On amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on improving social legislation
The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 7, 2026 No. 334-VIII SAM.
Article 1. To make amendments and additions to the following legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan:
1. To the Business Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 29, 2015:
1) Subparagraph 10) of paragraph 4 of Article 129 shall be worded as follows:
"10) state control in the field of population migration, with the exception of state control conducted by the authorized body on population migration;";
2) add the words "and investigations in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population" to the first part of paragraph 6 of Article 131;
3) add subparagraph 44-1) to Article 138 as follows:
"44-1) in the field of population migration;";
4) add subparagraph 10-3) to Article 139 as follows:
"10-3) in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices;";
5) in article 144:
Replace ""parts four and five"" in the sixth part of paragraph 2 with the words "parts four and five".;
Paragraph 4 should be supplemented with the following third part:
"The effect of the second part of this paragraph does not apply to unscheduled inspections of subjects (objects) of control and supervision in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population, conducted on the basis of subitems 1) and 2-1) of the first part of paragraph 5 of this Article.";
"6") subparagraph 3) of paragraph 3 of Article 144-4 after the word "unregistered", add the words "medicines, medical devices,";
7) delete subparagraph 4) of paragraph 1 of Article 147;
8) Paragraph 4 of article 149:
add the words ", except for the sphere of circulation of medicines and medical devices";
add the following part of the second part:
"The costs of product samples and laboratory tests of product samples selected by officials of the control and supervision body in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices are financed by the manufacturer and (or) the holder of the registration certificate of medicines and medical devices.";
""""9) add the words "except for cases when educational organizations carry out the types of activities specified in paragraph 3-2 of Article 63 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Education", after the word "enterprises,".
2. To the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 23, 2015:
1) in paragraph 1 of article 32:
subparagraph 3) should be worded as follows:
"3) a document on education, a document on the availability of special knowledge or professional training, retraining at the conclusion of an employment contract for a job requiring relevant knowledge, skills and abilities.
Special knowledge is a set of theoretical and practical information in a specific professional field obtained as a result of professional training, training, retraining or practical experience necessary for the proper performance of work duties in a specific position, profession or type of work;";
add subparagraph 3-1) as follows:
"3-1) a document on the recognition of professional qualifications (if any) in the absence of educational requirements established by relevant professional standards or qualification requirements in accordance with this Code;";
2) add subparagraph 3-1) to Article 116 as follows:
"3-1) vocational training is the process of acquiring, updating or expanding professional knowledge, skills, and skills, as well as obtaining new professions (specialties) for professional development, carried out in the form of professional training, retraining, and advanced training;".
3. To the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 7, 2020 "On the health of the people and the Healthcare system":
1) in paragraph 1 of article 1:
add subparagraph 178-1) to read as follows:
"178-1) medical gas – any substance or mixture of substances in a gaseous state at normal atmospheric pressure and room temperature, intended for introduction into the body for therapeutic, diagnostic or preventive purposes, which are medicinal products;";
""subparagraph 193) after the word "control", add the words "and supervision".;
subparagraph 220) should be supplemented with the words "and sanitary and epidemiological expertise";
add subparagraph 293-1) to read as follows:
"293-1) internal infection audit – a system of organizational, sanitary, anti-epidemic and sanitary preventive measures carried out by a healthcare organization aimed at preventing the occurrence and spread of infections related to the provision of medical care in medical organizations;";
2) in article 7:
""subparagraph 101-2) after the word "substances," add the words "as well as medical gases,";
""subparagraph 104-3) after the word "employees", add the words "and the standard contract of co-insurance of life and health of medical workers in the exercise of their professional duties";
""subparagraph 104-4) after the word "employees", add the words ", the life and health of medical workers in the exercise of their professional duties".;
Add paragraphs 104-5) and 104-6) to read as follows:
"104-5) approves the list of technical auxiliary (compensatory) means and (or) special means of transportation for children with disabilities after illnesses accompanied by temporary restriction of motor functions, with the exception of children with disabilities;
104-6) Approves the rules for the provision of technical auxiliary (compensatory) means and (or) special means of transportation for children with disabilities after illnesses accompanied by temporary restriction of motor functions, with the exception of children with disabilities;";
3) add subparagraph 40-6) to Article 9 as follows:
"40-6) approves the rules for conducting an internal infection audit;";
4) in article 10:
"subparagraph 2") after the word "control", add the words "and supervision".;
add subparagraph 3-1) as follows:
"3-1) Approves the rules for conducting investigations in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices;";
5) paragraph 2 of Article 12 should be supplemented with subparagraph 22-1) as follows:
"22-1) provide children with disabilities, with the exception of children with disabilities, with technical auxiliary (compensatory) means and (or) special means of transportation after suffering from illnesses accompanied by temporary restriction of motor functions, according to the list determined by the authorized body;";
6) paragraph 1 of Article 23 should be supplemented with subparagraph 8) as follows:
"8) medical gases.";
7) add the words ", except for activities in the state body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population and its territorial subdivisions, as well as other state bodies engaged in activities in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population" to subparagraph 3) of paragraph 4 of Article 27.;
"8)"in the first part of paragraph 3 of Article 28, the word "is provided for" should be replaced by the words "and supervision is provided for".;
9) paragraph 2 of Article 46 should be supplemented with the following part six:
"The external assessment of the quality of sanitary and epidemiological expertise is carried out by reference laboratories, the list of which is determined by the authorized body.";
10) paragraph 8 of Article 51 should be supplemented with the following parts two and three:
"Laboratory tests and measurements are carried out in testing laboratories within the region or adjacent region (capital, region, city of republican significance) of the location of the facility subject to production control.
