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 46 - 50 of 70Decree No. 2 of the State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography validating the Regulation on transfer in mortgage of lease right in case of mortgage of constructions and edifices by legal persons.
This Decree regulates transfer in mortgage of lease right in case of mortgage of constructions and edifices by legal persons. Mortgage of construction or edifice and mortgaged of the right of lease of the plot of land shall be carried out by one mortgage contract by consent of the lessor of the plot of land.
Decree No. 7 of the State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography on access to information on land rights.
This Decree establishes common form of certificate issued by local land survey services containing information on land plot and land rights thereto requested for notarized certification of the contracts for the alienation of constructions and edifices (immovable property). Information shall be supplied in the form of extract from state land cadastre register.
Decree No. 3 of the State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography validating the Regulation on mapping of the boundaries of land plots.
This Decree establishes the modalities of demarcation, restoration and determination of the boundaries of land plots and legalization thereof. It shall be compulsory for land tenants, landowners, lessees and organizations and individual entrepreneurs carrying out land survey practices. The establishment of lands plot boundaries shall be compulsory preliminary condition for land allotment.
Decree No. 5 of the State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography validating the Regulation on establishment and cessation of land servitude.
This Decree establishes that land servitude shall be established for passage through adjacent, and when necessary through another land plot, laying electric power lines, communication cable and pipelines, ensuring water supply and land reclamation, and also for other needs that cannot be ensured without the establishment of servitude. The establishment of servitude shall not entail the change of the purposeful use of land plot. Servitude shall be established and stopped by agreement between the person concerned and the owner of adjacent land plot and it shall be subject to registration.
Ministerial Decree No. 1764 validating the Regulation on valuation and re-valuation of land plots.
This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities of valuation and re-valuation of land plots by the Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography and legal persons subordinated thereto. Valuation and re-valuation of land plots shall be carried out with the consideration of data contained in state land cadastre, land use planning register, forest register, land servitude and other use restrictions imposed by the national legislation. The results of land valuation and re-valuation shall be recorded in state land cadastre.