Chapter I

GENERAL STATES 

Article 1.  The National Emblems of the Republic of Kazakhstan are:

1)     National Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2)     National Emblem (coat of arms) of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

3)     National anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 

Article 2.   To confirm:

1)     the image of National Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the schematic and colour image are enclosed);

2)     the image of National Emblem (coat of arms) of the Republic of Kazakhstan (the black and white and colour image are enclosed);

3)     the musical editing and text of National anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan (are enclosed). 

Article 3.  The making of National Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan and National Emblem (coat of arms) of the Republic of Kazakhstan is accomplished with availability of corresponding licence given in accordance with order established by legislation.  The citizens of  the Republic of Kazakhstan and the persons who are on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan must respect the National Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Emblem (coat of arms) of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the National anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The persons who are guilty in the outrage of National Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Emblem (coat of arms) of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the National anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan bear the responsibility in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. 

Chapter II    NATIONAL FLAG OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN 

Article 4.
National Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan is a rectangular piece of cloth of sky-blue colour bearing (in its centre) a design of the sun with rays, with a soaring eagle undeneath. All along the flagstaff there runs a vertical band of national ornament. Images of the sun, its rays, the eagle and the ornament are of golden colour. Width/length ratio of the flag is 1: 2.
National Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its design, whatever their size, must strictly conform with the colour and schematic designs of the reference standard of the National Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan kept at the Residence of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
 
Article  5.
National Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be raised or hoisted on the following:
1) on the building of the Residence of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on that of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of ministries, state committees and such other central executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, state bodies directly subordinated and accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, to the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Supreme Court and other courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on that of the General Procurator’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, maslikhates, local executive bodies as well as on buildings of diplomatic and trade representations, consular establishments of the Republic of Kazakhstan - on a permanent basis;
 
2) in the study of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the halls meant for holding sessions (both joint and separate) of the Senate and Majilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, those of the Bureau of Chambers of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, sessions of the maslikhates of the Republic of Kazakhstan as well in the assembly hall of the Constitutional Council, in the halls of court sessions of the Supreme Court, of its boards and other courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan as well as in the premises of gala registration of births and wedlocks - on a permanent basis;
 
3) on the building or inside the premises meant to hold international forums with the participation of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, of chairpersons of Chambers of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the Prime-Minister of the Republic or their plenipotentiary representatives if it is stipulated by the standards of international law or by international treaties concluded by the Republic of Kazakhstan;
 
4) on sea-going vessels, on those of inland navigation and other vehicles, on which the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan or Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan are present;
 
5) as a stern flag on vessels registered in the established order;
 
6) on warships and vessels of the Republic of Kazakhstan - according to military regulations;
 
7) in military formations and units of Armed Forces, in those of Republican Guards of the Republic of Kazakhstan - when taking the oath;
 
8) on buildings of state bodies and entities - on the days of some national holiday of the Republic of Kazakhstan and on red-letter days. Legal standard acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan may also stipulate other cases of obligatory raising or hoisting of the National Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan. National Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan may be hoisted (raised) on other buildings (resp.in premises) at the wish of owners thereof.
 
Article 6.
In case of eventual national mourning the National Flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be lovered to half-mast for the timeframe of the national mourning. 

Chapter III   NATIONAL EMBLEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Article 7.
National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan is an image of shanyrak (upper dome-like portion of a yurta) against a sky-blue background which irradiates (in the form of sun rays) uyks (supports) set off by wings of mythical horses.
The lower portion of the Emblem bears an inscription “Kazakhstan”. Colour version of the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan consists of two colours: golden and blue/sky-blue. Reproduced image of the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan, whatever the size, must exactly conform with the colour (resp. black-and-white) design of the reference standard of the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan kept at the Residence of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Article 8.
Image of the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan shall be fixed on the following:
1) on buildings of the Residence of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of ministries, state committees and such other central executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, of state bodies directly subordinated or accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on buildings of the Constitutional Council, Supreme Court and other courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on that of the General Procurator’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan as well as on buildings of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of headquarters of formations and units of the Armed Forces and the Republican Guards of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of diplomatic and trade representations and consular establishments of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

2) in the study of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in halls intended for sessions (both joint and separate) of Chambers of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, sessions of the Bureau of Chambers of the Parliament, those of the Presidium, sessions of local representative bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the hall meant for sessions of the Supreme Court, its boards and other courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the halls for holding sessions of boards of central and local executive bodies, state bodies directly subordinated and accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in the premises intended for gala registration of births, wedlocks, for investiture of government and state awards of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as in the reception halls of diplomatic representations and consular establishments of the Republic of Kazakhstan stationed abroad.

3) on seals and forms of documents of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and his Administration, on those of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, its Chambers and staffs, of the Bureau of Chambers of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its Staff, on those of ministries, state committees and such other central executive bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, state bodies directly subordinated or accountable to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, other courts of the Republic of Kazakhstan, of the General Procurator’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of military formations and units of the Armed Forces and the Republican Guards of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of maslikhates, local executive bodies, state-owned notary’s offices who have been granted the right of placing the image of the National Emblem on seals and forms of documents by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

4) on official publications of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, on those of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan  

5) on the banknotes and coins of  the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan

6) on the identification card and the passport of a citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan as well as on other passports issued to the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

7) on frontier posts erected along the state border of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Legal standard acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan may make provision for other cases of obligatory reproduction of the image of the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is strictly forbidden to use the image of the National Emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan on forms, seals and such other requisites of non-state organizations and their executives. 

Chapter  IV   The national anthem of the Republic  of Kazakhstan

The hymn is the sound symbolics important in sociopolitical consolidation and ethnocultural identification of citizens of the country. The term "hymn" occurs from the Greek word «gimneo» that «the solemn song» means.

In 1992 competition on music and the text of a hymn of  the republic has been declared. It was accepted in total selection commission more than 750 projects. Four known poets have won competition: Muzafar Alimbaev, Kadyr Myrzaliev, Tumanbaj Moldagaliev and poetess Zhadyra Daribaeva. Mukan Tulebaev, Evgenie Brusilovsky and Latif Hamidi were authors of music of the first Kazakhstan hymn.

In 2006 the new National anthem was accepted.

The patriotic song popular in the people «Menin  Kazakhstanym » which happy destiny has begun in second half fiftieth of the last century became a basis of a new hymn. The song which has become by a hymn of the nation, has been recognised for a long time by the present poem of national soul.

Authors of the National anthem of  the Republic  of Kazakhstan are Shamshi Kaldajakov, Zhumeken Nazhimedenov, Nursultan Nazarbayev.

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan

N. NAZARBAEV