разведки и добычи или добычи на залежи или месторождении в качестве единого объекта с внесением соответствующих изменений в проектные документы, предварительно согласовав такой договор с компетентным органом.

      2. В случае несоблюдения недропользователями пункта 1 настоящей статьи компетентный орган вправе потребовать от недропользователей заключения договора о совместной разведке и добыче или добыче на залежи или месторождении в качестве единого объекта в судебном порядке.

      3. Недропользователи, осуществляющие совместную разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, несут солидарную ответственность по выполнению обязательств, возложенных на них контрактами.

Статья 152. Измерение и взвешивание нефти

      1. Измерение и взвешивание нефти, добытой недропользователем на участке недр, производятся недропользователем в порядке, утверждаемом уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      2. Недропользователь проводит испытание оборудования и приборов, используемых для взвешивания и измерения нефти, в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      3. Если при испытании или осмотре окажется, что оборудование или приборы имеют дефекты, то при невозможности установления срока неисправности срок дефекта определяется как половина времени от предыдущего замера до дня установления дефекта.

Глава 21. Особенности проведения разведки и добычи метана угольных пластов, разведки и добычи углеводородов на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне, А ТАКЖЕ ДОБЫЧИ УГЛЕВОДОРОДОВ НА ИСТОЩАЮЩИХСЯ МЕСТОРОЖДЕНИЯХ

      Сноска. Заголовок главы 21 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 153. Особенности разведки и добычи метана угольных пластов

      1. Разведка и добыча метана угольных пластов осуществляются в соответствии с требованиями, установленными настоящим Кодексом для разведки и добычи углеводородов, с учетом особенностей, предусмотренных настоящей главой.

      2. Запрещается разработка месторождений угля с повышенным уровнем природной метаноносности угольных пластов без проведения необходимых мероприятий по заблаговременной дегазации, программ по вентиляции и пластовой дегазации с последующей утилизацией полученного метана, обеспечивающих снижение содержания метана в угольных пластах до установленных нормативов.

      В рамках лицензии на разведку и (или) добычу угля допускается добыча метана угольных пластов при дегазации действующих шахт без заключения контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу метана угольных пластов.

      3. При этом такой недропользователь вправе использовать добытый метан угольных пластов только для собственных технологических нужд без дальнейшей его реализации.

      4. В случае намерения недропользователя, проводящего добычу угля, осуществлять добычу метана угольных пластов с целью его дальнейшей реализации такому недропользователю необходимо получить право недропользования на разведку и добычу или добычу метана угольных пластов в порядке, предусмотренном настоящим Кодексом.

Статья 153-1. Добыча углеводородов на истощающихся месторождениях

      1. Недропользователь, осуществляющий добычу углеводородов в рамках контрактов на недропользование по истощающимся месторождениям, обязан соблюдать одновременно следующие условия:

      1) соответствие месторождения критериям, предусмотренным пунктом 2 настоящей статьи. При этом такое соответствие указывается в получившем положительное заключение предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проекте разработки месторождения;

      2) исполнение недропользователем инвестиционного обязательства, предусмотренного пунктом 3 настоящей статьи.

      Контракт на недропользование признается контрактом на недропользование по истощающимся месторождениям при включении обязательства по исполнению инвестиционного обязательства недропользователя, предусмотренного пунктом 3 настоящей статьи.

      2. Месторождение углеводородов относится к категории истощающихся при условии, что в ходе его разработки достигнут хотя бы один из следующих показателей:

      для крупных месторождений углеводородов выработанность запасов должна составлять семьдесят и более процентов от утвержденных извлекаемых запасов и обводненность месторождения – восемьдесят пять и более процентов;

      текущий коэффициент извлечения нефти должен составлять 0,4 доли единицы и более.

      3. Инвестиционным обязательством недропользователя по контракту на недропользование по истощающимся месторождениям являются осуществление дополнительных инвестиций в разработку такого истощающегося месторождения и (или) дополнительное финансирование социально-экономического развития региона в порядке, установленном статьей 129 настоящего Кодекса, в размере не менее суммы, рассчитываемой как произведение коэффициента инвестирования, установленного пунктом 4 настоящей статьи, и суммы совокупного годового дохода по такому месторождению, исчисленной в соответствии с методикой ведения раздельного налогового учета недропользователя, утвержденной в налоговой учетной политике в соответствии со статьей 723 Кодекса Республики Казахстан "О налогах и других обязательных платежах в бюджет" (Налоговый кодекс), по итогам предыдущего года.

      4. Коэффициент инвестирования по истощающемуся месторождению устанавливается исходя из фактического годового объема добычи углеводородов по такому месторождению и составляет:

№ п/п

Объем годовой добычи

Коэффициент инвестирования, в %

1.

до 250 000 тонн включительно

1,0

2.

свыше 250 000 тонн и до 500 000 тонн включительно

2,0

3.

свыше 500 000 тонн и до 1 000 000 тонн включительно

3,0

4.

свыше 1 000 000 тонн и до 2 000 000 тонн включительно

4,0

5.

свыше 2 000 000 тонн и до 3 000 000 тонн включительно

5,0

6.

свыше 3 000 000 тонн и до 4 000 000 тонн включительно

5,5

7.

свыше 4 000 000 тонн и до 5 000 000 тонн включительно

6,5

8.

свыше 5 000 000 тонн и до 7 000 000 тонн включительно

7,0

9.

свыше 7 000 000 тонн и до 10 000 000 тонн включительно

8,0

10.

свыше 10 000 000 тонн

8,5


      Сноска. Глава 21 дополнена статьей 153-1 в соответствии с Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 154. Общие условия проведения разведки и добычи углеводородов на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне

      1. Морем признается поверхность толщи воды, а также в пределах казахстанской части дно Каспийского и Аральского морей.

      2. Внутренними водоемами признаются искусственные водохранилища и водотоки, расположенные в границах Республики Казахстан.

      3. Предохранительная зона – зона суши, простирающаяся от береговой линии моря на пять километров в сторону суши, которая может быть загрязнена вследствие разлива нефти в море и внутренних водоемах или быть источником загрязнения моря.

      4. Морскими объектами признаются искусственные острова, дамбы, сооружения, установки, трубопроводы и иные объекты, используемые при проведении разведки и (или) добычи углеводородов на море.

      5. Недропользователи, проводящие разведку и (или) добычу углеводородов на море, обязаны руководствоваться наилучшей практикой по охране окружающей среды на море, не препятствовать и не наносить вреда судоходству, промыслу, использованию и охране водных биологических ресурсов и иной правомерной деятельности, обычно осуществляемой на конкретном участке моря.

      6. Обязательным условием предоставления права недропользования по углеводородам на море является долевое участие национальной компании в области углеводородов в качестве недропользователя по контракту в размере не менее пятидесяти процентов.

      В последующем указанный размер долевого участия национальной компании в контракте может быть снижен при условии, что национальная компания сохранит свой контроль за принятием решений недропользователями по контракту.

      7. В целях минимизации негативного воздействия на окружающую среду недропользователи, проводящие разведку и (или) добычу углеводородов на море, могут осуществлять совместную реализацию проектов по использованию морских объектов.

      8. Недропользователь, проводящий разведку и (или) добычу углеводородов на море, несет ответственность за экологический ущерб, вред, причиненный физическим и (или) юридическим лицам, в случае загрязнения моря, образовавшегося в результате проводимых операций по недропользованию по углеводородам на море, вне зависимости от наличия вины, если не будет доказано, что экологический ущерб, вред причинены вследствие действия непреодолимой силы или умысла потерпевшего.

      9. Недропользователь, проводящий разведку и (или) добычу углеводородов на море, обязан обеспечить за свой счет доставку с берега представителей государственных органов, имеющих полномочия для проведения инспекций в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан на принадлежащих недропользователю морских объектах.

      Проведение инспекций представителями государственных органов на морских объектах не должно препятствовать нормальной деятельности недропользователя.

      10. Недропользователь, осуществляющий разведку углеводородов на море, вправе приступить к бурению скважин только после проведения всех необходимых геофизических и сейсмических исследований территории разведки, а также выполнения требований пункта 1 статьи 156 настоящего Кодекса.

      11. Запрещается бурение поисковой, разведочной, эксплуатационной или иной скважины, не предусмотренной утвержденным недропользователем и получившим положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проектом бурения скважин, за исключением бурения глушащей скважины при выходе ранее пробуренной скважины из-под контроля при условии, что применение иных методов взятия такой скважины под контроль невозможно либо является неэффективным в сложившихся обстоятельствах.

      При этом недропользователь обязан письменно уведомить компетентный орган о начале бурения глушащей скважины в разумный срок с указанием конкретных обстоятельств и причин, повлиявших на принятие решения о бурении такой скважины.

      12. Недропользователь, осуществляющий разведку и (или) добычу углеводородов в пределах предохранительной зоны, обязан принять необходимые меры, чтобы исключить загрязнение моря в случае подъема уровня вод.

      13. К операциям по недропользованию по углеводородам на внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне применяются положения настоящего Кодекса, установленные для операций по недропользованию в отношении углеводородов на море.

      14. Требования пунктов 8 и 9 настоящей статьи применяются также в отношении лиц, эксплуатирующих объекты, несущие риск разлива нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне.

      15. Для целей настоящей главы под разливами нефти также понимаются разливы нефтепродуктов.

      Сноска. Статья 154 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 23.02.2021 № 11-VII (вводится в действие с даты вступления в силу Конвенции о правовом статусе Каспийского моря, совершенной 12.08.2018);от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 155. Национальная система обеспечения готовности и действий по ликвидации разливов нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне

      1. Ресурсами для ликвидации разливов нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне признаются персонал, суда, оборудование, химические вещества и иные материалы, используемые при ликвидации разливов нефти.

      2. К объектам, несущим риск разливов нефти, относятся морские объекты, морские порты и суда.

      3. Обеспечение готовности и действий по ликвидации разливов нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне осуществляется в зависимости от предполагаемых объемов разливов нефти по следующим уровням:

      первый уровень – незначительные разливы нефти (не превышающие десять тонн нефти), ликвидируемые ресурсами, имеющимися на объекте, несущем риски разлива нефти;

      второй уровень – умеренные (средние) разливы нефти (от десяти тонн до двухсот пятидесяти тонн), для ликвидации которых дополнительно к ресурсам объекта, несущего риск разлива нефти, привлекаются ресурсы с берега;

      третий уровень – крупные разливы нефти (от двухсот пятидесяти и более тонн), для ликвидации которых дополнительно к ресурсам объекта, несущего риск разлива нефти, и ресурсам с берега привлекаются имеющиеся ресурсы в стране и международные ресурсы.

      На основании оценки риска выявленные объемы возможного разлива нефти могут быть выше указанных по трем уровням. Количество ресурсов должно соответствовать уровню вероятного риска разлива нефти.

      4. Национальная система обеспечения готовности и действий по ликвидации разливов нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне включает:

      1) национальный план обеспечения готовности и действий по ликвидации разливов нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне Республики Казахстан (далее – национальный план), утверждаемый уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов совместно с уполномоченными органами в области гражданской защиты и торгового мореплавания;

      2) территориальные планы обеспечения готовности и действий по ликвидации разливов нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне областей, разрабатываемые на основании национального плана территориальными подразделениями ведомства уполномоченного органа в области гражданской защиты и утверждаемые местными исполнительными органами соответствующих областей;

      3) объектовые планы – планы по обеспечению готовности и действий по ликвидации разливов нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне, разрабатываемые собственниками объектов, несущих риск разлива нефти, за исключением собственников судов, на основании национального и территориальных планов соответствующих областей, а также на основе оценки риска разливов нефти и анализа суммарной экологической пользы, которые согласовываются с соответствующим территориальным подразделением уполномоченного органа в сфере гражданской защиты;

      4) судовые планы чрезвычайных мер по борьбе с загрязнением нефтью, разрабатываемые в соответствии с Международной конвенцией по предотвращению загрязнения с судов 1973 года, измененной протоколом 1978 года (МАРПОЛ 73/78).

      5. Государственными органами, ответственными за реализацию национального плана, являются:

      1) уполномоченный орган в области углеводородов – за обеспечение готовности недропользователей к ликвидации разливов нефти;

      2) уполномоченный орган в области торгового мореплавания – за обеспечение готовности морских портов и судов к ликвидации разливов нефти;

      3) уполномоченный орган в области гражданской защиты – за получение и передачу информации о разливах нефти, проведение учений и тренировок, а также за оперативные действия по ликвидации разливов нефти, действия по обращению за международной помощью и за оказание помощи другим странам в случае получения соответствующего запроса.

      6. Объектовые планы утверждаются собственниками объектов, несущих риск разлива нефти, после согласования с территориальным подразделением уполномоченного органа в сфере гражданской защиты и в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня утверждения направляются в уведомительном порядке в уполномоченный орган в области углеводородов.

      Срок согласования объектового плана с территориальными подразделениями уполномоченных органов в области охраны окружающей среды и в области гражданской защиты не должен превышать тридцать календарных дней со дня обращения.

      Объектовые планы могут быть объединены, если у собственника имеется несколько объектов, несущих риск разлива нефти.

      7. Порядок разработки и утверждения судовых планов чрезвычайных мер по борьбе с загрязнением нефтью определяется Международной конвенцией по предотвращению загрязнения с судов 1973 года, измененной протоколом 1978 года (МАРПОЛ 73/78).

      8. План морского объекта утверждается недропользователем после согласования с территориальными подразделениями уполномоченных органов в области охраны окружающей среды и в области гражданской защиты и в течение трех рабочих дней со дня утверждения направляется в уведомительном порядке в уполномоченный орган в области углеводородов.

      9. Территориальный план соответствующей области вводится в действие в следующих случаях:

      1) разлив нефти достиг второго уровня и ресурсов недропользователя и (или) привлекаемой им специализированной организации по ликвидации разливов нефти на море недостаточно для его ликвидации;

      2) разлив произошел с судна или имеется угроза разлива нефти на судне;

      3) обнаружен разлив нефти неизвестного происхождения;

      4) разлив нефти представляет угрозу загрязнения заповедной зоны Каспийского моря;

      5) разлив нефти начал распространяться на территорию сопредельной области.

      10. Национальный план вводится в действие в следующих случаях:

      1) разлив нефти достиг третьего уровня и требуется содействие в организации прибытия международных ресурсов для ликвидации разливов нефти;

      2) разлив нефти не достиг третьего уровня, но представляет угрозу загрязнения заповедной зоны Каспийского моря;

      3) разлив нефти начал распространяться на территорию сопредельного государства.

      11. Руководителем действий по ликвидации разливов нефти является:

      1) при разливах нефти первого уровня – собственник объекта, несущего риск разлива нефти, или привлекаемая им специализированная организация по ликвидации разливов нефти на море;

      2) при разливах нефти второго уровня:

      до введения в действие территориального плана соответствующей области – собственник объекта, несущего риск разлива нефти, или привлекаемая им специализированная организация по ликвидации разливов нефти на море;

      после введения в действие территориального плана соответствующей области – должностное лицо, назначенное акимом области;

      3) при разливах нефти третьего уровня – должностное лицо уполномоченного органа в области гражданской защиты, назначенное Премьер-Министром Республики Казахстан.

      Функции консультативно-совещательного органа при ликвидации разливов нефти третьего уровня в рамках национального плана возлагаются на межведомственную государственную комиссию по предупреждению и ликвидации чрезвычайных ситуаций.

      12. Требования настоящей статьи применяются также в отношении физических и юридических лиц, осуществляющих деятельность, связанную с риском разлива нефти на море, за исключением лиц, на объекты которых распространяется действие Международной конвенции по предотвращению загрязнения с судов 1973 года, измененной протоколом 1978 года (МАРПОЛ 73/78).

      Сноска. Статья 155 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 156. Обеспечение готовности и действия по ликвидации разливов нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне

      1. Запрещается проведение операций на объектах, несущих риск разлива нефти, за исключением судов, без:

      1) проведения оценки рисков разливов нефти;

      2) утвержденного объектового плана;

      3) наличия собственных или привлекаемых на основании договора ресурсов;

      4) выполнения условий, предусмотренных пунктами 2 и 3 настоящей статьи.

      2. Собственники объектов, несущих риск разлива нефти, за исключением судов, обязаны:

      1) для ликвидации разливов нефти первого уровня на море – иметь в наличии на морском объекте либо в пределах тридцатиминутной досягаемости ресурсы, необходимые для полной ликвидации таких разливов нефти;

      2) для ликвидации разливов нефти второго уровня на море:

      иметь в наличии на морском объекте либо в пределах тридцатиминутной досягаемости ресурсы, указанные в подпункте 1) настоящего пункта, в объеме, достаточном на период до прибытия ресурсов местных береговых служб;

      обеспечить прибытие в случае необходимости ресурсов местных береговых служб.

      При отсутствии собственных ресурсов для ликвидации разливов нефти первого и второго уровней собственники объектов, несущих риск разлива нефти, за исключением судов, обязаны заключить договоры со специализированными организациями по ликвидации разливов нефти на море.

      В случае необходимости собственники объектов, несущих риск разлива нефти, вправе привлекать ресурсы в рамках соглашений о сотрудничестве и взаимопомощи при ликвидации разливов нефти.

      Минимальные нормативы и требования к ресурсам, необходимым для ликвидации разливов нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне, устанавливаются уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      3. В целях обеспечения ресурсами для ликвидации разливов нефти третьего уровня собственник объекта, несущего риск разлива нефти, за исключением судов, обязан заключить договор со специализированной организацией по ликвидации разливов нефти на море, имеющей международное признание, квалифицированный персонал и соответствующее оборудование.

      4. В случае обнаружения разлива нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне собственники объектов, несущих риск разлива нефти, обязаны незамедлительно информировать территориальные подразделения уполномоченных органов в области охраны окружающей среды и в области гражданской защиты.

      Порядок информирования о разливе нефти для судов определяется законодательством Республики Казахстан в области торгового мореплавания.

      5. При ликвидации разливов нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне необходимо отдавать предпочтение методам, ориентированным на максимальную защиту здоровья людей и охрану окружающей среды на основе анализа суммарной экологической пользы. Правила определения и согласования оптимальных методов ликвидации аварийных разливов нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне Республики Казахстан на основе анализа суммарной экологической пользы утверждаются уполномоченным органом в области охраны окружающей среды.

      6. После проведения мероприятий по локализации источника разлива нефти и ликвидации разлива нефти, расследования причин аварий, инцидентов собственниками объектов, несущих риск разлива нефти, и (или) специализированными организациями по ликвидации разливов нефти представляется отчет о проделанной работе в уполномоченные органы в области охраны окружающей среды и в области гражданской защиты.

      Собственники морских объектов дополнительно представляют отчет в уполномоченный орган в области углеводородов.

      7. Собственник объекта, несущего риск разлива нефти, обязан в полном объеме устранить экологический ущерб и возместить вред, причиненный третьим лицам в результате разливов нефти на море, внутренних водоемах и в предохранительной зоне, а также расходы государства по ликвидации разливов нефти.

      8. Требования настоящей статьи применяются также в отношении физических и юридических лиц, осуществляющих деятельность, связанную с риском разлива нефти на море, за исключением лиц, на объекты которых распространяется действие Международной конвенции по предотвращению загрязнения с судов 1973 года, измененной протоколом 1978 года (МАРПОЛ 73/78).

      Сноска. Статья 156 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 157. Создание и эксплуатация морских объектов

      1. При проведении операций по недропользованию по углеводородам на море и внутренних водоемах допускаются создание, размещение и эксплуатация морских объектов при условии обеспечения защиты и сохранения окружающей среды в соответствии с утвержденным недропользователем и получившим положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз базовым проектным документом.

      Создание и размещение морских объектов допускается по разрешению уполномоченного органа в области углеводородов, согласованному с уполномоченным органом в области использования и охраны водного фонда, уполномоченным органом в области охраны, воспроизводства и использования животного мира, Пограничной службой Комитета национальной безопасности Республики Казахстан, центральным исполнительным органом, осуществляющим государственную политику в области обороны.

      2. Вокруг морских объектов устанавливаются зоны безопасности, которые простираются на расстояние пятьсот метров, отмеряемых от каждой точки внешнего края таких морских объектов. Морские объекты, а также окружающие их зоны безопасности размещаются в местах, где они не могут стать помехой на морских путях, имеющих важное значение для международного судоходства и рыболовства.

      3. Лица, ответственные за содержание и эксплуатацию морских объектов, должны обеспечивать их охрану, а также наличие соответствующих средств по предупреждению об их местонахождении в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      4. После завершения эксплуатации морских объектов при проведении разведки и (или) добычи углеводородов на море и внутренних водоемах такие объекты, если они не могут быть в дальнейшем использованы в хозяйственных или иных целях, должны быть демонтированы таким образом, чтобы не создавать угрозу безопасности людей и окружающей среде и не являться помехой для судоходства или рыболовства.

      5. Создание, размещение и эксплуатация морских объектов, используемых при проведении разведки и (или) добычи углеводородов на море и внутренних водоемах, осуществляются в порядке, утверждаемом уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      Сноска. Статья 157 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 23.02.2021 № 11-VII (вводятся в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 158. Запрет строительства и эксплуатации хранилищ и резервуаров нефти на море

      1. Запрещаются строительство и эксплуатация хранилищ и резервуаров нефти на море.

      2. Запрещаются хранение и складирование нефти на морских объектах, за исключением временного (не более двадцати календарных дней) хранения нефти при транспортировке такой нефти танкерами непосредственно с морских объектов.

Статья 159. Запрет сброса и захоронения отходов при проведении разведки и (или) добычи углеводородов на море

      1. Запрещаются сброс в море и захоронение на дне моря отходов при проведении разведки и (или) добычи углеводородов на море.

      2. Сброс производственных и других сточных вод в море осуществляется только с разрешения и под контролем уполномоченного органа в области охраны окружающей среды при условии очистки таких вод до установленных нормативов.

РАЗДЕЛ VIII. ДОБЫЧА УРАНА

Глава 22. Особенности предоставления и прекращения права недропользования на добычу урана

Параграф 1. Предоставление права недропользования на добычу урана национальной компании в области урана на основании прямых переговоров

Статья 160. Условия предоставления национальной компании в области урана права недропользования на добычу урана на основании прямых переговоров

      1. Национальной компанией в области урана признается акционерное общество, созданное по решению Правительства Республики Казахстан, контрольный пакет акций которого принадлежит государству или национальному управляющему холдингу, осуществляющее деятельность в области урана на условиях, установленных законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      2. Участок недр на добычу предоставляется национальной компании в области урана на основании прямых переговоров.

      3. Право недропользования на добычу (доля в праве недропользования), предоставленное национальной компании в области урана на основании прямых переговоров, может быть передано только юридическому лицу, более пятидесяти процентов акций (долей участия) в котором прямо или косвенно принадлежат национальной компании в области урана.

      При любой последующей передаче такое юридическое лицо вправе передавать полученное право недропользования (долю в праве недропользования) только юридическому лицу, в котором национальной компании в области урана прямо или косвенно принадлежат более пятидесяти процентов акций (долей участия).

Статья 161. Заявление национальной компании в области урана на проведение прямых переговоров

      1. Национальная компания в области урана, имеющая намерение получить в пользование участок недр для добычи урана на основании прямых переговоров, направляет в компетентный орган заявление с указанием границ участка недр, на который претендует национальная компания в области урана.

      2. Заявление и прилагаемые к нему документы должны быть составлены на казахском и русском языках.

Статья 162. Порядок проведения прямых переговоров с национальной компанией в области урана

      1. Прямые переговоры по предоставлению права недропользования на добычу национальной компании в области урана проводятся между уполномоченными представителями национальной компании в области урана и рабочей группой компетентного органа. Положение о рабочей группе и ее состав утверждаются компетентным органом.

      2. Прямые переговоры проводятся в течение двух месяцев со дня поступления заявления в компетентный орган. Срок проведения прямых переговоров может быть продлен по решению компетентного органа.

      3. В случае, если на этапе подачи заявления на проведение прямых переговоров либо в ходе прямых переговоров национальной компанией в области урана предложены обязательства по внутристрановой ценности в работах и услугах в размере более пятидесяти процентов, предложенные обязательства закрепляются в контракте на добычу урана.

      4. По результатам прямых переговоров компетентный орган принимает решение о заключении контракта или об отказе в его заключении.

      5. В случае принятия решения о заключении контракта на добычу урана национальная компания в области урана в течение двенадцати календарных месяцев со дня его принятия:

      1) уплачивает подписной бонус, определенный по результатам прямых переговоров;

      2) обязана обеспечить разработку проекта опытно-промышленной добычи урана и его экспертизу в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом;

      3) направляет в компетентный орган подтверждение оплаты подписного бонуса и подписанный со своей стороны контракт на добычу урана, разработанный в соответствии с типовым контрактом на добычу урана, утверждаемым компетентным органом.

      В контракте на добычу урана закрепляется период опытно-промышленной добычи, продолжительность которого определяется по результатам прямых переговоров.

      Срок, указанный в настоящем пункте, может быть продлен по решению компетентного органа на срок до шести месяцев, когда разработка и согласование соответствующего проекта не были завершены в срок по обстоятельствам, не зависящим от воли недропользователя.

      6. Компетентный орган в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня получения контракта на добычу урана и подтверждения оплаты подписного бонуса заключает контракт на добычу урана и направляет национальной компании в области урана ее экземпляр (экземпляры).

Параграф 2. Прекращение права недропользования на добычу урана

Статья 163. Досрочное прекращение компетентным органом действия контракта на добычу урана в одностороннем порядке

      1. Компетентный орган письменно уведомляет недропользователя о допущенном нарушении в случаях:

      1) непредставления либо представления заведомо недостоверной отчетности, предусмотренной статьей 180 настоящего Кодекса;

      2) выполнения недропользователем финансовых обязательств, установленных контрактом на добычу урана, менее чем на тридцать процентов за отчетный год;

      3) проведения операций по добыче урана, связанных с нарушением целостности земной поверхности, без формирования суммы обеспечения в соответствии с установленным графиком либо в нарушение графика формирования суммы обеспечения;

      4) в иных случаях нарушения недропользователем обязательств, установленных контрактом на добычу урана.

      Недропользователь обязан устранить нарушения, указанные в подпунктах 1), 2), 3) настоящего пункта, в течение трех месяцев со дня получения уведомления о допущенном нарушении, а нарушения иных обязательств, установленных контрактом на добычу урана, – в срок, указанный в уведомлении, и письменно сообщить об этом компетентному органу с приложением документов, подтверждающих устранение.

      2. В случае неустранения недропользователем в трехмесячный срок одного из нарушений, указанных в подпунктах 1), 2), 3) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, а также при неустранении в указанный в уведомлении компетентного органа срок более двух нарушений иных обязательств, установленных контрактом на добычу урана, компетентный орган вправе досрочно прекратить действие контракта на добычу урана в одностороннем порядке.

      3. Компетентный орган досрочно прекращает действие контракта на добычу урана в одностороннем порядке в случаях:

      1) вступления в силу решения суда о запрете деятельности по недропользованию;

      2) проведения операций по добыче урана без соответствующих утвержденных недропользователем и получивших положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом экспертиз проектных документов;

      3) нарушения недропользователем требований настоящего Кодекса, относящихся к переходу права недропользования и объектов, связанных с правом недропользования.

      4. Досрочное прекращение действия контракта на добычу урана в одностороннем порядке производится компетентным органом путем направления недропользователю письменного уведомления.

      Контракт прекращает действие по истечении двух месяцев со дня получения недропользователем такого уведомления.

      5. Недропользователь вправе оспорить законность досрочного прекращения компетентным органом действия контракта на добычу урана в суде в течение двух месяцев со дня получения им уведомления. В случае обращения недропользователя в суд срок, указанный в пункте 4 настоящей статьи, приостанавливается до вступления решения суда в законную силу.

      6. По решению Правительства Республики Казахстан компетентный орган вправе досрочно прекратить действие контракта на добычу урана в одностороннем порядке, в том числе заключенного до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, в случае, если действия недропользователя при проведении операций по добыче урана на участке недр, имеющем стратегическое значение, приводят к изменению экономических интересов Республики Казахстан, создающему угрозу национальной безопасности.

      В случае одностороннего прекращения действия контракта по указанному основанию компетентный орган должен предупредить об этом недропользователя не позднее чем за два месяца.

      7. В случае, если действия недропользователя при проведении операций по добыче урана в отношении участков недр, имеющих стратегическое значение, приводят к изменению экономических интересов Республики Казахстан, создающему угрозу национальной безопасности, компетентный орган вправе потребовать изменение и (или) дополнение условий контракта, в том числе заключенного до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, с целью восстановления экономических интересов Республики Казахстан.

      Компетентный орган вправе досрочно прекратить действие такого контракта на добычу урана в одностороннем порядке, если:

      1) в срок до двух месяцев со дня получения уведомления от компетентного органа об изменении и (или) дополнении условий контракта недропользователь письменно не подтвердит свое согласие на проведение переговоров по изменению и (или) дополнению условий контракта либо откажется от их проведения;

      2) в срок до четырех месяцев со дня получения согласия недропользователя на проведение переговоров по изменению и (или) дополнению условий контракта стороны не достигнут соглашения по изменению и (или) дополнению условий контракта;

      3) в срок до шести месяцев со дня достижения согласованного решения по восстановлению экономических интересов Республики Казахстан стороны не подпишут изменение и (или) дополнение в условия контракта.

Статья 164. Участок недр и имущество при прекращении права недропользования на добычу урана

      1. Со дня прекращения действия контракта на добычу урана участок (участки) недр, закрепленный (закрепленные) в таком контракте, является (являются) возвращенным (возвращенными) государству.

      2. Со дня завершения периода добычи участок (участки) добычи является (являются) возвращенным (возвращенными) государству.

      В случае если в контракте на добычу урана закреплены два и более участка добычи, то со дня завершения периода добычи по одному из участков добычи такой участок является возвращенным государству.

      3. При прекращении действия контракта на добычу урана компетентный орган уведомляет недропользователя об одном из следующих решений:

      1) ликвидировать последствия недропользования на таком участке недр;

      2) произвести консервацию участка недр;

      3) передать участок недр в доверительное управление национальной компании в области урана.

      4. Уведомление направляется в следующие сроки:

      1) в случае истечения срока действия контракта на добычу урана по завершении периода добычи – не позднее чем за два месяца до такого завершения;

      2) в случае досрочного прекращения компетентным органом действия контракта на добычу урана в одностороннем порядке – одновременно с направлением уведомления о досрочном прекращении действия контракта на добычу урана;

      3) в случае расторжения контракта на добычу урана по соглашению сторон – одновременно с подписанием соглашения о расторжении контракта.

      5. Лицо, получившее уведомление компетентного органа о решении ликвидировать последствия недропользования на участке недр либо произвести консервацию участка недр:

      1) обязано прекратить операции по добыче урана на участке недр, за исключением операций, незамедлительное прекращение которых связано с угрозой возникновения чрезвычайных ситуаций. Прекращение таких операций должно быть осуществлено в течение двух месяцев со дня получения уведомления;

      2) обязано незамедлительно после утверждения и получения положительных заключений предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом экспертиз проекта ликвидации или консервации начать работы по ликвидации последствий недропользования или консервации участка недр в соответствии с требованиями, установленными настоящим Кодексом;

      3) вправе в течение шести месяцев со дня получения уведомления вывезти добытый им уран, а также оборудование и иное имущество, являющиеся его собственностью. Оборудование и иное имущество, не вывезенные в указанный срок, подлежат ликвидации или консервации в соответствии с требованиями, установленными настоящим Кодексом.

      6. В случае отсутствия прежнего недропользователя либо его уклонения от исполнения обязанности, предусмотренной подпунктом 2) пункта 5 настоящей статьи, проведение работ по ликвидации последствий недропользования или консервации участка недр осуществляется за счет средств обеспечения.

      При этом в случае, указанном в подпункте 1) пункта 4 настоящей статьи, уполномоченный орган в области добычи урана имеет право обратить взыскание на предмет залога в полном объеме, а в случае, указанном в подпункте 2) пункта 4 настоящей статьи, – в объеме фактически понесенных затрат на проведение работ по консервации участка недр.

      7. Лицо, получившее уведомление компетентного органа о решении передать участок недр в доверительное управление национальной компании в области урана:

      1) обязано в месячный срок со дня получения уведомления передать оборудование и иное имущество, обеспечивающие непрерывность технологического процесса и промышленную безопасность на участке недр, в доверительное управление национальной компании в области урана на срок до передачи имущества новому недропользователю.

      В случае отсутствия прежнего недропользователя либо его уклонения от передачи имущества национальной компании в области урана компетентный орган выступает в качестве его поверенного в отношении такого имущества и передает его национальной компании в области урана по акту, содержащему перечень, предусматривающий указание о состоянии передаваемого имущества;

      2) вправе в течение шести месяцев со дня получения уведомления вывезти добытый им уран, а также оборудование и иное имущество, являющиеся его собственностью, за исключением объектов, указанных в подпункте 1) настоящего пункта.

      8. В случае, предусмотренном в подпункте 3) пункта 3 настоящей статьи:

      1) доверительный управляющий организует проведение оценки имущества, указанного в подпункте 1) пункта 7 настоящей статьи;

      2) имущество, указанное в подпункте 1) пункта 7 настоящей статьи, со дня заключения контракта на добычу урана переходит в собственность нового недропользователя, который уплачивает прежнему недропользователю стоимость такого имущества.

      9. В случаях, предусмотренных подпунктами 1) и 2) пункта 8 настоящей статьи:

      1) компетентный орган в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня заключения контракта на добычу урана направляет прежнему недропользователю уведомление о необходимости передачи прав по банковскому вкладу, обеспечивающему исполнение обязательства по ликвидации, новому недропользователю и сроках такой передачи;

      2) прежний недропользователь в сроки, указанные в уведомлении, передает права по банковскому вкладу, обеспечивающему исполнение обязательства по ликвидации, новому недропользователю.

Статья 165. Доверительное управление участком недр и имуществом при прекращении права недропользования

      1. В случае, предусмотренном пунктом 7 статьи 164 настоящего Кодекса, компетентный орган в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня направления уведомления о решении передать участок недр в доверительное управление национальной компании в области урана для последующего предоставления его иному лицу заключает с национальной компанией в области урана договор доверительного управления таким участком недр.

      2. Договор доверительного управления участком недр разрабатывается и заключается в форме электронного документа, удостоверенного посредством электронных цифровых подписей уполномоченных должностных лиц, путем использования единой государственной системы управления недропользованием в соответствии с Гражданским кодексом Республики Казахстан, требованиями законодательства Республики Казахстан об электронном документе и электронной цифровой подписи и предоставляет доверительному управляющему право:

      1) осуществлять операции по добыче урана без заключения контракта на добычу урана;

      2) получить земельный участок на праве землепользования для осуществления деятельности по доверительному управлению участком недр.

      3. Доверительный управляющий имеет право на возмещение расходов, произведенных при доверительном управлении участком недр и подтвержденных в установленном порядке, за счет доходов от его использования при представлении документов, подтверждающих необходимость произведенных расходов.

      В случае такого возмещения расходов новый недропользователь не возмещает затраты доверительного управляющего, ранее возмещенные в соответствии с настоящей статьей.

      В случае отсутствия дохода либо его недостаточности возмещение расходов осуществляется за счет учредителя (выгодоприобретателя).

      4. Доходы от доверительного управления, за исключением сумм, направленных на возмещение расходов доверительного управляющего и уплату налогов, связанных с исполнением договора доверительного управления, по результатам прекращения действия договора доверительного управления направляются учредителю (выгодоприобретателю).

      5. Приобретение товаров, работ и услуг в рамках договора доверительного управления участком недр осуществляется без соблюдения требований, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      6. Доверительный управляющий отвечает своим имуществом по обязательствам, вытекающим из сделок, совершенных им с превышением полномочий, предоставленных ему договором доверительного управления участком недр, или с нарушением установленных ограничений.

      7. Земельный участок переоформляется на доверительного управляющего на срок действия договора доверительного управления участком недр, но не более десяти лет со дня его заключения.

      Сноска. Статья 165 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2024).

Глава 23. Участки и территории добычи урана

Статья 166. Участки недр, предоставляемые для проведения операций по добыче урана

      1. Участки недр для добычи урана предоставляются национальной компании в области урана на основании прямых переговоров.

      2. Участки недр для добычи урана ограничиваются глубиной залегания обнаруженных в их пределах залежей урана.

      3. В контракте на добычу урана может быть предусмотрено несколько участков недр.

      4. Размер участков недр, предоставляемых национальной компании в области урана на основании прямых переговоров, в рамках одного контракта на добычу урана в совокупности не может превышать двести блоков.

Статья 167. Предоставление участка недр

      1. Со дня регистрации контракта на добычу урана участок недр является переданным в пользование недропользователю.

      2. Заключение контракта на добычу урана или дополнения к контракту на добычу урана, предусматривающего закрепление участка и периода опытно-промышленной добычи и периода добычи, является основанием для предоставления недропользователю права землепользования на необходимый ему земельный участок в соответствии с земельным законодательством Республики Казахстан.

Статья 168. Понятие и виды преобразования

      1. Преобразованием участков недр является изменение их пространственных границ, производимое путем:

      1) увеличения участка недр;

      2) уменьшения участка недр.

      2. Преобразование участков недр допускается при условии, что пользователем преобразуемых участков является одно лицо (одни лица).

Статья 169. Увеличение участка недр

      1. Увеличение участка недр по контракту на добычу урана производится по заявлению недропользователя при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) недропользователем при проведении разведочных работ обнаружена залежь (совокупность залежей), установленная в утвержденном недропользователем и получившем положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом экспертиз проектном документе, примыкающая к участку недр для добычи;

      2) запрашиваемый участок недр свободен от недропользования по урану;

      3) участок недр запрашивается блоками, в пределах которых располагаются контуры обнаруженной залежи (совокупности залежей), установленные в утвержденном недропользователем и получившем положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом экспертиз проектном документе;

      4) отсутствуют не устраненные недропользователем нарушения обязательств по контракту на добычу урана, указанные в уведомлении компетентного органа.

      2. Заявление об увеличении участка недр должно содержать:

      1) наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на добычу урана;

      3) указание на запрашиваемый участок недр, на котором предполагается увеличить территорию первоначального участка недр.

      3. К заявлению дополнительно прилагаются:

      1) подписанное недропользователем дополнение к контракту, предусматривающее увеличение участка недр;

      2) отчет компетентного лица по запасам на запрашиваемый участок.

      4. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган:

      1) принимает решение об увеличении участка недр или отказывает в увеличении;

      2) уведомляет заявителя о принятом решении, а в случае принятия решения об увеличении участка недр – дополнительно о размере подписного бонуса по запрашиваемому участку недр.

      5. Компетентный орган отказывает в увеличении участка недр в случае:

      1) если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) несоблюдения условий, установленных в пункте 1 настоящей статьи.

      Отказ компетентного органа в увеличении участка недр не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления.

      6. Компетентный орган в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня получения от заявителя подтверждения оплаты подписного бонуса заключает с заявителем дополнение к контракту на добычу урана и направляет заявителю его подписанный экземпляр.

      7. Увеличение участка недр не является основанием для увеличения периода добычи по контракту на добычу урана.

Статья 170. Уменьшение участка недр

      1. В любое время до окончания периода добычи урана недропользователь вправе уменьшить территорию и соответствующий ей участок недр посредством возврата государству любой их части при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) завершение на возвращаемом участке недр работ по ликвидации последствий недропользования до дня возврата в порядке, установленном настоящим Кодексом;

      2) возврат территории и соответствующего ей участка недр осуществляется блоками;

      3) имеется предварительное согласие залогодержателя на возврат, если право недропользования обременено залогом;

      4) отсутствуют не устраненные недропользователем нарушения обязательств по контракту на добычу урана.

      2. Заявление об уменьшении участка недр должно содержать:

      1) наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на добычу урана;

      3) указание на участок недр (его часть), который (которую) предполагается вернуть государству;

      4) указание на участок (участки) недр, остающийся (остающиеся) у недропользователя.

      3. К заявлению дополнительно прилагаются:

      1) копия акта ликвидации последствий недропользования на возвращаемом участке недр;

      2) подписанное недропользователем дополнение к контракту, предусматривающее уменьшение участка недр.

      4. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган принимает решение об уменьшении участка недр или отказывает в уменьшении.

      5. Компетентный орган отказывает в уменьшении участка недр в случае:

      1) если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) несоблюдения условий, установленных в пункте 1 настоящей статьи.

      Отказ компетентного органа в уменьшении участка недр не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления.

      6. Компетентный орган в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня принятия решения об уменьшении участка недр заключает с заявителем дополнение к контракту на добычу урана и направляет заявителю его подписанный экземпляр.

      7. Возврат недропользователем всей территории и участка недр влечет прекращение контракта на добычу урана.

Глава 24. Периоды добычи урана

Статья 171. Период опытно-промышленной добычи

      1. По контрактам на добычу урана при их заключении закрепляются участок недр и период опытно-промышленной добычи.

      2. В течение периода опытно-промышленной добычи недропользователь вправе осуществлять разработку, утверждение и проведение предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом экспертиз проекта разработки месторождения, а также опытно-промышленную добычу урана.

      3. Продолжительность периода опытно-промышленной добычи составляет не более четырех лет с соответствующим сокращением максимальной продолжительности периода добычи урана, указанной в пункте 1 статьи 172 настоящего Кодекса.

      Период опытно-промышленной добычи по контракту на добычу урана устанавливается компетентным органом в извещении по результатам прямых переговоров с национальной компанией в области урана.

      4. Обязательным условием закрепления участка добычи и периода опытно-промышленной добычи по контракту на добычу урана является получение недропользователем недр отчета по подсчету геологических запасов и положительного заключения экспертиз в отношении проекта опытно-промышленной добычи, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      5. Заявление о закреплении участка добычи и периода опытно-промышленной добычи должно содержать:

      1) наименование недропользователя;

      2) положительное заключение государственной экспертизы на проект опытно-промышленной добычи и сведения о наличии запасов;

      3) указание на участок (участки) недр для добычи;

      4) продолжительность периода опытно-промышленной добычи.

      6. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган.

      7. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган принимает решение о закреплении участка добычи и периода опытно-промышленной добычи или отказывает в таком закреплении.

      8. Компетентный орган отказывает в закреплении участка добычи и периода опытно-промышленной добычи в случае, если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом.

