Unofficial translation
This Law shall establish the fundamental principles of industrial policy and regulate social relations arising from the formation and implementation of industrial policy.
Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Basic concepts used in this Law
The following basic concepts shall be used in this Law:
1) territorial cluster – a geographically concentrated group of interrelated and complementary organizations, which includes manufacturers, suppliers, scientific and research organizations, organizations of higher and (or) postgraduate education, organizations of technical and vocational education and other organizations with a certain industry specialization;
2) domestic value - the percentage of goods produced and works and services performed in the domestic market in the total volume of goods produced, work or services performed;
3) Industry 4.0 - organization of production, which provides for the integration of physical objects, processes and information and communication technologies, where real-time monitoring of physical processes shall be carried out, operational decisions are made, and technologies interact with each other and people;
4) innovation - the result of innovative activity put into use, which has been implemented in the form of a new or significantly improved product (goods, work or service), technology or process, a new marketing method or a new organizational method in business practice, organization of jobs or external relations, providing a competitive advantage;
5) innovative activity - activity (including intellectual, creative, scientific, scientific and technical, technological, industrial and innovative, info-communication, organizational, financial and (or) commercial activity) aimed at creating innovations;
6) the authorized body in the field of state support of innovation activities - the central executive body that manages the field of innovative and technological development, as well as, within the limits provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, intersectoral coordination and participation in the implementation of state support for innovation activities;
6-1) certain entities in the quasi-public sector – national management holding companies, national holding companies, national companies and organisations, fifty per cent or more of whose voting shares (stakes in the authorised capital) are directly or indirectly owned by national management holding companies, national holding companies or national companies, as well as social enterprises, excluding legal entities fifty or more per cent of the voting shares (stakes in the authorised capital) of which are directly or indirectly owned by a national management holding company, a national holding company, national companies transferred to trust management to individuals or non-state legal entities with the right of subsequent repurchase;
7) goods of Kazakh origin are goods wholly produced in the Republic of Kazakhstan, or processed goods that meet the conditions of production, in the production thereof the minimum threshold of production and technological operations is met, information thereof is contained in the register of Kazakh goods producers;
7-1) Kazakhstani commodity producer is a business entity that is a resident of the Republic of Kazakhstan and is included in the register of Kazakhstani commodity producers;
7-2) reciprocal obligations are mutual obligations of an industrial innovation entity and the state, assumed when providing state incentives for industry under this Law;
8) market capacity - a quantitative indicator that determines the maximum possible volume of the domestic market, production, import and export of industrial products;
8-1) register of off-take contracts - an electronic database containing information on off-take contracts, their executors and manufactured goods of the manufacturing industry, retrieved from state and non-state information systems;
9) industry - a branch of the economy, representing the types of economic activities related to the extraction of minerals, manufacturing, supply of electricity, gas and steam, air conditioning, water supply, sanitation, organization of collection and disposal of waste, as well as the elimination of pollution;
10) entities of activity in the field of the industry - individuals and (or) legal entities carrying out activities in the field of industry, as well as entities of industrial and innovative activities;
11) industrial and innovative project - a set of measures implemented over a certain period aimed at the transfer of technologies, the creation of new (improvement of existing) industries and (or) the implementation of innovative activities;
12) industrial and innovative system – an array of entities of the industrial and innovative system participating in the state stimulation of industrial and innovative activities, infrastructure and tools aimed at stimulating industry and supporting innovation in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
13) industrial innovation activities are the activities associated with the implementation of industrial innovation projects, considering environmental safety, with the aim of increasing labour productivity and promoting goods, works and services of Kazakhstani origin from the manufacturing industry to domestic and/or foreign markets;
14) Industrial innovation entities are natural persons and/or legal entities, simple partnerships implementing industrial innovation projects or promoting goods, works and services of Kazakhstani origin from the manufacturing industry to domestic and/or foreign markets;
15) subjects of the industrial-innovative system participating in state stimulation of industrial-innovative activities - a national management holding company created as part of measures to optimize the management system of development institutions, financial organizations and the development of the national economy, national development institutions, as well as an industrial development fund, authorized to implement government stimulation measures for industry;
16) industrial products - goods produced as a result of activities in the field of industry;
17) industrial policy - a system of economic, organizational and legal measures implemented by the state and aimed at stimulating and developing industry;
18) interdepartmental commission on industrial policy - a consultative and advisory body under the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, headed by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, created for interdepartmental coordination on the formation and implementation of industrial policy;
19) the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry - the central executive body exercising leadership in the field of industry, as well as, within the limits provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, intersectoral coordination and participation in the implementation of state stimulation of industry;
20) state incentive measures for the industry - incentive measures applied by the state for the development of the manufacturing industry and industrial and innovative activities, carried out in accordance with this Law;
21) digital transformation of industry - the introduction of digital technologies into the business processes of enterprises, entailing significant changes in the business model of the enterprise;
22) manufacturing industry - a set of industries that are associated with the processing of raw materials, materials, substances, components for a new product (goods, including food products);
23) transfer of technologies - the process of introduction by entities of industrial and innovative activity of new or improved technologies, the rights of ownership, possession and (or) use of which shall be obtained in ways not prohibited by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
23-1) digital verification is an automated process of assessing an applicant implemented using the information and communication infrastructure of the electronic government;
24) non-commodity export - export of goods of manufacturing industry and services;
25) major customers are subsoil users with the right to extract solid minerals, exccuding commonly occurring minerals; certain entities in the quasi-public sector; natural monopoly entities excludin small-scale natural monopoly entities; systemically important enterprises.
Footnote. Article 1, as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 30.12.2022 № 177-VII (shall enter into force upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 23.01.2024 № 54-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 01.07.2024 № 107-VIII (effective from 01.01.2025); № 188-VII of May 19, 2025 (see Article 3 for the procedure of entry into force).Article 2. Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on industrial policy
1. The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the industrial policy shall be based on the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which consists of this Law and other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. If an international treaty ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan establishes other rules than those provided for by this Law, then the rules of the international treaty shall apply.
Article 3. Purpose and objectives of industrial policy
1. The purpose of the industrial policy shall be to ensure the sustainable development of the manufacturing industry by increasing the production of competitive, high-tech, export-oriented products and to depart from the raw material development model.
2. The objectives of the industrial policy shall be:
1) improving the welfare of the country's population by achieving the goals in the field of sustainable development of the industrial sector of the economy;
2) creation and development of modern infrastructure for the development of the manufacturing industry;
3) support for the effective implementation of innovations and the development of new high-tech industries;
4) diversifying the economy and increasing the competitiveness of industrial production, including through deepening processing, technical re-equipment of existing industries to increase labour productivity and reduce the negative impact on the environment;
5) creating a favourable industrial climate in the country and increasing the self-sufficiency of the national economy;
6) improving the investment climate and developing the export potential of high value-added goods and services originating in Kazakhstan, as well as entering global value chains;
7) reduction of import dependence through the development of domestic production.
Footnote. Article 3 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VII of 19.05.2025 (shall enter into force upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 4. Principles of the industrial policy
The industrial policy shall be based on the principles of:
1) growth in productivity, increasing the complexity and technological effectiveness of the economy, including by ensuring that state incentives for the industry are aimed at creating conditions for the production of goods of high levels of added value, development of innovations and digital transformation of industry;
2) adoption by the state of economically sound decisions that ensure the unity of industrial, innovation, investment, export, trade, scientific and technological, educational, tax, budgetary, monetary policies and social responsibility for them;
3) the leading role of private entrepreneurship in conditions of fair competition by providing an individual approach to the content of the industrial policy and the choice of tools for its implementation in industries and regions that have different operating conditions, structures and development potential;
4) publicity, targeting and transparency of measures of state stimulation of industry and equal access to them, while providing the necessary and sufficient tools that reflect the specifics of the state of individual industries, subjects;
5) fair distribution of benefits and responsibilities in the implementation of industrial policy, providing for the organizational unity of actions of different levels and management mechanisms;
6) balance of strategic interests of the state, society, industrial enterprises related to the functioning and development of the country's industry, the economy as a whole, the development of human capital;
7) systematic and long-term planning of measures of state incentives for industry to anticipate possible changes in the internal and external environment for the development of industry, determine its strategic position and reduce the negative impact on the environment;
8) the effectiveness of industrial policy through forecasting, needs assessment, market capacity analysis, use of risk management systems, resource planning, timing and development of effective response measures to changes.
Article 5. Industrial development
1. The implementation of the industrial policy shall ensure the industrial development of the country, based on increasing the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry, and systemic stimulation of entities of industrial and innovative activities that contribute to the modernization of industrial enterprises.
2. To inform about the state of the industry on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the measures taken by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Report on the State of Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the National Report) shall be annually submitted to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The national report shall be formed by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry based on the results of an assessment of industrial development and an assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of measures of state stimulation of industry.
Central state bodies and local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital annually, before March 1 of the year following the reporting year, shall provide information to the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry for inclusion in the National Report.
The National Report shall be the main tool for the formation of industrial policy, determined by the documents of the State Planning System in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the development of which shall be carried out by state bodies with the participation of local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital, representatives of business entities and society.
Article 6. Instruments for the formation and implementation of industrial policy
1. The formation of the industrial policy shall be carried out based on an assessment of industrial development.
The assessment of industrial development shall provide for the analysis of legal, economic, financial and other factors influencing the development of industry, and shall be carried out in accordance with the methodology for assessing industrial development.
2. Monitoring of the implementation of the industrial policy shall be carried out through the unified map of industrialization.
The unified map of industrialization is a set of industrial and innovative projects implemented by the entities of industrial and innovative activities.
General coordination on the unified map of industrialization shall be carried out by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry together with state bodies responsible for the implementation of industrial and innovative projects, local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital.
Responsible state bodies, national managing holdings and local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital shall provide the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry with information on the implementation of industrial and innovative projects of the unified industrialization map every quarter.
3. The effectiveness of the implementation of measures of state incentives for the industry shall be assessed in accordance with the methodology for assessing the effectiveness of the implementation of measures of state incentives for industry, approved by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry.
To assess the effectiveness of the implementation of measures of state incentives for industry, the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry shall develop and approve the forms intended for the collection of administrative data in the field of industry, in agreement with the authorized body in the field of state statistics.
The received administrative data shall not be disclosed to third parties without the consent of the entity of industrial and innovative activity, except for information on which there is a court decision that has entered into legal force, or in other cases established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 7. Directions for the implementation of industrial policy
Industrial policy in accordance with this Law shall be implemented in the following areas:
1) basic conditions for the development of the industry;
2) promotion to sales markets;
3) increasing the efficiency and competitiveness of the industry.
Chapter 2. BASIC CONDITIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INDUSTRY Paragraph 1. State regulation in the field of industrial policy
Article 8. Competence of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall:
1) develop the main directions of industrial policy and organize their implementation;
2) approves the list of national development institutions and other legal entities, fifty or more percent of voting shares (interest in the charter capital) of which directly or indirectly belong to the state, authorized to implement measures of state stimulation of industry;
3) to ensure the stability and sustainability of the development of the national economy, including its industrial and innovative components:
introduce measures of state incentives for industry, determine the procedure for application, and also cancel them;
introduce elements of industrial and innovative infrastructure, and also determine the procedure for their creation and functioning;
3-1) approve the rules for the development, coordination, approval, implementation and monitoring of domestic value development programmes and their standard form;
4) Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 19.04.2023 № 223-VII (shall come into effect upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).5) Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 19.04.2023 № 223-VII (shall come into effect upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).
6) Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 19.04.2023 № 223-VII (shall come into effect upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).
7) Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 19.04.2023 № 223-VII (shall come into effect upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).
8) Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 19.04.2023 № 223-VII (shall come into effect upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).
Footnote. Article 8 as amended by the Law of the RK dated 30.12.2022 № 177-VII (shall enter into force from 08.01.2022); dated 19.04.2023 № 223-VII (shall come into effect upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); dated 23.01.2024 № 54-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication); № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall come into effect upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).
