Explanatory work has been carried out in Almaty to ensure that the trade premium is not exceeded by more than 15% for manufacturers of NWT and enterprises implementing socially significant food products

As part of the order of the Trade Committee of the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan, employees of the Department of Trade of Almaty city of the Trade Committee of the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan for producers of socially significant food products, wholesale suppliers and in stores at home, large markets of the city, retail chains such as, «Magnum», «Toimart», «Small» and in more than 217 enterprises that sell socially significant food products, explanatory work was carried out on the current norms of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan «On Regulation of Trade activities» and on the mandatory indication by producers of socially significant food products in purchase and sale agreements of the size of the marginal trade allowance.

For representatives selling socially significant food products, information on liability has been brought in accordance with Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan «On Regulation of Trade Activities», which states that in the case of concluding contracts for the supply of socially significant food products, the size of the marginal trade allowance must be established without fail, since a transaction made in violation of this requirement, invalid.

The permissible size of the marginal trade allowance is no more than fifteen percent of the selling price of the manufacturer or the purchase price of the wholesale supplier. If the size of the marginal trade allowance for socially significant food products is exceeded, established in accordance with part one 2 of paragraph Article 9, the subject of internal trade is liable in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

For reference: Article 204-4 of the Code of Administrative Offences – exceeding by a subject of internal trade the amount of the trade allowance for socially significant food products established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan on regulation of trade activity - entails a warning, for repeated excess during the year – entails a fine on small businesses in the amount of 10 mci, on medium–sized enterprises - in the amount of 75 mci, on subjects of large entrepreneurship – in the amount of 300 mci.

Socially significant food products include:

white sugar – granulated sugar	sunflower oil
wheat flour of the first grade	chicken meat (femur and tibia with adjacent flesh)
wheat bread from flour of the first grade (molded)	beef (shoulder-breast part with bones)
horns (weight)	milk of 2.5% fat content in a soft package
buckwheat groats (kernels, weight)	kefir 2.5% fat content in a soft package
ground rice (round-grain, weight)	butter (unsalted, at least 72.5% fat content, without fillers and vegetable fats)
potato
carrot	chicken egg (I category)
onion	table salt, food
white cabbage	cottage cheese: 5 – 9% fat content