      Отказ компетентного органа в закреплении участка добычи и периода опытно-промышленной добычи не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления.

Статья 172. Период добычи урана

      1. Максимальная продолжительность периода добычи урана при заключении контракта на добычу урана составляет не более двадцати пяти лет, включая период опытно-промышленной добычи.

      2. Период добычи урана в пределах срока, предусмотренного пунктом 1 настоящей статьи, определяется на основе проекта разработки месторождения, утвержденного недропользователем и получившего положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом экспертиз.

      Период опытно-промышленной добычи и добычи на участке недр исчисляется со дня регистрации контракта на добычу урана.

      3. Недропользователь вправе досрочно прекратить период добычи посредством возврата всей территории добычи урана в порядке и на условиях, установленных настоящим Кодексом.

Статья 173. Продление периода добычи урана

      1. Период добычи продлевается компетентным органом по заявлению недропользователя на период до двадцати пяти последовательных лет.

      2. Заявление о продлении периода добычи подается недропользователем по установленной форме в компетентный орган не позднее шести месяцев до завершения продлеваемого периода добычи.

      3. Заявление о продлении периода добычи должно содержать:

      1) наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на добычу урана;

      3) указание на участок (участки) недр, по которому (которым) запрашивается продление периода добычи;

      4) запрашиваемый срок продления периода добычи.

      4. К заявлению дополнительно прилагаются:

      1) исключен Законом РК от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования);

      2) утвержденный недропользователем и получивший положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проект разработки месторождения урана, предусматривающий разработку месторождения в течение запрашиваемого срока продления периода добычи.

      4-1. Если объемы прироста запасов месторождения урана превышают начальные запасы на тридцать и более процентов согласно отчету по подсчету геологических запасов, положения контракта на добычу урана в отношении такого месторождения должны содержать дополнительные обязательства недропользователя по реализации проекта, направленного на социально-экономическое развитие региона.

      5. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двух месяцев со дня его поступления в компетентный орган.

      5-1. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган принимает одно из следующих решений:

      1) о продлении периода добычи, за исключением случая, предусмотренного пунктом 4-1 настоящей статьи;

      2) в случае, предусмотренном пунктом 4-1 настоящей статьи, – о проведении с недропользователем переговоров в сроки и порядке, предусмотренные настоящей статьей;

      3) об отказе в продлении периода добычи.

      5-2. В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 2) пункта 5-1 настоящей статьи, компетентный орган в течение двух месяцев со дня принятия такого решения проводит переговоры с недропользователем по определению условий и порядка выполнения обязательства, предусмотренного пунктом 4-1 настоящей статьи.

      5-3. По результатам переговоров компетентный орган в течение пяти рабочих дней принимает и уведомляет недропользователя об одном из следующих решений о (об):

      1) продлении периода добычи, а также условиях и порядке выполнения обязательства, предусмотренного пунктом 4-1 настоящей статьи;

      2) отказе в продлении периода добычи.

      6. Компетентный орган отказывает в продлении периода добычи в следующих случаях:

      1) если заявление подано позже срока, установленного пунктом 2 настоящей статьи;

      2) если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом;

      3) если проект разработки месторождения предусматривает разработку месторождения в течение срока меньшего, чем запрашивается в заявлении;

      4) при наличии не устраненных недропользователем нарушений обязательств по контракту на добычу урана, указанных в уведомлении компетентного органа;

      5) при отсутствии намерения компетентного органа продлевать период добычи урана.

      Продление периода добычи производится только по участку (участкам) недр, указанному (указанным) в заявлении.

      7. В случае, если контракт на дату подачи заявления о продлении периода добычи соответствует действующему на дату подачи заявления типовому контракту на добычу урана, утверждаемому компетентным органом, при продлении периода добычи между недропользователем и компетентным органом в течение одного месяца со дня принятия решения о продлении заключается дополнение к контракту на добычу урана, предусматривающее продление периода добычи.

      8. В случае, если контракт на дату подачи заявления о продлении периода добычи не соответствует действующему на дату подачи заявления типовому контракту на добычу урана, утверждаемому компетентным органом, при продлении периода добычи между недропользователем и компетентным органом в течение двух месяцев со дня принятия решения о продлении заключается контракт на добычу урана в новой редакции, разработанный в соответствии с типовым контрактом на добычу урана.

      9. В случае, если период добычи урана в рамках контракта установлен на срок не менее двадцати лет, при продлении периода добычи условия контракта подлежат приведению в соответствие с законодательством Республики Казахстан, действующим на дату такого продления.

      Условия продления периода добычи контракта не могут быть менее выгодными для Республики Казахстан, чем условия, на которых право недропользования было предоставлено.

      Сноска. Статья 173 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 30.12.2022 № 177-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 174. Охрана недр и окружающей среды, рациональное и комплексное использование недр при добыче урана

      1. Обязательными условиями проведения добычи урана являются:

      1) обеспечение охраны недр;

      2) рациональное и экономически эффективное использование недр на основе применения высоких технологий и положительной практики пользования недрами;

      3) соблюдение требований экологического законодательства Республики Казахстан.

      Под положительной практикой пользования недрами понимается общепринятая международная практика, применяемая при проведении операций по добыче урана, которая является рациональной, безопасной, необходимой и экономически эффективной.

      2. Охрана недр и окружающей среды включает систему правовых, организационных, экономических, технологических и других мероприятий, направленных на:

      1) охрану жизни и здоровья населения;

      2) сохранение естественных ландшафтов и рекультивацию нарушенных земель, иных геоморфологических структур.

      3. Требованиями в области рационального и комплексного использования и охраны недр являются:

      1) обеспечение рационального и экономически эффективного использования недр на всех этапах проведения операций по добыче урана;

      2) обеспечение полноты извлечения из недр полезных ископаемых, не допуская выборочную отработку;

      3) достоверный учет запасов урана и попутных компонентов;

      4) предотвращение накопления промышленных и бытовых отходов на площадях водосбора и в местах залегания подземных вод, используемых для питьевого или промышленного водоснабжения;

      5) охрана недр от обводнения, пожаров и других стихийных факторов, осложняющих эксплуатацию и разработку месторождений урана;

      6) предотвращение загрязнения недр при хранении урана или иных веществ и материалов, захоронении вредных веществ и отходов;

      7) соблюдение установленного порядка приостановления, прекращения операций по добыче урана, ликвидации последствий недропользования, консервации участков недр;

      8) обеспечение экологических и санитарно-эпидемиологических требований при складировании и размещении отходов.

      4. Недропользователи при проектировании работ, связанных с пользованием недрами, проведении работ по разработке месторождений урана обязаны обеспечить требования по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр и охране недр, установленные настоящим Кодексом.

      5. Размер ущерба, причиненного вследствие нарушения требований по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр, предусмотренных в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом, устанавливается уполномоченным органом в области добычи урана в порядке, им определенном.

Глава 25. Условия добычи урана

Статья 175. Общие условия добычи урана

      1. Обязательными условиями проведения добычи урана являются рациональное и экономически эффективное использование недр на основе применения высоких технологий и положительной практики пользования недрами, а также обеспечение безопасности жизни и здоровья людей.

      2. Для целей учета количества добытого урана определяется уран, поднятый на поверхность с продуктивными растворами, за вычетом урана, возвращаемого с выщелачивающими растворами в недра.

Статья 176. Условия добычи урана

      1. Операции по добыче урана должны проводиться в соответствии с утвержденным недропользователем и получившим положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом экспертиз проектом опытно-промышленной добычи и (или) проектом разработки месторождения.

      2. Все работы по добыче урана подлежат документированию.

      3. При проведении добычи урана недропользователь обязан обеспечить:

      1) оптимальность и безопасность применяемых технических средств добычи;

      2) достоверный учет добытых и оставляемых в недрах запасов урана, продуктов их переработки и отходов производства, образующихся при добыче;

      3) соблюдение норм и стандартов, применяемых методов и способов опытно-промышленной добычи и (или) добычи;

      4) выполнение экологических и санитарно-эпидемиологических требований при складировании и размещении отходов добычи и продуктов переработки;

      5) извлечение урана в порядке, предусмотренном проектом опытно-промышленной добычи и проектом разработки месторождения.

      4. Извлекаемые в ходе добычи уран и другие попутные полезные ископаемые являются собственностью недропользователя, если иное не предусмотрено настоящим Кодексом или контрактом.

      5. Поднятые на поверхность продуктивные растворы при способе подземного выщелачивания, связанные с операциями по извлечению минерального сырья, не относятся к добыче подземных вод в случае, если данные растворы после извлечения из них урана и других попутных полезных ископаемых закачиваются в недра в том же объеме.

      6. Недропользователь вправе без получения в соответствии с водным законодательством Республики Казахстан разрешения на специальное водопользование при условии соблюдения требований экологического законодательства Республики Казахстан осуществлять в пределах участка недр добычу урана и других попутных полезных ископаемых из продуктивных растворов, содержащих полезный компонент, поднятых на поверхность.

      Дальнейшее использование попутно добытых подземных вод осуществляется в соответствии с водным и экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      7. В период добычи урана допускается проведение доизучения (доразведки) участка добычи с целью уточнения геологического строения и запасов месторождения урана.

      8. Работы по доразведке проводятся в соответствии с проектом разработки месторождения.

      В случае, если в течение доизучения недропользователем на участке добычи обнаружена новая залежь (совокупность залежей), ее оценка производится в соответствии с дополнением к проекту разработки месторождения.

      Сноска. Статья 176 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 177. Ликвидация последствий добычи урана

      1. Ликвидация последствий добычи урана проводится в соответствии с проектом ликвидации последствий добычи, утвержденным недропользователем и получившим положительные заключения экспертиз, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      Требования к проведению работ по ликвидации последствий добычи урана устанавливаются в правилах консервации и ликвидации при проведении добычи урана, утверждаемых уполномоченным органом в области добычи урана.

      2. Ликвидация последствий добычи урана проводится:

      1) на участке недр, право недропользования по которому прекращено, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных подпунктами 2) и 3) пункта 3 статьи 164 настоящего Кодекса;

      2) на участке недр (его части), который (которую) недропользователь намеревается вернуть государству.

      3. В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 1) пункта 2 настоящей статьи, лицо, право недропользования которого в отношении такого участка недр прекращено, обязано:

      1) в течение двух месяцев со дня прекращения права недропользования утвердить и представить для прохождения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом экспертиз проект ликвидации последствий недропользования по урану;

      2) завершить ликвидацию последствий добычи на участке недр в сроки, установленные в проекте ликвидации последствий добычи урана.

      4. Ликвидация последствий добычи урана считается завершенной со дня подписания акта ликвидации:

      1) недропользователем либо лицом, право недропользования которого прекращено на соответствующем участке недр;

      2) представителем компетентного органа;

      3) представителями уполномоченных органов в области охраны окружающей среды, в сфере санитарно-эпидемиологического благополучия населения и местных исполнительных органов области, города республиканского значения, столицы;

      4) в случае проведения ликвидации последствий добычи на земельном участке, находящемся в частной собственности или долгосрочном землепользовании, – собственником земельного участка или землепользователем.

      При этом в случае если в течение десяти лет после подписания акта ликвидации будет установлено, что недропользователь либо лицо, право недропользования которого прекращено по соответствующему участку недр, выполнили работы по ликвидации последствий добычи в нарушение проекта ликвидации, то такие лица обязаны за свой счет устранить выявленное нарушение в сроки, согласованные с компетентным органом.

      5. Исполнение обязательства по ликвидации последствий добычи урана обеспечивается залогом банковского вклада.

      6. Банковский вклад, являющийся предметом залога, обеспечивающего исполнение обязательства по ликвидации последствий добычи, формируется посредством взноса денег в размере суммы, определенной в проекте опытно-промышленной добычи и проекте разработки месторождения, пропорционально планируемым объемам добычи урана.

      Размеры взносов в банковский вклад определяются в проекте опытно-промышленной добычи и проекте разработки месторождения на основе рыночной стоимости работ по ликвидации последствий добычи урана и подлежат пересчету не реже одного раза в три года в рамках анализа разработки.

      7. Передача права недропользования является безусловным основанием переоформления (передачи) прав по заложенному банковскому вкладу, сформированному по условиям контракта.

      8. При прекращении контракта сумма обеспечения с согласия компетентного органа может быть уменьшена соразмерно части стоимости ликвидационных работ, выполненных на участке недр и принятых в порядке, предусмотренном пунктом 4 настоящей статьи.

      9. Если фактические затраты на ликвидацию последствий операций по добыче урана превысят размер обеспечения, то недропользователь обязан осуществить дополнительное финансирование работ по ликвидации. Если фактические затраты на ликвидацию окажутся меньше размера обеспечения, то оставшиеся деньги остаются у недропользователя, за исключением случаев, установленных настоящим Кодексом.

Статья 178. Обязательства недропользователей в области обучения, науки, цифровизации и социально-экономического развития региона в течение периода добычи урана

      Сноска. Заголовок статьи 178 в редакции Закона РК от 25.06.2020 № 347-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      1. В течение периода добычи, начиная со второго года, недропользователь обязан ежегодно:

      1) осуществлять финансирование обучения казахстанских кадров в размере одного процента от затрат на добычу, понесенных недропользователем в период добычи урана по итогам предыдущего года, в порядке, утверждаемом уполномоченным органом в области добычи урана совместно с уполномоченным органом в области образования;

      2) осуществлять финансирование научно-исследовательских, научно-технических и (или) опытно-конструкторских работ в порядке, определенном уполномоченным органом в области добычи урана совместно с уполномоченным органом в области науки, и (или) проектов цифровизации в области добычи урана в порядке, определенном уполномоченным органом в области добычи урана совместно с уполномоченным органом в сфере информатизации, в размере одного процента от затрат на добычу, понесенных недропользователем в период добычи урана по итогам предыдущего года;

      3) осуществлять финансирование социально-экономического развития региона и развития его инфраструктуры в размере одного процента от инвестиций по контракту на добычу урана в период добычи урана по итогам предыдущего года.

      2. К финансированию расходов на социально-экономическое развитие региона и развитие его инфраструктуры относятся расходы недропользователя на развитие и поддержание объектов социальной инфраструктуры региона, поддержку субъектов социального предпринимательства, а также средства, перечисляемые им на эти цели в государственный бюджет.

      3. Объем финансирования, осуществленного в соответствии с пунктом 1 настоящей статьи, превышающий установленный минимум, учитывается в счет исполнения соответствующих обязательств недропользователя в следующем году.

      Сноска. Статья 178 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 25.06.2020 № 347-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 27.06.2022 № 129-VII (вводятся в действие с 01.01.2023).

Статья 179. Приобретение товаров, работ и услуг при проведении операций по добыче урана

      1. Приобретение товаров, работ и услуг при проведении операций по добыче урана, в том числе подрядчиками, осуществляется одним из следующих способов:

      1) открытый конкурс;

      2) из одного источника;

      3) открытый конкурс на понижение (электронные торги);

      4) закуп товаров, работ и услуг без применения способов, указанных в настоящем пункте;

      5) на товарных биржах.

      Приобретение товаров, работ и услуг, используемых недропользователем при проведении операций по добыче урана, производится способами, указанными в подпунктах 1), 2) и 3) настоящего пункта, с обязательным применением реестра товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, и их производителей или иных систем электронного закупа, расположенных в казахстанском сегменте интернета, работа которых синхронизирована с работой такого реестра.

      Организатор конкурса по приобретению работ и услуг при определении победителя конкурса условно уменьшает цену конкурсной заявки участников конкурса – казахстанских производителей работ и услуг на двадцать процентов. Казахстанскими производителями работ и услуг признаются индивидуальные предприниматели и (или) юридические лица, созданные в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан, с местом нахождения на территории Республики Казахстан, привлекающие не менее девяноста пяти процентов граждан Республики Казахстан от общей численности работников без учета количества руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов, осуществляющих трудовую деятельность на территории Республики Казахстан в рамках внутрикорпоративного перевода в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о миграции населения.

      При этом количество иностранных руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов, осуществляющих трудовую деятельность на территории Республики Казахстан в рамках внутрикорпоративного перевода в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о миграции населения, должно быть не более пятидесяти процентов от общей численности руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов по каждой соответствующей категории.

      Порядок приобретения недропользователями и их подрядчиками товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по добыче урана, определяется уполномоченным органом в области добычи урана.

      Приобретение товаров через товарные биржи осуществляется в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о товарных биржах по перечню биржевых товаров. В случае, если годовые объемы закупок товаров, включенных в перечень биржевых товаров, не превышают минимальный размер партии, предусмотренный в перечне биржевых товаров, недропользователь вправе выбрать иной способ осуществления закупок товаров.

      Недропользователи за нарушение ими и (или) их подрядчиками установленного порядка приобретения товаров, работ и услуг при проведении операций по добыче урана несут ответственность, предусмотренную контрактами на добычу урана.

      2. Порядок синхронизации работ систем электронного закупа в отношении добычи урана с работой реестра товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, и их производителей утверждается уполномоченным органом в области добычи урана.

      3. Для целей настоящей статьи:

      1) под реестром товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, и их производителей понимается государственная информационная система, предназначенная для контроля и мониторинга закупа товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, а также проведения электронных закупок и формирования перечня товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию;

      2) под системой электронных закупок понимается электронная информационная система, используемая организаторами закупа (недропользователем или лицами, уполномоченными недропользователями) для приобретения товаров, работ и услуг, создаваемая и эксплуатируемая в соответствии с порядком приобретения товаров, работ и услуг при проведении операций по добыче урана, утверждаемым уполномоченным органом в области добычи урана.

      4. Исключен Законом РК от 03.01.2022 № 101-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).
      5. Исключен Законом РК от 03.01.2022 № 101-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      6. Недропользователи обязаны представлять уполномоченному органу в области добычи урана годовые (на один финансовый год) и среднесрочные (на пять финансовых лет) программы закупа товаров, работ и услуг по формам и порядку, определяемым уполномоченным органом в области добычи урана.

      Под годовой программой закупа товаров, работ и услуг понимается документ, составляемый недропользователем, определяющий планируемые им на один календарный год номенклатуру и объемы товаров, работ и услуг, способы и сроки их приобретения.

      Под среднесрочной программой закупа товаров, работ и услуг понимается документ, составляемый недропользователем, определяющий планируемые им на период до пяти лет номенклатуру и объемы товаров, работ и услуг, способы и сроки их приобретения.

      7. Требования пункта 1 настоящей статьи не распространяются на:

      1) недропользователей, приобретающих товары, работы и услуги в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о государственных закупках;

      2) юридические лица, обладающие правом недропользования, пятьюдесятью и более процентами голосующих акций (долей участия) которых прямо или косвенно владеет национальный управляющий холдинг.

      Сноска. Статья 179 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 02.04.2019 № 241-VІ (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 03.01.2022 № 101-VII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (вводится в действие с 01.07.2023).

Статья 180. Отчетность недропользователя при проведении опытно-промышленной добычи и добычи урана

      По контракту на добычу урана недропользователь обязан представлять следующие отчеты:

      1) геологический отчет;

      2) отчет компетентного лица по запасам, подготовленный в соответствии с Казахстанским кодексом публичной отчетности о результатах геологоразведочных работ, минеральных ресурсах и минеральных запасах (Кодекс KAZRC);

      3) отчет об исполнении контрактных условий;

      4) отчет о произведенных операциях по опытно-промышленной добыче урана, расходах на них;

      5) отчет о произведенных операциях по добыче урана, расходах на них;

      6) отчет о внутристрановой ценности в кадрах;

      7) отчет о расходах по финансированию обучения казахстанских кадров;

      8) отчет о расходах на научно-исследовательские, научно-технические и опытно-конструкторские работы;

      9) отчет по добыче урана;

      10) отчет о приобретенных товарах, работах и услугах, а также объеме внутристрановой ценности в них;

      11) отчет о составе лиц и (или) организаций, прямо или косвенно контролирующих недропользователя.

      Отчеты, предусмотренные подпунктами 1) и 2) настоящей статьи, представляются уполномоченному органу по изучению недр в утверждаемом им порядке.

      Отчеты, предусмотренные подпунктами 3) – 5) настоящей статьи, представляются компетентному органу в утверждаемом им порядке.

      Отчеты, предусмотренные подпунктами 6) – 11) настоящей статьи, представляются уполномоченному органу в области добычи урана по утверждаемым им формам и порядку.

Статья 181. Ответственность за нарушение недропользователями условий контрактов на добычу урана

      1. За нарушение недропользователем обязательств, предусмотренных контрактом на добычу урана, предусматриваются следующие виды ответственности:

      1) неустойка, уплачиваемая недропользователем в случаях, порядке и размере, установленных контрактом на добычу урана;

      2) досрочное прекращение действия контракта на добычу урана компетентным органом в одностороннем порядке, осуществляемое в случаях и порядке, предусмотренных статьей 163 настоящего Кодекса.

      При этом уплата неустойки не освобождает недропользователя от исполнения соответствующего обязательства.

      2. Компетентный орган письменно уведомляет недропользователя о допущенном нарушении условий контракта на добычу урана, а также о его обязанности по уплате неустойки и (или) устранению такого нарушения в установленный срок в следующих случаях:

      1) выполнения недропользователем финансовых обязательств, установленных контрактом на добычу урана, менее чем на тридцать процентов за отчетный год;

      2) проведения операций по добыче урана, связанных с нарушением целостности земной поверхности, без предоставления обеспечения в соответствии с установленным графиком либо в нарушение графика формирования размера обеспечения;

      3) в иных случаях нарушения недропользователем обязательств, установленных контрактом на добычу урана.

      3. Срок устранения нарушения недропользователем условий контракта по физическому объему обязательств не должен превышать шесть месяцев, по обязательствам, указанным в подпунктах 1) и 2) пункта 2 настоящей статьи, – три месяца, по иным обязательствам, предусмотренным в контракте на добычу урана, – один месяц со дня получения письменного уведомления.

      4. Недропользователь обязан устранить допущенное нарушение в срок, указанный в уведомлении, и письменно сообщить об этом компетентному органу с приложением документов, подтверждающих устранение.

      5. Недропользователь вправе направить в компетентный орган предложение о продлении срока устранения нарушения обязательств, предусмотренных контрактом на добычу урана, с обоснованием причин такого продления. По результатам рассмотрения предложения о продлении срока устранения допущенных нарушений компетентный орган в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня его получения уведомляет недропользователя о согласии на продление срока или предоставляет мотивированный отказ в таком продлении.

      6. В случае очевидной невозможности устранения нарушения обязательств, предусмотренных контрактом на добычу урана, в срок, определенный в пункте 3 настоящей статьи, компетентный орган вправе установить иной срок, в течение которого возможно устранение такого нарушения.

Глава 26. Проектные документы в области добычи урана

Статья 182. Общие положения о проектных документах в области добычи урана

      1. Проектными документами в области добычи урана являются:

      1) проект опытно-промышленной добычи урана;

      2) проект разработки месторождения урана;

      3) проект ликвидации последствий добычи урана.

      2. Проектные документы в области добычи урана составляются привлекаемой недропользователем на основе договора проектной организацией, имеющей лицензию на соответствующий вид деятельности.

      3. Исключен Законом РК от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      4. Проектные документы в области добычи урана утверждаются недропользователем.

      5. Исключен Законом РК от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      6. Изменения видов, способов, технологий, объема и сроков проведения операций по добыче урана, предусмотренных проектными документами, допускаются после внесения соответствующих изменений и дополнений в такие проектные документы.

      7. Проекты изменений и (или) дополнений к утвержденным проектам не составляются в случае, если ежегодно объемы добычи, определенные утвержденными проектами, изменяются менее чем на двадцать процентов в физическом выражении от утвержденных показателей за год без изменения горно-геологических и технологических условий отработки месторождения урана.

      Проектные документы составляются в соответствии с едиными правилами по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр.

      8. Проект опытно-промышленной добычи и проект разработки месторождения подлежат экспертизе по промышленной безопасности и государственной экологической экспертизе, если иное не вытекает из положений экологического законодательства Республики Казахстан.

      9. Недропользователь обязан каждые три года направлять в компетентный орган на экспертизу анализ выполнения проектных условий в соответствии с показателями проекта разработки.

      Сноска. Статья 182 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 182-1. Проект опытно-промышленной добычи урана

      1. Проект опытно-промышленной добычи урана составляется в соответствии с требованиями, предусмотренными настоящим Кодексом.

      2. Проект опытно-промышленной добычи урана разрабатывается на весь период опытно-промышленной добычи.

      3. В проекте опытно-промышленной добычи урана описываются виды, методы и способы работ по опытно-промышленной добыче, примерные объемы и сроки их проведения, а также используемые технологические решения.

      4. Требования к содержанию проектов опытно-промышленной добычи урана устанавливаются в единых правилах по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр.

      5. Запрещается проведение работ по опытно-промышленной добыче урана, не указанных в утвержденном недропользователем и получившем положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проекте опытно-промышленной добычи урана, а также при отсутствии такого проекта.

      Сноска. Глава 26 дополнена статьей 182-1 в соответствии с Законом РК от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 183. Проект разработки месторождения урана

      1. Проект разработки месторождения составляется в период опытно-промышленной добычи в соответствии с требованиями, предусмотренными настоящим Кодексом.

      2. Проект разработки месторождения разрабатывается на период полной отработки запасов.

      3. Проект разработки месторождения должен содержать:

      1) отчет компетентного лица по запасам;

      2) мероприятия по обеспечению рационального использования и охраны недр;

      3) информацию о сроках, условиях и стоимости выполнения работ по ликвидации последствий добычи урана;

      4) предполагаемые ежегодные объемы добычи урана на весь период разработки месторождения.

Статья 183-1. Государственная экспертиза проектных документов и анализов разработки месторождения урана

      1. Государственная экспертиза проектных документов и анализов разработки месторождения урана проводится в целях обеспечения рационального пользования недрами при разработке месторождений урана в соответствии с положительной практикой пользования недрами.

      2. Государственная экспертиза проектных документов и анализов разработки осуществляется центральной комиссией по разработке месторождений урана Республики Казахстан (далее – центральная комиссия) с привлечением независимых экспертов, обладающих специальными знаниями в области геологии и разработки и не заинтересованных в результатах экспертизы.

      3. Организация деятельности центральной комиссии, ее состав, регламент работы и ведение делопроизводства определяются положением о центральной комиссии, утверждаемым уполномоченным органом в области добычи урана.

      4. Государственная экспертиза проектных документов и анализов разработки месторождения урана проводится в течение двух месяцев.

      Срок проведения государственной экспертизы по решению центральной комиссии может быть увеличен, но не более чем на три месяца.

      5. Результаты проведения государственной экспертизы проектного документа или анализа разработки оформляются экспертным заключением, которое может быть положительным или отрицательным. Копия экспертного заключения в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня его подписания направляется недропользователю.

      6. Основаниями для вынесения отрицательного экспертного заключения являются:

      1) несоответствие проектного документа или анализа разработки требованиям законодательства Республики Казахстан, в том числе требованиям по содержанию, структуре и оформлению, установленным в единых правилах по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр, и (или) положениям контракта;

      2) несоответствие проектного документа или анализа разработки положительной практике пользования недрами;

      3) несоответствие проектного документа или анализа разработки отчету об оценке ресурсов и запасов урана;

      4) недостаточная техническая и (или) экономическая обоснованность проектных решений, представленных в проектном документе или в анализе разработки.

      7. В отрицательном заключении государственной экспертизы проектного документа или анализа разработки приводится обоснование его вынесения и рекомендации по доработке проектного документа или анализа разработки.

      Сноска. Глава 26 дополнена статьей 183-1 в соответствии с Законом РК от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 184. Мониторинг исполнения проектных документов

      1. Исключен Законом РК от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      2. Мониторинг исполнения недропользователем проектов опытно-промышленной добычи и разработки месторождения осуществляется посредством проведения анализа разработки месторождения урана, выполняемого не реже одного раза в три года.

      3. Требования к проведению анализа разработки месторождения урана устанавливаются в единых правилах по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр, утверждаемых уполномоченным органом в области добычи урана.

      4. Исключен Законом РК от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).
      5. Исключен Законом РК от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

      6. Едиными правилами по рациональному и комплексному использованию недр устанавливаются случаи, когда в рамках анализа разработки могут быть несущественно (менее двадцати процентов) скорректированы отдельные показатели проектных документов.

      7. Анализ разработки месторождения представляет собой комплексное изучение результатов геологических, геофизических, гидродинамических и других исследований в процессе разработки на предмет выявления необходимости совершенствования системы разработки месторождения. Анализ разработки месторождения подлежит государственной экспертизе проектных документов.

      8. Анализ разработки месторождения урана проводится привлекаемой недропользователем проектной организацией, имеющей лицензию на соответствующий вид деятельности, и направляется недропользователем в уведомительном порядке в компетентный орган.

      9. В случае существенных (двадцать и более процентов) расхождений между фактическими и проектными показателями разработки месторождения при наличии обоснованного вывода по результатам анализа разработки месторождения урана о необходимости внесения изменений в проект разработки месторождения результаты анализа подлежат рассмотрению центральной комиссией в порядке, предусмотренном настоящим Кодексом для государственной экспертизы проекта разработки месторождения.

      10. В случае принятия центральной комиссией положительного заключения по анализу разработки месторождения урана проектные решения и показатели такого анализа расцениваются в качестве проектных решений и показателей проекта разработки месторождения на период разработки, утверждения и проведения государственной экспертизы изменений и дополнений к проекту разработки месторождения, который не должен превышать один год.

      Сноска. Статья 184 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

РАЗДЕЛ IX. РАЗВЕДКА И ДОБЫЧА ТВЕРДЫХ ПОЛЕЗНЫХ ИСКОПАЕМЫХ

Глава 27. Разведка твердых полезных ископаемых

Статья 185. Лицензия на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых

      По лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых ее обладатель имеет исключительное право пользоваться участком недр в целях проведения операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых, включающей поиск месторождений твердых полезных ископаемых и оценку их ресурсов и запасов для последующей добычи.

Статья 186. Территории для выдачи лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Лицензия на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых выдается по территориям, определяемым программой управления государственным фондом недр.

      2. Выдача лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых не допускается:

      Примечание ИЗПИ!
      Действие пп. 1) п. 2 было приостановлено до 01.01.2023 Кодексом РК от 27.12.2017 № 125-VI.

      1) в случаях, предусмотренных пунктом 2 статьи 25 настоящего Кодекса;

      2) в отношении блока, полностью расположенного в пределах территории участка недр, находящегося в пользовании у другого лица для проведения операций по добыче углеводородов, без его согласия;

      3) в отношении блока, полностью расположенного в пределах территории участка недр, предоставленного для проведения операций по использованию пространства недр;

      4) в отношении блока, полностью или частично относящегося к территории участка разведки твердых полезных ископаемых по другой лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых;

      5) в отношении блока, полностью расположенного в пределах территории участка добычи твердых полезных ископаемых или территории, на которую имеется заявление на выдачу лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых;

      6) в отношении блока, полностью расположенного в пределах территории, на котором проводится ликвидация последствий разведки или добычи твердых полезных ископаемых;

      7) в отношении блока, полностью расположенного в пределах территории участка добычи урана.

      3. Лицензия на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, помимо полных блоков, может также быть выдана в отношении следующих неполных (частичных) блоков:

      1) блока, стороны которого полностью охватывают территории (территорию), указанные (указанную) в подпунктах 2), 3), 5), 6) и 7) пункта 2 настоящей статьи;

      2) блока, который частично расположен на территориях (территории), указанных (указанной) в подпунктах 2), 3), 5), 6) и 7) пункта 2 настоящей статьи, при условии, что такой блок имеет хотя бы одну общую сторону с другим неполным (частичным) или полным блоком и такая общая сторона не расположена на указанных территориях;

      3) блока, который частично относится к территориям, указанным в пункте 1 статьи 25 настоящего Кодекса.

      Включение в лицензию на разведку блока, частично приходящегося на территорию участка недр для проведения операций по добыче углеводородов или твердых полезных ископаемых, допускается только с письменного согласия недропользователей по данным участкам.

      В этом случае территория участка разведки считается сформированной, в том числе из неполных (частичных) блоков по границам территорий, указанных в подпунктах 1), 2) и 3) части первой настоящего пункта. При прекращении обстоятельств, послуживших основанием для формирования неполного (частичного) блока, включенного в лицензию на разведку, данный блок признается полным в целях определения границ территории участка разведки.

      Правило, предусмотренное в части третьей настоящего пункта, не применяется к блокам, частично относящимся к территориям, указанным в пункте 1 статьи 25 настоящего Кодекса, и включенным в территорию участка разведки. В пределах таких блоков применяется запрет на проведение операций по недропользованию в той части, в которой данные блоки затрагивают территории и объекты, предусмотренные пунктом 1 статьи 25 настоящего Кодекса.

      Сноска. Статья 186 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 26.12.2019 № 284-VІ (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 187. Заявление о выдаче лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Лицо, заинтересованное в получении лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, подает в компетентный орган заявление по установленной им форме.

      2. Территория, указываемая в заявлении на выдачу лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, не может быть более двухсот блоков.

      3. Заявление должно содержать следующие сведения:

      1) для физических лиц – фамилию, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) заявителя, место жительства, гражданство, сведения о документах, удостоверяющих личность заявителя;

      для юридических лиц – наименование заявителя, его место нахождения, сведения о государственной регистрации в качестве юридического лица (выписка из торгового реестра или другой легализованный документ, удостоверяющий, что заявитель является юридическим лицом по законодательству иностранного государства), сведения о руководителях, юридических и физических лицах, государствах и международных организациях, прямо или косвенно контролирующих заявителя;

      2) указание на блок (блоки), составляющий (составляющие) территорию разведки и определяющий (определяющие) участок недр, который заявитель просит предоставить в пользование.

      Если указываемая в заявлении территория разведки включает в себя часть блока в случаях, предусмотренных пунктом 2 статьи 186 настоящего Кодекса, для целей определения условий лицензии при рассмотрении заявления указанный блок считается полным.

      4. К заявлению прилагаются следующие документы:

      1) копии документов, подтверждающих сведения, предусмотренные подпунктом 1) пункта 3 настоящей статьи;

      2) документ, подтверждающий полномочия лица, действующего от имени заявителя при подаче заявления, если такое лицо назначено заявителем;

      3) письменное описание видов, методов, способов, примерных сроков по годам и объемов работ по разведке, которые заявитель намерен проводить на запрашиваемом участке недр;

      4) согласие лица на выдачу лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, если на запрашиваемом участке или его части такое лицо осуществляет операции по добыче углеводородов на основании контракта на недропользование;

      5) документы, подтверждающие наличие у заявителя финансовых и профессиональных возможностей осуществлять операции по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых;

      6) соглашение о социально-экономической поддержке местного населения, предусмотренное подпунктом 1) пункта 3 статьи 25 настоящего Кодекса, если территория запрашиваемого участка недр полностью или частично относится к землям населенных пунктов и прилегающим к ним территориям на расстоянии одной тысячи метров;

      7) справка налогового органа об отсутствии у заявителя налоговой задолженности, превышающей шестикратный размер месячного расчетного показателя, установленного на соответствующий финансовый год законом о республиканском бюджете, выданная не ранее чем за десять календарных дней, предшествующих дате подачи заявления.

      5. Для подтверждения наличия у заявителя финансовых возможностей, достаточных для проведения операций по разведке, представляется один из следующих документов:

      1) выписка об остатке и движении денег по банковскому счету в банке второго уровня Республики Казахстан или у Национального оператора почты, подтверждающая постоянное в течение тридцатидневного срока наличие (остаток) у заявителя денег в пределах трех месяцев, предшествующих дате подачи заявления на выдачу лицензии, в количестве, достаточном для покрытия требуемых минимальных расходов на разведку в первый год действия запрашиваемой лицензии;

      2) копия договора займа денег (предварительный договор займа) или договора о финансировании деятельности, предусматривающего в качестве целевого назначения займа финансирование деятельности заявителя по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых, а также подтверждающего сумму займа (финансирования) достаточной для покрытия требуемых минимальных расходов на разведку в первый год действия запрашиваемой лицензии;

      3) финансовая отчетность заявителя с аудиторским отчетом, составленным в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан об аудиторской деятельности, подготовленная за шесть последовательных календарных месяцев или предыдущий календарный год, предшествующих дате подачи заявления на выдачу лицензии, в которой размер чистых активов заявителя превышает его обязательства на величину минимальных расходов на разведку в первый год действия запрашиваемой лицензии;

      4) письмо рейтингового агентства, признаваемого фондовой биржей, осуществляющей деятельность в Республике Казахстан, о присвоении заявителю в течение года, предшествующего дате подачи заявления, рейтинговой оценки не ниже минимальной рейтинговой оценки, определяемой компетентным органом.

      Если в качестве документа, подтверждающего наличие у заявителя финансовых возможностей, представлена копия договора займа денег (предварительного договора займа) или договора о финансировании деятельности, займодателем по которому выступает (финансирует) лицо, не являющееся финансовой организацией, к заявлению дополнительно прилагается один из документов, подтверждающих наличие у данного лица финансовых возможностей, предусмотренных подпунктами 1), 3) или 4) настоящего пункта.

      6. Для подтверждения наличия у заявителя профессиональных возможностей, достаточных для проведения операций по разведке, представляются любые из следующих документов:

      1) справка о наличии в штате специалиста или копия договора оказания услуг со специалистом в области геологии или геофизики;

      2) копия договора оказания услуг с подрядной организацией или договора оказания услуг оператора, назначаемого заявителем в соответствии с главой 6 настоящего Кодекса, в случае выдачи заявителю запрашиваемой лицензии на разведку, в штате которого имеется один из специалистов, перечисленных в подпункте 1) настоящего пункта.

      Если в качестве документа, подтверждающего наличие у заявителя профессиональных возможностей, представлены копии договора оказания услуг с подрядной организацией или договора оказания услуг оператора, назначаемого заявителем в соответствии с главой 6 настоящего Кодекса, к заявлению дополнительно прилагается справка о наличии у привлекаемой организации (оператора) в штате одного из специалистов, указанных в подпункте 1) части первой настоящего пункта, или копия договора оказания услуг с соответствующим специалистом.

      7. Копии документов, прилагаемых к заявлению, должны быть нотариально засвидетельствованы.

      8. Заявление подается на казахском и русском языках. Документы, прилагаемые к заявлению, должны быть составлены на казахском и русском языках. Копии документов, составленных на иностранном языке, прилагаемые к заявлению, представляются с переводом на казахский и русский языки, верность которого засвидетельствована нотариусом.

      9. Момент подачи заявления определяется датой и временем поступления заявления в компетентный орган и подлежит учету.

      10. Сведения о поданном заявлении подлежат размещению на интернет-ресурсе компетентного органа в течение двух дней со дня подачи заявления и должны содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) либо наименование заявителя;

      2) код блока (блоков), определяющего (определяющих) участок недр, который заявитель просит предоставить в пользование;

      3) дату и время поступления заявления.

      Сноска. Статья 187 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 188. Рассмотрение заявления о выдаче лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Компетентный орган рассматривает заявление в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня его поступления и при отсутствии оснований для отказа в выдаче лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, предусмотренных подпунктами 1), 2), 3), 4), 5), 6), 7) и 8) пункта 1 статьи 190 настоящего Кодекса, а также с учетом положений пунктов 2 и 3 настоящей статьи направляет заявителю уведомление о необходимости представления обеспечения исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых, предусмотренного статьей 198 настоящего Кодекса.

      Уведомление должно быть размещено на интернет-ресурсе компетентного органа в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня его направления заявителю.

      Обеспечение исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых должно быть представлено заявителем в компетентный орган не позднее сорока рабочих дней со дня направления уведомления.

      Компетентный орган выдает заявителю лицензию на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых не позднее пяти рабочих дней со дня представления надлежащего обеспечения исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых либо отказывает в ее выдаче по истечении тридцати пяти рабочих дней со дня размещения уведомления на интернет-ресурсе компетентного органа.

      2. Если к территории, указанной в заявлении, относится блок, предусмотренный подпунктами 1), 2), 3), 4), 5), 6) и 7) пункта 2 статьи 186 настоящего Кодекса, или блок, не имеющий общую сторону с другим блоком заявленной территории, такой блок не включается в лицензию, о чем компетентный орган уведомляет заявителя. В течение пяти рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления заявитель вправе отказаться от всех или части подлежащих предоставлению ему блоков. Если по истечении указанного срока заявитель не отказался от всех блоков или отказался от части блоков, заявление рассматривается по существу с учетом положений настоящего пункта.

      Если какой-либо неполный (частичный) блок или неполные (частичные) блоки, указанные в заявлении, не отвечают условиям, предусмотренным в подпунктах 1), 2) и 3) пункта 3 статьи 186 настоящего Кодекса, данный блок (блоки) также не включается (включаются) в лицензию по правилам части первой настоящей статьи.

      3. В случае, предусмотренном пунктом 2 настоящей статьи, заявление рассматривается в отношении блоков, указанных в заявлении, за исключением блоков, не подлежащих включению в лицензию, и блоков, от которых заявитель отказался.

      4. Если в результате применения положений пунктов 2 и 3 настоящей статьи блоки формируют два и более подлежащих предоставлению в пользование раздельных участка недр, которые соответствуют требованиям пункта 2 статьи 19 настоящего Кодекса, компетентный орган выдает отдельные лицензии на каждый из таких участков недр.

      5. Если блок, указанный в заявлении на выдачу лицензии, является неполным, такой неполный блок подлежит включению в выдаваемую лицензию при условии, что это не противоречит положениям настоящей главы.

      Если выданная лицензия на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых включает неполный (частичный) блок, для целей исчисления количества блоков данный блок рассматривается полным.

      6. Порядок подачи и рассмотрения заявлений на выдачу лицензий на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых определяется компетентным органом.

      Сноска. Статья 188 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 26.12.2019 № 284-VІ (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021); от 05.01.2021 № 407-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 189. Приоритетность рассмотрения заявлений на выдачу лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых на один и тот же блок

      1. Заявления на выдачу лицензий на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, включающие один и тот же блок, рассматриваются компетентным органом в порядке очередности их поступления.

      2. Очередное заявление рассматривается только после отказа в выдаче лицензии по предыдущему рассмотренному заявлению.

      Компетентный орган приступает к рассмотрению очередного заявления по истечении десяти рабочих дней со дня уведомления заявителя об отказе в выдаче лицензии по предыдущему заявлению.

