Unofficial translation
Pursuant to subparagraph 24-1 of Article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “ On the protection and use of historical and cultural heritage sites ” and subparagraph 397) of Paragraph 15 of the Regulation on the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 4, 2023 No. 866 “On Certain Issues of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, I hereby ORDER:
1. Approve the attached Rules of formation and submission of the tentative list of the world cultural heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. Invalidate the Order of the Minister of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated April 14, 2020 No. 89 “On approval of the Rules of formation and submission of the tentative list of the world cultural heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan” (registered in the Register of State Registration of Regulatory Legal Acts under No. 20398).
3. In the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan the Culture Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall ensure:
1) state registration of this order with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) posting of this order on the Internet resource of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
3) within ten working days after the state registration of this order with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, report to the Legal Department of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the execution of the actions provided for in subparagraphs 1) and 2) of this paragraph.
4. Control over the execution of this order shall be assigned to the supervising vice-minister of culture and information of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
5. This order shall be enacted ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication.
Minister
of Culture and Information
of the Republic of Kazakhstan A.Balaeva
Approved by the Order
of the Minister of Culture
and Information of the
Republic of Kazakhstan
dated April 17, 2025 No. 175-нқ
Rules of formation and submission of the tentative list of the world cultural heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan Chapter 1. General provisions
1. These Rules of formation and submission of the tentative list of the world cultural heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter The Rules) have been developed in pursuance of subparagraph 24-1) of Article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “ On the protection and use of historical and cultural heritage sites ”, subparagraph 397) of Paragraph 15 of the Regulation on the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 4, 2023 No. 866 “On Certain Issues of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, and define the procedure of formation and submission of the tentative list of the world cultural heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. The following notions shall be used in these Rules:
1) outstanding universal value – exceptional cultural significance that is valuable for all humanity;
2) tentative list of the world cultural heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the tentative list) – a list of historical and cultural monuments submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for inscription on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List;
3) historical and cultural monuments – historical and cultural heritage sites entered on the State List of Historical and Cultural Monuments;
4) special commission on historical and cultural heritage issues (hereinafter referred to as the special commission) – an advisory body created under the authorized body for the purpose of developing proposals and recommendations on historical and cultural heritage issues;
5) authorized body for the protection and use of historical and cultural heritage sites (hereinafter referred to as the authorized body) – the central executive body that exercises leadership and cross-sectoral coordination in the protection and use of historical and cultural heritage sites.
Chapter 2. Procedure of forming the tentative list
3. To form the tentative list, local executive bodies of oblasts, cities of republican status, the capital (hereinafter - local executive bodies) shall send relevant proposals to the authorized body.
4. The proposals of local executive bodies shall be submitted by the authorized body for consideration of the special commission within forty-five calendar days.
5. Based on the recommendation of the special commission, the authorized body shall form the tentative list.
6. When forming the tentative list the criteria to potential monuments of history and culture of the world cultural heritage defined by the Convention for the Protection of the World Natural and Cultural Heritage (hereinafter - the Convention) - World Heritage Convention to which Kazakhstan joined on the basis of the Decree of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan on April 29, 1994, as well as the outstanding universal value of the monument of history and culture shall be taken into account.
7. The Tentative List shall be updated at least once every ten years.
Chapter 3. Procedure of submitting the tentative list
8. Based on the tentative list compiled by the authorized body for submission to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, documentation shall be prepared for the submission of the tentative list in accordance with the Convention.
9. The tentative list shall be filled out in English or French in accordance with the Convention requirements.
10. The tentative list shall contain information on the historical and cultural monument’s compliance with the criteria of the Convention, authenticity and/or integrity of the historical and cultural monument, and comparison with similar historical and cultural monuments.
11. The document signed by the authorized body for the submission of the tentative list shall be sent to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
