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 46 - 50 of 70Decree 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.
Ministerial Decree No. 1591 regarding the competence of the State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography.
This Ministerial Decree establishes that the State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography shall be the authorized state institution carrying out state regulation in the sphere of land relations, protection and rational management of land, geodetic and cartographic activity, state registration of immovable property, transactions therewith and common state policy in the aforesaid sphere.
Decree No. 8 of the State Committee on Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography validating the Regulation on construction activity by land tenants, landowners and lessees.
This Decree establishes that construction of the objects that are not corresponding to the purposeful use of land and terms and conditions of land allotment, and also without documentation attesting the right to land plot shall be prohibited.
Decree 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.