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Kazakhstan - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Minister of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. ҚР ДСМ -285/2020 of 20 December 2020, on approval of the rules for organization of medical care for protection of reproductive and mental health of minors aged ten to eighteen and youth. -

Adoption: 2020-12-20 | KAZ-2020-R-112718

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 7 July 2020 No. 360-VI ЗРК on Public Health and Healthcare System. -

Adoption: 2020-07-07 | KAZ-2020-L-112716

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Minister of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. ҚР ДСМ-144 of 20 November 2019 on approval of the Standard for organizing the provision of medical care in case of infectious diseases in the Republic of Kazakhstan. -

Adoption: 2019-11-20 | KAZ-2019-R-112712

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 204-VI ZRK of 27 December 2018 on Natural Monopolies. -

Adoption: 2018-12-27 | KAZ-2018-L-109654

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. State Regulation of Activities in the Field of Natural Monopolies
Chapter 3. Tariff Setting
Chapter 4. Participants in the Field of Natural Monopolies
Chapter 5. State Control
Chapter 6. Liability in the Field of Natural Monopolies
Chapter 7. Transitional and Final provisions
Repeals the previous Law on Natural Monopolies from 9 July 1998.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 112-VI ZRK of 30 November 2017 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts on Perfection of Budget Legislation. -

Adoption: 2017-11-30 | Date of entry into force: 2017-12-17 | KAZ-2017-L-106709

Amends, inter alia, the Labour Code, supplementing Article 127 (Guarantees and compensation payments for workers, sent on business trips) with para 6 on the procedure of compensation for business trips on behalf of budget funds.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 81-VI ZRK of 30 June 2017 "On Prosecutor’s Office", as amended to 21 December 2017. -

Adoption: 2017-06-30 | Date of entry into force: 2017-07-17 | KAZ-2017-L-106710

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. Scope of Prosecutor’s supervision
Chapter 3. Representation of the interests of the state in the Court and prosecution
Chapter 4. Other directions of the activity of the Prosecutor’s Office
Chapter 5. Legal acts of the Prosecutor’s Office
Chapter 6. System of the Prosecutor’s bodies
Chapter 7. Status, competencies and guarantees for the activity of the Prosecutor
Chapter 8. Final provisions.
Repeals the previous Law of 21 December 1995 "On the Prosecutor’s Office" (Vedomosti Verkhovnogo Soveta Respubliki Kasakhstan, 1995, N. 24, p. 156).

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 69-VI ZRK of 13 June 2017 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts on Matters of Defense and Military Service. -

Adoption: 2017-06-13 | Date of entry into force: 2017-06-26 | KAZ-2017-L-106708

Amends, inter alia, the Labour Code: in particular, rephrases sub-paragraph 6) of para 1 of Article 57 (Reasons for termination of employment contract due to circumstances independent of the will of parties).
Also amends the Law "On Military Service and the Status of Military Servants". In particular, rephrases Article 1 (General concepts used in this law). Makes changes in Article 5 (Status of a military servant) supplementing it with new paras 6, 7; also makes wording changes and supplements in Article 6 (Rights of military servants); also supplements new paragraphs to Article 8 (Restrictions of the rights of military servants, linked with military service). Also makes wording changes, inter alia, in Article 9 (Preparation of citizens for military service), Article 12 (Preparation of citizens for military-technical and other specialties), Article 17 (Duties of officials, state bodies, persons liable for military service and recruits for the implementation of the rules of military registration of persons liable for military service and recruits), Article 21 (Military offices).

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 51-VI ZRK of 10 March 2017 to Amend and Supplement the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan. -

Adoption: 2017-03-10 | Date of entry into force: 2017-05-14 | KAZ-2017-L-106712

Supplements Article 2 with new para 3-1. Makes wording changes and rephrasings in articles 4, 10, 39, 41, 44, also supplementing the latter with sub-paragraph 10-1). Supplements Article 55 with new sub-paragraph 1-1). Also introduces wording changes into articles 57, 61, 64, 66, 67, 70, 72, 74, 79, 81, 83, 86, 87, 91.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 44-VI ZRK of 10 February 2017 "On Forensic Expert Activity", as amended to 18 April 2017. -

