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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/5/Rev.3 
7 May 2003 
 (03-2431) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Kazakhstan Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF KAZAKHSTAN 
 
Specific Commitments in Services  
 
Revision  
 
 The Ministry of the Economy of the Republic of Kazakstan has submitted the revised services 
offer reproduced hereunder.  
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  The Republic of Kazakhstan continues its work to improve the Schedule of Specific 
Commitments in Services, based on the following criteria: agreements reached in the course of 
bilateral negotiations with the WTO member-c ountries, special comments submitted by the United 
States, the European Union, Canada, Japan, Switz erland, Australia, Poland,  and Latvia, economic 
programs for service sectors development, as well as changes in the legislation regulating service 
sectors in the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
 The new variant of the Schedule of Specifi c Commitments in Services of March 2003 was 
reviewed to reflect the results of bilateral negotiations of December 2002 with WTO member 
countries, the latest written comments of the Unite d States, Switzerland, and Australia, as well as 
changes in the legislation for service s ectors of the Republic of Kazakhstan.  
I.  Changes in Horizontal Commitments (Part I)
 
 Taking into consideration comments submitted by  the United States, the European Union, and 
Switzerland, the following restrictions were removed from the Schedule:   
- with respect to real estate:  "Land plots provided for private utility farms and households, 
gardening and constructions of dachas cannot be in private ownership of foreign citizens";  
- with respect to commercial presence:  "Leg islative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
may identify territories, in which investment activities of foreign investors or enterprises 
with foreign participation may be limited or  prohibited based on the needs of national 
security"; and 
- with respect to capital payments:  "Capital payments from non-residents in favour of 
residents in the amount of more than US$100,000, which are related to attraction of 
investments to Kazakhstan, shall be subject to registration in the National Bank (NB) of 
the Republic Kazakhstan.  
 When residents make capital payments abroad, it is required to obtain a license from the NB 
of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
 The National Bank of Republic of Kazakhstan establishes the limits restricting exports of 
currency by natural persons and legal entities outside of  the republic." 
 These restrictive measures were removed as norms of purely prudential nature.  
 The restriction of capital payments was removed based on the fact that the WTO requirements 
for liberalization of the currency regime do not cons titute a part of the schedule of acceding countries.  
Moreover, the 2003-2004 Currency Re gime Liberalization Program of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
provides for removal of excessive administrative barri ers for foreign trade, increased efficiency of 
currency control over import and expor t operation, and removal of rest rictions imposed by exchange 
control over bank operations connected w ith investments in foreign assets.    
 The offers of the Republic of Kazakhstan for en try and temporary stay of natural persons of 
other WTO member-states were extended and reviewed.  The Republic of Kazakhstan: 
- undertook commitments for intra-corporate transfers of specialists; and 
- increased quotas for all categories of intra-corporate transfers of natural persons  within 
the annual quota regulating attraction of foreign workforce, determined by the Government of the Republic of  Kazakhstan.     WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/5/Rev.3 
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 II.  Changes in Specific Sector Commitments (Part II)  
- Legal Services  
 Commitments included in the "restrictions on market access" column were reviewed as 
follows:  for mode 1 the Republic of Kazakhstan removed the restriction and provided full access; for 
mode 3 the restriction was removed on condition th at restrictions included in the offers may be 
introduced based on the national legislation.  
- Computer Services   
 For mode 3 the following phrase was removed:  "as specified under Horizontal Commitments 
in Part I". 
- Leasing Services    
 The Republic of Kazakhstan undertook full co mmitments for market access and national 
treatment in mode 3. 
- Services incidental to hunting, forestry, and fishing   
 The Republic of Kazakhstan included the require ment for the economic needs test for mode 3 
in the "restrictions on market access" column.    
- Other business services    
 The Republic of Kazakhstan undertook comm itments for consulting services related to 
manufacturing. 
- Higher private education services  
 The Republic of Kazakhstan undertook full commitments in mode 3.    
- Environmental services   
 The Republic of Kazakhstan undertook commitm ents based on the Swiss classification.  
- Financial Services   
 The offers of the Republic of Kazakhstan were significantly reviewed based on specific 
requests and recommendations submitted by WTO membe r-countries.  On the whole, the offers of the 
Republic of Kazakhstan for financial services were reviewed to ensure further liberalization.  
- Tourist Services   
 The offer "(including supply of food-stu ff products, except services to supply alcohol 
beverages for consumption indoors, and for suppli es of food-stuffs by air, land and maritime 
transport" was removed from the definition of the sub-sector "A. Hotels and restaurants".  
- Transport Services  
 In order to create competition in these market  sectors the Republic of Kazakhstan undertook 
commitments for services auxiliary to sea and railway  transport (cargo-handling services; storage and 
warehouse services; freight transport agency services).  WT/ACC/SPEC/KAZ/5/Rev.3 
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  Offers for several service sectors were amende d to include purely technical changes.  For 
instance, some redundant references were remove d in pursuance of recommendations submitted by 
the WTO countries, participating in negotiations.  
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I. HORIZONTAL COMMITMENTS  
 - COMMITMENTS INCLUDE ALL SECTORS1 
 (1), (2), (3) Unbound for: 
 
