Article 11. Transparency On the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Transparency in the activities of civil servants shall ensure access to information as established by the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Access to Information”, and other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

A civil servant shall ensure the transparency of their activities within the scope of the official powers conferred by their public office, excluding information subject to restricted access.

2. When exercising their official powers, civil servants must not unreasonably refuse to disclose information to natural persons and/or legal entities, including on formal grounds, must not unreasonably delay the disclosure of information, and must not provide inaccurate and/or incomplete information, unless otherwise required by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Information may be withheld from natural persons and/or legal entities in the cases and on the grounds stipulated by the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

A civil servant may refuse to respond to requests for information if they are not related to the performance of their official duties or the agenda of a public speech and/or public event, contain questions of an unethical or offensive nature, or relate to their private life.

3. A civil servant shall be entitled not to consider anonymous communications, unless they contain information regarding criminal offences that are being planned or have been committed, or threats to national or public security, which must be immediately forwarded to the state authorities authorised to deal with them within the scope of their remit.

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 290-VIII ZRK of 19 May 2026

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-Became invalid due to the adoption of the new Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated May 19, 2026 No. 290-VIII SAM. About the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Article 11. The main functions of political civil servants, who are heads of state bodies, and akims of regions, cities of republican significance, and the capital The Law on the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan

1. The functional duties of political civil servants are determined by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the regulations on the relevant state body and the distribution of duties.

2. The main functions of political civil servants, who are the first heads of state bodies, and akims of regions, cities of republican significance, and the capital are:

1) determination of the objectives of the state body, the development of the relevant territory;

2) making decisions that contribute to the development, definition and implementation of public policy;

3) interaction with the heads of foreign diplomatic missions in coordination with the authorized body in the field of foreign policy;

4) representation of a state body in the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and other state bodies and organizations;

5) ensuring high-quality execution and control over the effective implementation of documents of the State Planning System of the Republic of Kazakhstan and other projects within their authority;

6) other functions provided for by the Constitution, laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan and acts of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 23, 2015 No. 416-V SAM.

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