HIGHLY IMPORTANT!

The Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan informs that in accordance with Article 3 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan " On Countering the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and financing of terrorism" (hereinafter the CLP/FT Law), the subjects of financial monitoring (hereinafter - SFM) include:

1. legal consultants and other independent legal experts (in cases defined by the CLP/FT Law);
2. accounting organizations and professional accountants who carry out entrepreneurial activities in accounting;
3. legal entities and individuals who are private entrepreneurs carry out leasing activities as a lessor without a license;
4. individual entrepreneurs and legal persons carrying out transactions with precious metals and precious stones, jewels from them;
5. individual entrepreneurs and legal entities providing intermediary services in the implementation of real estate purchase and sale transactions.

The above-mentioned SFM (except accounting organizations and accountants) must send a notification of the beginning or termination of activities to the authorized body via the E-license Portal ( https://elicense.kz/ ), in the category «Finance».

There are also legal requirements in the field of CLP/FT for SFM. Financial monitoring entities need to register in the "SFM account" (https://www.web-sfm.kfm.kz//, usage guide - https://afmrk.gov.kz/assets/files/departament/290-py70k2.pdf) in order to get the information.

The liability for failure to meet the requirements of CLP/FT Law provided for in Articles 463 and 214 of the Administrative Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Phone numbers for inquiries: 8 (7172) 74-97-52.