On establishment of the special economic zone "Khorgos — Eastern Gate"
Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 29, 2011 No. 187
Subject to be published in
Collected Acts of the President and the Government
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
In accordance with the Item 8 of the Article 7 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of July
21, 2011 "On special economic zones in the Republic of Kazakhstan", I issue this Decree.
1. To establish the special economic zone "Khorgos — Eastern Gate" (hereinafter - SEZ) until
2035.
2. To approve the following:
1) Regulation on SEZ;
2) target performance indicators of SEZ and critical non-achievement level of target performance
indicators of SEZ.
3. Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall take measures to provide for activity of SEZ.
4. Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be responsible for control
of implementation of this Decree.
5. This Decree shall come into force from the date of its signature.
President
of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbaev
APPROVED BY
the Decree of the President
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
dated November 29, 2011 No. 187
REGULATION
on special economic zone "Khorgos — Eastern Gate"
1. General provisions
1. Special economic zone "Chemical Park "Taraz" (hereinafter - SEZ) is located on the territory
of Almaty oblast at the boundaries according to the attached plan.
The territory of SEZ is 5740 hectares and is an integral part of the territory of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
2. SEZ is created for:
1) establishment of an effective transport and logistics and industrial center, providing the
interests of trade and export activities and implementation of the transit potential of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, also promoting to the development of economic and cultural exchange with the
neighbouring countries;
2) integration of the Kazakh products in the world system of production and distribution, creation
of an innovative, competitive domestically produced products in accordance with international
standards;
3) creation of a favourable investment climate, and attracting national and foreign investments to
implement investment projects;
4) accelerated development of the region to promote the economy of the country entering the
global economic relation system;
5) improvement of regulations of market relations, introduction of modern administration and
economic management methods;
6) increasing the employment rate.
3. SEZ activities are regulated by the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Law of the
Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 21, 2011 "On special economic zones in the Republic of
Kazakhstan", this Regulation and other regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
4. Priority activities on the territory of SEZ are:
1) storage facilities and secondary transportation activity;
2) food production;
3) production of leather and related products;
4) production of textile goods;
5) production of other non-metallic mineral products;
6) production of chemical products;
7) production of finished metal products, except for machinery and equipment;
8) production of machinery and equipment, not included in other categories;
9) construction of exhibition buildings, museums, warehouses and offices in accordance with the
design and estimate documentation.
2. SEZ management
5. SEZ management shall be conducted in accordance with the Law of the Republic of
Kazakhstan of July 21, 2011 "On special economic zones in the Republic of Kazakhstan".
3. Taxation on the territory of SEZ
6. Taxation on the territory of SEZ is regulated by the tax legislation of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
4. Customs regulation
7. Customs regulation on the territory of SEZ is provided in accordance with the provisions of
the customs legislation of the Customs Union and the Republic of Kazakhstan
8. The customs procedure of customs-free zone is applied on some territories of SEZ, where
priority activities will be carried out.
The customs procedure of customs-free zone includes goods intended for distribution and (or)
use on the territory of SEZ by persons carrying out priority activities on the territory of SEZ in
accordance with the agreement on activities performed as a member of SEZ.
9. The territory of SEZ is a customs control zone. The boundaries of SEZ are built up along the
perimeter of its territory with the help of special fences to perform the customs control.
10. Places for temporary storage of goods can be created on the territory of SEZ in accordance
with the procedure as provided for by the customs legislation of the Customs Union and the Republic
of Kazakhstan.
11. Goods included into the customs procedure of customs-free zone, and goods of the Customs
Union, not included into the customs procedure of customs-free zone, and foreign goods included
into other customs procedures can be distributed and used on the territory of SEZ.
12. Goods imported into the territory of SEZ and included into the customs procedure of
customs-free zone shall be considered as goods which are outside the customs territory of the
Customs Union to use customs duties and taxes, and non-tariff regulation measures.
