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WORLD TRADE WT/ACC/BLR/1/Add.1
29January 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-0315)
Original: English
ACCESSION OFBELARUS
ListofLaws andLegislation
Addendum
TheRepublic ofBelarus hassubmitted thefollowing Laws andGovernment Resolutions1:
- Civil Code oftheRepublic ofBelarus ofJuly1,1994;
- Criminal Code oftheRepublic ofBelarus ofMay1,1994;
- Code oftheRepublic ofBelarus onLand ofDecember 11,1990;
- TheLaw oftheRepublic ofBelarus "Customs Code oftheRepublic ofBelarus" of
February 3,1993;
- TheLaw oftheRepublic ofBelarus "On Ownership inRepublic ofBelarus" of
December 11,1990;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnDestatization andPrivatization ofStateProperty in
theRepublic ofBelarus" ofJanuary 19,1993;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnAmendments totheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus
onDestatization andPrivatization ofState Property intheRepublic ofBelarus" of
April 11,1995;
- TheLaw oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnEnterprises intheRepublic ofBelarus" of
December 14,1990;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnEntrepreneurship intheRepublic ofBelarus" of
May28,1991;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnLease" ofDecember 12,1990;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnInvestment Activities intheRepublic ofBelarus"
ofMay19,1991;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnForeign Investment ontheTerritory oftheRepublic
ofBelarus" ofNovember 14,1991;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnCounteracting Monopoly Activities onEncouraging
Competition" ofDecember 10,1992;
1Available intheSecretariat (Accessions Division, Room 2077) forconsultation.WT/ACC/BLR/1/Add.1
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- TheLaw oftheRepublic ofBelarus "On Economic Insolvency andBankruptcy" of
May30,1991;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnJoint-Stock Companies, Companies withLimited
Liability andCompanies withAdditional Liability";
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnBanks andBanking intheRepublic ofBelarus" of
December 14,1990;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OntheNational Bank oftheRepublic ofBelarus" of
December 14,1990;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnSecurities andStock Exchanges" ofMarch 12,1992;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnthePrinciples ofForeign Economic Activities ofthe
Republic ofBelarus" ofOctober 25,1990;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnTaxes andDuties Collected totheBudget ofthe
Republic ofBelarus" of20December, 1991;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnTaxes onIncomes andProfits ofEnterprises,
Amalgamations andOrganizations" ofDecember 22,1991;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnPayments forLand" ofDecember 18,1991;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OntheRight toLand Property" ofJune16,1993;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnTaxforUseofNatural Resources (Ecological Tax)"
ofDecember 23,1991;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnFuelTax" ofDecember 22,1991;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OntheState Duty" ofJanuary 10,1992;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnIncome TaxfromCitizens" ofDecember 21,1991;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnTransit Tax" ofJanuary 9,1992;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnDues forUseofMeans ofMotor Transportation of
Motor-Roads ofCommon UseintheRepublic ofBelarus" ofApril 13,1995;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnImmovable Property Tax" ofDecember 23,1991;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnCustoms Tariff" ofFebruary 3,1993;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnValue-Added Tax" ofDecember 19,1991;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnExcise" ofDecember 19,1991;
- TheLaw oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnProtection oftheRights ofConsumers" of
November 19,1993;WT/ACC/BLR/1/Add.1
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- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnVeterinary" ofDecember 2,1994;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnPatents forInventions" ofFebruary 5,1993;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnPatents forIndustrial Models" ofFebruary 5,1993;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnTrademarks andService Marks" ofFebruary 5,1993;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnInsurance" ofJune3,1993;
- TheDecree oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnTemporary Procedure forCurrency Regulation
andMaking Currency Transactions ontheTerritory oftheRepublic ofBelarus" of
March 20,1992;
- TheDecree oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnStrengthening ofControl OvertheImport ofAlcohol