      Если решение об отказе было обжаловано заявителем в суд, вопрос о рассмотрении очередного заявления решается компетентным органом после вступления в силу решения суда по результатам рассмотрения жалобы.

      3. По заявлению на выдачу лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, включающему только блоки, которые к моменту рассмотрения данного заявления уже включены в другую лицензию на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, принимается решение об отказе в выдаче лицензии.

      Сноска. Статья 189 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 190. Отказ в выдаче лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Компетентный орган отказывает в выдаче лицензии при наличии одного из следующих оснований:

      1) заявление или прилагаемые к нему документы не соответствуют требованиям, предусмотренным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) к заявлению не приложены документы, требуемые настоящим Кодексом;

      3) в течение одного года до подачи заявления у заявителя или лица, прямо или косвенно контролирующего заявителя или находящегося под его контролем, компетентным органом по основаниям, предусмотренным настоящим Кодексом, была отозвана лицензия на разведку или лицензия на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, включающая полностью или частично запрашиваемый участок недр;

      4) запрашиваемая территория полностью относится к территории и (или) блокам, указанным в пункте 2 статьи 186 настоящего Кодекса;

      5) в течение одного календарного года до подачи заявления заявитель или лицо, прямо или косвенно контролирующее заявителя или находящееся под его контролем, отказались от запрашиваемого участка недр или его части;

      6) выдача лицензии повлечет угрозу национальной безопасности страны или концентрацию прав недропользования;

      7) территория запрашиваемого участка недр превышает ограничение по размеру или не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим Кодексом;

      8) в течение пяти лет, предшествующих дате подачи заявления, заявитель или лицо, прямо или косвенно контролирующее заявителя или находящееся под его контролем, не исполнили или ненадлежащим образом исполнили обязательства по ликвидации последствий операций по недропользованию на участках недр, находившихся у них в пользовании;

      9) несоблюдение заявителем срока представления компетентному органу надлежащего обеспечения исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых в соответствии с требованиями настоящего Кодекса.

      2. Отказ в выдаче лицензии выносится в письменной форме, должен быть мотивирован.

      Отказ в соответствии с подпунктом 6) пункта 1 настоящей статьи выносится без указания причин, послуживших основанием для такого отказа.

      3. Отказ в выдаче лицензии может быть обжалован заявителем в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан не позднее десяти рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления об отказе в выдаче лицензии.

      4. Отказ в выдаче лицензии не лишает заявителя права на повторную подачу заявления.

      Сноска. Статья 190 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 191. Содержание лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых

      Лицензия на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых помимо сведений и условий, указанных в статье 31 настоящего Кодекса, должна содержать следующие условия недропользования:

      1) обязательство об уплате подписного бонуса и платы за пользование земельными участками (арендного платежа) в размере и порядке, которые установлены налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан;

      2) размер обязательства по ежегодным минимальным расходам на операции по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых;

      3) основания отзыва лицензии за нарушение обязательств.

Статья 192. Ежегодные минимальные расходы на операции по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Недропользователь, обладающий лицензией на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, обязан соблюдать требования о ежегодных минимальных расходах на операции по разведке, установленные настоящей статьей.

      2. Ежегодные минимальные расходы на операции по разведке устанавливаются в следующих размерах:

      1) в течение каждого года с первого по третий год срока разведки включительно:

      1200-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при одном блоке по лицензии на разведку;

      1800-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при количестве блоков от двух до пяти по лицензии на разведку;

      2300-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при количестве блоков от шести до десяти по лицензии на разведку;

      120-кратного месячного расчетного показателя дополнительно за каждый последующий блок свыше десяти блоков по лицензии на разведку;

      2) в течение каждого года с четвертого по шестой год срока разведки включительно:

      1200-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при одном блоке по лицензии на разведку;

      2300-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при количестве блоков от двух до пяти по лицензии на разведку;

      3500-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при количестве блоков от шести до десяти по лицензии на разведку;

      180-кратного месячного расчетного показателя дополнительно за каждый последующий блок свыше десяти блоков по лицензии на разведку;

      3) в течение каждого года с седьмого по восьмой год срока разведки включительно:

      1800-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при одном блоке по лицензии на разведку;

      3500-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при количестве блоков от двух до пяти по лицензии на разведку;

      5800-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при количестве блоков от шести до десяти по лицензии на разведку;

      230-кратного месячного расчетного показателя дополнительно за каждый последующий блок свыше десяти блоков по лицензии на разведку;

      4) в течение каждого года с девятого по десятый год срока разведки включительно:

      2300-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при одном блоке по лицензии на разведку;

      5800-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при количестве блоков от двух до пяти по лицензии на разведку;

      8000-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при количестве блоков от шести до десяти по лицензии на разведку;

      350-кратного месячного расчетного показателя дополнительно за каждый последующий блок свыше десяти блоков по лицензии на разведку;

      5) в течение каждого года с одиннадцатого года срока разведки:

      3500-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при одном блоке по лицензии на разведку;

      8000-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при количестве блоков от двух до пяти по лицензии на разведку;

      11500-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при количестве блоков от шести до десяти по лицензии на разведку;

      460-кратного месячного расчетного показателя дополнительно за каждый последующий блок свыше десяти блоков по лицензии на разведку.

      3. При неполном последнем годе срока разведки минимальные расходы рассчитываются пропорционально за каждый полный месяц срока разведки в указанном году.

      4. При отказе от участка разведки в течение любого года разведки минимальные расходы рассчитываются пропорционально за каждый полный месяц срока разведки в указанном году.

      5. При предоставлении для разведки участка недр, определенного неполным блоком или неполными блоками, расчет минимальных расходов производится в размере, соответствующем участку разведки, определяемому полным блоком или полными блоками.

      6. Расчет минимальных расходов на операции по разведке производится на основе месячного расчетного показателя, установленного на соответствующий финансовый год законом о республиканском бюджете и действующего на 1 января отчетного года. Расчет минимальных расходов на операции по разведке производится только в отношении расходов, осуществленных по участку разведки.

      7. К расходам на операции по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых по отдельной лицензии относятся любые из следующих видов расходов недропользователя по участку разведки на:

      1) геологоразведочные работы: геологическое картирование, отбор проб, бурение, документирование керна, документирование образцов бескернового бурения, интерпретация и обработка геологических данных, петрология, планирование геологоразведочных программ, подготовка отчетов в связи с геологоразведочными работами;

      2) геохимические работы: отбор геохимических проб, анализ, обработка и интерпретация геохимических данных;

      3) геофизические работы, включая наземную геофизику и аэрогеофизику: геофизические исследования, промысловые геофизические исследования, обработка и интерпретация геофизических данных;

      4) работы по дистанционному зондированию: аэрофотосъемка, съемка с космоса, воспроизведение дистанционного зондирования, анализ изображений, обработка и интерпретация снимков;

      5) изыскательные работы: геодезические и землеустроительные работы, нанесение координатной сетки, уточнение линий координат, их пересечения, границ участков и тому подобное;

      6) керновое бурение: алмазное бурение, подготовка подъездных дорог и буровых площадок;

      7) бескерновое бурение: расходы по бурению, работы по подготовке подъездных дорог и буровых площадок;

      8) проведение канав, траншей, шурфов и других разведочных горных выработок: расходы по проведению горных выработок, включая аренду техники и оборудования;

      9) снабжение полевых групп: разведочная экипировка, расходные материалы и провиант, аренда техники и оборудования, горюче-смазочные материалы, износ непосредственного разведочного оборудования, оплата услуг нештатного рабочего персонала;

      10) проектно-конструкторские и эскизные работы: оборудование для эскизной и проектно-конструкторской работы, расходные материалы, оплата труда персонала, выполняющего эскизные и проектно-конструкторские работы;

      11) транспортировку: транспортные расходы, непосредственно связанные с геологоразведочными работами по твердым полезным ископаемым, проводимыми на участке разведки;

      12) работы по разбивке полевого лагеря: разбивка и содержание полевого геологоразведочного лагеря, питание и проживание, транспортировка, услуги вертолетного транспорта;

      13) исследования состояния окружающей среды;

      14) подготовку технико-экономического обоснования дальнейшей разведки или последующей разработки обнаруженного месторождения твердых полезных ископаемых;

      15) работы по ликвидации последствий разведки, рекультивации нарушенных земель;

      16) разработку проектных документов для разведки по соответствующей лицензии;

      17) исследования по выбору технологии переработки твердых полезных ископаемых.

      8. К расходам на операции по разведке по отдельной лицензии могут относиться расходы на управленческие и административные нужды, ведение бухгалтерского учета, научные исследования, обучение персонала и другие аналогичные расходы.

      При расчете расходов на разведку доля таких расходов не должна превышать двадцать процентов от общих расходов, заявленных недропользователем в периодическом отчете.

      9. К расходам на разведку не могут относиться расходы на:

      1) размещение межевых и геодезических обозначений границ участка разведки на местности, в том числе землеустроительные работы;

      2) приобретение права недропользования, включая сопутствующие такому приобретению расходы;

      3) научно-исследовательские работы, не связанные непосредственно с участком разведки по имеющейся лицензии;

      4) компенсацию в связи с возмещением убытков собственникам и пользователям земельных участков.

      10. В случае нарушения обязательств по минимальным расходам на разведку, предусмотренным настоящей статьей, недропользователь обязан произвести недостающие расходы и представить об этом отчет компетентному органу в срок не позднее четырех месяцев, следующих за отчетным годом.

      Расходы, произведенные недропользователем в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, не учитываются в расходах текущего года.

      Сноска. Статья 192 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 193. Срок лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Лицензия на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых выдается на шесть последовательных лет.

      2. Срок лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых может быть однократно продлен на период до пяти последовательных лет по заявлению недропользователя.

      3. Если лицензия на разведку включает десять и более блоков, продление ее срока допускается при условии отказа недропользователя от части участка разведки, территория которой составляет не менее чем сорок процентов блоков, исчисляемых от общего количества блоков, включенных в территорию разведки при выдаче лицензии, за вычетом блоков, в пределах которых недропользователем заявлена территория для получения лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых.

      4. Заявление о продлении подается в компетентный орган по утвержденной им форме в течение шестого года действия лицензии на разведку. Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение пятнадцати рабочих дней со дня его подачи в компетентный орган. Если в период рассмотрения заявления срок лицензии на разведку истек, лицензия продолжает действовать в период такого рассмотрения. Исчисление срока продления лицензии на разведку начинается со дня, следующего за последним днем шестого года действия лицензии.

      5. Срок лицензии на разведку не подлежит продлению в случаях:

      1) если заявленный срок продления не соответствует пункту 2 настоящей статьи;

      2) нарушения срока подачи заявления о продлении срока лицензии, предусмотренного пунктом 4 настоящей статьи;

      3) наличия не устраненных недропользователем нарушений условий лицензии на разведку по уплате платы за пользование земельными участками (арендных платежей) и минимальным расходам на разведку за отчетные периоды, предшествующие дате заявления о продлении;

      4) невыполнения условия, предусмотренного пунктом 3 настоящей статьи.

Статья 194. Порядок проведения операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. В пределах участка разведки недропользователь вправе в соответствии с планом разведки проводить операции по разведке любых видов твердых полезных ископаемых с соблюдением требований экологической и промышленной безопасности.

      2. Все работы по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых подлежат документированию. В документации отражаются все сведения о работах, необходимые для достоверного изучения недр.

      3. При проведении операций по разведке недропользователь обязан обеспечить:

      1) достоверность и сохранность всей первичной геологической информации, полученной в ходе разведки, включая данные лабораторных исследований и анализов;

      2) своевременность и качество ведения геологической документации (в том числе планов опробования, геологических карт и разрезов к ним, нанесения геологических контуров рудных тел, зон, зарисовок горно-разведочных выработок).

      4. Выполнение гидрогеологических исследований при проведении разведки является обязательным. Оценивая ресурсы выявленной минерализации, недропользователь обязан установить ее гидрогеологические характеристики с описанием физико-химических свойств подземных вод.

      5. Проведение горно-вскрышных работ в целях опытно-промышленной добычи на участке разведки допускается только в случае выявления минерализации твердых полезных ископаемых. Недропользователь, выявивший минерализацию и планирующий провести указанные горно-вскрышные работы на месте ее выявления, обязан уведомить об этом уполномоченный орган по изучению недр до начала таких работ.

      Уведомление должно содержать:

      1) сведения об обнаруженных твердых полезных ископаемых (вид твердых полезных ископаемых, контуры выявленной минерализации и другие характеристики минерализации);

      2) площадь, объем и сроки планируемых горно-вскрышных работ.

      6. Недропользователь не вправе возводить на участке разведки капитальные сооружения, а также размещать техногенные минеральные образования горно-перерабатывающих производств.

      7. Извлечение горной массы и (или) перемещение почвы на участке разведки в объеме, превышающем одну тысячу кубических метров, осуществляются с разрешения уполномоченного органа в области твердых полезных ископаемых, выдаваемого по заявлению недропользователя.

      Заявление должно содержать указание на объем запрашиваемого превышения.

      К заявлению прилагаются заключение компетентного лица, подтверждающее обоснованность запрашиваемого превышения объема извлекаемой горной массы и (или) перемещаемой почвы для целей оценки ресурсов твердых полезных ископаемых, а также экологическое разрешение или заключение о результатах скрининга воздействий намечаемой деятельности, содержащее вывод об отсутствии необходимости проведения оценки воздействия на окружающую среду.

      Уполномоченный орган в области твердых полезных ископаемых в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня поступления заявления принимает решение о выдаче разрешения или отказе в выдаче разрешения. Отказ в выдаче разрешения производится в случае несоответствия заявления и прилагаемых документов требованиям настоящего пункта.

      Недропользователь вправе приступить к извлечению горной массы и (или) перемещению почвы в объеме, превышающем одну тысячу кубических метров, только при условии представления уполномоченному органу в области твердых полезных ископаемых дополнительного обеспечения, покрывающего стоимость ликвидации последствий указанных работ.

      Полезные ископаемые, а также иная горная порода, извлеченные недропользователем в результате разведки твердых полезных ископаемых, являются собственностью недропользователя.

      8. Для целей настоящего Кодекса компетентным лицом признается физическое лицо, являющееся членом профессиональной организации, предусмотренной Казахстанским кодексом публичной отчетности о результатах геологоразведочных работ, минеральных ресурсах и минеральных запасах (Кодекс KAZRC), в соответствии с ее правилами.

      Компетентным лицом также признается физическое лицо, являющееся членом иностранной профессиональной организации, признанной таковой казахстанской профессиональной организацией, предусмотренной в части первой настоящего пункта, для целей Кодекса KAZRC.

      Сноска. Статья 194 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 195. Отчетность недропользователя при проведении операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. По лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых недропользователь обязан представлять следующие периодические отчеты:

      1) отчет об исполнении лицензионных обязательств;

      2) отчет о приобретенных товарах, работах и услугах и доле внутристрановой ценности в них;

      3) отчет о составе лиц и (или) организаций, прямо или косвенно контролирующих недропользователя;

      4) геологические отчеты.

      2. Периодические отчеты представляются ежегодно за предыдущий календарный год не позднее тридцатого апреля каждого года.

      Отчеты за неполный календарный год представляются за фактический период недропользования.

      Отчеты за последний неполный календарный год периода пользования участком недр представляются не позднее двух месяцев после окончания указанного периода.

      3. Отчет, предусмотренный подпунктом 1) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, представляется компетентному органу в утверждаемом им порядке.

      Сведения о расходах по участку разведки, указанных в отчете об исполнении лицензионных обязательств, должны быть подтверждены аудитором в соответствии с Законом Республики Казахстан "Об аудиторской деятельности".

      Данные сведения также признаются подтвержденными аудитором, если отдельно приведены (раскрыты) в финансовой отчетности, по которой проведен аудит.

      Отчеты, предусмотренные подпунктами 2) и 3) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, представляются уполномоченному органу в области твердых полезных ископаемых в утверждаемом им порядке.

      Геологические отчеты, предусмотренные подпунктом 4) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, представляются уполномоченному органу по изучению недр в утверждаемом им порядке.

      После прекращения действия лицензии лицо, являвшееся ее обладателем, обязано представить в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр окончательный отчет о результатах геологоразведочных работ на участке разведки не позднее трех месяцев со дня прекращения действия лицензии.

      Геологические отчеты основываются на материалах первичной геологической информации и содержат данные о состоянии и результатах научных исследований, испытаний и изысканий в области геологии, бурения, деятельности по сбору и опробованию почвы, породы, подземных вод, минеральных образцов и так далее.

Статья 196. План разведки

      1. Проектным документом для проведения операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых является план разведки.

      2. План разведки разрабатывается и утверждается недропользователем.

      После утверждения плана разведки его копия представляется уполномоченному органу в области твердых полезных ископаемых.

      Если в соответствии с экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан операции по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых, указанные в плане разведки, требуют получения экологического разрешения или положительного заключения государственной экологической экспертизы, копия плана разведки представляется уполномоченному органу в области твердых полезных ископаемых после получения такого разрешения или, соответственно, положительного заключения государственной экологической экспертизы.

      Недропользователь вправе проводить операции по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых только после представления копии плана разведки уполномоченному органу в области твердых полезных ископаемых.

      Проведение работ по разведке, не предусмотренных в плане разведки, представленном уполномоченному органу в области твердых полезных ископаемых, запрещается.

      3. В плане разведки описываются виды, методы и способы работ по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых, примерные объемы и сроки проведения работ в перспективе не менее трех последовательных лет со дня утверждения плана или внесения последних изменений по видам, методам, способам и объемам планируемых работ по разведке.

      Состав, виды, методы и способы работ по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых, примерные объемы и сроки проведения работ в плане разведки определяются недропользователем самостоятельно в соответствии с утверждаемой инструкцией по составлению плана разведки.

      Инструкция по составлению плана разведки разрабатывается и утверждается уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых совместно с уполномоченным органом в области охраны окружающей среды.

      4. В случае изменения видов, методов и (или) способов планируемых работ по разведке, а также объемов и сроков проведения работ недропользователь обязан внести соответствующие изменения в план разведки и представить копию измененного плана разведки уполномоченному органу в области твердых полезных ископаемых.

      Если в соответствии с экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан данные изменения требуют получения экологического разрешения или положительного заключения государственной экологической экспертизы, измененный план разведки представляется уполномоченному органу в области твердых полезных ископаемых после получения такого разрешения или, соответственно, положительного заключения государственной экологической экспертизы.

      Сноска. Статья 196 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 197. Ликвидация последствий операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Ликвидация последствий операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых проводится путем рекультивации нарушенных земель в соответствии с Земельным кодексом Республики Казахстан.

      Обязательство по ликвидации последствий операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых на участке недр, предоставленном для добычи твердых полезных ископаемых на основании исключительного права по лицензии на разведку, включается в объем обязательства по ликвидации последствий операций по добыче.

      2. Лицо, право недропользования которого прекращено на участке разведки, обязано завершить ликвидацию последствий операций по разведке на таком участке не позднее шести месяцев после прекращения действия лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых.

      По заявлению указанного лица уполномоченный орган в области твердых полезных ископаемых продлевает срок ликвидации последствий операций по разведке на период до шести месяцев со дня истечения срока, предусмотренного в части первой настоящего пункта, если проведение ликвидации было невозможно или существенно затруднено в силу погодных и (или) природно-климатических условий.

      3. Ликвидация последствий операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых на части участка разведки, от которой недропользователь отказался в соответствии со статьей 199 настоящего Кодекса, производится до такого отказа.

      4. Если недропользователь не осуществлял операции по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых на участке разведки или части участка разведки, от которого или которой недропользователь отказался, или операции проводились без нарушения земной поверхности (дна водоемов), проведение ликвидационных работ на таком участке разведки или части участка разведки не требуется.

      В этом случае составляется акт обследования участка разведки (части участка разведки), подтверждающий отсутствие необходимости проведения ликвидационных работ, который подписывается лицами, указанными в пункте 5 настоящей статьи.

      5. Ликвидация последствий операций по разведке на участке разведки (его части) считается завершенной со дня подписания акта ликвидации. Акт ликвидации подписывается комиссией, создаваемой соответствующим местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения или столицы из его представителей и представителей уполномоченных государственных органов в области охраны окружающей среды и промышленной безопасности, и недропользователем (лицом, право недропользования которого прекращено, при его наличии). Если ликвидация осуществляется на земельном участке, находящемся в частной собственности, постоянном или долгосрочном временном возмездном землепользовании, акт ликвидации подписывается также собственником земельного участка или землепользователем.

      6. Подписание акта ликвидации последствий операций по разведке является основанием для внесения соответствующих сведений в единый кадастр государственного фонда недр в целях последующего предоставления права недропользования иным лицам.

      Сноска. Статья 197 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 198. Обеспечение исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий разведки твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Операции по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых, исполнение обязательств по ликвидации последствий которых не обеспечено в соответствии с требованиями настоящей статьи, запрещаются.

      2. Обеспечение исполнения обязательств недропользователя по ликвидации последствий операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых может быть представлено в сочетании любых способов, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      3. Общая сумма обеспечения рассчитывается на основе количества блоков, составляющих территорию разведки твердых полезных ископаемых, и размера месячного расчетного показателя, установленного на соответствующий финансовый год законом о республиканском бюджете. Размер обеспечения за один блок определяется уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых по утверждаемой им методике.

      Сумма обеспечения, предусмотренная настоящим пунктом, по заявлению недропользователя подлежит соразмерному уменьшению при отказе недропользователя от части участка разведки и завершении на нем ликвидации последствий разведки. Уполномоченный орган в области твердых полезных ископаемых уведомляет лицо, выдавшее обеспечение, об уменьшении суммы обеспечения в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня получения заявления от недропользователя.

      4. Недропользователь обязан представить дополнительное обеспечение исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий работ по разведке в случае, предусмотренном пунктом 7 статьи 194 настоящего Кодекса. Сумма такого обеспечения рассчитывается на основании составляемого в этом случае плана ликвидации в соответствии с пунктом 3 статьи 219 настоящего Кодекса.

      Сноска. Статья 198 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 199. Отказ от участка разведки твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. В любое время до истечения срока лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых недропользователь вправе отказаться от всего участка разведки либо его части, письменно заявив о таком отказе в компетентный орган.

      Отказ от части участка разведки, предусмотренный настоящим пунктом, должен осуществляться блоками с соблюдением требований о территории участка разведки.

      2. Заявление об отказе от части участка разведки должно содержать указание на блок (блоки), подлежащий (подлежащие) исключению из лицензии на разведку.

      К заявлению об отказе от всего или части участка прилагаются:

      1) согласие залогодержателя, если право недропользования по лицензии на разведку обременено залогом;

      2) акт ликвидации последствий операций по разведке либо акт обследования, составляемый в случаях, предусмотренных пунктом 4 статьи 197 настоящего Кодекса.

      3. Отказ от части участка разведки влечет переоформление лицензии на разведку и является основанием для внесения соответствующих сведений в единый кадастр государственного фонда недр.

      Сноска. Статья 199 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 200. Отзыв лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых и его порядок

      1. Лицензия на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых подлежит отзыву компетентным органом при наличии одного из следующих оснований:

      1) нарушение требований пункта 1 статьи 44 настоящего Кодекса, повлекшее угрозу национальной безопасности;

      2) нарушение условий лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, предусмотренных статьей 191 настоящего Кодекса.

      2. При выявлении нарушения компетентный орган письменно уведомляет об этом недропользователя.

      3. В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 1) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, нарушение подлежит устранению в срок не более одного года путем восстановления положения, существовавшего до нарушения, а при невозможности восстановления – путем совершения с разрешения компетентного органа иных сделок по переходу объектов, связанных с правом недропользования.

      В случае совершения нарушения, предусмотренного подпунктом 2) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, недропользователь обязан устранить нарушение в течение трех месяцев со дня получения уведомления от компетентного органа.

      Недропользователь в предусмотренные настоящим пунктом сроки письменно уведомляет компетентный орган об устранении нарушений с приложением документов, подтверждающих такое устранение.

      В случае неустранения нарушения в установленный срок компетентный орган отзывает лицензию в соответствии с пунктом 4 настоящей статьи.

      4. Отзыв лицензии производится компетентным органом путем направления письменного уведомления недропользователю об отзыве лицензии.

      Лицензия прекращает действие через три месяца со дня получения недропользователем уведомления об отзыве лицензии.

      5. Недропользователь вправе оспорить отзыв лицензии в порядке, предусмотренном законодательством Республики Казахстан, в течение пятнадцати рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления об отзыве лицензии. В период такого оспаривания срок, указанный в пункте 4 настоящей статьи, продлевается до вступления в силу решения, вынесенного по результатам оспаривания.

      6. Отзыв лицензии не допускается, если неисполнение или ненадлежащее исполнение обязанностей, послужившее основанием для отзыва лицензии, имело место по причине действия непреодолимой силы, то есть чрезвычайных и непредотвратимых при данных условиях обстоятельств (стихийных явлений, военных действий и т.п.). К таким обстоятельствам не относятся отсутствие у недропользователя технических и (или) финансовых средств, отсутствие на рынке необходимых товаров, работ или услуг, а также наложение административного взыскания.

      7. Лицо, лишенное лицензии на разведку в соответствии с настоящей статьей, обязано немедленно прекратить операции по недропользованию и приступить к работам по ликвидации в срок, предусмотренный настоящим Кодексом.

      8. Отзыв лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых является основанием для внесения сведений о соответствующем участке недр в единый кадастр государственного фонда недр.

Статья 201. Исключительное право на получение лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых и лицензии на использование пространства недр

      1. Владелец одной или нескольких лицензий на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, участки недр которых имеют общие границы (смежные участки), обладает исключительным правом:

      1) на получение лицензии (лицензий) на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых на участке недр, расположенном в пределах участка разведки (смежных участков разведки), в случае обнаружения месторождения твердых полезных ископаемых, ресурсы и запасы которого подтверждены отчетом об оценке ресурсов и запасов твердых полезных ископаемых;

      2) на получение лицензии (лицензий) на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых на участке недр, расположенном в пределах участка разведки (смежных участков разведки), в случае обнаружения месторождения общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, ресурсы и запасы которого подтверждены отчетом об оценке ресурсов и запасов общераспространенных полезных ископаемых;

      3) на получение лицензии на использование пространства недр в случаях отсутствия месторождения полезных ископаемых или малозначительности его ресурсов, подтвержденных отчетом о результатах геологоразведочных работ.

      2. Исключительное право может быть реализовано в любое время срока действия лицензии (лицензий) на разведку.

      3. Недропользователь утрачивает исключительное право при прекращении действия лицензии (лицензий) на разведку.

      4. Исключительное право реализуется недропользователем путем обращения в компетентный орган, уполномоченный орган по изучению недр или местный исполнительный орган области, города республиканского значения, столицы с заявлением о выдаче соответственно лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, лицензии на использование пространства недр или лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых в приоритетном порядке.

      Рассмотрение заявления и выдача указанных лицензий производятся в соответствии с положениями настоящего Кодекса.

      5. Если после подачи заявления о выдаче лицензии на добычу на участок недр, находящийся в пределах территории лицензии на разведку, срок лицензии на разведку истек, лицензия на разведку продолжает действовать в части заявленного участка недр до выдачи лицензии, предусмотренной пунктом 4 настоящей статьи, либо отказа в ее выдаче.

      В период действия лицензии на разведку в соответствии с настоящим пунктом по участку недр, заявленному для выдачи лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, использование пространства недр или добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, недропользователь:

      1) не несет обязательств по минимальным расходам на разведку;

      2) обязан уплачивать плату за пользование земельными участками (арендные платежи) в установленном размере;

      3) вправе осуществлять разведку на таком участке.

      6. Уступка исключительного права, предусмотренного настоящей статьей, не допускается.

Глава 28. Добыча твердых полезных ископаемых

Статья 202. Лицензия на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых

      По лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых ее обладатель имеет исключительное право пользоваться участком недр в целях проведения следующих операций:

      1) добыча твердых полезных ископаемых (извлечение);

      2) использование пространства недр в целях проведения горных работ, размещения горнодобывающего и (или) горно-перерабатывающего производств, техногенных минеральных образований;

      3) разведка участка добычи (эксплуатационная разведка).

      Под добычей твердых полезных ископаемых понимается комплекс работ, направленных и непосредственно связанных с отделением твердых полезных ископаемых из мест их залегания и (или) извлечением их на земную поверхность, включая работы по подземной газификации и выплавлению, химическому и бактериальному выщелачиванию, дражной и гидравлической разработке россыпных месторождений путем выпаривания, седиментации и конденсации, а также сбор, временное хранение, дробление и сортировку извлеченных полезных ископаемых на территории участка добычи.

Статья 203. Территории для выдачи лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Лицензия на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых выдается по территориям, определяемым программой управления государственным фондом недр.

      2. Выдача лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых не допускается:

      Примечание ИЗПИ!
      Действие пп. 1) п. 2 было приостановлено до 01.01.2023 Кодексом РК от 27.12.2017 № 125-VI.

      1) в случаях, предусмотренных пунктом 2 статьи 25 настоящего Кодекса;

      2) на территории участка недр, находящегося в пользовании у другого лица для проведения операций по добыче углеводородов, без его согласия;

      3) на территории участка недр, предоставленного для проведения операций по разведке и (или) добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, по использованию пространства недр;

      4) на территории участка недр, на котором проводится ликвидация последствий разведки или добычи твердых полезных ископаемых;

      5) на территории участка недр, содержащего месторождение урана или редкоземельно-урановое месторождение.

Статья 204. Заявление о выдаче лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Лицо, заинтересованное в получении лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, подает в компетентный орган заявление по установленной им форме.

      2. Заявление должно содержать следующие сведения:

      1) для физических лиц – фамилию, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) заявителя, место жительства, гражданство, сведения о документах, удостоверяющих личность заявителя;

      для юридических лиц – наименование заявителя, место нахождения, сведения о государственной регистрации в качестве юридического лица (выписка из торгового реестра или другой легализованный документ, удостоверяющий, что заявитель является юридическим лицом по законодательству иностранного государства), сведения о руководителях, о физических, юридических лицах, государствах и международных организациях, прямо или косвенно контролирующих заявителя;

      2) описание территории участка недр, который заявитель просит предоставить в пользование, с расчетами (размер) площади и географическими координатами угловых точек;

      3) указание на срок пользования запрашиваемым участком недр, не превышающий сроки, предусмотренные настоящей главой.

      3. К заявлению прилагаются следующие документы:

      1) копии документов, подтверждающих сведения о заявителе;

      2) документы, содержащие сведения о территории запрашиваемого участка недр: картограмма расположения участка, выполненная в масштабе, обеспечивающем наглядность, обзорная (ситуационная) схема, топографическая карта поверхности;

      3) документ, подтверждающий полномочия лица, действующего от имени заявителя при подаче заявления, если такое лицо назначено заявителем;

      4) проект плана горных работ, разработанный в соответствии со статьей 216 настоящего Кодекса;

      5) проект плана ликвидации, разработанный в соответствии со статьей 217 настоящего Кодекса;

      6) отчет об оценке ресурсов и запасов твердых полезных ископаемых участка недр, который заявитель просит предоставить в пользование;

      7) отчет об исполнении лицензионных обязательств по участку разведки за отчетный период, предшествующий дате заявления, если заявление подается обладателем лицензии на разведку по исключительному праву и к моменту подачи заявления такой отчет в компетентный орган не представлен;

      8) документ, подтверждающий уплату платы за пользование земельными участками (арендных платежей) за текущий отчетный период по лицензии на разведку, если заявление подается обладателем лицензии на разведку по исключительному праву;

      9) документы, подтверждающие наличие у заявителя финансовых, профессиональных и технических возможностей осуществлять операции по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, если заявление подается помимо исключительного права;

      10) согласие недропользователя, проводящего операции по добыче углеводородов на запрашиваемом участке недр (его части);

      11) соглашение о социально-экономической поддержке местного населения, предусмотренное подпунктом 1) пункта 3 статьи 25 настоящего Кодекса, если территория запрашиваемого участка недр полностью или частично относится к землям населенных пунктов и прилегающим к ним территориям на расстоянии одной тысячи метров;

      12) справка налогового органа об отсутствии у заявителя налоговой задолженности, превышающей шестикратный размер месячного расчетного показателя, установленного на соответствующий финансовый год законом о республиканском бюджете, выданная не ранее чем за десять календарных дней, предшествующих дате подачи заявления.

      4. Для подтверждения наличия у заявителя финансовых возможностей, достаточных для проведения операций по добыче, представляется один из следующих документов:

      1) выписка об остатке и движении денег по банковскому счету в банке второго уровня Республики Казахстан или у Национального оператора почты, подтверждающая постоянное наличие (остаток) денег у заявителя в течение тридцатидневного срока в пределах шести месяцев, предшествующих дате подачи заявления на выдачу лицензии, в количестве, достаточном для покрытия требуемых минимальных расходов на добычу в первый год действия запрашиваемой лицензии;

      2) копии договора займа денег (предварительного договора займа), договора о финансировании деятельности, предусматривающих в качестве целевого назначения займа финансирование деятельности заявителя по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, а также подтверждающих сумму займа (финансирования) достаточной для покрытия требуемых минимальных расходов на добычу в первый год действия запрашиваемой лицензии;

      3) финансовая отчетность заявителя с аудиторским отчетом, составленным в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан об аудиторской деятельности, подготовленная за шесть последовательных календарных месяцев или предыдущий календарный год, предшествующих дате подачи заявления на выдачу лицензии, в которой размер чистых активов заявителя превышает его обязательства на величину минимальных расходов на добычу в первый год действия запрашиваемой лицензии;

      4) письмо рейтингового агентства, признаваемого фондовой биржей, осуществляющей деятельность в Республике Казахстан, о присвоении заявителю в течение года, предшествующего дате подачи заявления, рейтинговой оценки не ниже минимальной рейтинговой оценки, определяемой компетентным органом.

      Если в качестве документа, подтверждающего наличие у заявителя финансовых возможностей, представлена копия договора займа денег (предварительного договора займа) или договора о финансировании деятельности, займодателем по которому выступает (финансирует) лицо, не являющееся финансовой организацией, к заявлению дополнительно прилагается один из документов, подтверждающих наличие у данного лица финансовых возможностей, предусмотренных подпунктами 1), 3) или 4) части первой настоящего пункта.

      5. Для подтверждения наличия у заявителя профессиональных возможностей, достаточных для проведения операций по добыче, представляются любые из следующих документов:

      1) справка о наличии в штате специалистов или копия договора оказания услуг со специалистами в следующих областях:

      геологии или геофизики;

      горной инженерии;

      геодезии или маркшейдерии;

      2) копии договора оказания услуг с подрядной организацией или договора оказания услуг оператора, назначаемого заявителем в соответствии с главой 6 настоящего Кодекса, в случае выдачи заявителю запрашиваемой лицензии на добычу, в штате которых имеются специалисты, перечисленные в подпункте 1) части первой настоящего пункта.

      Если в качестве документа, подтверждающего наличие у заявителя профессиональных возможностей, представлены копии договора оказания услуг с подрядной организацией или договора оказания услуг оператора, назначаемого заявителем в соответствии с главой 6 настоящего Кодекса, к заявлению дополнительно прилагаются справка о наличии у подрядной организации (оператора) в штате специалистов, указанных в подпункте 1) части первой настоящего пункта, или копии договоров оказания услуг с соответствующими специалистами.

      6. Подтверждением наличия у заявителя технических возможностей, достаточных для проведения операций по добыче, являются любые из следующих документов:

      1) копия лицензии на осуществление деятельности по эксплуатации горных и химических производств, выданная заявителю в соответствии с Законом Республики Казахстан "О разрешениях и уведомлениях";

      2) копии договора о намерениях, предварительного или основного договора оказания услуг с подрядной организацией, предварительного или основного договора оказания услуг оператора, назначаемого заявителем в соответствии с главой 6 настоящего Кодекса, в случае выдачи заявителю запрашиваемой лицензии на добычу, являющемуся обладателем лицензии, предусмотренной в подпункте 1) части первой настоящего пункта.

      Если в качестве документа, подтверждающего наличие у заявителя технических возможностей, представлены копии договора о намерениях, предварительного или основного договора оказания услуг с подрядной организацией либо предварительного или основного договора оказания услуг оператора, назначаемого заявителем в соответствии с главой 6 настоящего Кодекса, к заявлению дополнительно прилагается копия лицензии, предусмотренной в подпункте 1) части первой настоящего пункта.

      7. Отчет об оценке ресурсов и запасов твердых полезных ископаемых, предусмотренный настоящей статьей, должен быть подготовлен компетентным лицом в соответствии с Казахстанским кодексом публичной отчетности о результатах геологоразведочных работ, минеральных ресурсах и минеральных запасах (Кодекс KAZRC).

      8. Копии документов, прилагаемых к заявлению, должны быть нотариально засвидетельствованы.

      9. Заявление и документы, прилагаемые к заявлению, должны быть составлены на казахском и русском языках. Копии документов, составленных на иностранном языке, прилагаемые к заявлению, представляются с переводом на казахский и русский языки, верность которого засвидетельствована нотариусом.

      10. Момент подачи заявления определяется датой и временем поступления заявления в компетентный орган и подлежит учету.

      11. Сведения о поданном заявлении подлежат размещению на интернет-ресурсе компетентного органа в течение двух дней со дня подачи заявления и должны содержать:

      1) наименование (фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) заявителя;

      2) координаты территории, определяющей участок недр, который заявитель просит предоставить в пользование для добычи твердых полезных ископаемых;

      3) дату и время поступления заявления.

      Сноска. Статья 204 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие по истечении шестидесяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 205. Рассмотрение заявления о выдаче лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Компетентный орган рассматривает заявление в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня его поступления и при отсутствии оснований для отказа в выдаче лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, предусмотренных подпунктами 1) – 6) пункта 1 статьи 207 настоящего Кодекса, направляет уполномоченному органу по изучению недр заявление, прилагаемые к заявлению отчет об оценке ресурсов и запасов твердых полезных ископаемых и документы, содержащие сведения о территории запрашиваемого участка недр.

      2. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр заносит сведения из отчета об оценке ресурсов и запасов твердых полезных ископаемых в единый кадастр государственного фонда недр и рассматривает заявление и прилагаемые к нему документы на предмет наличия оснований для отказа в выдаче лицензии, предусмотренных подпунктами 7) и 8) пункта 1 статьи 207 настоящего Кодекса, в течение десяти рабочих дней.

      Если часть участка недр, указанного в заявлении, относится к участку недр, находящемуся в пользовании у другого лица по лицензии на использование пространства недр, на разведку или добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, уполномоченный орган по изучению недр уведомляет об этом заявителя и компетентный орган. В уведомлении указываются координаты и площадь совмещенной территории и рекомендации о способах исключения данной территории из территории запрашиваемого участка недр. В течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления заявитель вправе отказаться от заявления или представить измененные сведения о запрашиваемом участке недр с учетом замечаний уполномоченного органа по изучению недр.

      Если границы запрашиваемого участка недр, обозначенные заявителем, не соответствуют требованиям статьи 209 настоящего Кодекса, уполномоченный орган по изучению недр уведомляет об этом заявителя и компетентный орган. В уведомлении указываются выявленные несоответствия и рекомендации о способах их устранения. В течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления заявитель устраняет выявленные несоответствия, о чем уведомляет уполномоченный орган по изучению недр с приложением подтверждающих документов либо письменно направляет свое возражение. В течение десяти рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления уполномоченный орган по изучению недр заново рассматривает вопрос о соответствии границ запрашиваемого участка недр требованиям статьи 209 настоящего Кодекса.

      По итогам рассмотрения вопроса о соответствии границ запрашиваемого участка недр уполномоченный орган по изучению недр согласовывает данные границы либо отказывает в согласовании, о чем уведомляет компетентный орган и заявителя. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр отказывает в согласовании границ запрашиваемого участка недр в случае нарушения заявителем сроков представления измененных сведений о границах запрашиваемого участка недр, предусмотренных настоящим пунктом.

      В случае несогласия уполномоченного органа по изучению недр с границами запрашиваемого участка недр компетентный орган отказывает заявителю в выдаче лицензии в соответствии с подпунктом 7) или 8) пункта 1 статьи 207 настоящего Кодекса.

      3. В случае согласования с уполномоченным органом по изучению недр границ запрашиваемого участка недр компетентный орган в течение трех рабочих дней направляет заявителю уведомление о необходимости получения соответствующего экологического разрешения на операции по добыче, описанные в плане горных работ, проведения экспертиз и согласований плана горных работ и плана ликвидации, предусмотренных соответственно статьями 216 и 217 настоящего Кодекса. Уведомление должно быть размещено на интернет-ресурсе компетентного органа в течение двух рабочих дней со дня его направления заявителю.

      Копия соответствующего экологического разрешения на операции по добыче, описанные в плане горных работ, соответствующие согласования и положительные заключения экспертиз должны быть представлены заявителем в компетентный орган не позднее одного года со дня уведомления, предусмотренного частью первой настоящего пункта.

      Заявитель вправе обратиться в компетентный орган за продлением указанного срока с обоснованием необходимости такого продления. Компетентный орган продлевает данный срок на период не более одного года со дня истечения срока, указанного в части второй настоящего пункта, если необходимость такого продления вызвана обстоятельствами, не зависящими от заявителя.

      4. Компетентный орган выдает заявителю лицензию на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых не позднее пяти рабочих дней со дня представления необходимых согласований, положительных заключений экспертиз и копии соответствующего экологического разрешения на операции по добыче, описанные в плане горных работ.

      5. В случае предоставления заявителю участка недр, расположенного в пределах земельного участка, принадлежащего или находящегося в пользовании у другого лица, недропользователь не вправе без согласия такого лица проводить операции на данном участке недр в пределах тридцати метров от самой нижней точки земной поверхности указанного земельного участка.

      6. Уведомление, предусмотренное пунктом 3 настоящей статьи, является основанием для резервирования местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения, столицы земель для целей недропользования в порядке, установленном земельным законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      7. Выдача лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых является основанием для предоставления недропользователю местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения, столицы права землепользования на земельный участок в соответствии с Земельным кодексом Республики Казахстан.

      8. Порядок подачи и рассмотрения заявлений на выдачу лицензий на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых определяется компетентным органом.

      Сноска. Статья 205 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 206. Приоритетность выдачи лицензий на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Заявления на выдачу лицензий на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, поданные в компетентный орган, включающие одну и ту же территорию, рассматриваются в порядке очередности их поступления.

