 
 RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/5/Rev.1 
23 April 2001 
 (01-2011) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Kazakstan Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF KAZAKSTAN 
 
Market Access Negotiations  
 
Services offer for the Republic of Kazakstan 
 
Revision  
 
 The Chairman of the Inter Ministerial Commission on WTO Issues of the Republic of 
Kazakstan has submitted the revised  services offer reproduced hereunder. 
 
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HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS 
COMMITMENTS INCLUDE ALL SECTORS1 
 (1), (2), (3) Unbound for: 
 -  measures designed to protect the cultural 
legacy, including objects of cultural 
heritage (tangible and intangible historical and cultural monuments) and of national 
uniqueness; 
-  measures related to rendering of services 
connected with the us e of prohibited or 
restricted for free ci rculation materials 
and goods, as well as hazardous 
technological processes; and 
-  assignment of special rights and 
preferences to groups of persons and 
regions that are socially and economically 
disadvantaged. 
 
(1), (3) Unbound for: 
 - measures related to the parties of 
agreements on product sharing; 
- access to and use of subsoil; and  
-  measures in respect of natural reserves, 
including specially protected natural 
territories, natural reserve museums, as well as resorts and medical and sanitary 
areas within the designated territories. 
 
(1), (3) A special regime of activity may be 
established in border frontier territories, special economic zones or analogous 
territories, for which the Legislation of the 
Republic of Kazakstan lays down a special procedure for carrying out economic 
activities.  
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
(1), (2), (3) Unbound for: 
- assignment of special ri ghts and preferences 
to groups of persons and regions that are 
socially and economi cally disadvantaged. 
 (1), (3) Unbound for: 
- measures related to the parties of agreements 
on product sharing; 
-    access to and use of subsoil; 
 
  
 
 (1), (3) A special regime of activity may be 
established in border frontier territories, 
special economic zones or analogous 
territories, for which the Legislation of the 
Republic of Kazakstan lays down a special procedure for carrying out economic 
activities.  
                                                      
1 It is understood that the restrictions included into Horizont al Commitments "All Sectors" sha ll be applicable to all commitmen ts under each sector/subsector 
individually enlisted in Chapter II "Specific Sector Commitments" under all four modes of supply.  
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Real Estate (1), (3), (4) The following types of land plots 
cannot be in private ownership: 
 
1)  agricultural lands; 
2)  defense industry lands; 
3)  specially protected natural territories; 
4)  lands of forest and water funds; and 
5)  lands of general use on lands of inhabited 
areas. (1), (3), (4) The right for permanent land use 
cannot be granted to foreign land users. 
 
Land plots provided for private utility farms and households, gardening and constructions of 
dachas cannot be in private ownership of foreign 
citizens.   
Subsidies and other forms of 
state support (financial and other material resources of 
the state)  3), 4) Unbound  
  
Entry and temporary stay of 
natural persons of the other WTO member-states (4) Unbound, except meas ures of entry and 
temporary stay of: 1. Natural persons, arriving for business trips; 
2. Intra-corporate transfers of the following 
natural persons:  
- leaders; 
- managers.  
1. Natural persons, arriving for business trips 
shall mean persons, who are not domiciled within the territory of Kazakstan and are 
representatives of a se rvice provider of a 
WTO member country and arrive in order to:  
-  represent a service provider, conduct 
negotiations on sales of services of this 
provider, enter into agreement on sales  of 
services, participate in business meetings; 
-  establish commercial presence of a 
service provider in case when  such 
representatives are not directly involved in sales or provision of services directly to 
the public, do not receive monetary 
remuneration from legal entities from Kazakstan. 
The period of temporary stay shall not exceed 
90 days. (4) Unbound, except  t hose specified in the 
column “Restrictions on Market Access.”   
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2. Intra-corporate tran sfer of persons For  
persons, who are transfering within their 
companies in order to pr ovide services either 
for this company or its affiliate the period of entry and temporarily stay is established up  to 
one year (with a possibility of extension). The 
number of such transferred persons, who have been hired outside the Republic of Kazakstan 
shall not exceed 5 per cent of the  annual 
number of Kazakstani citizens, hired by a 
Kazakstani legal entity  (in case when the 
number of employees is less than 100, the number of persons subject to transfer shall  
not exceed 3 per cent). See more specific  
definitions below:  
Leaders  shall mean persons within an 
organization (but not more than 5 per cent of 
total number in this category), who are directly involved in management and 
determination  of objectives and policy of the 
organization or the main methods of functioning of the organization, and enjoy  
wide freedom in decision making and are 
supervised or directed by leaders of higher 
level, as well as the  board of directors or  by  
stockholders of the enterprise.  
Managers shall mean persons within an organization (but not more than 5 per cent of 
total number in this category), who are the 
main managers of that organization, 
department or subdivision,  managing and 
controlling  the work of other managers, professionals or administrative staff, and who 
enjoy the  right to hire and dismiss employees  
or recommend hiring, dismissal  as well as other actions of  personnel, and manage  the 
routine operations at their own discretion.   
Commercial presence (3) Services ar e provided only through a legal 
entity established on the territory of the 
Republic of Kazakstan.  
 (3) Legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakstan 
may identify territories, in which investment 
activities of foreign investors or enterprises with 
foreign participation may be limited or prohibited  
 
