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2011 2013 2014 2015

Figure 1. The tendency of "squeezing" of the permissive system in the Republic of
Kazakhstan for 2011-2015

Thus, as a result of the "squeezing" of the licensing system, the number of
valid permits (procedures) from 2011 to 2015 decreased more than 3 times.
In order to limit the arbitrary implementation of regulatory instruments, which
were a significant barrier to business at the entrance to the market, the state, over the
past 10 years, conducted a number of reforms in the country (about 18 legal acts) in
the field of business regulation and licensing, which allowed creating a solid legal
foundation of Regulation of entrepreneurial activities which aimed a gradual
reduction of administrative barriers and improvement of the business climate in the
country.
However, nowadays, the improvement of the licensing system continues to be
one of the key priorities of the state and in general is aimed to reduce administrative
barriers, which can contribute to creating favorable conditions for development and
business.
Currently, the system of state control and supervision in the country is built
only on ascertaining the facts of violations during inspections and applying
sanctions to entrepreneurs. In addition, the indicator of the activities of the control
and supervisory bodies is not the decrease in the number of adverse incidents, but
the number of inspections and penalties. At the same time, monitoring of the
effectiveness of state control and supervision by regulators is not implemented.
The activities of the regulatory and supervisory bodies are divided into three
stages:
- The imposition of duties, the establishment of prohibitions, restrictions;
- Control over the implementation of mandatory requirements (before release
on the market or directly on the market);
- Imposition of sanctions for non-compliance with legal requirements.

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