- 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. 
 
(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 Kazakhstan 
lays down a special procedure for carrying out economic activities. (1), (2), (3) Unbound for: 
 
- 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. 
 
(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 Kazakhstan 
lays down a special procedure for carrying out economic activities.  
                                                      
1 It is understood that the restrictions included into Horizontal Commitments All Sectors shall be applicable to all commitments  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:  
- agricultural lands 
- defense industry lands - specially protected natural territories - lands of forest and water funds - trunk lines, railroad networks, and 
public highways; and 
- public areas in cities, towns, villages, 
etc. apart from land lots, occupied by privately owned buildings and constructions, as well as by facilities necessary for their maintenance. (1), (3), (4) The right for permanent land 
use cannot be granted to foreign land users. 
 
  
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 measures of entry 
and temporary stay of: 
 - Natural persons, arriving for business 
trips; 
- Intra-corporate transfers of the 
following natural persons: 
  - high-level managers;  - managers;  - specialists.  
The Government of the Republic of 
Kazakhstan sets an annual quota for attraction of foreign workforce.  Natural persons, arriving for business trips 
shall mean persons, who are not (4)  Unbound, except those specified in 
the column Restrictions on Market 
Access.   
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domiciled within the territory of 
Kazakhstan and are representatives of a service 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 Kazakhstan. 
 The period of temporary stay shall not 
exceed 90 days. 
  Intra-corporate transfer of persons For persons, who are transferring within their 
companies in order to provide 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 transferees must be hired by the legal entity of 
another Member effecting intra-corporate 
transfers for at least one year immediately prior to the transfer. The number of such transferred persons, who have been hired outside the Republic of Kazakhstan shall 
not exceed 8% of the annual number of  
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Kazakhstani citizens, hired by a 
Kazakhstani legal entity. See more specific definitions below:  
 
- High-level managers shall mean 
persons within an organization (but not more than 8% 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 
8% 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.   
- Specialists are individuals working 
for an organization  (not more than 3 per cent of the overall number for 
this category), hired by a legal entity  
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for their high or unique qualification 
and/or expertise, required to enable an organization to provide high-
quality services, without whom  
provision of any such services would be impossible or highly problematic. Also, expert must have deep knowledge and thorough 
understanding of specifics of services 
provided by the legal entity. 
- Commercial presence (3)  Services are provided only through a 
legal entity established on the 
territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.  
 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 participa tion, it is required, 
that, at least, half of them be citizens of 
the Republic of Kazakhstan.  Commercial presence established through participation in the privatization process 
and/or privatized legal entities may be 
subject to restrictions.  
 
    
 
    
II.  SPECIFIC SECTOR COMMITMENTS 
1.  COMMERCIAL SERVICES 
- Professional Services 
(a)  Legal Services  - Services on legal 
consulting  and (1) None 
(2) None (3) None, except:  (1) Unbound 
(2) None (3) None, except as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access While licensing fee-paying legal 
services that are not related to barrister's activities, diploma of higher legal education of  
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representation  in 
different areas of law  
 (CPC 8611) 
 - A foreign legal entity has the right to 
apply for a license to provide paid legal services not incidental to 
advocacy if: 
  - it has an extract from a trade 
 register or any such document,  certifying its status defined by 
 the legislation of its native 
 country;   
 - the activity for which it intends 
 to apply for a license is  explicitly  defined in its charter (for non- profit organizations); 
 - it has on staff an employee(s) or 
 a representative(s), acting on  behalf of the legal entity, who  meet the qualifying  requirements.  
 
