Kazakhstan - Revocation of Previous Orders (691/NQ)

Overview

Order No. 691/NQ is a ministerial act of the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, dated 11 November 2024. The Order formally recognizes that two earlier ministerial orders have lost force: Order No. 385/NQ (dated 14 October 2022, "On Approval of Requirements for Data Management") and Order No. 90/NQ (dated 23 February 2024, amendments to No.385/NQ). The Order was registered with the Ministry of Justice (registration number recorded as MJ reg. no. 35363) and was published in the official State normative legal acts repository. The Order provides that it enters into force ten calendar days after its first official publication, in accordance with the statutory publication delay applicable to ministerial acts. For the official text, see the national legal information system: https://adilet.zan.kz/rus/docs/V2400035363.

Definitions

Order No. 691/NQ is primarily procedural and declaratory in nature and does not introduce new technical or substantive definitions. It references the subject-matter and terminology used in the earlier instruments (notably Order No. 385/NQ, which contained the "Requirements for Data Management" and any related definitional provisions). For the substantive definitions that had applied prior to revocation, consult Order No. 385/NQ and its consolidated text in the official registry. Relevant registry entries and texts are available via the national legal information system: https://adilet.zan.kz/kaz/docs/V2200030186.

Governance and Institutional Framework

The issuing authority is the Minister of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Order records administrative processing steps including registration with the Ministry of Justice (MJ). The Order also assigns responsibility for execution control to the vice‑minister of the issuing ministry (i.e., the vice‑minister is designated to oversee implementation of the Order’s procedural measures). The ministry is thereby the coordinating body for any successor regulatory measures or guidance relating to data management that may be developed after the revocation of the prior orders. Registry metadata and issuance details are recorded in the national legal information system.

Key Focus Areas

• Revocation of prior ministerial orders: formal recognition that Orders No. 385/NQ (14 Oct 2022) and No. 90/NQ (23 Feb 2024) have lost force.
• Administrative processing: registration with the Ministry of Justice (MJ reg. no. 35363) and publication in the official State normative legal acts repository.
• Entry into force timing: the Order becomes effective ten calendar days after its first official publication in the State NPA repository, consistent with statutory publication delay rules.
• Regulatory impact: termination of obligations, duties, procedural requirements and compliance obligations that previously derived specifically from the revoked orders.
• Implementation oversight: assignment of execution control to the vice‑minister of the issuing ministry for administrative follow-up.
• Need for monitoring: affected entities are required to monitor subsequent normative acts or guidance for any replacement requirements or transitional arrangements.

Implementation Framework

Implementation of Order No. 691/NQ is procedural. Key implementation steps recorded by the issuing ministry and the national registry include registration with the Ministry of Justice and official publication in the State normative legal acts repository. The Order’s entry-into-force rule follows the statutory publication delay — specifically ten calendar days after first official publication — meaning that obligations created by the earlier orders ceased to apply from the effective date specified by that timing rule. The ministry (through the vice‑minister designated for execution control) is responsible for administrative follow-up, including registering the Order, ensuring publication, and communicating the revocation where necessary to stakeholders and administrative bodies that had been operating under the revoked instruments.

Monitoring and Evaluation

Monitoring of the Order’s legal effects is accomplished through updates to the national legal information system and registry entries. Official document histories and registry metadata indicate that Orders No. 385/NQ and No. 90/NQ were recorded as having lost force following adoption and registration of Order No. 691/NQ. Entities and public bodies that had been subject to the revoked requirements should monitor the national legal portal for subsequent acts that may re-establish data management rules or provide transitional guidance. Evaluation of impacts (for example, whether the revocation creates any regulatory gaps in administrative practice, reporting, or certification) should be undertaken by affected institutions and supervised by the ministry in its coordinating capacity.

Penalties, Liability, and Appeals

Order No. 691/NQ is declaratory with respect to the loss of force of the cited orders and does not itself introduce new penalty provisions or enforcement rules. Any enforcement, sanctioning, or liability issues arising from actions taken under the earlier orders prior to their repeal remain governed by the applicable administrative, sectoral, and general legal framework in force at those times. Stakeholders seeking redress, clarification or to appeal decisions that pre-date the revocation should consult the general administrative procedures and remedies provided in Kazakhstan law and any sector-specific enforcement rules that applied to the revoked instruments.

Relationship to Other Instruments

Order No. 691/NQ directly affects the ministerial regulatory framework by annulling Order No. 385/NQ (which had established the Data Management Requirements) and Order No. 90/NQ (which amended No. 385/NQ). The Order does not, by itself, establish new substantive rules or replace the revoked requirements with a new regulatory regime. Subsequent or parallel normative instruments (if any) may be issued by the ministry or other competent authorities to set out replacement data management rules or transitional arrangements. Users and entities should cross-check related normative acts in the national legal registry to identify any successor requirements.

International Alignment

Order No. 691/NQ is internal and procedural in scope and does not reference international instruments or express any specific international alignment or harmonization measures. Because the Order simply recognizes the loss of force of prior ministerial orders, it does not by itself create obligations requiring international coordination. Any subsequent regulatory initiatives that replace the revoked instruments could address international standards or alignment, but such matters are not covered in this Order.

Implementation Timeline

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