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20.10.2014

Rules of the Road concerning use of winter tires to be changed in Belarus

Edict of the President of the Republic of Belarus of 13 October 2014 No 463 has introduced changes in Edict of the President of the Republic of Belarus of 28 November 2014 No 551 “On measures for enhancing road traffic safety" and in the Rules of the Road approved by it. In particular it has prescribed that from 1 December till 1 March the use of winter tires is obligatory for automobiles with a permissible total mass not exceeding 3.5 tons, cars and dual-purpose automobiles with a permissible total mass exceeding 3.5 tons and autobuses with a permissible total mass not exceeding 5 tons.

The Edict has been officially published on the National Legal Internet Portal of the Republic of Belarus on 15 October 2014 and enters into force in three months from the day of its official publication.