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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

of November 3, 1992 No. 1902-XII

About defense

(as amended on 20-05-2024)

This Law establishes bases of defense of the Republic of Belarus, power of the President of the Republic of Belarus and state bodies, the rights and obligations of the organizations and citizens of the Republic of Belarus on ensuring the armed protection of the Republic of Belarus.

Chapter 1. General provisions

Article 1. The main terms and determinations applied in this Law

In this Law the following main terms and determinations are applied:

defense of the Republic of Belarus (further - defense) - system of the legal, political, economic, military, social and other measures ensuring military safety of the Republic of Belarus;

the armed protection of the Republic of Belarus - the activities of the state directed to preserving and consolidation of sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and the constitutional system of the Republic of Belarus using the military force (instruments of war);

attack reflection (the act of the armed aggression) (further - attack reflection) - complex of the nation-wide actions and actions of military organization of the state directed to failure of intention of aggressor on use of force or coercion of aggressor to phase-out of force against sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and the constitutional system of the Republic of Belarus;

declaration of war - the statement to the Republic of Belarus from other state (other states) about the termination with it the peace relations and transition to state of war or the statement of the Republic of Belarus to other state (other states) about the termination with it (with them) the peace relations and transition to state of war;

state of war - the relations between the Republic of Belarus and other state (other states) from the moment of the announcement other state (other states) of war to the Republic of Belarus, attacks on the Republic of Belarus from other state (other states) or the announcement the Republic of Belarus wars to other state (other states) before conclusion of peace between belligerent parties;

wartime - the period of the actual finding of the state in state of war;

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