Introduction Kazakhstan in 1992-93 began to implement a national system for registering and protecting Intellectual Property rights. The legislation on intellectual property is represented by various main laws: the Copyright Law, the Trademark Law, the Patent Law, the Protection of…

Legal tips for investors when investing in start-up projects It is necessary to carefully examine the business model and the potential of the team. Investing in a business model, you are actually buying the team and its thirst in the…

Legal hints and tips for Start Up Create a limited liability company. Investors can not buy IE. The Company should be the owner of all assets, property, trademarks and other, that is used in the production of goods or services…

Pension System in Kazakhstan The pension system of Kazakhstan is regulated by the Pension Provision Act of the Republic of Kazakhstan. According to this legislative act, starting from 1998 all employed citizens are obliged to allocate 10% of their total…

Language Policy of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan is a bilingual country. The Kazakh language has the status of the state language. The Russian language has the status of official language. Both languages have equal status. Kazakh is the primary language for state…

Construction activities in Kazakhstan Any construction activities are seriously regulated in Kazakhstan and involve a number of permits and approvals from the authorized governmental bodies. The construction industry is under reforms in the light of targeting the green economy. The…

Pharmaceutics in Kazakhstan The healthcare system suffers many ongoing reforms in light of governmental policies and priorities in social aspirations. These reforms also impact the pharmaceutical industry. The Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development is the regulatory body governing the…

Product Liability The Civil Code provides for the full liability for the damages and sometimes for the future loses in connection with products, services or goods. However, a product liability may be limited by terms of a contract. In this…

Licences The Licensing Act establishes licensing requirements for certain type of business activities. The list of activities that requires licensing is full and exclusive. There are three types of licenses: general, one-time and operational. The general license is granted for…

State Procurement The State Procurement Act has special regulation on the procurement of goods, work and services by Kazakhstan’s state agencies, state enterprises and private legal entities, where the state owns at least 50% of shares (participatory interests) and their…