Belarus

Regulation of the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory System (Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 585)

Executive

Resolution

Passed in 2006

This Resolution sets procedures for organising and operating the national GHG inventory system established in line with Belarus' commitments under Article 5 of the Kyoto Protocol. In addition, the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of October, 4, 2006 No. 1301 on the Statement on the National Climate Inventory determines the technical characteristics of data collected and procedure for providing the climate inventory data to state government agencies, organizations and individuals, and the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 485 of 10 April 2006 'On Approving the Regulation on the Procedure of Management of the State Cadastre for Emissions of Greenhouse Gases by Sources and Their Removal by Sinks' sets out procedures for managing the state cadastre of anthropogenic emissions as a responsibility of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of Belarus. The Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 1077 of 25 August 2006 and the Resolution of the Ministry of Natural Resources No. 4 of 22 January 2007 further create and regulate the National Registry of the Carbon Credits (Kyoto Units).