Legal Framework
The basis of the legal framework of Belarusian-Belgian relations consists of 7 international treaties and international legal documents (including 5 intergovernmental international treaties and 2 international legal documents). One intergovernmental agreement did not enter into force.
The following international treaties has been signed and entered into force:
Texts of agreements:
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium on establishment of diplomatic relations, dated March 10, 1992 (in French);
- Agreement on road transport between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, dated March 7, 1995 (came into force on March 24, 1998) (in English);
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on property, dated May 7, 1995 (came into force on September 13, 1998) (In English);
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium on air transport, dated March 26, 1996 (came into force on January 1, 2003) (In English, Dutch and French);
- Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Federal Government of the Kingdom of Belgium on conditions of health improvement of minor citizens of the Republic of Belarus in the Kingdom of Belgium (came into force on May 29, 2009) (in French).
The following international legal documents has been signed and entered into force:
- Memorandum of Understanding on Customs Cooperation between the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus and the General Administration of Customs and Excise Taxes of the Kingdom of Belgium, dated June 12, 2015 (entered into force from the date of signature);
- Memorandum of Understanding between the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Belgian Center for Nuclear Research of the city of Mol, dated December 22, 2009 (entered into force on 25 March 2010).
- The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union on reciprocal promotion and protection of investments, dated April 9, 2002, has not yet entered into force. Belarus has fulfilled all necessary internal legal procedures in 2003. Up to date there is no confirmation from the Belgian Side about fulfillment of internal legal procedures necessary for its coming into force. After the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on December 1, 2009, the regulation of investment issues is referred to the common trade policy of the EU.