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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
November 10, 2008 No. 455-З

About information, informatization and protection
information
Adopted by the House of Representatives on October 9, 2008
Approved by the Council of the Republic on October 22, 2008
Changes and additions:
Law of the Republic of Belarus dated January 4, 2014 No. 102-З (National
Legal Internet Portal of the Republic of Belarus, 10.01.2014, 2/2100)
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CHAPTER 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. The main terms used in this Law, and their
definitions
The following basic terms and their definitions are used in this Law:
database - a set of structured and interrelated information,
organized according to certain rules on tangible media;
data bank - an organizational and technical system that includes one or
several databases and their management system;
owner
software and hardware
funds,
information
resources,
information systems and information networks - the subject of information relations,
realizing the rights of ownership, use and disposal of software and hardware
means, information resources, information systems and
information networks within the limits and in the manner determined by their owner in
in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Belarus;
state information system - an information system created and
(or) acquired at the expense of the republican or local budgets,
state off-budget funds, as well as funds of state legal
persons;
state information resource - an information resource formed
or purchased at the expense of the republican or local budgets,
state off-budget funds, as well as funds of state legal
persons;
documented information - information recorded on the material
carrier with details allowing her to be identified;
access to information - the ability to obtain information and use it;
access to the information system and (or) information network - an opportunity
use of the information system and (or) information network;
information protection - a set of legal, organizational and technical measures,
aimed at ensuring confidentiality, integrity, authenticity,
availability and safety of information;
informatization - organizational, socio-economic and scientific
technical process providing conditions for the formation and use
information resources and the implementation of information relations;
information - information about persons, objects, facts, events, phenomena and processes
regardless of the form of their presentation;

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information network - a set of information systems or complexes
software and hardware of the information system, interacting
through telecommunication networks;
information system - a set of data banks, information
technologies and complex (complexes) of software and hardware;
information technology - a set of processes, methods of implementation
search, receipt, transfer, collection, processing, accumulation, storage, distribution and
(or) the provision of information, as well as the use of information and protection
information;
information service - the activity of searching, receiving,
transfer, collection, processing, accumulation, storage, distribution and (or)
providing information, as well as protecting information;
information relations - relations arising from the search, receipt,
transfer, collection, processing, accumulation, storage, distribution and (or)
provision of information, use of information, protection of information, as well as
application of information technology;
informational
mediator
subject
information
providing information services to owners and (or) users
information;
information resource - an organized set of documented
information, including databases, other sets of interconnected
information in information systems;
complex of software and hardware means - a set of software and
technical means ensuring the implementation of information relations with
using information technology;
confidentiality of information - the requirement to prevent dissemination and (or)
providing information without the consent of its owner or other grounds,
stipulated by the legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus;
information owner - the subject of information relations, who received the rights
the owner of information on the grounds established by legislative acts
Of the Republic of Belarus, or by agreement;
information system operator - the subject of information relations,
operating the information system and (or) providing
through its information services;
personal data - basic and additional personal data
an individual subject in accordance with the legislative acts of the Republic
Belarus is entered in the population register, as well as other data allowing
identify such person;
information user - the subject of information relations, receiving,
distributing and (or) providing information, exercising the right to
using it;
user of an information system and (or) information network - a subject
information relations who have gained access to the information system and (or)
information network and using them;
provision of information - actions aimed at acquaintance with
information from a certain circle of people;
dissemination of information - actions aimed at familiarizing with
information of an indefinite circle of persons;
owner of software and hardware, information resources,
information systems and information networks - the subject of information relations,
realizing the rights of ownership, use and disposal of software and hardware

relationships,

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means, information resources, information systems and
information networks.
Article 2. Scope of this Law
This Law regulates public relations arising from:
search, receipt, transfer, collection, processing, accumulation, storage,
distribution and (or) provision of information, as well as the use of information;
creation and use of information technologies, information systems and
information networks, the formation of information resources;
organizing and ensuring the protection of information.
The legislation of the Republic of Belarus may establish features
legal regulation of information relations related to information,
constituting state secrets, with personal data, advertising, scientific
technical, statistical, legal and other information.
This Law does not apply to public relations,
related to the activities of the media and the protection of information,
which is an object of intellectual property.
Article 3. Legislation on information, informatization and protection
information
Legislation on information, informatization and information protection
is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus and consists of this Law, acts
The President of the Republic of Belarus, other acts of legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
If an international treaty of the Republic of Belarus establishes other rules,
than those provided for by this Law, then the rules apply
international treaty.
Article 4. Principles of legal regulation of information relations
Legal regulation of information relations is carried out on the basis of
following principles:
freedom of search, receipt, transfer, collection, processing, accumulation, storage,
dissemination and (or) provision of information, as well as the use of information;
establishing restrictions on the dissemination and (or) provision of information
only by legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus;
timeliness of provision, objectivity, completeness and reliability
information;
protection of information about the private life of an individual and personal data;
ensuring the safety of the individual, society and the state when using
information and application of information technology;
the obligatory use of certain information technologies for
creation and operation of information systems and information networks in cases
established by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
Article 5. Subjects of information relations
The subjects of information relations can be:
Republic of Belarus, administrative-territorial units of the Republic
Belarus;
state bodies, other state organizations (hereinafter, if not
otherwise provided, - state bodies);