Adoption: 2017-02-10 | Date of entry into force: 2017-02-25 | KAZ-2017-L-106724

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. State regulation in the sphere of forensic-expert activity
Chapter 3. Governor of the forensic-expert body. Forensic expert
Chapter 4. Forensic-Expert Palace
Chapter 5. Proceedings of forensic expertise
Chapter 6. Peculiarities of the proceeding of forensic expertise of living people
Chapter 7. Ensuring forensic-expert activity
Chapter 8. International cooperation in the field of forensic-expert activity
Chapter 9. Final provisions.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 38-VI ZRK of 30 December 2016 "On Probation". -

Adoption: 2016-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2017-01-17 | KAZ-2016-L-105420

Chapter I establishes the concept, aim and objectives of probation, introduces the category of persons towards whom probation should be applied, also their rights; also the forms of application of probations. Chapter II sets the subjects who implement probation and their competencies, also the participation of citizens and public associations in probation application. Chapter III defines the types of probation and particularities of its application. Chapter IV sets the final provisions.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 40-VI-ZRK of 30 December 2016 "On Fingerprinting and Genomic Registration", as amended to 11 July 2017. -

Adoption: 2016-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2021-01-01 | KAZ-2016-L-105421

Chapter I: general concepts; scope of impact of the law; principles of fingerprinting and genomic registration; rights and duties of competent state bodies in this field; general requirements for the collection, elaboration, protection and transfer of fingerprinting and genomic information.
Chapter II: conducting fingerprinting registration; persons subjected to it; the procedure of collecting, change, supplementation, preservation, usage and termination of fingerprinting information.
Chapter III: conducting genomic registration; persons subjected to it; the procedure of collecting, change, supplementation, preservation, usage and termination of genomic information.
Chapter IV: stat regulation in the sphere of fingerprinting and genomic registration; competencies of the Government and state bodies in this sphere; supervision over the compliance with the legislation in this sphere.
Chapter V: final provisions: in particular, procedure of appellation of actions or inactions of competent state bodies in this sphere; also liability for the violation of the law.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 488-V ZRK of 8 April 2016 "On Arbitration", as amended to 27 February, 2017 -

Adoption: 2016-04-08 | Date of entry into force: 2016-04-20 | KAZ-2016-L-105425

Chapter I: General provisions, establishing, inter alia, the sphere of implementation; general concepts used in the law; types of arbitration; principles of arbitrary proceedings.
Chapter II: Arbitrary Palace of Kazakhstan; formation, reorganization, liquidation and competencies thereof.
Chapter III: Composition of arbitration; arbitraries, registry of arbitraries; terms of operation of permanent arbitration; functions, competencies of arbitrary.
Chapter IV: Conduct of arbitration proceedings
Chapter V: Costs related to the resolution of a dispute in arbitration
Chapter VI: Arbitration award and termination of proceedings. Cancellation of the award.
Chapter VII: Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards
Chapter VIII: Final and transitional provisions.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 480-V ZRK of 6 April 2016 "On Legal Acts", as amended to 11 July 2017 -

Adoption: 2016-04-06 | Date of entry into force: 2016-04-19 | KAZ-2016-L-105427

Chapter I: General provisions
Chapter II: Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Chapter III: General provisions on legal acts
Chapter IV: Planning of preparation of projects of normative legal acts
Chapter V: Preparation and formation of projects of normative legal acts
Chapter VI: Scientific expertise of projects of normative legal acts
Chapter VII: Procedure of adoption of a normative legal act
Chapter VIII: Publication of normative legal acts
Chapter IX: Force of normative legal acts in time, space and among persons
Chapter X: Monitoring
Chapter XI: Systematizing and registration of normative legal acts
Chapter XII: General provisions on non-normative legal acts
Chapter XIII: Acts of official explanation of normative legal acts
Chapter XIV: Legal acts of individual application
Chapter XV: Transitional and final provisions.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Labour Code No. 414-V ZRK of 23 November 2015, as amended to 6 April 2016. -

