RESOLUTION OF THE PLENUM OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

of June 2, 2011 No. 1

About practice of collection of court costs on civil cases and procedural costs for criminal cases

Having discussed practice of collection of court costs on civil cases and procedural costs for criminal cases, for the purpose of the correct and uniform application of the legislation the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus decides:

1. Draw the attention of courts that strict observance of the legislation regulating payment procedure of the state fee, and also collection of the court costs connected with consideration of civil cases and procedural costs for criminal cases allows to compensate partially to the state of costs for ensuring legal proceedings and when ensuring availability of judicial protection prevents receipt in courts of unreasonable requirements and petitions, promotes observance by participants of civil legal relationship of the principle of conscientiousness and rationality.

2. Courts should consider that the relations connected with payment of the state fee on civil and criminal cases are regulated by the Tax code of the Republic of Belarus, the Code of civil procedure of the Republic of Belarus and other legal acts (for example, the Presidential decree of the Republic of Belarus of December 31, 2007 No. 704 "About some questions of payment of the state fee").

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