Unofficial translation

      In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated August 31, 1995 “On banks and banking activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan”, the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan RESOLVES:

      1. To approve the attached Rules for application (establishment) of the conservation regime for second-tier banks.

      2. To declare as invalid the resolution of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 26, 2016 No. 311 “On approval of the Rules for application (establishment) of the conservation regime of second-tier banks, the operation on simultaneous transfer of assets and liabilities of a bank in part or in full to another (other ) bank (banks) by the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of the bank) at the stage of conservation and approval by the authorized body of this operation, as well as the types of assets and liabilities, that are subject to transfer during the said operation” (registered in the Register of state registration of regulatory legal acts under No. 14735, published on February 16, 2017 in the Reference Control Bank of regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan).

      3. The Department of methodology of the financial market (Salimbaev D.N.) in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan to ensure:

      1) together with the Legal Department (Sarsenova N.V.), the state registration of this resolution in the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      2) within ten calendar days from the date of the state registration of this resolution, its sending in the Kazakh and Russian languages ​​to the Republican state enterprise on the basis of the right of economic management “Republican Legal Information Center” for official publication and inclusion in the Reference Control Bank of regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      3) placement of this resolution on the official Internet resource of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan after its official publication;

      4) within ten working days after the state registration of this resolution, the submission of information to the Legal Department on implementation of measures provided for in subparagraphs 2), 3) of this paragraph and paragraph 4 of this resolution.

      4. The Directorate for protection of the rights of consumers of financial services and external communications (A.L. Terentyev) to ensure, within ten calendar days after the state registration of this resolution, the sending of its copy for official publication in periodicals.

      5. Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan O. A. Smolyakova shall be authorized to oversee the execution of this resolution.

      6. This resolution shall come into force ten calendar days after the day of its first official publication.

Rules for application (establishment) of the conservation regime of second-tier banks

Chapter 1. General provisions

      1. These Rules for application (establishment) of the conservation regime for second-tier banks (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) are developed in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated August 31, 1995 “On banks and banking activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan” (hereinafter - the Law on Banks) and determine the procedure for application (establishment) of the conservation regime of second-tier banks (hereinafter - the bank).

      2. Conservation is a special regime for the management and activities of an insolvent bank, forcibly introduced by an authorized body for regulation, control and supervision of the financial market and financial organizations (hereinafter referred to as the authorized body) to establish control over an insolvent bank when implementing measures to settle an insolvent bank.

Chapter 2. Procedure for application (establishment) of the conservation regime of second-tier banks

      3. The basis for application (establishment) of the bank conservation regime is the decision of the authorized body on the conservation of the bank.

      The decision of the authorized body on the conservation of the bank contains the information provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 64 of the Law on Banks.

      4. To implement the measures to settle an insolvent bank, the authorized body shall appoint a temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank).

      5. A copy of the decision of the authorized body on conservation of the bank shall be handed over against signature by inviting the first head of the bank (a person substituting him/her) to the authorized body on the day of its issuance, or sent to the bank via electronic, facsimile or other means of communication, or delivered personally by an employee of the authorized body at the location of the bank.

      The first head of the bank (the person substituting him/her) shall transfer to the head of the temporary administration for managing the bank (temporary bank manager) the property of the bank, including all seals (if any), stamps, clichés and seals, keys, access codes, passwords, under the act of acceptance and transfer available for the purpose of access to information, documents related to the state registration of the bank in the justice authorities, original licenses issued to the bank, letterheads, electronic media, software, securities of other legal entities issued in documentary form, owned by the bank, as well as the documents to be stored in the bank in accordance with the Resolution of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated February 29, 2016 No. 66 "On establishment of the List of main documents to be stored and the terms of their storage in second-tier banks, branches of non-resident banks of the Republic of Kazakhstan", registered in the Register of state registration of regulatory legal acts under No. 13710.

      6. If the bank employees or other persons acting on their behalf, by committing unlawful actions or inaction, create conditions under which the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank) is not able to fully or partially fulfill its functions, the temporary administration (temporary manager of a bank) draws up an act of obstruction.

      The act of obstruction is drawn up on the day the fact of obstruction is established and signed by the head and members of the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank).

      7. The temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank) on the day of drawing up the act of obstruction sends it to the authorized body to decide on the initiation of an administrative offense case in accordance with article 462 of the Code of Administrative Offenses dated July 5, 2014.

      A copy of the act of obstruction drawn up and signed by a member of the temporary administration in the region is sent to the head of the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank).

      8. The temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank) after its appointment performs the following actions:

      1) if necessary, replaces keys, locks from rooms, buildings, gates, metal cabinets, safes, access to which is made using special devices;

      2) within 1 (one) working day from the date of appointment, informs the registering authorities, the central depository and the stock exchange about the decision of the authorized body to conduct conservation in order to establish a ban on the registration of transactions on the alienation of bank property made by a non-temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank), as well as on removal of encumbrance from property, the pledge holder of which is a bank;

      3) within 1 (one) working day, applies to the authorized body with a request to replace the keys and passwords used to protect electronic documents and access to automated systems of the bank;

      4) within 3 (three) working days, applies to the bodies that imposed the encumbrance with a petition to remove the encumbrance from the bank’s property on the fulfilled obligations and from the property the pledge holder of which is a bank;

      5) within 3 (three) working days, informs the banks in which there are bank accounts about the decision of the authorized body to carry out conservation in relation to the bank, about the performance of expenditure operations on bank accounts only by the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank) and about the need of submitting the bank statements;