Sampling and delivery of samples for production control are carried out by a specialist of the testing laboratory.";
"11") add the words "and supervision" to the title of paragraph 3 of Chapter 5 after the word "control".;
12) in article 52:
Add ""and supervision"" to the title after the word "control".;
in paragraph 1:
Add """""" and supervision", "and supervision", respectively, after the words "control" and "control".;
Replace "directed" with "directed";
Add ""and supervision"" to paragraph 2 after the word "control".;
in paragraph 3:
in the first paragraph:
Add ""and supervision"" after the word "control".;
Replace "implemented" with "implemented";
Replace "subject" in subparagraph 2) with the words "subject of control and supervision".;
"subparagraph 3") after the word "control", add the words "and supervision".;
"13") add the words "and supervision" after the word "control" to the title and the first paragraph of paragraph 1 of Article 53;
14) in article 54:
Add ""and supervision"" to the title after the word "control".;
Add ""and supervision"" to the first paragraph of paragraph 1 after the word "control".;
in paragraph 2:
""""" and "" in the first paragraph, replace the words "control" and "control", respectively, with the words "control and supervision", "control and supervision".;
"subparagraph 1") after the word "control", add the words "and supervision".;
Add ""and supervision"" to paragraph 3 after the word "control".;
15) in article 55:
Add the words "and supervision" to the title;
paragraph 1 ""and supervision (hereinafter for the purposes of this Article – the subject (object) of control)""after the words "visits to the subject (object) of control""add the words "and supervision (hereinafter for the purposes of this article - the subject (object) of control)";
16) add article 55-1 to Chapter 5 as follows:
"Article 55-1. Investigation of the circulation of medicines and medical devices
1. Investigations are conducted on the grounds provided for in subparagraphs 1) and 3) of paragraph 3 of Article 144-4 of the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. Investigations are conducted by officials provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 53 of this Code, in accordance with this Code, the Business Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the procedure for conducting investigations in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices.
3. Subjects (objects) of control and supervision in the framework of the investigation are obliged to ensure:
1) providing officials, experts and specialists with special clothing and personal protective equipment, the requirement for the availability of which is provided for by internal documents of the subject (object) of control and supervision;
2) submission of documents and (or) materials, including archival, explanations on paper and (or) in electronic form, related to the case of the investigation, as well as providing access to automated databases (digital systems);
3) an unhindered opportunity to conduct an inspection of the facility, take samples of medicines and medical products, raw materials, components;
4) unhindered access to officials, members of the commission, experts and specialists involved in the territory of the facility related to the subject of the investigation (residential and administrative buildings, buildings, facilities, premises and other facilities).
4. As part of the investigation, samples of medicines and medical devices, raw materials, and components may be taken for laboratory testing.
5. In the course of the investigation, the reasons for the violation of the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan are established, the subjects (objects) of control and supervision are identified who committed violations of the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which became the basis for the investigation.
6. Based on the results of the investigation, an act on the results of the investigation is drawn up, which, among other things, reflects the identified violations, instructions for their elimination, and deadlines for eliminating the identified violations.
The time limits for the elimination of identified violations are determined taking into account the circumstances affecting the actual possibility of its execution, but not less than ten calendar days from the date of delivery of the act on the results of the investigation.
7. If additional time and (or) financial costs are required to eliminate the identified violations, the subject (object) of control and supervision has the right to apply to the state body in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices, which conducted the investigation, no later than three working days from the date of delivery of the act on the results of the investigation, with an application for an extension of the period for eliminating the identified violations..
8. Appealing against the results of the investigation does not suspend the execution of the act on the results of the investigation.
9. If a subject (object) of control and supervision is identified as having violated the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, measures are taken to bring persons to justice in accordance with the procedure established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
10. In case of early elimination of the identified violations specified in the act on the results of the investigation, or within the time limits specified in the act on the results of the investigation, the subject (object) of control and supervision is obliged to provide information on the elimination of the identified violations to the state body in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices that conducted the investigation.
The subject (object) of control and supervision shall attach materials proving the fact of elimination of violations to the information provided on the elimination of identified violations.
In cases of providing information on the elimination of identified violations, as well as failure to provide it within the time limits specified in the act on the results of the investigation, an unscheduled inspection is carried out.
11. Non-compliance with the provisions of this article and the rules for conducting investigations in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices is the basis for invalidating acts on prescribing, extending the terms and results of an investigation and (or) canceling them.
12. The results of the investigation, with the exception of information constituting state secrets or other secrets protected by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, are published within ten working days after the end of the investigation on the Internet resource of the state body in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices that conducted the investigation.";
17) add article 55-2 to Chapter 5 as follows:
"Article 55-2. Rapid response measures and the procedure for their application in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices
1. During the implementation and (or) based on the results of state control and supervision by the state body in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices and its territorial divisions, rapid response measures are applied if medicines and medical devices that pose an immediate threat to constitutional rights, freedoms and legitimate interests are identified in the activities of the subject (object) of control and supervision. individuals and legal entities, human life and health, environment, national security of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. Rapid response measures are the methods of influencing subjects (objects) of control and supervision provided for in this article, applied during the implementation and (or) based on the results of an inspection or investigation.
In case of detection of violations of the requirements that are the basis for the application of rapid response measures, during the implementation and (or) based on the results of the audit, investigation, rapid response measures are applied without initiating administrative proceedings.
3. Rapid response measures include the following types::
1) suspension of the activity of the subject (object) of control and supervision over the production and sale of medicines and medical devices;
2) suspension, recall and withdrawal from circulation of medicines and medical devices that do not comply with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) acts of the Eurasian Economic Union.
4. The grounds for the application of rapid response measures are violations of the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which are the subject of state control and supervision in accordance with Article 52 of this Code.
5. The state body in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices, in the course of carrying out and (or) following the results of an inspection or investigation, if a violation of the requirements is found, which is the basis for the application of rapid response measures, draws up an act of supervision in the form of a resolution provided for in subparagraph 3) paragraph 2 of Article 54 of this Code.
6. In case of refusal to accept the act of supervision, upon its delivery, a corresponding entry is deliberately made in it and a video recording is made recording the fact of refusal to accept the act. The act of supervision is sent to the legal address, location or actual address of the subject (object) of control and supervision by registered mail with a notification of its delivery.
7. Refusal to receive an act of supervision is not a reason for its non-fulfillment.
8. Violations of the requirements identified during the implementation and (or) as a result of the audit and investigation, which are the basis for the application of rapid response measures, are reflected in the act on the results of the audit and investigation, as well as in the instruction on the elimination of identified violations of the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of healthcare.
9. The subject (object) of control and supervision is obliged to eliminate the identified violations, which are the basis for the application of rapid response measures, within the time limits specified in the act on the results of the audit, the instruction on the elimination of identified violations of the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of healthcare.
10. Before the expiration of the time limits stipulated by the regulation on the elimination of identified violations, acts on the results of verification, investigation, the subject (object) of control and supervision is obliged to provide information on the elimination of identified violations with the attachment of materials proving the fact of elimination of violations.
11. If information is provided on the elimination of identified violations that are the basis for the application of rapid response measures, in accordance with paragraph 10 of this article or after the expiration of the time limits for the elimination of violations identified during the implementation and (or) based on the results of an inspection or investigation, an unscheduled inspection is conducted to monitor their elimination.
