Notification of the Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for jewelers, accounting institutions, realtors and lawyers

Within the framework of state control the Financial Monitoring Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as FMA) conducts verification activities to comply with legislation in the field of combating the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime and the financing of terrorism in relation to the subjects of financial monitoring, namely

1. accounting institutions and professional accountants engaged in entrepreneurial activities;

2. legal consultants and other independent legal professionals;

3. individual entrepreneurs and legal entities engaged in leasing activities as a lessor without a license;

4. persons carrying out transactions with jewelry;

5. persons providing intermediary services in the implementation of real estate purchase and sale transactions.

In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 17 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Permits and Notifications", the above entities are required to submit a notice on the commencement of activities (with the exception of accounting institutions and professional accountants engaged in entrepreneurial activities) on the website elicense.kz.

At the same time, all of the above entities without exception should be registered on the FMA website web-sfm.kfm.kz

In order to avoid the application of penalties for non-fulfillment of the above legal requirements (Articles 214, 462, 463 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Republic of Kazakhstan), we inform you of the need to urgently submit a notification and undergo registration.

If any questions arise, please call:

• Accounting, jewelry organizations - Omurzak Bolatovich Manaspayev, tel.: 8 700-0000-922;

• Realtors, Lessors - Darkhan Ongarovich Kazhibayev, tel.: 8 747-222-18-66;

• Legal consultants and other independent specialists on legal issues - Kuanysh Nayrullayevich Akhmetov, tel.: 8 701-925-77-53.