      6) within 3 (three) working days, determines the group of persons who are fully liable, including those who have access to an automated information system for accounting and preparation of financial and other statements of the bank;

      7) within 3 (three) working days, carries out an audit of cash desks, ATMs and other electronic terminals of the bank and its branches, representative offices and other divisions with a check of all cash and other valuables and documents that are in them, reconciliation of cash balances in bank accounts (including in foreign banks) with the accounting data of the bank and draws up the relevant acts;

      8) within 3 (three) working days, submits to the authorized body and banks in which there are bank accounts, a new document with samples of signatures of the head of the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank);

      9) within 3 (three) working days, cancels the power of attorney previously issued on behalf of the bank, and also informs the individuals and legal entities indicated in the power of attorney;

      10) within 10 (ten) working days, develops and approves the plan of the main events for conservation of the bank for implementation of measures to settle the insolvent bank (hereinafter - the conservation plan);

      11) within 20 (twenty) working days, conducts an inventory of all assets and liabilities of the bank shown on the balance sheet, and property of the bank recorded on balance and off-balance accounts, including collateral property, and title documents on them, determines the actual balances on balance sheets and off-balance accounts. The inventory period is extended taking into account the nature and scope of work with the consent of the authorized body.

      Audits, inventories, acceptance and transfer of property, bank documents are carried out in accordance with paragraphs 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 and 46 of the Rules for appointment and powers of the temporary administration (temporary administrator) of the bank, insurance (reinsurance) organization, approved by the resolution of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated July 16, 2014 No. 147, registered in the Register of state registration of regulatory legal acts under No. 9711 (hereinafter - the Rules No. 147).

      Property not shown on the balance sheet is indicated in the inventory sheet and, if necessary, should be included in the balance sheet at market value.

      The evaluation of property identified during the inventory is carried out by an appraiser carrying out appraisal activities in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 10, 2018 “On appraisal activities in the Republic of Kazakhstan”.

      Selection of an appraiser to assess the property identified during the inventory is carried out by means of a tender, after which an appraiser is selected who offers the most favorable conditions, including in terms of the amount of payment for the services rendered, the timing of the evaluation. Tender conditions are determined by the head of the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank);

      12) during its activity, it sells the property of the bank in accordance with the civil legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

      13) during the period of activity, optimize the bank’s expenses in terms of reducing the remuneration of employees, including the abolition of all additional payments and benefits provided by the bank, except for the cases provided for by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 26, 2019 “On Compulsory Social Insurance”;

      14) carries out other activities within the framework of its powers established by the Law on Banks.

      9. The expenses of the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank) shall be made in accordance with the cost estimate of the temporary administration (temporary manager of a bank), approved by the head of the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank), in the form according to the appendix to the Rules (hereinafter - the cost estimate).

      10. The cost estimate is compiled on the basis of the planned monthly costs in accordance with paragraphs 26, 27, 28, 32 and 33 of the Rules No. 147 and is submitted to the authorized body with an explanatory note no later than 7 (seven) calendar days from the date of appointment of the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank). Subsequently, the cost estimate is submitted to the authorized body on a monthly basis no later than the seventh day of the month, preceding the planned period.

      In a bank with a branch network, the head of the temporary bank management administration coordinates the activities of the departments of the temporary bank management administration in preparing cost estimates and ensures the formation of a consolidated cost estimate by expenses for departments of the temporary bank management administration.

      11. Changes and additions to the approved cost estimate are made on the basis of the actual financial condition of the bank and taking into account the work performed by the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank). Changes and additions to the approved cost estimate are submitted to the authorized body within 3 (three) working days from the date of approval of the amendments and additions to the cost estimate.

      If the expenses approved by the head of the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank) were not implemented in the previous period and there is a need for their implementation in the planning period, these expenses are included in the cost estimate for the next planning period.

      Overspending on one item of expenses due to savings under another item is not carried out.

      In order to save the bank’s funds, the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank) takes measures to reduce costs.

      Unforeseen expenses are the unplanned expenses of the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank) for urgent needs that are not provided for in the cost estimate, the amount of which does not exceed 1000 (one thousand) monthly calculation indices established by the law on the republican budget for the corresponding financial year.

      The planned and incurred expenses are confirmed by the temporary bank management administration (temporary manage of a bank) by submitting agreements, invoices, checks and other supporting documents to the authorized body.

      Control over the use of money provided for in the cost estimate is carried out by the authorized body.

      12. The temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank) within 7 (seven) working days from the date of its (his) appointment develops and approves a conservation plan indicating the timing of the main events for implementation of the measures to settle the insolvent bank, taking into account recommendations and instructions provided for in the decision of the authorized body on the conservation of the bank, and sends the approved conservation plan to the authorized body.

      13. The temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank) takes measures in accordance with the conservation plan and submits to the authorized body a report on the work done within 3 (three) working days from the date of completion of each event stipulated by the conservation plan.

      14. The final report on completion of all events, stipulated by the conservation plan shall be submitted to the authorized body by the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank) within 5 (five) working days from the date of completion of the last event.

Cost estimates of the temporary bank management administration (temporary manager of a bank)
for _________________ month ________________________________ of year
________________________________________________________ Name of the bank

      Chief accountant ______________________________________________ _________

      (surname, name, patronymic (if any) (signature)

      Executor ____________________________________________________ __________

      (surname, name, patronymic (if any) (signature)

      Phone number ___________________________