AS A RESULT OF THE CREATION OF THE REGISTER OF PARTICIPANTS OF THE STATE MONOPOLY AND OWNERS OF SPECIAL RIGHTS, LOSSES DECREASED BY 30 BILLION TENGE

In October 2022, by the decision of the chairman of the agency for protection and development of competition, a list of 18 companies with the status of a state monopoly and 17 companies with exclusive rights was approved.

According to the law, the activities of these organizations are limited, including the production of unusual products, participation in other legal entities, the transfer of rights and pricing without the permission of the state.

The agency for the protection and development of competition carries out direct control over compliance with the established restrictions, as a result of which three state monopoly entities were brought to justice for violations. This applies to such organizations as RSE" phytosanitary", RSE" Kazakh Forestry Enterprise", RSE" National Accreditation Center " on PCV.

(Non-compliance by subjects with the specified restrictions in accordance with Article 160 of the administrative code entails a fine of 300 MCI).

In addition, the creation of new monopolies was blocked and it was proposed to transfer six types of activities to the sphere of competition.

As part of the sixth package of antitrust measures, five companies have lost the status of operators, and the corresponding draft law is at the stage of approval and is expected to be submitted to Parliament in the second quarter of 2024.

Also, according to the results of the work carried out, two operators were deprived of special rights and excluded from the Register, which are KAZIMPEX LLP (Kazimpex) and Kazpost JSC.

The agency has identified 18 more operating operators approved at the legislative level. Currently, 13 of them are under examination, 2 are recognized as holders of special rights, and 3 do not meet the established criteria.

At the initiative of the agency, ten ministries, in coordination with the antimonopoly Authority, received the authority to approve prices for services of subjects of special law.

More than 1000 services rendered by 15 state monopoly entities were examined. At the same time, the project costs of these entities totaling more than 30 billion tenge have been optimized.