The Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan informs about the posting of the draft Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On ratification of the Protocol on amendments to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union dated May 29, 2014” (hereinafter referred to as the IV Large Protocol) on the Internet portal “Open NPA”.

The Protocol contains amendments in the areas of the internal market, customs and technical regulation, trade in services, establishment, activities, and investment, energy, competition, transport, and public procurement, aimed at eliminating existing gaps in current EAEU law and improving the provisions of the Treaty on the EAEU of May 29, 2014.

For reference:

For example, the IV Large Protocol includes amendments:

1) to Appendix No. 5 to the Treaty on the EAEU:

clarification of the purpose for which the Commission will use the information contained in paragraph 41;

revocation of Section V, which stipulates the procedure for exchanging information related to the payment of import customs duties (currently, the exchange carried out by the customs clearance center in accordance with paragraph 45 of Appendix No. 5 to the Treaty on the EAEU essentially duplicates the information already exchanged in accordance with Article 370 of the EAEU Customs Code);

2) Appendix No. 10 to the EAEU Treaty:

in terms of terminology clarification (new definition of the term "standard sample");

3) Appendix No. 19 to the EAEU Treaty:

specification, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of which member state, enforcement of Commission decisions on the imposition of fines and Commission decisions obliging violators to perform certain actions will be carried out;

clarification of the budget of which member state fines for failure to comply with Commission decisions obliging violators to perform certain actions will be transferred;

4) Appendix No. 21 to the EAEU Treaty:

inclusion of registrars in the infrastructure organizations of the common electricity market of the EAEU, and definition of their rights and obligations (functions and powers);

The functions and powers (rights and obligations of the Council of Heads of Authorized Bodies of Member States in the Energy Sector) defined by the rules governing the functioning of the common electricity market have been supplemented;

5) The Procedure for Implementing Transport (Automotive) Control at the External Border of the EAEU provides for the possibility of using electronic permits for international automobile transportation;

6) Regarding public procurement:

Clarification that Member States mutually recognize bank guarantees for public procurement purposes in accordance with the international treaty within the EAEU;

Definition of procurement methods, following which the parties ensure the conclusion of procurement agreements (contracts) and supplementary agreements thereto in electronic format;

Expansion of the list of cases for single-source procurement:

- from a specific legal entity (artistic group) for the performance of dance and musical vocal numbers;

- services related to the referral of participants in sports, physical education (mass sports) events to participate in these events;

- goods (works, services) purchased for comparison, verification, and calibration of state (national) standards of units of measurement and measuring instruments included in the state (national) standards;

- standard samples for testing laboratories conducting research (testing) and measuring products in accordance with the requirements of the Union's technical regulations");

7) in terms of delegating a number of powers to EAEU bodies, as well as clarifying existing powers, for example:

- Commission:

to approve the methodology for qualifying obstacles in the Union's internal market and recognizing barriers and restrictions as removed;

- Council of the Commission

with the authority to make decisions on ensuring a uniform approach to clarifying the application of EAEU technical regulations;

8) technical amendments, including the deletion of ineffective regulations.

The goal of the project is to ensure the comprehensive development and strengthening of the EAEU as a full-fledged integration association and to eliminate existing gaps in current EAEU law.

The draft is available for discussion on the "Open Regulatory Legal Acts" website from October 2, 2025, to October 15, 2025.

We invite all interested parties to participate in the discussion by following this link: https://legalacts.egov.kz/npa/view?id=15612458