THE CIVIL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN (SPECIAL PART)
AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS INTRODUCED BY: 1) Law No. 486 of 29th November 1999 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments to the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Special Part). (Articles: 747; 751; 760). Effective from the date of publication (30th November 1999); 2) Law No. 42 of 29th March 2000 of the Republic of Kazakhstan «Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Banking Secrecy» (Articles: 599, 740, 741, 742, 746 replaced, 765). Effective from the date of publication (1st April 2000); 3) Law No. 75 of 5th July 2000 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of An Amendment and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Leasing. (Article 564). Effective from the date of publication (July 13, 2000); 4) Law No. 128 of 18th December 2000 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Insurance and Insurance Activities. (Articles: 803; 805 replaced; 808; 809; 809-1 introduced; 813; 814; 815; 816; 817; 818; 819; 820; 821; 822; 823; 825; 825-1 introduced; 826; 826-1 introduced, 826-2 introduced, 826-3 introduced, 827; 828; 829; 830 replaced; 831; 832; 834; 835; 837; 838; 839; 840; 842; 844). Effective from 23rd December 2000; 5) Law No. 260 of 6th December 2001 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of the Railway Transport. (Article 699). Effective from 27th December 2001; 6) Law No. 276 of 24th December 2001 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan In Connection With the Adoption of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan «Concerning Taxes and Other Obligatory Payments to the Budget» (The Tax Code). (Articles: 741, 938, 1083). Effective from the 1st January 2002; 7) Law No. 323 of 21st May 2002 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of the State Property. (Article 910). Effective from the 25th May 2002; 8) Law No. 376 of 8th January 2003 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of an Amendment to the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Special Part). (Article 483). Effective from the 21st January 2003; 9) Law No. 394 of 13th March 2003 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Pension Support. (Articles: 741, 742). Effective from the 15th March 2003; 10) Law No. 416 of 16th May 2003 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Securities Market and Joint-Stock Companies. (Articles: 886, 892). Effective from the 21st May 2003; 11) Law No. 445 of 1st July 2003 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Special Part) Concerning Insurance Issues. (Articles: 825, 829, 833, 835). Effective from the 14th July 2003; 12) Law No. 482 of 9th July 2003 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Bill of Exchange Circulation, Payments and Transfers of Funds. (Articles: 742, 756). Effective from the 25th July 2003; 13) Law No. 483 of 10th July 2003 of the Republic of Kazakhstan «Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Organising an Integrated System of State Regulation and Supervision of Financial Markets and Financial Organisations. (Articles: 715, 728, 824, 825, 825-1, 830, 841, 842). Effective from the 1st January 2004; 14) Law No. 527 of 27th February 2004 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of an Addition to the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Special Part). (Article 830). Effective from the 1st April 2004; 15) Law No. 532 of 10th March 2004 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Financial Leases. (Article: 565). Effective from the 28th March 2004; 16) Law No. 542 of 8th April 2004 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Obligatory Social Insurance. (Articles: 741, 742). Effective the 1st January 2005; 17) Law No. 577 of 7th July 2004 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Investment Funds. (Article: 893 replaced). Effective 20th July 2004; and 18) Law No. 13 of 20th December 2004 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Division of Duties Between the Levels of the Governmental Administration and Budget Relations. (Roman Section numbers changed for Arabic ones; Articles: 1071, 1083). Effective January 1, 2005; 19) Law No. 90 of 22nd November 2005 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Intellectual Property Rights. (Articles: 961, 971, 972, 975, 978, 982, 983, 986, 987, 988, 989, 990, 1006). Effective date n/a; 20) Law No. 107 of 23rd December 2005 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Licensing and Consolidated Supervision. (Articles: 727, 728, 743). Effective December 30, 2005; 21) Law No. 127 of 20th February 2006 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Underwriting. (Article 738-1 introduced). Effective date n/a; 22) Law No. 128 of 20th February 2006 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Insurance. (Articles: 807, 809, 809-1, 810 repealed, 811 repealed, 812 repealed, 816, 818, 819, 820, 824, 825, 825-1, 826, 826-1, 