Article 15. Interaction of telecom operators, the operator of the centralized database of subscriber numbers, the operator of the database of identification codes of cellular subscriber devices with the bodies carrying out operational search and counterintelligence activities of the Law on Communications

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Article 15. Interaction of telecom operators, the operator of the centralized database of subscriber numbers, the operator of the database of identification codes of cellular subscriber devices with the bodies carrying out operational search and counterintelligence activities of the Law on Communications

1. Telecom operators and (or) owners of communication networks operating in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan are obliged to:

1) to provide the bodies carrying out operational-search and counterintelligence activities on communication networks with organizational and technical capabilities for conducting operational-search and counterintelligence activities on all communication networks, as well as to take measures to prevent disclosure of the forms and methods of carrying out these activities;

2) to collect and store official information in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body. Official information is stored on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is prohibited to transfer official information and aggregated data outside the Republic of Kazakhstan, except in cases of providing communication services to subscribers of the Republic of Kazakhstan located abroad.;

3) to provide access to official information to the bodies carrying out operational-search and counterintelligence activities on communication networks, as well as to take measures to prevent the disclosure of forms and methods of carrying out these activities.;

4) to ensure, at the expense of its own or borrowed funds, the functions of its telecommunications equipment for the technical conduct of operational search and counterintelligence activities in accordance with the requirements for networks and means of communication and the procedure determined by the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan in coordination with the authorized body;

5) ensure the provision of communication services, as well as the distribution of subscriber numbers by a representative of the telecom operator, only upon conclusion of a corresponding contract for the provision of communication services, concluded in accordance with the rules for the provision of communication services.

2. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 28, 2017 No. 128-VI (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

3. Telecom operators, the operator of the centralized database of subscriber numbers and the operator of the database of identification codes of cellular subscriber devices are obliged to provide free access to the information contained in the databases of subscriber numbers and identification codes of cellular subscriber devices to bodies carrying out operational search and counterintelligence activities on communication networks, in accordance with this Law and the laws of the Russian Federation. Of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On operational investigative activities", "On counterintelligence activities", "About personal data and their protection."

4. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 28, 2017 No. 128-VI (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

5. The relationship of telecom operators, the operator of a centralized database of subscriber numbers, and the operator of a database of identification codes of cellular subscriber devices with bodies engaged in operational search and counterintelligence activities is regulated in accordance with this Law and the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Operational Search Activities" and "On Counterintelligence Activities."

6. Cellular operators are required to suspend or resume the operation of a cellular subscriber device in their network based on the identification code at the request of the owner in accordance with the rules for registration of cellular subscriber devices.

IZPI's note! Article 15 is provided to be supplemented by paragraph 7 in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 30.06.2025 No. 205-VIII (effective sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

7. Telecom operators are required to have internal anti-fraud systems and block unauthorized traffic (fraud).

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 5, 2004 No. 567.

This Law establishes the legal basis for activities in the field of communications in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, defines the powers of state bodies to regulate these activities, the rights and obligations of individuals and legal entities providing or using communications services.

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