Article 9. Competence of the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry
The authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry shall:
1) form and implement industrial policy;
2) participate in the formation of a policy for the development of in-country value;
3) annually, by March 31, provide information to the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the effectiveness of measures of state incentives for industry;
4) assess industrial development;
5) interact with sectoral state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan on industrial policy issues and coordinate their work;
6) develop and approve the rules for examining in-country value;
7) develop and approve the unified map of industrialization;
8) submit proposals to the authorized body in the field of state support of innovation activities to determine the priority areas for the provision of innovative grants;
9) develop a regulation on the interdepartmental commission on industrial policy and submit proposals to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the formation of its composition;
10) develop draft resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, providing for:
introduction of measures of state stimulation of industry, determination of the procedure for application, as well as their abolition;
introduction of elements of industrial and innovative infrastructure, as well as determining the procedure for their creation and functioning;
11) develop rules for including industrial and innovative projects in the unified map of industrialization;
12) develop and approve the methodology for monitoring industrial and innovative projects of the unified map of industrialization;
13) excluded by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall be enacted on 01.01.2026);14) develop and approve the rules for providing state incentives to industry aimed at promoting processed goods, works and services of Kazakh origin on the domestic market;
15) develop a list of national development institutions and other legal entities, fifty or more per cent of the voting shares (stakes in the authorized capital) of which are directly or indirectly owned by the state, authorized to implement measures of state stimulation of industry;
16) develop and approve the rules for the competitive selection of territorial clusters;
17) develop and approve the rules for the formation and maintenance of the register of territorial clusters;
18) form and maintain a register of territorial clusters;
19) develop and approve the rules for the provision of measures of state incentives for industry, aimed at increasing the productivity of the entities of industrial and innovative activities;
20) develop and approve the rules for providing measures of state incentives for the industry in the development of territorial clusters;
21) ensure the implementation of the documents of the State Planning System in the Republic of Kazakhstan within the competence;
22) develop and approve the rules and conditions for concluding, as well as the grounds for changing and terminating an agreement on the industrial assembly of agricultural machinery with legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its standard form;
23) develop and approve the rules and conditions for concluding, as well as the grounds for changing and terminating an agreement on the industrial assembly of vehicles with legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its standard form;
24) develop and approve the rules and conditions for concluding, as well as the grounds for changing and terminating an agreement on the industrial assembly of components for vehicles and (or) agricultural machinery with legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its standard form;
25) develop and approve the rules for granting industrial grants;
26) develop and approve the rules for concluding and terminating agreements to increase competitiveness;
27) develop and approve the rules for determining and applying counter obligations when providing measures of state incentives for industry;
28) develop and approve the list of priority goods;
29) develop and approve the rules for providing domestic raw materials to manufacturing enterprises;
30) develop the rules for maintaining and using the national information system of industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
31) develop the list of functional and information services included in the national information system of the industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
32) develop and approve the methodology for assessing industrial development;
33) coordinate the implementation of the policy on the digital transformation of industry and the implementation of Industry 4.0 by industrial entities;
34) coordinate the activities of other state bodies and organizations to develop the base of research and development work, human resources in the industry;
35) excluded by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall take effect upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication);36) develop and approve the rules for the development of the National report on the state of the industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
37) interact with the Eurasian Economic Commission on the formation and maintenance of the Eurasian register of industrial goods, taking into account the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
38) develop and approve the procedure for interaction with the Eurasian Economic Commission on the formation and maintenance of the Eurasian register of industrial goods, taking into account the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
39) regulate activities for the collection (procurement), storage, processing and sale of scrap and waste of non-ferrous and ferrous metals by:
establishing requirements for legal entities carrying out activities for the collection (procurement), storage, processing and sale of scrap and waste of non-ferrous and ferrous metals in a notification procedure;
determining the form and deadlines for reporting by legal entities engaged in the collection (procurement), storage, processing and sale of scrap and waste of non-ferrous and ferrous metals, on purchased and sold scrap and waste of non-ferrous and ferrous metals;
40) develop and approve the rules for planning and concluding contracts aimed at the development of industry, as well as monitoring their implementation;
41) promote the development of national systems of industrial cooperation and subcontracting, including through participation in international systems of industrial cooperation and subcontracting;
41-1) develop and approve the rules for maintaining the register of Kazakhstani commodity producers;
41-2) maintain the register of Kazakhstani commodity producers;
42) exercise other powers provided for by this Law, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 9 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 19.04.2023 № 223-VII (shall come into effect upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication); № 188-VII of 19.05.2025 (see Art. 3 for the procedure of implementation).Article 10. Competence of the authorized body in the field of regulation of foreign trade activities
The authorized body in the field of regulation of foreign trade activity shall:
1) participate in the formation and implementation of industrial policy;
2) develop and approve the rules for reimbursing part of the costs incurred by industrial and innovative entities in promoting goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry, as well as information and communication services to foreign markets within the framework of accepted international obligations;
3) develop and approve a list of goods and services of Kazakh origin in the manufacturing industry, as well as information and communication services, for which the costs of promoting them to foreign markets are partially reimbursed;
4) carry out, within the limits of its competence, the development and promotion of non-commodity exports;
5) interact with sectoral state bodies on the development and promotion of non-commodity exports and coordinate their work;
6) develop and approve the rules for subsidising interest rates on loans issued and leasing transactions made by second-tier banks, the Development Bank of Kazakhstan, and other legal entities engaged in leasing activities, foreign buyers of high-tech goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry, which are subject to insurance by the Export Credit Agency of Kazakhstan, considering international obligations;
7) develop and approve measures to promote non-commodity exports, taking into account the accepted international obligations of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
8) develop and approve a list of high-tech goods and services of Kazakh origin in the manufacturing industry for the purpose of subsidising interest rates on loans issued and leasing transactions made by second-tier banks and the Development Bank of Kazakhstan, other legal entities engaged in leasing activities, foreign buyers of high-tech goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry, which are subject to insurance by the Export Credit Agency of Kazakhstan;
9) exercise other powers provided for by this Law, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 10 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 23.01.2024 № 54-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication); № 188-VII of 19.05.2025 (shall be enacted upon expiration of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 11. Competence of local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital
Local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital shall:
1) participate in the formation and implementation of the industrial policy of the region;
2) provide methodological, consulting, practical and other assistance to elements of the industrial and innovative infrastructure, subjects of the industrial and innovative system participating in the state stimulation of industrial and innovative activities;
3) collect and analyse information on the domestic value of purchases made by systemically important enterprises and submit it to the competent authority responsible for state incentives for industry in the form and within the time limits established by that body;
4) provide information to the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry on the implementation of measures of state stimulation of industry;
5) participate in the development of documents of the State Planning System in the Republic of Kazakhstan on industrial development;
6) report at the meetings of the interdepartmental commission on industrial policy on the industrial development of the region;
7) provide measures of state stimulation of industry in accordance with this Law;
8) carry out the coordination of the implementation of industrial and innovative projects within the framework of the unified map of industrialization and quarterly provide information to the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry;
9) develop measures to create conditions conducive to trading activities in accordance with Article 53 of this Law;
10) exercise in the interests of local government other powers assigned to local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 11 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall come into force upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 12. Competence of other state bodies
State bodies within their competence shall:
1) participate in the formation and implementation of industrial policy;
2) provide information to the authorized bodies in the field of state stimulation of industry and state support for innovation activity on the implementation of measures of state stimulation of industry and support for innovation;
3) provide information on the promotion of non-commodity exports to the authorized body in the field of regulation of foreign trade activities;
4) develop, within their competence, measures to promote non-commodity exports, taking into account the international obligations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and carry out its promotion;
5) ensure the implementation of documents of the State Planning System in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
5-1) take part in the estimation of applicants' production for inclusion in the register of Kazakhstani commodity producers;
6) exercise other powers provided for by this Law, other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 12 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VII of 19.05.2025 (shall enter into force upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 13. Entities of the industrial and innovative system involved in state stimulation of industrial and innovative activities
1. National Institute for Development in the field of stimulation of entities of industrial and innovative activity shall:
1) invest in the authorized capital of entities of industrial and innovative activities, as well as by establishing other legal entities to create new industrial and innovative projects, industrial and innovative projects aimed at modernizing (technical re-equipment) and expanding existing production facilities;
2) acquire rights (claims) on credits (loans) from national development institutions, second-tier banks and other legal entities, more than fifty per cent of voting shares (stakes in the authorized capital) of which directly or indirectly belong to national management holdings that sell and (or) participating in industrial and innovative projects;
3) develop and implement a set of measures for the financial and economic recovery of entities of industrial and innovative activity, as well as stimulation and restoration of economic activity and investment attractiveness of priority sectors of the economy:
debt restructuring;
investments in authorized capital;
search and attraction of strategic and institutional investors;
other types of incentives that contribute to the financial and economic recovery of entities of industrial and innovative activities, provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. National Development Institute for Industrial Development shall:
1) provide information, analytical and consulting services in the field of development of sectors of the economy, including the development of the manufacturing industry, industrial and innovative development of regions, digital transformation of industry and the introduction of Industry 4.0;
2) provide services to the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry for:
developing proposals for a list of priority goods;
maintenance of the unified map of industrialization;
providing industrial grants to recipients of state incentives for industry;
implementation of agreements to increase competitiveness;
analysis of the effectiveness of the implementation of state incentives for industry;
monitoring of reciprocal obligations, excluding for monitoring of reciprocal obligations assumed by entities engaged in industrial and innovative activities when providing state incentives for industry by reimbursing part of the costs incurred by entities engaged in industrial and innovative activities for promoting goods and services of Kazakhstani origin in the manufacturing industry, as well as information and communication services to external markets within the framework of accepted international obligations, under which the costs of promoting them to external markets are partially reimbursed;
conducting an assessment of industrial development;
development of recommendations for the digital transformation of industry and the implementation of Industry 4.0 by industrial entities, as well as support in the implementation of recommendations;
3) provide services for the provision of measures of state incentives for industry, aimed at increasing the productivity of the entities of industrial and innovative activities;
4) provide services for the provision of state incentives for the industry in the development of territorial clusters and support for the development of territorial clusters;
5) provide services for analytical and expert support of the activities of the interdepartmental commission on industrial policy;
6) provide services for the implementation of documents of the State Planning System in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of industrial and innovative activities, providing for the analysis of statistical information and data on the implementation of documents of the State Planning System in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of industrial and innovative activities received from state bodies and business entities, as well as the development of proposals and expert opinions;
7) monitor and analyze the creation of employment and the need for personnel in manufacturing enterprises.
3. National Development Institute in the field of development of in-country value shall:
1) excluded by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall be effective on 01.01.2026);2) provide information and analytical, consulting services in the field of development and monitoring of in-country value, including the examination of in-country value;
3) provide services to the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry for:
providing measures of state incentives for industry aimed at promoting goods, works and services of entities of industrial and innovative activity on the domestic market;
service support for entities of industrial and innovative activities in the domestic market, including the maintenance of information systems designed to develop domestic value and purchase goods, works and services used in subsoil use operations;
4) be the centre of subcontracting.
Subcontracting refers to one of the forms of production (industrial) outsourcing used by industrial enterprises to optimize production activities.
4. As excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 30.12.2022 № 177-VII (shall enter into force upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).5. National Development Institute in the field of development and promotion of non-resource exports:
1) analyze foreign markets;
2) assists in promoting goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry to foreign markets;
3) provide domestic exporters with information and consulting services on issues of increasing their competitiveness in foreign markets, searching for potential export markets and promoting their goods and services in foreign markets;
4) conducts activities to promote goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry to foreign markets;
5) interacts with domestic, foreign and international organisations on issues associated with the promotion of Kazakhstani manufacturing goods and services to foreign markets;
6) establish foreign representative offices and/or appoints foreign representatives for the purpose of promoting goods and services of Kazakhstani origin from the manufacturing industry to foreign markets;
7) carry out export trade and pre-export financing, insurance and reinsurance, guaranteeing transactions to promote non-primary exports in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
8) as excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 30.12.2022 № 177-VII (shall enter into force from 08.01.2022);9) develop and submit to the competent authority in the field of foreign trade regulation proposals on the list of high-tech goods and services of Kazakh origin in the manufacturing industry;
10) open a current account with a second-tier bank resident in the Republic of Kazakhstan for the purpose of managing funds allocated to reimburse part of the costs incurred by industrial and innovative entities in promoting goods and services of Kazakhstani origin in the manufacturing industry, as well as information and communication services to foreign markets within the framework of accepted international obligations, under which the costs of promoting them to foreign markets are partially reimbursed, under an agreement concluded between the competent authority in the field of foreign trade regulation and the national development institute in the field of development and promotion of non-resource exports.