12. In case of failure to eliminate the identified violations that are the basis for the application of rapid response measures, based on the results of an unscheduled inspection or investigation, measures are taken to bring the perpetrators to justice in accordance with the procedure established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
13. The subject (object) of control and supervision, in case of disagreement with the results of the audit or investigation, which led to the application of rapid response measures, may file a complaint about the recognition of the act of supervision as invalid and its cancellation.
A complaint is filed with a higher state body in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 29 of this Code, or with a court in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Filing a complaint does not suspend the execution of the act of supervision.
14. The grounds for the recognition of acts of supervision by a higher authority or official as invalid and their cancellation are:
1) the lack of grounds for the application of rapid response measures;
2) the application of rapid response measures on grounds that do not correspond to this measure;
3) the use by control and supervisory authorities in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices of rapid response measures on issues outside their competence;
4) failure to comply with the procedure for coordinating and taking prompt response measures established by Article 153 of the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
15. Information on the application of rapid response measures is sent to the state body that carries out activities in the field of state legal statistics and special accounting within its competence, in accordance with the procedure determined by the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.";
"18") add the word "reliable" to the first part of paragraph 7 of Article 85 after the word "complete".;
"19") in paragraph 12 of article 86, the word "quality" should be replaced by the word "completeness".;
20) add paragraph 4 to Article 103 as follows:
"4. In the event of a threat of the spread of infectious and parasitic diseases, in accordance with the list of infectious diseases, with the threat of occurrence and spread of which restrictive measures are introduced, including quarantine, the state body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population and its territorial divisions have the right to collect and process personal data regarding persons entering the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, without their consent or without the consent of their legal representatives.";
21) paragraph 7 of Article 104 should be supplemented with subparagraph 10) as follows:
"10) carrying out sanitary and preventive, sanitary and anti-epidemic measures.";
22) in subparagraph 3-1) of paragraph 1 of Article 109:
the words "and also" should be deleted;
Add ""as well as medical gases that have harmful effects on human life and health" after the words "potent substances".;
23) in paragraph 2 of article 115:
subparagraph 11) should be supplemented with the words ", the life and health of medical workers in the exercise of their professional duties";
add subparagraph 12) as follows:
"12) conducting an internal infection audit in accordance with the procedure determined by the state body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population.";
24) in article 123:
Add subparagraph 2-1) to paragraph 1 as follows:
"2-1) organizing and conducting early intervention activities, including monitoring the development of children at risk and children with disabilities;";
add paragraph 5-1 as follows:
"5-1. Development and early intervention centers are being established in primary health care organizations for the early detection of developmental disorders in children under six years of age.
The Centers for Development and Early Intervention carry out screening studies, monitoring the implementation of an individual plan for early intervention in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.";
25) paragraph 1 of Article 241 should be supplemented with the second part as follows:
"Assessment of the quality of medicines and medical products imported into the Republic of Kazakhstan on the basis of a conclusion (authorization document) for the import of medicines and medical products for the provision of medical care for the vital indications of a particular patient or the provision of medical care to a limited contingent of patients with rare and (or) particularly severe pathology with the possibility of medical use and purchase, is carried out by conducting laboratory tests in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.";
26) add article 241-1 as follows:
"Article 241-1. Sampling of medicines and medical devices subject to quality control based on a risk-based approach
1. Sampling of medicines and medical devices subject to quality control, taking into account a risk-based approach, is carried out in order to identify and prevent the sale of medicines and medical devices that do not comply with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of healthcare and (or) acts of the Eurasian Economic Union, without prior notification to the subject (object) control and supervision.
2. The selection of samples of medicines and medical devices subject to quality control, taking into account a risk-based approach, is carried out from the market, as well as from medical organizations by the state body in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices.
Laboratory tests are carried out in accredited laboratories of the state expert organization in the field of circulation of medicines and medical devices.
The costs associated with the selection and laboratory testing of samples of medicines and medical devices are borne by manufacturers and (or) holders of the registration certificate.";
27) in article 270-1:
add the words ", the life and health of medical workers in the exercise of their professional duties" to the title;
Paragraph 1 should be worded as follows:
"1. Insurance of professional liability of medical workers, life and health of medical workers in the exercise of their professional duties is carried out on the basis of a contract concluded between a healthcare entity and participants in a single insurance (reinsurance) pool:
1) medical workers' professional liability co-insurance contracts;
2) co-insurance contracts for the life and health of medical workers in the performance of their professional duties.";
Add "and "the contract of co-insurance of life and health of medical workers in the exercise of their professional duties" to the first, second and third parts of paragraph 2 after the word "employees".;
in paragraph 3:
Add the words "and the life and health co-insurance contracts for medical workers in the exercise of their professional duties" to the first part;
""In part two, replace the words "medical worker" with the words "medical workers and co-insurance contracts for the life and health of medical workers in the exercise of their professional duties.";
Paragraph 4 should be worded as follows:
"4. The objects of insurance are:
1) the property interests of medical workers related to compensation for damage caused to the patient's life and health as a result of their medical activities;
2) the property interests of medical workers related to compensation for damage caused to their life and health as a result of violent acts by third parties in the exercise of their professional duties.";
add the words to the first part of paragraph 5: "and under the contract of co–insurance of the life and health of medical workers in the exercise of their professional duties - the fact of harm to life and health as a result of violent acts by third parties to medical workers in the exercise of their professional duties";
Paragraphs 6 and 7 should be worded as follows:
"6. The probability of harm to life and health is recognized as an insurance risk:
1) the patient when performing medical activities by medical professionals;
2) a medical worker as a result of violent acts by third parties in the exercise of his professional duties.
7. The procedure and other conditions of professional liability insurance for medical workers, as well as life and health insurance for medical workers in the performance of their professional duties, are determined by agreement of the parties on the basis of a standard professional liability co-insurance contract and a standard life and health co-insurance contract for medical workers in the performance of their professional duties.";
28) in article 270-4:
In the title, the words "under the contract of co-insurance of professional liability of medical workers" should be deleted.;
Point 1:
add the words ", the life and health of medical workers in the exercise of their professional duties";
add the following part of the second part:
"The total amount of the insurance premium under the contracts specified in subitems 1) and 2) of paragraph 1 of Article 270-1 of this Code shall be established within the amount provided for in part one of this paragraph.";
Add "", the life and health of medical workers in the exercise of their professional duties"" to paragraph 2 after the word "employees".;
in the first part of paragraph 3:
Add "and "life and health insurance contracts for medical workers in the exercise of their professional duties" to the first paragraph after the word "employees".;
in the first paragraph of subitem 1) and subitem 2), the words "caused to the life and health of the patient as a result of medical activity," should be deleted;
in subparagraph 3):
the words "caused to the life and health of the patient as a result of medical activity," should be deleted;
the words "actual expenses related to the disease, but no more" should be deleted;
add paragraph 5 as follows:
"5. In the event of harm to the life and health of a medical worker in the exercise of his professional duties, the medical worker or his close relatives have the right to apply to the unified insurance (reinsurance) pool for insurance benefits, the amount of which is determined in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article.