 
  
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All legal entities, involved in activities in the 
sphere of services subject to licensing, shall 
obtain a license. 
 When two or more persons, providing 
services, act on behalf of a legal entity with 
foreign participation, it is required, that, at least, half of them be citizens of the Republic 
of Kazakstan.  
 
It is required, that enterprises, which have 
public (state or municipal) share in assets, shall obtain special permission from the 
authorized body in case of sales of such shares 
to third parties. based on the needs of national security.  
 
 
  
 
Capital payments (1), (2), (3), (4) Capital payments from non-
residents in favor of residents in the amount of more than US$100,000, which 
are related to attraction of investments to 
Kazakstan, shall be subject to registration 
in the National Bank (NB) of the 
Republic Kazakstan.  When residents make capital payments 
abroad, it is required to obtain a license 
from the NB of the Republic of Kazakstan. 
The National Bank of Republic of 
Kazakstan establishes the limits restricting exports of currency by natural 
persons and legal entities outside of the 
republic. (1), (2), (3), (4) None  
II. SPECIFIC SECTOR COMMITMENTS 
1. COMMERCIAL SERVICES 
A. Professional Services 
a. Legal Services  
Services on legal consulting  
and representation  in 
different areas of law (CPC 8611) 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) Unbound 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 
 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) Unbound 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 
 While licensing fee-paying legal services 
that are not related to barrister’s 
activities, diploma of higher legal education of educational institutions of 
foreign states must be recognized in the 
Republic of Kazakstan.  
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Representation in cases subject to criminal 
law is carried out only by a barrister.   
 
 A barrister may be only a citizen of the Republic 
of Kazakstan who has obtained an appropriate 
license.  A foreign natural person shall provide 
legal services on the legislation of the state an educational institution of which issued a relevant 
diploma, as well as provide such services on 
international law if it is authorized by diploma issued . 
Services on compilation of 
legal documents and 
attesting of documents (CPC 86130) 1) Unbound 
2) None  
3) Unbound 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 
  1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) Unbound 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 
 A notary shall be only a citizen of the Republic of 
Kazakstan who has obta ined an appropriate 
license.  A foreign natural person shall provide legal services on the legislation of the state, an 
educational institution of which issued a relevant 
diploma, as well as provide such services on 
international law if it is authorized by diploma. The procedures for legalization of 
official documents, drafted by legal 
entities of the states who acceded to the Hague Convention, are simplified on the 
territory of Kazakstan. 
  
 
b. Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping Services 
Services in the area accounting and auditing  
(CPC 8621, except for auditing) 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
Services in the area of 
bookkeeping, except for tax 
declarations (CPC 8622) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
Auditing services (financial 
auditing services CPC 86211) and accounts 
auditing services (CPC 
86212) (1), (2) None, except: 
- the right to provide auditing services shall 
be given to certified auditors or auditing 
organizations. 
(1) None, except: - Auditing organization of any legal form, 
except joint stock company of open type, 
production cooperatives, and state 
enterprise.  (1), (2) None, except as indicated in “Market 
Access”   
 
