Article 12. Anti-Corruption Restrictions
In order to prevent persons holding senior government positions, persons authorized to perform government functions, and persons equivalent to them (except for candidates for the post of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, deputies of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan or maslikhats, akims of districts, cities of regional significance, cities of district significance, settlements, villages, and rural districts, as well as members of elected local government bodies), and officials from committing actions that could lead to them abusing their powers for personal, group, or other non-official interests, the said persons, taking into account the specifics established by Articles 13, 14, 14-1, and 15 of this Law, accept anti-corruption restrictions on:
1) carrying out activities incompatible with the performance of government functions;
2) the inadmissibility of joint service (work) of close relatives, spouses, and in-laws;
3) the use of official and other information not subject to official dissemination for the purpose of obtaining or deriving material and non-material benefits and advantages;
4) the acceptance of material remuneration, gifts, or services for actions (inactions) in favor of the persons who provided them, if such actions are within the official powers of the persons specified in the first paragraph of this clause, or these persons, by virtue of their official position, may facilitate such actions (inactions);
5) opening and maintaining accounts (deposits) in foreign banks located outside the Republic of Kazakhstan, storing cash and valuables in foreign banks located outside the Republic of Kazakhstan.
6) participation in gambling and/or betting in gambling establishments that fall under the definition provided for in the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Gambling Business," as well as participation in gambling and/or betting in places not designated for this purpose or in gambling and/or betting conducted via telecommunications networks, including the internet.
Article 15. Conflict of Interest
Persons holding senior government positions, persons authorized to perform government functions, persons equivalent to persons authorized to perform government functions, and officials are prohibited from performing their official duties if they have a conflict of interest.
The persons specified in paragraph 1 of this article must take measures to prevent and resolve conflicts of interest.
The persons specified in paragraph 1 of this article are required to notify their immediate supervisor or the management of the organization in which they work in writing of any conflict of interest that has arisen or of the possibility of one arising as soon as they become aware of it.
The immediate supervisor or management of the organization, upon request from the persons specified in paragraph 1 of this article, or upon receipt of information from other sources, is obligated to promptly take the following measures to prevent and resolve conflicts of interest:
1) remove the persons specified in paragraph 1 of this article from their official duties and assign another person to perform official duties on the issue in connection with which the conflict of interest has arisen or may arise;
2) change official duties;
3) take other measures to eliminate the conflict of interest.