Important Changes in the Legislation of Kazakhstan

01.07.2025

Source: zakon.kz

30.06.2025  

The President signed the law ‘On the Territorial Defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan’

This law provides legal regulation of social relations and the establishment of the organisational and legal framework of state policy in the field of territorial defence of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Kazakhstan has practical experience in applying these provisions during the pandemic COVID-19, in eliminating the consequences of a dam failure at the Sardoba Reservoir in 2020, extinguishing a forest fire in Kostanay Region in 2022, eliminating the consequences of floods in the north-west of Kazakhstan in 2024.


Source: zakon.kz

10.06.2025 

Rules on access to personal data have changed


On 30 May 2025, amendments and additions were made to the Rules of integration with the state service for controlling access to personal data (PD). 

In particular, the rules clarify the basic concepts such as bank, state service for controlling access to PD, operator of the database containing PD, subject of PD, security token, etc.

It is also clarified that an application for obtaining PD shall be submitted to a state service with the following information:

  • name of the services within the framework of which access to PD will be obtained;
  • services required for the provision of specific services, with a description of business processes;
  • period of service provision;
  • time of storage and processing of PD;
  • justification for storage of PD.

When filing an application, one of the following ways of sending a request for access to PD, including obtaining the subject's consent (refusal) to collect, process PD or transfer them to third parties shall be specified, namely request / response:

  • via the Integrated Call Centre 1414;
  • by means of the initiator or operator;
  • by means of the initiator within the framework of proactive service provision;
  • in the logging mode;
  • by SMS sent via the information system "Mobile Government".

The relevant order came into force on 20 June 2025.


Source: zakon.kz

21.05.2025 

CIS countries will be able to request information on the property and location of debtors


The governmental resolution of 17 May 2025 on the draft Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan ‘On signing the Agreement on cooperation in the exchange of information in the enforcement of judicial acts, acts of other authorised bodies and officials’ was adopted. 

The Agreement provides that the enforcement authorities of the parties shall exchange, inter alia, the following information when carrying out enforcement procedures:

  • on enforcement proceedings;
  • on the financial status of the debtor;
  • on the place of work of the debtor, as well as on the official sources and amount of his income;
  • on the location of the debtor or his property;
  • information, certificates and documents received from the parties to the enforcement proceedings, other persons and governmental agencies.

It is also stipulated that, at the request of the requesting party, the following information shall be provided on the monetary funds and property of the person who is the debtor in enforcement proceedings in the territory of the requesting party and located in the territory of the requested party:

  • on the availability of the debtor's funds in accounts, deposits or in storage in banks and other credit institutions in the territory of the requested party;
  • on real estate, including land plots, owned by the debtor or other property rights;
  • on vehicles;
  • on shares (interests, deposits) in the charter (contributed) capital of commercial companies registered in the territory of the requested party;
  • on other types of property, the information on which is available to the enforcement agency in accordance with the legislation of the requested party.

Besides, it is stated that, when executing a request, the parties may provide information about other property not provided for in this article.


Source: zakon.kz

14.05.2025 

The Government of the RK approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia on mutual promotion and protection of investments


On 12 May 2025, the Government adopted the Resolution ‘On signing the Agreement between the Government of Kazakhstan and the Government of Saudi Arabia on mutual promotion and protection of investments’. 

The document states that the parties shall provide to the investors of the other party and their investments the regime no less favourable than the one that the party provides in similar environment to its own investors and their investments with respect to investment activities.

The provisions of the Agreement shall not apply to:

  • subsidies and grants;
  • public procurement and tenders;
  • tax matters;
  • activities and sectors that either party may exclude or restrict for foreign investment in accordance with domestic regulations and international agreements to which either party is a party;
  • special economic zones;
  • regulations concerning SMEs;
  • privatization contracts.

The Resolution shall enter into force on the date of its signing.


Source: zakon.kz

08.05.2025 

The Senate ratified an agreement with the UAE to build a wind farm


On 8 May 2025, the Senate plenary session ratified the intergovernmental agreement with the UAE on the implementation of the wind farm project.

The agreement was signed on 2 December 2023 in Dubai. The wind farm is planned to be built in Jambyl Region, with the capacity of 1 GW and an energy storage system of 300 MW and the capacity of 600 MWh.

The tariff for electricity generated by the wind farm will make US 4.49 cents per kWh. This tariff is set taking into account international practice and the level of profitability of the project, ensuring the involvement of foreign investment and support from the state. The tariff includes the costs of building lines, using energy storage systems, and generating electricity.

Connecting the wind farm to the power grid will require the construction of high-voltage power lines over 400 km long. The project is expected to strengthen the transit potential of the southern zone of the Unified Electric Power System of Kazakhstan.

The project will create about 100 permanent and 1,000 temporary jobs and attract about USD 1.4 billion of investment. It is expected to additionally generate 3.4 billion kWh of ‘green’ energy.

Earlier, the Majilis deputies ratified this agreement.