- If the legal entity with foreign 
participation is represented by two or more persons, provi ding paid legal 
services not incidental to advocacy, 
not less than one half of them shall 
be represented by citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan meeting qualifying requirements in place for license holders  
 
(4) Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments 
 Representation in cases subject to criminal law is carried out only by a 
barrister.    
  
 
    
 
    
 
     
 
    
 
    
 
(4) Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments and in the column Restrictions on Market Access, and besides: 
 
- A barrister may be only a citizen of educational institutions of foreign 
states must be recognized in the Republic of Kazakhstan.  
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Paid legal services not incidental to advocacy may be provided only by 
licensed individuals. In order to obtain a 
license, a foreign individual shall have:  - a certificate issued by an educational 
institution of a foreign country, 
certifying that the individual has a 
degree in Law; certificate of an educational institution shall be among those recognized by the Republic of Kazakhstan based on the legislative acts of the Republic of 
Kazakhstan or international 
agreements signed by the Republic of Kazakhstan; and 
- a record of service in the sphere of 
Law in the Republic of Kazakhstan 
of not less than two years. 
 Upon obtaining a license, a foreign individual may provide legal services in consultancy on law of the jurisdiction in 
which he/she is certified as a lawyer by an 
educational institution, and international law, if this is stated in his/her certificate, issued by an educational institution. the Republic of Kazakhstan 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.  
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- 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 Kazakhstan 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. 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 Kazakhstan.   
 
b.  Accounting, Auditing and 
Bookkeeping Services 
 - 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, having the license to provide auditing services. 
 
(3) None, except:  - Auditing organization of any legal 
form, except joint stock company of 
open type, production cooperatives, 
and state enterprise.  
- No less than 51% 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 (1), (2) None, except as indicated in 
column Restrictions on market access      
(3)  None, except as indicated in column 
Restrictions on  Market Access, besides: 
 -  Foreign auditing organizations may 
perform auditing activities in the 
Republic of Kazakhstan only upon establishment of corresponding auditing organizations – residents of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
 
     
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shall have a certificate of 
qualification. 
- Auditing organization must conclude 
a civil liabilities insurance contract 
on commitments, which result from an injury incurred as a consequence of carrying out auditing services.  
 
(4) Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments, 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; and 
- Auditors must conclude a civil 
liabilities insurance contract on 
commitments, which 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 column  Restrictions on Market Access 
- Services in the area 
accounting and auditing  (CPC 86213 and 86219) 
 (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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- 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  
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  
d)  Architectural services in 
consulting and pre-design phase services  
 (CPC 86711)  
 
- Combined architectural 
and design services and administrative services on contracts  
 (CPC 86714) 
 e)  Engineering Services    (CPC 8672)  f)  Integrated Engineering 
Services  
 (CPC 8673)  g)  Urban planning and 
landscape architectural services  
 (CPC 8674) (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%.. 
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments (1), (2) Unbound 
(3) None, except as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access   
 
 
    
4) Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Veterinary services  
 (CPC 9320)  
 (1), (2) None 
(3)  Unbound (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  (1), (2) None 
(3)  Unbound (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments    
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B.  Computer and Related Services  
a.  Consulting services 
related to the installation of computer hardware  
 (CPC 841)  b.  Consulting services 
related to computer 
software  
 (CPC 84210)  - System analysis services 
(CPC 84220) (1) Unbound  
(2) None (3)   None, except:  -  Share of foreign participation in the 
charter capital of a legal entity must 
not exceed 60%. 
 (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments (1) None 
(2) None (3)  None, except as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access  
 
 
  (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Maintenance services  
 (CPC 84250) (1)  Unbound 
(2)  Unbound 
(3)  None, except: 
 -  Share of foreign participation in the 
charter capital of a legal entity must not exceed 60%. 
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  None 
(2)  Unbound 
(3)  None, except as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access 
   