The fact of harm to the life and health of a medical worker as a result of violent acts by third parties in the exercise of his professional duties, resulting in temporary disability, disability or death, is established in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.".
4. To the Social Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 20, 2023:
1) in paragraph 1 of article 1:
add subparagraph 30-1) as follows:
"30-1) active longevity center – a legal entity established by decision of local executive bodies for the socialization and involvement in active life of persons who have reached retirement age, determined in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 207 of this Code, capable of self-care and independent movement;";
subparagraph 85) should be worded as follows:
"85) vocational training is the process of acquiring, updating or expanding professional knowledge, skills, and skills, as well as obtaining new professions (specialties) for professional development, carried out in the form of professional training, retraining, and advanced training;";
add subparagraph 145-1) to read as follows:
"145-1) sign language is a visual–spatial language system used to convey information through gestures, facial expressions and body movements;";
Replace "sign" with "sign language" in subparagraph 146).;
2) in subparagraph 5) of article 12:
add the following sixth paragraph:
"the standard of service provision in active longevity centers;";
delete the seventh paragraph;
add the following thirty-ninth paragraph:
"rules for establishing, monitoring and evaluating the performance of quota jobs for the employment of persons with disabilities.";
3) paragraph 1 of Article 17 should be supplemented with sub-paragraphs 8-1) and 13-1) as follows:
"8-1) formation of needs, schedules for payments in the form of relocation subsidies, reimbursement of expenses for property rental (rent) of housing, payment for utilities, as well as certificates of economic mobility provided in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized state body, and sending requests for needs to local executive bodies of the capital, regions, cities of republican significance in budgetary funds;";
"13-1) making payments in the form of relocation subsidies, reimbursement of expenses for property rental (rent) of housing, payment for utilities, as well as in the form of certificates of economic mobility in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of population migration;";
4) in article 18:
add subparagraph 9-1) to read as follows:
"9-1) annual determination of the amount of wages for persons involved in public works;";
sub-paragraph 10) should be deleted;
add subparagraph 13-1) as follows:
"13-1) creation and (or) organization of active longevity centers;";
5) in article 19:
sub-paragraph 6) should be deleted;
add subparagraph 9-1) to read as follows:
"9-1) creation and (or) organization of active longevity centers;";
6) add article 24-1 to Chapter 3 as follows:
"Article 24-1. Integrated module for providing support to children with disabilities and children at risk
1. The integrated module for providing support to children with disabilities and children at risk is a module of a unified digital system operating on a digital social and labor platform and designed to exchange information about children with disabilities and children at risk based on data obtained from the digital systems of an authorized state body, authorized bodies in the field of health and education.
2. The transfer of personal and medical data of children with disabilities and children at risk within the framework of the integrated module is carried out with the consent of the parents and other legal representatives of the child in accordance with this Code, the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Public Health and the Healthcare System" and the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on personal data and their protection.";
7) in article 37:
in paragraph 5:
sub-paragraph 3) should be deleted;
subparagraph 4):
after "at" add the words "mandatory pension contributions and (or) mandatory occupational pension contributions, and (or)";
after "for", add the words "mandatory pension contributions and (or) mandatory occupational pension contributions, and (or)";
""in the first part of paragraph 6, the words "restrictions established by subitems 3) and 4)" should be replaced by the words "restrictions established by subitem 4)";
8) add article 37-1 as follows:
"Article 37-1. Investment portfolios of pension assets
1. Pension assets can be invested in investment portfolios of pension assets at the request of depositors of mandatory pension contributions, individuals for whom mandatory occupational pension contributions, voluntary pension contributions, and recipients of pension payments from the unified accumulative pension fund are listed.
2. Depositors of mandatory pension contributions, individuals for whom mandatory occupational pension contributions, voluntary pension contributions, and recipients of pension payments from the unified accumulative pension fund are listed, submit to the unified accumulative pension fund an application for the selection of an investment portfolio manager indicating the selected investment portfolio of pension assets for transfer to him for trust management of pension savings formed from mandatory pension contributions and (or) mandatory occupational pension contributions, and (or) voluntary pension contributions.
3. The investment portfolio manager forms one and (or) several types of investment portfolios of pension assets at the expense of pension assets:
1) conservative portfolio;
2) a moderate portfolio;
3) Risky portfolio.
4. Depositors of mandatory pension contributions, individuals for whom mandatory occupational pension contributions, voluntary pension contributions are listed, as well as recipients of pension payments from a single accumulative pension fund have the right to select one or more investment portfolios of pension assets and independently determine the amount of pension savings transferred to trust management.
5. The procedure for forming investment portfolios of pension assets is determined by the authorized body for regulation, control and supervision of the financial market and financial organizations.";
9) in paragraph 1 of article 40:
Sub-paragraph 8) should be deleted;
subparagraph 13):
after "portfolio" add the words "indicating the selected investment portfolio of pension assets";
after "at" add the words "mandatory pension contributions and (or) mandatory occupational pension contributions, and (or)";
after "for", add the words "mandatory pension contributions and (or) mandatory occupational pension contributions, and (or)";
10) in article 96:
The fifth paragraph of subparagraph 5) of paragraph 1 should be worded as follows:
"assistance to the voluntary resettlement of persons to increase the mobility of the workforce in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of population migration;";
Paragraph 2 should be supplemented with the words "and other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan";
11) paragraph 1 of Article 100 should be supplemented with subparagraph 8) as follows:
"8) failure to notify the career center on time of changes in accordance with subparagraph 4) of paragraph 4 of Article 99 of this Code.";
12) subparagraph 4) of paragraph 2 of Article 103 shall be worded as follows:
"4) fulfill the established quota for the employment of persons with disabilities, except in cases of liquidation of the employer – a legal entity or termination of the activity of the employer – an individual, reduction in the number or staff of employees.
When fulfilling the established quota, the employer provides measures to adapt the workplace, change working conditions, redistribute individual work functions and other measures that allow a person with a disability to perform their work duties;";
13) delete article 112;
14) in article 167:
in paragraph 4:
subparagraph 1) should be supplemented with the words ", as well as for compliance with individual habilitation and rehabilitation programs and the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on social protection";
add subparagraph 1-1) as follows:
"1-1) the actual provision of goods and (or) services by suppliers to persons with disabilities, and their fulfillment of obligations assumed through the social services portal;";
add the following parts of the second and third sections:
"The monitoring procedure is determined by the authorized state body.