Adoption: 2015-11-23 | Date of entry into force: 2016-01-01 | KAZ-2015-L-102038

Section I: General provisions
Chapter I: General provisions, establishing, inter alia, the goal and objectives, principles of labour legislation, freedom of labour, prohibition of discrimination in labour, compulsory labour; as well as the minimum social standards in the sphere of labour.
Chapter II: State regulation in the sphere of labour relations.
Chapter III: Subjects of labour relationships. Grounds for origin of labour relationships.
Section II: Labour relationships.
Chapter IV: Employment contract
Chapter V: Work schedule. Work discipline.
Chapter VI: Work time.
Chapter VII: Rest time.
Chapter VIII: Measurement and remuneration.
Chapter IX: Professional training, retraining and improvement of qualification.
Chapter X: Financial liability of parties of employment contract.
Chapter XI: Guarantees and compensation payments.
Chapter XII: Peculiarities of regulation of employment of certain categories of workers.
Section III: Social partnership and collective relationships in the labor sphere.
Chapter XIII: Social partnership in the labor sphere.
Chapter XIV: Collective contract.
Chapter XV: Consideration of individual labour disputes.
Chapter XVI: Consideration of collective labour disputes.
Section IV: Safety and protection of labour.
Chapter XVII: State regulation in the sphere of safety and protection of labour.
Chapter XVIII: Rights and duties of employee and employer in the sphere of safety and protection of labour.
Chapter XIX: Organization of safety and protection of labour.
Chapter XX: Investigation and registration of occupational accidents.
Section V: Control over compliance with the labour legislation.
Chapter XXI: State control over compliance with the labour legislation.
Chapter XXII: Internal control.
Chapter XXIII: Final provisions.
Repeals the previous Labour Code of 15 May 2007 (Vedomosti Parlamenta Respubliki Kazakhstan, 2007, No.9, page 65).

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No.416-V ZRK of 23 November 2015 "On Public Service", as amended to 6 April 2016. -

Adoption: 2015-11-23 | Date of entry into force: 2016-01-01 | KAZ-2015-L-102039

Chapter I: General provisions
Chapter II: Legal status of public servants
Chapter III: Admission to public service
Chapter IV: Peculiarities of admission to administrative public service of corpse "A", as well as of the service
Chapter V: Peculiarities of taking administrative public position of corpse "B"
Chapter VI: Public service
Chapter VII: Service discipline
Chapter VIII: Service ethics of public servants
Chapter IX: Social guarantees for public servants, their family members
Chapter X: Termination of public service by public servants
Chapter XI: Other questions
Chapter XII: Final provisions.
Repeals the previous law "On Public Service" of 23 July 1999 (Vedomosti Parlamenta Respubliki Kazakhstan, 1999, No.21, page 773).

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No.415-V ZRK of 23 November 2015 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts on the Issues of Labour Regulation. -

Adoption: 2015-11-23 | Date of entry into force: 2016-01-01 | KAZ-2015-L-102045

Amends, inter alia, the Law on Trade Unions:namely, makes wording changes in para 1 of article 16 (Rights of trade unions); supplements article 17 (Duties of trade unions) with new sub-paragraph 8); rephrases sub-paragraph 2 of para 1 of article 18 (Protection of labour, social-economic rights and interests of trade union members), also para 4 of article 20 (Realization of public control over observance of rights of trade union members), paras 2, 3 of article 26 (Guarantees for persons elected in trade union bodies and not exempt from principal work).

Amends the Law on Employment. Rephrases para 1 of article 5 (State guarantees in the sphere of employment of population), supplements article 9 (Participation of employers in the provision of employment of population) with sub-paragraphs 1-1, 2-2.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Entrepreneur Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 29, 2015 No. 375-V ZRK. -

Adoption: 2015-10-29 | KAZ-2015-L-108188

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decree of the Government No. 787 of 10 July 2014 on Establishment of the Rules of Granting, Return and Size of Lump-Sum Payment in case of Adoption of an Orphan Child or of a Child Without Parental Care. -

Adoption: 2014-07-10 | Date of entry into force: 2015-01-01 | KAZ-2014-R-97829

In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 86 of the Matrimonial and Family Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government establishes the rules of granting, return and size of lump-sum payment in case of adoption of an orphan child and (or) of a child without parental care; also establishes that the size of the lump-sum payment is equal to 75 monthly calculated indicators.
The Rules of Granting, Return and Size of Lump-Sum Payment in case of Adoption of an Orphan Child and (or) of a Child Without Parental Care:
1. General provisions,
2. Procedure of granting, return and size of lump-sum payment in case of adoption of an orphan child and (or) of a child without parental care,
3. Return of money paid in the form of lump-sum payment in case of adoption of an orphan child and (or) of a child without parental care,
Appendix I,
Appendix II.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Code No. 235-V of 5 July 2014 on Administrative Offences. -