Drinks totheCustoms Territory oftheRepublic ofBelarus" ofOctober 5,1994;
- TheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus "Establishing ofRegulation Procedure
ofExport-Import andCurrency Operations andonEnhancing ofResponsibility forRegulation
ofForeign Economic Activities intheRepublic ofBelarus" ofFebruary 8,1995;
- TheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnPrinciples ofState Regulation
oftheForeign Economic Activity intheRepublic ofBelarus" ofFebruary 13,1995;
- TheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnLabeling ofAlcohol andTobacco
Products Imported totheRepublic ofBelarus" ofMarch 20,1995;
- TheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnRegulating oftheStateProperty
Disposal" ofMay17,1995;
- TheDecree ofthePresident oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnCanceling oftheCustoms Control
ontheBorder oftheRepublic ofBelarus withtheRussian Federation" ofMay30,1995;
- TheDecree oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OntheProcedures for
Opening andFunctioning ofRepresentations ofForeign Firms andOrganizations andtheir
Branches/Subsidiaries intheRepublic ofBelarus" ofJune21,1991;
- TheDecree oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnParticularities of
Formation ofForeign Enterprises ontheTerritory oftheRepublic ofBelarus" of
February 24,1992;
- TheDecree oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OntheOrder ofIssuing
totheManaging Subjects ofSpecial Permits (Licenses) forExecution ofCertain Types of
Activities andonState Registration ofEntrepreneurs whoexecute theirActivities without
Establishing Legal Entities" ofOctober 16,1991;
- TheDecree oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnListofActivities
Requiring aSpecial Permit (License) andoftheBodies toIssue Such Permits (Licenses)" of
August 21,1995;WT/ACC/BLR/1/Add.1
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- TheDecree oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnProcedure forInclusion
ofProducts (Work, Services) ofForeign Enterprises andJoint Ventures Operating onthe
Territory oftheRepublic ofBelarus intoProducts oftheirownProduction" ofJuly10,1992;
- TheDecree oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnApproving theList
ofEspecially Important Products, inProduction ofWhich theCouncil ofMinisters ofthe
Republic ofBelarus hastheRight toDecrease foranEnterprise withForeign Investments for
thePeriod ofuptoThree Years theRateofProfit Taxby50PerCent" ofMay26,1993;
- TheDecree oftheCouncil ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnRegulations toDetermine
theCustoms PriceoftheArticles Imported totheCustoms Territory oftheRepublic ofBelarus"
ofApril 26,1994;
- TheDecree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnCustoms Tariff ofthe
Republic ofBelarus" ofApril 29,1994;
- TheDecree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnCustoms Regimes"
ofAugust 23,1994;
- TheDecree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnMeasures toImprove
Goods Export andImport Regulation" December 1,1994;
- TheDecree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnApproving Rates of
theExport Customs Duties" ofApril 19,1995;
- TheDecree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnApproving Export
Customs Duties Rates" ofSeptember 29,1995;
- TheDecree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnExemption fromTax
Duties oftheArticles thathavetheCharacter ofHumanitarian Aid" ofJanuary 23,1995;
- TheDecree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnCustoms Tariff ofthe
Republic ofBelarus" ofApril 19,1994;
- TheDecree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnModification ofCustoms
Tariff oftheRepublic ofBelarus" ofJune29,1995;
- TheDecree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnApproving oftheExcise
Rates onGoods Imported totheTerritory oftheRepublic ofBelarus" ofMay12,1995;
- TheDecree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnModification Excise
Rates forGoods Imported totheTerritory oftheRepublic ofBelarus" of2October, 1995;
- TheDecree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnExporting andImporting
ofSecurities from/to theRepublic ofBelarus in1995" ofMarch 29,1995;
- TheDecree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "Matters Related toCollecting
ofValue-Added TaxandExcises overImporting Goods totheTerritory oftheRepublic of
Belarus" ofSeptember 5,1995;
- TheDecree oftheCabinet ofMinisters oftheRepublic ofBelarus "Matters Related toCollecting
oftheValue-Added TaxandExcises" ofSeptember 15,1995;WT/ACC/BLR/1/Add.1
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- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnCertification ofProducts, Works andServices" of
September 5,1995;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnEnsuring theUniformity ofMeasurements" of
September 5,1995;
- TheLawoftheRepublic ofBelarus "OnStandardization" ofSeptember 5,1995;