 - (3) None, except as indicated in “Market 
Access”  
 
   
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- No less than 51 per cent of the authorized 
capital of the auditing organization must 
belong to auditors and/or auditing 
organizations. 
- At least two auditors must be on the staff 
of an auditing organization. 
- Head of an auditing organization shall 
have a certificate of qualification. 
- Auditing organization must conclude a 
civil liabilities insurance contract on 
commitments, wich result from an injury 
incurred as a consequence of carrying out auditing services.  
 
(2) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Comm itments, and : 
 
when an auditor is an individual entrepreneur engaged in auditing services 
to those entities whose annual average 
assets exceed 40 000 – fold  monthly evaluation index or those entities for who 
an auditing is compulsory 
 - Auditors must conclude a civil liabilities 
insurance contract on commitments, wich 
result from an injury incurred as a consequence of carrying out auditing 
services.  
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
(4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments, and as indicated in 
Market Access 
c. Taxation Services 
c. Taxation Services (CPC 863) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
Architectural services in 
consulting and pre-design 
phase services (CPC 86711)  1), 2) Unbound 
 
 1), 2) Unbound 
 
   
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Combined architectural and 
design services and 
administrative services on contracts (CPC 86714) 
 
Engineering Services  (CPC 8672)  
 
Integrated Engineering 
Services (CPC 8673)  
 Urban planning and 
landscape architectural 
services (CPC 8674) (1) None, except: 
 
(a) as indicated in part I “Horizontal 
Commitments” 
(b) Share of foreign participation in the 
charter capital of a legal entity must 
not exceed 50 per cent. 
 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. (3)  None, except as indicated in part I “Market 
Access” column  
 
  
 
  
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 
B. Computer and Related Services  
a. Consulting services 
related to the installation of computer hardware (CPC 
841)  
 Consulting services related 
to computer software (CPC 
84210)  System analysis services 
(CPC 84220) 1) Unbound  
2) None 
3) None, except: 
 - as indicated in part I Horizontal  
  Commitments; and  - Share of foreign participation in the 
  charter capital of a legal entity must 
  not exceed 60 per cent. 4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except restricti ons specified in the 
“Restrictions on Market Access” column 
  
 
 4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
Maintenance services (CPC 
84250) 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound 
3) None, except: 
-  as indicated in part I Horizontal  
  Commitments; and -  Share of foreign participation in the 
  charter capital of a legal entity must 
  not exceed 60 per cent. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) Unbound 
3) None, except restricti ons specified in the 
Restrictions on Market Access column 
  
 
 4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
Input data preparation 
services (CPC 84310)  
Data processing services 
(CPC 84320) 1) Unbound  
2) None 
3) None, except: 
-  as indicated in part I Horizontal  
  Commitments; and 1) None  
2) None 
3) None, except restricti ons specified in the 
Restrictions on Market Access column 
   
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 Data base related services 
(CPC 84400) -  Share of foreign participation in the 
  charter capital of a legal entity must 
  not exceed 60 per cent. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 
Services of Maintenance and 
Use of Computers and 
Office Equipment (CPC 84500) 1) Unbound  
2) Unbound 
3) None, except: 
-  as indicated in part I Horizontal  
  Commitments; and 
-  Share of foreign participation in the   charter capital of a legal entity must 
  not exceed 60 per cent. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None  
2) Unbound 
3) None, except restricti ons specified in the 
Restrictions on Market Access column 
 
  
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
C. Research and Development Services 
b. Research and 
development services on 
social sciences and 
humanities (CPC 852) 1) Unbound  
2) None 
3) Unbound 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) Unbound 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
E. Rental \ Leasing Services Without Operators 
a) Relating to ships (CPC 
83103)  
  
