After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer political and economic ties to Russia than have any of the other former Soviet republics. Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on a two-state union on 8 December 1999 envisioning greater political and economic integration. Although Belarus agreed to a framework to carry out the accord, serious implementation has yet to take place. Since his election in July 1994 as the country's first and only directly elected president, Aleksandr LUKASHENKO has steadily consolidated his power through authoritarian means and a centralized economic system. Government restrictions on political and civil freedoms, freedom of speech and the press, peaceful assembly, and religion have remained in place. The situation was somewhat aggravated after security services cracked down on mass protests challenging election results in the capital, Minsk, following the 2010 presidential election, but little protest occurred after the 2015 election.
Belarus is a presidential republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship.
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Displaying 41 - 45 of 70Joint Order No. 73 of the State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography and No. 453 of the Ministry of Architecture and Construction validating the Regulation on cadastre valuation of urban land.
This Joint Order establishes that land plots allotted to citizens in private ownership for subsidiary small-holding, housing constriction and collective farming in urban areas, urban-type settlements, rural areas and garden suburbs shall be subject to land valuation in accordance with normative price of land. Normative prices can differ by reduction of 50 percent for land plots allotted for subsidiary small-holding and by increase or reduction of 50 percent for land plots allotted for other purposeful uses as above-mentioned. The Joint Order contains calculation formula and indices.
Ministerial Decree No. 2012 regarding official land act and certificate of provisional land tenancy.
This Ministerial Decree establishes that official land act and certificate of provisional land tenancy shall be issued by rural self-government for land plots of agricultural land and by urban administration for land plots of urban land. Legalization and registration of official land acts and certificates of provisional land tenancy shall be carried out by land use planning organizations subordinated to rural self-government and urban administration respectively.
Decree No. 13 of the State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography validating the Regulation on the establishment of administrative and territorial units.
This Decree establishes the modalities of delimitation of administrative and territorial boundaries, including mapping, calculation of the perimeter of boundaries, calculation of area of administrative and territorial units, and legalization of the boundaries. In the process of mapping the following boundaries shall be established: (a) administrative and territorial units (urban and rural areas); and (b) areas with special land tenure (protected areas, national parks, biosphere reserves, territories of cultural heritage).
Ministerial Decree No. 1763 validating the Regulation on tenders for the conclusion of land lease contracts.
This Ministerial Decree establishes terms and conditions of the organization and carrying out tenders for the conclusion of land lease contracts related to land plots that have not been allotted in tenancy, hereditary lifelong possession and ownership. It also establishes rights and duties of the participants of tenders. Rural, district and city executive bodies shall be responsible for tenders related to land plots free of mortgage and dispute settlement. Tenders shall be open to participation by Belarus nationals, stateless persons, foreigners and international organizations.
Decree No. 6 of the State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography validating the Regulation on primary cadastre registration of land plots and state registration of land rights.
This Decree establishes that the scope of primary cadastre registration of land plots and state registration of land rights with a view of updating and collecting new information on area of land plots, location thereof, and registration of the payers of land tax. Mass primary cadastre registration of land plots shall be carried out by decision of local self-government and it shall be executed by the local branch of the authorized state land institution.