826-2, 830, 839, 841, 842, 843, 845). Effective date n/a; 22) current text; 23) Law No. 139 of 5th May 2006 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Auditing. (Article 495). Effective Date n/a; 24) Law No. 147 of 22th June 2006 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Enforcement Procedures. (Articles: 741 replaced, 1083). Effective date n/a; 25) Law No. 164 of 5th July 2006 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Mutual Insurance. (Articles: 803, 814, 845). Effective January 1, 2007; and 26) Law No. 225 of 12th January 2007 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (General and Special Parts). (Articles: 758, 797, 799, 800, 826, 883, 926, 1045, 1046, 1049, 1056, 1060, 1061 replaced, 1062 replaced, 1063 replaced, 1064 replaced, 1065 repealed, 1066 repealed, 1067 replaced, 1068 replaced, 1072 replaced, 1072-1 introduced, 1072-2 introduced, 1072-3 introduced, 1072-4 introduced, 1074, 1082, 1095). Effective date n/a; 27) Law No. 230 of 19th February 2007 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Protecting Rights of Minority Investors. (Article 728). Effective date n/a; 28) Law No. 237 of 2nd March 2007 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Intellectual Property. (Articles: 991, 992, 993, 994, 996, 998, 999, 1000, 1003, 1004). Effective date n/a 29) Law No. 244 of 7th May 2007 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Obligatory Types of Insurance. (Articles: 806, 807, 815, 818, 833). Effective date n/a; 30) Law No. 253 of 15th May 2007 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Labour Regulation. (Articles: 493, 573, 742, 921, 1040). Effective date n/a; 31) Law No. 264 of 19th June 2007 of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Advertising. (Article 1025). Effective date n/a; 32) Law No. 133 of 12th February 2009 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Act of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Issues of Organisation and Functioning of Islamic Banks and Organisations of Islamic Finance. (Articles: 406, 727, 756, 883). Effective date n/a; 33) Law No. 157 of 4th May 2009 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of the Gambling Business. (Article 914). Effective date n/a; 34) Law No. 185 of 11th July 2009 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Improvement of the Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning Payments and Remittances of Money, Accounting and Financial Reporting of Financial Organisations, Banking Activity and Activity of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan. (Articles 740 replaced, 750). Effective date n/a; 35) Law No. 192 of 28th August 2009 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Counteraction to Legalisation (Laundering) of Income Gained in an Illegal Way, and Financing of Terrorism. (Articles 765, 830). Effective date n/a; 36) Law No. 234 of 30th December 2009 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Obligatory and Mutual Insurance, Taxation. (Articles: 825-1, 826, 828, 841). Effective date n/a; 37) Law No. 249-IV of 5th February 2010 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of the State’s Immunity and the State’s Property, the Improvement of Activities of Arbitration Tribunals and International Commercial Arbitration. (Article 1102 replaced). Effective date n/a; 38) Law No. 258 of 19th March 2010 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of State Statistics and Taxation. (Article 1017). Effective date n/a; 39) Law No. 262 of 2nd April 2010 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Enforcement Procedures. (Article 406). Effective date n/a; 40) Law No. 297-IV of 30th June 2010 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Matters of Customs Regulation and Taxation. (Article 741). Effective dale July 1, 2010; 41) Law No. 338 of 15th July 2010 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Insurance. (Articles: 803, 817, 825-1, 826, 826-1, 828, 830, 841, 842 replaced, 848, 849). Effective date n/a, except for amendments to subparagraphs 12), 13) of paragraph 1 of Article 826 which are effective January 1, 2012; 42) Law No. 406 of 10th February 2011 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Mortgage Crediting and Protection of Rights of Consumers of Financial Services and Investors. (Articles: 718 replaced, 728 replaced, 740, 760). Effective date n/a; 43) Law No. 414-IV of 1st March 2011 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of State Property. (Articles: 493, 509, 541, 604, 883, 889, 1071, 1083). Effective date n/a; 44) Law No. 421 of 25th March 2011 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Improvement of Civil legislation. (Articles: 494, 498, 507, 508, 518, 544, 575, 582, 585, 594, 594-1 introduced, 594-2 introduced, 594-3 introduced, 594-4 introduced, 594-5 introduced, 594-6 introduced, 594-7 introduced, 601, 708, 709, 710, 713, 714, 765, 887, 915, 916, 925, 926, 939, 940, 951, 1072, 1074, 1076). ). Effective date n/a; 45) Law No. 424 of 30th March 2011 