A NUMBER OF KEY AREAS OF THE AGENCY'S ACTIVITIES WERE DISCUSSED

On March 29, 2024, a meeting of the Public Council of the agency for the protection and development of competition of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held online.

According to the work plan for the current year, the following issues were considered:

Analysis of the activities of operators created by the state in terms of promoting competition in the relevant industry and mechanisms for transferring their functions to state bodies or the competitive environment;
Review of the report on the implementation of the agency's development plan for 2023;
Discussion of economic concentration issues, including proposals to improve the procedure and online form of applying for economic concentration, and bring them into line with the requirements of the legislation;
Consideration of the issue of mandatory coordination of all draft laws with the agency and the government's conclusions on draft laws, initiated by deputies of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in cases where these draft laws are directly related to entrepreneurial activity in any industry.

As a result of the fruitful dialogue and exchange of views of the members of the public council, the agency was proposed to create a working group for a critical analysis of the legal status of national operators and finding the optimal solution to the legislative regulation of their activities, to continue work on the elimination of technical problems, including when applying for economic consolidation, as well as