EXPO-2017

Majilis debated the bill on holding EXPO-2017 in Astana.

13.11.2013

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At the plenary session of the Majilis of the Parliament deputies discussed the bill on the organization and holding of the International Exhibition EXPO-2017. Amendments to the eight legislative acts, including two codes, budget and tax are provided by the bill - IA Zakon. Kz informs referring to the press service of Kazakhstan MEBP.

According to the Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan ErbolatDosayeva, in accordance with the amendments, changes are made to the Budget Codeproviding for the possibility of operational funding from the budget of the national company as a target deposit by analogy with the Nazarbayev University.

In addition, the Tax Code will be amended in the part of the national company liberation from payment of corporate income tax, land tax, property tax. These changes are necessary in order to fulfill the commitments made in the framework of the competition among the candidate countries to hold EXPO 2017.

Hereinafter - the Law“On population employment” will besupplementedby a provision in terms of attracting people working in organizations engaged in activities to organize and conduct international specialized exhibitions, also participators who members or employees of the international specialized exhibition outside quota for foreign labor.

Furthermore, the Law “On regulation of trading activities” will be supplemented by rules on the legal status of the national company (its functions and powers will be fixed), the definition of “international specialized exhibition”, “Objects of the international exhibition”, “member of the international exhibition” and others.

Next - The law “On technical regulation” will be amended be changes which create simplified conditions on the use within the organization and the exhibition’s realization of foreign certificates in respect of goods, works and services.

Also, in purpose of implementing a simplified procedure for obtaining the status of a participant of “Astana is a New City”, changes will be made to the Law “On special economic zones”.

And the Law “On population migration” will be supplemented by a provision allowing the Government to determine specific procedures for entry and registration of certain categories of persons arriving in Kazakhstan to participate at the exhibition.

Source: zakon.kz

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