An SRO’s work rests on seven layers of documents, from the Constitution down to the standards its own members adopt and agree with the state.
The concept lists these explicitly. First, the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Second, the Civil Code. Third, the Law on Non-Commercial Organisations. Fourth, the Law on Self-Regulation (No. 390-V of 12 November 2015).
Fifth, the SRO Charter as registered with the justice authorities. Sixth, the decisions of the General Meeting of members. Seventh, the rules and standards adopted by the members and agreed with the authorised state body.
The structure matters. The top four layers are the frame the state sets; the bottom three are the substance the sector itself creates. Self-regulation is not a space outside the law — it operates inside the mandate the law grants.
The phrase "agreed with the state body" in point seven deserves particular attention. The association does not simply publish its own standard — the standard goes through agreement with the authorised body. That is what gives an internal standard real weight in the sector.
