CIVIL CODE OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC
PART I
(As amended by the Laws of the Kyrgyz Republic
of April 29, 1997 # 29, October 15, 1997 # 76,
December 2, 1998 # 148, June 2, 1999 # 43,
July 21, 1999 # 83, November 27, 1999 # 131,
January 18, 2000 # 24).
(Effectuated by the Law of the Kyrgyz Republic
of May 18, 1996 # 16).
SECTION I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 1. REGULATION OF CIVIL LEGAL RELATIONSHIPS
Article 1. Relationships Regulated by Civil Legislation
1. Civil legislation determines the legal status of civil
turnover participants, the grounds for emergence and procedure for
enforcement of ownership rights and other substantive rights, rights
to the results of intellectual activity, and regulates contractual and
other liabilities, as well as other property relationships and
relevant personal non-property relationships.
Civil legislation shall be applied to family and labor
relationships, and relationships on use of natural resources and
environment protection, complying with the qualifications described in
part one of point 1 of this Article, if such relationships are not
regulated by family and labor legislation or the legislation on use of
natural resources and environment protection respectively.
2. The relationships connected with enforcement and protection of
human inalienable rights and freedoms as well as other intangible
benefits (personal non-property relationships, in no way associated
with property relationships) shall be regulated by civil legislation
since other is not arising from the essence of such relations.
3. The participants in relationships regulated by civil
legislation shall include citizens, legal entities, and the state.
Regulations established by civil legislation shall be applied to
relationships involving foreign citizens, persons without citizenship
and foreign legal entities, unless otherwise provided by law.
4. Civil legislation regulates the relationships between persons
carrying out or involved in entrepreneurial activities.
Entrepreneurial activities are independent activities, carried
out at one's own risk and directed at gaining profit by persons
registered as such in accordance with the procedure established by
law.
5. Civil law shall not be applied to property relationships based
on administrative or other authoritative subordination of one party to
the other, unless otherwise provided by law.
Article 2. Civil Legislation
