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.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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Displaying 51 - 55 of 70Decree 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.
Decree No. 27 of the Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography validating the Instruction on price of land plots registered in state land cadastre and access to information of state land cadastre.
This Decree establishes price formation on land plots registered in state land cadastre and regulates access to information of state land cadastre. Register of land prices shall be an integral part of state land cadastre and shall contain data on the prices of land plots and immovable property.
Decree No. 21 of the Ministry of Taxes and Levies validating the Regulation on calculation and payment of land charges by legal persons.
This Decree establishes calculation and payment of land charges by legal persons. Land charges shall be compulsory for all land tenants, including lessees and landowners except for cases envisaged by the national legislation. Land charges shall be collected in the form of land tax or rent for land plots allotted on lease to local self-government. The amount of land tax shall be set in accordance with quality and location of land plot and it shall not depend upon economic and other activities by land tenants and landowners.
Decree No. 5 of the Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography validating the Instruction on cadastre valuation of urban land.
The purpose of the Decree is urban land valuation for the establishment of cadastre value. The object of valuation shall be plots of urban land registered in state land cadastre. Land valuation shall be carried out periodically as of 1 January of the current year.