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Trade today relies on broad product ranges and complex supply chains. This calls for a clear understanding of how business is done in Kazakhstan and how the market is regulated here.
We help clients set up and run their distribution (wholesale), retail and marketing operations efficiently, while staying compliant with the applicable requirements.
Recent legal developments for the industry
In practice
We check which conformity documents and which labelling are required, prepare supply and distribution agreements, and review the label and consumer information.
We review pricing policy and contractual price terms, compliance with maximum trade mark-ups on socially significant goods, and prepare a position for inspections.
We assess antimonopoly risks, seek compliance with competition rules by competitors, and send and respond to demands to remedy competition law violations.
We monitor compliance with licence agreements, distribution rules and agreements between the manufacturer, the owner of the goods or trademark and the distributor; we protect trademarks.
We draft and review franchise (complex business licence) agreements and monitor compliance with their terms by the parties — from network standards to use of the trademark.
We analyse the chain's draft agreement, flag the risky terms — penalties, bonuses, returns — and propose wording acceptable to both parties.
We prepare the foreign trade contract: delivery basis under Incoterms®, transfer of risk, conformity documents, payment terms and currency control.
We examine the grounds, prepare explanations and documents, and challenge the decision if the breach is not proven or the sanction is disproportionate.
Our solutions
We advise and provide practical solutions on:
We offer clear solutions that work, supporting your business growth and reducing your legal risks.
Practice areas
We support manufacturers, importers, distributors and retail chains — from the foreign trade contract and product labelling to relations with retail chains and inspections.
Supply structure, foreign trade contracts and Incoterms®, allocation of risk, payments and currency control over contracts with non-residents.
Requirements of EAEU technical regulations, declarations and certificates of conformity, sanitary and veterinary requirements for food products.
Mandatory labelling with identification codes and traceability: which goods are covered, how to set up processes at the importer and in retail, how to avoid fines.
Supply and distribution agreements, terms on bonuses, returns and marketing services, requirements of the law on trading activity.
Maximum trade mark-ups on socially significant food products, antimonopoly requirements, inspections by the competition protection authority.
Returns and consumer claims, product information, electronic invoices and electronic waybills for goods.
Legal review of advertising for compliance with the law: advertising materials, promotional campaigns, packaging and product information.
Legal support for expanding the sales area — new regions and channels — and for opening points of sale: leases, requirements for retail premises, required notifications.
We handle the legal matters every company faces, whatever its industry:
How it works
A call or a meeting: you describe the situation, we ask follow-up questions, request documents and determine which rules apply and which authorities and organisations we will need to deal with.
We propose the course of action, timing by stage and the fee — fixed for the result or hourly. You know the budget before the work starts.
We prepare documents, correspond with government authorities or the organisations involved and report on every significant step. Each matter has one lawyer in charge.
We hand over the final documents and recommendations. We agree on a retainer — for new deals, changes and inspections.
Budget
Timing depends on the task. We provide advice and review a contract within a few business days; conformity documents take as long as the regulations allow — we give you a realistic timeline before we start.
The fee is set for the task: a fixed price for the result, hourly billing or a monthly retainer for ongoing support. You can get a preliminary estimate in the fee calculator — in a couple of minutes and with no obligation.
Questions
The list is being extended in stages: it already includes, among others, tobacco products and footwear. Before placing goods on the market, check the current list and deadlines for your product group — we do this as part of a consultation.
It depends on the product and the chosen scheme: the document may cover a batch or serial production. The scheme is set by the EAEU technical regulation that applies to the product.
The law on trading activity limits the terms a chain may include in the agreement. We check the chain's agreement against these requirements before signing.
Selling unlabelled goods that must be labelled leads to fines and confiscation of the goods. That is why processes should be set up before the first sale.