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. 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.
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.
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.