The monitoring results are sent to the commission for consideration when making decisions.";
Paragraph 7 should be worded as follows:
"7. The supplier is subject to de-registration on the social services portal in case of violation of the requirements established by this Code and (or) in other cases provided for by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) the procedure approved by the authorized state body.".
5. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 15, 2006 "On Culture":
1) in article 1:
subclause 1-5) should be worded as follows:
"1-5) inclusive culture is a system of values that ensures equal opportunities and participation in society for all persons, regardless of their physical, mental, social, cultural or other characteristics;";
add subparagraph 1-6) to read as follows:
"1-6) artistic values – works of culture, literature and art created as a result of creative activity;";
"2") subparagraph 1) of Article 6 and subparagraph 1-2) of Article 7 after the word "culture," add the words "including inclusive,";
3) Add the words "including inclusive" to subparagraph 1-1) of Article 8.
6. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 27, 2007 "On Education":
1) in the first part of Article 5:
subparagraph 19) should be supplemented with the following ninth paragraph:
"special psychological and pedagogical support for children with disabilities.";
"subparagraph 35") after the word "average", add the words ", technical and professional, post-secondary".;
"2") paragraph 6-1 of Article 43 after the word "secondary" should be supplemented with the words ", technical and professional, post-secondary".;
"3)"in subparagraph 1) of paragraph 2 of Article 45-1, the words "standard curricula and" should be replaced by the word "educational".;
4) paragraph 3-1 of Article 57 should be supplemented with the following part four:
"Licenses and (or) appendices to licenses for educational activities for educational organizations providing special psychological and pedagogical support to children with disabilities are issued with a validity period of five years.";
5) ""Paragraph 3-1 of Article 63 after the word "average" should be supplemented with the words ", technical and professional, post-secondary".
7. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 1, 2011 "On State Property":
After "secondary", add the words "technical and professional, post-secondary" to the first, second and third parts of paragraph 3 of Article 74.
8. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 22, 2011 "On Population Migration":
1) add subparagraph 2-1) to Article 1 as follows:
"2-1) labor mobility center – a legal entity established by the local executive body of the capital, region, city of republican significance in order to develop and implement measures to promote employment;";
2) add subparagraph 1-2) to Article 11 as follows:
"1-2) develops and approves rules for the voluntary relocation of persons to increase labor mobility;";
3) paragraph 1 of Article 15 should be supplemented with sub-paragraphs 9-1) and 9-2) as follows:
"9-1) approve the list of settlements for the voluntary resettlement of persons to increase the mobility of the workforce;
9-2) approve the list of specialists involved in sought-after professions for the voluntary relocation of persons to increase labor mobility;";
4) in article 20:
in the title, first paragraph and subparagraph 3), the words "and (or) inclusion in the regional quota of admission of candace" should be deleted;
Replace "territorial" with the words "administrative-territorial" in subparagraph 5).;
5) add paragraph 9 to Article 37-1 as follows:
"9. Employers who attract foreign labor to the Republic of Kazakhstan organize mentoring of Kazakhstani employees.
At the same time, mentoring is understood as assigning a mentor from among the foreign labor force to a Kazakhstani employee in order to transfer professional knowledge, skills and experience to him, which served as the basis for attracting highly qualified foreign labor to the Republic of Kazakhstan, in accordance with the rules for organizing mentoring of Kazakhstani employees and requirements for employers who attract foreign labor, approved by the authorized body for population migration issues.";
6) add the words to subparagraph 2) of paragraph 2 of Article 51: "or upon cancellation of the decision to include Candace and displaced persons in the regional quota in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 52-1 of this Law.";
7) the title of chapter 10 should read as follows:
"Chapter 10. Assistance to voluntary resettlement of people to increase labor mobility";
8) add article 52-1 to Chapter 10 as follows:
"Article 52-1. Refusal to include Candace and displaced persons in the regional quota or cancellation of the decision to include Candace and displaced persons in the regional quota
1. Local executive bodies of regions designated by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which decide to include Candace and displaced persons in the regional quota, refuse to include Candace or displaced persons and their family members (if any) in the regional quota for the admission of Candace and displaced persons in the following cases::
1) establishing the unreliability of the data (information) contained in the documents submitted by the applicants;
2) the absence of a regional quota for the admission of refugees and displaced persons in the administrative-territorial unit specified in the application;
3) identification of the fact of repeated inclusion of applicants in the regional quota for admission of refugees and displaced persons;
4) lack of consent of candace or the migrant represented in accordance with Article 8 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Personal Data and their Protection" to access personal data of limited access;
5) non-compliance of applicants with the conditions established by Article 20, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 53 of this Law.
2. The decision to include Candace and displaced persons in the regional quota for Candace or the displaced person and his family members (if any) for the relevant calendar year is subject to cancellation in the following cases::
1) the voluntary refusal of candace or the displaced person and his family members (if any) to voluntarily relocate to the regions determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the basis of his application for refusal;
2) the non-arrival of Candace or the displaced person and his family members (if any) in the regions determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, within three months from the date of the decision to include Candace and displaced persons in the regional quota;
3) identification of non-compliance of Candace or displaced persons with the requirements established by Article 20 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 53 of this Law, after their inclusion in the regional quota of admission of Candace and displaced persons;
4) identification of systematic violations (two or more times) by candace or the migrant and (or) his family members (if any) of the requirements and norms of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of population migration regarding permanent residence and registration at the place of residence in the regions determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan for five years.
The decision to cancel the regional quota for the admission of Candace and displaced persons is made by the local executive body of the region, which decided to include Candace and displaced persons in the regional quota.
The notification of cancellation of the regional quota for admission of Candace and displaced persons indicates the reasons and the date of termination of the decision to include Candace or displaced persons in the regional quota.
The cancellation of the regional quota for the admission of Candace and displaced persons leads to the loss of the right of Candace or the displaced person and his family members (if any) to receive state support measures provided for in paragraph 5 of Article 53 of this Law, as well as to the termination of the social contract on the provision of state support measures to facilitate the voluntary resettlement of persons to increase labor mobility.";
9) Article 53 should be worded as follows:
"Article 53. Facilitating the voluntary relocation of individuals to increase labor mobility
1. The unemployed, specialists involved in sought-after professions, heads of peasant or farm enterprises, candace, and employers have the right to participate in measures to promote voluntary resettlement to increase labor mobility in labor-deficient regions.
