The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan has developed a draft order of the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On amendments to the Order of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 8, 2018 No. 143 "On approval of the Rules for labeling (relabeling) alcoholic beverages, except for wine in bulk (wine material) and brewing products, accounting and control marks, as well as the forms, content and elements of protection of accounting and control stamps" in order to bring them into compliance with the current legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

In accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 9 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On state regulation of the production and turnover of ethyl alcohol and alcoholic beverages", the turnover of low-grade alcoholic beverages with a strength of less than twelve percent in tin containers is allowed.

At the same time, according to paragraph 2 of Article 172 of the Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On taxes and other mandatory payments to the Budget" (Tax Code), alcoholic beverages, with the exception of wine in bulk and brewing products, are subject to labeling with accounting and control stamps.

For tin containers (metal cans), the requirement to stick accounting and control marks on the container so that when opening consumer containers, the integrity of the accounting and control mark is violated in order to exclude its reuse is not feasible, and therefore a change is made. Also, in order to bring it into compliance with paragraph 1) of paragraph 15 of Article 172 of the Tax Code, according to which the word "wine material" is excluded.

This order is posted on the Internet portal of open regulatory legal acts https://legalacts.egov.kz/arm/admin/viewcard?id=14743132 October 9, 2023.