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Accession ofBelarus
ACCESSION OFBELARUS
Communication from Belarus
ThePermanent Mission oftheRepublic ofBelarus hassubmitted thefollowing legislation (in
diskette form), which isavailable intheSecretariat (Accessions Division, Room 1126) forconsultation.
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1. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of16April 1992, No.1593-XII "OnPrivatization ofHousing
Resources intheRepublic ofBelarus".
2. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of16May1996, No.370"OnCopyrights andRelated Rights".
3. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus of10March 1997, No.6"OnCorrection
oftheProcedureforGrantingPrivilegestoLegalandPhysicalPersonsoftheRepublicofBelarus
onTaxes andCustoms Payments".
4. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus of5February 1997, No.1"OnMeasures
forSecuring Order ofExecution ofCurrency Exchange Operations".
5. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus of3February 1997, No.121"OnJoining
bytheRepublic ofBelarus theEuropean Convention onInformation onForeign Lawandthe
Additional Protocol totheEuropean Convention onInformation onForeign Law".
6. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus of3February 1997, No.122"OnApproval
oftheProvisional Agreement onTrade andIssues Connected withTrade between theEuropean
Community, theEuropean Union ofCoalandSteelandtheEuropean Community onAtomic
Energy, ontheOnePart, andtheRepublic ofBelarus, ontheOther Part".
7. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus of24January 1997, No.101,"OnSupporting
Exports byEnterprises intheConstruction Complex oftheRepublic ofBelarus".
8. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus of22January 1997, No.77"OnThe
AccessionoftheRepublicofBelarustotheEuropeanAgreementonMajorLinesofInternational
Combined Transportation andRelevant Facilities".
9. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus of30July1996, No.276"OnExcise Rates
onWines".
10. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus of28June1996,No.236,"OnAdditional
MeasuresforCorrectionoftheCurrencyRegulationontheTerritoryoftheRepublicofBelarus".WT/ACC/BLR/5
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11. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus of20March 1996, No.114"OnFree
Economic Zones ontheTerritory oftheRepublic ofBelarus".
12. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus of19March 1996, No.108"OntheBettering
ofForeign Economic Activities".
13. Decree bythePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus of25January 1996, No.31"Onthe
Improvement oftheGovernment Monetary Policy".
14. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus of4November 1996, No.699
"OntheRegulation ofExport ofPrecious Metals".
15. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus of3October 1996, No.650
"OntheRegulation ofImport intotheRepublic ofBelarus ofDrugs andPharmaceutical
Substances Similar tothose Manufactured intheRepublic".
16. ResolutionoftheCabinetofMinistersoftheRepublicofBelarusNo.559,dated23August1996
"OnApproval oftheRegulation ontheBrest FreeEconomic Zone"
17. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.556, dated
22August 1996"OnAllocation ofQuotas forandLicensing ofImport ofFood RawMaterial,
Spirit andAlcoholic Drinks".
18. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.535, dated
13August 1996, "OnApproving theRegulation onAdministration oftheBrest FreeEconomic
Zone".
19. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.509, dated
2August 1996, "OnCollection ofValue-Added Tax".
20. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.492,dated 26June1996,
"OnCollection ofTaxes onProfit andIncome ofEnterprises, Associations, Organizations".
21. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.392,dated 13June1996,
"Exemptions ofCane RawSugar fromtheValue-Added TaxinEffecting Customs Clearing,
aswellasExemption ofLegal Entities fromDutyintheAmount of10percentoftheCurrency
SumPurchased attheInterbank Foreign Exchange forProcurement ofthisCommodity"
22. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.310,dated 6May1996,
"OnProcedure ofEstablishing Public Joint-Stock Companies intheProcess ofPrivatization
ofPublic Property".
23. ResolutionoftheCouncilofMinistersoftheRepublicofBelarus,No.260,dated16April1996,
"OnIntroduction ofMandatory Certification ofAllTypes ofAlcoholic andTobacco Goods
intheRepublic ofBelarus".
24. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters, Republic ofBelarus, No.249,dated 10April 1996,
"OnImplementation ofRegulations oftheUNEuropean Economic Commission intheRepublic
ofBelarus".WT/ACC/BLR/5
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25. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters, Republic ofBelarus, No.184,dated 12March 1996,
"OnExemption from theValue-Added TaxonSpecific Types ofCommodities Imported to
theRepublic ofBelarus forAgricultural andOther Needs inCustoms Clearing Thereof".
26. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters, Republic ofBelarus, No.89,dated 12February 1996,
"OnInternational Court ofArbitration oftheBelarusian Chamber ofCommerce andIndustry".
27. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.19,dated
10January 1996, "OnImport ofTobacco Goods".
28. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus of22November 1995,
No.635,"OnExemption ofNatural Gasfrom theValue-Added Tax".
29. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.565dated
12October 1995"OnApproving theListofMajor Types ofRawMaterial forProduction of
Bakery Products andCompound Feeds Imported totheRepublic ofBelarus being Exempted
from theValue-Added TaxinCustoms Clearing"
30. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.547dated 5October 1995
"OnSome Issues ofLevying theValue-Added Tax".
31. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters, Republic ofBelarus andNational Bank oftheRepublic
ofBelarus No.304/3, dated 4May1996, "OntheProvisional Procedure ofReceiving Currency
Earnings from Sales ofExport Commodities"
32. Resolution oftheGovernment oftheRepublic ofBelarus andtheNational BankoftheRepublic
ofBelarus of31December 1996, No862/18 "OnExemption from Mandatory Sale, atthe
Interbank Currency Exchange, ofFunds inFreely Convertible Currency andinRussian Rubles
Received from Foreign Applicants inPayment forPatent FeesandDues".
33. Resolution oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.248,of25March 1997
"OnImport Quotas forAlcoholic Goods andSpirit from Food RawMaterial andtheirCost
for1997".
34. Resolution oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.217, dated
18March 1997, "OnApproving theProcedure ofReducing theCostofPrivatization Units
ofRepublican Ownership".
35. Resolution oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus No.218, dated
18March 1997, "OnIntroduction ofBansandRestrictions onTransfer ofGoods through the
Customs Border oftheRepublic ofBelarus".
36. Resolution oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.197, dated
14March 1997, "OnIntroduction ofCommodity Nomenclature ofForeign Economic Activity
ofCommonwealth ofIndependent States".
37. ResolutionoftheCouncilofMinistersoftheRepublicofBelarus,No.169,dated6March1997,
"OnMeasures onFineWood Export Restriction".
38. ResolutionoftheCouncilofMinistersoftheRepublicofBelarus,No.163,dated4March1997,
"OnSaleofTimber toForeign Legal Entities through Auctions intheRepublic ofBelarus
in1997".WT/ACC/BLR/5
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39. Resolution oftheCouncil ofMinisters, Republic ofBelarus, No.117,dated 21February 1997,
"OnIntroduction oftheProvisional Public Import Regulations ofAlcoholic Goods andSpirit
from aFood RawMaterial".
40. Decree oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus N72, dated 10February 1997,
"OnCustoms Tariffs oftheRepublic ofBelarus".
41. Resolution oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus andNational Bank ofthe
RepublicofBelarus,No.260/10,dated27March1997,"OnExemptionoftheEconomyEntities
oftheRepublic ofBelarus Supplying Petroleum andPetroleum Products totheRepublic from
Mandatory Sales ofForeign Exchange".
42. Resolution oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus andtheNational Bank of
theRepublic ofBelarus, No.226/7, dated 21March 1997, "OnExemption fromMandatory
SaleofCurrency Receipts inaForm ofDonations forCharity Purposes".
43. Resolution oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus andtheNational Bank of
theRepublic ofBelarus, No.194/6, dated 13March 1997, "OnForeign Exchange Sale".