      2. Очередное заявление рассматривается только после отказа в выдаче лицензии по предыдущему рассмотренному заявлению.

      Компетентный орган приступает к рассмотрению очередного заявления по истечении десяти рабочих дней со дня уведомления заявителя об отказе в выдаче лицензии по предыдущему заявлению.

      Если решение об отказе было обжаловано заявителем в суде, вопрос о рассмотрении очередного заявления решается компетентным органом после вступления в силу решения по результатам рассмотрения жалобы.

      3. Лицензия на добычу выдается заявителю, чье заявление первым из числа поступивших заявлений соответствует требованиям настоящего Кодекса.

      4. По заявлениям, поступившим после заявления, по которому принято решение о выдаче лицензии, принимается решение об отказе в выдаче лицензий.

Статья 207. Отказ в выдаче лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Компетентный орган отказывает в выдаче лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых при наличии одного из следующих оснований:

      1) заявление или прилагаемые к нему документы не соответствуют требованиям, предусмотренным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) к заявлению не приложены документы, требуемые настоящим Кодексом;

      3) в течение одного года до подачи заявления у заявителя или у лица, прямо или косвенно контролирующего заявителя или находящегося под его контролем, компетентным органом была отозвана лицензия на недропользование по запрашиваемому участку недр по основаниям, предусмотренным настоящим Кодексом;

      4) в течение пяти лет, предшествующих дате подачи заявления, заявитель или лицо, прямо или косвенно контролирующее заявителя или находящееся под его контролем, не исполнили или ненадлежаще исполнили обязательства по ликвидации последствий недропользования на участках недр, находившихся у них в пользовании;

      5) в течение одного года до подачи заявления право недропользования, ранее предоставленное заявителю либо лицу, прямо или косвенно контролирующему заявителя или находящемуся под его контролем, в отношении запрашиваемого участка недр (его части) было прекращено;

      6) выдача лицензии повлечет возникновение угрозы национальной безопасности;

      7) запрашиваемый участок недр или его часть относится к участку недр, находящемуся в пользовании у другого лица по лицензии на использование пространства недр либо лицензии на разведку или добычу твердых полезных ископаемых;

      8) границы запрашиваемого участка недр не соответствуют требованиям настоящего Кодекса;

      9) несоблюдение заявителем срока представления компетентному органу проекта плана горных работ, согласованного в соответствии с требованиями настоящего Кодекса.

      2. Отказ в выдаче лицензии должен быть мотивирован.

      Отказ в выдаче лицензии в соответствии с подпунктом 6) пункта 1 настоящей статьи выносится без указания причин, послуживших основанием для такого отказа.

      3. Отказ в выдаче лицензии может быть обжалован заявителем в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан не позднее десяти рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления об отказе в выдаче лицензии.

      4. Отказ в выдаче лицензии не лишает заявителя права на повторную подачу заявления.

      5. Отказ в выдаче лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых по заявлению недропользователя, поданному на основании исключительного права по лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, допускается только при наличии неустраненных нарушений условий лицензии на разведку либо в соответствии с подпунктом 9) пункта 1 настоящей статьи.

      Если при подаче заявления о выдаче лицензии на добычу по исключительному праву имеются обстоятельства, предусмотренные подпунктами 1) и 2) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, компетентный орган принимает заявление и уведомляет заявителя о необходимости устранения выявленных замечаний. В этом случае срок рассмотрения заявления продлевается на тридцать календарных дней для устранения заявителем указанных замечаний и повторной подачи заявления в компетентный орган.

      В случае неустранения указанных замечаний либо непредставления повторного заявления в установленный срок компетентный орган отказывает в выдаче лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых.

Статья 208. Содержание лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых

      Лицензия на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых помимо сведений и условий, указанных в статье 31 настоящего Кодекса, должна содержать следующие условия недропользования:

      1) обязательство об уплате подписного бонуса и платы за пользование земельными участками (арендного платежа) в размере и порядке, установленных налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан;

      2) размер обязательства по ежегодным минимальным расходам на операции по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых;

      3) размер минимальной доли внутристрановой ценности в работах и услугах, используемых при проведении операций по добыче;

      4) размер обязательства недропользователя по финансированию обучения казахстанских кадров;

      5) размер обязательства недропользователя по финансированию научно-исследовательских, научно-технических и (или) опытно-конструкторских работ;

      6) основания отзыва лицензии за нарушение обязательств.

Статья 209. Участок добычи твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Внешние границы территории участка добычи твердых полезных ископаемых должны соответствовать требованиям пункта 3 статьи 19 настоящего Кодекса и определяться способом, обеспечивающим эффективное использование производственной территории. При невозможности определения внешних границ территории участка добычи твердых полезных ископаемых в соответствии с указанными требованиями они могут образовывать многоугольник с наименее возможным количеством углов.

      При определении границ участка добычи твердых полезных ископаемых учитываются: контуры ресурсов твердых полезных ископаемых, обозначенные в отчете, предусмотренном подпунктом 6) пункта 3 статьи 204 настоящего Кодекса, наблюдательные гидрогеологические скважины, расположение рудника и перспектива развития его границ, вспомогательные объекты рудника и объекты инфраструктуры, объекты размещения вскрыши (вмещающей породы) и бедных (некондиционных) руд.

      Объекты размещения техногенных минеральных образований горно-перерабатывающего производства также могут располагаться и учитываться при определении границ участка добычи. Объекты размещения техногенных минеральных образований горно-обогатительного производства могут располагаться на отдельном участке недр в соответствии с лицензией на использование пространства недр.

      2. Территория участка добычи твердых полезных ископаемых может также иметь внутренние границы, если границы иного участка недр для проведения операций по разведке или добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, добыче углеводородов не позволяют сформировать ее только по внешним границам. В этом случае внутренние границы территории участка добычи определяются внешними территориальными границами указанного иного участка недр.

      Сноска. Статья 209 в редакции Закона РК от 26.12.2019 № 284-VІ (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 210. Ежегодные минимальные расходы на операции по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Недропользователь, обладающий лицензией на добычу, обязан соблюдать требования о ежегодных минимальных расходах на операции по добыче, установленные настоящей статьей.

      2. Ежегодные минимальные расходы на операции по добыче устанавливаются по отдельной лицензии на добычу в следующих размерах:

      530-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при добыче на территории участка площадью до пяти гектаров включительно;

      1063-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при добыче на территории участка площадью свыше пяти до ста гектаров включительно;

      10-кратного месячного расчетного показателя дополнительно при расчете за каждый последующий гектар свыше ста до десяти тысяч гектаров включительно;

      120-кратного месячного расчетного показателя дополнительно при расчете за каждый последующий гектар свыше десяти тысяч гектаров.

      3. Если в соответствии с лицензией на добычу и планом горных работ предусматривается добыча руд черных металлов, ежегодные минимальные расходы на операции по добыче по такой лицензии устанавливаются в следующих размерах:

      3170-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при добыче на территории участка площадью до пяти гектаров включительно;

      6350-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при добыче на территории участка площадью свыше пяти до ста гектаров включительно;

      60-кратного месячного расчетного показателя дополнительно при расчете за каждый последующий гектар свыше ста до десяти тысяч гектаров включительно;

      720-кратного месячного расчетного показателя дополнительно при расчете за каждый последующий гектар свыше десяти тысяч гектаров.

      4. При неполном последнем годе срока добычи минимальные расходы рассчитываются пропорционально за каждый полный месяц периода добычи в указанном году.

      5. При отказе от участка добычи в течение любого года действия лицензии на добычу минимальные требования по расходам рассчитываются пропорционально за каждый полный месяц срока добычи в указанном году.

      6. Расчет минимальных расходов на операции по добыче производится на основе размера месячного расчетного показателя, установленного на соответствующий финансовый год законом о республиканском бюджете и действующего на 1 января отчетного года.

      7. Для целей настоящей статьи к расходам на операции по добыче по отдельной лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых относятся расходы недропользователя на следующие виды работ:

      1) проходческие работы или вскрышные работы;

      2) обеспечение вентиляции;

      3) буровзрывные работы;

      4) крепление или поддержание горных выработок;

      5) управление горным давлением;

      6) транспортировку руды или породы;

      7) отвалообразование и (или) складирование руды;

      8) дробление руды, породы;

      9) выщелачивание (кучное и (или) подземное);

      10) все работы по строительству рудника, обогатительного производства и вспомогательных объектов производственной инфраструктуры на участке добычи.

      8. Для целей настоящей статьи к расходам на операции по добыче по отдельной лицензии могут относиться расходы на управленческие и административные нужды, ведение бухгалтерского учета, научные исследования, обучение персонала и другие аналогичные расходы.

      При расчете расходов на операции по добыче доля таких расходов не должна превышать двадцать процентов от общих расходов, заявленных недропользователем в периодическом отчете.

      9. К расходам на операции по добыче не могут относиться расходы на:

      1) размещение межевых и геодезических обозначений границ участка добычи на местности, в том числе землеустроительные работы;

      2) приобретение права недропользования, права землепользования или права собственности на земельный участок, включая сопутствующие такому приобретению расходы;

      3) научно-исследовательские работы, не связанные непосредственно с участком добычи;

      4) компенсацию в связи с выкупом земельных участков или возмещением убытков собственникам и пользователям земельных участков и приведением земель в состояние, пригодное для их использования по целевому назначению.

      10. В случае нарушения обязательств по минимальным расходам на операции по добыче, предусмотренным настоящей статьей, недропользователь обязан произвести недостающие расходы и представить об этом отчет компетентному органу в срок не позднее трех месяцев, следующих за отчетным годом.

      Расходы, произведенные недропользователем в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, не учитываются в расходах текущего года.

      Сноска. Статья 210 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 26.12.2019 № 284-VІ (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования).

Статья 211. Срок лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Срок лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых не может превышать двадцать пять последовательных лет.

      2. Срок лицензии на добычу может быть продлен по заявлению недропользователя на период, не превышающий первоначальный срок лицензии.

      Количество продлений срока лицензии на добычу не ограничивается.

      3. Заявление о продлении подается в компетентный орган по утверждаемой им форме не ранее чем за четыре года до истечения срока лицензии.

      Если в период рассмотрения заявления срок лицензии на добычу истек, лицензия продолжает действовать в период такого рассмотрения. Исчисление срока продления лицензии на добычу начинается со дня, следующего за последним днем завершившегося срока.

      4. Срок лицензии на добычу не подлежит продлению в случаях:

      1) если заявленный срок продления не соответствует пункту 2 настоящей статьи;

      2) нарушения срока подачи заявления о продлении действия лицензии, предусмотренного пунктом 3 настоящей статьи;

      3) наличия не устраненных недропользователем нарушений условий лицензии на добычу по уплате платы за пользование земельными участками (арендных платежей) и минимальным расходам на добычу за отчетные периоды, предшествующие дате заявления о продлении.

Статья 212. Обязательства недропользователя в области обучения и науки при добыче твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Начиная со второго года действия лицензии на добычу, недропользователь обязан ежегодно:

      1) осуществлять финансирование обучения казахстанских кадров в размере одного процента от расходов на добычу, понесенных недропользователем в предыдущем году, в порядке, определяемом компетентным органом совместно с уполномоченным органом в области образования;

      2) осуществлять финансирование научно-исследовательских, научно-технических и (или) опытно-конструкторских работ в размере одного процента от расходов на добычу, понесенных недропользователем в предыдущем году, в порядке, определяемом компетентным органом совместно с уполномоченным органом в области науки.

      2. Объем финансирования, осуществленного в соответствии с пунктом 1 настоящей статьи, превышающий установленный минимум, учитывается в счет исполнения соответствующих обязательств недропользователя в следующем году. 

Статья 213. Приобретение товаров, работ и услуг для операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Приобретение товаров, работ и услуг при проведении операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, в том числе подрядчиками, осуществляется одним из следующих способов:

      1) открытый конкурс;

      2) из одного источника;

      3) открытый конкурс на понижение (электронные торги);

      4) закуп товаров, работ и услуг без применения норм настоящего пункта;

      5) на товарных биржах.

      Приобретение товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по добыче, производится способами, указанными в подпунктах 1), 2) и 3) части первой настоящего пункта, с обязательным использованием реестра товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, и их производителей или с использованием недропользователем иных систем электронного закупа, расположенных в казахстанском сегменте Интернета, работа которых синхронизирована с работой такого реестра.

      Организатор конкурса по приобретению работ и услуг при определении победителя конкурса условно уменьшает цену конкурсной заявки участников конкурса – казахстанских производителей работ и услуг на двадцать процентов. Казахстанскими производителями работ и услуг признаются индивидуальные предприниматели и (или) юридические лица, созданные в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан, с местом нахождения на территории Республики Казахстан, привлекающие не менее девяноста пяти процентов граждан Республики Казахстан от общей численности работников без учета количества руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов, осуществляющих трудовую деятельность на территории Республики Казахстан в рамках внутрикорпоративного перевода в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о миграции населения.

      При этом количество иностранных руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов, осуществляющих трудовую деятельность на территории Республики Казахстан в рамках внутрикорпоративного перевода в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о миграции населения, должно быть не более пятидесяти процентов от общей численности руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов по каждой соответствующей категории.

      Порядок приобретения недропользователями и их подрядчиками товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, определяется уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых.

      Расходы по приобретению товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, по результатам конкурса, состоявшегося за пределами Республики Казахстан, или приобретенных в нарушение установленного порядка, исключаются из расходов, учитываемых компетентным органом в качестве исполнения недропользователем лицензионных обязательств.

      2. Порядок синхронизации работы систем электронного закупа в отношении твердых полезных ископаемых с работой реестра товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, и их производителей утверждается уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых.

      3. Для целей настоящей статьи:

      1) под реестром товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, и их производителей понимается государственная информационная система, предназначенная для контроля и мониторинга закупа товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, и их производителей, а также проведения электронных закупок и формирования перечня товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию;

      2) под системой электронных закупок понимается электронная информационная система, используемая организаторами закупа (недропользователями или лицами, уполномоченными недропользователями) для приобретения товаров, работ и услуг в соответствии с порядком приобретения товаров, работ и услуг при проведении операций по недропользованию, утверждаемым уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых.

      4. Недропользователи обязаны представлять уполномоченному органу в области твердых полезных ископаемых в порядке, им определенном, годовые (на один финансовый год) и среднесрочные (на пять финансовых лет) программы закупа товаров, работ и услуг, а также информацию о планируемом закупе возмездных услуг оператора в случае его привлечения недропользователем в соответствии с главой 6 настоящего Кодекса.

      Под годовой программой закупа товаров, работ и услуг понимается документ, составляемый недропользователем, определяющий планируемые недропользователем на один календарный год номенклатуру и объемы товаров, работ и услуг, способы и сроки их приобретения.

      Под среднесрочной программой закупа товаров, работ и услуг понимается документ, составляемый недропользователем, определяющий планируемые им на период до пяти лет номенклатуру и объемы товаров, работ и услуг, способы и сроки их приобретения.

      Под информацией о планируемом закупе услуг оператора понимается документ, составляемый недропользователем, определяющий объем и сроки оказания услуг, предоставляемых оператором на возмездной основе.

      5. Требования пункта 1 настоящей статьи не распространяются на:

      1) недропользователей, приобретающих товары, работы и услуги в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о государственных закупках;

      2) юридические лица, обладающие правом недропользования, пятьюдесятью и более процентами голосующих акций (долей участия) которых прямо или косвенно владеет национальный управляющий холдинг.

      Сноска. Статья 213 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 20.04.2023 № 226-VII (вводится в действие с 01.07.2023).

Статья 214. Порядок проведения операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. На участке недр по лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых недропользователь вправе проводить добычу и разведку любых видов твердых полезных ископаемых.

      2. Добыча твердых полезных ископаемых проводится на участке недр с запасами и (или) ресурсами, включенными в государственный учет полезных ископаемых и представляющими для недропользователя коммерческий интерес.

      3. Все работы по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых подлежат документированию. Документация должна содержать описание работ, необходимое для достоверного изучения и последующего освоения участка недр.

      4. При проведении добычи твердых полезных ископаемых недропользователь обязан обеспечить:

      1) оптимальность и безопасность применяемых технических средств добычи;

      2) охрану месторождения твердых полезных ископаемых от проявлений опасных техногенных процессов, приводящих к осложнению его освоения, снижению качества ресурсов месторождения;

      3) достоверный учет добытых твердых полезных ископаемых, отходов производства, образующихся при добыче;

      4) достоверность и сохранность всей первичной и вторичной геологической информации, полученной при добыче, включая данные лабораторных исследований и анализов.

      5. Объем горной массы и (или) перемещаемой почвы в ходе добычи твердых полезных ископаемых не ограничивается, если это не противоречит требованиям экологической и промышленной безопасности.

      Извлекаемые в ходе добычи твердые полезные ископаемые (полезные компоненты) являются собственностью недропользователя.

      6. При проведении операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых недропользователь обязан выполнять водоохранные мероприятия, а также соблюдать иные требования по охране водных объектов, установленные водным и экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан, в отношении подземных вод, поступающих в горные выработки.

      Технологически неизбежное поступление подземных вод в горные выработки при проведении операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых не требует получения специальных разрешений или лицензий.

      Использование подземных вод, поступающих в горные выработки, осуществляется в соответствии с водным и экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      Сноска. Статья 214 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (вводится в действие с 31.12.2023).

Статья 215. Отчетность недропользователя при проведении добычи твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. По лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых недропользователь обязан представлять следующие периодические отчеты:

      1) отчет об исполнении лицензионных обязательств;

      2) отчет о приобретенных товарах, работах и услугах и доле внутристрановой ценности в них;

      3) отчеты о составе лиц и (или) организаций, прямо или косвенно контролирующих недропользователя;

      4) геологические отчеты – в случае проведения разведки на участке добычи;

      5) отчет о добытых твердых полезных ископаемых;

      6) отчет о выполнении программы работ – в случае присвоения статуса удержания.

      2. Периодические отчеты представляются ежегодно за предыдущий календарный год не позднее тридцатого апреля каждого года, за исключением отчета, предусмотренного подпунктом 2) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, представляемого ежеквартально не позднее двадцать пятого числа месяца, следующего за отчетным периодом.

      Отчеты за неполный календарный год представляются за фактический период недропользования.

      Отчеты за последний неполный календарный год периода пользования участком недр представляются не позднее двух месяцев после окончания указанного периода.

      3. Отчеты, предусмотренные подпунктами 1) и 6) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, представляются компетентному органу в утверждаемом им порядке.

      Сведения о расходах по участку добычи, указанных в отчете об исполнении лицензионных обязательств, должны быть подтверждены аудитором в соответствии с Законом Республики Казахстан "Об аудиторской деятельности".

      Данные сведения также признаются подтвержденными аудитором, если они отдельно приведены (раскрыты) в финансовой отчетности, по которой проведен аудит.

      Отчеты, предусмотренные подпунктами 2) и 3) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, представляются уполномоченному органу в области твердых полезных ископаемых в определяемом им порядке.

      Отчеты, предусмотренные подпунктами 4) и 5) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, представляются уполномоченному органу по изучению недр в определяемом им порядке.

      Сноска. Статья 215 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021); от 15.11.2021 № 72-VII (вводится в действие с 01.01.2022).

Статья 216. План горных работ

      1. Проектным документом для проведения операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых является план горных работ.

      2. План горных работ разрабатывается и утверждается недропользователем.

      3. В плане горных работ описываются виды, методы и способы работ по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, примерные объемы и сроки проведения работ, а также используемые технологические решения.

      Инструкция по составлению плана горных работ разрабатывается и утверждается уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых.

      Содержание плана горных работ определяется недропользователем самостоятельно с учетом требований экологической и промышленной безопасности.

      4. Операции по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, описываемые в плане горных работ, осуществляются при наличии соответствующего экологического разрешения. План горных работ согласовывается с уполномоченным органом в области промышленной безопасности.

      Если проведение операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, предусмотренных в плане горных работ, предполагается в пределах водоохранных зон поверхностных водных объектов, план горных работ также согласовывается с региональными органами уполномоченного органа в области использования и охраны водного фонда, водоснабжения, водоотведения.

      Недропользователь вправе проводить операции по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых только в случае согласования плана горных работ в соответствии с настоящей статьей и получения соответствующего экологического разрешения.

      5. В случае изменения видов, методов и (или) способов планируемых работ по добыче, а также технологий, объемов и сроков проведения работ, изменения состава производственных объектов и объектов инфраструктуры недропользователь обязан внести соответствующие изменения в план горных работ и представить его уполномоченному органу в области твердых полезных ископаемых. Если указанные изменения требуют согласования по вопросам промышленной безопасности, проведения оценки воздействия на окружающую среду и получения (переоформления) экологического разрешения, план горных работ с внесенными изменениями представляется уполномоченному органу в области твердых полезных ископаемых только после такого согласования, проведения оценки воздействия на окружающую среду и получения (переоформления) экологического разрешения.

      6. Проведение работ по измененному плану горных работ до его представления уполномоченному органу в области твердых полезных ископаемых запрещается.

      Сноска. Статья 216 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 217. План ликвидации

      1. План ликвидации является документом, содержащим описание мероприятий по выводу из эксплуатации рудника и других производственных и инфраструктурных объектов, расположенных на участке добычи, по рекультивации земель, нарушенных в результате проведения операций по добыче, мероприятий по проведению прогрессивной ликвидации, иных работ по ликвидации последствий операций по добыче, а также расчет приблизительной стоимости таких мероприятий по ликвидации.

      Если объекты размещения техногенных минеральных образований горнодобывающего или горно-обогатительного производства, расположенные на другом участке (участках) недр по лицензии (лицензиям) на использование пространства недр, непосредственно связаны с эксплуатацией рудника, находящегося на участке добычи (участках добычи), или эксплуатация двух рудников, расположенных на смежных участках добычи, осуществляется в едином технологическом процессе, недропользователь вправе разработать единый план ликвидации в целях осуществления всех запланированных работ по ликвидации последствий операций по недропользованию на данных участках недр.

      План ликвидации составляется с привлечением лица, имеющего лицензию на выполнение работ и оказание услуг в области охраны окружающей среды, и утверждается недропользователем. План ликвидации подлежит экспертизе промышленной безопасности в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о гражданской защите, а после ее проведения – государственной экологической экспертизе в соответствии с экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      2. Недропользователь обязан вносить изменения в план ликвидации, включая внесение изменения в расчет стоимости работ по ликвидации последствий операций по добыче:

      1) не позднее трех лет со дня получения последних положительных заключений экспертизы промышленной безопасности и государственной экологической экспертизы;

      2) в случае внесения изменений в план горных работ в соответствии с пунктом 5 статьи 216 настоящего Кодекса.

      3. Осуществление операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, ликвидация последствий которых не предусмотрена планом ликвидации, получившим положительные заключения экспертизы промышленной безопасности и государственной экологической экспертизы, запрещается.

      4. Инструкция по составлению плана ликвидации и методика расчета приблизительной стоимости ликвидации последствий операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых разрабатываются и утверждаются уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых по согласованию с уполномоченным органом в области охраны окружающей среды.

      Сноска. Статья 217 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (порядок введения в действие см. ст. 2).

Статья 218. Ликвидация последствий операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Ликвидация последствий операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых проводится в соответствии с проектом ликвидации, разработанным на основе плана ликвидации.

      2. Недропользователь обязан обеспечить разработку, согласование, экспертизу и утверждение в соответствии с земельным законодательством Республики Казахстан и законодательством Республики Казахстан об архитектурной, градостроительной и строительной деятельности в Республике Казахстан проекта работ по ликвидации последствий добычи твердых полезных ископаемых не позднее чем за два года до истечения срока лицензии.

      В случае отказа от всего или части участка добычи проект ликвидации последствий добычи твердых полезных ископаемых разрабатывается, согласовывается, подлежит экспертизе и утверждению до такого отказа, если необходимость в ликвидации таких последствий не вытекает из положений части пятой настоящего пункта.

      Если действие лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых прекратилось по иным основаниям, лицо, право недропользования которого прекращено, обязано обеспечить разработку и утверждение проекта работ по ликвидации последствий добычи твердых полезных ископаемых не позднее восьми месяцев со дня прекращения действия лицензии.

      Ликвидация последствий операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых на части участка добычи, от которого недропользователь отказался в соответствии со статьей 220 настоящего Кодекса, проводится до такого отказа. Проведение операций по добыче или иное пользование частью такого участка в период после завершения ликвидации и до момента исключения его из лицензии на добычу не допускается.

      Если пользование частью участка добычи, от которой недропользователь отказался, осуществлялось без проведения операций, предусмотренных лицензией на добычу, и нарушения земной поверхности (дна водоемов), проведение ликвидационных работ на части участка добычи не требуется. В этом случае составляется акт обследования, подтверждающий отсутствие необходимости проведения ликвидационных работ, который подписывается лицами, указанными в пункте 4 настоящей статьи.

      3. Лицо, право недропользования которого прекращено по участку добычи, обязано приступить к ликвидации последствий операций по добыче в срок не позднее восьми месяцев со дня такого прекращения. В течение данного периода указанное лицо вправе вывезти с территории участка недр добытые твердые полезные ископаемые. По истечении восьми месяцев после прекращения действия лицензии не вывезенные с территории участка добычи твердые полезные ископаемые признаются включенными в состав недр и подлежат ликвидации в соответствии с настоящей статьей.

      4. Ликвидация последствий операций по добыче на участке добычи (его части) считается завершенной после подписания акта ликвидации. Акт ликвидации подписывается комиссией, создаваемой соответствующим местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения или столицы из его представителей и представителей уполномоченных государственных органов в области охраны окружающей среды, промышленной безопасности, государственного органа в сфере санитарно-эпидемиологического благополучия населения, и недропользователем (лицом, право недропользования которого прекращено, при его наличии). Если ликвидация осуществляется на земельном участке, находящемся в частной собственности, постоянном или долгосрочном временном возмездном землепользовании, акт ликвидации также подписывается собственником земельного участка или землепользователем.

      5. Подписание акта ликвидации последствий операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых (акта обследования) является основанием внесения соответствующих сведений в единый кадастр государственного фонда недр для последующего предоставления права недропользования иным лицам.

      6. Положения настоящей статьи не применяются в случае прекращения права недропользования на участке добычи или его части, на котором не проводились операции по добыче, требующие проведения ликвидации их последствий. В случае проведения на данном участке операций по разведке ликвидация их последствий проводится в соответствии со статьей 197 настоящего Кодекса.

      Сноска. Статья 218 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 219. Обеспечение исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий добычи твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Недропользователь вправе приступить к операциям по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых на участке добычи при условии предоставления обеспечения исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий таких операций в уполномоченный орган в области твердых полезных ископаемых.

      2. Обеспечение исполнения обязательств недропользователя по ликвидации последствий операций по добыче может быть предоставлено в сочетании любых его видов, предусмотренном настоящим Кодексом, с соблюдением следующих условий: в течение первой трети срока лицензии на добычу обеспечение в виде гарантии банка или залога банковского вклада должно составлять не менее сорока процентов от общей суммы обеспечения, в течение второй трети – не менее шестидесяти процентов, и в оставшийся период – сто процентов.

      Если проведение ликвидации планируется осуществлять по плану ликвидации, составленному в соответствии с частью второй пункта 1 статьи 217 настоящего Кодекса для двух и более участков недр, недропользователь вправе предоставить общее обеспечение исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий недропользования на данных участках.

      3. Сумма обеспечения должна покрывать общую расчетную стоимость работ по ликвидации последствий операций по добыче и операций, планируемых на предстоящие три года со дня получения последних положительных заключений экспертизы промышленной безопасности и государственной экологической экспертизы плана ликвидации.

      Сумма обеспечения подлежит окончательному пересчету в соответствии со сметой, предусмотренной проектом работ по ликвидации.

      В стоимость работ по ликвидации должны быть включены административные и управленческие расходы, а также расходы на:

      демонтаж и удаление технологического оборудования, зданий и сооружений, расположенных на территории участка (участков);

      закрытие рудника (шахты, штольни, карьера и тому подобное), объектов размещения техногенных минеральных образований (при их наличии);

      захоронение вредных веществ и материалов (при их наличии);

      рекультивацию нарушенных земель;

      восстановление русел рек, ручьев и водотоков (при их наличии);

      мониторинг качества поверхностных и подземных вод, воздуха, состояния почвы и растительности.

      4. При прекращении действия лицензии на добычу сумма обеспечения с согласия уполномоченного органа в области твердых полезных ископаемых может быть уменьшена соразмерно стоимости части ликвидационных работ, выполненных на участке недр и принятых в порядке, предусмотренном пунктом 4 статьи 218 настоящего Кодекса. Уполномоченный орган в области твердых полезных ископаемых уведомляет лицо, выдавшее обеспечение, об уменьшении суммы обеспечения в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня получения заявления от недропользователя.

      Запрещается уменьшение суммы обеспечения после прекращения действия лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, если в результате такого уменьшения оставшаяся сумма обеспечения не покрывает расходы, приходящиеся на незавершенные работы по ликвидации, предусмотренные в смете проекта работ по ликвидации.

      5. Операции по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, ликвидация последствий которых не обеспечена в соответствии с требованиями настоящего Кодекса, запрещаются.

      Сноска. Статья 219 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021); от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 220. Отказ от участка добычи твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. В любое время до истечения срока лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых недропользователь вправе отказаться от всего участка добычи либо его части, письменно заявив о таком отказе в компетентный орган.

      В случае отказа от части участка добычи остающийся в пользовании участок добычи должен соответствовать положениям статьи 19 настоящего Кодекса.

      2. Заявление о досрочном отказе от всего или части участка добычи должно содержать указание на территорию участка недр, подлежащего отказу.

      К заявлению прилагаются:

      1) акт ликвидации последствий добычи на всем участке добычи или его части, от которых недропользователь отказывается;

      2) описание территории участка недр, от которого недропользователь отказывается, с расчетами (размером) площади и географическими координатами угловых точек;

      3) описание территории участка добычи, формируемого после отказа от части участка недр, с расчетами (размером) площади и географическими координатами угловых точек, приложенной картограммой расположения участка, выполненной в масштабе, обеспечивающем наглядность, обзорной (ситуационной) схемой, а также топографической картой поверхности.

      3. Отказ от части участка добычи влечет переоформление лицензии на добычу.

      4. Отказ от части или всего участка добычи является основанием для внесения сведений о соответствующем участке недр (или его части) в единый кадастр государственного фонда недр как об участке (или его части), который может быть предоставлен для проведения операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых.

Статья 221. Ответственность за нарушение обязательств по лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых и ее отзыв

      1. Нарушение обязательств, предусмотренных лицензией на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, влечет ответственность недропользователя в виде неустойки или отзыва лицензии.

      2. Неустойка взыскивается за нарушение обязательства по обеспечению минимальной доли внутристрановой ценности в работах и услугах, используемых при проведении операций по добыче, а также за нарушение обязательства по финансированию обучения казахстанских кадров и (или) обязательства по финансированию научно-исследовательских, научно-технических и (или) опытно-конструкторских работ.

      Уплата неустойки за нарушение обязательства прекращает основное обязательство, исполнение которого предусмотрено в соответствующем календарном году.

      Неустойка за нарушение обязательства по обеспечению минимальной доли внутристрановой ценности в работах и услугах, используемых при проведении операций по добыче, взыскивается в размере тридцати процентов от стоимости работ и услуг, относящихся к неисполненному объему обязательств.

      Неустойка за неисполнение обязательств по финансированию обучения казахстанских кадров и финансированию научно-исследовательских, научно-технических и (или) опытно-конструкторских работ взыскивается в размере суммы неисполненного обязательства.

      3. Лицензия на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых подлежит отзыву компетентным органом при наличии одного из следующих оснований:

      1) нарушение требований пункта 1 статьи 44 настоящего Кодекса, повлекшее угрозу национальной безопасности;

      2) нарушение обязательств об уплате подписного бонуса, платы за пользование земельными участками (арендных платежей) и (или) обязательств по ежегодным минимальным расходам на операции по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых.

      4. При выявлении нарушения компетентный орган письменно уведомляет об этом недропользователя.

      5. В случае совершения нарушения, предусмотренного подпунктом 1) пункта 3 настоящей статьи, данное нарушение подлежит устранению в срок не более одного года путем восстановления положения, существовавшего до нарушения, а при невозможности восстановления – путем совершения с разрешения компетентного органа иных действий по переходу объектов, связанных с правом недропользования.

      В случае совершения нарушения, предусмотренного подпунктом 2) пункта 3 настоящей статьи, недропользователь обязан устранить нарушение в течение трех месяцев со дня получения уведомления от компетентного органа.

      Недропользователь в предусмотренные настоящим пунктом сроки письменно уведомляет компетентный орган об устранении нарушений с приложением документов, подтверждающих такое устранение.

      В случае неустранения нарушения в установленный срок компетентный орган отзывает лицензию в соответствии с пунктом 6 настоящей статьи.

      6. Отзыв лицензии производится компетентным органом путем направления письменного уведомления недропользователю об отзыве лицензии.

      Лицензия прекращает действие через три месяца со дня получения недропользователем уведомления об отзыве лицензии.

      7. Недропользователь вправе оспорить отзыв лицензии в порядке, предусмотренном законодательством Республики Казахстан, в течение пятнадцати рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления об отзыве лицензии. В период такого оспаривания срок, указанный в пункте 6 настоящей статьи, продлевается до вступления в силу решения, вынесенного по результатам оспаривания.

      8. Отзыв лицензии не допускается, если неисполнение или ненадлежащее исполнение обязанностей, послужившее основанием для отзыва лицензии, имело место по причине действия непреодолимой силы, то есть чрезвычайных и непредотвратимых при данных условиях обстоятельств (стихийных явлений, военных действий и тому подобное). К таким обстоятельствам не относятся отсутствие у недропользователя технических и (или) финансовых средств, отсутствие на рынке необходимых товаров, работ или услуг, а также наложение административного взыскания.

      9. Лицо, лишенное лицензии на добычу в соответствии с настоящей статьей, обязано немедленно прекратить операции по недропользованию и приступить к работам по поддержанию участка недр в безопасном состоянии в соответствии с планом ликвидации.

      10. Отзыв лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых является основанием для внесения сведений о соответствующем участке недр в единый кадастр государственного фонда недр.

Глава 29. Статус удержания участка добычи твердых полезных ископаемых

Статья 222. Понятие статуса удержания и основания его предоставления

      1. Статусом удержания признается особый правовой режим участка недр по лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, предусматривающий право недропользователя не начинать или приостановить добычу твердых полезных ископаемых на указанном участке (или его части) на условиях и в порядке, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом.

      Положения настоящей главы могут применяться во всякое время в период действия срока лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых.

      2. Присвоение участку недр статуса удержания освобождает недропользователя на период действия статуса удержания от исполнения обязанностей, предусмотренных статьей 210 настоящего Кодекса, а также связанных с ними обязательств по представлению отчетности.

      Присвоение статуса удержания части участка недр по лицензии на добычу влечет пропорциональное уменьшение размера обязательств недропользователя, предусмотренных подпунктом 2) статьи 208 настоящего Кодекса.

      3. Статус удержания присваивается на период до пяти последовательных лет с возможностью его продления на последующий срок до пяти лет. Общий срок статуса удержания с учетом его продления применительно к участку недр по лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых не может превышать десять лет.

      4. Присвоение статуса удержания подтверждается путем выдачи недропользователю переоформленной лицензии на добычу с указанием территории участка недр, к которому применяется статус удержания, и срока действия такого статуса.

      5. Статус удержания присваивается при наличии любого из следующих оснований:

      1) добыча выявленных минеральных ресурсов является нерентабельной для недропользователя в связи с неблагоприятными рыночными условиями при наличии разумных оснований полагать, что такая добыча может стать рентабельной в течение будущих пяти лет;

      2) отсутствие технологии, позволяющей осуществлять добычу твердых полезных ископаемых в соответствии с требованиями экологической безопасности;

      3) наличие непреодолимой силы, то есть чрезвычайных и непредотвратимых при данных условиях обстоятельств (стихийные явления, военные действия и тому подобное);

      4) вступление в силу решения суда о применении реабилитационной процедуры к недропользователю.

      Сноска. Статья 222 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 223. Порядок присвоения статуса удержания

      1. Статус удержания присваивается по заявлению недропользователя либо реабилитационного управляющего.

      2. В заявлении указываются и описываются обстоятельства, являющиеся основанием для обращения недропользователя за присвоением статуса удержания.

      3. К заявлению прилагаются:

      1) документы, подтверждающие наличие обстоятельств, предусмотренных подпунктами 1 – 4) пункта 5 статьи 222 настоящего Кодекса;

      2) утвержденная недропользователем программа работ.

      4. Компетентный орган рассматривает заявление и при отсутствии оснований для отказа в присвоении статуса удержания, предусмотренных подпунктами 1), 2) и 4) пункта 1 статьи 224 настоящего Кодекса, а также после согласования программы работ в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня поступления заявления направляет заявителю уведомление о необходимости представления проекта консервации.

      Проект консервации разрабатывается в соответствии с экологическим разрешением и представляется заявителем в компетентный орган не позднее четырех месяцев со дня уведомления. Заявитель вправе обратиться в компетентный орган за продлением указанного срока с обоснованием необходимости такого продления.

      Компетентный орган продлевает данный срок на период не более четырех месяцев со дня истечения срока, указанного в части второй настоящего пункта, если необходимость такого продления вызвана обстоятельствами, не зависящими от заявителя.

      5. Компетентный орган присваивает статус удержания участку добычи (его части) и выдает недропользователю переоформленную лицензию в срок не позднее пяти рабочих дней со дня представления проекта консервации, разработанного в порядке, предусмотренном статьей 226 настоящего Кодекса. В лицензии, переоформленной в связи с присвоением участку добычи (его части) статуса удержания, указывается территория данного участка (его части) со статусом удержания.

      Сноска. Статья 223 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 224. Отказ в присвоении статуса удержания

      1. Компетентный орган отказывает в присвоении участку добычи (его части) по лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых статуса удержания при наличии одного из следующих оснований:

      1) заявление или прилагаемые к нему документы не соответствуют требованиям, предусмотренным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) к заявлению не приложены документы, требуемые настоящим Кодексом;

      3) несоблюдение заявителем срока представления компетентному органу проекта консервации, разработанного в порядке, предусмотренном статьей 223 настоящего Кодекса;

      4) обоснования, приведенные недропользователем, и представленные документы являются недостаточными, чтобы подтвердить наличие обстоятельств, являющихся основанием для присвоения участку добычи (его части) статуса удержания.

      2. Отказ в присвоении участку добычи (его части) статуса удержания выносится в письменной форме, должен быть мотивирован и выдан заявителю в течение срока, предусмотренного для присвоения статуса удержания.

      3. Компетентный орган уведомляет заявителя об отказе в присвоении участку добычи (его части) статуса удержания в течение двух рабочих дней со дня принятия решения об отказе.

      4. Отказ в присвоении участку добычи (его части) статуса удержания может быть обжалован заявителем в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан не позднее десяти рабочих дней со дня уведомления заявителя об отказе.

      5. Отказ в присвоении участку добычи (его части) статуса удержания не лишает заявителя права на повторную подачу заявления.

Статья 225. Программа работ по статусу удержания

      1. Программа работ является документом, разрабатываемым недропользователем в целях вывода участка добычи (его части) из статуса удержания и возобновления на нем (ней) операций по добыче.

      2. Программа работ содержит описание и сроки:

      1) мероприятий по консервации на участке добычи (его части), которому (которой) присваивается статус удержания;

      2) мероприятий, проводимых недропользователем для вывода участка добычи (его части) из статуса удержания и возобновления операций по добыче;

      3) мер поддержки социально-экономического характера, которые недропользователь обязуется предпринять в отношении работников, занятых на работах на участке добычи (его части), которому (которой) присваивается статус удержания (перевод на другую работу (другой участок работы), переподготовка в целях обучения новым специальностям (профессиям), повышение квалификации и другое).

      3. Инструкция по разработке программы работ по статусу удержания утверждается компетентным органом.

Статья 226. Консервация участка недр

      1. Консервацией участка добычи твердых полезных ископаемых является комплекс мероприятий, проводимых при временном прекращении работ по добыче полезных ископаемых на участке недр с целью обеспечения возможности приведения производственных сооружений и иных объектов в состояние, пригодное для их эксплуатации в будущем при возобновлении операций по добыче полезных ископаемых, а также сокращения вредного воздействия опасных производственных факторов и предупреждения чрезвычайных ситуаций.

      2. Консервация участка недр проводится в соответствии с проектом консервации, разрабатываемым на основании программы работ, согласованной недропользователем с компетентным органом.

      3. Проект консервации разрабатывается в соответствии с экологическим разрешением и подлежит согласованию с уполномоченным органом в области промышленной безопасности.

      4. Проектирование и реализация консервации осуществляются за счет недропользователя.

      5. Работы по консервации считаются завершенными после подписания акта консервации недропользователем и комиссией, создаваемой компетентным органом из представителей уполномоченных органов в области охраны окружающей среды и промышленной безопасности, а также собственником земельного участка или землепользователем, если консервация осуществляется на земельном участке, находящемся в частной собственности, постоянном или долгосрочном временном возмездном землепользовании.

      Сноска. Статья 226 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 227. Условия статуса удержания

      1. При присвоении участку добычи (его части) статуса удержания период добычи по данному участку недр (его части) продлевается на весь срок действия данного статуса.

      2. Недропользователь обязан использовать участок недр, находящийся в статусе удержания, в соответствии с программой работ.

      3. На участке недр, находящемся в статусе удержания, недропользователь вправе проводить разведку ресурсов твердых полезных ископаемых при условии, что такая разведка предусмотрена программой работ.

      4. Исключен Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).
      Сноска. Статья 227 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 228. Продление статуса удержания

      1. Продление статуса удержания производится по заявлению недропользователя, представляемому до окончания первичного срока статуса удержания.

      2. Продление статуса удержания производится в порядке, предусмотренном для присвоения участку недр статуса удержания. При продлении статуса удержания проект консервации участка недр не составляется.

      3. В случае подачи недропользователем заявления о продлении статуса удержания статус удержания продолжает применяться к участку недр до выдачи недропользователю переоформленной лицензии с указанием продленного срока статуса удержания.

