On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Science, Science‑Intensive Territories, Social Security, Education, Healthcare, and Military Service
Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated June 24, 2026, No. 321‑VIII ZRK
Article 1. Amend and add to the following legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan:
1. The Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Special Part) dated July 1, 1999:
1. Add a third part to paragraph 1 of Article 820 as follows:
“The requirements of this paragraph do not apply to pension annuity contracts concluded in accordance with the Social Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.”
2. Amend the Penal Enforcement Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 5, 2014, as follows:
amend paragraph 10 of Article 143 to read as follows:
“10. Convicted persons are allowed to study in the form of online education in educational organizations that implement educational programs in technical and vocational, post‑secondary, and higher education, provided that the institution has the appropriate technical conditions.
3. In the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 23, 2015:1) Part one of paragraph 5 of Article 87 shall be supplemented with subparagraph 7) to read as follows:
"7) sabbatical leave of leading scientists working in organizations of higher and (or) postgraduate education, scientific organizations, in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Science and Technology Policy".";
2) add article 146-2 to chapter 12 of section 2 as follows:
"Article 146-2. Regulation of the work of researchers
The work of researchers is regulated by this Code with the specifics provided for by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Science and Technological Policy."
4. In the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 7, 2020, “On the Health of the Population and the Healthcare System”:
1) in paragraph 1 of Article 1:
in subparagraph 94), replace the words “in the manner determined by the authorized body” with the words “in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan”;
subparagraph 200) should be amended as follows:
200) The manufacturer’s price is the price for the trade name of a medicinal product provided by the manufacturer; it serves as the base price for calculating the maximum wholesale and retail prices of medicinal products included in the list of medicinal products subject to price regulation for wholesale and retail sales, as well as for medicinal products and medical devices within the guaranteed volume of free medical care and (or) within the system of compulsory social health insurance, and for medical devices for diagnostics outside the living organism (in vitro) produced on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan under long‑term supply contracts concluded with a single distributor.
Add subclause 220-1) to the following content:
“220-1) a reference centre is a structural unit of state medical organisations, or medical organisations whose voting shares (participation shares in the authorised capital) are wholly owned by the state, as determined by the authorised body, which provides specialised, including high‑tech, medical care, carries out coordination, organisational and methodological work, and ensures the implementation of a system for external assessment of the quality and safety of high‑tech medical care, as well as in the conduct of pathological anatomical diagnostics;”;
2) in Article 7:
subparagraphs 15), 47) and 50) should be worded as follows:
“15) approves the list of medicines and medical devices for free and (or) preferential outpatient provision for certain categories of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan with specific diseases (conditions), as well as the list of medicines and medical devices purchased from a single distributor;
47) approves the rules for compiling the drug formularies of healthcare organizations;
50) approves the rules for forming the list of medicines and medical devices for free and (or) preferential outpatient provision for certain categories of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan with specific diseases (conditions), and the list of medicines and medical devices purchased from a single distributor;
to be supplemented with subparagraph 104‑5) as follows:
104-5) approves the rules for conducting an examination, state registration, re‑registration of medicines or medical devices, making amendments to the registration dossier of a medicine or medical device and registration, making amendments to the manufacturer’s price, as well as the formation of the Kazakhstan National Medicines Formulary;
3) in Article 23:
in paragraph 3, replace the words “in the manner determined by the authorized body” with the words “in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan”;
paragraph 4 should be worded as follows:
4. A mandatory condition for state registration, re‑registration of medicinal products or medical devices, and for making changes to the registration dossier of a medicinal product or medical device is the conduct of an examination of the medicinal product or medical device in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In paragraph 5, replace the words “determined by the authorized body” with the words “established in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.”
In paragraph 8:
restate the first part as follows:
“8. An application for an examination, state registration, re‑registration of medicinal products or medical devices, amendments to the registration dossier of a medicinal product or medical device, and registration, as well as amendments to the manufacturer’s price, must be submitted by the applicant or the manufacturer of the medicinal product or medical device, or their authorized representatives, as part of the provision of a composite service.”
add the following part of the second part:
"A composite service is understood as a set of government services related to the examination, state registration, re-registration of medicines or medical products, making changes to the registration dossier of a medicinal product or medical product and registration, making changes to the manufacturer's price, as well as the formation of the Kazakh National Drug Form, provided collectively or separately in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.";
in paragraph 10:
in part two, replace the words "determined by the authorized body" with the words "established in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan";
Add the following parts to the third, fourth and fifth sections:
"An accelerated procedure for the examination of a medicinal product is carried out in the following cases::
joint procedure with the World Health Organization for registration of a medicinal product;
procedures for prequalification of a medicinal product by the World Health Organization;
registration of a medicinal product by regulatory authorities with a strict regulatory system determined by the World Health Organization;
in other cases provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The accelerated examination procedure for medical devices is carried out for medical devices that have certificates from the regulatory authorities of the European Commission in the European Union (CE marking) or from regulatory authorities that are members of the governing committee of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF), or that have been pre‑qualified by the World Health Organization, as well as in other cases provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
When conducting an accelerated examination of medicines and medical devices, the requirements for their safety, quality, and efficacy are not reduced.
