As stated in the note, the draft was developed with the aim of aligning subordinate legislation with the updated Civil Code, Tax Code, Digital Code, as well as the law on combating the legalization of criminal proceeds and international FATF standards. This document is also part of the first package of measures for debureaucratization, which was approved by the interdepartmental commission in March 2025.
Goals of the New Procedure
Currently, the procedure for registering legal entities is regulated by the Cabinet's resolution No. 178 dated March 31, 2023. However, as emphasized by the developers, the volume of necessary changes exceeds half of the text of the current document, which, according to the law "On Normative Legal Acts," requires its complete revision.According to the Ministry of Justice, more than 186,000 organizations are registered in the Unified State Register, a significant portion of which are not actually engaged in active activities. This creates an administrative burden for government agencies, distorts statistics, increases corruption and financial risks, and facilitates the use of "sleeping" companies in illegal schemes.
Proposed Changes
The draft includes new chapters that will regulate:- the grounds for recognizing a legal entity as non-functioning;
- the procedure for excluding such companies from the Unified State Register;
- the mechanism for forced liquidation through judicial authorities;
- the rights of interested parties to submit objections and judicial appeals.
Digitization and Control
The project also enhances the digitization of registration procedures. The registration and re-registration of legal entities will take place through the automated system "Electronic Registration" with the possibility of submitting applications online via the "Tündük" portal, as well as with automatic document verification and the issuance of certificates in electronic form.In addition, applicants will be required to check the company name through the electronic register and reserve it. Disclosure of information about beneficial owners, annual updates of this data, and electronic transmission to financial intelligence agencies will also become mandatory.
Special attention will be paid to measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The project includes checking founders for convictions for financial crimes, which, according to the developers, will help reduce the risks of creating shell companies and increase the transparency of ownership structures.
Expected Results and Status of the Project
The Ministry of Justice believes that the adoption of the new resolution will allow for the cleansing of the state register from non-operating companies, reduce registration times (for financial and credit institutions — to five days), lower corruption and financial risks, simplify administrative procedures, and increase trust in state registers.The project was posted on the Unified Portal for Public Discussion on August 28, 2025. Following the discussion, comments were received that were not taken into account, as reflected in the summary table. The note states that the document will not lead to negative social, economic, or legal consequences and will not require additional budget funding.
If the resolution is adopted, the previous procedure for electronic registration, approved in February 2024, will be invalidated, and the new document will come into effect seven days after its official publication.
