A MEMORANDUM WAS SIGNED: COOPERATION IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING AND DISCUSSING THE NPA, IMPROVEMENT OF ANTIMONOPOLY LEGISLATION

The Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Chamber of Legal Advisers Kazakhstan Bar Association ("KazBar") announced the signing of a memorandum of cooperation and interaction. This became known during the board meeting, which was held in Astana on January 31, 2024. The document was signed by Marat Omarov, Chairman of the Agency, and Akylbek Kusainov, Chairman of the KazBar Antimonopoly Committee.

The goal is to create partnerships and long-term cooperation aimed at the development and protection of competition in the Republic of Kazakhstan. This cooperation involves deepening the interaction of the parties within the framework of working groups, the development and discussion of regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan in order to improve antimonopoly legislation, standards, rules and internal control systems (antimonopoly compliance) in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the formation of law enforcement practice, as well as conducting joint research, professional events, including conferences, round tables, webinars and seminars.

The Memorandum as a whole provides for strengthening the role of the independent expert community in the implementation of the tasks assigned to the Agency on antimonopoly regulation in the Republic of Kazakhstan.