2. The preferential right for voluntary resettlement to a new place of residence is enjoyed by:
1) pupils and graduates of educational institutions for orphans and children left without parental care, aged from sixteen to twenty-three years;
2) graduates of secondary, technical and vocational, post-secondary, higher and postgraduate education organizations, including citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan from among rural youth who studied on the basis of a state educational order within the quota provided for in subparagraph 6) of paragraph 8 of Article 26 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Education";
3) persons released in connection with the liquidation of an employer who is a legal entity or the termination of the activity of an employer who is an individual, a reduction in the number or staff of employees, a decrease in the volume of production, work performed and services rendered, which led to a deterioration in the economic condition of the employer.
3. Voluntary resettlement of persons is carried out:
1) within the same region – from villages with low economic potential to rural settlements, single-industry towns, cities of regional (regional) significance with high economic development potential, as well as from cities of regional significance to rural settlements mainly with agricultural specialization, including border areas;
2) to the regions determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, within the framework of regional quotas for the admission of refugees and displaced persons in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of population migration, providing for voluntary resettlement.
4. Labor mobility centers assist in the voluntary relocation of persons to a new place of residence for their employment or the development of an entrepreneurial initiative.
5. State support for persons who voluntarily relocate includes:
1) providing persons and members of their families (if any) with relocation subsidies, reimbursement of expenses for property rental (rental) of housing and payment for utilities, as well as certificates of economic mobility in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body on population migration, at the expense of budgetary funds, except in cases when the employee's relocation is carried out for employer's account;
2) provision of office accommodation or rooms in dormitories, except in cases where the employer provides the employee with a living space.;
3) vocational training if there is a need for the employer;
4) assistance in finding employment and entrepreneurial initiative in a new place of residence;
5) assistance in finding employment with employers participating in voluntary resettlement measures to increase labor mobility, with the provision of employment subsidies or reimbursement of part of the employer's expenses.
6. The Labor Mobility Center concludes a social contract with the parties participating in the voluntary resettlement in a form approved by the authorized body on migration issues.";
10) add articles 53-1 and 53-2 to Chapter 10 as follows:
"Article 53-1. Refusal to accept an application and payment of relocation subsidies, reimbursement of property rent (rent) of housing and utility bills, certificates of economic mobility, as well as subsidies for employment or reimbursement of part of the employer's expenses
1. The grounds for refusing to accept an application for relocation subsidies, reimbursement of property rent (rent) of housing and utility bills, certificates of economic mobility, as well as subsidies for employment or reimbursement of part of the employer's expenses are:
1) submission by the applicant of an incomplete package of documents in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) expired documents, and (or) documents that expire on the date of the decision to pay or refuse to pay relocation subsidies, reimbursement of property rent (rent) housing and payment for utilities, certificates of economic mobility, as well as subsidies for employment or reimbursement of part of the employer's expenses;
2) the absence of the right to pay relocation subsidies, reimbursement of property rent (rent) of housing and utilities, certificates of economic mobility, as well as subsidies for employment or reimbursement of part of the employer's expenses;
3) the expiration of the period established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan for applying for relocation subsidies, reimbursement of property rent (rent) of housing and utilities, certificates of economic mobility, as well as subsidies for employment or reimbursement of part of the employer's expenses.
2. The grounds for refusing to assign relocation subsidies, reimbursement of property rental (rental) housing and utility bills, as well as certificates of economic mobility are:
1) establishing the unreliability of documents and (or) information, including information obtained from state digital systems, necessary for assigning relocation subsidies, reimbursement of housing rental (rent) expenses and utility bills, as well as certificates of economic mobility;
2) non-compliance of documents and (or) information required for the payment of relocation subsidies, reimbursement of property rent (rent) of housing and payment for utilities, as well as certificates of economic mobility with the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
3) the applicants and their family members (if any) in the regions determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan have owned a dwelling for the last five years or a dwelling in permanent use from the communal housing stock for the last six months or more at a new place of residence, established on the basis of information obtained from the digital system unified state cadastre of real estate;
4) the applicant and his family members (if any) do not have permanent registration at their new place of residence in the regions designated by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
5) the acquisition or construction of a home by the applicant and his family members (if any) outside the locality of destination indicated in the resettlement referral issued by the career center to the applicant and his family members (if any);
6) the acquisition by the applicant and his family members (if any) of a dwelling previously acquired through a certificate of economic mobility.
3. The grounds for refusing to grant an employer a subsidy for employment or reimbursement of part of the employer's expenses are:
1) the employer has arrears of wages for more than six months, as well as accrued taxes and other mandatory payments to the budget for more than three months preceding the date of issue of the certificate to the bank or its branch (if the person is a customer of several second-tier banks or their branches, as well as a branch of the bank – non-resident of the Republic of Kazakhstan, this certificate is submitted from each of these banks);
2) provision of an incomplete package of documents, as well as expired documents submitted by the employer, and (or) inconsistency of the data (information) contained therein;
3) the absence of information on employment contracts concluded with the applicant in accordance with the labor legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the unified accounting system of employment contracts;
4) non-compliance of documents and (or) information required for payment of employment subsidies or reimbursement of part of the employer's expenses with the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 53-2. Termination of payment of subsidies for reimbursement of property rent (rent) of housing and payment of utilities
The payment of subsidies for reimbursement of expenses for property rental (rent) of housing and payment of utilities is terminated upon the occurrence of the following cases::
1) the acquisition by the applicant and his family members (if any) of a home by right of ownership, including a certificate of economic mobility;
2) eviction of the applicant from the dwelling occupied by him, rented in a private housing fund;
3) departure of the applicant to another locality for permanent residence, as well as outside the region determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) establishing the fact that the applicant has not lived at the address specified in the lease (lease) agreement for more than ninety consecutive calendar days;
5) the provision by the applicant of a rented dwelling for sublease.
If the applicant eliminates the reasons for termination of payments on the grounds provided for in subparagraphs 2) and 4) of part one of this Article, the applicant has the right to apply again for payment of subsidies for reimbursement of expenses for property rental (rent) of housing and payment for utilities in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.";
11) the title of chapter 11-1 should be worded as follows:
"Chapter 11-1. State control in the field of population migration";
12) the headings of articles 58-1 and 58-2 should be worded as follows:
"Article 58-1. State control in the field of population migration carried out by territorial bodies of internal affairs";
"Article 58-2. The procedure for state control carried out by territorial bodies of internal affairs";
13) add articles 58-3 and 58-4 to Chapter 11-1 as follows:
"Article 58-3. State control in the field of population migration, carried out by the authorized body on population migration
1. State control over compliance with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of population migration (hereinafter, for the purposes of this article, state control) is carried out by the authorized body on population migration to ensure that subjects (objects) of state control (hereinafter, for the purposes of this article, subjects of state control) comply with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of population migration when providing services on labor mediation in the employment of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan abroad.
