Legal framework changes. Lukashenko amends lawmaking regulations
17.04.2026
MINSK (
BelTA) – Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed the law “On amending laws on regulatory activities.” The document is the logical conclusion of a large-scale revision of legislation carried out in the country in 2024–2025, during which the legal framework was reduced by approximately half (from 170,000 to 94,000 regulatory acts), the press service of the Belarusian leader told BelTA.
Among the key innovations of the law is the introduction of regular inventorying of legislation. All laws, decrees, decisions of the government, republican and municipal authorities will be periodically reviewed. As a result, outdated, duplicative, and non-functioning norms will be systematically identified and eliminated, making legislation more compact.
The procedure for preparing regulatory acts is being improved, and the practice of complex references is being limited. When developing new documents, government bodies with the assistance of the Economy Ministry will assess how they will affect entrepreneurial activity.
According to the law, mechanisms for official interpretation are being expanded. Ministries and committees will interpret how to apply the acts they have adopted taking into account appeals from citizens and a review of practice. As a result, citizens and organizations will deal with fewer discrepancies and disputes about how to correctly understand a particular act.
The document provides for the creation of a unified registry to integrate digital indicators (limits, coefficients, indices, and so on), which will make working with them more convenient and will make it easier for the population to access information.
Apart from that, parliamentary oversight is being strengthened. The House of Representatives will now not only adopt laws but also monitor how soon their provisions are implemented through bylaws, and thus, begin working in practice.
The head of state also signed two decrees: “On lawmaking activities” and “On criminological expert evaluation.” The former defines a vector for further systematic development of regulatory activities and establishes personal responsibility of individual officials for the quality of draft preparation. The latter increases the effectiveness of criminological expert evaluation, eliminates unnecessary documents and formalism in order to improve the timeliness and quality of decision-making.
The law and the decrees come into force simultaneously, with their main provisions taking effect 10 days after official publication.
Among the key innovations of the law is the introduction of regular inventorying of legislation. All laws, decrees, decisions of the government, republican and municipal authorities will be periodically reviewed. As a result, outdated, duplicative, and non-functioning norms will be systematically identified and eliminated, making legislation more compact.
The procedure for preparing regulatory acts is being improved, and the practice of complex references is being limited. When developing new documents, government bodies with the assistance of the Economy Ministry will assess how they will affect entrepreneurial activity.
According to the law, mechanisms for official interpretation are being expanded. Ministries and committees will interpret how to apply the acts they have adopted taking into account appeals from citizens and a review of practice. As a result, citizens and organizations will deal with fewer discrepancies and disputes about how to correctly understand a particular act.
The document provides for the creation of a unified registry to integrate digital indicators (limits, coefficients, indices, and so on), which will make working with them more convenient and will make it easier for the population to access information.
Apart from that, parliamentary oversight is being strengthened. The House of Representatives will now not only adopt laws but also monitor how soon their provisions are implemented through bylaws, and thus, begin working in practice.
The head of state also signed two decrees: “On lawmaking activities” and “On criminological expert evaluation.” The former defines a vector for further systematic development of regulatory activities and establishes personal responsibility of individual officials for the quality of draft preparation. The latter increases the effectiveness of criminological expert evaluation, eliminates unnecessary documents and formalism in order to improve the timeliness and quality of decision-making.
The law and the decrees come into force simultaneously, with their main provisions taking effect 10 days after official publication.