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BRINGING THE LEGISLATION
OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE
WTO RULES
The main objective of the current
work in the framework of negotiations is to bring the foreign trade
regime of the Republic of Belarus into conformity with the WTO requirements.
According to the Conception of
Improvement of Belarusian Legislation adopted by the Edict of the
President of the Republic of Belarus No.205 dated April 10, 2002, the
bringing the legal acts in compliance with the WTO agreements is the
priority direction of the development of the legal system of the
Republic of Belarus.
To this effect, the Legislative
Plan of Action “On Bringing the Legislation of the Republic of Belarus
in Compliance With the WTO Rules” was adopted by the Government and
National Bank of the Republic of Belarus on 21 August 2002. The Plan
provides for elaboration of new legislative acts and introduction of
amendments to the legislation in force in the light of WTO rules with
respect to the following spheres: non-tariff regulations including
alcohol and tobacco products; customs duties and valuation; currency
regulations; technical regulations and standards; safeguard measures;
sanitary and phytosanitary measures; tax system, subsidies and
privileges; state agricultural support; protection of intellectual
property, etc.
At present, depending on the stage
of preparation, some drafts have been already submitted to the House of
Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus,
others have been submitted to the Government of the Republic of Belarus
or are in the process of coordination between the state agencies of the
Republic of Belarus.
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National Centre for
Marketing and Price Study
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Online Catalogue of
Belarusian Goods, Services and Companies
at the National
Centre for Marketing and Price Study
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