National Association of Television and Radio Broadcasters of Kazakhstan is a voluntary non-profit organization, established as a result of free will of its founders.

The Association operates in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan, operating legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and on the basis of the present Charter.

Purposes of the Association’s activity are creating favorable and equal conditions for development of all participants of television and radio broadcasting market of Kazakhstan, hindering monopolization of television and radio ether in the republic, advocating rights, representation of interests of members of the Association in agencies of state power and administration, as well as coordination of activity of television and radio companies on creation and dissemination of television and other programs on the territory of Kazakhstan and other activity, connected with broadcasting.

In order to realize its objectives and tasks, the Association:

• advocates rights and interests of television and radio companies, secures legal guarantees and coordinates their activity;

• represents interests of the Association and/or interests of its members, with their consent, in agencies of state power and administration;

• establishes a system of horizontal connections and mutual support of members of the Association in their constituent activity;

• investigates market development tendencies of television services and radio ether and provides recommendations;

• establishes foundations, economic associations, enterprises and organizations for providing services to television and radio companies under the Association’s supervision;

• provides assistance to its members in their business endeavors by seeking reliable partners for joint activity, informational, legal and representative accompaniment;

• takes part in symposiums, seminars, exhibitions in order to exchange work experience and establish business contacts;

• collaborates with local, foreign and international unions, associations and other analogous unions;

• contributes to raising of professional skill of experts and creative employees, arranges their internships, including internships abroad;

• realizes publishing activity;

• conducts charitable measures;

• realizes other types of activity regarding objectives set by the Charter, which are not prohibited by operating legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

If it necessary the Association receives licenses for corresponding type of activity according to regulations set by legislation.

Members of the Association in accordance with the Charter can be any television and radio stations, which acknowledge its Charter, registered on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan according to regulations set by legislation, received certificate of registration of a mass medium and deposited an entry fee. The Association is open for admission of new members.

Members of the Association have a right to:

• participate in administration of the Association in accordance with the present Charter;

• be a member of the Board and Inspection commission;

• elect and be elected for electoral positions;

• participate in measures and programs of the Association and its structural subdivisions;

• use support of the Association during examination of issues in agencies of state power and administration;

• bring in proposals on the Association’s activity issues for examination of administrative agencies;

• receive necessary information about activity of the Association;

• withdraw from the Association;

• use its logistics.

Members of the Association use its services for free.

Members of the Association must:

• observe the present Charter;

• execute decisions rendered by agencies of administration of the Association, with condition of their approval by member of the Association;

• deposit entry and regular membership fees;

• actively contribute to realization of tasks set before the Association by means of its technical, intellectual and financial resources;

• refrain from actions, which may damage legal interests of the Association and its members.

Member of the Association may simultaneously be a member of other analogous unions and associations.

ADMINISTRATION OF THE ASSOCIATION:

Highest body of the Association is the General Assembly. The Board and the President administer the Association’s activity in the period between meetings.

General Assembly of the Association’s members - is the highest body of administration, which has a right to take decisions on all issues regarding the Association’s activity.

The General Assembly of members of the Association is called once a year.