Paragraph 11 should be amended as follows:
11. The applicant is denied state registration and re‑registration of medicines or medical devices, or amendments to the registration dossier of a medicine or medical device, in cases where a negative conclusion is issued based on the results of the examination of medicines and medical devices and a complete package of documents is not submitted.
In paragraph 13, replace the words “in the manner determined by the authorized body” with the words “in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan”;
add paragraph 18 with the following content:
“18. The state body responsible for the circulation of medicines and medical devices has the right to initiate the registration of a medicinal product on its own initiative in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.”;
4) add paragraph 3‑1 with the following content to Article 124:
“3‑1. 5) to add a new article 130‑1 to the following effect:
Article 130‑1. Reference centres
1. Coordination of the activities of medical organizations providing specialized, including high‑tech, medical care, as well as external assessment of the quality and safety of pathological anatomical diagnostics, are monitored and carried out by reference centres.
2. The main tasks of the reference centre are to ensure that medical organizations apply uniform standards for providing specialized, including high‑tech, medical care by conducting monitoring and providing methodological support, as well as to improve the accuracy and reliability of pathological anatomical diagnostics of diseases and reduce diagnostic errors.
3. The reference center is established on the basis of state medical organizations, medical organizations whose 100 percent of voting shares (participation shares in the authorized capital) belong to the state, and which have the status of a scientific center or research institute.
6) in Article 244:in paragraph 1, replace the words “an organization determined by the authorized body” with the following
In paragraph 1, replace the words “an organization determined by the authorized body” with the words “a state expert organization in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices”;
add a new paragraph 1‑1 to the following effect:
“1‑1. Pharmaceutical inspections conducted by a state expert organization in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices are subject to state monopoly.
Prices for goods (works, services) produced and/or sold by a state monopoly entity are set by the authorized body in coordination with the antimonopoly authority.";
7) in article 245:
Paragraphs 1 and 2 should be worded as follows:
"1. State regulation of prices is carried out on:
1) medicines for wholesale and retail sale included in the list of medicines subject to price regulation for wholesale and retail sale;
2) medicines and medical devices within the guaranteed volume of free medical care and (or) within the system of compulsory social health insurance;
3) medical devices for diagnostics outside a living organism (in vitro), produced on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan under long‑term supply contracts concluded with a single distributor.
The list of medicines subject to price regulation for wholesale and retail sale is approved by the authorized body.
2. The authorized body approves the manufacturer's prices and the marginal prices for the trade name of a medicinal product for wholesale and retail sale included in the list of medicines subject to price regulation for wholesale and retail sale.";
In paragraph 3, the words "in agreement with the antimonopoly authority" should be deleted.;
Delete paragraph 4;
In paragraph 5, the word "marginal" should be deleted;
Paragraph 7 after the word "regulation" should be supplemented with the words "for wholesale and retail sales";
8) paragraph 3 of Article 251 should be supplemented with subparagraph 11) as follows:
"11) manufacture of medicinal products by importing bulk products, as well as pharmaceutical substances (active pharmaceutical substances), with the exception of their standard samples.";
9) in article 263:
In paragraph 1, replace the word “разрабатывается” with the word “формируется”;
paragraph 2 is to be deleted.
5. In the Social Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 20, 2023:
1) in Article 155:
supplement paragraphs 2‑1 and 7‑1 with the following wording:
“2‑1. The basis for conducting a medical and social examination is an application from the person being examined or their legal representative.
The basis for conducting a medical and social examination of a person over the age of eighteen who is in a comatose state is a statement from a spouse or close relative without his consent.
A comatose state is understood as a persistent severe pathological condition in which a person is unconscious with a violation of the basic functions of the body and limited vital activity.";
"7-1. When a spouse or a close relative submits an application for a medical and social examination to a person over the age of eighteen who is in a comatose state, disability is established for a period of no more than one year.
In the event of an improvement in the health status of a person with a disability who is over eighteen years of age and is in a comatose state, before the expiration of the period established by Part One of this clause, re‑examination shall be carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on social protection.
Paragraph 10 shall be supplemented with a second part as follows:
“The requirement of this paragraph does not apply to the case provided for in Part Two of Paragraph 7‑1 of this article.”
