June

2000

From the editors

The constituent congress of the Trade union of the Businessmen of the Republic of Belarus was held 26. 06 2000 in Grodno. The trade union united 960 founders from all regions of the Republic of Belarus and from Minsk.

The businessmen made amendments to the Charter which allow students, workers and other people to join the trade union. Valery Levonevsky (Grodno) was unanimously elected as a chairman of the trade union, Alexander Vasiliev (Grodno) and Leonid Kaletenya (Minsk) were elected as vice-chairmen. The council of the trade union will include 23 person. This trade union will be the most mass and organised structure in the Republic of Belarus. We think that each of you should join this trade union. Our force is in the unity. If the total number of members of the trade union is 1000 it is good, if 10.000 - it is better, if 50.000 we will be able to influence the politics of the state in the country. If the total number of members is 100.000 we shall determine how the business in our Republic will develop. With the purpose of increase of the number of members of trade union the minimal republican dues will be established. While the size of dues is not established, we offer to join the trade union without payment of dues. The mass organisation is necessary to us. We shall create it or “the attack” to our rights will continue. We invite all in our new trade union – the Trade union of the Businessmen of Belarus. The forms of the applications to join the trade union you will find at the active members of the trade union.

You may get any additional information on the phone (0152) 31-30-62 (Grodno)

(017) 260-97-75 (Minsk)

The Charter of the Trade Union of the Businessmen of Belarus (excerpts)

1.         GENERAL PRINCIPLES1.1. The Trade Union of the Businessmen of Belarus (further TUBB) is a republican voluntary public organisation which units citizens, including: individual businessmen, citizens working on hiring, studying in higher, secondary special and professional educational institutions, united by common interests in a kind of activity as in industrial, so in non-industrial spheres, for protection of the labour, social, economic rights and interests from universally recognised principles of international law and established by the General declaration of the human rights, International pact about the economic, social and cultural rights, International pact about the civil and political rights, conventions of the International organisation of work and others ratified by international contracts of the Republic of Belarus in an established order.1.2. TUBB carries out its activity in all territory of the Republic of Belarus according to the working Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, Laws of the Republic of Belarus "About public associations" and "About professional unions", other deeds of the legislation, present Charter, General declaration of the human rights, Convention of the International Organisation of Work and others, ratified by the Republic of Belarus in an established order by international legal deeds.1.3. TUBB works on the basis of self-management, does not depend on the bodies of the state authority and management, political, public and religious organisations, has complete organisational, economic and financial independence in realisation of the purposes and tasks of the Charter. TUBB is a juridical person from the moment of its state registration, has its seal, stamps, emblem and other attributes, can have the accounts in a bank (and also currency accounts). The primary and structural organisations of TUBB can get the rights of a juridical person according to the current legislation and present Charter. 11.4. TUBB can create structural organisations, including markets, fairs and other places of realisation of businessmen’s activity. The structural divisions can have rights of a juridical person.

1.5. TUBB and its structural organisations can joined republican and international public associations and organisations, co-operate with other trade-unions and public organisations on the basis of the contracts. 1.6. TUBB, its structural divisions can create clubs, centres and other public formations on the directed activity. The structural organisations of TUBB, clubs created by them, centres can be juridical persons, can have: accounts in a bank (including currency accounts); seal, stamps, emblem and other attributes. 1.7. TUBB according to the purposes of the Charter and tasks carries out foreign trade politics, can create trade-union insurance and joint-stock banks, joint commercial enterprises, be engaged in publishing, form necessary funds. 1.8. The structural divisions of TUBB register their Rules in the Executive committee of TUBB with the subsequent confirmation at the Council of TUBB. 1.9. TUBB uses for realisation of the authorised activity electronic and other mass media. 1.10. TUBB, its structural organisations have the right to submit proposals (subjected to consideration to the terms, established by the legislation,) about acceptance, change or cancellation of the normative deeds which purpose is to provide and protect legal interests of the members according to the current legislation into the bodies of state authority and management, economic bodies of the appropriate level. 2.    PURPOSE AND TASKS 2.1. Basic purpose of creation and activity of TUBB is the unification of efforts of the members (further members of TUBB) for joint protection and realisation of their rights and legal interests, ensuring of the protection of work, health and other social guarantees.2.2. Basic tasks of TUBB:2.2.1. Representation and protection of interests and rights of the members of TUBB in courts, bodies of state authority and management, economic bodies. 2.2.2. Realisation of the public control over the observance of the legislation about business, work, taxes and participation in their perfection. 2.2.3. Rendering legal and other help to the members of TUBB, its structural divisions. 2.2.4. Organisation and realisation of studying of the members of assosiation. 2.2.5. Organisation of improvement of sanitary conditions and rest of children, families of the members of association. 3.        METHODS OF ACTIVITY 3.1. For the decision of authorised tasks of TUBB and its structural organisations they use legal methods and means, taking into consideration a strike as an extreme measure of influence on the bodies of authority and management, administrative structures of all kinds of property in the order and on conditions according to the current legislation of the Republic of Belarus, for what: 3.1.1. Organise and carry out mass measures on realisation and protection of legal interests and rights of the members of TUBB and its structural organisations. 3.1.2. Carry out the picket of enterprises, institutions, organisations and their structural divisions breaking rights and legal interests of the members of TUBB and its structural organisations. 3.1.3. Carry out other activity which doesn’t contradict to the current legislation.