      Исчисление срока продления статуса удержания начинается со дня, следующего за последним днем предыдущего срока статуса удержания.

Статья 229. Прекращение статуса удержания

      1. Статус удержания прекращает свое действие по истечении срока, на который он был присвоен, или досрочно по заявлению недропользователя.

      2. Заявление о досрочном прекращении статуса удержания подается недропользователем в компетентный орган в случае, когда обстоятельства, явившиеся основанием для присвоения статуса удержания, перестали существовать.

      3. Прекращение статуса удержания является основанием для переоформления лицензии на добычу и применения к недропользователю требований подпункта 2) статьи 208 настоящего Кодекса в полном объеме.

Статья 230. Прекращение статуса удержания по требованию компетентного органа

      1. Компетентный орган вправе в любое время по истечении шести месяцев со дня присвоения участку недр статуса удержания потребовать от недропользователя представить документы, подтверждающие, что обстоятельства, явившиеся основанием для присвоения статуса удержания, продолжают существовать.

      Недропользователь обязан представить данные документы в срок не позднее сорока рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления. Недропользователь вправе обратиться в компетентный орган за продлением указанного срока с обоснованием необходимости такого продления. Компетентный орган может продлить данный срок на период не более двадцати рабочих дней, если необходимость такого продления вызвана обстоятельствами, не зависящими от недропользователя.

      2. Если по результатам рассмотрения представленных документов компетентный орган установит, что обстоятельства, явившиеся основанием для присвоения статуса удержания, перестали существовать либо данные документы не были представлены в указанный срок, компетентный орган уведомляет недропользователя о необходимости обратиться с заявлением о прекращении статуса удержания и возобновлении операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых на участке недр, находящемся в статусе удержания.

      В этом случае заявление о прекращении статуса удержания должно быть подано недропользователем в срок не позднее двадцати рабочих дней со дня поступления уведомления компетентного органа.

      Если в указанный срок недропользователь не обратится с заявлением о прекращении статуса удержания, компетентный орган отзывает лицензию на добычу в порядке, предусмотренном пунктом 6 статьи 221 настоящего Кодекса.

      Сноска. Статья 230 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Глава 30. Добыча общераспространенных полезных ископаемых

Статья 231. Отношения, возникающие при добыче общераспространенных полезных ископаемых

      1. Положения настоящей главы применяются в случаях добычи только общераспространенных полезных ископаемых.

      2. К отношениям, возникающим при проведении операций по добыче исключительно общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, применяются положения главы 28 в части, не противоречащей положениям настоящей главы, за исключением подпункта 9) пункта 3 статьи 204, статей 212, 213, частей второй и третьей пункта 3 статьи 215 настоящего Кодекса. При этом регулирование и государственный контроль за операциями по добыче исключительно общераспространенных полезных ископаемых и контроль за соблюдением условий лицензий на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых осуществляются соответствующим местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения, столицы.

      Если территория участка добычи общераспространенных полезных ископаемых расположена в двух и более областях Республики Казахстан, регулирование и государственный контроль за операциями по добыче общераспространенных полезных ископаемых и контроль соблюдения условий лицензий на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых осуществляются местным исполнительным органом той области, на которую приходится большая часть территории участка добычи.

      Сноска. Статья 231 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 232. Добыча общераспространенных полезных ископаемых в предпринимательских целях

      1. Добыча исключительно общераспространенных полезных ископаемых в предпринимательских целях осуществляется по лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых.

      2. По лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых ее обладатель имеет исключительное право пользоваться участком недр в целях проведения следующих операций:

      1) добычи общераспространенных полезных ископаемых;

      2) использования пространства недр в целях проведения горных работ, размещения горнодобывающего и (или) горно-перерабатывающего производства, техногенных минеральных образований;

      3) разведки участка добычи (эксплуатационная разведка).

      Под добычей общераспространенных полезных ископаемых понимается комплекс работ, направленных и непосредственно связанных с отделением и извлечением общераспространенных полезных ископаемых из мест их залегания.

      3. Заявление на выдачу лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых подается в местный исполнительный орган области. Рассмотрение заявления и выдача лицензии осуществляются местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения, столицы согласно положениям главы 28 настоящего Кодекса с учетом того, что в целях соблюдения требований пункта 4 настоящей статьи к заявлению дополнительно прилагается заключение территориального подразделения уполномоченного органа по изучению недр, подтверждающее отсутствие на заявленном участке недр ресурсов твердых полезных ископаемых, числящихся на государственном учете и не являющихся общераспространенным полезным ископаемым.

      Если территория участка недр, который заявитель просит предоставить в пользование, располагается на территориях двух и более областей, городов республиканского значения, столицы, заявление на выдачу лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых подается в местный исполнительный орган области, города республиканского значения, столицы, в пределах которых расположена большая часть территории заявленного участка недр.

      4. Выдача лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых запрещается, помимо случаев, предусмотренных пунктом 2 статьи 203 настоящего Кодекса, на территориях с ресурсами или с перспективами ресурсов твердых полезных ископаемых, не являющихся общераспространенными полезными ископаемыми.

      Сноска. Статья 232 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 233. Содержание лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых

      1. Лицензия на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых помимо сведений и условий, указанных в статье 31 настоящего Кодекса, должна содержать следующие условия недропользования:

      1) обязательство об уплате подписного бонуса и платы за пользование земельными участками (арендного платежа) в размере и порядке, установленных налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан;

      2) размер ежегодных минимальных расходов на операции по добыче общераспространенных полезных ископаемых;

      3) основание отзыва лицензии за нарушение ее условий.

      2. Срок лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых составляет не более десяти последовательных лет.

Статья 234. Участок добычи общераспространенных полезных ископаемых

      1. Территория участка добычи общераспространенных полезных ископаемых определяется по результатам разведки.

      2. Нижняя граница участка добычи общераспространенных полезных ископаемых располагается на глубине не ниже тридцати метров от самой нижней точки земной поверхности участка недр.

Статья 235. Ежегодные минимальные расходы на участке добычи общераспространенных полезных ископаемых

      1. Недропользователь, обладающий лицензией на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, обязан соблюдать требования о ежегодных минимальных расходах на добычу, установленные настоящей статьей.

      2. Ежегодные минимальные расходы на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых устанавливаются по отдельной лицензии в следующих размерах:

      1160-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при добыче на территории площадью до пяти гектаров;

      2300-кратного месячного расчетного показателя при добыче на территории площадью от пяти до восьми гектаров включительно;

      120-кратного месячного расчетного показателя дополнительно за каждый последующий гектар при добыче на территории площадью свыше восьми гектаров.

      3. Для целей настоящей статьи к расходам на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых по отдельной лицензии относятся расходы недропользователя на следующие виды работ:

      1) вскрышные, буровзрывные и другие работы по извлечению общераспространенных полезных ископаемых;

      2) перемещение добытых общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, породы, горной массы, грунта и верхних слоев почвы в пределах участка добычи;

      3) отвалообразование и (или) складирование добытых общераспространенных полезных ископаемых;

      4) все работы по строительству рудника и созданию инфраструктуры на участке добычи.

Статья 236. Отчетность недропользователя при проведении операций по добыче общераспространенных полезных ископаемых

      1. По лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых недропользователь обязан представлять следующие периодические отчеты:

      1) отчет об исполнении лицензионных обязательств;

      2) геологические отчеты – в случае проведения разведки на участке добычи;

      3) отчет о добытых общераспространенных полезных ископаемых.

      2. Отчет, предусмотренный подпунктом 1) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, представляется местному исполнительному органу области, города республиканского значения, столицы в порядке, определенном уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых.

      Отчеты, предусмотренные подпунктами 2) и 3) пункта 1 настоящей статьи, представляются соответствующему территориальному подразделению уполномоченного органа по изучению недр в порядке, определенном уполномоченным органом по изучению недр.

      Сноска. Статья 236 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 237. Особенности добычи общераспространенных полезных ископаемых для целей, не связанных с предпринимательской деятельностью

      1. Собственники земельных участков и землепользователи вправе для удовлетворения личных, бытовых и иных хозяйственных нужд, не связанных с осуществлением предпринимательской деятельности, извлекать в границах принадлежащих им земельных участков общераспространенные полезные ископаемые.

      2. Добыча общераспространенных полезных ископаемых в соответствии с настоящей статьей осуществляется без применения взрывчатых веществ, химических реагентов и ядовитых веществ.

      3. Общераспространенные полезные ископаемые, находящиеся в границах земельного участка и используемые собственниками земельных участков или землепользователями для удовлетворения личных, бытовых и иных, не связанных с осуществлением предпринимательской деятельности нужд, не могут отчуждаться другому лицу.

      4. Пользование недрами собственниками земельных участков и землепользователями в соответствии с настоящей статьей не относится к операциям по недропользованию и является бесплатным.

      5. Право пользования недрами собственниками земельных участков и землепользователями в соответствии с настоящей статьей возникает и прекращается одновременно с правом собственности или правом землепользования на земельный участок соответственно.

      6. Право пользования недрами, возникшее в соответствии с настоящей статьей, неделимо от права на земельный участок.

      7. Пользование недрами в соответствии с настоящей статьей не требует получения разрешения, представления отчетности и иных документов, являющихся обязательными для лиц, пользующихся недрами на основании лицензии или контракта на недропользование.

Глава 31. Преобразование участков недр для разведки и добычи твердых полезных ископаемых

Статья 238. Понятие и виды преобразования

      1. Преобразованием участков недр, предоставленных для разведки или добычи твердых полезных ископаемых, является изменение их территориальных границ, производимое способом присоединения одного участка недр по одной лицензии к другому участку недр (основной участок) по другой лицензии или путем выделения из одного участка недр по одной лицензии другого участка (выделенный участок).

      2. Преобразование участков недр допускается при условии, что пользователем (пользователями) преобразуемых участков недр является (являются) одно лицо (одни лица).

      3. Преобразование участков недр производится компетентным органом по заявлению недропользователя в месячный срок со дня подачи заявления.

Статья 239. Присоединение участков недр

      1. Присоединение участков недр производится в случае присоединения одного участка добычи к другому участку добычи твердых полезных ископаемых.

      2. Присоединение одного участка добычи к другому участку добычи производится при соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) присоединяемый участок добычи имеет смежную границу с основным участком добычи;

      2) основному и присоединяемому участкам добычи не присвоен статус удержания полностью или в части;

      3) лицензия на присоединяемый участок добычи выдана позднее лицензии на добычу по основному участку;

      4) имеется предварительное согласие залогодержателя на присоединение, если право недропользования по лицензии на добычу основного или присоединяемого участка добычи обременено залогом;

      5) по лицензиям основного и присоединяемого участков добычи отсутствуют неисполненные обязательства.

      3. На присоединенный участок добычи распространяется действие лицензии основного участка добычи с учетом произведенного присоединения, а лицензия присоединяемого участка добычи прекращает свое действие. Присоединение участка добычи к основному участку добычи оформляется внесением изменений в лицензию на добычу основного участка.

Статья 240. Выделение участка недр

      1. Выделение участка недр проводится в случаях:

      1) выделения части участка недр по лицензии на разведку;

      2) выделения части участка недр по лицензии на добычу.

      2. Выделение участка недр проводится при соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) участок недр, по которому производится выделение, не имеет статуса удержания;

      2) имеется предварительное согласие залогодержателя на выделение, если право недропользования по лицензии на участок недр, по которому производится выделение, обременено залогом;

      3) по лицензии на участок недр, по которому производится выделение, отсутствуют неисполненные обязательства;

      4) вид операций по недропользованию на выделенном участке соответствует виду операций по недропользованию на участке недр, по которому производится выделение.

      3. Выделение участка недр оформляется внесением изменений в лицензию на участок недр, по которому производится выделение, и выдачей отдельной лицензии на выделенный участок недр.

      4. Срок лицензии на разведку по выделенному участку недр равен оставшемуся сроку лицензии на разведку на участке недр, по которому было произведено выделение части участка.

      5. Срок лицензии на добычу по выделенному участку определяется продолжительностью оставшегося срока лицензии на добычу на участке недр, по которому было произведено выделение части участка.

      6. Преобразование участков недр путем выделения участка влечет изменение и перерасчет размера обязательств, предусмотренных статьями 191 и 208 настоящего Кодекса, пропорционально размерам образовавшихся территорий участков недр.

Статья 241. Заявление на преобразование участка недр

      1. Заявление на преобразование участка недр составляется по форме, установленной компетентным органом.

      2. Заявление должно содержать следующие сведения:

      1) указание на способ преобразования;

      2) сведения о недропользователе, пользующемся преобразуемыми участками:

      для физических лиц – фамилия, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) заявителя, место жительства, гражданство, сведения о документах, удостоверяющих личность заявителя, сведения о регистрации заявителя в качестве налогоплательщика;

      для юридических лиц – наименование заявителя, место нахождения, сведения о государственной регистрации в качестве юридического лица и регистрации в налоговых органах, сведения о руководителях;

      3) указание на лицензии и участки недр, подлежащие преобразованию.

      3. Заявление подается на казахском и русском языках.

      4. К заявлению прилагается документ, подтверждающий полномочия лица, действующего от имени заявителя при подаче заявления, если такое лицо назначено заявителем.

      Документы, прилагаемые к заявлению, должны быть составлены на казахском и русском языках. Копии документов, составленных на иностранном языке, прилагаемые к заявлению, представляются с переводом на казахский и русский языки, верность которого засвидетельствована нотариусом.

      5. Вопрос о преобразовании лицензионных участков рассматривается компетентным органом в течение тридцати календарных дней со дня подачи заявления отдельно для каждого случая такого преобразования.

      6. Отказ компетентного органа в преобразовании участков недр должен быть мотивирован и может быть оспорен заявителем в порядке, предусмотренном законодательством Республики Казахстан, в течение пятнадцати рабочих дней со дня уведомления об отказе.

Глава 32. Соглашение о переработке твердых полезных ископаемых

Статья 242. Понятие соглашения о переработке твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Соглашением о переработке твердых полезных ископаемых является договор, по которому Республика Казахстан обязуется предоставить преференции обладателю права (прав) недропользования на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, а недропользователь обязуется на свой риск осуществить инвестиции в проект переработки твердых полезных ископаемых (соглашение о переработке).

      Проектом переработки твердых полезных ископаемых является комплекс мероприятий, предусматривающих создание новых, расширение или модернизацию действующих производств по переработке твердых полезных ископаемых.

      2. От имени Республики Казахстан соглашение о переработке заключает компетентный орган.

      Соглашение о переработке может быть заключено по проектам переработки твердых полезных ископаемых, объем инвестиций недропользователя по которым составляет не менее 7 000000-кратного размера месячного расчетного показателя, установленного на соответствующий финансовый год законом о республиканском бюджете и действующего на дату заключения соглашения.

      3. Заключение соглашения о переработке не является условием выдачи лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых.

      4. По одному и тому же проекту переработки твердых полезных ископаемых или производственному объекту может быть заключено только одно соглашение о переработке.

      Сноска. Статья 242 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 243. Порядок заключения соглашения о переработке твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Недропользователь, имеющий намерение заключить соглашение о переработке, подает заявление в компетентный орган по утверждаемой им форме.

      2. К заявлению прилагаются:

      1) справка о государственной регистрации (перерегистрации) недропользователя в качестве юридического лица;

      2) копия устава юридического лица, заверенная подписью руководителя и печатью юридического лица (при ее наличии);

      3) финансово-экономическая модель проекта переработки;

      4) бизнес-план проекта переработки, составленный в соответствии с требованиями, установленными компетентным органом;

      5) проект соглашения о переработке твердых полезных ископаемых.

      3. Компетентный орган регистрирует заявление и уведомляет заявителя о дате начала переговоров, которая не может быть позднее одного месяца со дня получения заявления.

      4. Переговоры со стороны компетентного органа проводятся рабочей группой. Положение о рабочей группе и ее состав утверждаются компетентным органом.

      5. Срок проведения переговоров не может превышать шесть месяцев. Итоги переговоров оформляются протоколом.

      6. Недропользователь вправе в любое время отказаться от переговоров и от заключения соглашения о переработке, письменно уведомив об этом компетентный орган.

      7. Согласованный по результатам переговоров проект соглашения о переработке представляется компетентному органу для организации проведения правовой и экономической экспертиз.

      В случае положительных заключений экспертиз компетентный орган направляет проект соглашения о переработке на утверждение в Правительство Республики Казахстан.

      В случае отрицательных заключений экспертиз недропользователь дорабатывает проект соглашения о переработке в целях устранения замечаний экспертиз.

      После устранения указанных замечаний экспертизы проводятся повторно.

      8. Правовая экспертиза проводится Министерством юстиции Республики Казахстан на предмет соответствия проекта соглашения о переработке требованиям законодательства Республики Казахстан.

      Для проведения правовой экспертизы проекта соглашения о переработке компетентный орган представляет в Министерство юстиции Республики Казахстан следующие документы:

      1) проект соглашения о переработке на казахском и русском языках, согласованный по результатам проведения переговоров;

      2) документы, указанные в подпунктах 1) и 2) пункта 2 настоящей статьи;

      3) копию протокола об итогах переговоров по условиям соглашения о переработке.

      9. Экономическая экспертиза проводится уполномоченным органом в области государственного планирования на предмет оценки экономической эффективности и целесообразности заключения соглашения о переработке, обоснованности планируемых вложений и затрат недропользователя при реализации проекта переработки, социального значения реализации проекта.

      Для проведения экономической экспертизы проекта соглашения о переработке компетентный орган представляет в уполномоченный орган в области государственного планирования следующие документы:

      1) проект соглашения о переработке на казахском и русском языках, согласованный по результатам проведения переговоров;

      2) документы, указанные в подпунктах 3) и 4) пункта 2 настоящей статьи;

      3) копию протокола об итогах переговоров по условиям соглашения о переработке.

      10. Экспертизы, предусмотренные настоящей статьей, проводятся в течение тридцати календарных дней со дня получения соответствующих документов, необходимых для проведения экспертизы.

      11. Проект соглашения о переработке, получивший положительные заключения экспертиз, в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня заключений экспертиз направляется на утверждение в Правительство Республики Казахстан.

      12. Соглашение о переработке подлежит подписанию компетентным органом не позднее пяти рабочих дней со дня утверждения его проекта Правительством Республики Казахстан.

      13. Соглашение о переработке считается заключенным после его подписания всеми сторонами.

      14. Соглашение о переработке подлежит учету компетентным органом в реестре заключенных соглашений о переработке.

      Сноска. Статья 243 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 244. Содержание соглашения о переработке твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Соглашение о переработке должно содержать:

      1) предмет соглашения;

      2) указание на документ, на основании которого предоставлено право недропользования на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, имеющийся у недропользователя;

      3) инвестиционные и социальные обязательства недропользователя;

      4) вид предоставленной инвестиционной преференции (преференций) в соответствии с налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан и законодательством Республики Казахстан в сфере предпринимательства;

      5) срок применения предоставленной инвестиционной преференции;

      6) обязательства по выводу из эксплуатации производственного имущества, созданного, расширенного или модернизированного в соответствии с соглашением, его демонтажу, утилизации и рекультивации нарушенных земель;

      7) ответственность за нарушение условий соглашения о переработке.

      2. Правом, применимым к соглашению о переработке, является законодательство Республики Казахстан.

      3. Соглашением о переработке могут быть предусмотрены иные условия о минимальных расходах на добычу и обязательствах недропользователя по финансированию обучения, научно-исследовательской и опытно-конструкторской деятельности в Республике Казахстан, чем предусмотренные настоящим Кодексом и лицензией (лицензиями) на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых.

      Изменение или исключение указанных условий влечет соответствующее переоформление лицензии на дату заключения соглашения о переработке.

      4. Соглашение о переработке может содержать и другие положения, определяемые сторонами.

      5. Соглашение о переработке не может содержать положения о предоставлении и прекращении права недропользования.

      6. Срок соглашения о переработке не может превышать срок лицензии на добычу, предусмотренный в таком соглашении. Если соглашение ссылается на две или более лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, то срок соглашения завершается в наиболее позднюю дату окончания срока одной из них.

      Прекращение действия лицензии (всех лицензий) на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, предусмотренных в соглашении о переработке, влечет прекращение данного соглашения.

      7. Соглашение о переработке должно быть составлено на казахском и русском языках. По соглашению сторон текст соглашения о переработке может быть также переведен на иной язык.

      8. К отношениям по заключению, исполнению и прекращению соглашения о переработке гражданское законодательство Республики Казахстан применяется в случаях, не урегулированных настоящей главой.

Статья 245. Инвестиционные преференции по соглашению о переработке твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Инвестиционные преференции предоставляются недропользователю, проводящему операции по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых, являющемуся юридическим лицом, созданным в Республике Казахстан, при реализации им проекта переработки твердых полезных ископаемых на территории Республики Казахстан, относящегося к приоритетному инвестиционному проекту в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан в сфере предпринимательства.

      2. Инвестиционная преференция предоставляется на принципах взаимности, которые могут предусматривать социальные и инвестиционные обязательства недропользователя, в том числе по:

      1) созданию и сохранению рабочих мест для граждан Республики Казахстан на добывающем и (или) перерабатывающем производствах;

      2) созданию, расширению и (или) модернизации перерабатывающего производства;

      3) объему и уровню переработки твердых полезных ископаемых;

      4) объему выпускаемой продукции для реализации в качестве сырья на внутреннем рынке лицам, являющимся субъектами предпринимательской деятельности в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан;

      5) финансированию программ казахстанских учебных заведений по подготовке специалистов научно-технической сферы, сферы защиты окружающей среды и сферы прикладных наук;

      6) финансированию строительства и (или) реконструкции объектов социального и (или) культурного назначения.

Статья 246. Последствия прекращения соглашения о переработке твердых полезных ископаемых

      Прекращение соглашения о переработке, предусматривающего изменение или исключение обязательств недропользователя по минимальным расходам на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых и (или) обязательств по финансированию обучения, научно-исследовательской и опытно-конструкторской деятельности по лицензии на добычу, влечет применение условий лицензии, действовавших до заключения данного соглашения.

      Прекращение соглашения о переработке влечет также прекращение предоставленных инвестиционных преференций.

Статья 247. Уступка прав и обязанностей по соглашению о переработке твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Уступка недропользователем прав и обязанностей по соглашению о переработке без соответствующего перехода права недропользования по лицензии, на основании которой заключено указанное соглашение, запрещается.

      2. Переход права недропользования по лицензии, на основании которой заключено соглашение о переработке, влечет обязательную уступку прав и обязанностей по указанному соглашению.

Статья 248. Обременение прав по соглашению о переработке твердых полезных ископаемых

      1. Обременение прав по соглашению о переработке, включая залог, без обременения права недропользования по лицензии, на основании которой заключено указанное соглашение, не допускается.

      2. Обременение права недропользования, включая залог, по лицензии, на основании которой заключено соглашение о переработке, влечет обязательное обременение прав по данному соглашению.

РАЗДЕЛ X. ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЕ ПРОСТРАНСТВА НЕДР, СТАРАТЕЛЬСТВО, ЗАКЛЮЧИТЕЛЬНЫЕ И ПЕРЕХОДНЫЕ ПОЛОЖЕНИЯ

Глава 33. Операции по использованию пространства недр

Статья 249. Лицензия на использование пространства недр

      По лицензии на использование пространства недр ее обладатель имеет исключительное право пользоваться участком недр в целях проведения одного из следующих подвидов операций:

      1) размещение и эксплуатация подземных хранилищ нефти и газа, газо- и нефтепродуктов на глубине ниже пяти метров от земной поверхности;

      2) размещение и (или) эксплуатация подземных мест (сооружений) для хранения или захоронения твердых, жидких и радиоактивных отходов, вредных ядовитых веществ, сброса (закачки) сточных, промышленных и технических вод в недра;

      3) закачка воды в недра для искусственного восполнения запасов подземных вод, в том числе строительство и (или) эксплуатация предназначенных для этих целей подземных сооружений;

      4) размещение и (или) эксплуатация объектов размещения техногенных минеральных образований горнодобывающего и (или) горно-обогатительного производств.

      Сноска. Статья 249 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 250. Территории для использования пространства недр

      1. Лицензия на использование пространства недр выдается на пользование участком недр, не содержащим месторождение полезных ископаемых или содержащим малозначительные ресурсы полезных ископаемых, не являющихся общераспространенными полезными ископаемыми.

      2. Выдача лицензии на использование пространства недр запрещается:

      1) в случаях, предусмотренных пунктом 2 статьи 25 настоящего Кодекса;

      2) на территории участка недр, находящегося в пользовании у другого лица для проведения операций по разведке или добыче полезных ископаемых или операций по использованию пространства недр;

      3) на территории участка недр, на котором проводится ликвидация последствий разведки или добычи полезных ископаемых;

      4) на участки недр с выявленными ресурсами полезных ископаемых или перспективами таковых, за исключением общераспространенных полезных ископаемых;

      5) на территории участка хозяйственно-питьевых подземных вод.

Статья 251. Заявление о выдаче лицензии на использование пространства недр

      1. Лицо, заинтересованное в получении лицензии на использование пространства недр, подает в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр заявление по установленной им форме.

      2. Заявление должно содержать следующие сведения:

      1) для физических лиц – фамилию, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) заявителя, место жительства, гражданство, сведения о документах, удостоверяющих личность заявителя;

      для юридических лиц – наименование заявителя, место нахождения, сведения о государственной регистрации в качестве юридического лица (выписка из торгового реестра или другой легализованный документ, удостоверяющий, что заявитель является юридическим лицом по законодательству иностранного государства);

      2) указание на территорию, определяющую соответствующий участок недр, который заявитель просит предоставить в пользование;

      3) указание на срок пользования запрашиваемым участком недр;

      4) указание на цель использования пространства недр в соответствии со статьей 249 настоящего Кодекса.

      3. К заявлению прилагаются следующие документы:

      1) копии документов, подтверждающих сведения, предусмотренные подпунктом 1) пункта 2 настоящей статьи;

      2) документ, подтверждающий полномочия лица, действующего от имени заявителя при подаче заявления, если такое лицо назначено заявителем;

      3) геологический отчет по форме, определяемой уполномоченным органом по изучению недр, содержащий характеристику объекта подземного сооружения, характеристику его изоляции, тип горных пород, глубину залегания и эффективную мощность пласта коллектора, его площадь, коэффициент пористости, характеристику подстилающего и перекрывающего водоупора, скорость естественного потока подземных вод, качественные и количественные показатели, горнотехнические, специальные инженерно-геологические, гидрогеологические и экологические условия захоронения, складирования и сброса;

      4) характеристика вредных, ядовитых веществ, твердых и жидких отходов, сточных и промышленных вод с указанием наименования продукта, технического производства или процесса, в котором он образуется, его физической характеристики, полного химического состава, содержания токсичных компонентов, пожароопасности, взрывоопасности, растворимости, совместимости с другими веществами при хранении, основных загрязняющих радионуклидов, их активности, а также характеристики системы транспортировки.

      4. Копии документов, прилагаемых к заявлению, должны быть нотариально засвидетельствованы.

      5. Заявление и прилагаемые к нему документы должны быть составлены на казахском и русском языках. Если заявление подается иностранцем или иностранным юридическим лицом, прилагаемые к заявлению документы могут быть составлены на ином языке с обязательным приложением к каждому документу перевода на казахский и русский языки, верность которого засвидетельствована нотариусом.

      6. Момент подачи заявления определяется датой и временем поступления заявления в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр и подлежит учету.

      7. Сведения о поданном заявлении подлежат размещению на интернет-ресурсе уполномоченного органа по изучению недр в течение двух рабочих дней со дня подачи заявления и содержат:

      1) наименование (фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) заявителя;

      2) координаты территории, определяющей участок недр, который заявитель просит предоставить в пользование;

      3) дату и время поступления заявления.

Статья 252. Рассмотрение заявления о выдаче лицензии на использование пространства недр

      1. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр приступает к рассмотрению заявления и прилагаемых к нему документов в течение трех рабочих дней со дня поступления.

      В процессе рассмотрения заявления уполномоченный орган по изучению недр организует проведение государственной экспертизы геологического отчета, прилагаемого к заявлению. Государственная экспертиза геологического отчета проводится в течение двух месяцев государственной комиссией по экспертизе недр в порядке, определяемом уполномоченным органом по изучению недр. Данный срок может быть продлен государственной комиссией по экспертизе недр на срок, необходимый для проведения дополнительных исследований, представления необходимых материалов и устранения предварительных замечаний и предложений членов комиссии, но не более чем на шесть месяцев. Отрицательное заключение государственной экспертизы геологического отчета является основанием для отказа в выдаче лицензии на использование пространства недр.

      В случае положительного заключения государственной экспертизы и при отсутствии оснований для отказа в выдаче лицензии на использование пространства недр, предусмотренных подпунктами 1) – 7) пункта 1 статьи 254 настоящего Кодекса, уполномоченный орган по изучению недр в течение трех рабочих дней со дня вынесения государственной комиссией по экспертизе недр положительного заключения направляет заявителю уведомление о необходимости подготовки проекта эксплуатации пространства недр и плана ликвидации, а также проведения по ним экспертиз и согласования, предусмотренных настоящей главой.

      Положительные заключения экспертиз и согласования проекта эксплуатации пространства недр и плана ликвидации должны быть представлены заявителем в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр не позднее одного года со дня уведомления, предусмотренного частью третьей настоящего пункта.

      Заявитель вправе обратиться в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр за продлением указанного срока с обоснованием необходимости такого продления. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр продлевает данный срок на период не более шести месяцев со дня истечения срока, указанного в части четвертой настоящего пункта, если необходимость такого продления вызвана обстоятельствами, не зависящими от заявителя.

      2. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр выдает заявителю лицензию на использование пространства недр в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня представления положительных заключений экспертиз проекта эксплуатации пространства недр и плана ликвидации при соблюдении сроков, предусмотренных пунктом 1 настоящей статьи.

      3. Выдача лицензии на использование пространства недр является основанием для предоставления недропользователю местным исполнительным органом области права землепользования на земельный участок в соответствии с земельным законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      4. Для целей настоящей статьи подготовка, представление и экспертиза плана ликвидации требуются в случаях, предусмотренных статьей 260 настоящего Кодекса.

Статья 253. Приоритетность выдачи лицензий на использование пространства недр

      1. Заявления на выдачу лицензий на использование пространства недр, поданные в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр, включающие одну и ту же территорию, рассматриваются в порядке очередности их поступления.

      2. Очередное заявление рассматривается только после принятия решения об отказе в выдаче лицензии по предыдущему рассмотренному заявлению.

      Рассмотрение очередного заявления начинается по истечении десяти рабочих дней со дня вынесения решения об отказе в выдаче лицензии по предыдущему рассмотренному заявлению.

      Если решение об отказе было обжаловано заявителем в суд, вопрос о рассмотрении очередного заявления решается уполномоченным органом по изучению недр после вступления в силу решения суда.

      3. Лицензия на использование пространства недр выдается заявителю, чье заявление первым из числа рассмотренных заявлений соответствует требованиям настоящего Кодекса.

      4. По заявлениям, поступившим после заявления, по которому принято решение о выдаче лицензии, принимается решение об отказе в выдаче лицензий.

Статья 254. Отказ в выдаче лицензии на использование пространства недр

      1. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр отказывает в выдаче лицензии на использование пространства недр при наличии одного из следующих оснований:

      1) заявление или прилагаемые к нему документы не соответствуют требованиям, предусмотренным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) к заявлению не приложены документы, требуемые настоящим Кодексом;

      3) запрашиваемый участок недр или его часть относится к участку недр, находящемуся в пользовании у другого лица по лицензии на использование пространства недр;

      4) запрашиваемый участок недр не соответствует требованиям пункта 1 статьи 250 настоящего Кодекса;

      5) запрашиваемый участок недр полностью или частично расположен на территориях, указанных в пункте 2 статьи 250 настоящего Кодекса;

      6) выдача лицензии повлечет угрозу национальной безопасности;

      7) в соответствии с заключением экспертизы геологического отчета, прилагаемого к заявлению, установлено, что по своим геологическим и (или) геотехническим характеристикам запрашиваемый участок недр не пригоден для проведения операций по использованию пространства недр в целях, указанных в заявлении;

      8) при несоблюдении заявителем срока представления уполномоченному органу по изучению недр требуемых положительных заключений экспертиз и согласования проекта эксплуатации пространства недр и плана ликвидации.

      2. Отказ в выдаче лицензии выносится в письменной форме, должен быть мотивирован и выдан заявителю в течение сроков, предусмотренных для рассмотрения и выдачи лицензии.

      Отказ в выдаче лицензии в соответствии с подпунктом 6) пункта 1 настоящей статьи выносится без указания причин, послуживших основанием для такого отказа.

      Отказ в выдаче лицензии может быть обжалован заявителем в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан не позднее десяти рабочих дней со дня принятия решения об отказе.

      3. Отказ в выдаче лицензии не лишает заявителя права на повторную подачу заявления.

Статья 255. Содержание лицензии на использование пространства недр

      Лицензия на использование пространства недр помимо сведений и условий, указанных в статье 31 настоящего Кодекса, должна содержать следующие условия недропользования:

      1) обязательство об уплате подписного бонуса и уплате платы за пользование земельными участками (арендных платежей) в размере и порядке, установленных налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан;

      2) целевое назначение использования пространства недр в соответствии со статьей 249 настоящего Кодекса;

      3) основания отзыва лицензии за нарушение обязательств.

Статья 256. Срок лицензии на использование пространства недр

      1. Срок лицензии на использование пространства недр не может превышать двадцать пять последовательных лет.

      Срок лицензии может быть продлен по заявлению недропользователя на период, не превышающий первоначальный срок лицензии.

      Количество продлений срока лицензии не ограничивается.

      2. Заявление о продлении подается в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр по утверждаемой им форме не ранее чем за год до истечения срока лицензии.

      Если в период рассмотрения заявления о продлении срок лицензии истек, лицензия продолжает действовать в период такого рассмотрения. Исчисление срока продления лицензии начинается со дня, следующего за днем окончания предыдущего срока.

      3. Срок лицензии на использование пространства недр не подлежит продлению в случае:

      1) если заявленный срок продления не соответствует положениям пункта 1 настоящей статьи;

      2) нарушения срока подачи заявления о продлении действия лицензии, предусмотренного пунктом 2 настоящей статьи;

      3) наличия неустраненных нарушений условий лицензии.

Статья 257. Проект эксплуатации пространства недр

      1. Проектным документом при использовании пространства недр является проект эксплуатации пространства недр, который определяет условия использования пространства недр.

      2. Проект эксплуатации пространства недр, а также вносимые в него изменения подлежат санитарно-эпидемиологической экспертизе и согласованию с уполномоченным органом в области промышленной безопасности. Недропользователь вправе осуществлять операции по использованию пространства недр только в случае получения соответствующего экологического разрешения, положительного заключения санитарно-эпидемиологической экспертизы и согласования по проекту эксплуатации пространства недр или, соответственно, его изменению.

      3. Инструкция по составлению проекта эксплуатации пространства недр разрабатывается и утверждается уполномоченным органом по изучению недр по согласованию с уполномоченным органом в области охраны окружающей среды.

      Сноска. Статья 257 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 258. Порядок проведения операций по использованию пространства недр

      1. Недропользователь, обладающий лицензией на использование пространства недр, обязан представлять уполномоченному органу по изучению недр в порядке и сроки, которые предусмотрены настоящим Кодексом, отчеты об эксплуатации подземного сооружения.

      2. Все работы по использованию пространства недр подлежат документированию. Документация должна содержать описание работ, необходимое для достоверного изучения и последующего освоения участка недр.

      3. При проведении операций по использованию пространства недр недропользователь обязан обеспечить:

      1) оптимальность и безопасность применяемых технических средств;

      2) охрану недр от проявлений опасных техногенных процессов;

      3) достоверный учет при хранении и (или) захоронении твердых, жидких и радиоактивных отходов, вредных ядовитых веществ, сбросе (закачке) сточных, промышленных и технических вод;

      4) достоверность и сохранность всей первичной и вторичной геологической информации, полученной при использовании пространства недр, включая данные лабораторных исследований и анализов.

      4. Объем извлекаемой горной массы, грунта и (или) перемещаемой почвы при проведении операций по использованию пространства недр не ограничивается, если это соответствует требованиям экологической и промышленной безопасности.

      Извлекаемые горная масса и грунт могут быть использованы исключительно в целях возведения и эксплуатации сооружений, устройств и других объектов, обеспечивающих использование пространства недр.

      Сноска. Статья 258 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 259. Ликвидация последствий использования пространства недр

      1. Ликвидация последствий операций по использованию пространства недр, за исключением последствий, предусмотренных статьей 260 настоящего Кодекса, проводится путем рекультивации нарушенных земель в соответствии с Земельным кодексом Республики Казахстан.

      2. Лицо, право недропользования которого прекращено по соответствующему участку недр, обязано приступить к ликвидации в срок не позднее восьми месяцев со дня такого прекращения. Техногенные минеральные образования, размещенные на территории участка недр в результате горнодобывающего или горно-обогатительного производства, признаются включенными в состав недр в качестве их ресурсов со дня прекращения лицензии и подлежат ликвидации в соответствии с настоящей статьей.

      3. Ликвидация последствий на части участка пространства недр, от которой недропользователь отказался в соответствии с положениями статьи 261 настоящего Кодекса, производится до такого отказа. Пользование такой частью участка в период после завершения ликвидации и до исключения ее из лицензии на использование пространства недр не допускается.

      4. Ликвидация последствий операций по использованию пространства недр на участке использования пространства недр (его части) считается завершенной со дня подписания акта ликвидации. Акт ликвидации подписывается комиссией, создаваемой соответствующим местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения или столицы из его представителей и представителей уполномоченных государственных органов по изучению недр, в области охраны окружающей среды, промышленной безопасности, государственного органа в сфере санитарно-эпидемиологического благополучия населения, и недропользователем (лицом, право недропользования которого прекращено, при его наличии). Если ликвидация осуществляется на земельном участке, находящемся в частной собственности, постоянном или долгосрочном временном возмездном землепользовании, акт ликвидации подписывается также собственником земельного участка или землепользователем.

      5. Завершение ликвидации последствий операций по использованию пространства недр является основанием для внесения соответствующих сведений в единый кадастр государственного фонда недр.

      Сноска. Статья 259 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 260. Особенности планирования и обеспечения работ по ликвидации последствий отдельных операций по использованию пространства недр

      1. Ликвидация последствий операций по использованию пространства недр в целях размещения и (или) эксплуатации объектов размещения техногенных минеральных образований горнодобывающего или горно-обогатительного производства осуществляется в соответствии с проектом работ по ликвидации, разработанным на основе плана ликвидации, предусмотренного пунктом 3 настоящей статьи.

      2. Недропользователь обязан обеспечить разработку и утверждение в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан об архитектурной, градостроительной и строительной деятельности в Республике Казахстан проекта работ по ликвидации последствий деятельности по размещению и эксплуатации объектов техногенных минеральных образований горнодобывающего или горно-обогатительного производства за два года до истечения срока лицензии.

      Если действие лицензии на использование пространства недр прекратилось по иным основаниям, лицо, право недропользования которого прекращено, обязано обеспечить разработку и утверждение проекта работ по ликвидации не позднее восьми месяцев со дня прекращения действия лицензии.

      3. Для целей настоящей статьи план ликвидации последствий использования пространства недр является документом, содержащим описание мероприятий по поддержанию участка использования пространства недр в безопасном состоянии на случай отзыва лицензии, по ликвидации объектов размещения техногенных минеральных образований горнодобывающего или горно-обогатительного производства, а также приблизительный расчет стоимости работ по такой ликвидации.

      4. План ликвидации составляется с привлечением лица, имеющего лицензию на выполнение работ и оказание услуг в области охраны окружающей среды, и утверждается недропользователем. План ликвидации подлежит экспертизе промышленной безопасности в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о гражданской защите, а после ее проведения – государственной экологической экспертизе в соответствии с экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      5. Недропользователь обязан вносить изменения в план ликвидации, включая внесение изменений в расчет стоимости работ по ликвидации, не позднее трех лет со дня получения последних положительных заключений экспертизы промышленной безопасности и государственной экологической экспертизы.

      6. Размещение и (или) эксплуатация объектов техногенных минеральных образований горнодобывающего или горно-обогатительного производства, ликвидация последствий которых не предусмотрена планом ликвидации, получившим положительные заключения экспертизы промышленной безопасности и государственной экологической экспертизы, запрещаются.

      7. План ликвидации и приблизительный расчет стоимости работ по ликвидации последствий операций по использованию пространства недр для размещения объектов хранения и захоронения техногенных минеральных образований горно-обогатительного или горнодобывающего производства составляются в порядке, предусмотренном пунктом 4 статьи 217 настоящего Кодекса.

      8. Недропользователь вправе приступить к операциям по использованию пространства недр для размещения и (или) эксплуатации объектов техногенных минеральных образований горнодобывающего или горно-обогатительного производства при условии предоставления обеспечения исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий таких операций.

      9. Обеспечение исполнения обязательств недропользователя по ликвидации может быть предоставлено в любом виде из предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом с соблюдением следующих условий: в течение первой трети срока лицензии на использование пространства недр обеспечение в виде гарантии банка второго уровня или залога банковского вклада должно составлять не менее сорока процентов от общей суммы обеспечения, в течение второй трети срока – не менее шестидесяти процентов, и в оставшийся период – сто процентов.

      10. Сумма обеспечения должна покрывать общую расчетную стоимость работ по ликвидации последствий произведенных операций и операций, планируемых на предстоящие три года со дня получения последних положительных заключений экспертизы промышленной безопасности и государственной экологической экспертизы плана ликвидации.

      В стоимость указанных работ должны быть включены административные и управленческие расходы, а также расходы:

      на демонтаж и удаление технологического оборудования, зданий и сооружений;

      на закрытие объектов размещения техногенных минеральных образований (хранилищ, отвалов и других мест размещения);

      по захоронению опасных материалов;

      на рекультивацию нарушенных земель;

      по восстановлению русел рек, ручьев и водотоков;

      на мониторинг качества поверхностных и подземных вод, воздуха, состояния почвы и растительности.

      11. Размещение и (или) эксплуатация объектов размещения техногенных минеральных образований горнодобывающего или горно-обогатительного производства, ликвидация которых не обеспечена в соответствии с требованиями настоящего Кодекса, запрещаются.

