On the formation of the Commission under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Anti-Corruption issues

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Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 2, 2002 No. 839.

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In accordance with subparagraph 20) of Article 44 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, I hereby decree:

1. To establish a Commission under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on anti-corruption issues.

The footnote. Paragraph 1 as amended by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 06/09/2016 No. 275.

2. Approve the attached documents:

1) Regulations on the Anti-Corruption Commission under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) excluded by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 13.03.2012 No. 284.

The footnote. Paragraph 2 as amended by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 06/09/2016 No. 275.

3. This Decree comes into force from the date of signing.

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Approved by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on April 2, 2002 No. 839

Regulations on the Anti-Corruption Commission under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

The footnote. In the title and throughout the text of the Regulations on the Commission under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Combating Corruption, approved by the above-mentioned Decree, the words "fight against corruption" and "fight against corruption" were replaced, respectively, with the words "anti-corruption" and "anti-corruption" in accordance with Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 06/09/2016 No. 275.

1. General provisions

1. The Commission under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Anti-Corruption Issues (hereinafter referred to as the Commission) is an advisory body under the Head of State.

2. The objectives of the Commission are to develop and adopt coordinated measures aimed at strengthening the fight against corruption and violations by civil servants of the Code of Ethics of Civil Servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the Code of Ethics), increasing the level of responsibility of civil servants.

The footnote. Paragraph 2 as amended by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 06/29/2024 No. 591.

3. The Commission is guided in its activities by the Constitution, laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts and instructions of the Head of State, as well as this Regulation.

4. The Commission shall consist of the Chairman, the Secretary and other members of the Commission in accordance with the annex to these Regulations. The Commission is headed by the State Adviser of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Secretary of the Commission is the Head of the Law Enforcement Department of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The footnote. Paragraph 4 is amended by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 06/29/2024 No. 591.

5. Excluded by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 13.03.2012 No. 284.

2. Functions and powers of the Commission

6. The Commission performs the following functions:

1) developing and submitting proposals to the Head of State on anti-corruption issues, including improving anti-corruption legislation, forms and methods of combating corruption;

2) monitoring and analysis of the state of anti-corruption, violations of the Code of Ethics by civil servants;

3) consideration of appeals from citizens and legal entities, as well as publications in the mass media about corruption offenses committed by persons holding responsible public positions, violations of official ethics by civil servants and preparation of recommendations on them to persons authorized to impose disciplinary penalties on conducting an official investigation.

The footnote. Paragraph 6 as amended by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 06/29/2024 No. 591.

7. The Commission, within the limits of its competence, has the right:

1) request from central and local government agencies information, documents and materials necessary to perform the tasks assigned to it, with the exception of criminal cases and operational search materials;

2) to hear oral and receive written explanations from officials of state bodies, as well as persons authorized to perform state functions, or persons equated to them;

3) send materials to law enforcement and other government agencies for conducting inspections and taking other measures provided for by law on violations of official ethics and commission of corruption offenses;

4) to hear at their meetings information from the heads of law enforcement and other government agencies on the implementation of anti-corruption legislation ;

5) submit proposals to the relevant bodies and state organizations for consideration on disciplinary liability of officials who have committed corruption offenses, who do not enforce the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Combating Corruption", as well as those who have committed violations of the Code of Ethics, up to their dismissal from office;

6) excluded by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.27.2003 N 1032;

7) submit proposals to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on giving instructions, issuing relevant acts of the President of the Republic on the issues under consideration, as well as bringing to disciplinary responsibility, up to the dismissal of akims of regions, cities of republican significance, the capital, heads of state bodies appointed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan who do not ensure an adequate level of anti-corruption work.

The footnote. Item 7 as amended by Decrees of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02.27.2003 No. 1032; dated 02.18.2011 No. 1157; dated 06.09.2016 No. 275; dated 08/04/2018 No. 723; dated 06/29/2024 No. 591.

3. Organization of the Commission's activities

8. Meetings of the Commission are held as necessary, but at least once a quarter, and may be open or closed by decision of the Chairman of the Commission.

9. Meetings of the Commission are valid in the presence of two thirds of the total number of members of the Commission. The members of the Commission participate in its meetings without the right of replacement.

10. The Commission's decisions are made by a majority vote of the total number of those present at the meeting. If the votes are equal, the Chairman's vote is decisive.

11. Officials who are not members of the Commission, as well as other persons, may be invited to meetings of the Commission.

The footnote. Paragraph 11 is amended by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.01.2024 No. 429 (effective after the date of its first official publication).

11-1. If facts of violations of legislation in the field of activity of the state body being heard are presented at the Commission meeting, the heads of state control and supervision bodies who are members of the Commission or invited to the Commission meeting, within the limits of their competence, express the position of the state body on the existing facts of violations.

The heads of the mentioned bodies of state control and supervision have the right to make proposals on the facts of such violations on the adoption of appropriate measures.

The footnote. The Regulation was supplemented by paragraph 11-1 in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02/18/2011 No. 1157.

12. Chairman of the Commission:

1) manages the activities of the Commission;

2) preside over its meetings;

3) regularly reports on the work of the Commission to the President of the Republic;

4) has the right to attend meetings of boards of law enforcement and other state bodies related to the consideration of anti-corruption issues and the official ethics of civil servants.

13. Excluded by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.01.2024 No. 429 (effective after the day of its first official publication).

14. Secretary of the Commission:

1) inform the members of the Commission about the time and place of the Commission meetings;

2) organizes the preparation of materials for the meetings of the Commission;

3) keeps minutes of the meetings of the Commission;

4) organizes and controls the execution of the Commission's decisions;

5) performs other functions on behalf of the Chairman of the Commission.

15. The central and local executive bodies are obliged to assist the Commission in carrying out the tasks assigned to it.

16. The working body of the Commission is the Department of the Law Enforcement System of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The footnote. Paragraph 16 is amended by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 03.01.2024 No. 429 (effective after the date of its first official publication).

The COMPOSITION of the Commission under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Anti-Corruption issues

The footnote. The composition is as amended by Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 06/29/2024 No. 591; as amended by Decrees of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 08/26/2025 No. 975; dated 01/08/2026 No. 1152 (effective after the day of its first official publication).

State Councilor of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Chairman

Head of the Law Enforcement Department of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Secretary

Members of the Commission:

Secretary of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Chairman of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Assistant to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Legal Issues

Chairman of the Supreme Audit Chamber of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Chairman of the Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs

Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Legislation, Judicial System and Law Enforcement Agencies of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (as agreed)

Chairman of the Committee on Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (as agreed)

Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Legislation, Judicial System and Law Enforcement Agencies of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (as agreed)

Chairman of the Committee on Legislation and Judicial and Legal Reform of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan (as agreed)

Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan (by agreement)

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

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