2) Article 171 shall be supplemented with paragraph 1‑1 as follows:
“1‑1. If a person with a disability of the first group is in a comatose state, the allowance to the caregiver is assigned on the basis of an application from the spouse or a close relative without his consent.";
3) in article 226:
subparagraph 2) of paragraph 10 should be supplemented with the words ", except in cases of replacement of a beneficiary who is not insured, changes in the personal data of the policyholder (policyholders), the beneficiary";
Paragraph 12 should be supplemented with the following third part:
"Under a pension annuity agreement providing for guaranteed insurance payments, in the event of the death of the policyholder (policyholders) and (or) the insured person(s) specified in the pension annuity agreement, and in the absence of such, the heirs of the policyholder (policyholders) and (or) the insured are entitled to receive the specified insurance payments in the amount provided for a pension annuity agreement, as a lump sum or in accordance with the procedure specified in part one of this paragraph, if the policyholder(s) and (or) the insured received them in part or did not receive them during their lifetime.";
4) Paragraph 2 of Article 227 should be amended as follows:
2. The policyholder (policyholders) when using their own funds to pay the missing part of the insurance premium when concluding a pension annuity contract with an insurance company or making changes to it
5) in subparagraph 8) of paragraph 1 of Article 238, delete the words “or on transferring him to the part‑time form of study”;
6) in subparagraph 7) of paragraph 1 of Article 241, delete the words “or on transferring him to the part‑time form of study”.
6. In the Budget Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 15, 2025:
supplement subparagraph 20) of Article 5 with the words “, a higher scientific organization”.
7. In the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 27, 2007, “On Education”:
1) in subparagraph 45) of part one of Article 5, delete the word “distance learning”;
2) add a new Article 8-4 to the following effect:
“Article 8-4. Features of the acquisition of textbooks and educational and methodological complexes.”
The publishing house, at its own expense, replaces the print run purchased by local executive bodies under the public procurement agreement in the event of a printing defect and/or an error(s) made as a result of the publisher's deviation from the version approved by the subject expert commission.
The requirement of the first part of this article is a prerequisite for the preparation and execution of public procurement contracts for the purchase of textbooks and teaching materials in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Public Procurement".";
3) in Article 27, delete the phrase “in absentia”;
4) in Part Three, Paragraph 1, Article 32, delete the phrase “in absentia”;
5) in Part Three of Article 33, delete the phrase “in absentia”;
6) add a new paragraph 6 to Article 43‑1 as follows:
6. The competencies of an organization providing higher and (or) postgraduate education, which trains personnel in the field of civil aviation, as provided for in subparagraphs 1), 2), 10) and 15) of paragraph 2 of this article, are implemented taking into account the specifics provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the use of the airspace of the Republic of Kazakhstan and aviation activities.
At the same time, personnel training in the field of civil aviation is carried out taking into account the flight and simulator training of students in accordance with the standards and recommended practices of the International Civil Aviation Organization and the aviation rules of international organizations in the field of civil aviation.
7) in paragraph 17 of Article 47:
part four should be worded as follows:
“Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who have studied aviation-related specialties on the basis of a state educational order are required to work for at least five years; for other specialties, for at least three years, in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body in the field of science and higher education.”
The fifth part, after the word “work,” should be supplemented with the words “in educational organizations, scientific organizations, as well as in government bodies and (or) other organizations corresponding to the profile of the educational program.”
8) The second part of paragraph 7 of Article 52 should be supplemented with a second sentence to the following effect:
“At the same time, the annual teaching load of the teaching staff of higher and postgraduate education institutions should not exceed two‑thirds of the annual working time.”;
9) Article 68 should be supplemented with paragraph 2‑3 as follows:
“2-3. Persons who have enrolled in education with the corresponding duration of study in educational institutions that implement technical and vocational, post‑secondary education programs in the form of distance learning complete their studies under the distance‑learning educational programs that were in effect at the time of enrollment, with the issuance of an education document.”
8. In the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 15, 2010, “On the Use of the Airspace of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Aviation Activities”:
1) Add subparagraphs 2‑4) and 2‑5) to paragraph 1 of Article 14 as follows:
“2‑4) participates in the implementation of state policy in the field of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities, coordinates the work on conducting scientific research in the field of use of the airspace of the Republic of Kazakhstan and aviation activities;
2-5) approves the rules for organizing and financing the training of aviation personnel, scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities in the field of using the airspace of the Republic of Kazakhstan and aviation activities, funded by deductions from the state provider of air navigation services for the training of civilian aviation personnel and the development of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities in the field of using the airspace of the Republic of Kazakhstan and aviation activities;
2) amend paragraph 3 of Article 16-12 to read as follows:
3. The state provider of air navigation services implements the main goal of its activities by providing air navigation services, as well as making contributions to ensure flight safety, train civil aviation personnel, and develop scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities in the field of using the airspace of the Republic of Kazakhstan and aviation activities.
9. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 6, 2011, “On Law Enforcement Service”:
1) in subparagraph 3) of paragraph 1 of Article 71, delete the words “(cadets of law enforcement educational institutions, employees studying on a part‑time basis)”;2) in paragraph 8 of Article 75, replace the words “part‑time (evening)” with “part‑time”.
2) In paragraph 8 of Article 75, replace the words “correspondence (evening)” with the word “evening”.
10. In the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 1, 2011, “On State Property”:
add paragraph 7‑2 to Article 4 as follows:
“7‑2. The provisions of this Law apply to a higher scientific organization, unless otherwise provided for by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan ‘On Science and Technological Policy’.”
11. In the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 13, 2012, “On Energy Saving and Improving Energy Efficiency”:
Subparagraph 2-1) of Article 1 shall be supplemented with the words “, a higher scientific organization”.
12. In the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 16, 2012, “On Military Service and the Status of Military Personnel”:
1) In part two of paragraph 3 of Article 5, replace the words “by conscription of the officer corps” with the words “conscripted in accordance with Article 32 of this Law”;
2) Add the words “and sergeants” after the word “officers” in subparagraph 2) of part three of paragraph 1 of Article 18;
3) Paragraph 1, subparagraph 2) of Article 24 should be worded as follows:
2) for officers and sergeants serving under conscription and called up in accordance with Article 32 of this Law – twenty‑four months;
4) in paragraph 6 of Article 26, replace the words “officer corps” with the words “and those called up in accordance with Article 32 of this Law”;
5) supplement subparagraph 2) of paragraph 2 of Article 27 with the words “and reserve sergeants”.
6) Article 32 should be worded as follows:
Article 32. Conscription of reserve officers and reserve sergeants
Reserve officers and reserve sergeants under the age of twenty‑nine, and reserve medical service officers under the age of thirty‑two, who are fit for military service and have not completed military service under conscription (except for military training), shall be conscripted in peacetime on the basis of a resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan to perform military service in officer and sergeant positions, at the request of the authorized bodies.
7) In paragraph 7 of Article 37, replace the words “by conscription of officers” with the words “conscripted in accordance with Article 32 of this Law”;
8) In Part Two of Paragraph 1 of Article 50‑1, add the words “and reserve sergeants” after the words “reserve officers”;
9) In subparagraph 1) of Paragraph 2 of Article 53‑1, replace the words “by conscription of officers” with the words “conscripted in accordance with Article 32 of this Law”.
13. In the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 31, 2015, “On Public‑Private Partnership”:
in Article 56:in paragraph 1, after the words “or an industrial zone,” add the words “, including a knowledge‑intensive territory”;in the first part of paragraph 2, after the words “or an industrial zone,” add the words “, including on a knowledge‑intensive territory.”
Paragraph 4 should be supplemented with the words “, including a knowledge‑intensive territory”.
Paragraph 14. The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 12 November 2015 “On State Audit and Financial Control”:
Paragraph 1, subparagraph 3), should be supplemented with the words “, a higher scientific organization”.
Paragraph 15. The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 3 April 2019 “On Special Economic and Industrial Zones”:
Article 24, paragraph 2, shall be supplemented with a third part as follows:
“The provisions of the second part of this paragraph do not apply to cases of abolition of a special economic zone in the territory of a knowledge‑intensive territory.”
16. In the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 1 July 2024 “On Science and Technological Policy”:
1) in Article 1:
supplement with subparagraphs 26‑1) and 27‑1) as follows:
“26-1) foresight (predictive) research on the development of science and technology – expert analytical assessment of medium- and long-term prospects for the development of science and technology;”
“27-1) a young scientist is an individual aged up to and including forty‑four years, who has no more than ten years of experience in scientific, research, and (or) scientific‑pedagogical activity (excluding the period of caring for a child until they reach the age of three), who carries out scientific, research, and (or) scientific‑pedagogical activity, and who obtains and implements the results of scientific and (or) scientific‑technical activity;”
subclause 32) after the word “archive,” add the words “scientific infrastructure,”;
Add subparagraph 45-1) to read as follows:
“45-1) a shared‑use scientific laboratory is a scientific infrastructure acquired as part of a government order for the joint use by subjects of scientific and (or) scientific‑technical activities of scientific equipment, ensuring equal access to it and subject to registration in the unified digital system ‘Kazakhstan Science’.”
2) Article 4, paragraph 2, after the word “activities,” add the following: “as well as from special revenues derived from contributions by subsoil users in accordance with the budgetary legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil resources and subsoil use.”