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
b) Relating to aircraft (CPC 
83104) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
c) Relating to other transport 
equipment (CPC 83105) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.   
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d) Relating to other 
machinery and equipment 
(CPC 83109) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
F. Other business services  
Market research services 
(CPC 86401) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments, economic 
needs test 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except restricti ons specified in the 
Restrictions on Market Access column 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
Management consulting 
services (CPC 8650) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments, economic needs test. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except restricti ons specified in the 
Restrictions on Market Access column 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
Services related to 
management consulting 
(CPC 8660), except labor 
arbitrage (CPC 86602) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments, economic needs test. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except restricti ons specified in the 
Restrictions on Market Access column 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
Photographic services (CPC 
87501, 87503, 87505, 
87506)  1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except as indicated  in part I Horizontal 
Commitments. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
Packaging services (CPC 
87600), except bottling of spirits containing and 
alcoholic products 
 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except as indicated  in part I Horizontal 
Commitments. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.   
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2. COMMUNICATION SERVICES  
B. Courier Services 
B. Courier services (CPC 
7512), except services rendered by state institutions 1) Unbound  
 2) None 
3) Use of state postal networks to provide 
commercial services is possible only under specifically concluded agreements.  
The aggregate share of foreign 
participation in charter capital must not 
exceed 50 per cent. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None, except as indicated  in part I Horizontal 
Commitments. 
2) None 
3) None, except restricti ons specified in the 
Restrictions on Market Access 
 
 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
C. Telecommunication Services  
Measures applicable to all sectors of telecommunications 
 
1.  Rendering of telecommunications services and use of radio frequency wave spectrum to render telecommunications services shall b e subject to licensing. Licenses for the 
right to provide telecommunications services and to use radio frequency wave spectrum shall be issued by the state authorized b ody in the area of telecommunications 
exclusively to the applicant and may not be transferred to any third party. 
2.  International and long distance communication services shall be provided only though the net of  OJSC  Kazaktelecom.  The limit ation will be withdrawn in 2008. 
3.  Connecting to telecommunication shared networks is allowed only th rough OJSC Kazaktelecom.  The limitation will  be withdrawn i n 2008. 
4.  Satellite telecommunication networks must have control centers an d billing centers on the territory of the Republic of Kazaksta n. 
5.  Tariffs of monopolistic operators shall be regulated by the state authorized body for competition protection. 
6.  Call-back and re-file services are prohibited.   The limitation will be withdrawn in 2008. 
7.  Commitments taken by Kazakstan are based on principles contained in documents S/GBT/W2/Rev.1 and S/GBT/W3. 
8.  The Republic of Kazakstan shall take commitments to fulfil obj ectives set in the "WTO Recommend ations On Major Telecommunicatio ns" starting from 2008. 
 These terms relate to sub-sectors from (a ) to (n) below in respect of market access and national treatment in all four modes of  supply: 
a) Voice telephone services 
(CPC 7521)  
b) Packed-switched data transmission services (CPC 
7523**) 
c) Circuit-switched data transmission services (CPC 
7523**) 
d) Telex services  (CPC 7523**) 
e) Telegraph services (CPC 
7522) 
f) Facsimile services (CPC 1) None, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments 
2) None 
3) None, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments 1) Unbound  
2) None 
3) None, except as indicated  in part I Horizontal 
Commitments 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments WTO recommendations on basic 
telecommunications will be accepted as 
additional commitments starting from 2008  
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7521**+7529**) 
g) Private leased circuit 
services (CPC 
7522**+7523**) h) Electronic mail (CPC 
7523**) 
i) Voice mail (CPC 7523**) j) On-line information and 
data base retrieval (CPC 
7523**) 
k) Electronic data 
interchange (7523**) l) Enhanced/value added 
facsimile services, including 
store and forward, store and retrieve (CPC 7523**) 
m) Code and protocol 
conversion (CPC n.a.) n) On-line information and 
/or date processing (incl. 
transaction processing) (CPC 843**) 
3. CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES 
Construction works for erection of one/two 
apartment buildings (CPC 
5121). Construction works for 
erections of multiple 
apartment buildings (CPC 
5122). 
Construction works for erection of trading buildings 
(CPC 5124) 
Construction works for erection of educational 
buildings (5127) 
Construction works for erection of medical  
institutions buildings (CPC 
5128). (1), (2) Unbound  
3) None, except:  
-  as indicated in part I Horizontal  
  Commitments; and -  share of foreign participation in the  
  charter capital of a legal entity must 
  not exceed 50 per cent. 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. (1), (2) Unbound 
3) None, except restricti ons specified in the 
Restrictions on Market Access 
  
