Article 166. Activities of the National Hydrometeorological Service in the field of meteorological, hydrological and environmental monitoring of the Environmental Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

     1. The National Hydrometeorological Service provides monitoring of the state of the environment, meteorological and hydrological monitoring using the state observation network, provides services of national and international importance, special purpose, provides specialized information, scientific and (or) scientific and technical work in the field of meteorological and hydrological monitoring, monitoring of the environment.

     Services of national and international importance are services in the field of meteorological and hydrological monitoring, environmental monitoring, which are important for the safety of the population and the state, the sustainable functioning of the economy and the social sphere, provided using the state monitoring network.

     Special purpose services – services in the field of meteorological and hydrological monitoring, environmental monitoring, not related to services of national and international importance and provided using data from the state monitoring network or types of monitoring, including on orders from individuals and legal entities.

     Specialized information is targeted information that is not related to services of national or international importance, obtained as a result of the provision of special–purpose services or as a result of processing, calculations and analysis of data from the state monitoring network.

     Scientific and (or) scientific and technical work in the field of meteorological and hydrological monitoring, environmental monitoring – scientific research aimed at obtaining and applying new knowledge and solving problems in the field of hydrology, meteorology and ecology, including the development of regulatory and technical documentation necessary for conducting these studies, including carrying out design work on hydrological, meteorological calculations, carrying out work on the design of environmental impact assessment carried out in as a subject of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activity.

     Scientific and (or) scientific and technical work in the field of meteorological and hydrological monitoring, environmental monitoring – services in the field of meteorological and hydrological monitoring, environmental monitoring, not related to services of national and international importance, performed as a subject of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities.

     2. The list of activities technologically related to meteorological and hydrological monitoring and environmental monitoring is approved by the authorized body in the field of environmental protection in coordination with the antimonopoly authority.

     3. The National Hydrometeorological Service carries out its activities in accordance with the requirements of the instructional and methodological documents for conducting meteorological, hydrological, and environmental monitoring using the state observation network, approved by the National Hydrometeorological Service in coordination with the authorized body in the field of environmental protection.

     4. The authorized body in the field of environmental protection organizes activities related to meteorological and hydrological monitoring, monitoring of the state of the environment in terms of the provision of services of national and international importance and approves the requirements for the organization of the activities of the state monitoring network.

     Prices for goods (works, services) produced and (or) sold by a state monopoly entity in the field of meteorological and hydrological monitoring and environmental monitoring are established by the authorized body in the field of environmental protection in coordination with the antimonopoly authority.

     5. The National Hydrometeorological Service represents the Republic of Kazakhstan on issues of hydrological, meteorological and environmental monitoring activities in cooperation with international organizations, foreign organizations and hydrometeorological services of other states, unless otherwise established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

     6. The National Hydrometeorological Service is a part of the state civil protection system and carries out its activities in case of emergency situations in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on civil protection. 

ENVIRONMENTAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN The Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 2, 2021 No. 400-VI SAM.  

The article was amended and supplemented by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 8, 2026, No. 340-VIII SAM 

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