Funds remaining in the current account at the end of the financial year shall not be returned to the competent authority in charge for regulating foreign trade activities and, accordingly, to the state budget, and shall be spent on reimbursing part of the costs incurred by industrial and innovative entities in promoting goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry, as well as information and communication services to foreign markets in the next financial year;
10-1) render services to the competent authority in the field of foreign trade regulation on the provision of state incentives for industry by reimbursing part of the costs incurred by industrial and innovative entities in promoting goods and services of Kazakhstani origin in the manufacturing industry, as well as information and communication services to foreign markets within the framework of accepted international obligations, under which the costs of promoting them to foreign markets are partially reimbursed, as per the rules for reimbursement of part of the costs incurred by industrial and innovative entities for the promotion of goods and services of Kazakh origin in the manufacturing industry, as well as information and communication services to foreign markets within the framework of accepted international obligations;
10-2) monitor the reciprocal obligations assumed by entities engaged in industrial and innovative activities when implementing state incentives for industry by reimbursing part of the costs incurred by entities engaged in industrial and innovative activities to promote goods and services of Kazakh origin in the manufacturing industry, as well as information and communication services to external markets within the framework of accepted international commitments, under which the costs of promoting them to external markets are partially reimbursed, as per the rules for reimbursement of part of the costs incurred by industrial and innovative entities in promoting goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry, as well as information and communication services to foreign markets within the framework of accepted international obligations;
11) provide other measures of service support established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
6. National management holding established as part of measures to optimize the management system of development institutions, financial organizations and the development of the national economy shall:
1) participate in the implementation of documents of the State Planning System in the Republic of Kazakhstan in the areas of state stimulation of industry and support for innovation;
2) provide methodological and consulting assistance to the entities of the industrial and innovative system participating in the state stimulation of industrial and innovative activities.
Footnote. Article 13 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 30.12.2022 № 177-VII (the procedure to entry into force, see Article 2); dated 23.01.2024 № 54-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication); № 188-VII of 19.05.2025 (see Art. 3 for the enactment procedure).Article 14. Interdepartmental Commission on Industrial Policy
1. The main objective of the interdepartmental commission on the industrial policy shall be to prepare recommendations and proposals for:
1) the formation of industrial policy in terms of determining its strategic priorities and key indicators;
2) increasing the competitiveness and efficiency of the industry;
3) conceptual approaches to the implementation of industrial policy in the manufacturing industry, including the cluster initiative;
4) introduction, cancellation and revision of measures of state incentives for industry;
5) introduction of elements of industrial and innovative infrastructure;
6) improvement of the industrial climate in the country;
7) promotion of innovative and technological development in the industry.
2. Interdepartmental commission on the industrial policy shall:
1) request and receive from the central state bodies, local executive bodies and other organizations the necessary information, documents and materials in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) invite and also hear at its meetings officials of state bodies and other organizations that are not members of the interdepartmental commission on industrial policy;
3) create working and expert groups under the interdepartmental commission on industrial policy, provides methodological guidance to them;
4) approve the work plans of the interdepartmental commission on industrial policy, working and expert groups;
5) consider advisory documents of regulatory policy, draft laws, draft other regulatory legal acts and documents of the State planning system in the Republic of Kazakhstan affecting industrial policy issues;
6) adopt decisions on disagreements between state bodies on issues of industrial policy;
7) hear information on the implementation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of technical regulation, the field of standardization and ensuring the uniformity of measurements in the implementation of industrial policy;
8) prepare the position of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, including the negotiating position of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan in international organizations, on issues of industrial policy;
9) hear reports from local executive bodies and other organizations on the implementation of industrial and innovative projects;
10) perform other functions in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 14 as amended by the Law of the RK dated 05.11.2022 № 157-VII (shall enter into force from 01.01.2023).Article 15. Industrial Development Fund
1. The Industrial Development Fund (hereinafter referred to as the Fund) shall be a joint-stock company, the controlling stake of which is owned by the state or a national managing holding.
2. The objectives of the fund shall be to provide financial support and stimulation of manufacturing enterprises and assistance in attracting external and internal investments in the economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
3. The objectives of the fund shall be:
1) financing of projects aimed at:
creation, modernization and expansion of domestic manufacturing enterprises and industrial infrastructure;
assistance in promoting goods, works and services of Kazakh origin in the manufacturing industry;
improving the state of the environment, reducing emissions and discharges of pollutants, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, energy-saving and increasing the efficiency of the use of natural and secondary resources, as well as the development of "green" technologies in the manufacturing industry;
promoting the development of in-country value;
creation, modernization of industrial, energy and transport infrastructure and renewal of vehicles;
2) stimulating the economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan by issuing loans to legal entities, organizations engaged in leasing activities, as well as organizations engaged in certain types of banking operations;
3) other objectives in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the documents of the State Planning System in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the charter of the fund.
4. To fulfil its objectives, the foundation, without an appropriate license, shall carry out:
leasing activity;
provision of loans in cash in the national currency on the terms of payment, urgency and repayment to legal entities-residents or non-residents;
other activities that do not contradict the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
5. Funding of the fund shall be carried out at the expense of:
budget funds;
funds received by the operator of extended obligations of producers (importers) in the form of a fee for organizing the collection, transportation, preparation for reuse, processing, neutralization and (or) disposal of waste in accordance with the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
commercial, own and other means.
6. The operator of extended obligations of producers (importers) shall provide financing in the form of a loan to the fund for further financing of projects in the manufacturing industry aimed at improving the environment, in the manner and on the terms determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Financing carried out by the operator of extended obligations of producers (importers) in accordance with part one of this paragraph shall not apply to banking and microfinance activities and does not require permits in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
7. The Fund shall have the right to:
1) determine the policy of financing from own and borrowed extra-budgetary funds in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, documents of the State Planning System in the Republic of Kazakhstan and (or) internal acts of the fund;
2) attract experts and consultants to examine projects in the manufacturing industry;
3) place free funds, except for funds received from the state budget, in the domestic and foreign markets for financial instruments in accordance with the internal acts of the fund.
Footnote. Article 15 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VII of 19.05.2025 (shall enter into force upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 16. National information system of industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1. The national information system of industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter for the purposes of this article - the System) shall be an information system that provides information on the state of development of the industry.
2. The goals of maintaining the system shall be to increase the efficiency of generating and exchanging information on the state of the industry, provide the subjects of activity in the industry with up-to-date information to simplify the process of doing business, as well as provide complete and reliable information to state bodies for forecasting and making decisions on industrial policy.
3. The system shall contain information:
1) on the implementation of industrial policy;
2) on statistical data on the development of industries;
3) on the results of the development of areas related to production activities;
4) on implemented measures of state stimulation of industry;
5) on the implementation of industrial and innovative projects;
6) other information in accordance with the list of functional and information services included in the national information system of the industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
4. The creation, maintenance and operation of the system shall be carried out in accordance with the rules for maintaining and using the national information system of the industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Paragraph 2. Industrial and innovative infrastructure
Article 17. Industrial and innovative infrastructure
Industrial innovation infrastructure shall consist of the following elements:
1) special economic zones regulated by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On special economic and industrial zones";
2) industrial zones regulated by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On special economic and industrial zones";
3) technology parks (hereinafter referred to as the Technoparks);
4) joint-stock investment funds of risky investment, regulated by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On investment and venture funds";
5) venture funds which are regulated by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On investment and venture funds";
6) technology commercialization centres;
7) design bureaus;
8) international technology transfer centres;
9) innovation clusters;
10) territorial clusters;
11) industry centres of technological competence;
12) other elements determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan based on recommendations and proposals of the interdepartmental commission on industrial policy in accordance with this Law.
Article 18. Technoparks
1. Technopark shall be a legal entity created by an autonomous educational organization or individuals registered as individual entrepreneurs and (or) other legal entities or determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, owning on the right of ownership or other legal grounds a territory with a unified material and technical and (or) a property complex where favourable conditions are created for the implementation of industrial and innovative activities.
2. The main activity of technoparks shall be business incubation, which is the provision of services for the provision of premises, equipment, accounting, legal, information and consulting support, the attraction of investments, project management, as well as other services necessary for the implementation of industrial and innovative projects, including in the field of information and communication technologies. The rules for the provision of services to assist in the development of business incubation, as well as determining the cost of such services, except for services provided by the Astana Hub international technology park, shall be developed and approved by the authorized body in the field of state support for innovation.
Article 19. Technology commercialization centres
1. Centres for the commercialization of technologies shall be legal entities, a structural or separate subdivision of a scientific organization, an organization of higher and (or) postgraduate education or an autonomous organization of education, carrying out activities related to the practical application of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities to bring to the market for new or improved goods, technologies, processes and services, aimed at obtaining a positive economic effect (commercialization of technologies).
2. The main activity of technology commercialization centres shall be the provision of a range of services for the commercialization of technologies, including the search and evaluation of technologies for commercialization, marketing research, the provision of consulting services in the field of intellectual property protection, the development of a technology commercialization strategy, the organization of interaction between scientific and (or) scientific-technical activities and private business entities to conclude agreements in the field of technology commercialization.
Methodological, consulting and other support provided by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan for technology commercialization centres shall be provided by the National Development Institute in the field of innovative development.
3. Conducting fundamental and applied scientific research shall be carried out, including taking into account the needs of subjects of activity in the field of industry.
Article 20 Design bureaus
1. Design bureau shall be a legal entity that owns a material and technical complex and was created to assist the entities of industrial and innovative activity in organizing the production of new or improved goods.
2. The main objective of design bureaus shall be to assist the entities of industrial and innovative activity in the creation of new or improved goods, including through the transfer of technologies, acquisition, adaptation, development of design and technological documentation, its subsequent transfer on a reimbursable basis to the entities of industrial and innovative activity and provision of services necessary for organizing the production of goods based on it.
Article 21. International Technology Transfer Centres
International technology transfer centres shall be created by the national development institute in the field of innovative development to assist in the implementation of projects implemented by entities of industrial and innovative activity together with foreign partners.
Article 22. Innovation clusters
An innovation cluster shall be an association of participants in an innovation cluster, including scientific organizations, educational organizations, equity risk investment funds, venture funds, as well as individuals and (or) legal entities, designed to stimulate the industry and support innovation through interaction and sharing of available opportunities, exchange of knowledge and experience, research, effective technology transfer, sustainable partnerships and dissemination of information.
Article 23. Territorial clusters
1. The entities of industrial and innovative activities that are members of the territorial cluster shall interact with each other and with other organizations to increase the competitiveness of the goods, works and services produced, their promotion and technological re-equipment of production.
2. State stimulation of territorial clusters shall be aimed at:
1) creation of favourable conditions for the development of territorial clusters;
2) increasing the competitiveness of entities of industrial and innovative activity that are members of territorial clusters;
3) economic development of regions.
3. The state shall ensure the development of territorial clusters by providing measures of state incentives for industry, provided for in Article 40 of this Law.
In addition to that specified in part one of this paragraph, for the development of territorial clusters, the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan or documents of the State Planning System in the Republic of Kazakhstan provide for:
1) formation of directions and instruments of cluster policy;
2) provision of information and consulting, analytical and other services to entities of industrial and innovative activities that are members of territorial clusters;
3) diagnostics and promotion of cluster initiatives.
4. The National Development Institute in the field of industrial development shall carry out diagnostics of cluster initiatives in the regions, determining the level of development of clusters and their prospects, assessing the impact of territorial clusters on the economy of regions, industries, the country as a whole in accordance with the rules for the formation and maintenance of a register of territorial clusters.
Article 24 Industry centres of technological competence
Industry centres of technological competencies shall be legal entities determined by state bodies on the recommendation of the Technology Policy Council, provided for by the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, for technological development of the relevant industry, having experts with relevant industry and cross-sectoral competencies.
