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In the exercise of obligatory preliminary review the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus considered the constitutionality of laws of the Republic of Belarus

On May 10, 2011 in the exercise of obligatory preliminary review the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus considered the constitutionality of the following laws adopted by the House of Representatives and approved by the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus:

“On Making Alterations and Addenda to Certain Laws of the Republic of Belarus on the Implementation of Administrative Procedures” (a reporting judge – Olga G. Sergeeva);

“On Making Alterations and Addenda to the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Trade Unions” (a reporting judge – Vladimir P. Isotko);

“On Ratification of the Agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Co-operation and Legal Status of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representation and Its Staff in the Republic of Belarus” (a reporting judge – Alexander V. Maryskin);

“On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Promotion and Mutual Protection of Investments” (a reporting judge – Alexander V. Maryskin);

“On Ratification of the Convention between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Slovenia on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Preventing from Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital” (a reporting judge –Tatyana S. Boiko);

“On Ratification of the Protocol to the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Czech Republic on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Preventing from Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Property of October 14, 1996” (a reporting judge – Alexander V. Maryskin). p>

Based on the results of consideration all the laws were recognised to be conforming to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus. At the same time the Constitutional Court stated its legal positions aimed to clarify the constitutional and legal meaning of certain provisions of the reviewed laws.