Licensing Of Construction Activities In Kazakhstan

This Article is intended to bring attention of construction companies considering entering the construction market in Kazakhstan to general provisions of Kazakh law regulating licensing of construction and design activities.

Architectural, construction and design activities are subject to licensing in Kazakhstan. The Law on Permissions and Notices dated 16 May 2014 (hereinafter – the "Law on Permits") establishes the list of activities to be licensed in the area of construction and design works. All licenses in Kazakhstan are inalienable and cannot be transferred to third parties.

The Law on Architectural, Urban-planning and Construction activities dated 16 July 2001 and the Law on Permits has divided construction and design licenses into three main categories based on the different levels of responsibility for facilities to be built.