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  
c.  Input data preparation 
services  
 (CPC 84310)  - Data processing services 
(CPC 84320) 
 d.  Data base related services 
(CPC 84400) (1)  Unbound  
(2)  None (3)  None, except:  -  Share of foreign participation in the 
charter capital of a legal entity must 
not exceed 60%. 
 (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  None  
(2)  None (3)  None, except as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access  
 
 
  (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments   
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- Services of Maintenance 
and Use of Computers and Office Equipment  
 (CPC 84500) (1)  Unbound  
(2)  Unbound (3)  None, except: 
 
-  Share of foreign participation in the 
charter capital of a legal entity must not exceed 60%. 
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments (1)  None  
(2)  Unbound (3)  None, except as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access 
    
(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 S ervices 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 agricultural 
machine and equipment without operator  
 (CPC 83106)  (1) None 
(2) None (3)   None 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments (1) Unbound 
(2) None (3)   None 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  
e) Relating to construction 
machine and equipment 
without operator  
 (CPC 83107)  (1) None 
(2) None 
(3)   None (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3)   None (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  
f)  Relating to office 
machine (including computers) and equipment without 
operator  
 (CPC 83108)  (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  
g)  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  
b)  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 as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access  
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  
c) 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 as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access  
 (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments   
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d) 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 as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access  
 (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  
f)  Services incidental to 
hunting and forestry  
 (part of CPC 88130, only 
in case of providing the 
services on development 
of sporting hunting,  
 CPC 88140) (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:  
- As indicated in part I Horizontal 
Commitments and 
- services are provided jointly with 
local operators 
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  
g)  Services incidental to 
fishing (CPC 882) only in 
case of providing the services on development of sporting fishing  (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:  - As indicated in part I Horizontal 
Commitments and 
- services are provided jointly with 
local operators 
 (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  
i) Services incidental to 
manufacturing  
 (CPC 884 and 885) only 
in part of providing of 
consultative services (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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- Related scientific and 
technical consulting services  
 (part CPC 86751), except 
the participation in fieldworks (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  
- Maintenance and repair of 
equipment (not including maritime vessels, aircraft or other transport equipment)  
 (CPC 63302, 63303) (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  
- 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  
 (CPC 7512), excluding 
services provided to  public bodies (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%. 
(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 as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access  
 
   (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  
C.  Telecommunication Services  
Measures applicable to all sectors of telecommunications 
 
 - Rendering of telecommunications services and use of radio fre quency wave spectrum to render telecommunications services shal l be subject to 
licensing.  Licenses for  the right to provide telecommunications  services and to use radio frequency wave spectrum shall be is sued by the state 
authorized body in the area of  telecomm unications exclusively to the applicant and ma y not be transferred to any third party. 
 - International and long distance communication services shall be provided only though th e net of  OJSC  Kazaktelecom.  The li mitation will be 
withdrawn in 2008. 
 - Connecting to telecommunication shared networks is allowed only through OJSC Kazaktelecom.  The limitation will be withdrawn  in 2008. 
 - Satellite telecommunication networks must  have control centers and billing centers on the territory of the Republic of Kazak hstan. 
 - Tariffs of monopolistic operators shall be regulated by  the state authorized body for competition protection. 
 - Call-back and re-file services are prohibite d. The limitation will be withdrawn in 2008. 
 - Commitments taken by Kazakhstan are based on principl es contained in documents S/GBT/W2/Rev.1 and S/GBT/W3. 
 - The Republic of Kazakhstan shall take commitments to fulfil  objectives set in the WTO Recommendations On Major Telecommunica tions 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:  
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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 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  
 (CPC 7523**) l)  Enhanced/value added 
facsimile services, 
including store and 
forward, store and retrieve 
 (CPC 7523**) m)  Code and protocol 
conversion  
 
 (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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n)  On-line information 
and/or date processing 
(incl. transaction 
processing) (CPC 843**) 
3.  CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED ENGINEERING SERVICES 
A.  General construction 
work for building 
 
- 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  
 (CPC 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%. 
  