3) Add subparagraph 3‑1) to Article 5 as follows:“3‑1) determines the composition of the Board of Trustees of the National Academy of Sciences;”4) In Article 6:
Add subclause 19-1) to the following effect:
“19-1) develops and approves the rules for research institutes and organizations of higher and (or) postgraduate education, as well as other accredited entities engaged in scientific and (or) scientific‑technical activities, to acquire goods, works, and services, as necessary.”
In subclause 22), replace the word “carries out” with “develops and approves the rules for implementing programs to promote the commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities, and also carries out”;
supplement with subclauses 29‑1) and 37‑1) as follows:
“29‑1) develops and approves the rules for using scientific equipment purchased under a government order and for providing access to shared‑use scientific laboratories and academic excellence centres;”
“37-1) develops and approves a list of national scientific councils in the fields of science and commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific‑technical activities;”
add the words “and foreign” after the word “Kazakhstani” in subclause 41);
add subclauses 43-1), 43-2), 43-3) and 43-4) to the following effect:
43-1) develops and approves the rules for venture financing in the field of science and scientific and technical activities;
43-2) develops and approves the methodology for assessing the economic feasibility of the requested amount of funding (cost) for scientific, scientific and technical projects and programs;
43-3) approves the results of monitoring the implementation of scientific, scientific and technical projects and programs reviewed by national scientific councils.
43-4) approves the amount of funding (cost) for scientific, scientific and technical projects and programs in accordance with the decision of the national scientific council;
5) amend Part One of Article 8 by adding subparagraphs 12-1) and 12-2) to read as follows:
12-1) coordinates the development strategy for the science city;
12-2) annually develops a report on the implementation of the science city’s development strategy.
6) Article 10 should be supplemented with paragraph 3 as follows:
“3. To conduct scientific research, members of national and regional teams for national and international Olympiads and competitions of scientific projects (scientific competitions) in general education subjects, professional skills competitions, the list of which is approved by the authorized body in the field of education, have the right to use centers of academic excellence, scientific infrastructure, including digitalization facilities located in organizations of higher and secondary education. (or) postgraduate education, more than fifty percent of the voting shares (stakes in the authorized capital) of which belong to the state.";
7) add article 10-1 as follows:
Article 10-1. Rights and obligations of scientists and research workers
1. Scientists and research workers are guaranteed academic freedom and the right to freedom of creativity.
2. Scientists and research workers have the right:
1) to conduct scientific research without interference, to freely discuss and publish its results, provided that this is not prohibited by this Law and the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) independently plan and organize their scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities;
3) independently determine the direction and content, methods and means of scientific research and experimental developments;
4) carry out scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities with an acceptable scientifically justified risk;
5) to obtain access to scientific and scientific-technical information, with the exception of information constituting a legally protected secret;
6) to be protected from persecution that infringes on their rights, freedom and legitimate interests for reasons related to the implementation of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities;
7) receive income from the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities, the author(s) of which they are;
8) for an objective assessment of their scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities, as well as for other incentive measures provided for by this Law;
9) to participate in the training of scientific and scientific‑technical personnel, to transfer knowledge and experience to them in the process of carrying out scientific and (or) scientific‑technical activities;
10) to exercise other rights provided for by this Law and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3. Scientists and research workers are obliged to:
1) to conduct scientific research in accordance with the requirements of scientific ethics;
2) to avoid conflicts of interest and unfair competition.
3) to comply with other obligations provided for in this Law and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
8) in Article 15:in paragraph 3:
add subparagraph 3‑1) to read as follows:“3‑1) prepares and publishes an annual national report on science, taking into account the results of foresight (predictive) studies on the development of science and technology, as well as other analytical and statistical materials;”
Subparagraph 4) should be supplemented with the words “and technologies”;
Part two of paragraph 5 should be supplemented with subparagraph 6) as follows:
“6) appointment of an authorized representative for the rights of scientists and research workers.”
Paragraph 28 should be worded as follows:
“28. The activities of the National Academy of Sciences are funded from budgetary funds, as well as from other sources not prohibited by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.”
Add paragraphs 29, 30 and 31 as follows:
29. The property of the National Academy of Sciences is formed at the expense of:1) budget funds in accordance with the budgetary legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
1) budget funds in accordance with the budget legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) voluntary property contributions and donations;
3) revenues (income) from the sale of goods, works, and services in cases established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) other revenues not prohibited by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The National Academy of Sciences uses its property exclusively to achieve its statutory goals.