44. Resolution oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus andtheNational Bank of
theRepublic ofBelarus of14February 1997, No.87/4, "OnMeasures toImprove theCurrency
Market intheRepublic ofBelarus".
45. Resolution oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.156, dated
17March 1994, "OnForeign Exchange Sale".
46. Resolution bytheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus of1February 1994, No.53,
"OnApproval oftheRegulations ofSpecial Investment Funds Accumulating Personal
Privatization Cheques Property ’".
47. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of24February 1995, No.3612, "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheCivil Code oftheRepublic ofBelarus".
48. Law oftheRepublic ofBelarus dated 24November 1994, No.3409-XII "OnMaking
Amendments totheCriminal andCorrective Labour Codes oftheRepublic ofBelarus".
49. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.371-XIII, dated 16May1996, "OnMaking Amendments
inandAddenda toSome Legislative ActsoftheRepublic ofBelarus inConnection with
Enactment oftheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OnCopyright andRelated Rights ’".
50. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus, dated 26June1996, No.448-XIII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheCriminal andCriminal Procedural Codes oftheRepublic ofBelarus".
51. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus, dated 21June1996, No.449-XIII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheCriminal andCriminal Procedural Codes oftheRepublic ofBelarus".
52. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus, dated 26June1996, No.451-XIII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions toSome Legislative ActsoftheRepublic ofBelarus".
53. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus dated 26June1996, No.489-XIII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheCriminal andCriminal Procedural Codes oftheRepublic ofBelarus".WT/ACC/BLR/5
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54. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of10February 1997, No.12-3"OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheCriminal andCriminal Procedural Codes oftheRepublic ofBelarus".
55. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of15February 1991, No.609-XII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions toArticles 5and124oftheCode onLand oftheRepublic ofBelarus".
56. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.279-XIII, dated 19April 1996, "OnTheBudget ofthe
Republic ofBelarus for1996".
57. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of6September 1995, No.3855-XII "OnMaking Amendments
totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnProperty intheRepublic ofBelarus".
58. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of21June1996, No.450-XIII, "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions tosome Legislative ActsoftheRepublic ofBelarus onIssues ofDestatization
andPrivatization ofState Property".
59. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of7September 1995, No.3864-XII, "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus, OnLease ’".
60. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of11April 1995, No.3704-XII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OnJoint-Stock Companies, Limited
Liability Companies andAdditional Liability Companies ’".
61. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of15October 1996, No.679-XIII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions toSome Legislative ActsoftheRepublic ofBelarus".
62. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of2March, 1995, No.3631-XII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OntheNational Bank oftheRepublic
ofBelarus ’".
63. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of28June1996, No.487-XII "OnMaking Amendents and
Additions totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus, "OnSecurities andStock Exchanges."
64. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of20June1996, No.447-XIII "OnMaking Additions tothe
LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus, OnTaxes andDuties Collected totheBudget oftheRepublic
ofBelarus ’".
65. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of19April 1996, No.237-XIII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OnTaxonIncomes andProfits of
Enterprises, Amalgamations andOrganizations ’".
66. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.780-XIII, dated 13November 1996 "OnMaking an
Amendment intheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OnTaxes onIncomes andProfits of
Enterprises, Associations, Organization ’".
67. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of27February 1996, No.130-XIII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OnPayment forLand’".
68. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of21February 1995, No.3598-XII "OnMaking Amendments
totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OnTheRight ofProperty forLand’".WT/ACC/BLR/5
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69. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of23February 1996, No.126-XIII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OntheTaxforUseofNatural Resources
(Ecological Tax)’".
70. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of23February 1996, No.127-XIII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OnState Duty’".
71. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of31May1996, No.444-XIII "OnMaking Amendments and
Additions toSome Legislative ActsoftheRepublic ofBelarus".
72. LawoftheRepublicofBelarusdated29February1996,No.132-XIII"OnMakingAmendments
totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OnIncome Taxfrom Citizens ’".
73. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of26March 1996, No.183-XIII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnImmovable Property Tax’".
74. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of20June1996, No.446-XIII "OnMaking Additions tothe
LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OntheTaxonImmovable Property ’".
75. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of26March 1996, No.184-XIII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OnValue-Added Tax’".
76. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of16May1996, No.325-XIII "OnMaking Additions tothe
LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OnValue-Added Tax’".
77. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of29February 1996, No.131-XIII "OnMaking Amendments
andAdditions totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus OnExcise ’".
78. LawoftheRepublic ofBelarus of21February 1997, No.20-3, "OntheBudget oftheRepublic
ofBelarus for1997".
79. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.142,dated 12April 1996, "On
Introduction oftheAmendment intheDecree No.52ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus,
dated 8February 1995"-
80. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic fBelarus, No.398,dated 4October 1996, "OnUrgent
Measures forFinancial andEconomic Recovery oftheEconomy Entities oftheRepublic of
Belarus".
81. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus, 14January 1997, No.48,"OnMaking
Amendments andAdditions toDecree No.52ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus, dated
8February, 1995".
82. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.202,dated 24May1996, "OnMaking
Amendments intheDecree No.56ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus, dated
13February 1995".
83. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.499,dated 18December 1995, "On
Making Amendments inandAddenda totheDecree No.116ofthePresident oftheRepublic
ofBelarus, dated 20March 1995, OnIntroduction ofMarking ofAlcoholic andTobacco
Goods Being Imported totheRepublic ofBelarus ’".WT/ACC/BLR/5
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84. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus No.212,dated 24March 1997, "OnMaking
anAmendment intheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.116,dated
20March 1995".
85. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.342,dated 31August 1995, "OnMaking
anAmendment intheDecree No.191ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus, dated
17May1995".
86. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic fBelarus, No.207,dated 24May1996 "OnMaking
anAddenda totheDecree No.191ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus, dated
17May1995".
87. Decree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.379,dated 23September 1996 "On
Assigning More Rights totheMinistry ofIndustry".
88. Decree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus of17July1995, No.376,"On
some Issues ofLicensing ofActivities onWholesale Trade ofAlcoholic andTobacco Products".
89. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus No.652, dated
30November 1995, "OnMaking Amendments intheResolution No.386oftheCouncil of
Ministers oftheRepublic ofBelarus, dated 16October 1991".
90. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.663, dated
15October1996,"OnMakingAddendatoSomeResolutionsoftheGovernmentoftheRepublic
ofBelarus onthePromotional Activity".
91. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.384,dated 21July1995,
"OnMaking Amendments intheResolution No.421oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic
ofBelarus, dated 10July1992".
92. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.23,dated
11January 1996, "OnMaking Addenda totheResolution No.345oftheCouncil ofMinisters
oftheRepublic ofBelarus, dated 26May1993".
93. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.301,dated 4May, "On
Making Addenda totheResolution No.345oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic of
Belarus, dated 26May1993".
94. Decree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus of21August 1995, No.458
"OnMeasures forImprovement ofRegulations ofExport ofWood".
95. Decree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus of31October 1995, No.605
"OnMaking Amendments andAdditions toSome Decrees oftheCabinet ofMinisters ofthe
Republic ofBelarus".
96. Decree ofCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus of5September 1996, No.587"On
Measures forPreventing Theft andUnauthorized Export from theRepublic ofFerrous and
Non-Ferrous Metal Waste andScrap".
97. Resolution oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus, No.604, dated
31October 1995, "OnMaking Addenda totheResolution No.252oftheCabinet ofMinisters
oftheRepublic ofBelarus, dated 12May1995".WT/ACC/BLR/5
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98. Decree oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus of21February 1997, No.109,
"OnAltering Rates ofExcise forCommodities Imported intotheTerritory oftheRepublic
ofBelarus".
99. Decree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus of15December 1995, No.692
"OnMaking Amendments totheListofTechnological Equipment andSpare Parts toSuch
Equipment thatarenotLiable totheValue-Added Taxwhen Imported intotheTerritory of
theRepublic ofBelarus".