 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
“Horizontal Commitments”.   
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Construction works for 
erection of motorways 
(except overhead 
motorways), streets, highways, railways, landing-
taking off roads on the 
airdromes (CPC 5131). Construction works for 
erection of trunk pipelines, 
communication lines, power 
(cable) lines (CPC 5134). 
Construction works for erection of buildings for 
mining and processing 
industry (CPC 5136). Construction works for 
erection of sport buildings 
and recreation places  (CPC 5137).   
Installation and assembly 
work (CPC 5140). Special construction works 
(CPC 515). 
Equipment assembly works (CPC 516).  
Electric wiring and 
installation of electric armature (CPC 51641). 
Installation of fire-alarm 
systems (CPC 51642). 
D. Building completion and 
finishing work (CPC 517) 
4. DISTRIBUTION SERVICES 
No commitments shall be made in respect of the distribution of the following products: 
 - explosive materials, equipment and devices for blasting and pyrotechnic items; 
- measurements devices used in the area of state metrological control and supervision; 
- ethyl spirits, alcoholic and spirits containing products; - narcotics and psychotropic substances; 
- agricultural raw materials and live animals (CPC 62111, CPC 6221) 
These conditions relate to the sub-sectors from the first to the third items below in  respect to market access and national tre atment by 1), 2), and 3) modes of supply:  
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Services of commission 
agents (CPC 62113, 62114, 
62115, 62116) 1) Unbound 
2) None  
3) Authorization of local authorities is 
required.  Test for economic needs2 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None  
3) None 
 4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
Retailing services (CPC 
6323, 6324, 6111, 61130, 61210)  
 
 1) Unbound 
2) None  
3) Authorization of local authorities is 
required.  Test for economic needs 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None  
3) None 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
D. Franchising Services 
(CPC 8929) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
5. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES    
C. Services in higher private 
education (CPC 923) 1) None 
2) None  
3) Unbound 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None  
3) Unbound 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
D. Services in private 
education for adults (CPC 
924) 1) None 
2) None  
3) None, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None  
3) None, except as indicated  in part I Horizontal 
Commitments 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
VII. FINANCIAL SERVICES 
1. All insurance and 
insurance related services: 
 a) Life  insurance services 
(CPC 81291) 
b) Non-life insurance 
service (CPC 8129, 
except 81291,81299); 1), 2) Unbound 
- Transition period for five years after 
accession is required during which additional restrictions might be 
introduced or some of the following 
restrictions revised and kept valid after transition period: 
 1), 2) Unbound 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I. 
 
  
  
                                                      
2 The criteria of this test are based the density of the populatio n, the impact produced on existing shops and the necessity to create new jobs.  
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c) Reinsurance and 
retrocession services 
(CPC81299) 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 Only those insurance companies who are 
residents of the Republic of Kazakstan and 
who obtained license from the authorized state 
body shall be engaged in property interests insurance of  legal entities located on the 
territory of the Republic  of Kazakstan  or its 
subsidiaries, as well as in property interests insurance of natural persons- residents of the 
Republic of Kazakstan. 
 