Adoption: 2014-07-05 | Date of entry into force: 2015-01-01 | KAZ-2014-L-108231

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No.233-V ZRK of 4 July 2014 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Issues of Perfection of Criminal-Procedural legislature. -

Adoption: 2014-07-04 | Date of entry into force: 2015-01-01 | KAZ-2014-L-97825

Amends, inter alia, Labor Code rephrasing para 1 of article 256 (Serving members of the armed forces and law enforcement officers); also amends Law on Citizenship introducing new wording to article 17 (Reasons for refusal to grant citizenship), article 20 (Leaving citizenship), article 34 (Conclusions for applications on the issues of citizenship).
Repeals Law of 5 December 1995 Republican Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Vedomosti Verkhovnogo Soveta Respubliki Kazakhstan, 1995, No.22, p. 139).

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 228-V ZRK of 3 July 2014 on Physical Culture and Sports. -

Adoption: 2014-07-03 | Date of entry into force: 2014-07-21 | KAZ-2014-L-97826

Chapter I: General provisions
Chapter II: State regulation in the field of physical culture and sports
Chapter III: System of physical culture and sports
Chapter IV: Development of national sports
Chapter V: Sports reserve and sports of high achievements
Chapter VI: Professional sports
Chapter VII: Normative requirements in the field of physical culture and sports
Chapter VIII: Staff, scientific, medical provision and doping control in the field of physical culture and sports
Chapter IX: System of state social guarantees in the field of physical culture and sports
Chapter X: Financial and infrastructural provision of physical culture and sports
Chapter XI: International activity in the field of physical culture and sports
Chapter XII: Final provisions.

Repeals the Law of 2 December 1999 "On physical culture and sports" (Vedomosti Parlamenta Respubliki Kazakhstan, 1999, No. 24, p.1065).

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. No. 226-V of 3 July 2014 Penal Code. -

Adoption: 2014-07-03 | Date of entry into force: 2014-01-01 | KAZ-2014-L-108187

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No.200-V ZRK of 23 April 2014 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Issues of the Activity of the Bodies of Internal Affairs. -

Adoption: 2014-04-23 | Date of entry into force: 2014-05-06 | KAZ-2014-L-97809

Introduces wording changes, inter alia, to Labor Code, namely to the titles of Chapter 28 (Specifics of regulation of the work of civil servants, deputies in the parliament and maslikhats, judges of the Republic of Kazakhstan, serving members of the armed forces, law-enforcement officers, of state courier service and workers of National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its departments), article 257 (Regulation of the work of serving members of armed forces, employees with special status, law-enforcement bodies and of state courier service); also to article 257.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No.189-V ZRK of 11 April 2014 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Issues of Civil Protection. -

Adoption: 2014-04-11 | Date of entry into force: 2014-04-26 | KAZ-2014-L-97808

Amends, inter alia, Labor Code rephrasing para 1 of article 256 (persons in military service, employees of special status and law enforcement bodies), subparagraph 4 of para 1 of article 322 (general provisions of investigation and registration of industrial accidents), paras 3 and 8 of article 325 (peculiarities of special investigation of industrial accidents), para 6 of article 326 (documentation and registration of materials of investigation of industrial accidents).

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 188-V ZRK of 11 April 2014 on Civil Protection. -

Adoption: 2014-04-11 | Date of entry into force: 2014-04-26 | KAZ-2014-L-97828

Section I: General provisions
Chapter II: General provision
Chapter II: State system of civil protection
Chapter III: State regulation in the sphere of civil protection
Section II: Civil defense
Chapter IV: Management and activities of civil defense
Chapter V: Military units, objects and property of civil defense
Section III: Aviation of the authorized body, emergency services and formations
Chapter VI: Emergency services and formations
Section IV: Prevention of emergencies
Chapter VII: Control and supervision in the sphere of civil protection
Chapter VIII: Activities of civil protection aimed at preventing of emergencies
Chapter IX: Scientific research, training, awareness raising and advocacy of knowledge in the sphere of civil protection
Section V: Elimination of emergencies of natural and technical causes and remedy of consequences thereof
Chapter X: Elimination of emergencies of natural and technical causes
Chapter XI: Remedy of consequences of emergencies
Section VI: Provision of fire and industrial safety
Chapter XII: Provision of fire safety
Chapter XIII: Non-governmental fire service and voluntary fire formations
Chapter XIV: Provision of industrial safety
Chapter XV: Investigation and registration of incidents, accidents at hazardous industrial facilities
Section 7: State reserve
Chapter XVI: Formation of state reserve system
Chapter XVII: Use of state reserve
Section 8: Status and social protection of workers of bodies of social protection and of their families
Chapter XVIII: Status and social protection of workers of bodies of social protection and of their families
Section 9: Final and transitory provisions
Chapter XIX: Final provisions
Chapter XX: Transitory provisions.

