OREANDA-NEWS. On 12 February 2009 was announced, that according to the order of the government there were introduced norms of energy consumption in Kazakhstan.

Regulation “About the approval of energy consumption norms” from January 26 was published in the official press on Saturday. According to the document it “comes into force from the first day of the official publication”, informs “Interfax-Kazakhstan” agency.

Energy consumption norms are approved by the government to realize the plan of measures concerning the fulfillment of nation-wide plan of the basic directions on the realization of annual 2005-2007 messages of the head of the state to the population and program of the government of the republic for 2007-2009.

Besides, the official pres has published the government-approved (regulation from December 30 2008) technical order “Demands to the reliability of agricultural and timber cutting tractors, trailers and machines”. According to the document the order “comes into force upon the expiry of 12 months from the first day of the official publication”.