Total authorized paid capital of insurance 
organizations with a share of non-residents of the Republic of Kazakstan engaged: 
 
-  in the sphere of "general insurance"   may not exceed 25  per cent of  
  aggregated authorized paid capital of 
  insurance organizations of the    Republic of Kazakstan, operating in 
  the sphere of "general insurance";  
  and -  in the field of “life insurance” may  
  not exceed 50 per cent of aggregated 
  authorized paid capital of insurance   organizations of the Republic of  
  Kazakstan, operating in the sphere  
 of "life insurance" and "general    insurance". 
Here: An insurance (re-insurance) 
organization with participation of non-
residents of the Republic of Kazakstan is an 
insurance (re-insurance)  organization where more than 25  per cent of voting shares owned 
or managed by: 
 
-  non-resident of the Republic of  
  Kazakstan; 
-  legal entity – resident of the Republic   of Kazakstan where more than 50   
  per cent of shares (participants’  
  investment) are owned and or   
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
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   managed by non-residents of the  
  Republic of Kazakstan; and 
-  residents of the Republic of  
  Kazakstan who ar e holders of   
  securities of non-residents of the  
  Republic of Kazak stan in nominee  
  name. 
 
- Only a non-resident insurance 
(reinsurance) organization with a certain 
rate of one of the rating agencies may 
become an insurance (reinsurance)  parent company in respect of subsidiary 
insurance (reinsurance) organization that 
is a resident  of the Republic of Kazakstan. 
 
A list of rating agencies and a minimum rate shall be established by an authorized state 
body; 
 - A legal entity with the status of 
organization registered in off-shore 
centers or a legal entity with participation in its authorized capital any legal entities, 
who are registered in off-shore centers, 
shall not be allowed to be a founder of an insurance (re-insurance) organization that 
is a resident of the Republic of Kazakstan. 
 
A list of such centers, recognized as off-shore 
shall be given by an authorized state body in the course of control over insurance activity. 
 
- Legal entities that are non-residents of the 
Republic of Kazakstan and are not  
insurance (re-insurance) organizations 
shall be prohibited to establish subsidiary insurance (re-insurance) organizations on 
the territory of the Republic of Kazakstan. 
- Establishment of branches of insurance  
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
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 (g) auxiliary insurance 
services including broking  
and agency services (CPC 8140) (re-insurance) non-residential 
organizations shall be prohibited on the 
territory of the Republic of Kazakstan 
 4) Unbound except the restrictions specified  
under horizontal commitments in Part I, 
as well as: 
 
-  participation in establishment of an  
  insurance broker on the territory of  
  the Republic of Kazakstan of an  
  organization that is a non resident of   the Republic of Kazakstan and which 
  is not an insurance broker; and 
-  those of the members of the Board of   directors and executives of insurance  
  (reinsurance) organization who are  
  not resident of the Republic of    Kazakstan shall be obliged to submit 
  the documents, pr oving their at least 
  three years experience as executives    in organizations, which operate in  
  financial market. 
 1), 2) Unbound 
3) Prohibited: 
-  participation in establishment of an    insurance brokerage on the territory 
  of the Republic of Kazakstan by non- 
  brokerage insurance organizations,  
  who are not residents of the Republic 
  of Kazakstan; and -  Establishment of an insurance  
  broker’s branches and representative 
  offices on the territory of the    Republic of Kazakstan  for non- 
  residents of the Republic of  
  Kazakstan  
 (4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I  
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
1), 2) Unbound 1) None 
2) Unbound except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I  
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B. BANKING AND OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES: 
v) acceptance of deposits 
and other payable funds 
from the public (CPC 81115 
- 81119);  
viii) all payments and money 
transmission services, including credit, charge and 
debit cards, travelers checks, 
and bankers drafts (CPC 81339); 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
 