30. The National Academy of Sciences is liable for its obligations with all the property it owns.
31. The National Academy of Sciences has an official responsible for the rights of scientists and research workers.
In order to protect the rights and legitimate interests of scientists and research workers, the Commissioner for the Rights of Scientists and Research Workers:
1) considers appeals from scientists and research workers regarding violations of their rights and legitimate interests;
2) provides consulting services to scientists and research workers;
3) interacts with government bodies, educational and scientific organizations, as well as other interested parties, on issues related to the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of scientists and research workers.
4) submits proposals to the National Academy of Sciences and the authorized body to improve the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on science and technological policy regarding the protection of the rights and legitimate interests of scientists and research workers;
5) involves scientific organizations, public associations, experts, and other persons to assist in resolving issues affecting the rights and legitimate interests of scientists and research workers;
9) supplement subparagraph 8) of paragraph 3 of Article 20 with the words “in accordance with this Law and”;
10) in article 22:
Paragraph 1 after the word "science" should be supplemented with the words "and commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities";
subparagraph 3) of paragraph 2, after the word "financing", add the word "(cost)";
11) add the word "(cost)" to the first part of paragraph 2 of Article 25;
12) paragraph 1 of Article 28 shall be worded as follows:
"1. Remuneration for researchers of scientific organizations, organizations of higher and (or) postgraduate education and other accredited subjects of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities that fulfill a state order or implement scientific, scientific and technical projects and programs funded from budgetary funds, is carried out in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.";
13) in article 29:
In paragraph 1, the words "state scientific organizations and scientific organizations equated to state ones" should be deleted.;
paragraphs 4 and 6 after the word "are established" should be supplemented with the words "by this Law,";
14) in paragraph 2 of article 30, the words "under the age of forty inclusive" should be deleted;
15) in the third paragraph of the second part of paragraph 1 and paragraph 3 of Article 31, the words "under the age of forty inclusive" should be deleted;
16) add chapter 5-1 to read as follows:
"Chapter 5-1. Knowledge-intensive territory
Article 33-1. Basic provisions on knowledge‑intensive territories
1. A knowledge‑intensive territory is a territory where conditions are created to support priority areas of scientific and technological development, to stimulate high‑tech industries, and to commercialize the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities.
2. A knowledge‑intensive territory may take the form of a science city or a science and technology park, the status of which is granted and revoked in accordance with this Law.
3. Funding for projects and infrastructure in knowledge‑intensive territories is provided from extrabudgetary funds and other sources not prohibited by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Funding for projects from budgetary funds allocated for scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities is carried out in accordance with this Law and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
4. The authorized body determines the person responsible for monitoring the implementation of the development strategy for the science city and the scientific and technological park.
The procedure for conducting monitoring is determined by the authorized body.
5. The specifics of exercising exclusive rights to the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities created in the territory of knowledge‑intensive territories are established by this Law and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 33-2. Measures to stimulate the development of knowledge‑intensive territories
1. Measures to stimulate scientific and (or) scientific‑technical activity in knowledge‑intensive territories include:
tax incentives in accordance with the tax legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
funding for research and development work in accordance with this Law;
state support for subjects of innovative activity in accordance with the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Industrial Policy”.
The right to obtain the status of a special economic zone in accordance with the procedure provided for by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Special Economic and Industrial Zones”.
2. Foreign citizens and stateless persons, as well as members of their families, who arrive in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the purpose of carrying out
3. The educational activities of higher and (or) postgraduate education organizations established within the territory of a science city by decision of the authorized body are subject to licensing in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on education and on permits and notifications. Licensing is carried out in accordance with separate qualification requirements approved by the authorized body.
Article 33-3. Science City. Main tasks of a science city
1. A science city is a status assigned to a settlement on whose territory conditions have been created for carrying out educational, scientific and (or) scientific‑technical, innovative and entrepreneurial activities, in order to develop the priority areas of the country’s economic development.
2. The main tasks of a science city are:
1) the development of fundamental and applied scientific research;
2) development and implementation of knowledge‑intensive technologies and innovations in production for the sustainable development of the economy;
3) commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities;
4) ensuring effective technology transfer;
5) attracting investment in scientific, scientific and technical and innovative projects;
6) development of production and human resources potential;
7) promoting the development of scientific and innovative infrastructure.
Article 33-4. Procedure for granting the status of a science city
1. The status of a science city is granted to a populated area on the basis of a decision by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, based on a recommendation from the authorized body, in coordination with the sectoral authorized body whose competence includes the relevant industry of the science city, and the local executive body of the relevant administrative-territorial unit.
2. The status of a science city is granted to a populated area if it meets the following criteria:
1) the presence on the territory of a locality of accredited subjects of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities with a share of researchers of at least three percent of the employed population of the corresponding locality;
2) the availability of scientific, engineering and industrial infrastructure that ensures the life of the science city, as well as conducting research, development work and the production of products with scientific content (goods, works, services);
3) the presence of organizations engaged in the development and production of domestic products with scientific content (goods, works, services) in priority scientific areas of science development, as well as the attraction of investments.