One congress finished and we are preparing to the next national congress.

29. 07 2000 the historical event – the Belorussian congress will take place. On this congress the majority of public organisations, trade unions and parties will be introduced. The assembly of the citizens also has the right to put forward the representatives on this congress. The members of the trade union wishing to take part in the work of the congress, address to our editors or to the active members of your trade union. The citizens who are not the members of the trade union, can get additional information on phone/fax 223-65-29 (Minsk), and for the letters 220065. Minsk, subscriber box 297. Organising committee.

The groups of the businessmen at the markets can independently put forward the candidates.

THE PROTOCOL (Excerpts from the protocol)of the session (name of an organisation) or of the assembly of the citizens (name of the populated area, ЭС, street) Date About the election of the delegate to the Belorussian Congress of 2000

1.      The information was listened to by (Surname, Name, Patronymic) about the order of the promotion of the delegates. It was offered to elect as the delegate to the Belorussian Congress (Surname, Name, Patronymic)

2.       2. It was decided to elect as the delegate to the Belorussian Congress (Surname, Name Patronymic, post, year of birth, nationality, education, home and service telephone).

The chairman of the session (assembly) (signature)

the secretary (signature)

The Legal Page for the mothers who have children of the school age

The decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus from May 13 2000 N 670 "About the order of collection of the payment for the usage of textbooks by the pupils in 2000"

1.To establish on 2000/2001 academic years the payment for the usage of textbooks by the pupils at a rate of 25 % of cost of a set of the textbooks for the pupil of preliminary, 1 - 11 (12) forms. This payment is collected from the parents or persons who replace them, which children are studied: in schools of general education; in school – kindergartens, in boarding schools of general education (except for boarding schools of general education for orphans and children who are brought up without care of the parents); in grammar schools, Lyceums, complexes created on the basis of schools of general education; in schools of the Olympic reserve (7 - 11 classes); in the State choreographic college (5 - 9 classes). In evening (replaceable) schools of general education this payment is collected from the parents or persons who replace them or is paid by pupils.

2.Ministry of Education as agreed with the Ministry of Economy and Ministry of Finances should determine the cost of a complete set of the textbooks for the pupils of preliminary, 1 - 11 (12) forms paying attention to the cost of each textbook which is included in a complete set for the appropriate class.

3.To ratify the applied Rule about the order of collection of the payment for the usage of textbooks by the pupils in 2000.

4.The payment for the usage of the textbooks is not collected: 4.1. from the parents or persons who replace them whose children are trained: in special boarding schools (schools) of general education, classes for children with peculiarities in mental and physical development in schools of general education; at special schools for children requiring for the special conditions of education; in sanatorium boarding schools of general education; in a school of general education of the camp "Zubrenok”; in Minsk military school; 4.2. from the parents who have children with peculiarities in mental and physical development who are studied in integrated classes; 4.3. from families which combined income on a member of the family per one month for previous year does not exceed 50 % of the minimal consumer budget of the family with 4 persons authorised in the prices of September 2000; 4.4. from families, in which one or both parents are the invalids of the first or second group; 4.5. from families of the military men or from families of the workers and employee, having occupied permanent appointment in the military parts in the structure of the Soviet armies died or becoming the invalids in the performance of their duties in states where the war actions were waged and also from families of the military men died in the peace time in the performance of their duties; 4.6. from families of the commanders and ordinary structure of law-enforcement bodies died or becoming the invalids in performance of their duties in the states where the war actions were waged and also died in the peace time in performance of their duties. The orphans and children who are brought up without the care of the parents, children - invalids in the age up to 18 years the textbooks are given free-of-charge.

5.The payment for the usage of textbooks is reduced on 50 % for the families where three and more children of pre-school and school age (schoolboys) are brought up.