Repeals the Law of 5 July 1996 "On Emergencies of Natural and Technical Causes" (Vedomosti Parlamenta Respubliki Kazakhstan, 1996, No. 11-12, p. 263);
the Law of 22 November 1996 "On Fire Safety" (Vedomosti Parlamenta Respubliki Kazakhstan, 1996, No. 18, p. 368);
the Law of 27 March 1997 "On the Emergencies and Status of Rescuers" (Vedomosti Parlamenta Respubliki Kazakhstan, 1997, No.6, p. 69);
the Law of 7 May 1997 "On Civil Protection" (Vedomosti Parlamenta Respubliki Kazakhstan, 1997, No. 9, p.93);
the Law of 27 November 2000 "On State Material Reserve" (Vedomosti Parlamenta Respubliki Kazakhstan, 2000, No. 20, p. 378);
the Law of 3 April 2002 "On Industrial Safety at Hazardous Industrial Facilities" (Vedomosti Parlamenta Respubliki Kazakhstan, 2000, No. 7-8, p. 77).

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 176-V of 7 March 2014 on Bankruptcy and Rehabilitation. -

Adoption: 2014-03-07 | KAZ-2014-L-108230

This Law regulates public relations arising upon failure of the debtor to satisfy requirements of the creditors in full, establishes the grounds for applying accelerated rehabilitation procedure, rehabilitation procedure and declaration of the debtor as a bankrupt, as well as determines the procedure and conditions of conducting the procedures of rehabilitation and bankruptcy.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 130-V ZRK of 4 July 2013 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Issues of National Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Kazakhstan. -

Adoption: 2013-07-04 | Date of entry into force: 2014-07-22 | KAZ-2013-L-96698

Amends, inter alia, Labour Code rephrasing para 3 of article 138-4 (branch framework of qualifications), paras 1,2 of article 138-5 (professional standards), para 4 of article 263 (organization of social partnership on republican level), para 4 of article 264 (organization of social partnership on branch level), para 4 of article 265 (organization of social partnership on regional level), also supplementing article 140 with para 4 stating that employer supports educational organizations in training and developing qualification of employees.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No.122-V ZRK of 3 July 2013 on State-Guaranteed Legal Aid. -

Adoption: 2013-07-03 | Date of entry into force: 2013-07-15 | KAZ-2013-L-96704

Article I: Basic definitions used in this law
Article II: Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on state-guaranteed legal aid
Article III: Scope of effect of this law
Article IV: Main principles of providing state-guaranteed legal aid
Article V: State policy in the field of providing state-guaranteed legal aid
Article VI: Types of state-guaranteed legal aid
Article VII: Subjects for providing state-guaranteed legal aid
Article VIII: Persons possessing right to state-guaranteed legal aid
Article IX: Rights and duties of a person in need of state-guaranteed legal aid
Article X: Competencies of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of state-guaranteed legal aid
Article XI: Competencies of the authorized body
Article XII: Procedure of providing state-guaranteed legal aid by state bodies
Article XIII: Procedure of providing state-guaranteed legal aid by lawyers
Article XIV: Refusal to provide state-guaranteed legal aid
Article XV: Financing of state-guaranteed legal aid
Article XVI: Monitoring of compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on state-guaranteed legal aid
Article XVII: Procedure of entry into force of this law.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 102-V ZRK of 13 June 2013 amending Several Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the subject of the division of power between State Bodies. -