 1) Unbound 
2) Unbound  
3) - representative offices of non-resident 
 banks shall be established on the   territory of the Republic of  
 Kazakstan upon a permission of the 
 National Bank of the Republic of   Kazakstan.  
- non-resident bank is allowed  to 
 establish subsidiary bank on the  territory of the Republic of 
 Kazakstan or acquire  more than 50 
 per cent of shares of resident bank  only after a one year period of 
 operation on the territory of the 
 Republic of Kazakstan of its’  representative office. 
-  Establishing and operating of  
  branches of non-resident banks on  
  the territory of the Republic of  
  Kazakstan are prohibited. -  Only non-resident regal entities  
  (including banks) with rating not  
  lower than sovereign rating of the    Republic of Kazakstan may possess 
  10 or more per cent of shares of a  
  resident bank. -  Aggregate shareholders equity of  
  banks with foreign participation must 
  be lower than 30 per cent of    aggregate.  Shareholders equity of  
  banking sector. 
-  Offshore companies, theirs affiliates,   and natural persons participating in  
  offshore companies can’t participate 
  in capital of resident banks. -  Non-resident bank – a founder or a  
  participant of a resident bank, must in 
  addition to the other required  
  documents submit a confirmation of (1) None  
(2) None 
(3) None 
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   a supervision authority of home  
  country, which proves that the bank 
  has a valid license to provide banking 
  operations and its’ activity is a    subject of consolidated supervision. 
-  Non-resident (legal entity or a natural 
  person) – a founder of a bank, in    addition to the other required  
  documents, must attach to application 
  for a bank establishment an  
  information on its’ participation in  
  capital of other banks and financial    organizations and a notification of an 
  authorized body (for non-resident  
  banks – of supervision authority) of   home country, which proves that the 
  non-resident is permitted to  
  participate in capital of a resident    bank of the Republic of Kazakstan,  
  or a notification, which  proves that 
  such permission is not required due   to the legislation of the home  
  country. 
-  National Bank of Kazakstan has the   right to request about a financial  
  standing of banks or financial  
  organizations, in which capital a non-  resident – a founder of a bank,  
  participates. In the case of poor  
  financial standing of these banks or 
  financial organizations, National  
  Bank of Kazakstan has the right to    refuse participation in capital of the 
  resident- bank to non-resident.  
-  Non-resident natural persons,    possessing ten or more per cent of  
  shares of a resident bank, must  
  submit a notification of an authorized   body of home country, which proves 
  that such participation in capital of a 
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 vi) Lending of all types, 
including consumer credit, 
mortgage credit, factoring 
and financing of commercial 
transaction (CPC 8113); vii) Financial leasing (CPC); 
ix) Guarantees and 
commitments (CPC 81199, excluding transactions with 
precious metals in bars)   Kazakstan is not in conflict with the 
  legislation of a home country. 
4) Unbound,  except  as indicated  in the Part 
1 Horizontal commitments, as well as at least one member of the Board of 
Directors of resident bank must be a 
citizen of  Kazakstan, and also at least 70 per cent of all employees of a resident 
bank must be citizens of Kazakstan.  
 
1) None 
2) None 
3) Commitments on commer cial presents are 
the same as on banking services indicated 
under v, viii 
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I  
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
1) None  
2) None 
3) None, except for those specified in 
Restrictions on Market Access. 
 4) Unbound, except as specified horizontally in 
Part I 
xvi) Financial consulting services, provided by 
financial consultants on 
issues of mortgage, 
exchange bureau, etc.. as well as to the clients on 
financial issues with respect 
to stock exchange investments, and the issues 
on individual financial 
planning  (CPC 81332) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None 
4) Unbound, except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments.  
IX. TOURISM RELATED SERVICES 
1. Services of hotels and 
restaurants (including supply of food-stuff products, 
except services to supply 
alcohol beverages for consumption indoors, and 
for supplies of food-stuffs by 
air, land and maritime transport (CPC 641, part 
642, part 643) 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None, except  the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments Part I 
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I. 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None, except for those specified in 
Restrictions on Market Access 
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I.   
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2. Travel agencies and tour 
operators services (CPC 
74710), except for the guide, 
instructors and tour guide services 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I 
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I. 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None, except for those specified in 
Restrictions on Market Access 
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I.  
X. RECREATIONAL, CULTURAL AND SPORTING SERVICES (OTHER THAN AUDIO-VISUAL SERVICES) 
1. Entertainment services 
(including services on 
organization of 
performances, music shows 
and circuses) (CPC 96194, 96199) 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I. 
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
horizontal commitments in  Part I. 1) Unbound 
2) None 
3) None, except the restri ctions specified under 
horizontal commitments in Part I 
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I..  
XI. TRANSPORT SERVICES  
1. Maritime transport services 
d) Maintenance and repair of 
vessels (CPC 8868) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I. 
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except the restri ctions specified under 
horizontal commitments in Part I. 
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I.  
2. Internal waterways services 
d) Maintenance and repair of 
vessels (CPC 8868) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I  
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except the restri ctions specified under 
horizontal commitme nts in Part I.  
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I.  
6. Road transport services 
d) Maintenance and repair of 
road transport equipment (CPC 6112, 8867) 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I 
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
under horizontal commitments in Part I. 1) None 
2) None 
3) None, except the restri ctions specified under 
horizontal commitments in Part I 
4) Unbound, except the restrictions specified 
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  Schedule of Specific Commitments on Services (third version), submitted on November 1999 
to the WTO member states and the Secretariat has been substantially reviewed. For the preparation of the reviewed offers the comments of the United St ates, European Union, Japan and Switzerland, to 
whom Kazakhstan expresses its gratitude for the rendered comments and proposals, has been taken 
into account to the maximum. 
 
