Dear readers,
Since 7 January 2025, the Order of the Acting Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 26 September 2024 No. 811 “On Amendments to the Order of the Acting Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29 May 2020 No. 66 “On Approval of the Rules for the Provision of Public Services in the Field of State Registration of Legal Entities and Registration of Branches and Representative Offices” will come into effect.1
According to the amendments, for the electronic registration of small and medium-sized enterprises, the state registration will be carried out through the submission of an electronic application on the e-government portal of the Republic of Kazakhstan, "eGov.kz". Additionally, a new basis for making changes to the registration data of a legal entity, branch (representative office) has been established – changing the contact information (phone number, email address). Application forms for the registration and re-registration of legal entities have been introduced, and the lists of requirements for the provision of public services have been updated.
The amendments can be illustrated as follows:
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Rules for the Provision of the Public Service "State Registration of Legal Entities, and Record Registration of Their Branches and Representative Offices" |
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Clause 8 |
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The state registration of a legal entity classified as a small or medium-sized enterprise is carried out by submitting an electronic notification in the form provided in Appendix 2 of these Rules, completed by the founder(s) on the portal. |
The state registration of a legal entity classified as a small or medium-sized enterprise is carried out by submitting an electronic application (hereinafter referred to as the "application") in the form provided in Appendix 2 of these Rules, completed by the founder(s) on the portal. |
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Clause 9 |
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In the case of electronic registration, the state registration of legal entities is carried out based on an a notification submitted to the State Database "Legal Entities" (hereinafter referred to as the “SDB LE”) via the portal. |
In the case of electronic registration, the state registration of legal entities is carried out based on an application submitted to the State Database "Legal Entities" (hereinafter referred to as the “SDB LE”) via the portal. |
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Clause 9-1 |
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For the provision of the public service in electronic form, biometric authentication of the service recipient's identity may also be conducted in accordance with the Law on Public Services. |
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Rules for the Provision of the Public Service "State Re-registration of Legal Entities and Record Re-registration of Their Branches and Representative Offices" |
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Clause 6-1 |
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For the provision of the public service in electronic form, biometric authentication of the service recipient's identity may also be performed in accordance with the Law on Public Services. |
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Rules for the Provision of the Public Service "State Registration of Amendments and Additions to the Foundation Documents of a Legal Entity Not Classified as a Subject of Private Entrepreneurship, as well as a Joint-Stock Company, and the Regulations on Their Branches (Representative Offices)" |
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Clause 12 |
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Amendments and additions to the registration data of a legal entity, branch (representative office) are made in the following cases:
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Amendments and additions to the registration data of a legal entity, branch (representative office) are made in the following cases:
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1 Order of the Acting Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 26 September 2024 No. 811 “On Amendments to the Order of the Acting Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 29 May 2020 No. 66 “On Approval of the Rules for the Provision of Public Services in the Field of State Registration of Legal Entities and Registration of Branches and Representative Offices”