13. Customs operations related to temporary storage, customs declaration, customs clearance and
release of goods, and customs control on the territory of SEZ shall be carried out in accordance with
the procedure as provided for by the customs legislation of the Customs Union and the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
5. Environmental Protection
14. SEZ activities are based on the rational and efficient use of natural resources by creating
conditions for transition to sustainable development and environmental protection on the basis of a
balance of economic, social and environmental aspects to increase the quality of life.
6. Procedure and terms of SEZ abolition
15. SEZ shall be abolished after the expiry of the date when it was created. SEZ is abolished by
the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan identified by the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan.
7. Final Provisions
16. Pre-term abolition of SEZ shall be conducted in accordance with the Law of the Republic of
Kazakhstan of July 21, 2011 "On special economic zones in the Republic of Kazakhstan".
17. SEZ activities not regulated by this Regulation shall be conducted in accordance with the
current Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Customs Union.
ATTACHMENT
to the Regulation
on special economic zone "Khorgos — Eastern Gate"
PLAN
of the special economic zone "Khorgos — Eastern Gate"
Item
No.
Name
of operational zones and
facilities
general
Area, ha
reserve
TOTAL
General operational zones:
1.
2.
3.
1.
Transport and logistic center
"Dry port"
Industrial production zone
Residential zone
On-site
auxiliary facilities
(territory)
International Center for Border Cooperation
370
200
570
340
810
350
200
690
1010
319
319
“Khorgos”
including:
2.
- administrative and business
area of ICBC “Khorgos”
(12 operational zones)
- Main
Checkpoint
(CP-1)
- other auxiliary
on-site infrastructure facilities and
building providing services for
administrative and business
area of ICBC “Khorgos”
and SEZ "Khorgos — Eastern Gate"
On-site
infrastructure facilities
185
31
103
806
806
- Customs CP “Khorgas”
15
15
- municipal area
60
60
- sanitarian and protective
planting
90
90
- floodplain and
water protection areas
641
641
Communal area:
575
575
- streets, roads
250
250
- parks, garden squares, avenues
175
175
- other
communal areas
150
150
including:
3.
including:
4.
Reserve areas
Total at the boundaries of SEZ "Khorgos — Eastern
Gate"
3220
1770
1770
2520
5740
APPROVED BY
the Decree of the President
of the Republic of Kazakhstan
dated November 29, 2011 No. 187
TARGET PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
of the special economic zone
"Khorgos — Eastern Gate" and critical non-achievement level
of target indicators of SEZ
No.
Goals, objectives
and
performance
Unit
Base
period
1
1.
2
Total volume of
investments,
including:
Volume of foreign
investment
Volume of domestic
investment
Production output
of goods and
services
(works) on
the territory of
SEZ**
Number
of participants
(Company)
Number of persons
engaged in
supplementary
activities
Number of jobs,
created on the
territory of SEZ
Local content share
in total production
on the territory of
SEZ
Goods traffic
volume (export,
import, transit)
3
million
tenge
4
-
million
tenge
million
tenge
million
tenge
-
1946
194
5692
569
-
209164
20916
409820
40981
-
-
-
520612
52062
Unit
-
12
10
27
20
man
-
1700
700
4900
1400
man
-
7200
3600
16200
6300
%
-
75%
75%
75%
75%
150
50
2000
650
1.1.
1.2.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
thousand
tons
Achievement by 2015,
including
target
critical level
indicator
5
6
211110
21110
Achievement by 2020,
including
target
critical level
indicator
7
8
415512
41550
Table continued
Achievement by 2025,
including
target indicator
critical level
Achievement by 2030,
including
target indicator
critical level
Achievement by 2037,
including
target indicator
critical level
9
522716
10215
512501
780918
42
8100
19700
75%
2400
10
53465
1021
52444
78092
30
2100
6300
75%
800
11
522716
10215
512501
1171377
64
11300
20500
75%
2700
12
53465
1021
52444
117138
40
2800
6300
75%
850
13
522716
10215
512501
1687891
89
14500
22000
75%
3000
14
53465
1021
52444
168790
50
3500
6300
75%
1000
Note:
1) Indicators performance is shown on a cumulative total;
2) during calculation the following exchange rate is used: 1 USD - 147 tenge.
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