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Kazakhstan: Integrity Indicators Scorecard

Kazakhstan: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Business Licensing and Regulation
Indicators		Score
67	Are business licenses available to all citizens?	88
68	Are there transparent business regulatory requirements for basic health, environmental, and safety standards?	100
69	Does government effectively enforce basic health, environmental, and safety standards on businesses?	33

Indicator and sub-Indicator Details

Are business licenses available to all citizens?

67a: In law, anyone may apply for a business license.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Law on licensing Chapter 1 General provisions Article 3 Main principles of licensing [ LINK ]

67b: In law, a complaint mechanism exists if a business license request is denied.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Law on Licensing Chapter IV. Conditions and order of licensing Article 20. Appeals on denial in licensing [ LINK ]

67c: In practice, citizens can obtain any necessary business license (i.e. for a small import business) within a reasonable time period.

Score:

100

Comments: By law it is less than one month and 10 days.

References: Order of the government March 24, 2000 Rules of Licensing of Tourist Activities 2000 [ LINK ]

Letter to an entrepreneur. Akimat of Pavlodar 2007 Information from local government regional Web site [ LINK ])=1

Peer Review Comments: There are still many informal barriers to licensing.

67d: In practice, citizens can obtain any necessary business license (i.e. for a small import business) at a reasonable cost.

Score:

100

Comments: It is not by mail, people are coming to pick up the licenses from the authorized local agencies.

References: Myrzhikbaeva L. , senior specialist of Tax Committee, Ministry of Finance 2006 Regulation of The Activities in Recycling The Metal Business (In Russian) [ LINK ]

Ur Info company 2006 Simplified Procedure of Licensing for Small Businesses [ LINK ]

Peer Review Comments: There are numerous informal payments to be made.

Are there transparent business regulatory requirements for basic health, environmental, and safety standards?

68a: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public health standards are transparent and publicly available.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Order of the Agency on Health Care Matters from Jan. 16, 2001, N 42 "On Licensing Medical and Health Care Activities" [ LINK ]

68b: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public environmental standards are transparent and publicly available.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: Environmental Code from Jan. 9, 2007 [ LINK ]

68c: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public safety standards are transparent and publicly available.

Score:

YES

Comments: Different aspects of public safety are regulated by different norms (so called GOST).

References: Law on standardization [ LINK ]

Peer Review Comments: Yes, and the inspections offer a source of corruption.

Does government effectively enforce basic health, environmental, and safety standards on businesses?

69a: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public health standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: Report on the conference Toksanova A.N. Decreasing The Barriers for Entrepreneurs And Support of Entrepreneurial Development June 19, 2007 Main Obstacles for The Entrepreneurial Development And Ways To Overcome Them (In Russian) [ LINK ]

Report Department of Monitoring and Control. Committee on Legal Statistics 2007 Conclusions of The Remedial Activity of the Committee on the Protection of The Private Property Right And Freedom of Entrepreneurial Activity for The First Quarter of 2007 [ LINK ]

69b: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public environmental standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner.

Score:

100

Comments:

Peer Review Comments: They are not at all evenhanded, as the discretion offers opportunities for corruption.

69c: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public safety standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner.

Score:

100

Comments: