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   On December 25, 2005 the Law of the Republic of Belarus No.77-Z On Plants
Protection was adopted. It regulates legal, organizational and economic basics
of protection of plants from pests, diseases and weeds, plants quarantine, using
means of plants protection, and is aimed at the prevention of losses of plant
production.

   By the Law of December 26, 2005 No.75-Z the Republic of Belarus ratified the
Civil Law Convention on Corruption of November 4, 1999 that was signed by the
Republic of Belarus in Strasbourg on March 25, 2004. The parties of the Convention
agreed to provide in its internal law for effective remedies for persons who
have suffered damage as a result of acts of corruption, to enable them to defend
their rights and interests, including the possibility of obtaining compensation
for damage. For the purpose of the Convention, "corruption" means requesting,
offering, giving or accepting, directly or indirectly, a bribe or any other undue
advantage or prospect thereof, which distorts the proper performance of any duty
or behaviour required of the recipient of the bribe, the undue advantage or the
prospect thereof.
   The Criminal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure were amended by the Law of
the Republic of Belarus of December 31, 2005 No.82-Z. In particular, a new article
88.1 (Remission of Criminal Liability because of Voluntary Compensation of Damage
(Harm)) was added to the Criminal Code
   By the Law of January 4, 2006 No.83-Z the Republic of Belarus ratified the
Anti-Doping Convention of November 16, 1989 that was signed by the Republic of
Belarus in Strasbourg on September 12, 2002.
   The Republic of Belarus ratified, by the Law of January 5, 2006 No.89-Z, the
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government
of Egypt on Transits without Visas on Diplomatic, Official and Special Passports
that was signed in Minsk on June 27, 2005.

   On January 5, 2006 the Republic of Belarus adopted the Law of No.90-Z to ratify
the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government
of Macedonia on Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion
with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital Gains that was signed in Moscow
on May 19, 2005.
   By the Law of January 5, 2006 No.91-Z, the Code on Administrative Offences
of the Republic of Belarus was ammended. So, the article 12.30 (Unlawful Circulation
of Oil Liquid Fuel in the Republic of Belarus) is given in new redaction.
   On January 9, 2006 the Edict of the President of the Republic of Belarus No.15
On Realtor Activity was adopted. By this Edict the Rules of Conducting Realtor
Activity in the Republic of Belarus were approved.

   By the Decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of
December 21, 2005 No.1514 quotas on producing alcoholic production, inedible
ethyl alcohol, antiseptic medicinal, veterinary and disinfectant remedies that
relate to inedible spirit-based production were approved. 

   By the Decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of
January 4, 2006 No.2 quotas on import of inedible ethyl alcohol, antiseptic medicinal,
veterinary and disinfectant remedies that relate to inedible spirit-based production
were approved. Also amount of charge for them for the year 2006 were approved.

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