      Сноска. Статья 260 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 261. Отказ от участка недр, предоставленного в целях использования пространства недр

      1. В любое время до истечения срока лицензии на использование пространства недр недропользователь вправе отказаться от всего участка, письменно заявив о таком отказе в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр.

      2. В случае отказа от части участка пространства недр остающийся в пользовании участок пространства недр должен соответствовать положениям статьи 19 настоящего Кодекса.

      3. Заявление об отказе от части участка пространства недр должно содержать указание на территорию участка недр, подлежащую исключению из лицензии на использование пространства недр.

      К заявлению прилагаются:

      1) акт ликвидации последствий операций по использованию пространства недр на участке недр, от части которого недропользователь отказывается;

      2) описание территории участка недр, от части которого недропользователь отказывается, с расчетами (размерами) площади и географическими координатами угловых точек;

      3) описание территории участка пространства недр, формируемой после отказа от части участка недр, с расчетами (размерами) площади и географическими координатами угловых точек, приложенной картограммой расположения участка, выполненной в масштабе, обеспечивающем наглядность, обзорной (ситуационной) схемой, а также топографической картой поверхности.

      4. Отказ от части участка пространства недр влечет переоформление лицензии на использование пространства недр.

      5. Отказ от участка недр, предоставленного в целях использования пространства недр, является основанием для внесения сведений о соответствующем участке недр в единый кадастр государственного фонда недр.

Статья 262. Отзыв лицензии на использование пространства недр

      1. Лицензия на использование пространства недр подлежит отзыву уполномоченным органом по изучению недр в случаях нарушения условий лицензии, предусмотренных статьей 255 настоящего Кодекса, а также запрета деятельности, предусмотренного экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      2. При выявлении нарушения условий лицензии уполномоченный орган по изучению недр письменно уведомляет об этом недропользователя.

      Недропользователь обязан устранить нарушение и письменно уведомить об этом уполномоченный орган по изучению недр с приложением документов, подтверждающих устранение нарушения, в течение трех месяцев со дня получения уведомления о нарушении.

      В случае неустранения нарушения в установленный срок уполномоченный орган по изучению недр отзывает лицензию в соответствии с пунктом 3 настоящей статьи.

      3. Отзыв лицензии производится уполномоченным органом по изучению недр путем направления письменного уведомления недропользователю об отзыве лицензии.

      Лицензия прекращает действие через три месяца со дня получения недропользователем уведомления об отзыве лицензии.

      4. Недропользователь вправе оспорить отзыв лицензии в порядке, предусмотренном законодательством Республики Казахстан, в течение пятнадцати рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления об отзыве лицензии. В период такого оспаривания срок, указанный в пункте 3 настоящей статьи, продлевается до вступления в силу решения, вынесенного по результатам оспаривания.

      5. Отзыв лицензии не допускается, если неисполнение или ненадлежащее исполнение обязанностей, послужившее основанием для отзыва лицензии, имело место по причине действия непреодолимой силы, то есть чрезвычайных и непредотвратимых при данных условиях обстоятельств (стихийных явлений, военных действий и тому подобное). К таким обстоятельствам не относится отсутствие у недропользователя технических и (или) финансовых средств либо отсутствие на рынке необходимых товаров, работ или услуг.

      6. Лицо, у которого отозвана лицензия в соответствии с настоящей статьей, обязано немедленно прекратить операции по недропользованию и приступить к работам по поддержанию участка недр в безопасном состоянии.

      7. Отзыв лицензии на использование пространства недр является основанием для внесения сведений о соответствующем участке недр в единый кадастр государственного фонда недр.

Глава 34. Старательство

Статья 263. Лицензия на старательство

      1. По лицензии на старательство ее обладатель имеет исключительное право пользоваться участком недр для проведения операций по старательской добыче драгоценных металлов и драгоценных камней на россыпных месторождениях и месторождениях техногенного характера (отвалах и заскладированных отходах горного производства и металлургии), осуществляемых ручным способом или с применением средств механизации и иного оборудования малой мощности, включая вскрышные работы, работы по промывке песка и грунта, а также иные связанные работы.

      Перечень указанных драгоценных металлов и драгоценных камней устанавливается Законом Республики Казахстан "О драгоценных металлах и драгоценных камнях".

      2. Обладателями лицензий на старательство могут быть только граждане Республики Казахстан.

      3. Одно лицо может обладать только одной лицензией на старательство.

      4. Переход или обременение права недропользования (доли в праве недропользования) по лицензии на старательство запрещается.

Статья 264. Территории для старательства

      1. Лицензия на старательство выдается на территории, определяемые местными исполнительными органами областей по согласованию с территориальными органами уполномоченного органа в области охраны окружающей среды, территориальными подразделениями уполномоченного органа по изучению недр.

      2. Лицензии на старательство не выдаются на:

      1) особо охраняемые природные территории со статусом юридического лица и их охранные зоны;

      2) территории земель оздоровительного, рекреационного и историко-культурного назначения;

      3) территории земель для нужд космической деятельности, обороны и национальной безопасности;

      4) территории населенных пунктов и прилегающие к ним территории на расстоянии одна тысяча метров;

      5) территории земель, предназначенные для могильников, могил и кладбищ, и территории, в пределах которых размещены подземные сооружения, не связанные с разведкой и добычей полезных ископаемых;

      6) территории геологических и минералогических государственных природных заказников.

      3. Старательство на земельных участках, принадлежащих частным собственникам или землепользователям, а также на территории участков недр, находящихся в пользовании иных лиц, осуществляется только с их согласия.

Статья 265. Выдача лицензии на старательство

      1. Лицо, заинтересованное в получении лицензии на старательство, подает в местный исполнительный орган области письменное заявление по форме, утверждаемой уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых.

      2. Заявление должно содержать следующие сведения:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) заявителя, место жительства, сведения о документах, удостоверяющих личность заявителя;

      2) указание на территорию, определяющую участок старательства, который заявитель просит предоставить в пользование, в масштабе с географическими координатами угловых точек и указанием общей площади.

      3. К заявлению прилагаются следующие документы:

      1) копии документов, подтверждающих сведения, предусмотренные подпунктом 1) пункта 2 настоящей статьи;

      2) исключен Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021);

      3) документ, подтверждающий полномочия лица, действующего от имени заявителя при подаче заявления, если такое лицо назначено заявителем;

      4) документ, утвержденный заявителем и содержащий перечень средств механизации и оборудования, которые планируется использовать при старательстве, а также описание видов и способов работ по старательству, которые планируется проводить на участке старательства;

      5) согласие землепользователя или частного собственника земельного участка, а также пользователя участка недр, на территории которых подается заявление в соответствии с настоящим пунктом;

      6) план старательства, если заявитель намерен использовать средства механизации в течение первого года действия лицензии на старательство.

      4. Копии документов, прилагаемых к заявлению, должны быть нотариально засвидетельствованы.

      5. Заявление и прилагаемые к нему документы должны быть составлены на казахском и русском языках.

      6. Момент подачи заявления определяется датой и временем поступления заявления в местный исполнительный орган области и подлежит учету.

      7. Сведения о поданном заявлении подлежат размещению на интернет-ресурсе местного исполнительного органа области в течение двух рабочих дней со дня подачи заявления и содержат:

      1) фамилию, имя и отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность) заявителя;

      2) координаты территории участка старательства, который заявитель просит предоставить в пользование;

      3) дату и время поступления заявления.

      8. Местный исполнительный орган области рассматривает заявление в течение семи рабочих дней со дня его поступления и выдает лицензию либо отказывает в ее выдаче.

      9. Лицо, получившее лицензию на старательство, обязано уплатить подписной бонус в размере, в порядке и сроки, которые предусмотрены налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      10. Порядок подачи и рассмотрения заявлений на выдачу лицензий на старательство определяется уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых.

      Сноска. Статья 265 с изменениями, внесенными Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 266. Приоритетность выдачи лицензий на старательство

      1. Заявления на выдачу лицензий на старательство, поданные в местный исполнительный орган области, включающие одну и ту же территорию, рассматриваются в порядке очередности поступления заявлений.

      2. Местный исполнительный орган области приступает к рассмотрению очередного заявления только после принятия решения об отказе в выдаче лицензии по предыдущему рассмотренному заявлению.

      Рассмотрение очередного заявления начинается по истечении десяти рабочих дней со дня вынесения решения об отказе в выдаче лицензии по предыдущему рассмотренному заявлению.

      Если решение об отказе было обжаловано заявителем в суд, вопрос о рассмотрении очередного заявления решается местным исполнительным органом области после вступления в силу решения суда.

      3. Лицензия на старательство выдается заявителю, чье заявление первым из числа рассмотренных заявлений соответствует требованиям настоящего Кодекса.

      4. По заявлениям, поступившим после заявления, по которому принято решение о выдаче лицензии, принимается решение об отказе в выдаче лицензии.

Статья 267. Отказ в выдаче лицензии на старательство

      1. Местный исполнительный орган области отказывает в выдаче лицензии при наличии одного из следующих оснований:

      1) заявление или прилагаемые к нему документы не соответствуют требованиям, предусмотренным настоящим Кодексом;

      2) к заявлению не приложены документы, требуемые настоящим Кодексом;

      3) в течение двух лет до подачи заявления у заявителя была отозвана лицензия на старательство по основаниям, предусмотренным настоящим Кодексом;

      4) запрашиваемая территория или ее часть относится к участку недр по лицензии на старательство, выданной другому лицу, или к территории, в отношении которой в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом выдача лицензии на старательство запрещена;

      5) в течение одного года до подачи заявления лицензия на старательство, ранее выданная заявителю в отношении запрашиваемого участка недр (его части), была прекращена;

      6) территория запрашиваемого участка старательства не соответствует требованиям статьи 269 настоящего Кодекса.

      2. Отказ в выдаче лицензии выносится в письменной форме, должен быть мотивирован и выдан заявителю в течение сроков, предусмотренных для рассмотрения и выдачи лицензии на старательство.

      3. Отказ в выдаче лицензии может быть обжалован заявителем в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан не позднее десяти рабочих дней со дня принятия решения об отказе.

      4. Отказ в выдаче лицензии не лишает заявителя права на повторную подачу заявления.

Статья 268. Срок лицензии на старательство

      1. Лицензия на старательство выдается сроком на три года. Указанный срок по заявлению обладателя лицензии подлежит продлению один раз на три года.

      2. Местный исполнительный орган, выдавший лицензию на старательство, отказывает в продлении срока ее действия, если на дату рассмотрения заявления границы территории участка старательства полностью располагаются в пределах территории участка недр, предоставленного в пользование другому лицу по контракту на недропользование или по лицензии на недропользование, выданной компетентным органом.

      Положения настоящего пункта не применяются в случае, если старатель получил согласие такого лица на продолжение старательства.

Статья 269. Участок старательства

      1. Границы участка старательства должны соответствовать требованиям пункта 3 статьи 19 настоящего Кодекса.

      2. Площадь территории участка старательства должна составлять не менее пятисот квадратных метров и не более пяти гектаров.

Статья 270. Содержание лицензии на старательство

      Лицензия на старательство помимо сведений и условий, указанных в статье 31 настоящего Кодекса, должна содержать следующие условия недропользования:

      1) обязательство об уплате подписного бонуса в размере и порядке, установленных налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан;

      2) права недропользователя на:

      использование средств механизации в виде одной грузовой машины грузоподъемностью не более десяти тонн, бурового оборудования, а также экскаватора и (или) бульдозера с объемом ковша в совокупности не более половины кубического метра, принадлежащих ему на праве собственности;

      осуществление бурения и иных земляных работ на глубине не более трех метров от самой нижней точки земной поверхности территории участка старательства;

      3) при проведении старательства по россыпному золоту недропользователю допускается добывать золото не более пятидесяти килограммов в календарный год;

      4) на участке старательства недропользователь не вправе:

      использовать экскаваторы и бульдозеры на водных объектах и землях водного фонда, приходящихся на участок старательства;

      применять химические реагенты и взрывчатые вещества;

      возводить и строить капитальные сооружения;

      вывозить за пределы участка старательства грунт и извлеченную горную массу.

Статья 271. Порядок проведения старательства

      1. Недропользователь, обладающий лицензией на старательство, вправе проводить старательскую добычу любых видов драгоценных металлов и драгоценных камней по перечню, указанному в части второй пункта 1 статьи 263 настоящего Кодекса.

      2. При проведении старательства недропользователь обязан:

      1) исключить разрушение естественного рельефа берегов и дна водоемов и рек, водные ресурсы которых используются в целях старательства;

      2) рекультивировать земли, нарушенные в ходе старательства;

      3) соблюдать ограничения по использованию средств механизации, предусмотренные условиями лицензии.

      3. Объем почвы и породы, перемещаемой в ходе старательства в пределах предоставленного участка недр, не ограничивается, если иное не вытекает из требований настоящей главы, экологической или промышленной безопасности.

      4. При проведении старательства недропользователь вправе свободно без необходимости получения специальных разрешений или лицензий пользоваться водными ресурсами.

      В случае использования водных ресурсов недропользователь обязан выполнять водоохранные мероприятия, а также соблюдать иные требования по охране водных объектов, установленные водным и экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      На землях водного фонда и водных объектах старательство осуществляется только ручным способом.

Статья 272. Отчетность недропользователя при проведении старательства

      1. По лицензии на старательство недропользователь обязан представлять периодический отчет о добытых драгоценных металлах и драгоценных камнях местному исполнительному органу области, выдавшему лицензию на старательство, в порядке, определяемом уполномоченным органом по изучению недр.

      2. Отчеты представляются ежегодно за предыдущий календарный год не позднее тридцатого января каждого года.

      Отчеты за неполный календарный год представляются за фактический период недропользования.

      Отчеты за последний неполный календарный год периода пользования участком недр представляются не позднее двух месяцев после окончания указанного периода.

Статья 273. План старательства

      1. Недропользователь, использующий средства механизации, вправе проводить операции по старательству только при наличии плана старательства. Старательство, намечаемое с использованием средств механизации в руслах рек или на землях водного фонда, подлежит скринингу воздействия в соответствии с экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      2. План старательства разрабатывается и утверждается недропользователем.

      В плане старательства описываются виды, методы и способы работ по старательству, примерные объемы и сроки проведения работ.

      Инструкция по составлению плана старательства утверждается уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых.

      Содержание плана старательства определяется недропользователем самостоятельно с учетом требований экологической безопасности.

      3. План старательства подлежит государственной экологической экспертизе. Недропользователь вправе проводить операции по старательству с использованием средств механизации только в случае получения положительного заключения государственной экологической экспертизы плана старательства.

      Сноска. Статья 273 с изменением, внесенным Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.07.2021).

Статья 273-1. Ликвидация последствий старательства

      1. Ликвидация последствий старательства проводится путем рекультивации нарушенных земель в соответствии с Земельным кодексом Республики Казахстан.

      2. Лицо, право недропользования которого прекращено на участке старательства, обязано завершить ликвидацию последствий старательства на таком участке не позднее шести месяцев после прекращения действия лицензии на старательство.

      По заявлению указанного лица местный исполнительный орган области продлевает срок ликвидации последствий старательства на период до четырех месяцев со дня истечения срока, предусмотренного в части первой настоящего пункта, если проведение ликвидации было невозможно или существенно затруднено в силу погодных и (или) природно-климатических условий.

      3. Ликвидация последствий старательства на части участка старательства, от которой недропользователь отказался до истечения срока действия лицензии на старательство в соответствии со статьей 275 настоящего Кодекса, проводится до такого отказа.

      4. Если недропользователь не осуществлял старательство на участке старательства (его части), от которого (которой) недропользователь отказался, проведение ликвидационных работ на таком участке старательства (его части) не требуется.

      В этом случае составляется акт обследования участка старательства (его части), подтверждающий отсутствие необходимости проведения ликвидационных работ, который подписывается лицами, указанными в пункте 5 настоящей статьи.

      5. Ликвидация последствий операций на участке старательства (его части) считается завершенной после подписания акта ликвидации. Акт ликвидации подписывается комиссией, создаваемой соответствующим местным исполнительным органом области из его представителей и представителей уполномоченного органа в области охраны окружающей среды, и недропользователем (лицом, право недропользования которого прекращено, при его наличии). Если ликвидация осуществляется на земельном участке, находящемся в частной собственности, постоянном или долгосрочном временном возмездном землепользовании, акт ликвидации также подписывается собственником земельного участка или землепользователем.

      6. Подписание акта ликвидации последствий старательства является основанием для внесения соответствующих сведений в единый кадастр государственного фонда недр в целях последующего предоставления права недропользования для проведения старательства иным лицам.

      Сноска. Закон дополнен статьей 273-1 в соответствии с Законом РК от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021).

Статья 274. Обеспечение ликвидации последствий старательства

      Обеспечение исполнения обязательств недропользователя по ликвидации последствий старательства предоставляется в виде залога банковского вклада или гарантии, выданной банком второго уровня.

      Общая сумма обеспечения рассчитывается на основе количества гектаров, составляющих территорию участка старательства, и месячного расчетного показателя, установленного на соответствующий финансовый год законом о республиканском бюджете и действующего в год подачи заявления на выдачу лицензии на старательство. Размер обеспечения за один гектар определяется местным исполнительным органом области.

      Сумма обеспечения может быть уменьшена недропользователем соразмерно количеству гектаров, соответствующих части территории участка старательства, возвращенной государству.

Статья 275. Отказ от участка старательства

      В любое время до истечения срока действия лицензии на старательство недропользователь вправе отказаться от любой части участка старательства.

      Досрочный отказ от участка старательства полностью или от его части влечет соответственно прекращение действия лицензии на старательство или ее переоформление.

Статья 276. Ответственность за нарушение обязательств по лицензии на старательство и ее отзыв

      1. Нарушение условий лицензии на старательство влечет ответственность недропользователя в виде неустойки или отзыва лицензии.

      2. Неустойка взыскивается за нарушение условия лицензии на старательство об ограничении добычи золота.

      Неустойка взыскивается в размере ста процентов от рыночной стоимости золота, добытого сверх установленного ограничения.

      3. Лицензия на старательство подлежит отзыву местным исполнительным органом области при наличии одного из следующих оснований:

      1) вступление в силу решения суда о запрете деятельности по недропользованию вследствие нарушения требований экологической и промышленной безопасности;

      2) в случае неуплаты подписного бонуса в срок, предусмотренный налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан;

      3) проведение работ по старательству без предоставления обеспечения исполнения обязательств по ликвидации последствий старательства;

      4) нарушение условий лицензии на старательство об ограничении проведения работ по старательству, использования средств механизации, запрете использования химических реагентов, взрывчатых веществ, возведения капитальных сооружений, вывоза грунта и горной массы за пределы участка старательства;

      5) проведение работ по старательству без плана старательства, когда его наличие требуется в соответствии с положениями настоящей главы.

      4. В случаях, предусмотренных подпунктами 3) и 4) пункта 3 настоящей статьи, местный исполнительный орган области письменно уведомляет недропользователя о допущенном нарушении.

      Недропользователь обязан устранить нарушение и письменно сообщить об этом местному исполнительному органу области с приложением документов, подтверждающих устранение нарушения, в течение месяца со дня получения уведомления о нарушении.

      В случае неустранения нарушения в указанный срок местный исполнительный орган области отзывает лицензию на старательство в соответствии с пунктом 3 настоящей статьи.

      5. Отзыв лицензии на старательство производится местным исполнительным органом области путем направления письменного уведомления недропользователю об отзыве лицензии на старательство.

      Лицензия прекращает действие через месяц со дня получения недропользователем уведомления, если до указанной даты не истечет срок ее действия.

      6. Недропользователь обязан прекратить работы по отзываемой лицензии по истечении пятнадцати рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления об отзыве лицензии и приступить к работам по ликвидации в порядке, предусмотренном настоящей главой.

      7. Недропользователь вправе оспорить законность отзыва лицензии в суде в течение двух месяцев со дня получения им уведомления. В случае обращения недропользователя в суд срок, указанный в пункте 5 настоящей статьи, приостанавливается до вступления решения суда в законную силу.

      8. Отзыв лицензии не допускается, если неисполнение или ненадлежащее исполнение обязанностей, послужившее основанием для отзыва лицензии, имело место по причине действия непреодолимой силы, то есть чрезвычайных и непредотвратимых при данных условиях обстоятельств (стихийных явлений, военных действий и тому подобное). К таким обстоятельствам не относится отсутствие у недропользователя технических и (или) финансовых средств либо отсутствие на рынке необходимых товаров, работ или услуг.

Глава 35. Заключительные и переходные положения

Статья 277. Порядок введения в действие настоящего Кодекса

      1. Настоящий Кодекс вводится в действие по истечении шести месяцев после дня его первого официального опубликования, за исключением:

      1) части третьей пункта 4 статьи 278, которая вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования;

      2) пунктов 5 и 6 статьи 144, которые вводятся в действие с 1 января 2020 года;

      2-1) заголовка статьи 98 в оглавлении, пункта 3 статьи 94, пунктов 5 и 6 статьи 95, заголовка, пунктов 1, 2, 5 и 6 статьи 98, статьи 99, которые вводятся в действие с 1 сентября 2020 года;

      3) пункта 2 статьи 153, который вводится в действие с 1 января 2021 года.

      2. Установить, что настоящий Кодекс применяется к отношениям по недропользованию, возникшим после введения его в действие, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных настоящей главой.

      3. Установить, что со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса к отношениям по разрешениям, лицензиям и контрактам на недропользование, выданным и заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, применяются его положения, регулирующие соответствующие отношения, предусмотренные:

      главой 1;

      главой 2 с учетом того, что до 1 января 2024 года при отнесении месторождений по контрактам на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, к категории крупных учитывается количество запасов, включенных в государственный баланс полезных ископаемых;

      главой 3, за исключением пункта 3 статьи 17, пунктов 2 и 3 статьи 19, пункта 1 статьи 20, статьи 22, статьи 24, статьи 25, части первой пункта 2 статьи 28;

      статьей 38;

      главой 5 с учетом того, что выдача разрешения на переход права недропользования по контрактам на недропользование, заключенным с местными исполнительными органами областей, городов республиканского значения, столицы, и регистрация залога такого права недропользования осуществляются указанными местными исполнительными органами;

      главой 6;

      главой 7;

      статьей 54, пунктами 1, 2, 3, 5 и 6 статьи 55 (в отношении разрешений, лицензий и контрактов на недропользование по углеводородам, заключенных (выданных) до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса);

      главой 9;

      главой 10;

      главой 11, за исключением статьи 77;

      главой 12 с учетом того, что действие пункта 1 статьи 80 не распространяется на контракты по твердым полезным ископаемым и общераспространенным полезным ископаемым, за исключением урана, заключенные до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса;

      главой 13;

      параграфом 3 главы 15, за исключением пункта 2 статьи 106 в отношении соглашений (контрактов) о разделе продукции, утвержденных Правительством Республики Казахстан, и контракта на недропользование, утвержденного Президентом Республики Казахстан;

      статьями 113 и 114;

      статьей 120, за исключением отношений по соглашениям (контрактам) о разделе продукции, утвержденным Правительством Республики Казахстан, и контракту на недропользование, утвержденному Президентом Республики Казахстан. Дополнительное продление срока действия указанных соглашений (контрактов) и контракта на недропользование возможно по договоренности сторон;

      статьями 121 – 125;

      статьей 126, за исключением:

      пункта 6, который применяется к отношениям по разрешениям и лицензиям на недропользование по углеводородам, выданным, а также по контрактам на недропользование по углеводородам, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, по истечении тридцати шести месяцев со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса в следующей редакции:

      "6. Исполнение обязательства по ликвидации последствий недропользования по углеводородам обеспечивается сформированным недропользователем в установленном порядке ликвидационным фондом, используемым недропользователем с разрешения компетентного органа.

      При этом недропользователи с разрешения компетентного органа вправе заменить всю сумму обеспечения по ликвидации последствий недропользования по углеводородам, сформированную в виде ликвидационного фонда, на залог банковского вклада путем перечисления средств ликвидационного фонда на банковский вклад, выступающий обеспечением соответствующего залога.

      В случае отсутствия сформированного ликвидационного фонда или превышения суммы рыночной стоимости работ по ликвидации последствий операций по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов над суммой средств фактически сформированного ликвидационного фонда исполнение обязательства по ликвидации последствий недропользования по углеводородам в недостающей части обеспечивается залогом банковского вклада, формируемого согласно пунктам 7 или 8 настоящей статьи, и (или) полной, безусловной и безотзывной гарантией, предоставляемой на срок до завершения ликвидации последствий недропользования в соответствии с требованиями настоящего Кодекса:

      1) в отношении недропользователей, пятьдесят и более процентов голосующих акций (долей участия в уставном капитале) которых прямо или косвенно принадлежат национальному управляющему холдингу, – национальным управляющим холдингом, национальной компанией в области углеводородов, дочерней организацией национальной компании в области углеводородов и (или) партнерами национальной компании в области углеводородов или их дочерними организациями, владеющими пакетом акций (долей участия в уставном капитале) недропользователей.

      Гаранты, указанные в части первой настоящего подпункта, за исключением национального управляющего холдинга, национальной компании в области углеводородов, должны иметь ежегодно подтверждаемый минимальный долгосрочный кредитный рейтинг в иностранной валюте не ниже уровня "ВВ-" по шкале Standard and Poor’s или аналогичного уровня по шкалам рейтинговых агентств Moody’s, FitchRatings;

      2) в отношении недропользователей, не указанных в подпункте 1) настоящего пункта, – иной организацией, имеющей ежегодно подтверждаемый минимальный долгосрочный кредитный рейтинг в иностранной валюте не ниже уровня "ВВ-" по шкале Standard and Poor’s или аналогичного уровня по шкалам рейтинговых агентств Moody’s, FitchRatings.

      В случае неподтверждения кредитного рейтинга гаранта на уровне и в сроки, которые требуются согласно настоящему пункту, снижения кредитного рейтинга гаранта ниже уровня, минимально допустимого согласно настоящему пункту, или утраты гарантом кредитного рейтинга, указанного в настоящем пункте, недропользователь, в отношении которого данным гарантом предоставлена гарантия, обязан в течение одного календарного года произвести замену такого обеспечения в соответствии с настоящей статьей либо приостановить операции по недропользованию до восстановления обеспечения, предусмотренного настоящим пунктом.

      Правом, применимым к содержанию и условиям гарантии, предоставляемой согласно настоящему пункту, а также к отношениям, возникающим в связи с такой гарантией, является законодательство Республики Казахстан. Положения настоящей части не применяются в отношении гарантий, выданных до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса в соответствии с соглашениями (контрактами) о разделе продукции, утвержденными Правительством Республики Казахстан, либо контрактом на недропользование, утвержденным Президентом Республики Казахстан.";

      пунктов 7 и 8, которые применяются к отношениям по разрешениям, лицензиям и контрактам на недропользование по углеводородам, выданным и заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, по истечении тридцати шести месяцев со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса;

      статьями 127, 128;

      статьями 130 (за исключением пунктов 2 и 3 в отношении соглашений (контрактов) о разделе продукции, утвержденных Правительством Республики Казахстан, и контракта на недропользование, утвержденного Президентом Республики Казахстан, в которых установлены положения о преимущественном праве государства на приобретение отчуждаемого сжиженного нефтяного газа и (или) широкой фракции легких углеводородов), 131 (за исключением случаев, предусмотренных пунктом 30 статьи 278 настоящего Кодекса), 132, 133;

      главой 19, за исключением статьи 143, в случае внесения изменений и дополнений в утвержденные проектные документы;

      статьями 144 – 152;

      главой 21, за исключением статьи 153;

      параграфом 2 главы 22;

      статьями 173, 174, пунктами 7 и 8 статьи 176, статьями 178 – 181;

      пунктом 7 статьи 182;

      пунктами 2, 3 и 6 статьи 194, статьей 195, за исключением частей второй и третьей пункта 3, и статьей 197;

      статьей 213, статьей 214, за исключением пункта 1, статьей 215, за исключением частей второй и третьей пункта 3, и статьей 218;

      статьей 236;

      статьями 258, 259, пунктами 1 – 6 статьи 260.

      3-1. Приостановить до 1 января 2023 года действие пункта 2 статьи 25 в части предоставления права недропользования на разведку или добычу твердых полезных ископаемых и общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, подпункта 1) пункта 2 статьи 186, подпункта 1) пункта 2 статьи 203 настоящего Кодекса.

      3-2. Установить, что в отношении крупных месторождений углеводородов, по которым по состоянию на 1 января 2023 года осуществлялась добыча по контракту на недропользование, в том числе по соглашению о разделе продукции, контракту, утвержденному Президентом Республики Казахстан, заключенному до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, после истечения срока действия соответствующего контракта на недропользование не применяются положения части четвертой пункта 1, части третьей пункта 2 статьи 28, подпунктов 1) и 2) пункта 1-1, пунктов 1-2 и 2-1, частей второй и четвертой пункта 4, пункта 5-1 статьи 36, пункта 2 статьи 78, пункта 2-1 статьи 95, пунктов 2 – 8, 11 статьи 116, пункта 1-1, части второй пункта 7, части третьей пункта 8, пунктов 18-1 – 18-4 статьи 119, части третьей пункта 16 статьи 121, пункта 15 статьи 123, пунктов 6-1 – 6-4, части третьей пункта 7 статьи 126, части третьей пункта 1 статьи 130, пункта 8 статьи 131 настоящего Кодекса.

      4. Установить, что до 1 сентября 2020 года статья 99 настоящего Кодекса действует в следующей редакции:

      "Статья 99. Проведение аукциона

      1. В случаях, если в сроки, указанные в статье 95 настоящего Кодекса, не было представлено ни одного заявления на участие в аукционе и (или) если по итогам рассмотрения заявлений не был допущен к участию в аукционе ни один заявитель (кроме лица, подавшего заявление на проведение аукциона), комиссия по проведению аукционов в течение трех рабочих дней со дня окончания срока, предоставленного для подачи заявлений на участие в аукционе, либо со дня окончания срока рассмотрения заявлений на участие в аукционе принимает решение об отмене аукциона. В этом случае с лицом, подавшим заявление на проведение аукциона, заключается контракт на недропользование в порядке, установленном статьей 100 настоящего Кодекса для заключения контракта с победителем аукциона, при условии уплаты таким лицом стартового размера подписного бонуса.

      Информация об отмене аукциона в течение трех рабочих дней со дня принятия комиссией соответствующего решения должна быть размещена на интернет-ресурсе компетентного органа, а также опубликована в периодическом печатном издании, распространяемом на всей территории Республики Казахстан, на казахском и русском языках.

      2. В аукционе участвуют заявители, допущенные к участию в аукционе и зарегистрированные в качестве участников аукциона.

      3. Аукцион проводится в день согласно дате, указанной в извещении о проведении аукциона.

      4. Компетентный орган не менее чем за десять рабочих дней до даты проведения аукциона информирует заявителей, допущенных к участию в аукционе, о дате, времени и месте проведения аукциона.

      5. Регистрация представителей заявителей, допущенных к участию в аукционе, начинается за один час и заканчивается за пять минут до начала проведения аукциона.

      6. Зарегистрировавшиеся участники аукциона вправе проводить аудио- и видеофиксацию проводимого аукциона.

      7. Аукцион проводится в открытой форме посредством объявления участниками аукциона своих предложений по величине размера подписного бонуса, начиная со стартового размера подписного бонуса, указанного в извещении о проведении аукциона, на шаг аукциона.

      Величина шага аукциона составляет от пяти до пятидесяти процентов от стартового размера подписного бонуса.

      8. Непосредственное проведение аукциона может быть поручено аукционисту, привлекаемому комиссией либо избранному из состава комиссии.

      9. Участникам аукциона выдаются таблички с присвоенными регистрационными номерами, которые они поднимают после оглашения очередной величины размера подписного бонуса, если они готовы заявить эту сумму.

      10. Аукцион начинается с объявления количества участников аукциона, сведений об участке недр, его основных характеристик, а также условий предоставления права недропользования, порядка проведения аукциона, стартового размера подписного бонуса и шага аукциона.

      11. При проведении аукциона участники аукциона подают предложения о размере подписного бонуса, предусматривающие повышение текущего минимального предложения о размере подписного бонуса на величину шага аукциона.

      12. Аукционист объявляет первое значение размера подписного бонуса, равное его стартовому размеру, увеличенному на величину шага аукциона.

      13. Если после объявления первого значения размера подписного бонуса и трехкратного повторения этого значения ни один из участников аукциона не поднял табличку со своим регистрационным номером, аукцион прекращается и признается несостоявшимся.

      14. Участник аукциона вправе подать предложение о размере подписного бонуса выше стартового размера подписного бонуса независимо от величины шага аукциона при условии отсутствия текущего минимального предложения.

      15. В случае поднятия одной таблички аукционист называет регистрационный номер участника аукциона, поднявшего свою табличку. В случае поднятия нескольких табличек аукционист называет регистрационный номер участника аукциона, который первым поднял свою табличку.

      16. В ведомость прохождения шагов аукциона вносится только номер участника аукциона, который назван аукционистом.

      17. Каждое последующее значение размера подписного бонуса аукционист назначает путем увеличения текущего значения на величину шага аукциона.".

      5. Установить, что до 1 января 2020 года пункты 5 и 6 статьи 140 настоящего Кодекса действуют в следующей редакции:

      "5. Центральная комиссия в течение десяти рабочих дней со дня получения базового проектного документа или анализа разработки направляет их определяемому ею эксперту (экспертам) для проведения независимой экспертизы.".

      5-1. Установить, что подпункт 16-1) статьи 64 настоящего Кодекса действует до 1 января 2026 года.

      6. Установить, что до 1 января 2026 года:

      пункты 3, 4 и 5 статьи 141 настоящего Кодекса действуют в следующей редакции:

      "3. Отчет по подсчету (оперативному подсчету) геологических запасов составляется в соответствии с нормативно-техническими документами, утверждаемыми уполномоченным органом в области изучения недр.

      4. Государственная экспертиза недр осуществляется государственной комиссией по запасам углеводородов Республики Казахстан (государственная комиссия по запасам) с привлечением независимых экспертов, обладающих специальными знаниями в области геологии и недропользования и не заинтересованных в результатах экспертизы.

      5. Организация деятельности государственной комиссии по запасам, ее состав, регламент работы и ведение делопроизводства определяются положением о государственной комиссии по запасам полезных ископаемых Республики Казахстан, утверждаемым уполномоченным органом по изучению недр.";

      7. Установить, что для целей применения положений пункта 2 статьи 186, пункта 2 статьи 203 и пункта 2 статьи 250 настоящего Кодекса при выдаче соответствующей лицензии на недропользование:

      1) к территории участка недр, находящегося в пользовании у другого лица для проведения операций по добыче углеводородов, приравниваются контрактная территория, определенная горным отводом к контракту на недропользование по углеводородам, а также территория, в отношении которой действует протокол о заключении контракта на добычу углеводородов по результатам прямых переговоров либо по итогам конкурса на предоставление права недропользования, состоявшихся до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса;

      2) к территории участка недр, предоставленного для проведения операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых (территория участка разведки), приравниваются контрактная территория, определенная геологическим отводом к контракту по твердым полезным ископаемым или общераспространенным полезным ископаемым, а также территория, в отношении которой действует протокол о заключении контракта на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых или общераспространенных полезных ископаемых по результатам прямых переговоров либо по итогам конкурса на предоставление права недропользования, состоявшихся до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса;

      3) к территории участка недр, предоставленного для проведения операций по добыче твердых полезных ископаемых или общераспространенных полезных ископаемых (территория участка добычи) или использования пространства недр, приравниваются контрактная территория, определенная горным отводом к контракту по твердым полезным ископаемым или общераспространенным полезным ископаемым или, соответственно, к контракту на строительство и (или) эксплуатацию подземных сооружений, не связанных с разведкой и (или) добычей, а также территория, в отношении которой действует протокол о заключении контракта на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых или общераспространенных полезных ископаемых или контракта на строительство и (или) эксплуатацию подземных сооружений, не связанных с разведкой и (или) добычей, по результатам прямых переговоров либо по итогам конкурса на предоставление права недропользования, состоявшихся до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса.

      8. Установить, что с 1 июля 2019 года к отношениям по контрактам на недропользование по использованию пространства недр для целей, указанных в статье 249 настоящего Кодекса, заключенным до введения его в действие, применяются положения статьи 258 настоящего Кодекса.

      9. Техногенные минеральные образования, заскладированные на объектах размещения, находящихся в эксплуатации на дату введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, и возникшие в результате деятельности горно-обогатительного и металлургического производств, расположенных за пределами находящегося в пользовании участка недр, являются принадлежностью указанных производств. Право собственности на такие техногенные минеральные образования сохраняется за собственником производства до даты закрытия полигона (части полигона) размещения данных техногенных минеральных образований в соответствии с экологическим законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      10. Установить, что к объектам размещения и (или) эксплуатации техногенных минеральных образований горнодобывающего и (или) горно-обогатительного производств, возникшим до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, в том числе в случае их реконструкции с изменением территориальных границ, требование о получении лицензии на использование пространства недр для целей, указанных в статье 249, а также ограничения, предусмотренные подпунктом 2) пункта 1 статьи 25 настоящего Кодекса, не распространяются.

      11. Обладатели права недропользования по контрактам на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, заключенным в соответствии с Законом Республики Казахстан "О недрах и недропользовании", имеют исключительное право на получение лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых в пределах контрактной территории путем подачи заявления в соответствии с пунктами 1, 4 и 6 статьи 201, статьей 204, за исключением подпункта 7) пункта 3, настоящего Кодекса.

      Отказ заявителю в выдаче лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых по заявлению, поданному в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, допускается по основаниям, предусмотренным подпунктом 9) пункта 1 и частью второй пункта 5 статьи 207 настоящего Кодекса.

      В случае отказа компетентного органа в выдаче лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых заявитель обязан осуществить ликвидацию последствий недропользования в порядке, предусмотренном настоящим Кодексом для ликвидации последствий операций по разведке твердых полезных ископаемых.

      Обладатели права недропользования по контрактам на разведку общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, заключенным в соответствии с Законом Республики Казахстан "О недрах и недропользовании", имеют исключительное право на получение лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых в пределах контрактной территории путем подачи заявления в соответствии с положениями главы 30 настоящего Кодекса с учетом особенностей, предусмотренных настоящим пунктом.

      12. Установить, что до 1 января 2026 года:

      1) в пункте 4 и подпункте 2) пункта 7 статьи 118, подпункте 2) пункта 10 статьи 119, пункте 4 статьи 139, подпунктах 6) и 7) пункта 10 статьи 140 и статье 141 настоящего Кодекса слова "геологические запасы", "геологических запасов", "геологическим запасам", "геологических запасах" заменяются соответственно словами "запасы", "запасов", "запасам", "запасах";

      2) в статье 141 настоящего Кодекса слова "центральной комиссией", "центральной комиссии" заменяются соответственно словами "государственной комиссией", "государственной комиссии";

      3) статья 143 настоящего Кодекса действует в следующей редакции:

      "Статья 143. Показатели проектных документов по разведке и добыче углеводородов, относимые к контрактным обязательствам недропользователя

      В контракте на недропользование по углеводородам в качестве обязательства недропользователя устанавливается выполнение следующих показателей проектных документов:

      1) плотность сетки эксплуатационных скважин;

      2) соотношение добывающих и нагнетательных скважин по каждому эксплуатационному объекту;

      3) коэффициент компенсации по залежам;

      4) отношение пластового и забойного давления к давлению насыщения или давлению конденсации;

      5) отношение пластового давления к забойному давлению;

      6) максимально допустимая величина газового фактора по скважинам;

      7) объемы добычи углеводородов;

      8) объемы обратной закачки рабочего агента для повышения пластового давления;

      9) показатели ввода эксплуатационных скважин.

      При этом значения показателей, указанных в настоящем пункте, не включаются в контракт и определяются исходя из проектных документов.".

      13. Установить, что до 1 января 2022 года части четвертая и пятая пункта 1 статьи 131, части третья и четвертая пункта 1 статьи 179 и части третья и четвертая пункта 1 статьи 213 действуют в следующей редакции:

      "Организатор конкурса по приобретению работ и услуг при определении победителя конкурса условно уменьшает цену конкурсной заявки участников конкурса – казахстанских производителей работ и услуг на двадцать процентов. Казахстанскими производителями работ и услуг признаются индивидуальные предприниматели и (или) юридические лица, созданные в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан, с местом нахождения на территории Республики Казахстан, привлекающие не менее девяноста пяти процентов граждан Республики Казахстан от общей численности работников без учета количества руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов, осуществляющих трудовую деятельность на территории Республики Казахстан в рамках внутрикорпоративного перевода в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о занятости населения и миграции населения.

      При этом количество иностранных руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов, осуществляющих трудовую деятельность на территории Республики Казахстан в рамках внутрикорпоративного перевода в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о занятости населения и миграции населения, должно быть не более двадцати пяти процентов от общей численности руководителей, менеджеров и специалистов по каждой соответствующей категории.".