The main tasks of the industry centers of technological competence shall be to carry out technological forecasting of the relevant industry, assist in the development and implementation of a target technological program, monitor global technological trends, determine current conditions and competitive advantages for accelerated technological development, as well as the needs and interests of private entrepreneurship entities, assist in disseminating best practices and experience in innovative activities among business entities of the relevant industry, and implement international cooperation to attract foreign investment to the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Industry centres of technological competence shall also ensure the continuity of the state technology policy and the institutional memory of the technological development of the industry.
Footnote. Article 24 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall enter into force upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 21.05.2024 № 86-VIII (shall come into effect upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).Paragraph 3. State incentives for industry
Article 25. Conditions for state incentives for industry
1. Measures of state stimulation of industry shall be determined in accordance with this Law.
The laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan may provide for other measures of state stimulation of industry and support for industrial entities.
2. State incentives for entities of industrial and innovative activities operating in the agro-industrial complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be determined in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On state regulation of the development of the agro-industrial complex and rural areas".
3. Support for investment and innovation activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be regulated by the Entrepreneur Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
4. The authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry, other state bodies, as well as local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital, when developing, considering and agreeing on measures of state stimulation of industry, shall provide for the following criteria:
1) innovativeness - a focus on increasing the economic efficiency of activities by creating new or significantly improved products (goods, works or services), technologies or processes, taking into account their further implementation and ensuring environmental safety;
2) competitiveness - competitive advantages in comparison with similar industrial and innovative projects, expressed in low cost, high quality, growing demand and other properties of products, works and (or) services provided;
3) scale - the significance of the implementation of an industrial and innovative project for the industrial development of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) export orientation - the presence of the potential for sustainable export of manufactured products, works and (or) services provided to at least one foreign country;
5) labour productivity - the ratio of production volume and labour resources, working hours spent on production.
5. Measures of state incentives for the industry shall be provided to entities of industrial and innovative activity on the terms of:
the focus of the manufacturing industry on the production of goods included in the list of priority goods;
acceptance by the recipient of measures of state stimulation of the industry of counter obligations;
compliance of the entity of industrial and innovative activity and the documents submitted for obtaining measures of state incentives for the industry with the requirements established by regulatory legal acts regulating the procedure for granting measures of state incentives for industry;
the inclusion of a Kazakhstani commodity producer in the register of Kazakhstani commodity producers.
6. The basis for refusal to provide measures of state incentives for the industry shall be non-compliance with the conditions specified in paragraph 5 of this Article.
7. The interaction of state bodies, local executive bodies, entities of the industrial and innovative system participating in the state stimulation of industrial and innovative activities, with the entities of industrial and innovative activities on the provision of measures of state incentives for the industry shall be carried out with the general coordination of the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry.
8. The provision of measures of state incentives for industry to entities of activity in the field of the industry shall be carried out within the framework of state support for entrepreneurship on the principle of "one-stop-shop" in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 25 as amended by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14.07.2022 № 141-VII (shall enter into force upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); dated 30.12.2022 № 177-VII (shall enter into force upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication); № 188-VII of 19.05.2025 (shall be put into effect upon expiration of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 26. List of priority goods
1. The list of priority goods shall include goods of medium and high levels of processing, the production of which determines the long-term competitiveness of the national economy.
2. The level of redistribution of goods shall be determined in accordance with the methodology for assessing the level of redistribution of goods for inclusion in the list of priority goods, approved by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry, which shall provide for the following criteria:
the technological complexity of the goods produced;
export potential;
potential in the domestic market.
3. Measures of state incentives for the industry shall be provided to entities of industrial and innovative activity, exclusively focused on the production of products included in the list of priority goods.
4. To ensure the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry, according to the list of priority goods, work shall be carried out to attract investment.
Article 27. Counter-obligations
1. When providing measures of state stimulation of industry to entities of industrial and innovative activity, an agreement between the parties shall provide for the obligations of the state to provide measures of state stimulation of industry, and the recipient - to fulfil counter obligations.
2. The application of reciprocal obligations shall be carried out based on legality, transparency, equality, good faith and mutual responsibility of the state and entities of industrial and innovative activities and the prevention of corruption offences.
3. Counter-obligations shall be determined in accordance with the rules for determining and applying counter-obligations when providing measures of state incentives for industry, taking into account the type and volume of the state incentives for industry received, and are applied in aggregate or separately in the following areas:
increase in labour productivity;
increasing the production of export-oriented goods;
meeting the needs of the domestic market.
4. In case of non-fulfilment of counter obligations by the entities of industrial and innovative activity, the money received by them within the framework of measures of state stimulation of industry shall be returned, taking into account the achieved level of fulfilment of counter obligations and the base rate of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with the rules for determining and applying counter obligations in the provision of measures government incentives for industry.
Article 28. Agreement on increasing competitiveness
1. An agreement on increasing competitiveness shall be an agreement concluded between the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry and the entity of industrial and innovative activity, reflecting the types and conditions for the provision of a set of measures of state stimulation of industry and the counter obligations assumed by the entity of industrial and innovative activity.
2. The procedure, and conditions for concluding and terminating an agreement on increasing competitiveness, as well as the conditions for taking a set of measures of state incentives for the industry shall be established by the rules for concluding and terminating agreements on increasing competitiveness.
3. Monitoring of the execution of the concluded agreement on increasing competitiveness shall be carried out by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry.
4. It shall be prohibited to conclude an agreement on increasing competitiveness with an entity of industrial and innovative activity, with which such an agreement was previously concluded and which allowed non-fulfilment of counter obligations, except in cases where such non-fulfilment was due to circumstances beyond its control.
Article 29. Measures of state incentives for industry
Government measures to stimulate industry shall include:
1) financing, including co-financing of industrial and innovative projects, leasing financing;
2) provision of guarantee obligations and guarantees for loans;
3) lending through financial institutions;
4) subsidizing the interest rate on loans issued by financial institutions and coupon interest on bonds;
5) investment in authorized capital;
6) provision of engineering and communication infrastructure;
7) provision of land plots;
8) stimulation in the domestic market;
9) development and promotion of exports of goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry, assistance in their sale;
10) stimulation of labour productivity increase;
11) stimulation of the development of territorial clusters;
12) debt restructuring;
13) provision of industrial grants;
14) other measures determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan based on recommendations and proposals of the interdepartmental commission on industrial policy in accordance with this Law.
Footnote. Article 29 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan. № 188-VII of 05.2025 (shall enter into force upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 30. Financing, including co-financing of industrial and innovative projects, leasing financing
1. Financing, including co-financing of industrial and innovative projects, and leasing financing of industrial and innovative entities for medium- and long-term periods is carried out by the Development Bank of Kazakhstan, as well as other national development institutions determined by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry.
2. Financing, including co-financing, shall be carried out to create new industrial and innovative projects, as well as industrial and innovative projects in accordance with the list of priority goods aimed at modernization (technical re-equipment, including the digital transformation of industry, the introduction of Industry 4.0 and digital technologies) and expansion of existing industries.
3. The conditions and mechanisms of financing, including co-financing of industrial and innovative projects, and leasing financing within the framework of funds from the state budget shall be determined by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry.
Footnote. Article 30 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 19.04.2023 № 223-VII (shall come into effect upon expiry of ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).Article 31. Provision of guarantee obligations and guarantees for loans
1. The provision of guarantee obligations and guarantees for loans shall be carried out by a financial agent, determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, for loans from second-tier banks, issued to entities of industrial and innovative activities for the implementation of industrial and innovative projects.
2. The conditions and mechanisms for the provision of guarantee obligations and loan guarantees by a financial agent shall be determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 32. Lending through financial institutions
1. Lending to entities of industrial and innovative activity shall be carried out by conditional placement of funds by a financial agent, determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in financial institutions.
2. Lending to entities of industrial and innovative activity shall be carried out for the implementation of industrial and innovative projects aimed at creating new industries, modernizing (technical re-equipment) and expanding existing industries, as well as the financial and economic recovery, improving and (or) restoring the investment attractiveness of existing and (or) idle industries, subject to their participation by providing their own movable or immovable property, including money.
3. Terms and mechanisms of lending through financial institutions shall be determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 33. Subsidizing the interest rate on loans issued by financial institutions and coupon interest on bonds
1. Subsidizing the interest rate on loans issued by financial institutions and coupon interest on bonds of entities of industrial and innovative activity shall be carried out for the implementation of industrial and innovative projects aimed at creating new industries, modernizing (technical re-equipment) and expanding existing industries, as well as the financially economic recovery, improvement and (or) restoration of the investment attractiveness of existing and (or) idle industries, subject to their participation by providing their own movable or immovable property, including money.
Subsidizing the interest rate on loans issued by financial institutions and coupon interest on bonds for working capital replenishment shall not be carried out.
2. Subsidizing the interest rate on loans issued by financial institutions to entities of industrial and innovative activities, and coupon interest on bonds issued by entities of industrial and innovative activities shall be carried out by a financial agent, determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, for the implementation of industrial and innovative projects.
3. Conditions and mechanisms for subsidizing the interest rate on loans issued by financial institutions and coupon interest on bonds shall be determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 34. Investments in authorized capital
1. Investments in the authorized capital of entities of industrial and innovative activity shall be carried out by national development institutions that provide state stimulation of industrial and innovative activity, and local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital, subject to the requirements provided for in Article 192 of the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and compliance with industrial -innovation project under the following conditions:
1) increasing labour productivity and providing incentives for the development of priority sectors of the economy;
2) attractiveness in terms of predictive economic and financial parameters, the values of which shall be determined by internal documents regulating the investment policy of national development institutions that carry out state stimulation of industrial and innovative activities;
3) focus on building up technological potential, improving the quality and increasing the volume of production of goods and services, deepening the processing of raw materials and materials, and producing high-tech products.
2. The results of the investment activities of national development institutions that carry out state stimulation of industrial and innovative activities, and local executive bodies of regions, cities of republican significance and the capital shall be determined based on investment income in the context of all industrial and innovative projects.
3. The National Institute for Development in the field of stimulation of entities of industrial and innovative activity may invest in the authorized capital of entities of industrial and innovative activity in the following cases:
1) capital intensity and (or) long payback periods and (or) low profitability of industrial and innovative projects;
2) social significance of industrial and innovative projects in priority sectors of the economy.
Article 35. Provision of engineering and communication infrastructure
1. The provision of engineering and communication infrastructure for entities of industrial and innovative activity shall be carried out for:
1) creation of new competitive industries;
2) modernization (technical re-equipment) and expansion of existing industries.
2. The provision of engineering and communication infrastructure to the entities of industrial and innovative activities implementing industrial and innovative projects corresponding to the areas provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be carried out by allocating budget funds for the construction (reconstruction) of engineering and communication infrastructure.
3. The allocation of budgetary funds for the construction (reconstruction) of engineering and communication infrastructure shall be carried out in accordance with the budgetary legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 36. Provision of land plots
The provision of land plots to entities of industrial and innovative activity shall be carried out by allocating land plots on the right of temporary land use in accordance with the Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 37. Promotion in the domestic market
1. State measures to stimulate industry aimed at promoting processed goods, works and services of Kazakh origin on the domestic market, shall be implemented by the competent authority in the field of state incentives for industry with the involvement of the national development institute in the field of domestic value development as per the rules for the provision of state incentives for industry aimed at promoting processed goods, works and services of Kazakh origin on the domestic market.
2. The National Development Institute for Domestic Value Creation shall open a current account with a second-tier bank resident in the Republic of Kazakhstan to manage funds allocated for state incentives to promote processed goods, works and services of Kazakh origin to the domestic market, based on an agreement concluded between the competent authority in the field of state stimulation of industry and the national development institute in the field of domestic value development.
Funds remaining in the current account at the end of the financial year shall not be returned to the competent authority in charge for state incentives for industry and, accordingly, to the state budget, and shall be spent on providing state incentives for industry aimed at promoting processed goods, works and services of Kazakh origin on the domestic market in the next financial year.
Footnote. Article 37 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VII of 19.05.2025 (shall be enacted upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 38. Development and promotion of exports of goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry, assistance in their sale
Footnote. The title of Article 38 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VII of 19.05.2025 (shall be enacted upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).