3. The authorized body, together with the sectoral state body whose competence covers the relevant sector of the science city, develops a development strategy for the science city, which includes priority scientific areas of its activities, and coordinates it with the local executive body of the relevant administrative‑territorial unit, as well as with the interested state bodies.
The Supreme Scientific and Technical Commission approves the development strategy for the science city.
4. The local executive body of the relevant administrative-territorial unit takes measures to implement the development strategy for the science city.
5. To implement the development strategy for the science city, the development plan of the relevant administrative-territorial unit reflects the main tasks, target indicators, performance indicators, and measures of the science city’s development strategy.
6. The local executive body of the relevant administrative-territorial unit submits an annual report to the authorized body on the implementation of the science city development strategy for approval by the Higher Scientific and Technical Commission.
Article 33-5. Participants of the science city
1. Participants of the science city are individuals and (or) legal entities included in the register of participants of the science city in accordance with the procedure established by the authorized body.
2. The register of participants of the science city includes participants of the science city who meet the requirements for participants of the science city.
The requirements for participants in a science city are established by the authorized body in coordination with the relevant government bodies and the local executive body of the relevant administrative-territorial unit in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The register of participants in the science city is subject to publication on the website of the local executive body of the relevant administrative-territorial unit.
3. The participants in the science city carry out their activities in order to implement the development strategy of the science city and the documents of the State Planning System of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 33-6. The governing body of the science city
1. The governing body of a science city is its management company.
The management company of a science city is a legal entity designated or created by the local executive body of the relevant administrative-territorial unit in coordination with the authorized body and (or) the branch authorized body, whose competence includes the relevant branch of the science city, providing integrated management of the science city.
IIn order to improve the efficiency of management and attract investment, domestic and foreign partners may be involved in the management company in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. The structure and competence of the management company are established by its charter in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3. The functions of the science city management company include:
1) selecting and financing projects of the science city participants from sources not prohibited by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) cooperation with international organizations and foreign partners in order to attract scientific, technological, digital, educational, and financial resources to stimulate the development of the science city;
3) participation in the creation, management, and coordination of interaction among the participants of the science city in order to promote scientific and scientific‑innovative potential, commercialize scientific developments, and stimulate the interaction between science and industry within the territory of the science city;
4) providing acceleration and technological business incubation services to the participants of the science city.
5) attracting non‑residents and residents of the Republic of Kazakhstan to participate in the development of the science city;6) maintaining the register of science city participants;7) attracting venture financing;8) other functions in accordance with this Law and the charter of the science city management company.
4. The science city management company carries out the registration of science city participants and issues documents confirming the registration of participants in accordance with the procedure and in the form established by the authorized body.
5. The management company of the science city submits an annual report on its activities and information on the participants of the science city to the local executive body of the relevant administrative-territorial unit, the authorized body, and the sectoral authorized body whose competence includes the relevant sector of the science city.
6. If a settlement loses its status as a science city, the management company of the science city shall be liquidated in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 33-7. Grounds and procedure for the early loss of science city status
1. The grounds for the early loss of science city status are:
1) failure of the results of scientific, scientific‑technical, innovative and production activities to meet the objectives of the science city’s development strategy;
2) failure to achieve the results envisaged in the science city’s development strategy, based on the results of monitoring the implementation of the science city’s development strategy over a period of five years.
3) failure to meet the criteria for granting the status of a science city, as provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 33‑4 of this Law;
4) an appeal by the local executive body of the relevant administrative‑territorial unit or the authorized body to the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan regarding the inappropriateness of maintaining the status of a science city.
2. A settlement loses its status as a science city ahead of schedule on the basis of a decision by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, based on a proposal from the authorized body, which has been coordinated with the relevant sectoral authorized body whose competence covers the relevant industry of the science city, and the local executive body of the relevant administrative‑territorial unit.
3. A decision on the early loss of the status of a science city on the grounds specified in subparagraph 3) of paragraph 1 of this article is made no earlier than five years after it was granted.
4. From the moment the status of a science city is lost, the participants of the science city are excluded from the register of participants of the science city in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 33-8. Social security for scientific workers who are participants in a science city
1. Scientific workers who are participants in a science city have social guarantees ensuring their rights in the field of healthcare in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of healthcare.
2. Scientific workers who are participants in a science city have the right to purchase housing or improve their housing conditions in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3. Children of scientific workers who are participants in the science city are provided with priority placement in kindergartens by the local executive bodies of the relevant administrative-territorial unit.
