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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies develop forward regulatory plans – that is, a public list of anticipated regulatory changes or proposals intended to be adopted/implemented within a specified time frame? | Yes, throughout government |
A plan of regulatory proposals of state bodies is adopted annually, with a specified time frame and responsible agencies.
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| Are these plans available to general public? | No | |
| Do ministries or regulatory agencies publish the text or summary of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations before their enactment? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Where is the draft text or summary published? |
On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published; on the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; directly distributed to inter...
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On a unified website where all proposed regulations are published; on the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; directly distributed to interested stakeholders. |
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies have the legal obligation to publish the text of proposed regulations before their enactment? | Yes, throughout government |
In accordance with the Law no. 480-V on Normative Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan of April 6, 2016. In accordance with the Article 14, paragraph 9 of the Law No. 213 on Normative Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan adopted on March 24, 1998, draft bills are submitted to relevant government agencies simultaneously with being published on the website of the relevant government agency.
Draft legal acts concerning the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities of citizens are published on the websites of relevant government agencies. |
| Is the entire text of the proposed draft published? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Is there a period of time set by law for the text of the proposed regulations to be publicly available? | Yes |
Law on Normative Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies solicit comments on proposed (not yet adopted) regulations from the general public? | Yes, throughout government |
In order to discuss the development of draft legislative and normative legal acts, state bodies create working groups that include representatives of state bodies, representatives of associations of legal entities and non-governmental organizations.
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| How are the comments received? |
On a unified website for all proposed regulations; on the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; through public meetings; through targeted out...
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On a unified website for all proposed regulations; on the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups; through email; through mail/courier. |
legalacts.egov.kz
ttp://energo.gov.kz Draft laws are submitted to business communities (associations of business entities and associations of legal entities). Associations of business and legal entities undergo an accreditation procedure in the state body that developed the draft. After their successful accreditation, all draft laws are obligatory sent to them for providing expert opinions. In the framework of meetings of the working groups, which include representatives of business, public bodies and public associations of relevant industry. |
| Are received comments publicly accessible? | Yes, throughout government |
Official websites
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| Is the rulemaking body required by law to solicit these comments on proposed regulations? | Yes |
In accordance with Art. 18 Para. 8 of the Law no. 480-V on Normative Legal Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan of April 6, 2016, all developed draft laws and regulations, together with explanatory notes and comparative tables but apart from regulatory decisions of the Constitutional Council and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan, have to be posted for public discussion on the unified portal before sending for approval to relevant state bodies.
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| Is there a specialized government body or department tasked with soliciting and receiving these comments? | No |
Each public agency that drafts the respective bill is responsible.
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies report on the results of the consultation on proposed regulations? | Yes, throughout government | |
| How does the government report on the results of the consultation? |
Prepares one consolidated response. Provides customized responses. |
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| Where does the government report on the results of the consultation? | On a unified website for all proposed regulations. | |
| Is reporting on the results of the consultation required by law? | Yes |
Order of Acting Minister of Investment and Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 30 December 2015 No.1272
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| Do ministries or regulatory agencies conduct an impact assessment of proposed (not yet adopted) regulations? | Yes, throughout government | |
| Are there criteria used for determining which proposed regulations are subjected to an impact assessment? | No | |
| Are there any specific regulatory impact assessment guidelines? | Yes | |
| Are impact assessments required by law? | Yes |
Order of the Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan of 30 November 2015 No. 748 on Approval of rules of conducting and using regulatory impact analysis of regulatory instruments.
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| Are impact assessment made publicly available? | Yes | |
| How is this assessment distributed? |
Through the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associ...
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Through the website of the relevant ministry or regulator; through public meetings; through targeted outreach to stakeholders, such as business associations or other groups. |
Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The information may be issued upon request by any person in accordance with the Law no. 221 on the Procedure for Consideration of Requests Made by Private Persons and Legal Entities of January 12, 2007. |
| When is this assessment distributed? | Other |
The information may be issued upon request by any person in accordance with the Law no. 221 on the Procedure for Consideration of Requests Made by Private Persons and Legal Entities of January 12, 2007.
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| Is there an obligation for regulators to consider alternatives to proposed regulation? | Yes, throughout government |
As part of the regulatory impact analysis of projected regulatory tools, the public authority is considering two additional options/alternatives. It analyzes the costs and benefits for businesses, people and government of each alternative under consideration.
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| Is there a specialized government body tasked with reviewing and monitoring regulatory impact assessments conducted by other individual agencies or government bodies? | Yes | |
| Please provide the name of this government body, and explain its functions. | Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
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| Are the laws that are currently in effect available in a single place? | Yes | |
| How are the laws that are in force accessed? |
On a unified website managed by the government On a unified website managed by the private sector Printed in an official gazette / journal or ot... More On a unified website managed by the government |
adilet.zan.kz
http://docs.wfin.kz/#!main In the newspaper "Kazakhstanskaya Pravda" newspaper "Egemen Kazakhstan." |
| Are the secondary regulations that are currently in effect codified and available in a single place? | Yes | |
| Are these websites or registries updated regularly? | Yes | |
| Can these websites or registries be accessed by the public free of charge? | Yes |