1. The measures of state stimulation of industry are provided by the authorized body in the field of regulation of foreign trade activities with the involvement of the national development institute in the field of development and promotion of non-resource exports through:
1) reimbursement of part of the costs incurred by industrial and innovative entities in promoting goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry to foreign markets under the rules for reimbursement of part of the costs incurred by industrial and innovative entities in promoting goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry, as well as information and communication services to external markets within the framework of accepted international commitments;
2) subsidising interest rates on loans issued and leasing transactions made by second-tier banks, the Development Bank of Kazakhstan, other legal entities engaged in leasing activities, foreign buyers of high-tech goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry, which are subject to insurance by the Export Credit Agency of Kazakhstan;
3) the use of mechanisms for export trade financing, lending and insurance, reinsurance and guaranteeing transactions to promote non-commodity exports.
2. Subsidising interest rates on loans issued and leasing transactions made by second-tier banks, the Development Bank of Kazakhstan, other legal entities engaged in leasing activities, and foreign buyers of high-tech goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry shall be made by a financial agent designated by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 38 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 23.01.2024 № 54-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication); № 188-VII of 19.05.2025 (shall be brought into effect upon expiration of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 39. Stimulation of labour productivity increase
1. The provision of measures of state stimulation of industry, aimed at increasing the productivity of entities of industrial and innovative activity, shall be carried out by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry with the involvement of the national development institute in the field of industrial development.
2. The provision of measures of state incentives for industry, aimed at increasing the productivity of the entities of industrial and innovative activity, shall be carried out at the following costs:
1) increasing the competence of employees;
2) introduction of digital technologies;
3) improvement of technological processes;
4) increasing the efficiency of the organization of production.
3. The National Institute for Development in the field of industrial development opens a current account in a second-tier bank - a resident of the Republic of Kazakhstan to manage the funds allocated for the provision of state incentives for industry aimed at increasing the labour productivity of entities of industrial and innovative activity, based on an agreement concluded between the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry and the national development institute in the field of industrial development.
Article 40. Stimulating the development of territorial clusters
1. The provision of measures of state stimulation of industry in the development of territorial clusters shall be carried out by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry with the involvement of the national development institute in the field of industrial development.
State incentives for territorial clusters shall be carried out based on the results of the competitive selection of territorial clusters and (or) in accordance with the register of territorial clusters.
2. The provision of measures of state incentives for the industry in the development of territorial clusters shall be carried out through cost recovery and (or) financing, and (or) co-financing of costs to support the functioning of the cluster organization and for the implementation of projects of territorial clusters and other measures of state stimulation of industry in the development of territorial clusters.
A cluster organization established in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which provides methodological, organizational, expert, analytical and information support for the development of a territorial cluster, provides activities for the development and support of the implementation of a work plan for the development of a territorial cluster, organizing interaction between participants in a territorial cluster, as well as interested parties. organizations, including educational and scientific institutions, financial institutions and legal entities with state participation, development institutions and government bodies.
3. The National Development Institute in the field of industrial development opens a current account in a second-tier bank - a resident of the Republic of Kazakhstan to manage the funds allocated for the provision of state incentives for the industry in the development of territorial clusters, based on an agreement concluded between the authorized body in the field of state incentives for industry and the National Development Institute for Industrial Development.
Article 41. Debt restructuring
1. Debt restructuring shall be carried out to expand the range of tools used for the financial and economic recovery of entities of industrial and innovative activity, as well as to improve and (or) restore the investment attractiveness of existing and (or) idle industries, launch production, provided they are involved in the implementation of industrial - an innovative project of additional financing from third parties and (or) provision of appropriate security in the form of own movable and (or) immovable property, including money.
2. Debt restructuring is possible by changing the payment schedule, terminating rights (claims) in whole or in part, сancelling of liquidated damages (fines, penalties), remuneration, including remuneration capitalized in the principal debt, investment growth, principal debt and other receivables, changes terms and conditions of investment and (or) lending, and (or) financing, converting debt into authorized capital and in other ways provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 42. Provision of industrial grants
1. An industrial grant refers to budgetary funds provided to entities of industrial and innovative activity of the manufacturing industry for the implementation of their industrial and innovative projects on a gratuitous basis and which are irrevocable, subject to the fulfilment of counter obligations. The provision of industrial grants shall be carried out by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry with the involvement of the national development institute in the field of industrial development.
2. Industrial grants shall be provided to operating entities of industrial and innovative activities of the manufacturing industry through co-financing with the terms of mutual obligations for the implementation of industrial and innovative projects aimed at creating competitive products included in the list of priority goods.
3. When providing the industrial grants, an examination of the received applications shall be carried out in accordance with the rules for granting industrial grants.
The criteria for awarding industrial grants shall be established by the rules for awarding industrial grants.
4. The National Development Institute in the field of industrial development monitors the granted industrial grants to analyze the achievement of the planned goals for the industrial and innovative projects for which they were granted.
5. The National Institute for Development in the field of industrial development shall open a current account with a second-tier bank - a resident of the Republic of Kazakhstan to manage the funds allocated for the provision of industrial grants, based on an agreement concluded between the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry and the national development institution in the field industrial development.
The balances on the current account at the end of the financial year shall not be subject to return to the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry and, accordingly, to the state budget, but shall be spent on the provision of industrial grants in the next financial year.
Chapter 3. MARKET PROMOTION
Article 43. Promotion of domestic manufacturing enterprises to foreign markets
1. Within the limits of their competence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and foreign institutions shall protect the rights and interests of entities operating in the industrial sector abroad, including assisting the competent authority in the field of foreign trade regulation in promoting goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry to foreign markets.
2. Service support for subjects of industrial and innovative activities to promote domestic goods and services of the manufacturing industry to foreign markets is provided by the authorized body in the field of regulation of foreign trade activities with the involvement of the national development institute in the field of development and promotion of non-resource exports through:
1) diagnostics of their export potential;
2) organising and conducting trade missions, holding exhibitions and fairs, promoting Kazakhstani manufacturers' trademarks abroad, and organising national stands for Kazakhstani manufacturers abroad;
3) raising awareness among potential foreign buyers by regularly publishing details of Kazakhstani goods producers, service providers and their goods and services abroad;
4) providing information and analytical support on issues associated with the development and promotion of exports of goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry;
5) assistance in promoting goods and services of Kazakh origin from the manufacturing industry to the international humanitarian aid market;
6) other measures in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 43 as amended by the Law of the RK dated 30.12.2022 № 177-VII (shall enter into force from 08.01.2022); dated 23.01.2024 № 54-VIII (shall be enforced upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication); № 188-VII of 19.05.2025 (shall come into effect upon expiration of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 44. Entry into global value chains
1. Entry into global value chains shall be carried out through cooperation with transnational corporations, investors and their suppliers, as well as through the promotion of high value-added goods to foreign markets.
2. Authorized bodies in the field of regulation of foreign trade activities, state stimulation of industry, state support for innovation activities and the implementation of investment policy shall assist the entities of industrial and innovative activities in entering global value chains, including through the application of technical documentation for the production of new types of goods and global manufacturing franchises of the world's leading product-specific manufacturers.
Article 45. Promoting interaction among industry stakeholders
The state shall assist the interaction of entities of activity in the field of industry in the form of:
1) institutional support, which consists in the development of industrial development institutions to study problems and develop proposals for the development of the industry;
2) non-financial support for business entities in the industrial sector.
State assistance to the interaction of business entities in the field of the industry provides for other types of support established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Footnote. Article 45 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 06.04.2024 № 71-VIII (shall come into effect upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).Article 46. Treaties aimed at the development of industry
1. Contracts aimed at the development of the industry shall be concluded in accordance with this Law through:
1) off-take contracts that shall provide for a long-term guaranteed purchase of manufacturing goods, including those purchased as part of the work performed and services provided, the production of which will be organized by the supplier and was not previously available;
1-1) guaranteed purchase agreements envisaging long-term guaranteed purchase volumes of goods produced at existing production facilities;
2) contracts for contract procurement, which provide, in addition to the purchase of manufacturing goods, including those purchased as part of the work performed and services provided, essential conditions for investing part of the funds from the contract amount in the economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, provided for by the terms of the purchase in accordance with Article 49 of this Law.
The rules for planning and concluding contracts aimed at the development of industry, as well as monitoring their execution, provide for standard requirements.
2. Large customers shall be the customers under contracts aimed at industrial development.
The provisions of this Article shall not apply to the National Welfare Fund and legal entities, fifty or more per cent of voting shares (stakes in the authorized capital) of which directly or indirectly belong to the National Wealth Fund based on ownership or trust management.
Footnote. Article 46 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall take effect upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 47. Procedure for planning and concluding contracts aimed at industrial development
1. By 10 December, the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion shall annually receive from:
1) procurement plans (preliminary, annual, long-term ones) of individual entities of the quasi-public sector, developed and approved under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) subsurface users who have the right to extract solid minerals, excluding commonly occurring minerals, annual (for one financial year) and medium-term (for five financial years) programmes for the procurement of goods, works and services, formed under the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Subsurface Resources and Subsurface Use”;
3) natural monopoly entities lists of goods planned for purchase in the coming financial year or long-term period, compiled under the rules for the activities of natural monopoly entities, approved pursuant to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Natural Monopolies”;
4) systemically important enterprises' plans for the procurement of goods for the coming financial year or long-term period.
2. The procurement plans (programmes, lists of goods) of large customers referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be lodged in the year preceding the first year of procurement.
3. The procurement plans (programmes, lists of goods) referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall include a list of goods planned for procurement, excluding goods procured on the domestic market or goods of foreign origin covered by warranty obligations.
4. The competent authority in the field of state stimulation of industry, with the involvement of the national development institute in the field of domestic value development, within thirty calendar days, shall review the procurement plans (programmes, lists of goods) of large customers for compliance with the exceptions specified in paragraph 3 of this Article.
In the event of non-compliance with the requirements stated in paragraph 3 of this Article, the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion shall send a notification to large customers with comments on their procurement plans (programmes, lists of goods, etc.).
Within five working days of receiving notification from the competent authority in charge for state incentives for industry, large customers shall amend their procurement plans (programmes, lists of goods) mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article and resubmit them to the competent authority in charge for state incentives for industry.
Herewith, the period for approval of procurement plans (programmes, lists of goods) of large customers by the competent authority in the field of state stimulation of industry shall not exceed ten working days.
5. The agreed list of goods planned for purchase shall be posted in the register of goods, works and services used in subsoil use operations and their manufacturers by 1 February.
6. Manufacturing enterprises interested in concluding contracts aimed at industrial development shall lodge an application to the register of goods, works and services used in subsoil use operations, their producers to conclude off-take contracts as per Article 48 hereof and guaranteed purchase agreements under Article 48-1 hereof within a period not exceeding thirty calendar days after the publication of the list of goods planned for purchase in the register of goods, works and services used in subsoil use operations, their producers.
7. Large customers shall examine applications from manufacturing companies and conclude off-take contracts or guaranteed purchase agreements within a period not exceeding thirty calendar days from the date of the deadline for submitting applications under the rules for planning and concluding agreements aimed at developing industry, as well as monitoring their implementation.
8. After concluding agreements aimed at industrial development, a major customer shall be entitled to conduct laboratory and/or industrial tests on a pilot batch of goods produced by a manufacturing enterprise.
Laboratory and/or industrial testing of a pilot production batch of goods manufactured by a processing enterprise shall be performed based on technical characteristics, physical and/or chemical properties, and the configuration of goods provided by a major customer prior to the conclusion of a contract aimed at industrial development.
In the event of positive results from laboratory and/or industrial testing of a pilot industrial batch of goods, the manufacturing enterprise shall deliver the batch of goods. Should negative results are obtained from laboratory and/or industrial tests of a pilot industrial batch of goods produced by a manufacturing enterprise, the contract aimed at developing the industry shall be deemed not to have been fulfilled through the fault of the manufacturing enterprise and shall be subject to termination.
Until the goods are delivered under contracts aimed at industrial development, large customers may purchase goods in line with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
It shall be prohibited to specify additional technical characteristics, physical and/or chemical properties, or requirements for the composition of goods after signing a contract aimed at industrial development.
