Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus - Frequently asked questions

Belarusian local authorities (in particular region executive committees) do not have any Statutes or establishing documents; their operation is governed by the Law on Local Government and Self-Government (attached). Besides, the archives do not provide any legal acts which govern establishing of any executive authorities in the regions of West Belarus (we have answers from all archives, including the State Archive of the Republic of Belarus). In one archive we have found the Edict of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic of 15 January 1940 on foundation of the Vileyskaya oblast, which incorporated certain regions. Could you please explain what is needed as attachments No6 and No7 to the Application Form.

In the cases mentioned above, as an attachment No6, it is possible to provide a certified copy of the Law “On Local Government and Self-Government in the Republic of Belarus” and the documents of the Applicant/partner – a certified copy of the Regulations (“Reglament”) of the local authority; in case the Applicant/partner is a separate department of the local authority having a status of the legal entity applicable, the certified copy of the Internal Regulations (“Polozhenie”) shall be provided additionally.
As an attachment No7, it is possible to provide a certified copy of the Notice on Assigning the Account Payer Number (“Izveshchenie o prisvoenii uchyotnogo nomera platelshchika”) of the Applicant/partner.
The documents can be provided in the English or in the national languages; the translation into English is not obligatory.
A certified copy means a photocopy of the original document certified as true by the head of the organisation/authorised signatory by placing on each page the inscription “the copy is true”, name, position, signature, date and the organisation’s stamp. Certification can also be done in the national language.
In case it is not the Head of the Organisation, but his/her authorised representative who certifies the copy, the proof of authorisation for such actions in the national language according to national law should be attached separately.