The President of Kazakhstan signed the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts on Aquaculture, Agro-Industrial Complex, Electric Power Sector, and Redistribution of Functions of Specific Central Government Bodies.

The Law introduces amendments to the Land, Forestry, Environmental, and Entrepreneurial Codes, as well as 14 other laws.

The first block of amendments aligns legislative acts with the recently adopted Law on Aquaculture.

Amendments to the Land Code enable the allocation of land plots from water fund lands for aquaculture activities. The amendments also regulate requirements for tender applications for such land allocations.

Amendments to the Forest Code allow aquaculture activities on areas of the state forest estate. The requirements for establishing limits and quotas for the use of aquatic resources have been updated.

The Law on State Regulation of the Agro-Industrial Complex and Rural Areas has been supplemented with new state support measures for agro-industrial entities.