Footnote. Article 47 as reworded by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall be enforced upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 47-1. Procurement by systemic enterprises
1. System-forming enterprises are manufacturing enterprises whose production volume accounts for more than three per cent of the total production volume of the relevant region, city of national importance, or capital.
2. The list of systemic enterprises shall be approved by the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion.
3. Purchases of goods by systemic enterprises shall be subject to monitoring of domestic value by the competent authority in the field of state stimulation of industry.
4. Goods shall be procured by systemic enterprises as per the procurement plans for the coming financial year or long-term period, subject to compliance with the requirements set out in Articles 47, 48, 48-1 and 49 of this Law.
Footnote. Chapter 3 has been supplemented with Article 47-1 under Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall enter into force upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 48-1. Guaranteed purchase agreements
1. Under guaranteed purchase agreements, a manufacturing enterprise shall undertake to ensure the supply of a guaranteed volume of goods on a long-term basis under the terms of the concluded guaranteed purchase agreement.
Guaranteed purchase agreements may be used as collateral in financial institutions, including second-tier banks and the Development Bank of Kazakhstan.
2. Amendments to the concluded guaranteed purchase agreement shall be made by agreement between the major customer and the manufacturing enterprise.
3. The term of a guaranteed purchase agreement shall be established by the agreement, but cannot be less than one year. The maximum term of a guaranteed purchase agreement cannot exceed ten years.
4. The guaranteed purchase agreement must contain:
the names of goods with details of their technical characteristics, physical and/or chemical properties, and configuration;
the volume of supplies for the entire term of the contract; the liability of the parties to the contract for non-performance and improper performance of obligations under the contract; other conditions as agreed by the parties.
Footnote. Chapter 3 has been supplemented with Article 47-1 as per Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall take force upon expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 48. Off-take contracts
1. Under off-take contracts, the supplier shall undertake to organize the production of the relevant goods, including at the expense of funds received from the customer in accordance with the contract.
The concluded off-take contracts may be used as collateral in financial institutions, including second-tier banks and the Development Bank of Kazakhstan.
2. It shall be prohibited to unilaterally make changes to the concluded off-take contract to reduce the volume of purchases and reduce the price of goods.
Under a long-term off-take contract, the customer is obliged, subject to the supplier’s proper fulfilment of the obligations established by such an agreement, to ensure acceptance and payment for goods in the amounts stipulated by such an agreement:
in the first year of the contract - 100%;
in the second and subsequent years of the agreement - in the amount of at least fifty per cent.
The obligations established by part two of this paragraph shall be calculated based on the volume of delivery of goods provided for by the contract for the corresponding calendar year.
3. The term of the off-take contract is determined by the contract.
4. The refusal of the customer to buy back the agreed volume of manufactured goods through no fault of the supplier provides for a penalty, the amount of which is determined in accordance with the rules for planning and concluding contracts aimed at developing the industry, as well as monitoring their execution.
5. Off-take contracts shall indicate specific names of goods, indicating their detailed technical characteristics, physical and (or) chemical properties, configuration, supply volumes for the entire duration of the contract, other information that allows you to uniquely identify the goods, as well as requirements for a minimum level of domestic values, obligations to develop a program to increase the indicator of in-country value.
6. Information on off-take contracts, their executors, terms and manufactured goods of the manufacturing industry shall be entered by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry into the register of off-take contracts.
Footnote. Article 48 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 01.07.2024 № 107-VIII (effective from 01.01.2025).Article 49. Contract procurement agreements
1. Contract procurement shall be carried out on the principles of an offset policy, provided that the amount of purchases of goods, works and services per year exceeds five hundred thousand times the monthly calculation index established by the law on the republican budget for the corresponding financial year.
2. In accordance with contract procurement, the supplier undertakes, in addition to the supply of goods, works and services, to fulfil additional conditions stipulated by the contract, including through the creation of joint production, which depend on the type of purchased products, such as:
1) direct investments (including investments in investment projects not directly related to the product supplier);
2) investment in research and development work;
3) creation of production facilities;
4) construction of specialized training centres, implementation of training and retraining programs for specialists of various fields for the Republic of Kazakhstan;
5) development of infrastructure for servicing the purchased goods;
6) transfer of technical documentation, licenses and other documents that ensure the transfer of technologies to the country;
7) other conditions in accordance with the rules for planning and concluding contracts aimed at the development of industry, as well as monitoring their execution.
The above conditions may be applied both individually and in combination, in monetary terms, they must be at least five per cent of the contract amount.
3. Failure by the supplier to fulfil its obligations under paragraph 2 of this Article shall entail the collection of a penalty and other legal consequences in accordance with the contract.
Article 50. Regulated procurement of industrial products
1. Regulation of purchases of industrial products shall be carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on public procurement, subsoil and subsoil use, informatization and other legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. Regulated purchases of industrial products must be carried out taking into account the requirements of the national standards of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 51 shall be valid until 01.01.2026 as per Article 69 of this Law.Article 51. Database of goods, works, services and their suppliers
1. To ensure the self-sufficiency of the national economy, the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry, with the involvement of the national development institution in the field of development of domestic value, forms and maintains a database of goods, works, services and their suppliers.
2. The database of goods, works, services and their suppliers shall provide a list of manufacturers and suppliers of goods, works and services that are Kazakhstani for use in the procurement of industrial products.
3. The database of goods, works, services and their suppliers shall be formed in accordance with the rules for the formation and maintenance of a database of goods, works, services and their suppliers.
4. Maintaining a database of goods, works, services and their suppliers shall provide for:
1) free registration of individuals registered as individual entrepreneurs and legal entities in the database of goods, works, services and their suppliers;
2) posting information about domestic producers and domestic suppliers of works and services on the Internet resource of the national development institute in the field of developing domestic value.
Article 51-1. Procedure for forming a register of Kazakhstani commodity producers
1. The register of Kazakhstani commodity producers (hereinafter referred to as the register) shalll be compiled as per the rules for maintaining the register of Kazakhstani commodity producers and consists of the following stages:
1) filing an application via the user's personal account on the web portal of the electronic government information and communication infrastructure;
2) digital verification;
3) assessment of production;
4) decision by the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion on inclusion or non-inclusion in the register.
2. When submitting an application, the following shall be provided:
1) consent to the collection and processing of information under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on personal data and its protection;
2) consent to provide access to the production facility for the purpose of assessing production and monitoring;
3) consent to accept obligations to install a video surveillance system at a production facility, provide remote access to a competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion to view video information for monitoring purposes;
4) information confirming compliance with the declared conditions of production, manufacturing and technological operations, including video material displaying (confirming) the declared technological process of manufacturing the goods.
3. After filing an application, digital verification shall be carried out as per the criteria defined by the rules for maintaining the register of Kazakhstani commodity producers, confirming production activities.
The information required for inclusion in the register shall be generated by the information and communication infrastructure of the electronic government.
The results of digital verification shall be sent to the applicant's personal account on the web portal of the information and communication infrastructure of the e-government system.
In the event of a negative result of digital verification, the decision must contain a reasoned response with justifications.
4. When evaluating production, the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion, with the involvement of industry-specific state agencies and industry associations (unions), shall verify compliance with the declared production conditions and production and technological operations based on information, confirming compliance with the stated conditions of production, manufacturing and technological operations, including video material displaying (confirming) the stated technological process of manufacturing the goods.
Herewith, the production and technological operations declared by the applicant must meet the minimum threshold for production and technological operations.
5. If it is impossible to assess production based on the information provided by the applicant under paragraph 2 of this Article, the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion, with the involvement of industry-specific state agencies and industry associations (unions), shall conduct an on-site inspection.
The involvement of representatives of industry associations (unions) in field inspections shall be voluntary and carried out on a pro bono basis.
A production assessment report shall be drawn up following the results of the on-site inspection.
6. If the production assessment is positive, the applicant shall be included in the register by the authorised body in the field of state industrial promotion.
If the assessment result is negative, a reasoned response with explanations shall be automatically forwarded to the user's personal account on the web portal of the e-government information and communication infrastructure object.
A business entity shall be entitled to reapply for inclusion in the register after rectifying the identified non-conformities.
7. The applicant shall be liable under the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the accuracy of the information given in the application.
8. Confirmation of the Kazakhstani manufacturer's inclusion in the register shall be ensured by an extract from the register, which must contain information on the Kazakhstani manufacturer, the goods it produces, with details about them and the share of domestic value.
9. When included in the register of Kazakhstani manufacturers producing goods entirely manufactured in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, production assessment shall not be required.
10. The requirements of this Article shall not apply to Kazakhstani software producers and shall be governed by Article 51-2 hereof.
Footnote. Chapter 3 has been supplemented with Article 51-1 under Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall enter into force upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the date of its first official publication).Article 51-2. Procedure for including and excluding software manufacturers from the register
1. Software produced in the Republic of Kazakhstan and included in the register of trusted software and electronic industry products under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be equated to goods of Kazakhstani origin.
2. The procedure for confirming Kazakhstani software manufacturers for inclusion in the register shall be established by the competent authority in the field of informatisation.
3. The competent authority in the field of informatisation shall monitor Kazakhstani software manufacturers included in the register on a quarterly basis and notify the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion of the results.
4. The inclusion and exclusion of Kazakhstani software manufacturers from the register shall be carried out by the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion based on a notification from the competent authority in the field of informatisation.
5. Kazakhstani software manufacturers shall be entitled to appeal the notification to the competent authority in the field of informatisation within thirty calendar days from the date of exclusion from the register.
Footnote. Chapter 3 has been supplemented with Article 51-2 pursuant to Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall be enacted upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 51-3. Goods wholly produced in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1. Goods wholly produced in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be:
1) natural resources (minerals and mineral resources, water resources, land resources) extracted from the subsoil of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on its territory or in its territorial sea (other inland water bodies) or from its seabed or from the atmospheric air on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) agricultural products produced in the Republic of Kazakhstan;
3) scrap and waste of non-ferrous and ferrous metals collected or generated in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
2. Information on licences or contracts for the extraction of solid minerals under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use, excluding commonly occurring minerals, scrap and waste of non-ferrous and ferrous metals collected or formed on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, shall be filed for inclusion in the register by the competent authority in the field of solid minerals.
3. Information on contracts for the extraction of hydrocarbons or uranium under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use shall be lodged for inclusion in the register by the competent authority in the field of hydrocarbons.
4. Information on licences or contracts for the extraction of commonly occurring minerals as per the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use shall be submitted for inclusion in the register by the local executive bodies of the region, city of national importance, capital.
5. Information on agricultural products produced in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be filed for inclusion in the register by the competent authority in the field of agro-industrial complex development.
6. Information on permits for the collection (procurement), storage, processing and sale of scrap and waste of non-ferrous and ferrous metals under the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Permits and Notifications” shall be lodged for inclusion in the register by local executive bodies.
7. Information on goods manufactured entirely within the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be entered into the register by the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion based on information submitted under paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Article.
Footnote. Chapter 3 has been supplemented with Article 51-3 under Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall be put into effect upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 51-4. Monitoring of the register
1. Upon inclusion of a Kazakhstani commodity producer in the register, the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion shall monitor the situation at least once a quarter by means of digital verification.
2. Based on the results of monitoring, if any non-compliance with the criteria specified in paragraph 3 of Article 51-1 hereof is identified, a notification shall be sent to the user's personal account on the web portal of the information and communication infrastructure facility of the electronic government regarding the need to eliminate the identified non-compliance.
If the identified non-conformities are not eliminated, the Kazakhstani manufacturer shall be removed from the register.
Footnote. Chapter 3 has been supplemented with Article 51-4 in compliance with Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall go into effect upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 51-5. Appeals Commission
1. Objections and complaints from Kazakhstani producers regarding exclusion from the register based on the results of monitoring through digital verification shall be examined by the appeals commission.
2. The composition and regulations of the appeals commission shall be approved by the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion.
3. Objections and complaints from Kazakhstani producers shall be filed to the appeals commission within thirty working days of the date of exclusion from the register.
4. The Appeals Commission shall decide on the objection or complaint submitted by requesting the required documents and/or conducting a hearing and/or conducting an on-site commission.
