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Additional Kazakhstan statute related to Contacts

Article 22. The Deed Capacity of Minors From Fourteen to Eighteen

Years Old

1. Minors from fourteen to eighteen years old shall enter into transactions with the consent of their parents, adopters or guardians. The form of such consent must be consistent with the form which is established by legislation for transactions entered into by minors.

2. Minors from fourteen to eighteen years old shall have the right to independently dispose of their wages, grants and any other income and the intellectual property rights associated with the items created by them, and also to enter into small day-to-day transactions.

3. Where sufficient reasons exit, the body of guardianship and sponsorship may restrict or deprive the minor of the right to independently dispose of his wages, grants and any other income and of the intellectual property items created by him.

4. Minors from fourteen to eighteen years of age shall independently bear responsibility with regard to the transactions committed by them in accordance with the rules of this Article and they shall be held responsible for any harm caused by their acts, in accordance with the rules of this Code.

Article 23. The Deed Capacity of Minors Under Fourteen Years Old

1. For minors who have not reached 14 years of age, transactions shall be committed by their parents, adopters, or guardians on their behalf, unless otherwise provided for by legislative acts.

2. Minors under the age of fourteen years shall have the right to independently enter only into small day-to-day transactions which are performed when they are entered into.

Article 26. The Recognition of a Citizen as Incapable

1. A citizen who, as a result of psychic disease or mental weakness, can not understand the meaning of his acts or direct them, may be recognised by the court as incapable, and in this connection, guardianship shall be established over him.

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