OBS_VALUE: Official publication is mandatory for entry into force of legal acts that concern rights, freedoms and obligations of the citizens. As a general rule, legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan come into force upon 10 calendar days from their state registration or signature date, unless stated otherwise in the act. The period of 10 days is below the best practice benchmark of 14 days. As from 2021, laws or their specific provisions which establish new or additional obligations or increasing the burden for the subjects of regulation  in some spheres of business activities enter into force not earlier than sixty calendar days after the day of the first official publication. However, the general 10-days rule still applies by default. 