On amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the support and development of creative industries

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The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 18, 2026 No. 266-VIII SAM

IZPI's note!

For the procedure for the enactment of this Law, see art. 2.

Article 1. To make amendments and additions to the following legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

1. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 15, 2006 "On Culture":

1) in article 1:

sub-items 2-1), 2-2), 2-3), 2-4), 2-5), 2-6) and 2-7) should be worded as follows:

"2-1) creative industries – industries for the creation, production, reproduction and mass dissemination of the results of creative activities of individuals or legal entities;

2-2) creative industries worker – an individual whose professional activity is related to the preservation, development, dissemination, and use of the results of creative activities;

2-3) the register of subjects of creative industries is an online platform for registration and accounting of subjects of creative industries, administered by the authorized body in order to effectively provide state support measures in the field of creative industries;

2-4) creative industries entity – an individual or legal entity involved in creative activities, engaged in the creation, production, reproduction, and mass dissemination of the results of creative activities;

2-5) creative activity – types of economic activity related to the commercialization of the results of creative activity;

2-6) consolidated electronic catalog of libraries of Kazakhstan – an electronic information resource containing bibliographic information about the collections of libraries of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2-7) the Press Archive of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the press archive) is a collection of printed materials held by the National State Book Chamber of the Republic of Kazakhstan;";

Add sub-paragraphs 2-8), 2-9) and 2-10) as follows:

"2-8) intangible cultural heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan – customs, forms of representation and expression, knowledge and skills, as well as related tools, objects passed down from generation to generation and being an intangible cultural value;

2-9) The State Catalog of the Museum Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan is an electronic information resource containing information about all museum objects and museum collections included in the museum fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2-10) cultural centers of the Republic of Kazakhstan abroad – organizations engaged in cooperation on the development and dissemination of cultural values of the Republic of Kazakhstan, using educational, scientific and cultural potential;";

2) in article 3:

The title and the first paragraph are amended in Kazakh, the text in Russian does not change.;

subparagraph 1) after the word "culture" add the words "and creative industries";

subparagraph 9) after the word "cultural" add the words "and creative";

3) in article 7:

subparagraph 1-1) should be supplemented with the words "and creative industries";

subparagraph 12) add the words "and creative industries";

subparagraph 21) after the word "culture" add the words "and creative industries";

subparagraph 25) should be supplemented with the words "and creative industries";

Add sub-paragraphs 33-1), 33-2) and 35-16) as follows:

"33-1) forms and maintains a register of subjects of creative industries;

33-2) develops and approves the rules for granting property to republican state cultural organizations for property lease;";

"35-16) monitors the attraction of private investment in projects in the field of creative industries, subject to state co-financing;";

4) in article 8:

subparagraph 4-1) after the word "activity" add the words "and creative industries";

subparagraph 7) after the word "culture" add the words ", creative industries";

add subparagraph 14-7) to read as follows:

"14-7) creates conditions for self-realization and development of talents through the development of entrepreneurship in the field of creative industries;";

5) in article 9-1:

in paragraph 5:

subparagraph 5) after the word "violence," add the words "suicide, pornography, narcotic drugs,";

add subparagraph 8) as follows:

"8) to hold spectacular cultural events with the participation of foreign creative groups and performers in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan in coordination with local executive bodies no later than thirty working days before the start of the event.

The procedure for approving the holding of spectacular cultural events is determined by the authorized body.";

add paragraph 7 as follows:

"7. The holding of spectacular cultural events with the participation of foreign creative groups and performers in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan is prohibited or suspended if the content of lyrics, plays, humorous monologues, concert programs, as well as scenarios of concert and theatrical events features provided for in subparagraph 5) of paragraph 5 of this Article.";

6) in article 10:

in paragraph 3:

Add the words "and creative industries workers" to the first part after the word "workers";

add the words "and creative" to the second part after the word "creative";

paragraph 5 after the word "creative" add the words "and creative";

7) in article 14:

in the title, replace the words "and cultural worker" with the words ", cultural worker and creative industries worker";

add paragraph 2-1 as follows:

"2-1. An employee of the creative industries has the right to:

1) protection of information, the disclosure or loss of which harms or may harm his interests related to the implementation of creative activities;

2) involvement of third parties in their activities;

3) joining public associations, associations and unions for creative and professional interests;

4) access to archives, libraries, museums and other cultural organizations for creative activities.";

In paragraph 3, replace the words "and cultural worker" with the words ", cultural worker and creative industries worker".

2. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 1, 2011 "On State Property":

Add the words ", as well as the property of republican state cultural organizations" to the first part of paragraph 3 of Article 74.

3. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 9, 2015 "On State Youth Policy":

1) add subparagraph 12) to Article 4 as follows:

"12) promoting the involvement of young people in creative activities and the development of their entrepreneurial activities in the field of creative industries.";

2) add subparagraph 13-3) to Article 6 as follows:

"13-3) ensures the development and implementation of measures to involve young people in creative activities, including by supporting youth initiatives and projects.".

4. To the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 3, 2019 "On Cinematography":

1) in article 7:

Sub-paragraph 4) of paragraph 4 should be deleted;

In paragraph 5, replace the word "seven" with the word "thirty";

add paragraph 5-1 as follows:

"5-1. The authorized body requests a version of the film intended for film distribution in order to conduct a pre-distribution examination if it is impossible to identify the features provided for in subparagraph 4) from the submitted annotation of the film. paragraph 6 of this article, as well as determine the age category of the film.

A pre-screening examination is an examination conducted by an expert commission to identify the presence in a film of the features listed in subparagraph 4) of paragraph 6 of this article, as well as to determine the age category of the film.

The pre-distribution examination of the film version intended for film distribution in order to obtain a rental certificate is carried out by an expert commission consisting of representatives of government agencies, experts and specialists established under an organization determined by the authorized body.

The expert commission reviews the version of the film intended for distribution and sends recommendations to the authorized body within no more than ten working days from the date of the film's submission.

The decision of the expert commission is drawn up in a protocol and is advisory in nature.

The procedure for conducting a pre-distribution examination of films, as well as the organization of the work of the expert commission and its composition are determined by the authorized body.";

The first part of paragraph 7 should be worded as follows:

"7. In case of establishing the facts of unreliability and (or) distortion of information about the film revealed during monitoring, which previously served as the basis for issuing a rental certificate, including on the basis of the annotation of the film, the authorized body suspends the validity of the rental certificate.";

2) the second part of paragraph 2 of Article 12 shall be worded as follows:

"The authorized body annually determines the amount of funds allocated for the production of national films according to the types of films specified in paragraph 1 of Article 10 of this Law.";

3) Delete subparagraph 6) of paragraph 3, subparagraph 6) of paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 of article 14-1.

Article 2. This Law shall enter into force sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication.

President

Republic of Kazakhstan

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