Country specific information Belarus

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Responsible national authorities:

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  19 Lenin St.
  220030 Minsk, Belarus
  Phone: +375 17 327 40 43

Additional info:

• National Coordinating Unit Belarus for the European Union's Tacis Programme
  Room 707, 7th floor,
  1, Kalvariyskaya St.,
  220004 Minsk, Belarus
  Phone: +375 17 200 87 56
• Vitebsk regional executive committee, Committee on Economy
  6, Gogolia St., 210010 Vitebsk, Belarus
  Phone: +375 212 23 51 01
• Delegation of the European Union to Belarus
  34a/2 Engels Street, Minsk 220030, Republic of Belarus
  Phone: +375 17 328 66 13
  Fax: +375 17 2891281
  E-mail: delegation-belarus@eeas.europa.eu
• Internet portal for Belarusian NGOs

• Procedures of projects approval and registration. National Coordinating Unit of Belarus for the EU Tacis Programme provides information/consultations on the national approval procedure.
• National requirements on the project implementation in Belarus (EN) and (RU). This guide combines both legislative and practical recommendations. It has been developed by the EU-financed project "Regional Capacity Building Initiative". Please note that this guide is for information only. It has to be used as complementary information to the regulations and other relevant legislation, which are the only binding legal texts.

1. To find out how to designate first level controller click here (EN) or here (RU).
2. Further info about FLC in Belarus:
   • First level controller specification for ENPI (EN) and short explanation in RU
     
3. First level control report & checklist
4. First level control confirmation of the project partner´s expenditure
   ... this confirmation is an integral part of the Partner progress report and the Report on cost shares. In case a partner does not use the voluntary template for the Partner progress report and/or the Report on cost shares, the following document has to be filled by the partner's first level controller: First level control confirmation of the project partner's expenditure
   

To learn more about FLC systems in other Baltic Sea region countries click here.

Belarusian project partners have to respect procurement rules in the context of European Community external actions. These rules must be applied in all Belarusian organisations financed from ENPI funds and listed as project partners in the application form (also by public institutions) when e.g. selecting a service provider, a first level controller or purchasing equipment.

The procurement procedures must comply with provisions of the Annex IV "Procurement by grant Beneficiaries in the context of European Community external actions" (download in RU) to the Practical Guide to Contract procedures for EU External actions (PRAG) and other sections of PraG, where necessary. Please note that only the English version of the documents is the official legal text.

The tender documents must be drafted in accordance with best international practice. This can be checked by comparing them to the PRAG for procurement of services, supplies and works. INTERACT ENPI has developed a guide on secondary procurement in ENPI CBC programmes (download in Belarusian, Russian and English). i.e. procurement also carried out by the Belarusian project partners. It has examined the procurement legislation in Belarus and compared it to the PRAG rules.

Please note that this guide is for information only. It has to be used as complementary information to the regulations and other relevant legislation, which are the only binding legal texts

Following the entry into the force of the Regulation (EU) n 236/2014 of 11^th March 2014 laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union’s instruments for external action (CIR), new eligibility rules have to be applied in all procedures to be launched at the latest as from 1 August 2014. For ENI regulations go to Programme Documents.