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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

of October 30, 2015 No. 446

About modification and amendments in presidential decrees of the Republic of Belarus

(as amended of the Presidential decree of the Republic of Belarus of 31.10.2019 No. 411)

For the purpose of enhancement of legal regulation in the field of burial and funeral case I decide:

1. Make changes and additions to the following presidential decrees of the Republic of Belarus:

1.1. ceased to be valid according to the Presidential decree of the Republic of Belarus of 31.10.2019 No. 411

1.2. in the list of the ministerial procedures performed by state bodies and other organizations for petitions from citizens, No. 200 approved by the Presidential decree of the Republic of Belarus of April 26, 2010 "About the ministerial procedures performed by state bodies and other organizations for petitions from citizens" (The national register of legal acts of the Republic of Belarus, 2010, No. 119, 1/11590; 2012, No. 51, 1/13464):

to exclude from the column 1 of Item 2.35 of the word of "(financial support)";

third columns 3 of Item 2.36 after the words "on installation" to add the paragraph with the word of "gravestone";

to add the column 2 of Item 2.37 with words ", administration of exclusion zones and settling out";

add the list with Items 2.37-1-2.37-4 of the following content:

"2.371. Provision of sites for burial

specialized organization for funeral case, settlement, rural executive committee, administration of exclusion zones and settling out

the statement of person who undertook the organization of burial of the died (dead)

death certificate or medical death certificate (still birth)

free of charge – in the case provided by part two of article 35 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus of  November 12, 2001 "About burial and funeral case"

for a fee in the sizes determined by local executive and administrative organs of basic territorial level – in the case provided by part six of article 35 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus "About burial and funeral case"

1 day from the date of filing of application

it is termless

2.372. Reservation of sites for burial

specialized organization for funeral case, settlement, rural executive committee, administration of exclusion zones and settling out

the statement of person who is the legal representative of the died (dead)
either the spouse (spouse) or one of close relatives, cousins-in-laws of the died (dead)

for a fee in the sizes determined by local executive and administrative organs of basic territorial level

1 day from the date of filing of application

it is termless

2.373. Provision of places in columbarium

specialized organization for funeral case, settlement, rural executive committee, administration of exclusion zones and settling out

the statement of person who undertook the organization of burial of the died (dead)

death certificate or medical death certificate (still birth)

for a fee in the sizes determined by local executive and administrative organs of basic territorial level

1 day from the date of filing of application

it is termless

2.374. Booking in columbarium

specialized organization for funeral case, settlement, rural executive committee, administration of exclusion zones and settling out

the statement of person who is the legal representative of the died (dead)
either the spouse (spouse) or one of close relatives, cousins-in-laws of the died (dead)

for a fee in the sizes determined by local executive and administrative organs of basic territorial level

1 day from the date of filing of application

it is termless".

 

2. This Decree becomes effective after its official publication.

President of the Republic of Belarus

A. Lukashenko

 

Approved by the Presidential decree of the Republic of Belarus of February 14, 2006 , No. 97

(in edition of the Presidential decree of the Republic of Belarus of October 30, 2015 No. 446)

The list of funeral services, works on care of graves which turnovers on realization in the territory of the Republic of Belarus are exempted from taxation on value added

1. Provision (hire) of ritual and funeral products, devices for holding funeral, stock for care of sites for burial.

2. Delivery of ritual and funeral products, nadmogilny constructions and related handling works.

3. Services in the organization and holding funeral, including submission of announcements, the obituary, creation of texts of the mourning speech, the notification of relatives.

4. Services of the hairdresser, the cosmetologist, the embalmer (hospital attendant) in preparation of body (remains) of the died (dead) (further - the dead) to cremation or burial.

5. Provision of the refrigerating chamber for storage of body (remains) of the dead.

6. Provision in tenancy and its registration for holding funeral.

7. Carrying out of coffin with body (remains) of the dead, ballot box with ashes (ashes), maintenance them to the place of burial.

8. Music of funeral.

9. Provision of vehicles for transportation and transportation of body (remains) of the dead, ballot box with ashes (ashes), accompanying persons (relatives) to the venue of funeral.

10. Services in reburial of body (remains) of the dead, ballot box with ashes (ashes).

11. Services in burial and subburial of body (remains) of the dead, ballot box with ashes (ashes) to the earth on the cemetery, crypt or ballot boxes with ashes (ashes) in columbarium, including digging and filling of grave, including preparatory work for digging of grave in winter time (winterization, warming up of surface of the parcel of land, development (cutting, loosening) of frozen soil by the mechanized method).

12. Services of crematorium: cremation of body (remains) of the dead, the room of ashes (ashes) in ballot box, content of ballot box with ashes (ashes) in columbaria, storage of ballot box (capsule) with ashes (ashes), preparation of ballot box with ashes (ashes) for departure out of limits of the Republic of Belarus.

13. Improvement of the provided site for burial, decorating of grave, crypt, the place in columbarium.

14. Drawing (carving, engraving) texts, emblems, drawings, bas-reliefs, accomplishment of graphical portraits on gravestone monuments, installation of medallions, plates, fixture of cast elements to gravestone monuments.

15. Gardening of the territory of the place of burial.

16. Content, repair and recovery of nadmogilny hillocks and constructions, crypts, the columbaria including destroyed (damaged) as a result of emergency situations of natural and technogenic nature, acts of vandalism.

17. Installation, dismantle of nadmogilny constructions.

18. Cleaning of the territory of the place of burial, the fixed adjacent territory and export from these territories of waste.

 

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