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   November 24, 2003

   The Decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of November
14, 2003 No. 1494 On Prolongation of the Effect of the Decision of the Council
of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of February 5, 2003 No. 140 prolongs
the term of validity of the Decision On Establishing a Temporal Rate of Import
Customs Duty at the Amount of Zero (0) Percent for Technological Equipment Imported
to the Customs Territory of the Republic of Belarus. The Decision enters into
force on November 12, 2003.

   The Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus of November 18, 2003
No. 23 On Bringing Order to Detention of Goods and Vehicles at Conducting Customs
Control, Their Storage, Return and Sale establishes the procedures of the detention
of vehicles and goods. According to the Decree the officials of customs bodies
have the right to detain goods, vehicles and documents. Such things are subject
to detention if they are direct objects of administrative customs offence, but
according to national and international legislation may not be moved across the
customs border. A protocol on detention is drawn by the officials of the customs
bodies under the form and in order established by the State Customs Committee.
Goods, vehicles and documents detained are stored in specially designed places
by the customs bodies. Goods and vehicles detained are stored for one month
and perishable products are stored for 24 hours. Goods and vehicles prohibited
for movement across the border and detained are stored for 3 days. Detained
goods and vehicles not claimed by the owners within these terms are subject to
transfer to state property so they can be sold, but if it is impossible to sale
them, the decision on their destruction or utilization is taken.
The Decision of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic
of Belarus of November 3, 2003 No. 52 On Approving the Instruction on Procedure
of Organization of Control and Examination of Special Vehicles Designed for International
Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs approves the mentioned Instruction adopted
with a view to fulfill the Agreement on International Carriage of Perishable
Foodstuffs and On the Special Equipment to Be Used for Such Carriage singed at
Geneva on 1 September 1970. According to the Instructions the examination and
control is carried out by the republican unitary enterprise Belarusian Scientific
and Research Institute of Transport Transtechnika.
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