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments (1), (2) Unbound     
(3)  None, except as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access  
    
 
 (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  
B.  General construction 
work for civil engineering 
 - Construction works for 
erection of motorways 
(except overhead motorways), streets, (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 (1), (2) Unbound 
(3)  None, except as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access  
 
 
    
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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) not exceed 50%. 
  (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments 
    
 (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments 
   
C.  Installation and assembly 
work  
 (CPC 5140) 
 (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%. 
  
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments (1), (2) Unbound 
(3)  None, except as indicated in column 
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(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
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- Special construction 
works 
 (CPC 515) 
 (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%. 
 
 (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments (1), (2) Unbound 
(3)  None, except as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access  
 
    
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  
- Equipment assembly 
works (CPC 516) 
 - Electric wiring and 
installation of electric 
armature  
 (CPC 51641)  - Installation of fire-alarm 
systems  
 (CPC 51642) (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%. 
  (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments (1), (2) Unbound 
(3)  None, except as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access  
  
 
   (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments  
D. Building completion and 
finishing work  
 (CPC 517) (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%. 
  
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
Horizontal Commitments (1), (2) Unbound 
(3)  None, except as indicated in column 
Restrictions on Market Access  
     
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I 
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- DISTRIBUTION SERVICES 
No commitments shall be made in respect of  the distribution of the following products: 
  -  civil firearms, in-service firearms, and cartridges;  -  measurements devices used in the area of state metrological control and supervision;  -  ethyl spirits, alcoholic and spirits containing products; 
 -  narcotics and psychotropic substances; 
 -  explosive materials, equipment and devices for blasting and pyrotechnic items;  -  agricultural raw materials and live animals (CPC 62111, CPC 6221)  These conditions relate to the sub-sectors from the first to the th ird items below in respect to market access and national tre atment by 1), 2), and 3) modes of 
supply: 
A.  Services of commission 
agents  
 (CPC 62113, 62114, 
62115, 62116) (1)  None 
(2)  None  
(3) Authorization of local authorities is 
required 
(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.  Retailing services  
 (CPC 6323, 6324, 6112, 
61130, 61210)  
 
 
 (1)  Unbound 
(2)  None  (3) Authorization of local authorities is 
required 
(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) 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.  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  
6.  ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 
- Sewage services, refuse 
disposal services, 
sanitation and similar services, other services  
 (part CPC 940) only in 
part of providing a consultative services, 
(CPC 9404-9406) (1) Unbound 
(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  
7.  FINANCIAL SERVICES 
1. All insurance and 
insurance related services: 
 
(i)  Life assurance services  
(ii)  Insurance services other 
than life assurance 
(iii)  Reinsurance and  
retrocession (1) Reinsurance and retrocession - The 
aggregate amount of insurance premiums paid by the insurance 
company to foreign reinsurance 
organizations may not exceed eighty-five percent of the aggregate amount of insurance premiums received by the insurance company under insurance contracts. 
 
Life assurance services and insurance services other than life assurance are unbound  
(2)  None 
(3) Insurance (reinsu rance) organization 
should be in the form of a joint-stock company  
 
The summary paid-up capital of insurance (1), (2), (3) None 
  
 
    
 
     
 
    
   
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organizations, with the participation of 
nonresidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, may not exceed 50% of the 
aggregate paid-up capital of insurance 
organizations of the Republic of Kazakhstan (for general insurance companies).  
Except for holding companies, that have a 
subsidiary insurance (reinsurance) organization, legal entity which is a non- resident of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and is not an insurance company may not establish a subsidiary insurance 
(reinsurance) company on the territory of 
Republic of Kazakhstan, Branches of non- resident insurance (reinsurance) companies may not be established on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
 
Legal entities, registered in offshore zones or have participants (founders) registered in offshore zones, from the National Bank of RK approved list, can not be the 
founders or shareholders of the 
Kazakhstani insurance companies.  At least one third of the Board of Directors of an insurance (reinsura nce) company with 
foreign participation should be citizens of 
the Republic of Kazakhstan 
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments  
  
 
    
 
    
 
     
 
    
 
    
 
 (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments  
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(iv) services auxiliary to 
insurance, including broker and agent 
transactions 
 (1)  Unbound, except for insurance of 
civil and legal responsibility of motor vehicle owners, leaving abroad 
(2)  None 
(3)  Insurance brokers that are 
nonresidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan may not establish branches and representatives on the 
territory of Republic of Kazakhstan.  
A non-resident, non insurance company may not participate in insurance broker on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments (1) Unbound 
  