Adoption: 2013-06-13 | Date of entry into force: 2013-06-25 | KAZ-2013-L-96696

Amends, inter alia, Labor Code rephrasing article 17 and its title which now reads: "Competencies of local body of labor inspection", article 12 (procedure of taking into consideration of opinion or consent of the representatives of the employees at the publication of acts of the employer), article 16 (competencies of authorized state labor body in the field of regulation of labor relations) supplementing it with new subparagraphs, supplementing article 18 (competencies of local executive bodies in the field of labor relations), rephrasing article 147 (rights and duties of employer at the time of job placement), 282 (procedure for holding collective bargaining negotiations, processing and concluding collective bargaining agreement), 307 (state management control and supervision in the sphere of labor protection and labor safety), 309 (Monitoring and assessment of risks in the sphere of labor protection and labor safety), also introducing minor wording changes in articles 314, 317, 322, 323, 325, 328, 335.
Amends Law on Employment of the Population rephrasing article 6 (central executive body) and supplementing with a new subparagraph, also supplementing article 7 (local executive bodies) with subparagraphs 5-8), 5-9), changing the wording of articles 8 (authorized body), 20 (public works), 22 (bodies carrying out state control in the sphere of employment).

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No.95-V ZRK of 21 May 2013 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Issues of Protection of Personal Data. -

Adoption: 2013-05-21 | Date of entry into force: 2013-11-25 | KAZ-2013-L-96695

Amends, inter alia, Labour Code rephrasing the title of Chapter V which now reads: "Collection, processing and protection of personal data of employee", changing the wording of article 65 including its title which now reads: "Duties of employer for collection, processing and protection of personal data of employee", of article 68 (rights of employee to ensure the protection of personal data stored by the employer), also repealing articles 64, 66, 67.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No.94-V ZRK of 21 May 2013 on the Protection of Personal Data. -

Adoption: 2013-05-21 | Date of entry into force: 2013-11-25 | KAZ-2013-L-96710

Chapter I: General provisions
Chapter II: Collection and development of personal data
Chapter III: Protection of personal data
Chapter IV: Rights and duties of subject, owner and (or) operator
Chapter V: State regulation in the field of personal data protection
Chapter VI: Final and transitional provisions

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No.88-V ZRK of 15 April 2013 on State Services. -

Adoption: 2013-04-15 | Date of entry into force: 2013-05-20 | KAZ-2013-L-96713

Chapter I: General provisions
Chapter II: State regulation in the field of providing state services
Chapter III: Registry, standard and regulations of state services
Chapter IV: Providing of state services
Chapter V: Supervision over the quality of providing of state services. Assessment and public monitoring of the quality of providing of state services
Chapter VI: Final provisions.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No.73-V ZRK of 29 January 2013 concerning Identity Documents. -

Adoption: 2013-01-29 | Date of entry into force: 2013-02-12 | KAZ-2013-L-96714

Chapter I: General provisions
Chapter II: Legal bases for documents verifying identity
Chapter III: Competencies of State bodies in the field of identity documents
Chapter IV: Final provisions.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 56-V of 26 November 2012 on Micro-finance Institutions. -

Adoption: 2012-11-26 | Date of entry into force: 2012-12-15 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2016-01-01 | KAZ-2012-L-94690

Chapter I: General Provisions
Chapter II: Granting of Micro-credit
Chapter III: Creation and Activity of Micro-finance Organizations
Chapter IV: State Regulation of Micro-finance Organizations, Control and Supervision over their Activities
Chapter V: Final and Transitional Provisions

Repeals the previous Law on Micro-credit Organizations (Vedomosti Parlamenta Respubliki Kazakhstan, 2003, No. 4, p. 23)

Kazakhstan - General provisions - International agreement

Agreement on cooperation of the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Community for combating infectious diseases, done in Yalta on 28 September 2012. -

Adoption: 2012-09-28 | INT-2012-IA-112713

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 31-V of 10 July 2012 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts on Issues of Technical Regulation and Metrology. -

Adoption: 2012-07-10 | Date of entry into force: 2012-08-12 | KAZ-2012-L-94663

Amends, inter alia, the Labour Code by introducing minor wording changes to para 1 of article 311, namely replacing the words "State standards" to "National standards".

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 30-V of 5 July 2012 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts on the Issues Related to Organization of Activities of National Bank, Regulation of Financial Markets and Financial Organizations. -

Adoption: 2012-07-05 | Date of entry into force: 2013-07-31 | KAZ-2012-L-94662

Introduces, inter alia, changes to Labour Code, namely modifying the title of Chapter 28 regulating the work of several categories of civil servants as well as supplements Chapter 28 with an article 257-1 regulating specifically the work of employees of the National Bank.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 566-IV of 17 February 2012 to Amend and Supplement the Labour Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. -

Adoption: 2012-02-17 | Date of entry into force: 2012-02-27 | KAZ-2012-L-94753

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 574-IV of 18 January 2012 to Amend and Supplement Certain Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Issues Related to Penal System. -

Adoption: 2012-01-18 | Date of entry into force: 2012-02-18 | KAZ-2012-L-94391

Introduces, inter alia, minor wording changes to para 2 of article 256 of the Labour Code related to the definition of collaborator of law enforcement bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Amends the Law of 1999 on Procedure and Conditions of Detention of Persons in Special Establishments Providing Temporary Isolation from the Society. Changes, regulate, inter alia, the question of detention and treatment of prisoners during the emergency situations.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Matrimonial and Family Code of 26 December 2011 -

Adoption: 2011-12-26 | Date of entry into force: 2012-01-17 | KAZ-2011-L-90202

Part I : General Provision
Part II : Marriage (Matrimony)
Part III: Family
Part IV: Trusteeship and Tutorship
Part V: Maintenance (Alimony) Relationship of Family Members
Part VI: Acts of Civil Status
Part VII: Application of Norms of Matrimonial and Family Law in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Repeals the previous Law on Matrimony and Family of December 17 1998.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 489-IV of 11 October 2011 on Religious Activities and Religious Organizations. -

Adoption: 2011-10-11 | Date of entry into force: 2011-10-25 | KAZ-2011-L-90211

Chapter I : General Provisions
Chapter II : State Regulation in the Sphere of Religious Activities
Chapter III: Religious Activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Chapter IV: Creation, State Registration, Reorganization, Liquidation of Religious Organizations
Chapter V: Legal Relationships of Religious Organizations
Chapter VI: Final Provisions

Repeals the previous Law on Religious Freedoms and Religious Organizations of January 15 1992.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 469-IV of 21 July 2011 on Special Economic Zones In the Republic of Kazakhstan. -

Adoption: 2011-07-21 | Date of entry into force: 2011-08-17 | KAZ-2011-L-90212

Establishes the legal and organizational basis of functioning of Free Economic Zones. Article 28 provides for a simplified procedure of granting work permits to foreign workers without searching for the equivalent profiles in the internal labour market, as provided by Kazakh legislation.
Law No. 378-IV of 6 January 2011 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts Regarding Questions of State Control and Supervision.

Kazakhstan - General provisions - Law, Act

Law No. 452-IV of 5 July 2011 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts on Question of Revision of Competences of Dedicated Public Bodies and the Government of Kazakhstan Regarding the Adoption of Normative Legal Acts Establishing Requirements Towards Entities that Are Supervised. -

Adoption: 2011-07-05 | Date of entry into force: 2011-10-14 | KAZ-2011-L-90203

Introduces, inter alia, changes in wording of the Labour Code, namely in articles 15 on terms of reference of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the sphere of regulation of labour relations; 17 on terms of reference of territorial subdivisions of the state labour authority in the sphere of regulation of labour relations; 18 on Terms of reference of local executive bodies
in the sphere of regulation of labour relations; 319 on adoption of regulatory and legal acts in the sphere of labour protection and labour safety; 320 on Requirements on labour protection and labour safety during design, construction and operation of production facilities and means of production. 330 on rights of state labour inspectors.
The law cancels para 2 of article 339 (Mechanism for exercise of internal control over labour protection and labour safety)

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Law No. 452-IV of 5 July 2011 Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts on Issues of Reconsidering of Competences of State Bodies and Government of Kazakhstan on Adopting Normative Legal Acts Establishing Requirements for Auditing Entities. -

