The new Administrative Procedure Code will favorably affect the business climate in Kazakhstan

This was announced by a member of the Venice Commission, ex-chairman of the Constitutional Court and ex-Minister of Justice of Georgia, George Papuashvili, at the webinar organized by the World Bank jointly with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

“The novelties of the APC, for example, the principles of the active role of the court and the imposition of the burden of proof on the body that adopted the act, will have a favorable effect on the business climate in Kazakhstan. . . APC realizes the rights of citizens and legal entities to proper management. The purpose of proper management and performance of administrative functions by administrative bodies is to provide citizens with the most effective services by supporting and respecting the general interests of society and the realization of human rights.”- said international expert G. Papuashvili.

At this webinar dedicated to the success of Kazakhstan in improving the investment climate, Vice-Minister of Justice Natalia Pan presented the new Code to international experts.

“APC is a new document for our legal system. . . The Code establishes a set of guarantees that allow citizens to actively participate in the process of making managerial decisions, as well as establishes effective mechanisms for protecting the rights of citizens when considering disputes by a higher authority and judicial authorities. ”- said the Vice-Minister of Justice.

Also, Natalia Pan noted that the Ministry of Justice, together with the World Bank, had done a lot of work within the framework of the Justice Sector’s Institutional strengthening project, where leading foreign consultants provided support for the maintenance of a number of laws significant for the state.

The webinar also featured Waleed Malik - Senior Public Sector Specialist at the World Bank; Arman Kenzhegaliyev - Director of the Legislation Department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan; George Papuashvili - International expert, member of the Venice Commission, ex-chairman of the Constitutional Court and ex-minister of Justice of Georgia;

Yerlan Buzurbayev - Law expert; Almat Gabbasov - National coordinator of the GIZ legal project.

It should be noted that the series of webinars, which was launched on May 5, is devoted to exploring Kazakhstan’s judicial reform cycle and its approach to strengthening its institutional and regulatory framework for people and business-centered justice transformation.