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Article 4 1. The current law in the Republic of Kazakhstan is the norms of the Constitution, laws corresponding to it, other regulatory legal acts, international treaty and other obligations of the Republic, as well as regulatory resolutions of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of the Republic. Note. In accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 08.06.2022 regulatory resolutions of the Constitutional Council shall be applied to the extent that they do not contradict the Constitution until they are reviewed by the Constitutional Court. 2. The Constitution shall have the highest juridical force and direct effect on the entire territory of the Republic. 3. International agreements ratified by the Republic have primacy over its laws. The legislation of the Republic determines the procedure and conditions of operation of international agreements in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan to which Kazakhstan is a party. 4. All laws and international agreements, where the Republic is a party, shall be published . Official publication of regulatory and legal acts, dealing with the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities of citizens shall be the necessary condition for their application. Footnote: See regulatory decisions of the Constitutional Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 18/2 dated October 11, 2000, №. 6 dated November 05, 2009. Footnote: Article 4 as amended by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 51-VI dated March 10, 2017 (shall be applied from the date of its first official publication); dated 08.06.2022 (effective from 01.01.2023).