Changes to Horizontal Commitments on Services (Part I) 
 
  With respect to the comments of Japan and Sw itzerland changes of an explanatory character 
have been made, some references to Kazakhs tani legislation have been eliminated.  
 
 We would like to inform you that regulation of some spheres of services is not subject to 
GATS provisions directly, but could effect other spheres of services.  Therefore, these spheres were included into the Horizontal Commitments with th e aim to  determine their further economic policy 
development after accession to the WTO. 
 
 For example, according to the Decree of th e Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
No. 1587 dated 24 October 2000, objects of historic  and cultural heritage under the state protection 
are not subject to privatization.  That means Kazakhstan can not make commitments, allowing not 
only a foreign participation in the assets of these objects, but  also a non-residents participation, 
therefore they were eliminated fro m the national treatment commitments. 
 
Changes to Specific Commitments on Services (Part II)
 
  The following professional services were entirely reviewed: accounting, auditing; other commercial services; construction; insuran ce; banking; and telecommunication services. 
 
 The following services are liberalized: services in the area of accounting and auditing  (CPC 
8621, except  auditing), bookkeeping (CPC 8622, excep t tax declarations), and taxation services (CPC 
863).   Commitments on auditing services, with the description of restrictions, are made. 
 
 Commitments in the following four new sub-sectors in professional services were made:   - architectural services in consulting and pre-design phase services (CPC 86711);   - combined architectural and design services and administrative services on contracts 
(CPC 86714); 
 - engineering services  (CPC 8672); and  - urban planning and landscape architectural services (CPC 8674).   In Other Commercial Services commitments were made on market research services (CPC 86401).  
 
 Commitments in fifteen new sub-sectors of construction works and buildings service areas 
were made.    In insurance services, the aux iliary insurance services includi ng broking  and agency services 
(CPC 8140) were expanded.  The restrictions in re spect of other sectors of insurance services  were 
specified, and the transition period of five years was requested.   Commitments in eight new sub-sectors of banking services were taken:  
 - acceptance of deposits and other payabl e funds from the public (CPC 81115 - 81119);  WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/5/Rev.1 
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  - all payments and money transmission ser vices, including credit, charge and debit 
cards, travellers cheques, a nd bankers drafts (CPC 81339); 
 - lending of all types, including consumer credit, mortgage credit, factoring and 
financing of commercial transaction (CPC 8113); 
 - financial leasing (CPC 8112); and 
 - guarantees and commitments (CPC 81199, excluding transactions with precious 
metals in bars). 
  Telecommunication services were reviewed in accordance with the following documents of the WTO Secretariat: S/GBT/W/2/Rev.1. "WTO Recommendations On Basic Telecommunications", 
and S/GBT/W/3, with respect to radio frequenci es spectrum "Comments of the Chairman – Market 
Access Limitations on Spectrum Availability" .   The transition period on withdrawal of the following restrictions in 2008 is requested: 
 
 - international and long distance commun ication services shall be provided only though 
the net of OJSC Kazaktelecom; 
 - connecting to telecommunication shared  networks is allowed only through OJSC 
Kazaktelecom; and 
 - call-back and re-file services are prohibited.  
 Changes to legal and tourist services are made  with respect to the comments of the WTO 
member states.  
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