Article 7. Competence of the authorized body of the Law on Regulation of Trading Activities

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Authorized body:

1) develops proposals to improve the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the regulation of trading activities;

1-1) formulates and implements the state trade policy;

1-2) takes measures to protect the internal market of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

1-3) coordinates the work of the state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the application of trade measures;

1-4) cooperates with the working bodies of the World Trade Organization (hereinafter – WTO) and WTO members;

1-5) interacts with the WTO Dispute Resolution Body;

1-6) coordinates work on issues of interaction with the working bodies and WTO members;

1-7) ensures the functioning of the WTO information Center;

2) takes measures for customs tariff and non-tariff regulation of foreign trade activities;

2-1) Approves the list of goods subject to import or export customs duties, the amount of rates and their validity period, as well as, if necessary, the procedure for calculating them.;

2-2) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 27.10.2015 No. 364-V (effective after ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication);

2-3) determines the procedure for considering proposals on the application, modification or cancellation of customs tariff, non-tariff, trade and compensatory measures regulating foreign trade activities;

2-4) defines the list of goods subject to labeling and the date of its introduction;

3) develops proposals for the development of trading activities, as well as the creation of favorable conditions for the production and sale of goods;

4) develops and approves regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of trade regulation;

4-1) Approves the rules of internal trade;

4-2) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 07/03/2019 No. 262-VI (effective from 01/01/2020);

4-3) develops and approves requirements for wholesale distribution centers in coordination with the authorized body in the field of development of the agro-industrial complex.;

5) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 13, 2014 No. 159-V (effective after ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); 6) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 13, 2014 No. 159-V (effective after ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication);

7) develops and approves minimum standards for the provision of retail space for the population;

7-1) develops and approves the norms of natural loss of food products in retail trade;

7-2) develops and approves rules for determining the country of origin of goods, issuing a certificate of origin and revoking its validity, and establishing the forms of a certificate of origin;

7-3) verifies (verifies) the validity of the issuance of certificates of origin, the accuracy of the information contained therein, and the fulfillment by manufacturers of the criteria for determining the country of origin of goods in accordance with the rules for determining the country of origin of goods, issuing a certificate of origin and canceling its validity, and establishing the forms of a certificate of origin;

7-4) verifies (verifies) the validity of the registration of exporters in the information systems of the countries of importation of goods in order to confirm the country of origin of the goods in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.;

8) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 13, 2014 No. 159-V (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication);

9) initiates, participates in and organizes, together with the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, national and international exhibitions and fairs;

10) acts on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in negotiations with international trade and economic organizations and integration associations, foreign states, unions of foreign states;

10-1) carries out cooperation and interaction with a third party, international organizations in the field of trade activities;

10-2) develops conditions for the implementation of certain types of activities of the Export Credit Agency and approves them in coordination with the central authorized body for state planning, the central authorized body for budget execution, the authorized body for regulation, control and supervision of the financial market and financial organizations;

10-3) develops rules for the formation of a risk management and internal control system, as well as the formation of reserves and actuarial calculations for the Export Credit Agency and approves them in coordination with the central authorized body for state planning, the central authorized body for budget execution, the authorized body for regulation, control and supervision of the financial market and financial organizations;

11) carries out licensing of export and (or) import of certain goods in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

12) carries out monitoring by analyzing information on issued certificates of origin posted quarterly on an Internet resource by an organization authorized to issue a certificate of origin, as well as monitoring the issuance of a certificate of origin for internal circulation, determining the status of goods of the Eurasian Economic Union and (or) foreign goods by an authorized body (organization); - Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

13) conducts a macroeconomic analysis in order to determine the threshold values of retail prices for socially important food products;

14) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 05/24/2018 No. 156-VI (effective after ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); 14-1) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 05/24/2018 No. 156-VI (effective after ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); IZPI's note! Subparagraph 15) is provided to be deleted by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 04/06/2024 No. 71-VIII (effective from 12/31/2025).

15) develops and approves the procedure for setting retail price thresholds for socially significant food products and the maximum allowable retail prices for them;

15-1) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 05/24/2018 No. 156-VI (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication);

15-2) approves the rules and conditions for the provision of tariff benefits, as well as the list of goods for which tariff benefits are provided;

15-3) conducts an investigation in order to prepare a conclusion on the expediency of applying a compensatory measure;

15-4) approves the requirements for expert auditors to determine the country of origin of goods, the status of goods of the Eurasian Economic Union or a foreign product, the list of documents confirming compliance with them, as well as the procedure for attestation and renewal of certificates of expert auditors to determine the country of origin of goods, the status of goods of the Eurasian Economic Union or a foreign product in coordination with the authorized body in the field of permits and notifications and by the authorized body in the field of informatization; - Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

15-5) approves minimum wholesale prices for socially significant food products produced, imported and (or) sold in the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with the procedure for setting minimum wholesale prices for socially significant food products produced, imported and (or) sold in the Republic of Kazakhstan.;

15-6) develops a list of socially significant food products;

15-7) monitors prices for socially important food products;

15-8) approves the methodology for calculating target indicators in the field of trade to assess the effectiveness of local executive bodies;

15-9) approves the rules of registration in the information system;

15-10) carries out state control over compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on regulation of trading activities;

15-11) approves the procedure and provides the subjects of domestic trade with measures of state support for private entrepreneurship within its competence;

15-12) approves the rules for maintaining the National Catalog of Goods, as well as the registration of goods in it;

16) excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 29, 2014 No. 269-V (effective from 01.01.2015);

17) exercise other powers provided for by this Law, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 12, 2004 No. 544.

This Law regulates public relations in the sphere of trade activity, establishes the principles and organizational bases of its state regulation.

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