Belarus Arbitration

Belarus is a contracting state to the ICSID Convention:

• Signature: 10 July 1992
• Deposit of Ratification: 10 July 1992 
• Entry into Force: 9 August 1992

Belarus is a contracting state to the New York Convention:

• Signature: 29 December 1958
• Deposit of Ratification: 15 November 1960
• Entry into Force: 13 February 1961
• With regard to awards made in the territory of non-contracting States, Belarus will apply the Convention only to the extent to which those States grant reciprocal treatment.

In 1999, Belarus enacted legislation based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration as adopted in 1985 and is therefore now popularly considered to be an UNCITRAL Model Law State

Belarus is a Contracting State to both the 1899 & 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

• 1899 Entry into Force: 4 June 1962
• 1907 Entry into Force: 4 April 1962

Belarus is a United Nations Member State:

• Date of Admission: 24 October 1945

Official State Name: Republic of Belarus - � эспубліка Беларусь - � еспублика Беларусь

Official Languages: Belarusian, Russian

Capital: Minsk

Currency: Belarusian ruble (BYR)

Time Zone: EET (UTC+2)

International Calling Code: +375

Internet TLD: .by

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