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Policy
Belarus
2021
Revised/Updated NDC of Belarus
Belarus aims to reduce its GHG emissions by at least 35% below 1990 levels by 2030, and up to 40% conditional on the provision of international support.
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Policy
Belarus
2025
Second NDC of Belarus
Belarus aims to reduce its GHG emissions by at least 42% below 1990 levels by 2035, and up to 47% conditional on the provision of international support.
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Policy
Belarus
2021
First NDC of Belarus
Belarus aims to reduce its GHG emissions by at least 28% below 1990 levels by 2030.
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Policy
Ukraine
2006
Ukraine - Belarus Free Trade Agreement
The Ukraine - Belarus Free Trade Agreement aims to foster economic and trade relations between the two countries by eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers. The Agreement offers tariff elimination for traded originating goods between the countries.
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Policy
Belarus
2008
The Code of the Republic of Belarus on subsoil dated July 14, 2008 No.406-3
…The State assigns rights of ownership, use and disposal of mineral resources through authorized state bodies. State administration and regulation of the use and protection of subsoil is carried out by: · The President of the Republic of Belarus, who approves the lists of subsoil plots that may be the object of a concession, decides on the need for a concession of subsoil plots, and determines the type of concession agreement for subsoil plots; · The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, which determines, in agreement with the President of the Republic of Belarus, the procedure for calculating and the…
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Policy
Belarus
2010
Tax Code of the Republic of Belarus dated December 29, 2009 No 71-Z
The Code establishes the system of taxes and fees levied to the republican and local budgets, as well as the basic principles of taxation in the Republic of Belarus. One of the taxes is the environmental tax (Article 246), which is established, among other things, for emissions of atmospheric pollutants (Article 247). Article 249 regulates environmental taxes. If compliance with the technical requirements of the environmental management system is certified, a coefficient of 0.9 is applied to the environmental tax rates. Appendix 7 defines the rates for environmental taxes applicable to emissions of atmospheric pollutants. Methane belongs to the…
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Policy
Belarus
1992
Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Environmental Protection” No. 1982-XII of November 26, 1992 (as amended on December 29, 2020 No. 73-Z)
The Law establishes the legal basis for environmental protection in the Republic of Belarus.In order to reduce harmful impacts of economic and other human activities on the environment, these should use the best available methods and technologies to ensure compliance with environmental protection requirements, taking into account economic and social factors (Article 4). The special use of natural resources is subject to a fee, on the basis, inter alia, of a comprehensive environmental permit as established by acts of the President of the Republic of Belarus (Article 16).Technological standards for permissible emissions and discharges of chemicals and other…
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Policy
Belarus
2009
The Law of the Republic of Belarus “On the Protection of Atmospheric Air” dated December 16, 2008 No. 2-З
This law refers to payments for the emissions of pollutants to the atmosphere, as required by tax legislation (Article 2). According to article 16, the standards of atmospheric air quality include: standards of maximum permissible concentrations of pollutants in the atmosphere near settlements and places of mass recreation, as well as standards of environmentally safe concentrations of pollutants in the atmosphere in protected natural territories. These standards are established for stationary sources of emissions by the competent bodies of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in permits for emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere or in integrated environmental…
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Policy
Belarus
2009
Resolution of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus No. 6 dated 02.02.2009 "On approval of the Rules for Ensuring Industrial safety in the field of Gas supply of the Republic of Belarus"
The Rules establish safety requirements for gas distribution systems and facilities which store natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas (e.g. gas filling stations; gas filling points; gas control points, etc.). The Rules also regulate the frequency of inspections of gas pipelines, the use of special equipment to detect leaks, etc. Paragraph 83. Gas pipelines in operation must be serviced by periodic bypass, using highly sensitive methane detectors, instrument technical inspection, technical diagnostics, as well as routine and major repairs with the frequency established by the Rules. Paragraph 84. The bypass of above-ground gas pipelines is carried out by…
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Policy
Japan
2022
Japan’s Export and Import measures against Russia and Belarus
Japan imposed import and export prohibitions against Russia and Belarus on certain items. The regulations related to the related energy technology products were first introduced on 18 Mar 2022 but were gradually enhanced along the years. On export, the prohibitions include:Duel-use goods such as machine tools, semiconductors, telecommunication equipment and their technologies (on Russia and Belarus)Quantum computers, additive manufacturing equipment and their technologies (on Russia and Belarus)Products that enhance industrial capacities e.g. dump trucks, bulldozers, vehicles of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,900cc, hybrid passenger vehicles (only on Russia)Items related to oil refinery (only…