Article 33-9. Scientific and Technological Park
1. A scientific and technological park is a status assigned to a territory within an organization of higher and (or) postgraduate education, an autonomous educational organization, a scientific organization, as well as to an enterprise that has implemented scientific developments and technologies in production together with a scientific organization.
The science and technology park creates conditions for carrying out scientific and (or) scientific‑technical and innovative activities, as well as for the commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific‑technical activities.
2. Criteria for assigning a territory the status of a science and technology park:
1) the presence of implemented results of scientific and (or) scientific‑technical activities and (or) implemented scientific developments and technologies in production;
2) the presence of scientific infrastructure.
3. The status of a scientific and technological park is granted and revoked on the basis of a decision by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, based on a proposal from the authorized body and the sectoral authorized body whose competence includes the relevant sector of the scientific and technological park.
4. The goals and types of activities, as well as the organizational structure of the management of the scientific and technological park, are determined by its charter, which must be approved by the authorized body and the sectoral authorized body whose competence includes the relevant sector of the scientific and technological park.
5. The management of a scientific and technological park may be carried out by a management company established or determined by organizations of higher and (or) postgraduate education, autonomous educational organizations, scientific organizations, as well as an enterprise that has introduced scientific developments and technologies into production jointly with a scientific organization, in accordance with the charter of the management company and this Law.
6. The authorized body, together with the branch authorized body, whose competence includes the relevant branch of the scientific and technological park, develops a strategy for the development of the scientific and technological park, containing priority scientific areas of its activities.
The Supreme Scientific and Technical Commission approves the development strategy for the scientific and technological park.
7. The grounds for the early loss of the status of a scientific and technological park are:
1) the results of scientific, scientific and technical, innovative and production activities do not meet the objectives set out in the development strategy for the scientific and technological park;
2) failure to achieve the results envisaged in the development strategy for the scientific and technological park, based on the results of monitoring the implementation of the development strategy for the scientific and technological park over a period of five years.
3) failure to meet the criteria for assigning the status of a scientific and technological park, as provided for in paragraph 2 of this article;
17) in Article 34:
paragraph 3, after the word “activities,” add the words “, including through special revenues from contributions by subsoil users in accordance with the budgetary legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use,”;
paragraph 4:
after the word “education,” add the words “and its organizations.”
- supplement with a second part as follows:
- “The period for the implementation of scientific, scientific‑technical projects and programmes is calculated from the date of conclusion of the contract for the implementation of scientific, scientific‑technical projects and programmes and covers the entire period of implementation of the activities set out in the calendar plan.”;
- 18) in Article 36:
- part one of clause 1:
- after the word “research”, supplement with the words “, including for development and design work,”;
Add the words “, as well as a grant under the international treaties of the Republic of Kazakhstan”;
Add the words “and their organizations” after the word “education” in paragraph 4;
Add the words “and their organizations” after the word “education” in paragraph 6;
Add the words “no later than the deadlines established by the authorized body” after the words “who announced the competition” in paragraph 10;
19) in Article 37:
Add the words “and their organizations” after the word “education” in part one of paragraph 3.
Part one of clause 5, after the word “education,” should be supplemented with the words “and their organizations”;
clause 10, after the words “that announced the competition,” should be supplemented with the words “no later than the deadlines established by the authorized body”;
clause 20) should be supplemented with subclause 9) as follows:
“9) knowledge‑intensive territories.”
clause 21) should be supplemented with subclause 9) as follows:
"9) provides grants for development work to accredited subjects of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities.";
22) add paragraph 6 to article 52 as follows:
"6. Co-financing of joint international projects and (or) programs may be carried out at the expense of grant or program-targeted financing in accordance with the rules for financing science.".
17. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 1, 2024 "On Public Procurement":
1) Subparagraph 10) of Article 1, after the word “education,” should be supplemented with the words “and other accredited entities engaged in scientific and (or) scientific‑technical activities”;
2) Paragraph 2 of Article 17 should be supplemented with a third part as follows:
“Standard contracts for the purchase of textbooks and educational and methodological complexes shall be drawn up taking into account the specific features established by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan ‘On Education.’”
Article 2.
1. This Law shall enter into force sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication, with the following exceptions:
1) clauses 6, 10, 11 and 14, subclause 3), and paragraphs eight to seventeen of subclause 8) of clause 16 of Article 1, which shall enter into force ten calendar days after the date of their first official publication;
2) the third, fourth, and fifth paragraphs of subparagraph 6) of paragraph 4 of Article 1, which come into effect six months after the date of its first official publication;
3) paragraph 2, subparagraphs 5) and 6) of paragraph 5, subparagraphs 1), 3), 4), 5), and 9) of paragraph 7, and paragraph 9 of Article 1, which come into effect on January 1, 2027.
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