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other legal entities, organizations that are not legal entities (hereinafter legal entities);
individuals, including individual entrepreneurs (hereinafter referred to as individuals
faces);
foreign states, international organizations.
Subjects of information relations in accordance with this Law may
take on the role of:
information owners;
users of information, information systems and (or) information
networks;
owners and owners of software and hardware, information
resources, information systems and information networks;
information intermediaries;
operators of information systems.
Article 6. Right to information
State bodies, individuals and legal entities have the right to carry out
search, receipt, transfer, collection, processing, accumulation, storage, distribution and
(or) provision of information, use of information in accordance with this
Law and other acts of legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
State bodies, public associations, officials are obliged
provide citizens of the Republic of Belarus with the opportunity to get acquainted with
information affecting their rights and legitimate interests, in the manner prescribed
this Law and other acts of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
Citizens of the Republic of Belarus are guaranteed the right to receive, keep and
dissemination of complete, reliable and timely information on activities
state bodies, public associations, about political, economic,
cultural and international life, the state of the environment is in order,
established by this Law and other acts of the legislation of the Republic
Belarus.
The right to information cannot be used to promote war or
extremist activity, as well as for the commission of other illegal acts.
CHAPTER 2
STATE REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE IN THE FIELD
INFORMATION, INFORMATION AND INFORMATION PROTECTION
Article 7. State regulation in the field of information,
informatization and information protection
State regulation in the field of information, informatization and protection
information includes:
ensuring conditions for the implementation and protection of the rights of state bodies,
individuals and legal entities;
creation of a system of information support for solving problems of social
economic, scientific and technological development of the Republic of Belarus;
creating conditions for the development and use of information technologies,
information systems and information networks based on common principles
technical regulation and standardization, conformity assessment
technical normative legal acts in the field of technical regulation and
standardization;

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formation and implementation of a unified scientific, scientific and technical,
industrial and innovation policy in the field of information, informatization and
information protection, taking into account the available research and production potential and
modern world level of information technology development;
creation and improvement of the investment attraction system and mechanism
stimulating the development and implementation of projects in the field of information,
informatization and information protection;
promoting the development of the information technology and information services market,
providing conditions for the formation and development of all types of information resources,
information systems and information networks;
provision of conditions for the participation of the Republic of Belarus, administrative
territorial units of the Republic of Belarus, state bodies, physical and
legal entities in international cooperation, including interaction with
international organizations, ensuring the fulfillment of obligations under
international treaties of the Republic of Belarus;
development and implementation of targeted programs for the creation of information
systems, application of information technology;
improvement of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus on information,
informatization and information protection;
other state regulation.
Article 8. Implementation of state regulation and management in
the field of information, informatization and information protection
State regulation and management in the field of information,
informatization and information protection are carried out by the President of the Republic
Belarus, Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, National Academy of Sciences
Belarus, the Operational and Analytical Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus,
The Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus, other state
bodies within their competence.
Article 9. Powers of the President of the Republic of Belarus in the region
information, informatization and information protection
The President of the Republic of Belarus in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic
Belarus, this Law and other legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus
defines a unified state policy and implements other state
regulation in the field of information, informatization and information protection.
Article 10. Powers of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus in the field
information, informatization and information protection
Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus in the field of information, informatization and
information protection:
ensures the implementation of a unified state policy;
coordinates, directs and controls the work of republican bodies
government and other government organizations subordinate
The Government of the Republic of Belarus;
approves state programs, unless otherwise provided
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus, and ensures their implementation;
exercises other powers assigned to him by the Constitution of the Republic
Belarus, this Law, other laws of the Republic of Belarus and acts of the President
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Article 11. Powers of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in the field
information, informatization and information protection
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus in the field of information, informatization and
information protection:
provides scientific and methodological support for the development of informatization,
implementation of government programs;
participates in the development of draft regulatory legal acts;
exercises other powers in accordance with this Law and other
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
Article 12. Powers of the Operational and Analytical Center under the President
Of the Republic of Belarus in the field of informatization and protection
information
Operational and Analytical Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus in the region
informatization and information protection:
carries out state regulation in the field of interdepartmental
information interaction of state bodies on the basis of interdepartmental
and other state information systems not intended for processing
information containing state secrets, unless otherwise provided
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus, as well as in the field of operation and development
interdepartmental information systems defined by legislative acts
The Republic of Belarus;
carries out state regulation and management in the field of technical and
cryptographic protection of information in accordance with legislative acts
The Republic of Belarus;
exercises, within the limits of its authority, control over the technical and
cryptographic protection of information;
develops draft regulatory legal acts, including technical
regulatory legal acts, and adopts (issues) such acts on technical and
cryptographic protection of information, participates in the development of draft regulatory
legal acts on informatization issues;
exercises other powers in accordance with this Law and other
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
Article 13. Powers of the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic
Belarus in the field of informatization
Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus in the field
informatization:
implements a unified state policy;
develops and implements government programs;
participates in the development of draft regulatory legal acts;
coordinates the work on the formation and state registration
information resources;
sets
the requirements compatibility
information
information systems and information networks;
develops and approves the rules of operation and interaction
information resources, information systems and information networks;
organizes work on technical regulation and standardization,
confirmation of the conformity of the creation, use and operation of information