      14. Признать утратившим силу со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса Закон Республики Казахстан от 24 июня 2010 года "О недрах и недропользовании" (Ведомости Парламента Республики Казахстан, 2010 г., № 12, ст.60; 2011 г., № 1, ст.2; № 11, ст.102; № 12, ст.111; 2012 г., № 2, ст.11, 14; № 3, ст.21; № 4, ст.30; № 6, ст.46; № 8, ст.64; № 11, ст.80; № 15, ст.97; № 23-24, ст.125; 2013 г., № 9, ст.51; № 14, ст.75; № 15, ст.81; 2014 г., № 4-5, ст.24; № 7, ст.37; № 10, ст.52; № 19-I, 19-II, ст.96; № 21, ст.122; № 23, ст.143; № 24, ст.145; 2015 г., № 8, ст.45; № 11, ст.52, 57; № 19-II, ст.102; № 20-IV, ст.113; 2016 г., № 2, ст.9; № 6, ст.45; № 7-II, ст.56; № 8-II, ст.71, 72; № 22, ст.116; 2017 г., № 4, ст.7; № 14, ст.51, 54), за исключением следующих положений, применяемых к соответствующим отношениям в сфере недропользования, возникшим по контрактам на недропользование, заключенным, и лицензиям, выданным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, а также в иных случаях, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом:

      1) подпункта 29) статьи 1, действующего до 1 января 2026 года;

      2) подпунктов 25), 90) статьи 1;

      3) пункта 7 статьи 10;

      4) подпунктов 8), 15), 32-2) статьи 20;

      5) статьи 24;

      6) статьи 30;

      7) частей третьей, четвертой и шестой пункта 2, пункта 6 статьи 61;

      8) пункта 2-1 статьи 61 и пункта 4 статьи 69, которые действуют до 1 января 2021 года;

      9) частей второй и третьей пункта 1, пункта 6 статьи 68;

      10) части второй пункта 3 и пункта 4 статьи 69;

      11) пункта 2 статьи 70;

      12) пунктов 2, 3, 3-1, 6, 7, 7-1, 8, 9 и 11 статьи 72;

      13) подпункта 12) пункта 1 статьи 76, действующего с учетом того, что порядок финансирования обучения казахстанских кадров по контрактам на недропользование по углеводородам и добыче урана, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, определяется в соответствии с подпунктом 1) пункта 1 статьи 129 и подпунктом 1) пункта 1 статьи 178 настоящего Кодекса;

      13-1) подпункта 12-1) пункта 1 статьи 76, действующего с учетом того, что порядок финансирования научно-исследовательских, научно-технических и (или) опытно-конструкторских работ по контрактам на недропользование по углеводородам и добыче урана, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, определяется в соответствии с подпунктом 2) пункта 1 статьи 129 и подпунктом 2) пункта 1 статьи 178 настоящего Кодекса;

      14) пункта 6 статьи 77, за исключением контрактов на недропользование по углеводородам и добыче урана;

      15) пункта 2, а также пунктов 6 и 7 статьи 111, действующих в следующей редакции:

      "6. Финансирование работ, связанных с ликвидацией или консервацией объекта, осуществляется за счет средств ликвидационного фонда. Отчисления в ликвидационный фонд производятся недропользователем на специальный депозитный счет в любом банке второго уровня на территории Республики Казахстан.

      По контрактам на недропользование, заключенным и действие которых не было прекращено до 1 января 2009 года, по которым недропользователь начал осуществлять отчисления в ликвидационный фонд и отнес их на вычеты в налоговом периоде до 1 января 2009 года в соответствии с налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан, сумма указанных отчислений должна быть размещена на специальном депозитном счете в любом банке второго уровня на территории Республики Казахстан. Данная сумма отчислений, подлежащая размещению на специальном депозитном счете, уменьшается на сумму, использованную недропользователем за счет средств такого ликвидационного фонда на ликвидацию последствий разработки месторождений.

      При этом использование ликвидационного фонда осуществляется недропользователем с разрешения компетентного органа, а по контрактам, заключенным с местными исполнительными органами областей, городов республиканского значения, столицы, – с разрешения указанных органов. Условия о порядке формирования ликвидационного фонда, размере отчислений в ликвидационный фонд, периодичности таких выплат устанавливаются контрактом.

      7. Если фактические затраты на ликвидацию объектов недропользования превысят размер ликвидационного фонда, недропользователь обязан осуществлять дополнительное финансирование ликвидации объектов недропользования. Если фактические затраты на ликвидацию меньше размера ликвидационного фонда, то оставшиеся деньги остаются у недропользователя.";

      16) статей 121 и 122.

      При этом в отношении разрешений и лицензий на недропользование по углеводородам, выданных, а также контрактов на недропользование по углеводородам, заключенных до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, пункты 6 и 7 статьи 111 действуют в течение тридцати шести месяцев со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса.

      При этом статьи 121 и 122 Закона Республики Казахстан от 24 июня 2010 года "О недрах и недропользовании" продолжают действовать в случаях, предусмотренных пунктом 10 статьи 278 настоящего Кодекса.

      Сноска. Статья 277 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 26.12.2019 № 284-VІ (порядок введения в действие см. ст. 2); от 30.12.2019 № 297-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 29.06.2018); от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 30.12.2022 № 177-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (порядок введения в действие см. ст. 2).

Статья 278. Переходные положения

      1. Установить, что разрешения, лицензии и контракты на недропользование, выданные и заключенные до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, а также все связанные с ними акты исполнительных органов Республики Казахстан сохраняют свое действие, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных настоящей главой.

      Функции лицензионного органа – Правительства Республики Казахстан в отношении ранее выданных лицензий на недропользование возлагаются на компетентный орган.

      Компетентный орган, а также местные исполнительные органы областей, городов республиканского значения, столицы осуществляют контроль за соблюдением условий заключенных с ними контрактов.

      2. Установить, что обладатель права недропользования по контракту на добычу подземных вод обязан в течение трех лет со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса получить разрешение на специальное водопользование в пределах границ территории участка недр, определенного контрактом, в соответствии с водным законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      Действие контракта на добычу подземных вод прекращается со дня выдачи разрешения на специальное водопользование либо по истечении указанного срока, если разрешение на специальное водопользование не было получено.

      3. Установить, что предоставление права недропользования лицу, ставшему победителем конкурса на предоставление права недропользования по твердым полезным ископаемым или общераспространенным полезным ископаемым, состоявшегося до дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, а также лицу, в отношении которого компетентным органом или местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения, столицы принято решение о заключении контракта на недропользование по твердым полезным ископаемым или общераспространенным полезным ископаемым по результатам прямых переговоров либо по итогам конкурса на предоставление права недропользования, признанного несостоявшимся, осуществляется путем заключения контракта с компетентным органом или местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения, столицы в порядке и на условиях, установленных Законом Республики Казахстан "О недрах и недропользовании", действовавшим на день введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, с учетом следующего:

      1) контракт на недропользование заключается на основе положений модельных контрактов, утвержденных компетентным органом;

      2) проект контракта на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых или общераспространенных полезных ископаемых с утвержденным планом разведки, разработанным в соответствии со статьей 196 настоящего Кодекса и получившим положительное заключение государственной экологической экспертизы, должен быть представлен компетентному органу или местному исполнительному органу области, города республиканского значения, столицы не позднее десяти месяцев со дня объявления итогов конкурса на предоставление права недропользования (признания конкурса несостоявшимся) или подписания протокола прямых переговоров. Указанный срок может быть продлен компетентным органом или местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения, столицы по заявлению лица, которому предоставляется право недропользования;

      3) проект контракта на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых или общераспространенных полезных ископаемых с утвержденным планом горных работ, составленным в соответствии со статьей 216 настоящего Кодекса и получившим предусмотренные настоящим Кодексом согласования, должен быть представлен компетентному органу или местному исполнительному органу области, города республиканского значения, столицы не позднее двадцати одного месяца со дня объявления итогов конкурса на предоставление права недропользования (признания конкурса несостоявшимся) или подписания протокола прямых переговоров. Указанный срок может быть продлен компетентным органом или местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения, столицы по заявлению лица, которому предоставляется право недропользования.

      Условия контракта на недропользование определяются рабочей группой компетентного органа или местного исполнительного органа области, города республиканского значения, столицы, создаваемой в соответствии с частью шестой пункта 12 настоящей статьи. Согласованный сторонами проект контракта на недропользование подлежит правовой экспертизе. Проект контракта на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых также подлежит экономической экспертизе уполномоченным органом в области государственного планирования. Проект контракта на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых подлежит экономической экспертизе местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения, столицы. Контракт на недропользование должен быть заключен в срок не позднее шести месяцев с даты представления проекта контракта в соответствии с частью первой настоящего пункта. Указанный срок может быть продлен компетентным органом или местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения, столицы по заявлению лица, которому предоставляется право недропользования.

      По контрактам на добычу, заключенным в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, недропользователь обязан обеспечить наличие плана ликвидации, получившего положительное заключение комплексной экспертизы уполномоченного органа по твердым полезным ископаемым, не позднее одного года со дня заключения контракта на добычу. Последующие внесение изменений в план ликвидации и проведение комплексной экспертизы плана ликвидации осуществляются в порядке, предусмотренном пунктом 2 статьи 217 настоящего Кодекса.

      Контракты на недропользование, заключенные в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, для целей применения положений настоящей главы приравниваются к контрактам на недропользование, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса.

      3-1. Установить, что по письменному обращению заявителя право на разведку или добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, используемых для строительства (реконструкции) и ремонта автомобильных дорог общего пользования, железных дорог, находящихся в государственной собственности, а также для реконструкции и ремонта гидросооружений и гидротехнических сооружений, до 1 января 2026 года предоставляется путем выдачи письменного разрешения местного исполнительного органа области, города республиканского значения, столицы по согласованию с территориальными подразделениями уполномоченного органа по изучению недр и уполномоченного органа в области охраны окружающей среды в порядке, определенном уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых. Срок действия такого разрешения не может превышать срок действия соответствующего договора на строительство (реконструкцию) и ремонт автомобильных дорог общего пользования, железных дорог, гидросооружений и гидротехнических сооружений, находящихся в государственной собственности, для осуществления которых было предоставлено право недропользования. Государственный орган, являющийся заказчиком строительства (реконструкции) и ремонта объектов, находящихся в государственной собственности, утверждает перечень подрядчиков (субподрядчиков), которые вправе осуществлять разведку или добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых для целей строительства (реконструкции) и ремонта. Недропользователи, осуществляющие добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых на основании разрешения, выданного в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, не вправе отчуждать их третьим лицам.

      Разрешение на разведку или добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых выдается в пределах территорий, расположенных на расстоянии не более десяти километров от реконструируемых или спроектированных автомобильных дорог общего пользования, железных дорог, заказчиком которых является соответствующий государственный орган, а также гидросооружений и гидротехнических сооружений. При этом такое разрешение выдается на территории, не указанные в подпункте 2) пункта 3 статьи 70 настоящего Кодекса.

      Наличие разрешения на разведку или добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, выданного на основании настоящего пункта, не препятствует предоставлению права недропользования другим лицам в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом. В этом случае проведение операций по недропользованию несколькими недропользователями регулируется статьей 24 настоящего Кодекса.

      Разрешение на разведку или добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых может быть выдано на территории, занятые другими недропользователями, с их предварительного письменного согласия и при условии заключения соглашения, предусмотренного пунктом 2 статьи 24 настоящего Кодекса.

      Разрешение на разведку или добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых не относится к разрешениям, регулируемым в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан о разрешениях и уведомлениях.

      4. Установить, что программа управления государственным фондом недр помимо сведений, указанных в пункте 3 статьи 70 настоящего Кодекса, дополнительно может содержать:

      1) географические координаты участков недр, содержащих запасы промышленных категорий твердых полезных ископаемых, за исключением общераспространенных и урана, включенных в государственный баланс полезных ископаемых до дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса;

      2) географические координаты территорий, обозначенных линиями, расположенными на расстоянии, не превышающем тридцать километров от внешнего периметра границ горного отвода (участка добычи), контракта на добычу или совмещенную разведку и добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, заключенного до 31 декабря 2017 года недропользователем, являющимся юридическим лицом, отнесенным в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан к градообразующим.

      Территория участка недр, включенная в программу управления государственным фондом недр в соответствии с частью первой настоящего пункта, не должна превышать двести блоков.

      Территории, указанные в подпункте 2) части первой настоящего пункта, включаются в программу управления государственным фондом недр по заявлению соответствующего недропользователя. Заявление подается в компетентный орган в письменной форме не позднее трех месяцев после дня первого официального опубликования настоящего Кодекса с указанием географических координат территории и приведением обоснования необходимости ее включения.

      Участки недр для проведения операций по разведке или добыче твердых полезных ископаемых в пределах территорий, предусмотренных частью первой настоящего пункта, предоставляются в пользование на основании аукциона. Порядок проведения аукциона и выдачи по его итогам лицензии на разведку или добычу твердых полезных ископаемых определяется компетентным органом. Аукцион проводится по решению компетентного органа. По территориям, предусмотренным подпунктом 2) части первой настоящего пункта, решение компетентного органа о проведении аукциона принимается по предложению недропользователя, по заявлению которого соответствующие территории включены в программу управления государственным фондом недр.

      Аукцион проводится конкурсной комиссией, состав которой утверждается компетентным органом. Конкурсная комиссия вправе включить в условия аукциона более высокие требования к размеру ежегодных минимальных расходов, предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом для соответствующей лицензии на недропользование. Помимо обязательств, предусмотренных статьями 191 и 208 настоящего Кодекса, выданная лицензия на недропользование может содержать дополнительные обязательства недропользователя и основания отзыва лицензии или уплаты неустойки за нарушение указанных обязательств.

      Помимо иных требований, устанавливаемых правилами проведения аукциона, к участию в аукционе могут быть допущены заявители, обладающие:

      для проведения операций по разведке – профессиональными и финансовыми возможностями, достаточными для покрытия минимальных расходов на операции по разведке не менее чем на десяти блоках в течение первого года;

      для проведения операций по добыче – профессиональными, техническими и финансовыми возможностями, достаточными для покрытия минимальных расходов на добычу не менее чем на ста гектарах в течение первого года. Несоответствие заявителя указанным требованиям является основанием для отказа в допуске к участию в аукционе.

      Объявление о проведении аукциона должно быть опубликовано не ранее чем за три месяца до даты его проведения. Извещение о проведении аукциона, его условиях и итогах публикуется в периодических печатных изданиях, распространяемых на всей территории Республики Казахстан, на казахском и русском языках. Условия аукциона должны предусматривать стартовый размер подписного бонуса. Победителем аукциона становится участник, предложивший наибольший размер подписного бонуса. Итоги аукциона могут быть обжалованы его участниками в установленном законодательством Республики Казахстан порядке.

      Аукцион не проводится в случаях:

      1) отсутствия заявлений на участие в аукционе;

      2) предоставления менее двух заявлений на участие в аукционе;

      3) допуска к участию в аукционе менее двух лиц.

      Если аукцион не проведен по основанию, предусмотренному в подпункте 3) части девятой настоящего пункта, лицензия на недропользование выдается единственному лицу, допущенному к участию в аукционе.

      Аукцион признается несостоявшимся в следующих случаях:

      1) на дату проведения аукциона зарегистрировались менее двух участников аукциона;

      2) на дату проведения аукциона не зарегистрировался ни один участник аукциона.

      Если аукцион признан несостоявшимся по основанию, предусмотренному подпунктом 1) части одиннадцатой настоящего пункта, лицензия на недропользование выдается зарегистрированному участнику аукциона.

      Если аукцион, на основании которого предоставляется право недропользования для проведения операций по разведке или добыче твердых полезных ископаемых в пределах территории, указанной в подпункте 1) части первой настоящего пункта, не проведен в случаях, предусмотренных подпунктами 1) и 2) части девятой настоящего пункта, или признан несостоявшимся в случае, указанном в подпункте 2) части одиннадцатой настоящего пункта, данная территория подлежит исключению из программы управления государственным фондом недр для целей настоящего пункта. В этом случае право недропользования для проведения операций по разведке или добыче твердых полезных ископаемых в пределах такой территории предоставляется в порядке, предусмотренном разделом 9 настоящего Кодекса, с учетом положений пункта 6 настоящей статьи.

      Особый порядок предоставления права недропользования по участкам недр в пределах территорий, включенных в программу управления государственным фондом недр в соответствии с подпунктами 1) и 2) части первой настоящего пункта, применяется до 1 января 2023 года.

      5. В случае досрочного прекращения контракта на добычу (контракта на совмещенную разведку и добычу, по которому проводились операции по добыче) по твердым полезным ископаемым, заключенного до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, решением компетентного органа участок недр, затрагивающий контрактную территорию по прекращенному контракту, предоставляется в пользование для проведения операций по разведке или добыче твердых полезных ископаемых по итогам аукциона, проводимого в порядке, предусмотренном пунктом 4 настоящей статьи, с учетом особенностей, установленных настоящим пунктом.

      Объявление о проведении аукциона должно быть опубликовано не позднее трех месяцев со дня прекращения права недропользования либо со дня вступления в силу решения суда в случае обжалования решения компетентного органа о прекращении права недропользования. Срок между объявлением о проведении аукциона и датой его проведения должен составлять не менее месяца.

      Если лицензия на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых не была выдана, лицо, являвшееся обладателем права недропользования по прекратившему действие контракту, обязано ликвидировать последствия операций по недропользованию в порядке, предусмотренном настоящим Кодексом.

      В случае выдачи лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых на участке недр, выставленном на аукцион, лицо, являвшееся обладателем права недропользования по прекратившему действие контракту, освобождается от обязательства по ликвидации последствий операций по недропользованию. Обязательства по ликвидации последствий операций по недропользованию на таком участке недр переходят в полном объеме к обладателю лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, выданной по результатам аукциона, после предоставления обеспечения ликвидации последствий добычи в соответствии со статьей 219 настоящего Кодекса.

      В период со дня прекращения контракта и до дня выдачи лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых либо начала работ по ликвидации лицо, являвшееся обладателем права недропользования по прекратившему действие контракту, обязано принять меры по поддержанию территории участка недр в состоянии, обеспечивающем безопасность окружающей среды и населения.

      6. Установить, что программа управления государственным фондом недр должна предусматривать дату начала приема компетентным органом заявлений на выдачу лицензий на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых в пределах территорий, впервые включаемых в программу управления государственным фондом недр и не относящихся к территориям, указанным в пунктах 4 и 5 настоящей статьи. Указанная дата устанавливается не ранее чем через два месяца со дня утверждения программы управления государственным фондом недр или внесения в нее соответствующих изменений.

      Установить следующие особенности рассмотрения и выдачи лицензий на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых в пределах территорий, впервые включаемых в программу управления государственным фондом недр:

      1) заявления, поступившие в течение месяца со дня начала их приема, рассматриваются без учета положений, предусмотренных пунктами 1, 2 и 3 статьи 188 настоящего Кодекса, и считаются имеющими одинаковую приоритетность;

      2) если в результате рассмотрения заявлений, поступивших в течение срока, предусмотренного подпунктом 1) настоящей части, будет установлено, что один и тот же блок (блоки) включен в несколько заявлений, по которым не принято решение об отказе в выдаче лицензии, по данному блоку (блокам) среди заявителей проводится аукцион в порядке и сроки, которые определяются компетентным органом. Отказ от участия в аукционе или неявка на аукцион заявителя является основанием для отклонения его заявки по соответствующему блоку;

      3) по итогам аукциона выдача лицензий по заявлениям, указанным в подпункте 2) настоящей части, осуществляется согласно статье 188 и положениям о приоритетности статьи 189 настоящего Кодекса с учетом того, что заявление лица, признанного победителем аукциона, считается приоритетным в отношении блока (блоков), по которому (которым) проведен аукцион. Заявления на выдачу лицензии на разведку, поданные после истечения срока, предусмотренного подпунктом 1) настоящей части, рассматриваются согласно положениям о рассмотрении заявления и выдаче лицензии на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, предусмотренным главой 27 настоящего Кодекса.

      7. Установить, что субъекты промышленно-инновационной деятельности, реализующие промышленно-инновационные проекты, включенные в единую карту индустриализации в соответствии с Законом Республики Казахстан "О промышленной политике", деятельность (технологический процесс) которых связана (связан) с недропользованием, вправе получить лицензию на разведку или добычу твердых полезных ископаемых на основании заявления, поданного на участок недр, расположенный в пределах территории, не указанной в подпункте 2) пункта 3 статьи 70 настоящего Кодекса, с учетом особенностей, предусмотренных настоящим пунктом. Данное право может быть реализовано субъектами промышленно-инновационной деятельности в течение пяти лет со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса.

      К заявлению о выдаче лицензии на разведку или добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, поданному в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, помимо документов, предусмотренных соответственно статьей 187 или статьей 204 настоящего Кодекса, прилагается заключение уполномоченного органа в области государственного стимулирования промышленности, подтверждающее, что производственная деятельность (технологический процесс) заявителя связана (связан) с недропользованием.

      Порядок признания производственной деятельности (технологического процесса) субъектов промышленно-инновационной деятельности деятельностью (технологическим процессом), связанной (связанным) с недропользованием, определяется уполномоченным органом в области государственного стимулирования промышленности в сфере предпринимательства.

      Условия лицензии на разведку или добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, выданной в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, помимо условий, предусмотренных соответственно статьей 191 или статьей 208 настоящего Кодекса, должны предусматривать:

      1) обязательства субъекта промышленно-инновационной деятельности по реализации промышленно-инновационного проекта;

      2) обязательства по поставкам добытых твердых полезных ископаемых в приоритетном порядке для нужд производственной деятельности (технологического процесса) субъектов промышленно-инновационной деятельности.

      Недропользователь на участке недр, предоставленном в соответствии с положениями настоящего пункта, не вправе начинать добычу полезных ископаемых до начала эксплуатации производственного объекта по соответствующему промышленно-инновационному проекту.

      Лицензия на разведку или добычу, выданная в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, может быть отозвана помимо оснований, предусмотренных соответственно статьей 200 или статьей 221 настоящего Кодекса, в случае неисполнения обязательств, предусмотренных частью четвертой настоящего пункта.

      8. Установить, что национальные компании в сфере недропользования вправе получить лицензию на разведку или добычу твердых полезных ископаемых путем подачи заявления в отношении участков недр, расположенных в пределах территории, не указанной в подпункте 2) пункта 3 статьи 70 настоящего Кодекса, за исключением территорий, на которых проведение операций по недропользованию не допускается согласно статье 25 настоящего Кодекса. Данное право может быть реализовано национальными компаниями в сфере недропользования с учетом разграничения деятельности национальных компаний в сфере недропользования, утвержденного Правительством Республики Казахстан, в течение двух лет со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса.

      9. Установить, что до 1 января 2023 года для целей статьи 72 настоящего Кодекса учет потерь при добыче твердых полезных ископаемых осуществляется на основании данных о нормируемых потерях, представляемых недропользователями в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр в установленном им порядке. К данным о нормируемых потерях должны быть приложены подтверждающие документы. Уполномоченный орган по изучению недр в течение пятнадцати рабочих дней после представления данных о нормируемых потерях вправе направить недропользователю обоснованное возражение по размеру нормируемых потерь. В случае направления такого возражения в указанный срок нормируемые потери определяются уполномоченным органом по изучению недр самостоятельно на основании имеющихся данных о нормируемых потерях по аналогичным проектам либо исходя из ранее представленных сведений.

      10. Установить, что с 1 января 2024 года в отношении территорий участков недр и (или) месторождений, по которым действуют контракты на добычу, заключенные, либо лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, выданные до 31 декабря 2023 года, недропользователи вправе осуществлять подсчет запасов твердых полезных ископаемых в соответствии со статьей 121 Закона Республики Казахстан "О недрах и недропользовании".

      Заявители при подаче заявления на получение лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых в соответствии со статьей 204 настоящего Кодекса вправе представить в компетентный орган отчет по подсчету запасов твердых полезных ископаемых в соответствии со статьей 121 Закона Республики Казахстан "О недрах и недропользовании".";

      11. Установить, что для целей подпункта 16) пункта 14 статьи 277 настоящего Кодекса государственный баланс запасов полезных ископаемых ведется уполномоченным органом по изучению недр.

      При этом с 1 января 2024 года ведение сведений из государственного баланса запасов полезных ископаемых осуществляется в государственном учете полезных ископаемых в рамках ведения единого кадастра государственного фонда недр в соответствии со статьей 72 настоящего Кодекса.

      12. В контракты на недропользование, заключенные до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, по соглашению сторон, а также в случаях, предусмотренных законами Республики Казахстан или контрактами, могут быть внесены изменения.

      Соглашение об изменении контракта на недропользование, указанного в части первой настоящего пункта, заключается в порядке, установленном настоящим пунктом, с учетом особенностей, предусмотренных пунктами 13, 14, 16 настоящей статьи.

      Недропользователь, имеющий намерение заключить соглашение о внесении изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование, направляет в компетентный орган (государственный орган, являющийся стороной контракта) заявление, в котором должны быть изложены предлагаемые изменения в контракт, их обоснование и иные сведения, необходимые для принятия решения по заявлению. К заявлению прилагается проект дополнения к контракту на недропользование.

      Компетентный орган в срок не позднее пяти рабочих дней выносит поступившее заявление на рассмотрение экспертной комиссии по вопросам недропользования, создаваемой согласно статье 45 настоящего Кодекса. По контракту, стороной которого является иной государственный орган, экспертная комиссия создается решением такого государственного органа. Экспертная комиссия является консультативно-совещательным органом при компетентном органе (государственном органе, являющемся стороной контракта) в целях выработки рекомендаций при рассмотрении заявлений недропользователей по вопросам внесения изменений и дополнений в контракт. Экспертная комиссия рассматривает заявление в срок не более двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления и направляет свои рекомендации компетентному органу (государственному органу, являющемуся стороной контракта).

      На основании рекомендаций экспертной комиссии компетентный орган (государственный орган, являющийся стороной контракта) в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня поступления рекомендаций экспертной комиссии выносит решение об отказе во внесении изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование или о начале переговоров по внесению изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование с учетом рекомендаций экспертной комиссии.

      Переговоры по внесению изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование проводятся рабочей группой компетентного органа (государственного органа, являющегося стороной контракта). Положение о рабочей группе и ее состав утверждаются компетентным органом (государственным органом, являющимся стороной контракта).

      Переговоры проводятся в течение двух месяцев со дня представления недропользователем компетентному органу (государственному органу, являющемуся стороной контракта) проекта дополнения и иных необходимых документов на рассмотрение рабочей группы. По соглашению сторон данный срок может быть продлен.

      Результаты переговоров оформляются протоколом. Одобренный рабочей группой проект изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование подписывается компетентным органом (государственным органом, являющимся стороной контракта). Если проект дополнения к контракту на недропользование затрагивает ключевые финансово-экономические показатели контракта на недропользование, по решению рабочей группы компетентного органа (государственного органа, являющегося стороной контракта) указанный проект до его подписания направляется на экономическую экспертизу. Порядок проведения экономической экспертизы определяется уполномоченным органом в области государственного планирования.

      По общераспространенным полезным ископаемым порядок проведения экономической экспертизы определяется местным исполнительным органом области.

      Условия изменений в контракт не могут быть менее выгодными для Республики Казахстан, чем условия, на которых право недропользования было предоставлено.

      Настоящий пункт не применяется к внесению изменений и дополнений в контракты на недропользование по углеводородам и по урану.

      12-1. В контракты на недропользование по углеводородам, урану, заключенные до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, по соглашению сторон, а также в случаях, предусмотренных законами Республики Казахстан или контрактами, могут быть внесены изменения и дополнения.

      Дополнение в контракт на недропользование, указанное в части первой настоящего пункта, заключается в порядке, установленном настоящим пунктом, с учетом особенностей, предусмотренных пунктами 13 и 16 настоящей статьи.

      Недропользователь, имеющий намерение заключить дополнение к контракту на недропользование по углеводородам, урану, направляет в компетентный орган заявление, в котором должны быть изложены предлагаемые изменения и дополнения в контракт на недропользование по углеводородам, урану, их обоснование и иные сведения, необходимые для принятия решения по заявлению.

      Компетентный орган в срок не позднее пяти рабочих дней выносит поступившее заявление на рассмотрение экспертной комиссии по вопросам недропользования, создаваемой согласно статье 45 настоящего Кодекса. Экспертная комиссия является консультативно-совещательным органом при компетентном органе в целях выработки рекомендаций при рассмотрении заявлений недропользователей по вопросам внесения изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование по углеводородам, урану. Экспертная комиссия рассматривает заявление в срок не более пяти рабочих дней со дня его поступления и направляет свои рекомендации в компетентный орган.

      На основании рекомендаций экспертной комиссии компетентный орган в течение пяти рабочих дней со дня поступления рекомендаций экспертной комиссии выносит решение об отказе от внесения изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование по углеводородам, урану или о начале переговоров по внесению изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование по углеводородам, урану с учетом рекомендаций экспертной комиссии.

      В решении компетентного органа о начале переговоров указывается срок его действия.

      Переговоры по внесению изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование по углеводородам, урану проводятся рабочей группой компетентного органа. Положение о рабочей группе и ее состав утверждаются компетентным органом.

      Переговоры проводятся в течение пятнадцати рабочих дней со дня представления недропользователем в компетентный орган проекта дополнения к контракту на недропользование по углеводородам, урану и иных необходимых документов на рассмотрение рабочей группы. По соглашению сторон данный срок может быть продлен. Результаты переговоров оформляются протоколом.

      Одобренный рабочей группой проект дополнения к контракту на недропользование по углеводородам, урану подписывается компетентным органом в течение двадцати рабочих дней с даты представления его недропользователем в компетентный орган.

      Условия изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование по углеводородам, урану не могут быть менее выгодными для Республики Казахстан, чем условия, на которых право недропользования было предоставлено.

      Внесение изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование по углеводородам, урану в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, предусматривающих продление срока действия такого контракта, не допускается.

      13. В случае необходимости внесения изменений и дополнений в рабочую программу контракта на недропользование, заключенного до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, к заявлению, направляемому согласно пункту 12 или 12-1 настоящей статьи, прилагаются:

      1) проект рабочей программы, составленной по форме, утвержденной компетентным органом;

      2) письменное обоснование необходимости предлагаемых изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование.

      В случае принятия компетентным органом (государственным органом, являющимся стороной контракта) решения о проведении переговоров о внесении изменений и дополнений в контракт на недропользование недропользователь помимо документов, указанных в части первой настоящего пункта, должен представить в компетентный орган (государственный орган, являющийся стороной контракта) на рассмотрение рабочей группы:

      1) по контрактам на разведку и (или) добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана, а также общераспространенных полезных ископаемых – проектные документы и план (проект) ликвидации, разработанные, согласованные, утвержденные и получившие положительные заключения экспертиз в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом;

      2) по контрактам на разведку и (или) добычу углеводородов, урана – проектные документы, разработанные, согласованные, утвержденные и получившие положительные заключения экспертиз в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом.

      Если объемы добычи общераспространенных полезных ископаемых или твердых полезных ископаемых, кроме урана, предусмотренные рабочей программой контракта на недропользование, фактически изменяются менее чем на двадцать процентов в физическом выражении, внесение изменений в рабочую программу не требуется. Такие изменения в объеме добычи считаются соответствующими условиям контракта. Содержание рабочей программы контракта на недропользование и ее форма определяются компетентным органом.

      Положения настоящего пункта не применяются к контрактам на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых, заключенным по типовой форме до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса.

      14. Внесение изменения в контракт на разведку или на совмещенную разведку и добычу (в период разведки) твердых (общераспространенных) полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана, заключенный до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, в целях продления срока его действия (периода разведки по контракту на совмещенную разведку и добычу) допускается в случае обнаружения минерализации (проявления) твердых (общераспространенных) полезных ископаемых, разведка которых предусмотрена контрактом, для оценки такого обнаружения.

      Внесение изменения в контракт на добычу (совмещенную разведку и добычу в период добычи) твердых (общераспространенных) полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана, заключенный до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, в целях продления срока его действия (периода добычи по контракту на совмещенную разведку и добычу) допускается в случае, если такое продление предусмотрено контрактом.

      Заявление о продлении срока действия контракта на недропользование может быть подано в государственный орган, являющийся стороной контракта, до истечения периода разведки или периода добычи соответственно.

      К заявлению о продлении срока контракта на недропользование по твердым (общераспространенным) полезным ископаемым, за исключением урана, помимо сведений, указанных в пунктах 12 и 13 настоящей статьи, прилагается письменное обоснование проведения работ и расходов на них в период продления.

      К заявлению о продлении срока разведки по контракту на недропользование по твердым (общераспространенным) полезным ископаемым, за исключением урана, для оценки обнаруженной минерализации (проявления) твердых (общераспространенных) полезных ископаемых, разведка которых предусмотрена условиями контракта, помимо документов, указанных в части четвертой настоящего пункта, прилагаются сведения, подтверждающие такое обнаружение (заключение уполномоченного органа по изучению недр об обнаружении минерализации (проявления), требующей оценки), и географические координаты участка недр, на котором предполагается осуществлять оценку обнаруженной минерализации (проявления). Порядок подтверждения минерализации (проявления) твердых (общераспространенных) полезных ископаемых по контракту на недропользование определяется уполномоченным органом по изучению недр.

      Контракт на добычу (период добычи по контракту на совмещенную разведку или добычу) твердых полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана, может быть продлен на срок не более пяти лет в целях определения возможности извлечения полезных компонентов из техногенных минеральных образований, расположенных в пределах контрактной территории.

      В случае продления срока контракта в соответствии с частью шестой настоящего пункта недропользователь вправе до истечения срока такого продления обратиться в компетентный орган с заявлением о продлении контракта на срок, необходимый для добычи полезных ископаемых из техногенных минеральных образований в целях дальнейшего извлечения из них полезных компонентов. В этом случае недропользователь обязан отказаться от части контрактной территории (части участка недр), не используемой для указанных целей.

      Контракт на разведку (совмещенную разведку и добычу в период разведки) твердых (общераспространенных) полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана, для оценки обнаруженной минерализации (проявления) может быть продлен на срок, необходимый для проведения работ по оценке обнаруженного месторождения, предусмотренных рабочей программой, который определяется сторонами по результатам переговоров.

      Контракт на добычу (совмещенную разведку и добычу в период добычи) твердых (общераспространенных) полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана, может быть продлен на срок, не превышающий первоначального срока (первоначального периода добычи по контракту на совмещенную разведку и добычу) контракта на добычу, но не больше максимального срока лицензии на добычу, установленного настоящим Кодексом. С учетом указанных ограничений срок продления контракта на добычу (совмещенную разведку и добычу в период добычи) твердых (общераспространенных) полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана, определяется на основе планируемых работ по добыче, предусмотренных рабочей программой.

      В случае продления контракта на добычу (совмещенную разведку и добычу) твердых (общераспространенных) полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана, на участке недр, содержащем крупное месторождение, заключенного до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, на срок свыше десяти лет компетентный орган вправе потребовать включение в условия такого продления одного из следующих обязательств недропользователя:

      1) по созданию им или его дочерней организацией, или совместным предприятием перерабатывающих производств;

      2) по модернизации либо реконструкции действующих добывающих производств недропользователя;

      3) по модернизации либо реконструкции действующих перерабатывающих производств;

      4) по поставкам добываемого полезного ископаемого для переработки на перерабатывающие предприятия (производства), расположенные на территории Республики Казахстан;

      5) по обеспечению реализации (им или его дочерней организацией, или совместным предприятием) инвестиционного проекта в соответствии с Предпринимательским кодексом Республики Казахстан или проекта, направленного на социально-экономическое развитие региона.

      В случае отказа недропользователя от продления контракта на условиях, указанных в части восьмой настоящего пункта, по истечении срока действия контракта соответствующий участок недр подлежит выставлению на аукцион в порядке, предусмотренном пунктом 5 настоящей статьи.

      Недропользователь по контракту на добычу твердых (общераспространенных) полезных ископаемых (совмещенную разведку и добычу в период добычи), за исключением урана, заключенному до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, условия которого на дату введения в действие настоящего Кодекса не предусматривали право недропользователя на продление срока такого контракта (периода добычи по контракту на совмещенную разведку и добычу), обладает исключительным правом в течение срока действия контракта на получение лицензии на добычу твердых (общераспространенных) полезных ископаемых в соответствии со статьей 201 (лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых в соответствии со статьей 232) настоящего Кодекса. Заявление на получение лицензии на добычу по исключительному праву может быть подано не ранее чем за три года до истечения срока действия контракта. Если в период рассмотрения заявления срок контракта истек, контракт считается возобновленным на период такого рассмотрения.

      Продление срока контракта (договора) на государственное геологическое изучение недр, заключенного до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса и финансируемого за счет внебюджетных средств, не допускается, если иное не предусмотрено условиями такого контракта. Если условиями данного контракта предусмотрена возможность продления его срока, такое продление допускается на срок не более одного года. В период такого продления применяются положения об ограничении работ, предусмотренные статьей 89 настоящего Кодекса.

      14-1. Внесение изменения в контракт на разведку урана, заключенный до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, в целях продления срока его действия допускается в случае обнаружения месторождения урана для оценки такого обнаружения.

      К заявлению о продлении срока контракта на недропользование по урану, помимо сведений, указанных в пунктах 12-1 и 13 настоящей статьи, прилагается письменное обоснование проведения работ и расходов на них в период продления.

      К заявлению о продлении периода разведки по контракту на разведку урана для оценки обнаруженного месторождения урана, помимо документов, указанных в части второй настоящего пункта, прилагаются сведения, подтверждающие обнаружение месторождения урана (заключение уполномоченного органа по изучению недр об обнаружении месторождения урана, требующего оценки), и географические координаты участка недр, на котором предполагается осуществлять оценку обнаруженного месторождения.

      Компетентным органом по контрактам на разведку урана, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, определяется уполномоченный орган в области добычи урана.

      15. Установить, что к праву на участок недр, предоставленному лицу по контракту (договору) на государственное геологическое изучение недр, заключенному до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса и финансируемому за счет внебюджетных средств, применяются положения о праве недропользования, предусмотренные пунктом 2 статьи 84 настоящего Кодекса.

      Такое лицо не вправе препятствовать пользованию участком недр иным лицам, обладающим правом недропользования в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом.

      16. По контрактам на недропользование, за исключением урана, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, изменение границ участка недр осуществляется путем внесения соответствующих изменений в контракт.

      В этом случае пространственные границы участка недр определяются территорией, обозначаемой угловыми точками в географической системе координат и условными плоскостями, исходящими от границ такой территории до определенной глубины.

      По контрактам на добычу твердых (общераспространенных) полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, расширение территории участка недр допускается в размере, не превышающем половины участка недр, определенного на дату введения в действие настоящего Кодекса.

      Изменение границ участка недр по контрактам на недропользование по твердым (общераспространенным) полезным ископаемым, за исключением урана, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, осуществляется путем переоформления геологического и (или) горного отвода. Порядок выдачи и переоформления геологического и горного отводов определяется уполномоченным органом по изучению недр.

      17. По решению Правительства Республики Казахстан компетентный орган вправе в одностороннем порядке прекратить действие контракта на недропользование на участке недр, содержащем крупное месторождение твердых полезных ископаемых, заключенного до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, если действия недропользователя при проведении им операций по недропользованию приводят к изменению экономических интересов Республики Казахстан, создающему угрозу национальной безопасности. В случае одностороннего прекращения действия контракта по указанному основанию компетентный орган обязан предупредить об этом недропользователя не позднее чем за два месяца.

      18. Компетентный орган в одностороннем порядке прекращает действие контракта на недропользование по твердым полезным ископаемым на участке недр, содержащем крупное месторождение или стратегическое месторождение, заключенного до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, в случае нарушения требований, предусмотренных пунктом 1 статьи 44 настоящего Кодекса, повлекшего угрозу национальной безопасности, кроме случаев, когда получение разрешения компетентного органа в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом не требуется.

      В случае нарушения указанных требований данное нарушение подлежит устранению в срок не более одного года путем восстановления положения, существовавшего до нарушения, а при невозможности восстановления – путем совершения с разрешения компетентного органа иных действий по переходу объектов, связанных со стратегическим участком недр. В случае устранения нарушения недропользователь в сроки, предусмотренные настоящей частью, письменно уведомляет об этом компетентный орган с приложением документов, подтверждающих устранение.

      В случае неустранения нарушения в установленный срок компетентный орган в одностороннем порядке отказывается от исполнения контракта путем направления недропользователю письменного уведомления. Действие контракта прекращается через три месяца со дня получения недропользователем уведомления об одностороннем отказе от исполнения контракта.

      19. При прекращении действия контракта, заключенного до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, исполнение обязательств по ликвидации последствий недропользования осуществляется в порядке, определенном настоящим Кодексом, с учетом следующего:

      в отсутствие плана ликвидации за два года до истечения срока действия контракта на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана, или контракта на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых либо к моменту их досрочного прекращения при разработке проекта ликвидации принимаются во внимание соответствующие технические особенности ликвидации, предусмотренные в инструкции по составлению плана ликвидации;

      при прекращении действия разрешения на разведку или добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых для использования в целях строительства (реконструкции) и ремонта автомобильных дорог общего пользования, железных дорог, находящихся в государственной собственности, гидросооружений и гидротехнических сооружений исполнение обязательств по ликвидации последствий недропользования осуществляется путем рекультивации нарушенных земель в соответствии с земельным законодательством Республики Казахстан.

      Лица, приступившие к ликвидации последствий операций по добыче полезных ископаемых до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, обязаны обеспечить ее завершение в порядке и сроки, установленные настоящим Кодексом.

      20. Недропользователи, осуществляющие в рамках одного контракта на недропользование в области углеводородов, заключенного до 1 января 2004 года, добычу на нескольких месторождениях углеводородов, часть из которых включена в перечень высоковязких, обводненных, малодебитных или выработанных месторождений, утвержденный Правительством Республики Казахстан, в соответствии с налоговым законодательством Республики Казахстан, вправе обратиться в компетентный орган о заключении в отношении таких месторождений отдельного контракта на добычу. Такой контракт может быть заключен на срок, оставшийся до завершения срока первоначального контракта.

      Недропользователи, осуществляющие в рамках одного контракта на недропользование в области углеводородов, заключенного с 1 января 2004 года и до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, добычу на нескольких месторождениях углеводородов, часть из которых включена в перечень высоковязких, обводненных, низкорентабельных, малодебитных или выработанных месторождений в соответствии с законодательством Республики Казахстан, вправе обратиться в компетентный орган с заявлением о заключении в отношении такого (таких) месторождения (месторождений) отдельного контракта на добычу. Такой контракт может быть заключен на срок, оставшийся до завершения первоначального контракта.

      21. Окончательные отчеты о проведенных геологоразведочных работах, представленные недропользователями в государственные органы в целях получения заключения о рентабельности разведанных запасов полезных ископаемых, подлежат рассмотрению согласно положениям статьи 121 Закона Республики Казахстан "О недрах и недропользовании" с учетом положений пункта 11 статьи 277 настоящего Кодекса.

      22. Обладатели права недропользования по контрактам, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, вправе осуществлять деятельность на участке недр в соответствии с проектными документами, утвержденными в порядке, установленном законодательством Республики Казахстан, действовавшим до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса.

      Изменения в указанные проектные документы с учетом положения части третьей настоящего пункта вносятся согласно положениям о внесении изменений в проектные документы, предусмотренным настоящим Кодексом. При этом показатели проектных документов должны соответствовать аналогичным показателям, предусмотренным рабочей программой контракта.