5. After reviewing the objection or complaint, the Appeals Commission shall issue one of the following decisions: to fully or partially uphold the objection or complaint;
on the refusal to satisfy the objection or complaint, with justification for such a decision.
6. The decision of the appeals commission shall be made in writing and shall be binding on the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion.
7. The decision of the appeals committee may be appealed in court.
8. In case the objection or complaint is upheld, the Kazakhstani producer who submitted such objection or complaint shall be included in the register by the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion without going via the stages envisaged in Article 51-1 hereof.
Footnote. Chapter 3 has been supplemented with Article 51-5 as per Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall enter into force upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 51-6. Removal from the register
A Kazakhstani commodity producer shall be removed from the register by the competent authoruty in the field of state industrial promotion based on:
1) results of digital verification during registry monitoring;
2) results of software manufacturer monitoring;
3) application from a Kazakhstani manufacturer for exclusion from the registry.
In the event of liquidation of a legal entity under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan or reorganisation of a legal entity, with the exception of reorganisation in the form of transformation, the Kazakhstani commodity producer shall be automatically removed from the register.
In case of reorganisation, the newly created legal entity shall submit an application for re-entry into the register.
Kazakhstani commodity producers excluded from the register shall be entitled to reapply for inclusion in the register under Article 51-1 hereof.
Footnote. Chapter 3 has been supplemented with Article 51-6 as per Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall become effective upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 51-7. Production conditions, production and technological operations
1. Production and technological operations shall be the processing and treatment of raw materials or materials, as well as the assembly of materials, with the aim of obtaining goods.
2. Production conditions must include one or more of the following criteria: production of goods from a specific type of raw material and/or component materials; product testing; availability of regulatory, technical or authorisation documents.
3. Production conditions, production and technological operations shall be developed and approved by the competent authority in the field of state stimulation of industry in agreement with industry state agencies production of goods from a specific type of raw materials and/or component materials; product testing; availability of regulatory, technical or authorisation documents.
Within their competence, industry-specific government bodies shall participate in the development of conditions for production, manufacturing and technological operations.
Production conditions, production and technological operations must contain information concerning production and technological operations established in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the minimum threshold for production and technological operations for each product.
4. When making changes and/or additions to the production conditions, production and technological operations for the manufacture of goods, it shall be prohibited to establish more favourable production conditions than those previously established.
Footnote. Chapter 3 has been supplemented with Article 51-7 under Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall be brought into effect upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 52. Import regulation
Import regulation shall be carried out in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and international treaties ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan, taking into account the requirements for ensuring the safety and quality of goods in accordance with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
To protect the economic interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan, constant monitoring of the prices of imported goods produced in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be carried out.
Article 53. Interaction between manufacturers of industrial products and subjects of domestic trade
Local executive bodies shall develop measures to create conditions conducive to trade activities in the respective administrative-territorial units, including through the conclusion of relevant agreements with manufacturers of industrial products and domestic trade entities.
Regulation of trading activities shall be carried out in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the regulation of trading activities".
Chapter 4. IMPROVING EFFICIENCY AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE INDUSTRY Paragraph 1. Systemic measures for the development of industry
Article 54. Increasing labour productivity
The increase in labour productivity shall be carried out through:
providing measures of state stimulation of industry, provided for in Article 29 of this Law;
training and capacity building;
technological development of the manufacturing industry;
other measures determined by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan based on recommendations and proposals of the interdepartmental commission on industrial policy in accordance with this Law.
Article 55. Training and human resources development
1. Provision of entities of industrial and innovative activities with qualified human resources shall be carried out by placing a state educational order for the training of specialists for priority sectors of the economy.
The authorized bodies in the field of state stimulation of industry and state support of innovation activity, based on information provided by the entities of industrial and innovative activity on the needs for specialists, form proposals to determine the list of specialities that require training of specialists for priority sectors of the economy, and send them to the authorized body for employment population.
The authorized body in the field of education, based on the need for specialists in industrial and innovative activities, presented by the authorized body for employment issues, forms a state educational order for the training of specialists for priority sectors of the economy.
To strengthen the personnel potential of the industry and ensure compliance with production requirements, organizations of higher and (or) postgraduate education are updating educational programs.
2. The authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry shall assist in the involvement of manufacturing enterprises in the process of organizing dual training, including assisting in the conclusion of tripartite agreements on dual training.
Article 56. Technological development of the manufacturing industry
1. To increase the level of technological development of manufacturing enterprises and their high-tech industries, in accordance with Chapter 23-1 of the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, technological platforms and industry centres of technological competencies are being created.
2. The technological platform is a complex consisting of interrelated and complementary elements of the educational, scientific and industrial-innovative infrastructure, subjects of scientific, scientific-technical, innovative and industrial activities necessary to ensure the continuous process of generating and improving technologies, training personnel, implementing innovative projects and (or) tools for communication and market-oriented coordination of private business entities, scientific organizations, educational organizations, government bodies, organizations of the quasi-public sector for technological development of the manufacturing industry.
3. Industry centres of technological competence should accumulate the relevant knowledge, skills, and experience to develop a vision for the integrated technological development of the manufacturing industry, as well as provide institutional memory for its implementation by attracting experts with relevant industry and intersectoral competencies.
4. The definition of industrial centres of technological competence shall be approved at a meeting of the Technology Policy Council in accordance with Chapter 23-1 of the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
5. For the technological development of the manufacturing industry, in addition to that provided for in this article, the digital transformation of industry, the introduction of Industry 4.0 and digital technologies are being stimulated.
Article 57. Commercialization of the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities in the industry
To commercialize the results of scientific and (or) scientific and technical activities in industry, as well as to ensure the technological modernization of industrial entities, the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry shall collect the information on the needs of industrial entities in scientific research and development. The specified information shall be sent by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry for placement on the Internet resource of the authorized body in the field of science and periodicals to attract scientific organizations to carry out scientific research and development.
Article 58. Technical regulation and standardization of products in the manufacturing industry
1. A tool for ensuring the safety and quality of industrial products, eliminating technical barriers to trade and increasing the competitiveness of domestic products shall be the system of technical regulation and standardization.
2. The priorities of industrial policy in the field of technical regulation and standardization shall be:
1) improving the use of the scientific and technical potential of entities of industrial and innovative activity;
2) increasing the competitiveness of manufactured goods;
3) removal of existing barriers to trade;
4) cost reduction in the implementation of international trade;
5) the entry of manufactured goods, works and services into new markets and the strengthening of the position in the developed markets.
Article 59. Attraction of investments in the industry
As part of attracting investments in the industry, state bodies and organizations within their competence shall carry out:
1) search and conduct negotiations with potential investors, including foreign ones, to attract them to participate in the implementation of industrial and innovative projects;
2) attracting entities of industrial and innovative activity to participate in business forums, conferences and seminars on investment topics;
3) dissemination of information about industrial and innovative projects in the media, including foreign ones, through foreign missions, as well as through foreign diplomatic and equivalent representations and consular offices in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
4) encouraging existing investors to reinvest;
5) attracting investors, including foreign ones, to create joint ventures;
6) attracting transnational corporations to enter global value chains.
Article 60. Provision of domestic raw materials to enterprises in the manufacturing industry
1. Provision of manufacturing enterprises with domestic raw materials shall be carried out based on agreements on the provision of manufacturing enterprises with domestic raw materials, concluded between producers of domestic raw materials, manufacturing enterprises and the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry.
The form of a standard agreement on the provision of domestic raw materials to enterprises in the manufacturing industry shall be approved by the authorized body in the area of state stimulation of industry.
The procedure for providing manufacturing enterprises with domestic raw materials shall be regulated by the rules for providing manufacturing enterprises with domestic raw materials.
For the purposes of this article, domestic raw materials are understood to mean goods included in the list of domestic raw materials approved by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry, produced in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The list of domestic raw materials shall contain the following names:
domestic raw materials;
producers of domestic raw materials.
2. To form a list of domestic raw materials, manufacturing enterprises shall submit applications to the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry in accordance with the rules for providing manufacturing enterprises with domestic raw materials.
3. The grounds for refusal to accept applications from manufacturing enterprises shall be:
incomplete set of documents;
the absence in the Republic of Kazakhstan of producers of the required domestic raw materials.
4. Producers of domestic raw materials shall be included in the list of domestic raw materials, except for:
new production facilities, which are understood as enterprises operating in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan for less than three years;
producers of raw materials, determined by the rules for providing domestic raw materials to manufacturing enterprises.
5. The share of provision of domestic raw materials to enterprises in the manufacturing industry by producers of domestic raw materials shall be determined based on the share of the volume of production of the producer of raw materials in the total volume of production of raw materials in the country.
6. The conclusion of agreements on the provision of domestic raw materials to enterprises in the manufacturing industry shall be mandatory for producers of domestic raw materials included in the list of domestic raw materials.
7. Agreements on the provision of domestic raw materials to enterprises in the manufacturing industry shall be concluded on the terms of special competitive pricing, but not higher than the minimum export price of a given type of raw material by a specific producer of domestic raw materials.
8. When concluding agreements on the provision of domestic raw materials, manufacturing enterprises undertake obligations in accordance with the rules on the provision of domestic raw materials to manufacturing enterprises, including:
increasing the processing of domestic raw materials;
a ban on the sale of domestic raw materials received from the manufacturer to third parties.
The procedure for the execution and monitoring of the obligations established by the second paragraph of part one of this clause shall be regulated by the rules for providing domestic raw materials to enterprises in the manufacturing industry.
Violation by manufacturing enterprises of the prohibition established by this paragraph shall entail the termination of the relevant agreement on the provision of domestic raw materials to manufacturing enterprises and a prohibition on participation in such agreements.
9. The export from the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of domestic raw materials included in the list of domestic raw materials shall be permitted based on licenses issued by the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry.
The issuance of licenses shall be carried out only on condition that the producer of domestic raw materials fulfills its obligations to provide domestic raw materials to enterprises in the manufacturing industry in accordance with this Law.
In this case, the fulfillment of obligations to provide domestic raw materials to enterprises in the manufacturing industry shall be the conclusion of agreements to provide domestic raw materials to enterprises in the manufacturing industry and the fulfillment of obligations under concluded agreements to provide domestic raw materials to enterprises in the manufacturing industry for the period preceding the receipt of the license.
10. Monitoring of the implementation of agreements on the provision of domestic raw materials to enterprises in the manufacturing industry shall be carried out in accordance with the rules on the provision of domestic raw materials to enterprises in the manufacturing industry.
Footnote. Article 60 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 06.04.2024 № 71-VIII (shall come into effect upon expiry of six months after the date of its first official publication).Article 61. Other ways to provide raw materials for manufacturing enterprises
1. The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall conduct negotiations with the governments of foreign states on the issues of counter deliveries of products by economic entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan and foreign states on mutually beneficial terms.
2. The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall negotiate with the governments of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union on the possibility of providing raw materials to domestic manufacturing enterprises implementing the state order or the state defence order, at the internal price of the member states.
Article 61-1. Development of domestic value
1. Large customers shall be required to develop, approve and implement domestic value development programmes under the rules for the development, coordination, approval, implementation and monitoring of domestic value development programmes and their standard form.
2. Domestic value development programmes shall be developed for a period of three years and approved by subsoil users who have the right to extract solid minerals, with the exception of commonly occurring minerals under the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on subsoil and subsoil use, as agreed with the competent authority in the field of state stimulation of industry.
Domestic value development programmes shall be developed for a period of three years and approved by individual quasi-public sector entities in consultation with the competent authority responsible for state incentives for industry.
Domestic value development programmes shall be developed for a period of three years and approved by natural monopoly entities, with the exception of small-scale natural monopoly entities, in consultation with the competent authoruty in charge for state incentives for industry, as well as with the state agency responsible for overseeing the relevant areas of natural monopolies.
Domestic value development programmes shall be elaboated for a period of three years and approved by systemic enterprises in consultation with the competent authoruty responsible for state incentives for industry.
The grounds for refusal to approve domestic value development programmes by the relevant state authorities shall be:
1) underestimated target indicators for the share of domestic value in the procurement of goods;
2) inappropriate indicators for planning and concluding agreements aimed at industrial development, based on the number of applications from industrial and innovative entities;
3) lack of measures to develop small and medium-sized enterprises.