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to the Civil Code of the Republic (Special Part). (Articles: 938, 943, 945). Effective date n/a, except for amendment to paragraph 4 of Article 945 which is effective January 1, 2011; 46) Law No. 479 of 22nd July 2011 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Housing Relations. (Article 602). Effective date n/a; 47) Law No. 524 of 28th December 2011 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Regulation of Banking Activity and Financial Organisations with Respect to Risk Minimization. (Articles: 891, 1040). Effective date n/a; 48) Law No. 537-IV of 12th January 2012 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Intellectual Property. (Articles: 977, 978, 991, 999, 1020, 1024, 1028). Effective date n/a; 49) Law No. 538-IV of 12th January 2012 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Stock Market Development in the Republic of Kazakhstan. (Article 826). Amendments to: subparagraphs 12), 13) of Article 826 - effective from January 1, 2012 till January 1, 2013; subparagraphs 15), 16) of Article 826 – effective January 1, 2013; 50) Law No. 539 of 12th January 2012 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Project Financing. (Article 738-1 replaced). Effective date n/a; 51) Law No. 15 of 27th April 2012 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of the Exclusion of Conflicts, Gaps, Collisions Between Rules of Law of Various Legislative Acts and Rules Favouring the Commission of Corruption Violations. (Article 1058). Effective date n/a; 52) Law No. 19 of 21st June 2012 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Counteraction Against Legalization (Laundering) of Income Gained in an Illegal Way, and Financing of Terrorism and Converting of Money Into Cash. (Articles: 765, 830). Effective date n/a; 53) Law No. 25 of 4th July 2012 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Electric Power Industry, Investment Activity of Entities of Natural Monopolies and Regulated Markets. (Article: 488). Effective date n/a; 54) Law No. 30-V of 5th July 2012 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of the Organisation of Activities of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Regulation of the Financial Market and Financial Organisations. (Articles: 718, 739). Effective date n/a; 55) Law No. 31-V of 10th July 2012 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Technical Regulation and Metrology. (Articles: 423, 427 and 486). Effective date n/a; 56) Law No. 57 of 26th November 2012 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Activity of Micro-Financial Organisations. (Article 718). Effective date n/a. Amendments shall apply to micro-credit organisations till 1st January 2016; 57) Law No. 60 of 24th December 2012 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of State Registration of Legal Entities and Accounting Registration of Affiliates and Representations. (Article 1020). Effective date n/a; 58) Law No. 81 of 6th March 2013 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Competition. (Article 484). Effective date n/a; 59) Law No. 106 of 21st June 2013 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Pension Support. (Articles: 740, 742). Effective date n/a; 60) Law No. 131-V of 4th July 2013 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of the Introduction of New Types of State-Private Partnership and Expansion of Spheres of Their Application. (Articles: 541 and 883). Effective date n/a; 61) Law No. 164 of 15th January 2014 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of the Perfection of Executive Proceedings. (Article 740). Effective date n/a; 62) Law No. 177 of 7th March 2014 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Rehabilitation and Bankruptcy, Taxation. (Articles: 512, 883, 885 and 891). Effective date n/a; 63) Law No. 206 of 10th June 2014 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Counteraction to Legislation (Laundering) of Income Gained in a Criminal Way, and Financing of Terrorism. (Article 765, 830). Effective date n/a; and 64) Law No. 214 of 30th June 2014 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of Amnesty of Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Oralmen and Persons Having Residence Permits in the Republic of Kazakhstan in Connection with the Legalisation of Property by Them. (Articles 749). Amendments shall be effective from 1st September 2014 until the expiration of the period, as established by subparagraph 2) of paragraph 2 of Article 8 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Concerning Amnesty of the Republic of Kazakhstan Citizens, Oralmen, and Persons Having Residence Permits in the Republic of Kazakhstan, In Connection with the Legalisation of Property by Them." 65) Law No. 227 of 3rd July 2014 of the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Introduction of Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Issues of the Improvement of Criminal Legislation. (Articles 839, 843). Effective January 1, 2015