Article 13. Zero tolerance for misconduct and conflicts of interest On the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1. A civil servant must comply with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan; must not allow the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of natural and/or legal persons to be infringed; and must report any offences of which they become aware in the course of their official duties.
A civil servant shall be obliged to combat corruption, report corruption offences and implement measures set forth in the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Combating Corruption”. Civil servants who assist (or have assisted) in combating corruption shall be afforded state-guaranteed protection pursuant to the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Where a civil servant is publicly accused of corruption, they must, within one month of the date on which such an accusation comes to light, make efforts to refute it and/or challenge it in court, apart from cases involving anonymous accusations.
Within ten calendar days of receiving the information, the management of the public body must take action in response to a civil servant’s report concerning corruption offences or instances of inducement to commit such offences, including by organising investigations and referring the matter to the competent authorities as prescribed by the competent authority.
2. A civil servant shall be prohibited from exercising their official powers if there is a conflict of interest pursuant to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Combating Corruption”.
Interest conflicts shall be prevented and resolved pursuant to the procedure laid down in the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Combating Corruption”.
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 290-VIII ZRK of 19 May 2026
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Article 13. Restrictions related to staying in the civil service of the Law on the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1. A civil servant may not:
1) be a deputy of a representative body;
2) engage in other paid activities other than teaching, scientific and other creative activities, military service in the reserve;
3) participate in the management of a commercial or non-profit organization, except in cases where this is his official duties in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan or is necessary to manage the shares specified in subparagraph 3-2) of this paragraph, or is participation on a gratuitous basis in the management of a political party, a trade union, a consumer or housing cooperative;
3-1) engage in entrepreneurial activity;
3-2) purchase securities, except for the acquisition and (or) sale, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, of shares of open and interval mutual funds, bonds, shares of commercial organizations (common shares in the amount not exceeding five percent of the total number of voting shares of organizations).
At the same time, the Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and his deputies, the Chairman of the authorized body for regulation, control and supervision of the financial market and financial organizations and his deputies are not entitled to purchase shares of investment funds, bonds, shares of commercial organizations.
At the same time, civil servants, with the exception of the Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and his deputies, the Chairman of the authorized body for regulation, control and supervision of the financial market and financial organizations and his deputies, have the right to purchase and (or) sell shares of open and interval mutual funds, bonds on the organized securities market, shares of commercial organizations (common shares in the amount not exceeding five percent of the total number of voting shares of organizations) on the organized securities market;
4) be a representative on matters of third parties in the state body in which he is employed, or directly subordinate or controlled by him;
5) to use for non-official purposes the means of material, technical, financial and digital support of his official activities, other state property and official information;
6) participate in actions that impede the normal functioning of government agencies and the performance of official duties, including strikes;
7) in connection with the exercise of official powers, use the services of citizens and legal entities for personal purposes.
2. A civil servant, a person temporarily performing duties provided for by a public position, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, within thirty calendar days from the date of taking up the position, must, for the duration of their public service, transfer to trust management property belonging to them by right of ownership or other proprietary right, the use of which entails income, except for money, bonds, shares of open and interval mutual funds, shares of commercial organizations (common shares in the amount of, not exceeding five percent of the total number of voting shares of organizations), digital assets legally owned by them, as well as property leased (leased), and submit a notarized copy of the property trust management agreement to the Personnel Management Service (HR department) at the place of work within the specified period.
3. Civil servants, with the exception of members of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and persons specified in paragraph 6 of this Article, may not transfer their bonds, shares of open-ended and interval mutual funds to trust management. -Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 3, 2026 No. 251-VIII SAM
4. A civil servant or a person temporarily performing duties stipulated by a public office has the right to lease (lease) a dwelling belonging to them by right of ownership and receive income from such rental, as well as receive income from property transferred to trust management and from other legitimate sources.
Civil servants, with the exception of members of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, have the right to lease housing.
5. The rules for transferring the property of civil servants to trust management are approved by the authorized body.
6. The Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and his deputies, the Chairman of the authorized body for regulation, control and supervision of the financial market and financial organizations and his deputies, within thirty calendar days from the date of appointment to the specified government positions, must transfer to the trust management and submit to the personnel management service (HR service) at the place of work a notarized a copy of the trust management agreement for their investment fund units, bonds and shares of commercial organizations
The Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and his deputies, the Chairman of the authorized body for regulation, control and supervision of the financial market and financial organizations and his deputies are not entitled to purchase shares of investment funds, bonds, shares of commercial organizations. -Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 3, 2026 No. 251-VIII SAM
7. A civil servant may not hold a public position that is directly subordinate to the position held by his close relatives (parents, children, adoptive parents, adopted children, full- and half-siblings, grandfathers, grandmothers, grandchildren), spouse and/or relatives (full- and half-siblings, parents and children of the spouse), as well as have close relatives, spouse and (or) relatives directly subordinate to them.
8. Restrictions related to public service and anti-corruption restrictions imposed by civil servants are established by this Law, the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Combating Corruption" and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 23, 2015 No. 416-V SAM.
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