3. Domestic value development programmes shall cover the following areas:
1) increasing the share of domestic value in the procurement of goods;
2) planning, concluding and executing contracts aimed at industrial development;
3) development of small and medium-sized enterprises;
4) other areas.
4. Each area of the domestic value development programme shall include action plans containing specific measures to be taken by major customers, as well as measures of state support for private enterprise, as determined by the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan in relation to such entities, and other measures with specific targets.
5. In order to monitor the implementation of domestic value development programmes, major customers shall provide information on their implementation under the rules for the development, coordination, approval, implementation and monitoring of domestic value development programmes and their standard form.
Implementation of domestic value development programmes shall be monitored by the competent authority in the field of state industrial promotion under the rules for the development, coordination, approval, implementation and monitoring of domestic value development programmes and their standard form.
6. The procedure for recognising the obligations established by this Article as fulfilled shall be established as per the rules for the development, coordination, approval, implementation and monitoring of domestic value development programmes and their standard form.
Failure to implement domestic value development programmes shall entail liability as established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan, except in cases where such failure occurred through no fault of the major customer.
Footnote. Paragraph 1 of Chapter 4 has been supplemented by Article 61-1 under Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of 19.05.2025 (shall enter into force upon expiry of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Paragraph 2. Development of industries
Article 62. Agreement on industrial assembly
1. To stimulate the development of the production of vehicles and (or) their components, agricultural machinery and (or) its components, the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry shall conclude with legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan an agreement on the industrial assembly of vehicles, an agreement on the industrial assembly of agricultural machinery, an agreement on the industrial assembly of components for vehicles and (or) agricultural machinery in accordance with standard forms.
The existence of a concluded agreement on industrial assembly shall be the basis for providing investment preferences to manufacturers of vehicles and (or) their components, as well as agricultural machinery and (or) its components, who have concluded a special investment contract in accordance with the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Within the framework of the concluded agreement on industrial assembly, counter obligations are provided in accordance with Article 27 of this Law for manufacturers of vehicles, agricultural machinery, as well as their components.
2. The conclusion of one of the agreements provided for by part one of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be a confirmation that the legal entity of the Republic of Kazakhstan is an industrial actor in the field of production of vehicles and (or) their components, agricultural machinery and (or) its components.
3. To control compliance with the conditions established for the conclusion of agreements and the requirements determined by the agreements provided for in part one of paragraph 1 of this Article, the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry shall verify the compliance of the legal entity of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the conditions for concluding agreements and fulfilling its obligations in accordance with under such agreements.
4. In case of detection of violations in terms of non-fulfilment or improper fulfilment by a legal entity of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the requirements of one of the agreements listed in part one of paragraph 1 of this Article, the authorized body in the field of state stimulation of industry, if the identified violations are not eliminated within three months from the date of notification, shall terminate the agreement unilaterally in accordance with the civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
5. The entities of activity in the field of industry, who have concluded an agreement on industrial assembly and are manufacturers or authorized representatives of vehicle manufacturers, have the right to recall a technically complex product (goods) at the initiative of the manufacturer and to improve the quality of service maintenance of vehicles on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
For the purposes of this paragraph, recall of a technically complex product (goods) means a recall campaign conducted on the initiative and at the expense of the manufacturer or its authorized representative in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan to eliminate a defect or manufacturing defect found in a certain batch of technically complex goods (products) after their release or to improve the characteristics of technically complex goods (products), which includes notification of buyers and repair of technically complex goods (products) provided to him.
6. The agreements provided for by part one of paragraph 1 of this Article shall include the obligations of a legal entity of the Republic of Kazakhstan to reimburse the benefits granted from the date of conclusion of the agreement under the relevant code of the unified Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union (hereinafter referred to as FEA CN) in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the termination of the agreement due to non-fulfilment or improper fulfilment by this legal entity of the requirements of the agreement.
Notes. For the purposes of this paragraph:
a vehicle shall refer to a device, including a technically complex product (goods), designed to transport people, goods or equipment installed on it, except for agricultural machinery;
agricultural machinery shall refer to a technical means, including a technically complex product (product), designed to increase labour productivity in agriculture by mechanizing and automating individual operations or technological processes;
a component for a vehicle shall refer to an integral part of the vehicle structure, a part, an assembly, a component product, a material, chemical, paint and varnish products and other components necessary for the production of a vehicle;
for agricultural machinery shall refer to an integral part of the design of agricultural machinery, a part, assembly, component, material, chemical, paint and varnish products and other components necessary for the production of agricultural machinery.
Article 63. Agreement on the industrial assembly of vehicles
1. An agreement on the industrial assembly of vehicles, except for the FEA CN codes of truck tractors, buses, special equipment, cars and trucks, is concluded with legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan according to the FEA CN codes in accordance with the rules and conditions for concluding such agreements, provided for in subparagraph 23) Article 9 of this Law.
2. An agreement on the industrial assembly of vehicles under the FEA CN codes of truck tractors, buses, special equipment, cars and trucks with legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan is concluded in accordance with the rules and conditions for concluding such agreements provided for in subparagraph 23) of Article 9 of this Law, after fulfilment of the initial requirements of the scoring system for assessing localization, which includes the use of technological equipment and the fulfilment of the following conditions:
1) organization at the enterprise of technological operations for welding, painting (including cataphoresis for passenger cars) and assembling the body (cabin) of at least one model for each manufactured vehicle brand in the production of two or more vehicle brands and at least two models in the production of only one brand of a vehicle at the enterprise - concerning cars, at least one model - concerning truck tractors, buses, special equipment and trucks according to the relevant FEA CN code with the production capacity of the enterprise in the two-shift operation of at least twenty-five thousand per year - for passenger cars, at least ten thousand per year - for truck tractors, special equipment and trucks, at least one thousand two hundred per year - for buses;
2) the presence of production assets on the balance sheet of an enterprise or a leasing company, including leasing assets used in the implementation of industrial assembly, in the amount of at least eighteen million times the monthly calculation index established by the law on the republican budget for the corresponding financial year - concerning cars, at least three million five hundred thousand times the monthly calculation index established by the law on the republican budget for the corresponding financial year - concerning truck tractors, buses, special equipment and trucks.
3. When fulfilling the previously accepted conditions and obligations of an agreement (multilateral agreement) on the industrial assembly of motor vehicles, including the performance of technological operations for welding and painting, it is allowed to conclude a multilateral agreement on the industrial assembly of vehicles within the framework of an agreement concluded with one of the legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the manner prescribed by the rules and conditions for concluding such agreements, provided for in subparagraph 23) of Article 9 of this Law, except for a multilateral agreement on the industrial assembly of vehicles according to the HS codes of passenger cars.
The agreements to be concluded are subject to the requirements of a scoring system for assessing localization in accordance with the rules and conditions for concluding such agreements, provided for in subparagraph 23) of Article 9 of this Law.
4. The execution by a legal entity of the Republic of Kazakhstan of the concluded agreement on the industrial assembly of vehicles according to the FEA CN codes of truck tractors, buses, special equipment, cars and trucks provides such legal entities with the opportunity to conclude long-term contracts on public procurement of goods in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on state procurement, as well as contracts aimed at the development of industry, provided for by this Law.
Article 64. Agreement on the industrial assembly of agricultural machinery
1. An agreement on the industrial assembly of agricultural machinery under the FEA CN codes of tractors, combine harvesters and forage harvesters with legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be concluded in accordance with the rules and conditions for concluding such agreements provided for in subparagraph 22) of Article 9 of this Law, subject to the following conditions:
1) implementation of manufacturing operations, including cutting, bending of blanks, welding, assembly and painting;
2) the presence of production assets on the balance sheet of an enterprise or a leasing company, including leasing assets used in the implementation of industrial assembly, in the amount of at least five hundred thousand times the monthly calculation index established by the law on the republican budget for the corresponding financial year.
2. An agreement on the industrial assembly of agricultural machinery, except for the FEA CN codes of tractors, grain harvesters and forage harvesters, with legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, shall be concluded in accordance with the rules and conditions for concluding such agreements provided for in subparagraph 22) of Article 9 of this Law, subject to the following conditions:
1) carrying out manufacturing operations, including cutting, bending blanks, welding, assembly and painting, if any, in the design of agricultural machinery;
2) the presence of production assets on the balance sheet of an enterprise or a leasing company, including leasing assets used in the implementation of industrial assembly, in the amount of at least one hundred thousand times the monthly calculation index established by the law on the republican budget for the corresponding financial year.
Article 65. Provision of incentive measures under an industrial assembly agreement
1. Providing investment preferences for a special investment project in accordance with Article 286 of the Entrepreneurial Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, stimulating the production in the Republic of Kazakhstan of environmentally friendly motor vehicles (corresponding to the environmental class established by the technical regulation of the Eurasian Economic Union; with electric motors) and their components, as well as self-propelled agricultural machinery that meets the environmental requirements defined by the technical regulations in accordance with the environmental legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in relation to vehicles and (or) their components, agricultural machinery and (or) its components for each unit produced, the conclusion of long-term contracts for public procurement of goods in in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on public procurement, taking into account the law of the Eurasian Economic Union, obtaining other measures aimed at to stimulate the development of production, manufacturers of vehicles, agricultural machinery, as well as their components are allowed only if the legal entity of the Republic of Kazakhstan has an appropriate agreement on the industrial assembly of vehicles and (or) their components, agricultural machinery and (or) its components.
2. The scope of support measures provided to legal entities of the Republic of Kazakhstan with which agreements on the industrial assembly of vehicles are concluded in accordance with Article 63 of this Law shall be determined based on a scoring system for assessing localization in accordance with the rules and conditions for concluding agreements on the industrial assembly of vehicles, provided for in subparagraph 23) of Article 9 of this Law.
Article 66. Measures to reduce the carbon footprint
To achieve carbon neutrality by popularizing goods with a low carbon footprint, including those powered by hydrogen, the authorized bodies in the field of state incentives for industry and environmental protection shall take measures to reduce the carbon footprint, which may include the following areas: expanding the production of such goods, stimulating the acquisition of goods, including in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on public procurement, increasing the attractiveness of their operation and other measures provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Chapter 5. FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Article 67. Responsibility for violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on industrial policy
Violation of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the industrial policy shall entail liability established by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Article 68. Transitional provisions
Suspend until June 29, 2023:
1) subparagraph 7) of Article 29 of this Law, having established that during the period of suspension this subparagraph is valid in the following wording:
"7) provision of land plots and subsoil use rights;";
2) Article 36 of this Law, having established that during the period of suspension this Article shall be in effect in the following wording:
"Article 36. Provision of land plots and subsoil use rights
Provision of land plots and subsoil use rights to entities of industrial and innovative activity shall be carried out through:
1) allocation of land plots on the right of temporary land use in accordance with the Land Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2) granting the right to subsoil use for carrying out operations for the exploration or production of solid minerals related to production activities (technological cycle), in the manner prescribed by the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Subsoil and Subsoil Use"."
It shall be established that certificates of origin of goods in the form “CT-KZ” and industrial certificates issued prior to the entry into force of Articles 51-1, 51-2, 51-3, 51-4, 51-5, 51-6 and 51-7 of this Law, as well as all related acts of state agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, shall remain in force until 1 January 2026.
It shall be stablished that the issuance of certificates of origin for goods in the form “CT-KZ” and industrial certificates shall be carried out until 1 January 2026. Such certificates of origin of goods in the form “CT-KZ” and industrial certificates, as well as all related acts of state agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, shall remain in force until 1 January 2026.
Footnote. Article 68 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 19.05.2025 № 188-VIII (shall enter into force upon expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication).Article 69. Procedure for the entry into effect of this Law
This Law shall come into effect upon the expiry of ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication, except for:
1) subparagraph 39) of Article 9, which shall come into effect upon the expiration of sixty calendar days after the day of its first official publication;
2) Article 18, which shall come into effect on July 1, 2022;
3) of Article 51, which remains in force until January 1, 2026.
Footnote. Article 69 as amended by Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 188-VIII of May 19, 2025 (shall be enacted ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).
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President of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
K. TOKYAEV |