2. Subjects of state control are individuals and legal entities providing labor mediation services for the employment of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan abroad.
3. State control is carried out in the form of:
1) preventive control with a visit to the subject of state control in accordance with the Business Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) preventive control without visiting the subject of state control in accordance with the Business Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan and this Law.
Article 58-4. The procedure for conducting preventive control without visiting the subject of state control by the authorized body on migration issues
1. Preventive control without visiting the subject of state control is carried out by the authorized body on migration issues by studying, analyzing and comparing the reports submitted by the subject of state control, as well as digital data obtained from digital objects.
2. The objectives of preventive monitoring without visiting the subject of state control are:
1) timely detection, suppression and prevention of violations, granting subjects of state control the right to independently eliminate violations identified by the results of preventive control without visiting the subject of state control;
2) reducing the administrative burden on them;
3) ensuring compliance with the requirements of regulatory legal acts in the field of population migration.
3. In case of detection of violations based on the results of preventive control without visiting the subject of state control in the actions (inaction) of the subject of state control, the control body shall draw up and send a recommendation on the elimination of the detected violations no later than ten working days from the date of detection of violations.
4. A recommendation to eliminate the identified violations, sent in one of the following ways, is considered to have been served in the following cases::
1) on purpose – from the date of the mark in the receipt recommendation;
2) by mail – by registered mail with notification;
3) electronically – from the date of sending to the e-mail address of the subject of state control specified in the letter upon request by the authorized body on migration issues.
5. The implementation of recommendations by the subject of state control is recognized as the proper elimination of identified violations specified in the recommendation on the elimination of identified violations, within thirty working days from the day following the day of its delivery (receipt).
6. In case of disagreement with the violations specified in the recommendation on the elimination of identified violations, the subject of state control has the right to send an objection to the authorized body on migration issues within five working days from the day following the day of delivery (receipt) of the recommendation.
7. Failure to comply with the recommendations on the elimination of violations identified by the results of preventive control without visiting the subject of state control within the prescribed period entails the appointment of preventive control with a visit to the subject of state control by including in the semi-annual list of preventive control with a visit to the subject of state control.
The results of preventive control without visiting the subject of state control are subject to registration by the authorized body on migration issues in a special journal of registration of preventive control without visiting the subject of state control, which must be numbered, laced and sealed with the seal of the authorized body on migration issues.
8. Preventive control without visiting the subject of state control is carried out no more than once a quarter.".
9. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 16, 2014 "On Permits and Notifications":
in appendix 1:
in line 3:
Add paragraph 11 to column 3 as follows:
"11. Providing special psychological and pedagogical support to children with disabilities.";
add the words "Inalienable; validity period 5 years; class 1" to column 4;
in line 87-1:
Add paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 to column 3 as follows:
"1. Provision of disinfection services in the field of healthcare.
2. Provision of disinsection services in the field of healthcare.
3. Provision of deratization services in the field of healthcare.".
10. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 21, 2022 "On Biological Safety of the Republic of Kazakhstan":
1) Article 1 should be supplemented with sub-paragraphs 5-1) and 7-1) as follows:
"5-1) National Holding Company in the field of biological safety – a legal entity with one hundred percent state participation, designated by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan to carry out activities in the field of biological safety in accordance with this Law;";
"7-1) biopharmaceutical products – medicines, medical devices and veterinary drugs intended to ensure biological safety;";
2) add paragraph 4 to article 16 as follows:
"4. The state bodies specified in paragraph 1 of Article 10 of this Law, in the event of a threat of the spread of infectious and parasitic diseases in accordance with the list of infectious diseases, with the threat of occurrence and spread of which restrictive measures, including quarantine, are required to submit, at the request of the state body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population and its data on persons entering the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan without the consent of these persons or their legal representatives.";
3) add Chapter 3-1 to read as follows:
"Chapter 3-1. National Holding Company in the field of biological safety
Article 19-1. National Holding Company in the field of biological safety
1. The National Holding Company in the field of biological safety carries out activities in the field of biological safety within the limits of the functions and powers defined by this Law.
2. The National Holding Company in the field of biological safety carries out activities on:
1) ensuring the state's need for biopharmaceutical products;
2) implementation of individual projects in the field of biological safety;
3) implementation of coordinated measures to promote biosafety;
4) promoting sustainable development and improving the infrastructure of the biopharmaceutical market;
5) stimulating the development of biopharmaceutical science and industry.
Article 19-2. Ensuring the government's need for biopharmaceutical products
1. Biopharmaceutical products for the needs of the state are purchased from the National Holding Company in the field of Biological Safety if it is the only manufacturer of biopharmaceutical products.
2. Biopharmaceutical products intended to meet the needs of the state in accordance with this article shall be determined by the authorized body in the field of biological safety in order to implement state measures in the field of biological safety in accordance with this Law and the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.".
11. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 4, 2013 "On the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan":
Subparagraph 10) of Article 13 should be supplemented with the words ", including graduates who have studied dual education".
12. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 4, 2023 "On Professional Qualifications":
1) in article 1:
Add sub-paragraphs 3-1) and 5-1) to read as follows:
"3-1) national labor forecasting system – a set of applied methods and approaches that allow determining the projected supply and demand of labor;";
"5-1) regional map of the need for professions – a list of professions in demand for the region, approved by local executive bodies of the capital, regions, cities of republican significance based on expert research methods.";
subparagraph 9) should be supplemented with the words "established in accordance with the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan";
2) in article 4:
subparagraph 6) should be worded as follows:
"6) employee representatives;";
add subparagraph 12) as follows:
"12) local executive bodies of the capital, regions, cities of national importance.";
3) in article 5:
in paragraph 4:
The second part should be worded as follows:
"The development and (or) updating of the sectoral qualifications framework is carried out by sectoral government agencies in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.";
add parts three and four of the following content:
"When developing and/or updating the sectoral qualifications framework, the labor market's need for recognition of professional qualifications is taken into account, taking into account the relevance of professions in the current and future periods within the framework of the national labor forecasting system, as well as regional maps of the need for professions (if available).
