Article 344. Violation of environmental requirements for waste management of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Administrative Offenses  

1. Violation of the prohibition on the disposal of certain types of waste provided for by the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, –

     entails a fine in the amount of one hundred percent of the amount of economic benefit received as a result of the violation.

     2. Storage of waste outside specially designated places not intended for its accumulation or burial, –

     entails a fine for individuals in the amount of fifty, for officials, small businesses or non–profit organizations – in the amount of one hundred monthly calculation indices, for medium–sized businesses - in the amount of one hundred percent, for large businesses - in the amount of two hundred percent of the amount of economic benefit received as a result of the violation.

     2-1. The formation of spontaneous landfills (the release of waste, including liquid waste, as well as the discharge of wastewater outside specially designated locations) using vehicles for their delivery, except in cases provided for in Article 434-2 of this Code, –

     entails a fine for individuals in the amount of one hundred, for officials, small business entities or non–profit organizations – in the amount of two hundred, for medium–sized businesses - in the amount of five hundred, for large businesses - in the amount of one thousand monthly calculation indices.

     3. Violation of environmental requirements for accumulation, collection, transportation, accounting, recovery, disposal and neutralization of waste –

     entails a fine for individuals in the amount of forty, for officials, small business entities or non–profit organizations – in the amount of one hundred, for medium-sized businesses - in the amount of two hundred, for large businesses – in the amount of five hundred monthly calculation indices.

     4. Violation of environmental requirements for waste management operations –

     entails a fine for individuals in the amount of twenty, for small businesses or non–profit organizations – in the amount of fifty, for medium-sized businesses - in the amount of one hundred, for large businesses – in the amount of three hundred monthly calculation indices.

     4-1. The action provided for in part 2-1 of this Article, committed repeatedly within a year, and by large business entities – within three years after the imposition of an administrative penalty., –

     entails a fine for individuals in the amount of two hundred, for officials, small businesses or non–profit organizations – in the amount of seven hundred and fifty, for medium–sized businesses - in the amount of one thousand, for large businesses - in the amount of two thousand monthly calculation indices, with confiscation of vehicles and other items that were the instrument of the violation, or without it.

     5. The action provided for in part three of this article, committed repeatedly within a year, and by large business entities – within three years after the imposition of an administrative penalty., –

     entails a fine for individuals in the amount of one hundred, for officials, small business entities or non–profit organizations – in the amount of two hundred, for medium–sized businesses - in the amount of three hundred, for large businesses - in the amount of one thousand monthly calculation indices, with suspension of the license for processing, neutralization, disposal and (or) disposal of hazardous waste.

     Note. Liability for an offence provided for in part four of this article occurs in cases where administrative liability is not provided for a separate violation of the requirements for waste management operations in accordance with other parts of this article.

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