(2)  None 
(3)  None    
 
    
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments  
В.  Banking services 
- Banking services and 
other financial services: 
 
v)  Acceptance of deposits 
and other repayable funds from the public; and 
viii) All payment and money 
transfer services, 
including loans, charge 
and debit cards, traveler's checks and bankers drafts; 
 (1), (2) Unbound 
(3)  Banks should be in the form of a 
closed-end joint-stock company.  The 
summary paid-up authorized capital 
of banks, with the participation of nonresidents of the Republic of Kazakhstan, may not exceed 50% of the aggregate paid-up capital of the 
banks of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
 Legal entities, registered in off-shore zones or in non-cooperative countries and territories or have affiliates, registered in off-shore zones, or individuals, who are 
participants (founders, stockholders) of 
legal entities, registered in off shore zones, from the National Bank of RK approved list, may not, directly or indirectly, be the founders or shareholders 
of the Kazakhstani resident banks. (1), (2) Unbound 
(3)  Unbound  
 
    
 
     
 
    
   
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At least seventy per cent of the employees 
of a bank with foreign participation shall be Kazakhstani residents. 
 
Opening of a foreign bank's branch in Kazakhstan is prohibited  At least one member of the Board of 
Directors of a bank with foreign 
participation shall be a resident of Republic of Kazakhstan  (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments  
  
 
    
 
   (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments 
vi)  Lending of all types, incl., 
consumer credit, 
mortgage credit, factoring 
and financing of commercial transactions 
vii)  Financial leasing ix)  Guarantees and 
commitments (1)  None 
(2)  None 
(3)  Commitments on commercial 
presence are similar to v, viii banking services 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments (1), (2), (3) Unbound 
 
 
  (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments  
xv)  provision and transfer of 
financial information and 
financial data processing  
xvi) Financial consultations 
services, provided by financial consultants on collateral, exchange 
bureaus etc. For 
customers on financial issues, i.e. on the stock exchange investments and on personal financial planning (1), (2), (3) None 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments 
  (1), (2), (3) None 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments 
    
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x)  Trading for own account 
or for account of customers, whether on an 
exchange, in an over-the-
counter market or otherwise: 
 - money market 
instruments (cheques, 
bills, certificate of deposits); 
- foreign exchange; - derivative products incl., 
but not limited to, futures 
and options; 
- exchange rate and interest 
rate instruments, inclu. products such as swaps, forward rate agreements; 
- transferable securities; 
- other negotiable 
instruments and financial assets, inclu. bullion. (1), (2), (3), (4) Unbound (1), (2), (3), (4) Unbound  
xi)  Participation in issues of 
all kinds of securities, incl. under-writing and placement as agent 
(whether publicly or 
privately) and provision of services related to such issues; (1), (2) None 
(3)  A licensee should be in the form of a 
joint-stock company. Legal entities, registered in off-shore zones, or 
individuals and legal entities, that are 
founders (participants, shareholders) of legal entities, registered in off-shore zones, from the National Bank of RK approved list, may not be the founders and shareholders of a 
licensee. 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments (1), (2), (3) None 
   
 
     
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments   
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xiii)  Asset management, such 
as cash or portfolio management, all forms of 
collective investment 
management, pension fund management, custodial, depositary and trust services: 
 a) management of non-
institutional investors' securities' portfolio (1), (2) None 
(3) Legal entities, that are founders 
(participants, shareholders) of legal 
entities, registered in off-shore zones, 
from the National Bank of RK approved list, may not be the founders and shareholders of a licensee. A licensee should be in the 
form of a joint-stock company. 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments (1), (2), (3) None 
  
 
    
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments  
b)  pension assets investment 
management services (1), (2) Restricted. 
 (3)  Only resident legal entities of RK, 
which should be established in the form of joint stock companies, may 
provide pension assets investment 
management services. A nonresident can be a founder or a shareholder of a pension assets investment management company, if that is a financial organization whose long-
term rating is higher than a sovereign 
rating of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 
 Legal entities, registered in off shore zones, and legal entities, whose 
authorized capital participants, direct or 
affiliated, are registered in an off shore zone, may not be the founders or shareholders of an pension assets investment management company 
 