The sectoral qualifications framework is approved by the sectoral Councils for Professional Qualifications.";
in paragraph 5:
The fourth part should be worded as follows:
"Financing of the development of professional standards is carried out by sectoral government agencies from budgetary funds based on the recommendations of the National Council for Professional Qualifications in accordance with the methodology for calculating the cost of developing professional standards determined by the authorized body.";
Replace "retraining" and "professional development" with "as well as vocational training programs" in part six.;
4) paragraph 1 of Article 6 should be supplemented with subparagraph 2-1) as follows:
"2-1) digital skills bank;";
5) in article 8:
Subparagraph 1) should be worded as follows:
"1) on the basis of and in pursuance of the main directions of the internal and foreign policy of the state, defined by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the main directions of the socio-economic policy of the state, its defense capability, security, and public order, developed by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, formulates a state policy in the field of recognition of professional qualifications in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;";
Add sub-paragraphs 1-1), 3-1) and 3-2) as follows:
"1-1) performs strategic, regulatory and implementation functions;";
"3-1) develops and approves a methodology for calculating the cost of developing professional standards;
3-2) interacts with local executive bodies of the capital, regions, and cities of national significance on forecasting labor market needs, implementing and applying professional standards in the region, as well as creating and supporting the functioning of recognition centers;";
6) add article 9-1 as follows:
"Article 9-1. Competence of local executive bodies in the field of recognition of professional qualifications
Local executive bodies in the field of professional qualifications recognition:
1) issue a one-time voucher to registered unemployed persons with reimbursement of the costs of their professional qualifications recognition procedure in accordance with the rules for issuing, financing and distributing one-time vouchers between the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) submit proposals to the sectoral state bodies on amendments and additions to the register of professions, as well as on the development and (or) updating of professional standards;
3) exercise, in the interests of local government, other powers assigned to local executive bodies by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.";
7) sub-paragraphs 2), 3) and 5) of Article 11 should be deleted;
8) add the following part to Article 13::
"National Authority for Professional Qualifications:
1) formulates the methodology of the National Qualifications System and plans for the development and updating of the basic tools of the National Qualifications System, the National Classifier of Occupations;
2) conducts an examination of the industry qualifications framework, professional standards and documents of the applicant for accreditation;
3) provides information, consulting, and methodological support on the issues of the National Qualifications System;
4) provides digital support, development and integration of the processes of the National Qualifications System through the management of the digital platform of the National Qualifications System;
5) provides organizational and technical support for the processes of accreditation of recognition centers as a working body designated by the authorized body;
6) maintains a register of accredited recognition centers on the digital platform of the National Qualifications System;
7) monitors the activities of recognition centers;
8) carries out international cooperation in the field of recognition of professional qualifications in coordination with the authorized body;
9) performs other functions stipulated by this Law and other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.";
9) add the words "and international cooperation in the field of professional qualifications recognition" to the title of chapter 3;
10) add article 15-1 as follows:
"Article 15-1. International cooperation in the field of professional qualifications recognition
1. International cooperation in the field of professional qualifications recognition is carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and international treaties.
2. International cooperation in the field of professional qualifications recognition includes ensuring comparability of professional qualifications, recognition of international certificates confirming professional qualifications and (or) skills.
3. Participants in the National Qualifications System interact in the field of professional qualifications recognition with government agencies of foreign states, international organizations and foundations, and are also entitled to participate in international programs and projects in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
4. The recognition of international certificates confirming professional qualifications and/or skills is determined in accordance with the procedure determined by the authorized body.";
11) delete paragraph 1 of article 17;
12) in article 23:
Paragraph 1 should be worded as follows:
"1. The accreditation of recognition centers on a voluntary and gratuitous basis is carried out by the authorized body in accordance with the procedure determined by it.";
in the first paragraph of paragraph 3:
The words "National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan" should be replaced by the words "Authorized body";
Replace "must" with "must";
13) paragraph 1 of Article 24 should be supplemented with subparagraph 1-1) as follows:
"1-1) the inclusion of activities for the recognition of professional qualifications in the type of activity of the applicant;";
14) paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Article 25 shall be worded as follows:
"1. The decision on accreditation or refusal of accreditation is made by the authorized body on the basis of the conclusions of the sectoral councils for professional qualifications, the results of the examination of the submitted documents and the examination of the applicant.
2. If a positive decision is made, an accreditation certificate with a serial number is issued, with information included in the list of accredited recognition centers, and a post-accreditation agreement is concluded.
A post-accreditation agreement is concluded between the National Authority for Professional Qualifications and the recognition Center in order to monitor the activities of the recognition center.
The form of the accreditation certificate, the standard form and the terms of the post-accreditation agreement are approved by the authorized body.
3. The activities of the recognition centers are monitored by monitoring the results of the procedure for the recognition of professional qualifications by the recognition centers of the National Body for Professional Qualifications.
In the event of a violation of the accreditation criteria based on the results of monitoring the activities of recognition centers, measures are taken in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 26 of this Law.
4. In case of a negative decision, the applicant is sent a response indicating the reasons for the refusal of accreditation in paper and (or) electronic forms.";
14) in article 26:
""in the first paragraph of the first part of paragraph 2, the words "National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan" should be replaced by the words "authorized body".;
""In paragraph 3, the words "National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan" should be replaced by the words "authorized body".;
In paragraph 4, the words "within three working days from the date of this decision" should be deleted;
""In the first part of paragraph 5, the words "National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan" should be replaced by the words "authorized body".;
15) in paragraph 4 of Article 29, the words "approved by the authorized body" should be deleted.
Article 2. This Law shall enter into force sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication, with the exception of:
1) subparagraph 6) of paragraph 3 of Article 1, which shall enter into force twelve months after the date of its first official publication.;
2) sub-paragraphs 4) and 8) of paragraph 1, paragraph four of subparagraph 1), paragraphs three and four of subparagraph 2), paragraph two of subparagraph 4), sub-paragraphs 8), 11), 12), 13), 14), 15) and 17), the second paragraph of subparagraph 23), sub-paragraphs 25), 26), 27) and 28) of paragraph 3, subparagraph 3), paragraph four of subparagraph 4), paragraph two of subparagraph 5), subparagraphs 6), 10) and 13) of paragraph 4, 2), 3), 4), 6), 7), 8), 9) and 10) of paragraph 8 of Article 1, which will enter into force on January 1, 2027;
3) paragraphs of the second and third subitems 1), subitems 4) of paragraph 6, paragraphs of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth paragraphs 9 of Article 1, which will enter into force on January 1, 2028.
The Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 26, 2017 "On Customs Regulation in the Republic of Kazakhstan"
The article was amended and supplemented by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 2, 2026, No. 333-VIII SAM
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