
MINSK, 6 June (BelTA) - On 6 June, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko signed Decree No.227 “On enhancing the effectiveness of control (supervisory) activities”. The relevant innovations were repeatedly considered at the level of the head of state, including during the recent meeting with the Council of Ministers leadership, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian leader.
The document adjusts the procedure for control (supervisory) activities, which was in force under Decree No.510 of 16 October 2009 that is now recognized as invalid.
The new decree prescribes norms aimed at reducing red tape and increasing the digitalization of processes. The obligation of business entities to keep a record of control (supervisory) activities and a work log book (such information is already added to the integrated automated system of control (supervisory) activities) is abolished. The maintenance and use of a unified information database of control (supervisory) bodies has also been canceled.
The decree approves the regulation on the procedure for carrying out technical (technological, verification) measures, which establishes deadlines, rights and obligations of subjects and officials of controlling (supervisory) bodies.
The documents introduces norms concerning liability measures of such bodies for violation of the procedure for conducting inspections, monitoring and technical measures. The decree also strengthens the preventive role of monitoring through changing the approach to the application of liability measures (they will be applied only if violations are not eliminated within the established time limit in each case of their detection).
An obligation has been introduced for inspectors to determine the deadline for eliminating detected violations based on their nature. The objective possibility of eliminating a violation within the established time limit will be taken into account.
In addition, the terminology used in legislation on control (supervisory) activities has been harmonized with other legislation.
The document adjusts the procedure for control (supervisory) activities, which was in force under Decree No.510 of 16 October 2009 that is now recognized as invalid.
The new decree prescribes norms aimed at reducing red tape and increasing the digitalization of processes. The obligation of business entities to keep a record of control (supervisory) activities and a work log book (such information is already added to the integrated automated system of control (supervisory) activities) is abolished. The maintenance and use of a unified information database of control (supervisory) bodies has also been canceled.
The decree approves the regulation on the procedure for carrying out technical (technological, verification) measures, which establishes deadlines, rights and obligations of subjects and officials of controlling (supervisory) bodies.
The documents introduces norms concerning liability measures of such bodies for violation of the procedure for conducting inspections, monitoring and technical measures. The decree also strengthens the preventive role of monitoring through changing the approach to the application of liability measures (they will be applied only if violations are not eliminated within the established time limit in each case of their detection).
An obligation has been introduced for inspectors to determine the deadline for eliminating detected violations based on their nature. The objective possibility of eliminating a violation within the established time limit will be taken into account.
In addition, the terminology used in legislation on control (supervisory) activities has been harmonized with other legislation.