A summary authorized capital of the pension assets investment management company, with the participation of (1), (2), (3) None 
    
 
     
 
    
 
    
 
     
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nonresidents of the Republic of 
Kazakhstan, may not exceed 50 percent of the aggregate stated authorized capital of 
all pension assets investment management 
companies of the Republic of Kazakhstan  (4)  At least one third of the Board of 
Directors shall be citizens of the 
Republic of Kazakhstan; Non 
resident members of the Board of Directors, should provide documents evidencing at least three years of senior experience at financial market companies  
  
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments 
c) investment funds' assets 
management services (1), (2) Unbound 
(3)  Legal entities, registered in off- shore 
zones, or individuals and legal 
entities, that are founders (participants, shareholders) of legal entities, registered in off-shore zones, from the National Bank of RK approved list, may not be the 
founders and shareholders of a 
licensee.  A licensee should be in the form of a joint-stock company. Unbound 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments (1), (2), (3) None 
 
 
     
 
   (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments   
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xiv)  Settlement and clearing 
services for financial assets, incl. securities, 
derivative products, and 
other negotiable instruments 
 (1), (2) None 
(3)  Legal entities, registered in off- shore 
zones, or individuals and legal 
entities, that are founders 
(participants, shareholders) of legal entities, registered in off-shore zones, from the National Bank of RK approved list, may not be the 
founders and shareholders of a 
licensee. A licensee should be in the form of a joint-stock company. 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments (1), (2), (3) None 
  
 
    
 
  (4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments  
9.  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) 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 column 
Restrictions on Market Access 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments 
  
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 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 column 
Restrictions on Market Access 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
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10.  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 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 column 
Restrictions on Market Access 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments  
- News agency services  
 (CPC 962) (1) None 
(2) None 
(3) None, except:  - Foreign legal and natural persons, 
persons without citizenship have no right to possess, to use, to dispose or 
to operate more than 20% of stock 
(share) of legal person owning the mass-media in the Republic of Kazakhstan; and 
- All the mass-media, which are spread 
over the territory of the Republic of 
Kazakhstan, including news agencies are the subject to registration in the authorized body of the Republic of Kazakhstan on mass-media. 
  
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments (1) Unbound 
(2) None 
(3) None, except:  - Foreign legal and natural persons, 
persons without citizenship have no right to possess, to use, to dispose or 
to operate more than 20% of stock 
(share) of legal person owning the mass-media in the Republic of Kazakhstan; and 
- All the mass-media, which are spread 
over the territory of the Republic of 
Kazakhstan, including news agencies are the subject to registration in the authorized body of the Republic of Kazakhstan on mass-media.    
 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments  
11.  TRANSPORT SERVICES  
A.  Maritime transport services 
d)  Maintenance and repair of 
vessels  
 (CPC 8868) (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, as indicated in part I 
Horizontal commitments 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments   
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f.  Services auxiliary to 
water transport  
 
- Cargo-handling services  
 (CPC 741) - Storage and warehouse 
services 
 (CPC 742) 
- Freight transport agency 
services 
 (CPC 748) (1) None 
(2) None  (3) Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments 
  (1) None  
(2) None  (3) Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments 
   
B.  Internal waterways services 
d)  Maintenance and repair of 
vessels  
 (CPC 8868) (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  
C.  Air transport services  
d)  Maintenance and repair of 
aircraft  
 (CPC 8868) (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  
Е.  Railway transport services   
f.  Services auxiliary to 
railway transport  
 - Cargo-handling services  
 (CPC 741) 
- Storage and warehouse 
services   
 (CPC 742)  
 (1) None  
(2) None  (3) Unbound, except as indicated in part 
I  Horizontal commitments 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments 
 (1) None  
(2) None  (3) Unbound, except as indicated in part 
I  Horizontal commitments 
(4)  Unbound except as indicated in part I  
Horizontal commitments 
   
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- Freight transport agency 
services   
 (CPC 748) 
F.  Road transport services  
d)  Maintenance and repair of 
road transport equipment 
 (CPC 6112, 8867) (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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