Article 2. Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan regarding civil service On the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. The legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan governing the civil service rests on the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan and comprises the Labour Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, this Law, and other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. This Law shall be applicable to:

1) all civil servants, unless the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, constitutional laws or other laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan establish a different legal status for them;

2) citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan applying for service in law enforcement agencies and civil defence authorities, with regard to testing and the appraisal of personal qualities;

3) political civil servants serving in specific types of civil service, including law enforcement, service in specialised public authorities, military service and service in civil defence authorities, subject to the specific provisions laid down by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

4) political civil servants of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the designated authority responsible for the regulation, control and supervision of the financial market and financial organisations, subject to the specific provisions laid down in the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

5) citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan who are members of the civil service talent reserve, and citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan undergoing training with a view to entering the civil service, insofar as this is governed by this Law;

6) persons who assist in the performance of the State’s functions and objectives, as well as persons working in public authorities under an employment contract, insofar as this is governed by this Law.

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 2. Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of public service The Law on the Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan

 1. The legal basis of the civil service is the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Labor Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, this Law, and other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

2. International treaties ratified by the Republic of Kazakhstan have priority over this Law. The procedure and conditions of operation in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan of international treaties to which the Republic of Kazakhstan is a party are determined by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

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

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