Adoption: 2011-07-05 | Date of entry into force: 2011-10-14 | KAZ-2011-L-90205

Makes amendments to 139 Laws with respect to the establishment of Auditing bodies. These laws include the following:
1. Code of Administrative Offences of 30 January 2001;
2. Land Code of 20 June 2003;
3. Forest Code of 8 July 2003;
4. Water Code of 9 July 2003;
5. Environmental Code of 9 January 2007;
6. Labour Code of 15 May 2007:
Introduces, inter alia, minor wording changes in articles 15 on terms of reference in the sphere of regulation of labour legislation, article 16 on terms of reference of the State labour authority in the sphere of regulation of labour relations, article 17 on terms of reference of territorial subdivisions of the State labour authority in the sphere of regulation of labour relations, article 18 on terms of reference on local executive bodies in the sphere of regulation of labour relations, article 159 on payments to employees of social allowances at the expense of the employer, article 205 on provision of healthy and safe working conditions, 317 on obligations of the employer in the sphere of labour protection and labour safety, 320 on requirements on labour protection and labour safety during design, construction and operation of production facilities and means of production, article 330 on rights of State labour inspectors.
Repeals para 2 of article 35 (Work Book), para 3 of article 179 (Work Prohibited for Employees under the Age of 18 Years) and 186 (Work for Which it is Prohibited to Engage Women), para 3 of article 313 (Training and Instruction in and Testing of Employees on Labour Protection and Labour Safety), para 2 of article 339 (Mechanisms for Exercise of Internal Control Over Labour Protection and Labour Safety). Reformulates the working of article 319 (Adoption of Regulatory and Legal Acts in the Sphere of Labour Protection and Safety)
7. Budget Code of 4 December 2008;
8. Tax Code of December 10 2008;
9. Law No. 193 of 18 September 2009 on the protection of the population's health and the health care system;
10. Law of 30 June 2010 on Customs Affairs;

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Law No. 377-IV of 6 January 2011 on State Auditing and Supervision in the Republic of Kazakhstan. -

Adoption: 2011-01-06 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-25 | KAZ-2011-L-90207

Aims at establishing unified principles of conducting State control and supervision over physical and legal persons. Defines the competences of control and supervision bodies.

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Law No. 377-IV of 6 January 2011 to Amend and Supplement Several Legal Acts Regarding Questions of State Control and Supervision. -

Adoption: 2011-01-06 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-16 | KAZ-2011-L-90213

Makes amendments to 77 different Laws. This list includes amendments to the Labour Code. It introduces, inter alia, minor changes in the wording of articles 16 (Terms of Reference of the State Labour Authority in the Sphere of Regulation of Labour Regulations) and 328 (State Control over Observance of Labour Legislation) of the Labour Code.

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Law No. 274 IV of 4 May 2010 on Protection of Consumers' Rights. (ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН от 4 мая 2010 года №274-IV ЗРК О защите прав потребителей) -

Adoption: 2010-05-04 | Date of entry into force: 2010-08-04 | KAZ-2010-L-87762

Chapter I: General Provisions
Chapter II: State Regulation in the Sphere of Consumers' Rights Protection
Chapter III: Rights of Consumers and their Protection
Chapter IV: Rights and Duties of Seller (Manufacturer, Executive)
Chapter V: Conducting of Work (Provision of Service)
Chapter VI: Public Associations of Consumers
Chapter VII: Final Provisions

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Law No. 271-IV ZRK of 29 April 2010 on Crime Prevention. (ЗАКОН РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН от 29 апреля 2010 года №271-IV ЗРК О профилактике правонарушений) -

Adoption: 2010-04-29 | Date of entry into force: 2010-05-08 | KAZ-2010-L-87763

Chapter I: General Provisions
Chapter II: Subjects of criminal law prevention
Chapter III: Measures for criminal law prevetion
Chapter IV: Final Provisions

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Law NO. 240-IV of 20 January 2010 on Forensic Examination Activities. (Закон Республики Казахстан от 20 января 2010 года № 240-IV «О судебно-экспертной деятельности в Республике Казахстан») -

Adoption: 2010-01-20 | Date of entry into force: 2010-01-30 | KAZ-2010-L-87779

Regulates the procedure and conduct of forensic examination in administrative, civil and penal cases. Repelas the previous Law on Forensic Examination of 1997.

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Law No. 234-IV of 30 December 2010 to amend and supplement several legal Acts on the issues of compulsory and mutual insurance and taxation. (О внесении изменений и дополнений в некоторые законодательные акты Республики Казахстан по вопросам обязательного и взаимного страхования, налогообложения) -

Adoption: 2009-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2010-01-09 | KAZ-2009-L-83988

Amends, inter alia, para 14 and 21 of the article 23 of the Labour Code by introducing changes in wording regulating the duties and rights of the employer, issues related to employee's insurance and compensation in case of occupational accident at work. Introduces minor changes in the wording of article 550 (Bodies of the State Labour Inspection) of the Code of Administrative Infractions clarifying issues of Labour Inspection's competences in examining cases of administrative infractions.