      Если объемы добычи общераспространенных полезных ископаемых или твердых полезных ископаемых, за исключением урана, по контрактам на недропользование, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, определенные утвержденными проектными документами, изменяются менее чем на двадцать процентов в физическом выражении от утвержденных проектных показателей, такие изменения не являются основанием для обязательного внесения изменения в указанные проектные документы (разработки проектного документа в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом).

      22-1. По контрактам на разведку урана, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, недропользователи вправе осуществлять опытно-промышленную добычу урана.

      Проект опытно-промышленной добычи утверждается недропользователем и подлежит прохождению предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз. При этом для проведения таких экспертиз не требуется наличие отчета об оценке ресурсов и запасов твердых полезных ископаемых.

      Внесение изменений в контракты на разведку урана, заключенные до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, в связи с проведением опытно-промышленной добычи осуществляется в соответствии с пунктом 14-1 настоящей статьи.

      23. По контрактам на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, к операциям по недропользованию помимо операций, указанных в настоящем Кодексе, относится деятельность по первичной переработке (обогащению) добытых твердых полезных ископаемых в соответствии с перечнем работ, определяемым соответствующим контрактом.

      Для целей настоящего пункта к первичной переработке (обогащению) извлеченных из недр твердых полезных ископаемых относится вид горнопромышленной деятельности, который включает сбор на месте, дробление или измельчение, классификацию (сортировку), брикетирование, агломерацию и обогащение физико-химическими методами (без качественного изменения минеральных форм полезных ископаемых, их агрегатно-фазового состояния, кристаллохимической структуры), а также может включать перерабатывающие технологии, являющиеся специальными видами работ по добыче полезных ископаемых (подземная газификация и выплавление, химическое и бактериальное выщелачивание, дражная и гидравлическая разработка россыпных месторождений). При этом переработкой признаются работы, связанные с извлечением полезных компонентов из добытого сырья, а также работы (при наличии первичной переработки), следующие за первичной переработкой.

      24. Установить, что государственные техногенные минеральные образования, размещенные раздельно с негосударственными техногенными минеральными образованиями на разных объектах размещения (отвал, хвостохранилище, шламохранилище, полигон и тому подобное):

      1) в пределах контрактных территорий контрактов на добычу (периода добычи по контрактам на совмещенную разведку и добычу) твердых полезных ископаемых, заключенных с недропользователями до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, либо

      2) на земельных участках горно-перерабатывающих предприятий, эксплуатируемых на дату введения в действие настоящего Кодекса и принадлежащих негосударственным юридическим лицам на праве частной собственности, подлежат безвозмездной передаче в собственность указанных лиц на основании их заявлений, подаваемых в компетентный орган в течение двух лет со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса.

      Государственные техногенные минеральные образования, расположенные за пределами контрактных территорий и земельных участков, указанных в подпунктах 1) и 2) части первой настоящего пункта, и образованные до 30 мая 1992 года, подлежат передаче на безвозмездной основе в частную собственность по заявлению заинтересованного лица, подаваемому им в компетентный орган. Такое заявление может быть подано в течение двух лет со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса при соблюдении следующих условий:

      заявитель является собственником действующего горнодобывающего, горно-перерабатывающего, металлургического предприятия на дату введения в действие настоящего Кодекса;

      такие техногенные минеральные образования размещены на территориях, прилегающих к контрактной территории или земельному участку, на которых расположено соответствующее горнодобывающее, горно-перерабатывающее, металлургическое предприятие.

      Передача государственных техногенных минеральных образований, указанных в части второй настоящего пункта, в частную собственность заявителя производится путем расширения контрактной территории на площадь размещения таких техногенных минеральных образований, если заявитель является недропользователем, либо путем предоставления прав на земельные участки, в пределах которых размещены данные техногенные минеральные образования.

      Государственные техногенные минеральные образования, не переданные в собственность в соответствии с частями первой и второй настоящего пункта, расположенные за пределами контрактных территорий и земельных участков, указанных в подпунктах 1) и 2) части первой настоящего пункта, включаются в состав недр. Недропользователи, не подавшие заявления на приобретение государственных техногенных минеральных образований, обязаны осуществить возврат части контрактной территории, на которой размещены такие государственные техногенные минеральные образования, по истечении четырех лет со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса.

      Установить, что государственные техногенные минеральные образования, размещенные совместно с техногенными минеральными образованиями действующих предприятий на одном объекте размещения, принадлежащих негосударственным юридическим лицам на праве частной собственности, либо размещенные на одном объекте размещения совместно с техногенными минеральными образованиями, возникшими в результате деятельности недропользователей, безвозмездно передаются в собственность указанных лиц на основании их заявления, подаваемого в уполномоченный орган по изучению недр. Такое заявление может быть подано в течение двух лет со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса.

      Если техногенные минеральные образования, указанные в части пятой настоящего пункта, могут быть разделены в силу их физических свойств (техногенные минеральные образования в твердом состоянии), по заявлению лица, указанного в части пятой настоящего пункта, составляется разделительный баланс между заявителем и уполномоченным органом по изучению недр. Такое заявление может быть подано в течение двух лет со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса. В этом случае передача техногенных минеральных образований осуществляется на основании разделительного баланса. После составления разделительного баланса к выделенным государственным техногенным минеральным образованиям, не принятым на баланс заявителем, применяются положения части четвертой настоящего пункта.

      Если заявление о передаче в частную собственность государственных техногенных минеральных образований не было подано либо разделительный баланс не был составлен в установленные сроки, объекты размещения негосударственных и государственных техногенных минеральных образований подлежат ликвидации за счет такого лица. Ликвидация производится в порядке, предусмотренном законодательством Республики Казахстан, с последующим возвратом государству территорий, на которых расположены ликвидированные объекты.

      Реализация прав на техногенные минеральные образования, переданные в собственность на основании настоящего пункта, осуществляется в соответствии со статьей 13 настоящего Кодекса.

      Государственные техногенные минеральные образования, переданные в частную собственность в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, подлежат списанию с государственного баланса запасов полезных ископаемых.

      Порядок передачи государственных техногенных минеральных образований, предусмотренной настоящим пунктом, определяется уполномоченным органом в области твердых полезных ископаемых.

      25. Обладатели права недропользования по контрактам на недропользование по твердым полезным ископаемым, а также по контрактам на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, вправе по решению комиссии, создаваемой соответственно компетентным органом или местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения, столицы, перейти на лицензионный режим недропользования (переоформить право недропользования), предусмотренный настоящим Кодексом, путем получения лицензии на разведку или добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, лицензии на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых взамен соответствующих контрактов на недропользование. При этом, если обладателем права недропользования по контрактам на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых и разведку общераспространенных полезных ископаемых либо по контрактам на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых и добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых с контрактными территориями, расположенными в границах формируемого участка разведки или участка добычи твердых полезных ископаемых, является одно и то же лицо, переход на лицензионный режим недропользования (переоформление прав недропользования) осуществляется одновременно по обоим контрактам на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых и разведку общераспространенных полезных ископаемых либо по контрактам на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых и добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых путем выдачи одной лицензии соответственно на разведку твердых полезных ископаемых или добычу твердых полезных ископаемых.

      По контрактам на недропользование по твердым полезным ископаемым компетентным органом создается комиссия. Положение и состав комиссии определяются компетентным органом. В состав комиссии также включаются представители центрального уполномоченного органа по бюджетному планированию, центрального уполномоченного органа по исполнению бюджета, уполномоченного органа в области охраны окружающей среды и Министерства юстиции Республики Казахстан.

      По контрактам на добычу общераспространенных полезных ископаемых соответствующим местным исполнительным органом области, города республиканского значения, столицы создается комиссия. Положение и состав комиссии определяются местным исполнительным органом. В состав комиссии также включаются представители местного уполномоченного органа по исполнению бюджета, территориального органа уполномоченного органа в области охраны окружающей среды и территориального органа Министерства юстиции Республики Казахстан.

      Порядок перехода на лицензионный режим недропользования в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, в том числе порядок работы комиссии, определяется компетентным органом.

      Лицензия выдается на срок, определяемый в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом. Данный срок не должен превышать срок контракта на недропользование, взамен которого выдается лицензия, а в случае переоформления права недропользования одновременно по контрактам по твердым полезным ископаемым и общераспространенным полезным ископаемым – срок контракта по твердым полезным ископаемым. При этом для целей части первой пункта 2 статьи 211 настоящего Кодекса срок лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых, выданной взамен контракта (контрактов) на недропользование, может быть продлен на период до двадцати пяти последовательных лет.

      Помимо обязательств, предусмотренных статьями 191, 208 и 233 настоящего Кодекса, выданная лицензия на недропользование может содержать дополнительные обязательства недропользователя и основания отзыва лицензии или уплаты неустойки за нарушение указанных обязательств.

      Действие контракта на недропользование прекращается со дня выдачи соответствующей лицензии на недропользование.

      В случае выдачи лицензии на недропользование в соответствии с настоящим пунктом положения подпунктов 2), 4) пункта 1 статьи 25 и подпункта 1) пункта 2 статьи 40 настоящего Кодекса к указанной лицензии не применяются.

      Переоформление права недропользования в соответствии с настоящим пунктом не прекращает право недропользования, возникшее на основании контракта, а также не влечет прекращение имеющихся на момент переоформления обременений права недропользования.

      26. По контрактам на недропользование, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, отчеты по исполнению контрактных обязательств по расходам, направляемым на обучение, повышение квалификации и переподготовку работников, являющихся гражданами Республики Казахстан, а также обязательств по финансированию научно-исследовательских, научно-технических и (или) опытно-конструкторских работ представляются в порядке и сроки, которые установлены настоящим Кодексом для соответствующих видов обязательств.

      27. Установить, что в течение пяти лет со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса недропользователи, осуществляющие по лицензии на добычу твердых полезных ископаемых добычу рудных твердых полезных ископаемых с содержанием металла (металлов) более тридцати процентов, обязаны осуществлять их переработку в объеме не менее половины от общего количества добычи в календарный год на территории Республики Казахстан.

      В случае невозможности осуществления переработки указанных твердых полезных ископаемых в предусмотренном количестве по технологическим причинам, причинам отсутствия, недостаточности производственной мощности или экономической нецелесообразности недропользователи вправе вывезти их с территории Республики Казахстан.

      28. По контрактам (лицензиям) на разведку и (или) добычу углеводородов, заключенным (выданным) до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, к участкам недр, состоящим из блоков, применяются координаты и идентификационные указатели блоков, установленные в соответствии с постановлениями Правительства Республики Казахстан от 16 ноября 1995 года № 1552 "Об утверждении Карты блоков и месторождений углеводородов, подготовленных к геологическому изучению и освоению" и от 10 декабря 1996 года № 1514 "Об утверждении Карты блоков для геологического изучения и освоения углеводородов в казахстанском секторе Каспийского моря", если иное не предусмотрено условиями таких контрактов.

      29. По контрактам на недропользование, заключенным до 1 января 2015 года, при осуществлении закупок товаров в соответствии с порядком приобретения товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по недропользованию, утвержденным в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом, организатор конкурса в процессе определения победителя условно уменьшает цену конкурсной заявки участников конкурса – казахстанских производителей товаров на двадцать процентов.

      Положение настоящего пункта применяется до истечения срока действия указанных контрактов или до 1 января 2021 года в зависимости от того, что наступит раньше. По контрактам на недропользование по углеводородам, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, расчет контрактных обязательств недропользователей по обучению граждан Республики Казахстан осуществляется в соответствии с методикой, утверждаемой уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов.

      30. Порядок приобретения товаров, работ и услуг недропользователями и их подрядчиками, осуществляющими свою деятельность в рамках соглашений (контрактов) о разделе продукции, утвержденных Правительством Республики Казахстан, либо в рамках контракта на недропользование, утвержденного Президентом Республики Казахстан, определяется процедурами, установленными в соответствии с такими соглашениями (контрактами). При этом такой порядок должен обеспечивать:

      1) выполнение утвержденных программ развития местных поставщиков товаров, работ и услуг;

      2) предоставление всем потенциальным поставщикам товаров, работ и услуг полных и справедливых возможностей для участия в конкурсе на приобретение товаров, работ и услуг;

      3) применение объективных критериев предварительного отбора потенциальных поставщиков товаров, работ и услуг.

      31. По контрактам на недропользование по углеводородам и добыче урана, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, расходы недропользователей и их подрядчиков по приобретению товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов и добыче урана, по результатам конкурса, состоявшегося вне территории Республики Казахстан, или приобретенных в нарушение установленного порядка приобретения товаров, работ и услуг, используемых при проведении операций по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов и добыче урана, либо процедур, установленных в рамках соглашений (контрактов) о разделе продукции, утвержденных Правительством Республики Казахстан, либо в рамках контракта на недропользование, утвержденного Президентом Республики Казахстан, исключаются из расходов, учитываемых компетентным органом в качестве исполнения соответствующим недропользователем контрактных обязательств. Положение, предусмотренное настоящим пунктом, применяется также к недропользователям и их подрядчикам, осуществляющим свою деятельность в рамках соглашений (контрактов) о разделе продукции, утвержденных Правительством Республики Казахстан, либо в рамках контракта на недропользование, утвержденного Президентом Республики Казахстан.

      32. Недропользователи, осуществляющие деятельность по разведке углеводородов в рамках контрактов на недропользование, заключенных до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, имеют право перехода на условия недропользования, предусмотренные настоящим Кодексом, посредством заключения контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов в новой редакции, разработанного в соответствии с типовым контрактом на разведку и добычу углеводородов, утверждаемым компетентным органом, при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) у недропользователя отсутствуют неустраненные нарушения по действующему контракту на недропользование, заключенному до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, указанные в уведомлении компетентного органа;

      2) недропользователем в полном объеме уплачен подписной бонус в соответствии с требованиями налогового законодательства Республики Казахстан по действующему контракту на недропользование, заключенному до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса;

      3) недропользователем в соответствии с требованиями настоящего Кодекса утвержден проект разведочных работ, получивший положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз;

      4) заявление о заключении контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов в новой редакции в соответствии с типовым контрактом на разведку и добычу углеводородов, утверждаемым компетентным органом, подано недропользователем при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      до истечения срока действия контракта на недропользование, заключенного до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, в рамках которого недропользователь осуществляет деятельность по разведке углеводородов;

      в течение восемнадцати месяцев со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса.

      Заявление о заключении контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов в новой редакции в соответствии с типовым контрактом на разведку и добычу углеводородов, утверждаемым компетентным органом, должно содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации действующего контракта на недропользование, в рамках которого недропользователем осуществляется деятельность по разведке углеводородов;

      3) указание на участок разведки, который должен соответствовать участку недр согласно геологическому отводу по действующему контракту на недропользование, в рамках которого недропользователем осуществляется деятельность по разведке углеводородов.

      К заявлению дополнительно прилагаются:

      1) подписанный недропользователем контракт на разведку и добычу углеводородов, соответствующий типовому контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов, утверждаемому компетентным органом;

      2) программа работ, прилагаемая к контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов в качестве его неотъемлемой части, содержащая объемы, описание и сроки выполнения работ в период разведки и соответствующая требованиям по объемам и видам работ, предусмотренным рабочей программой по действующему контракту на недропользование, в рамках которого недропользователем осуществляется деятельность по разведке углеводородов;

      3) утвержденный недропользователем и получивший положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проект разведочных работ.

      При этом в таком контракте закрепляется период разведки в соответствии с положениями, предусмотренными частью первой пункта 1 статьи 116 настоящего Кодекса, уменьшенный на фактический срок действующего контракта на недропользование, в рамках которого недропользователем осуществляется деятельность по разведке углеводородов, на дату подачи заявления о заключении контракта на разведку и добычу в новой редакции, разработанного в соответствии с типовым контрактом, утверждаемым компетентным органом.

      Инвестиционные обязательства, предусмотренные действующим контрактом на недропользование, в рамках которого недропользователем осуществляется деятельность по разведке углеводородов (при их наличии), за исключением обязательств в области обучения, науки и социально-экономического развития региона, включаются в полном объеме в контракт на разведку и добычу углеводородов, соответствующий типовому контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов, утверждаемому компетентным органом.

      Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган.

      По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган принимает решение о заключении контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов или отказывает в его заключении.

      Компетентный орган отказывает в заключении контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов в случаях:

      1) если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим пунктом;

      2) несоблюдения недропользователем требований, предусмотренных настоящим пунктом.

      Отказ компетентного органа не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления в течение срока действующего контракта на недропользование и с соблюдением иных требований, предусмотренных настоящим пунктом.

      Заключение контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов, соответствующего типовому контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов, утверждаемому компетентным органом, не является основанием освобождения недропользователя от ответственности за нарушение законодательства Республики Казахстан, допущенное в период действия контракта на недропользование, в рамках которого недропользователем осуществлялась деятельность по разведке углеводородов.

      Последующие условия продления периода разведки и осуществления деятельности по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов, заключенному в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, определяются согласно положениям настоящего Кодекса.

      33. Недропользователи, осуществляющие деятельность по разведке углеводородов в рамках контрактов на недропользование, заключенных до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, имеют право однократного продления периода разведки по основаниям и без соблюдения требований по общей продолжительности периода разведки, которые предусмотрены пунктами 2 и 3 статьи 117 настоящего Кодекса, при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) заявление о продлении периода разведки подано в течение восемнадцати месяцев со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса;

      2) у недропользователя отсутствуют неустраненные нарушения по действующему контракту на недропользование, заключенному до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, указанные в уведомлении компетентного органа;

      3) заявление подается и рассматривается в порядке, предусмотренном пунктами 4 – 11 статьи 117 настоящего Кодекса;

      4) в случае проведения в рамках контракта на недропользование, заключенного до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, пробной эксплуатации ее продолжительность не превышает три года на момент подачи заявления;

      5) к заявлению дополнительно прилагается подписанный со стороны недропользователя контракт на разведку и добычу углеводородов в новой редакции в соответствии с типовым контрактом на разведку и добычу углеводородов, утверждаемым компетентным органом.

      При этом в таком контракте закрепляется период разведки, соответствующий запрашиваемому сроку продления, но не превышающий три года.

      Последующее продление периода разведки по контракту, заключенному по основанию, предусмотренному пунктом 2 статьи 117 настоящего Кодекса, в соответствии с частью первой настоящего пункта допускается только по основанию, предусмотренному пунктом 3 статьи 117 настоящего Кодекса.

      Последующее продление периода разведки по контракту, заключенному по основанию, предусмотренному пунктом 3 статьи 117 настоящего Кодекса, в соответствии с частью первой настоящего пункта запрещается.

      Заключение контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов, соответствующего типовому контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов, утверждаемому компетентным органом, не является основанием освобождения недропользователя от ответственности за нарушение законодательства Республики Казахстан, допущенное в период действия контракта на недропользование, в рамках которого недропользователем осуществлялась деятельность по разведке углеводородов.

      33-1. По контрактам на недропользование, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса и перешедшим на условия недропользования, предусмотренные настоящим Кодексом, в соответствии с пунктом 32 или 33 настоящей статьи, уменьшение участка недр допускается без соблюдения требований подпункта 2) пункта 1 статьи 114 настоящего Кодекса.

      При таком уменьшении участка недр допускается изменение программы работ, установленной в контракте на недропользование, по видам и объемам работ, связанным с возвращаемым участком недр, при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      на возвращаемом участке недр недропользователем проведены сейсморазведочные работы;

      недропользователем утверждено дополнение к проекту разведочных работ, предусматривающее уменьшение участка недр и отсутствие на возвращаемом участке недр структур для бурения, получившее положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз.

      В этом случае к заявлению об уменьшении участка недр прилагается также утвержденное недропользователем и получившее положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз дополнение к проекту разведочных работ в связи с уменьшением участка недр.

      34. Недропользователи, осуществляющие либо осуществлявшие деятельность по разведке углеводородов по контрактам на недропользование, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса (первоначальный контракт), имеют право на заключение контракта на добычу углеводородов, соответствующего типовому контракту на добычу углеводородов, утверждаемому компетентным органом, на основании заявления при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) недропользователь не перешел на условия недропользования, предусмотренные настоящим Кодексом, посредством заключения контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов в новой редакции в соответствии с положениями пунктов 32 и 33 настоящей статьи;

      2) недропользователем в рамках первоначального контракта в соответствии с требованиями настоящего Кодекса составлен и утвержден отчет по подсчету запасов месторождения, получивший положительное заключение государственной экспертизы недр;

      3) у недропользователя по первоначальному контракту отсутствуют неустраненные нарушения обязательств, указанные в уведомлении компетентного органа.

      В случае если по первоначальному контракту недропользователем были открыты два или более месторождения углеводородов, то недропользователь вправе заключить один контракт на добычу углеводородов либо отдельные контракты по каждому месторождению.

      В случае, указанном в части первой настоящего пункта, контракт на добычу углеводородов заключается на подготовительный период, продолжительность которого определяется недропользователем в заявлении, но не может превышать три года.

      Если начальные геологические запасы месторождения углеводородов, отчет по подсчету которых получил положительное заключение предусмотренной настоящим Кодексом государственной экспертизы недр, превышают значение сто миллионов тонн нефти или пятьдесят миллиардов кубических метров природного газа, положения контракта на добычу в отношении такого месторождения должны содержать одно из обязательств, указанных в пункте 7 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса.

      Заявление о заключении контракта на добычу углеводородов подается недропользователем в компетентный орган в течение срока действия либо в течение двенадцати месяцев после прекращения действия первоначального контракта.

      Компетентный орган в течение срока, указанного в части пятой настоящего пункта, а также в период рассмотрения заявления и осуществления действий, предусмотренных частями девятой – шестнадцатой настоящего пункта, не вправе предоставлять право недропользования по такому участку недр иным лицам.

      Заявление о заключении контракта на добычу углеводородов должно содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации первоначального контракта;

      3) указание на участок добычи;

      4) продолжительность подготовительного периода, не превышающую три года.

      К заявлению дополнительно прилагаются:

      1) подписанный недропользователем контракт на добычу углеводородов, соответствующий типовому контракту на добычу углеводородов, утверждаемому компетентным органом, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных частью четвертой настоящего пункта;

      2) утвержденный недропользователем и получивший положительное заключение государственной экспертизы недр отчет по подсчету запасов.

      Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган. По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган принимает одно из следующих решений:

      1) о заключении контракта на добычу углеводородов, за исключением случаев, предусмотренных частью четвертой настоящего пункта;

      2) о проведении с недропользователем переговоров в сроки и порядке, которые предусмотрены настоящим пунктом, в случае, предусмотренном частью четвертой настоящего пункта;

      3) об отказе в заключении контракта на добычу углеводородов.

      Компетентный орган отказывает в заключении контракта на добычу углеводородов в случае, если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим пунктом.

      Отказ компетентного органа не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления в течение срока, указанного в части пятой настоящего пункта.

      В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 1) части девятой настоящего пункта, компетентный орган в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня принятия такого решения заключает с заявителем на срок, определенный в соответствии с частью третьей настоящего пункта, контракт на добычу углеводородов и направляет заявителю его подписанный экземпляр.

      В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 2) части девятой настоящего пункта, компетентный орган в течение двадцати четырех месяцев со дня принятия такого решения проводит переговоры с недропользователем по определению условий и порядка выполнения обязательства, предусмотренного в пункте 7 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса.

      По результатам переговоров компетентный орган в течение пяти рабочих дней принимает и уведомляет недропользователя об одном из следующих решений:

      1) о заключении контракта на добычу углеводородов;

      2) об отказе в его заключении.

      В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 1) части четырнадцатой настоящего пункта, недропользователь в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня получения уведомления направляет в компетентный орган подписанный со своей стороны контракт на добычу углеводородов, определяющий условия и порядок выполнения обязательства, предусмотренного пунктом 7 статьи 119 настоящего Кодекса.

      Компетентный орган в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня получения контракта на добычу углеводородов заключает такой контракт и направляет недропользователю его подписанный экземпляр.

      В случае, предусмотренном подпунктом 2) части четырнадцатой настоящего пункта, прежний недропользователь имеет право на возмещение затрат на обнаружение и оценку месторождения.

      Такое возмещение осуществляется новым недропользователем в порядке единовременной выплаты полной суммы соответствующих затрат с учетом инфляции, определяемой на основе официальной статистической информации уполномоченного органа в области государственной статистики.

      Срок возмещения таких затрат устанавливается компетентным органом и не должен превышать двенадцать месяцев со дня заключения контракта с новым недропользователем.

      Новый недропользователь вправе провести аудит возмещаемых им затрат. В случае спора о размере возмещаемых затрат между новым и прежним недропользователями такой спор подлежит разрешению в судебном порядке.

      35. Недропользователи, осуществляющие деятельность по добыче углеводородов по контрактам на недропользование, заключенным до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса (действующий контракт), имеют право перейти на условия недропользования, предусмотренные настоящим Кодексом, посредством заключения контракта на добычу углеводородов в новой редакции, соответствующего типовому контракту на добычу углеводородов, утверждаемому компетентным органом, на основании заявления при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) недропользователем в соответствии с требованиями настоящего Кодекса утвержден проект разработки месторождения, получивший положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз;

      2) период добычи по контракту на добычу углеводородов определен на основе проекта разработки месторождения, но не превышает срок действующего контракта на недропользование, оставшийся на момент подачи заявления;

      3) инвестиционные обязательства, предусмотренные действующим контрактом (при их наличии), включаются в полном объеме в контракт на добычу углеводородов;

      4) у недропользователя на момент подачи заявления отсутствуют неустраненные нарушения обязательств по действующему контракту на недропользование, указанные в уведомлении компетентного органа.

      В случае, если в действующем контракте на недропользование закреплены два или более месторождения углеводородов, недропользователь вправе заключить один контракт на добычу углеводородов.

      Заявление о заключении контракта на добычу углеводородов должно содержать:

      1) фамилию, имя, отчество (если оно указано в документе, удостоверяющем личность), наименование недропользователя;

      2) номер и дату регистрации контракта на недропользование.

      К заявлению дополнительно прилагаются:

      1) подписанный недропользователем контракт на добычу углеводородов, соответствующий типовому контракту на добычу углеводородов, утверждаемому компетентным органом, и учитывающий положения, предусмотренные частью первой настоящего пункта;

      2) утвержденный недропользователем и получивший положительные заключения предусмотренных настоящим Кодексом и иными законами Республики Казахстан экспертиз проект разработки месторождения.

      Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган.

      По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган принимает решение о заключении контракта на добычу углеводородов или отказывает в его заключении.

      Компетентный орган отказывает в заключении контракта на добычу углеводородов в случаях:

      1) если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим пунктом;

      2) несоблюдения требований, предусмотренных частью первой настоящего пункта.

      Отказ компетентного органа не лишает недропользователя права на подачу повторного заявления в течение срока действующего контракта на недропользование.

      В случае принятия решения о заключении контракта на добычу углеводородов компетентный орган в течение двадцати рабочих дней заключает такой контракт и направляет заявителю его подписанный экземпляр.

      Заключение контракта на добычу углеводородов, соответствующего типовому контракту на добычу углеводородов, утверждаемому компетентным органом, не является основанием освобождения недропользователя от ответственности за нарушение законодательства Республики Казахстан, допущенное в период действия контракта на недропользование, в рамках которого недропользователем осуществлялась деятельность по добыче углеводородов.

      Недропользователи, заключившие контракт на добычу углеводородов в новой редакции в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, не вправе производить выделение участка (участков) недр по такому контракту.

      36. Лица, являющиеся победителями конкурса на предоставление права недропользования на разведку или добычу углеводородов (победитель конкурса), проведенного в соответствии с требованиями Закона Республики Казахстан "О недрах и недропользовании", итоги которого в установленном законодательством Республики Казахстан порядке подведены до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, имеют право на заключение контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, разработанного в соответствии с типовым контрактом, утверждаемым компетентным органом, при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      1) с победителем конкурса не заключен контракт на недропользование в порядке и на условиях, предусмотренных Законом Республики Казахстан "О недрах и недропользовании";

      2) победителем конкурса в полном объеме уплачен подписной бонус в соответствии с требованиями налогового законодательства Республики Казахстан;

      3) заявление о заключении контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов подано в течение двенадцати месяцев со дня введения в действие настоящего Кодекса.

      Заявление о заключении контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, направляемое победителем конкурса в компетентный орган в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, должно содержать:

      1) наименование лица, являющегося победителем конкурса на предоставление права недропользования на разведку или добычу углеводородов;

      2) сведения и документы, подтверждающие соблюдение условий, предусмотренных настоящим пунктом;

      3) сведения и документы, предусмотренные пунктами 2 – 4 статьи 96 настоящего Кодекса.

      К заявлению должны быть приложены:

      1) подписанный победителем конкурса контракт на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, разработанный в соответствии с типовым контрактом, утверждаемым компетентным органом, и с учетом требований, предусмотренных настоящим пунктом;

      2) программа работ, содержащая объемы, описание и сроки выполнения работ в период разведки, составленная на основе разработанного и согласованного в соответствии с требованиями Закона Республики Казахстан "О недрах и недропользовании" проекта поисковых работ или на основе условий по объемам, описанию и срокам выполнения работ в период разведки, установленных в конкурсном предложении для участия в тендере или в заявке для участия в аукционе.

      Для целей настоящего пункта:

      1) при заключении контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов, соответствующего типовому контракту, утверждаемому компетентным органом:

      участок разведки определяется в соответствии с требованиями настоящего Кодекса и не может превышать размер участка недр, указанного в условиях конкурса на предоставление права недропользования на разведку углеводородов, проведенного в соответствии с Законом Республики Казахстан "О недрах и недропользовании";

      разработка и экспертиза проекта разведочных работ по контракту на разведку и добычу углеводородов, заключенному в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, осуществляются в соответствии с настоящим Кодексом;

      2) при заключении контракта на добычу углеводородов, соответствующего типовому контракту, утверждаемому компетентным органом:

      участок добычи определяется в соответствии с требованиями настоящего Кодекса и не может превышать размер участка недр, указанного в условиях конкурса на предоставление права недропользования на добычу углеводородов, проведенного в соответствии с Законом Республики Казахстан "О недрах и недропользовании";

      в контракте на добычу углеводородов победитель конкурса вправе инициировать закрепление подготовительного периода либо периода добычи в соответствии с положениями, предусмотренными настоящим Кодексом (в том числе в части разработки и экспертизы проектных документов, а также инвестиционных обязательств и иных вопросов), с учетом особенностей, предусмотренных настоящим пунктом;

      3) в контракте на разведку и добычу углеводородов, заключенном в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, должны быть предусмотрены обязательства, соответствующие обязательствам, принятым на себя победителем конкурса согласно его конкурсному предложению для участия в тендере или заявке для участия в аукционе, касающиеся доли внутристрановой ценности в кадрах, работах, услугах, необходимых для выполнения работ по контракту;

      4) в контракте на добычу углеводородов, заключенном в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, должны быть предусмотрены обязательства, соответствующие обязательствам, принятым на себя победителем конкурса согласно его конкурсному предложению для участия в тендере или заявке для участия в аукционе, касающиеся размера расходов на социально-экономическое развитие региона и развитие его инфраструктуры; доли внутристрановой ценности в кадрах, работах, услугах, необходимых для выполнения работ по контракту; размера расходов на обучение казахстанских кадров, научно-исследовательские, научно-технические и опытно-конструкторские работы на территории Республики Казахстан, необходимые для выполнения работ по контракту.

      Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в сроки, установленные настоящим Кодексом для рассмотрения заявлений о заключении контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов.

      Компетентный орган принимает решение об отказе в заключении контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов в случаях:

      1) если заявление не соответствует требованиям, установленным настоящим пунктом;

      2) несоблюдения победителем конкурса требований, предусмотренных настоящим пунктом;

      3) предусмотренных подпунктами 2) – 6), 8) и 9) пункта 3 статьи 97 настоящего Кодекса.

      Отказ компетентного органа не лишает победителя конкурса права на подачу повторного заявления в течение сроков и с соблюдением иных требований, предусмотренных настоящим пунктом.

      37. Положения, предусмотренные пунктом 36 настоящей статьи в отношении порядка и условий заключения контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов, соответствующего типовому контракту, утверждаемому компетентным органом, с победителем конкурса на предоставление права недропользования на разведку углеводородов, проведенного согласно требованиям Закона Республики Казахстан "О недрах и недропользовании" (за исключением подпункта 3) части второй и подпункта 3) части шестой пункта 36 настоящей статьи), применяются также к заключению контрактов на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов с национальной компанией в области углеводородов в случае подписания протокола прямых переговоров в соответствии с положениями Закона Республики Казахстан "О недрах и недропользовании".

      При этом условия проведения операций по недропользованию определяются на основании протокола прямых переговоров.

      38. Установить, что в соответствии с международными договорами, заключенными до введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, компетентным органом может быть предоставлено право недропользования по контракту на разведку углеводородов на основании прямых переговоров лицам, указанным в таких международных договорах.

      Лицо, имеющее намерение получить в пользование участок недр для разведки углеводородов на основании прямых переговоров в соответствии с настоящим пунктом, направляет в компетентный орган заявление с указанием:

      1) наименования заявителя, его места нахождения, сведений о государственной регистрации в качестве юридического лица (выписка из торгового реестра или другой легализованный документ, удостоверяющий, что заявитель является юридическим лицом по законодательству иностранного государства), сведений о руководителе, о физических, юридических лицах, государствах и международных организациях, прямо или косвенно контролирующих заявителя;

      2) сведений о предыдущей деятельности заявителя, включая список государств, в которых он осуществлял свою деятельность за последние три года;

      3) территории участка недр, на который претендует заявитель.

      Заявление и все прилагаемые к нему документы должны быть составлены на казахском и русском языках. Если заявление подается иностранцем или иностранным юридическим лицом, прилагаемые к нему документы могут быть составлены на ином языке с обязательным приложением к каждому документу перевода на казахский и русский языки, верность которого засвидетельствована нотариусом.

      Прямые переговоры по предоставлению права недропользования по контракту на разведку углеводородов проводятся между уполномоченными представителями заявителя и рабочей группой компетентного органа.

      Прямые переговоры проводятся в течение двух месяцев со дня поступления заявления в компетентный орган. Срок проведения прямых переговоров может быть продлен по решению компетентного органа.

      По результатам прямых переговоров компетентный орган принимает решение о заключении контракта на разведку углеводородов или об отказе в его заключении.

      В случае принятия решения о заключении контракта на разведку в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его принятия заявитель уплачивает подписной бонус, размер которого определен по результатам прямых переговоров, и направляет в компетентный орган:

      1) подтверждение уплаты подписного бонуса;

      2) проект контракта на разведку углеводородов;

      3) программу работ, содержащую объемы, описание и сроки выполнения работ в период разведки, определенных по результатам прямых переговоров, прилагаемую к контракту на разведку углеводородов в качестве его неотъемлемой части.

      Проект контракта на разведку углеводородов должен включать следующие условия:

      1) вид операций по недропользованию;

      2) срок действия контракта;

      3) границы участка (участков) недр;

      4) обязательства недропользователя по объемам и видам работ на участках недр, предусмотренных программой работ;

      5) обязательства недропользователя по минимальной доле внутристрановой ценности в кадрах;

      6) обязательства недропользователя по доле внутристрановой ценности в товарах, работах и услугах, соответствующей требованиям настоящего Кодекса, в том числе по видам товаров, работ и услуг, включенных в перечень приоритетных товаров, работ и услуг, утверждаемый уполномоченным органом в области углеводородов;

      7) обязательства недропользователя по ликвидации последствий недропользования;

      8) ответственность недропользователя за нарушение контрактных обязательств, включая нарушение показателей базовых проектных документов по разведке углеводородов, относимых настоящим Кодексом к контрактным обязательствам;

      9) иные условия, на основании которых недра были предоставлены в пользование для проведения операций по разведке.

      Проект контракта на разведку углеводородов подлежит экспертизе компетентным органом и правовой экспертизе. Экспертиза проекта контракта компетентным органом проводится в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его получения.

      Проект контракта на разведку углеводородов в течение трех рабочих дней со дня его получения направляется компетентным органом для прохождения обязательной правовой экспертизы, проводимой на предмет соответствия положений контракта требованиям законодательства Республики Казахстан. Правовая экспертиза проводится в течение двадцати рабочих дней. Результаты экспертиз оформляются экспертными заключениями, которые могут быть отрицательными или положительными.

      Заявитель дорабатывает проект контракта в целях устранения замечаний, изложенных в экспертных заключениях. В случае устранения указанных замечаний государственный орган в течение десяти рабочих дней проводит повторную экспертизу.

      В течение десяти рабочих дней со дня получения положительных заключений экспертиз, предусмотренных настоящим пунктом, заявитель направляет в компетентный орган подписанный со своей стороны контракт на разведку углеводородов.

      Компетентный орган в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня получения контракта заключает контракт на разведку углеводородов и направляет заявителю его подписанный экземпляр.

      Запрещается заключение дополнительных соглашений к контракту на разведку углеводородов, предусматривающих сокращение или исключение обязательств, изначально заявленных в программе работ.

      39. Положения настоящего Кодекса по сложным проектам и контрактам на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложным проектам не применяются к:

      1) контрактам на недропользование (дополнениям к контрактам на недропользование), заключенным в соответствии со статьей 120 настоящего Кодекса;

      2) соглашениям (контрактам) о разделе продукции, утвержденным Правительством Республики Казахстан, и контракту на недропользование, утвержденному Президентом Республики Казахстан.

      40. Недропользователь, осуществляющий деятельность по разведке и (или) добыче углеводородов по контракту на недропользование, заключенному до 1 января 2023 года, имеет право перехода на условия типового контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту в соответствии с условиями, предусмотренными подпунктами 1) или 2) пункта 1-1 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, в отношении участков недр, соответствующих не менее чем одному из критериев сложного (сложных) проекта (проектов), предусмотренных пунктом 1-2 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, при одновременном соблюдении следующих условий:

      по участку недр, соответствующему одному или нескольким критериям, указанным в подпункте 1) или 2) пункта 1-2 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, недропользователь находится на этапе разведки либо по участку недр, соответствующему критерию, указанному в подпункте 3) пункта 1-2 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, недропользователь находится на этапе разведки и (или) добычи;

      у недропользователя на момент подачи заявления отсутствуют неустраненные нарушения обязательств по первоначальному контракту, указанные в уведомлении компетентного органа;

      недропользователь исполнил полностью физический объем работ, предусмотренный рабочей программой, за период, предшествующий году подачи заявления, или исполнил в полном объеме программу работ периода разведки.

      Переход на условия типового контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту осуществляется по заявлению недропользователя, подаваемому в компетентный орган.

      В заявлении помимо сведений о недропользователе указываются основания перехода на условия типового контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту.

      К заявлению прилагаются:

      проект дополнения к контракту на недропользование, предусматривающего изложение такого контракта в новой редакции в соответствии с условиями типового контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту;

      минимальные обязательства по внутристрановой ценности в кадрах, определенные заявителем в соответствии с пунктом 5-1 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, подлежащие включению в контракт на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту;

      в отношении сложных проектов, указанных в подпунктах 2) и 3) пункта 1-2 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, – любой из документов, указанных в части второй пункта 1-3 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса.

      При переходе на условия типового контракта на разведку и добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту в соответствии с настоящим пунктом срок (период) разведки определяется в пределах максимального срока разведки, определяемого с учетом положений статей 116 и 117 настоящего Кодекса, за вычетом фактически использованного срока разведки по такому контракту.

      В случае, если право недропользования по контракту, заключенному до даты введения в действие настоящего Кодекса, за исключением контрактов на участках недр, полностью или частично расположенных в пределах казахстанского сектора Каспийского или Аральского моря, было предоставлено недропользователю как субъекту индустриально-инновационной деятельности в соответствии с положениями Закона Республики Казахстан от 24 июня 2010 года "О недрах и недропользовании" при переходе на условия типового контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту, такой контракт должен предусматривать обязательства недропользователя по обеспечению реализации соответствующего инвестиционного проекта, а также иные сопутствующие обязательства, связанные с реализацией такого инвестиционного проекта, предусмотренные условиями контракта, в том числе обязательства по обеспечению сырьем.

      Если по первоначальному контракту имеется несколько участков недр (месторождений), часть из которых не соответствует критерию сложного (сложных) проекта (проектов), предусмотренных пунктом 1-2 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, переход на условия типового контракта по сложным проектам в соответствии с настоящим пунктом осуществляется только в отношении участка недр (месторождения), соответствующего критерию сложного проекта, предусмотренного пунктом 1-2 статьи 36 настоящего Кодекса, путем выделения соответствующего участка недр (участков недр) и (или) месторождения (месторождений) в отдельный контракт на условиях типового контракта по сложному проекту.

      Заявление подлежит рассмотрению в течение двадцати рабочих дней со дня его поступления в компетентный орган.

      Если по результатам рассмотрения заявления по проекту дополнения к контракту имеются замечания, компетентный орган уведомляет об этом заявителя. В случае согласия с замечаниями компетентного органа заявитель вправе устранить их и направить в компетентный орган доработанный проект дополнения к контракту. На период устранения замечаний срок рассмотрения заявления приостанавливается. В случае несогласия заявителя с замечаниями компетентного органа заявитель вправе оспорить их в порядке, установленном законами Республики Казахстан.

      По результатам рассмотрения заявления компетентный орган подписывает дополнение к контракту и направляет его заявителю либо отказывает в переходе на условия типового контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту в следующих случаях:

      несоответствия заявления и (или) прилагаемых к нему документов требованиям настоящего пункта;

      неустранения заявителем или отказа заявителя от устранения замечаний компетентного органа, направленных в соответствии с частью седьмой настоящего пункта.

      Положения пунктов 12, 13, 32, 33, 34 и 35 настоящей статьи не применяются к переходу на условия типового контракта на разведку и добычу или добычу углеводородов по сложному проекту в соответствии с настоящим пунктом.

      Сноска. Статья 278 с изменениями, внесенными законами РК от 26.12.2019 № 284-VІ (порядок введения в действие см. ст. 2); от 25.06.2020 № 347-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); ); от 02.01.2021 № 401-VI (вводится в действие с 01.03.2021); от 05.01.2021 № 407-VI (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 09.03.2021 № 14-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 27.12.2021 № 87-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 29.12.2022 № 174-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 30.12.2022 № 177-VII (вводится в действие по истечении десяти календарных дней после дня его первого официального опубликования); от 28.12.2023 № 52-VIII (порядок введения в действие см. ст. 2).

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