resources,

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resources, information systems and information networks to the requirements of technical
regulatory legal acts in the field of technical regulation and standardization;
stimulates the creation of information technologies, information systems and
information networks;
carries out international cooperation, including interaction with
international organizations, ensuring the fulfillment of obligations under
international treaties of the Republic of Belarus;
exercises other powers in accordance with this Law and other acts
legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
Article 14. Powers of other state bodies in the field of information,
informatization and information protection
Other state bodies within the limits of their powers in the field of information,
informatization and information protection:
participate in the implementation of a unified state policy;
form and use information resources;
create and develop information systems and information networks,
ensure their compatibility and interaction in the information space
The Republic of Belarus;
carry out technical regulation and standardization in the field
information technology, information resources, information systems and
information networks;
carry out confirmation of the conformity of information technologies,
information resources, information systems and information networks
the requirements of technical regulatory legal acts in the field of technical
rationing and standardization;
exercise other powers in accordance with this Law and other
acts of legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
CHAPTER 3.
LEGAL REGIME OF INFORMATION
Article 15. Types of information
Depending on the category of access, the information is divided into:
publicly available information;
information, distribution and (or) provision of which is limited.
Article 16. Publicly available information
Publicly available information includes information, access to which,
distribution and (or) provision of which is not limited.
Access to information, distribution and (or)
provision of information:
on the rights, freedoms, legitimate interests and obligations of individuals, rights,
legal interests and obligations of legal entities and on the procedure for exercising rights and freedoms
and legitimate interests, performance of duties;
on the activities of state bodies, public associations;
on the legal status of state bodies, with the exception of information, access to
which is limited by the legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus;
on the socio-economic development of the Republic of Belarus and its administrative
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on emergency situations, environmental, sanitary and epidemiological
the situation, hydrometeorological and other information reflecting the state
public safety;
on the state of health care, demography, education, culture, rural
farms;
on the state of crime, as well as on the facts of violation of the law;
on benefits and compensations provided by the state to physical and
legal entities;
about the size of the gold reserve;
generalized indicators of external debt;
on the state of health of officials holding positions included in
list of the highest government positions in the Republic of Belarus;
accumulated in open collections of libraries and archives, information systems
state bodies, individuals and legal entities created (intended)
for information services for individuals.
Article 17. Information, dissemination and (or) provision of which
limited
Information, the distribution and (or) provision of which is limited,
refers to:
information about the private life of an individual and personal data;
information constituting state secrets;
proprietary information of limited distribution;
information constituting commercial, professional, banking and other
a secret protected by law;
information contained in cases of administrative offenses,
materials and criminal cases of the criminal prosecution authorities and the court until the completion of
proceedings on the case;
other information, access to which is limited by legislative acts of the Republic
Belarus.
Legal regime of information, dissemination and (or) provision of which
limited, determined by this Law and other legislative acts
The Republic of Belarus.
Article 18. Information about the private life of an individual and personal
data
No one has the right to require an individual to provide information about his
privacy and personal data, including information constituting personal and
family secrets, secrecy of telephone conversations, postal and other messages,
concerning the state of his health, or receive such information in another way
against the will of this individual, except for cases established by legislative
acts of the Republic of Belarus.
Collection, processing, storage of information about the private life of an individual and
personal data, as well as their use are carried out with written consent
this individual, unless otherwise provided by legislative acts
The Republic of Belarus.
The procedure for receiving, transferring, collecting, processing, accumulating, storing and
providing information about the private life of an individual and personal data, and
also their use is established by legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
Article 18 1 . Restricted proprietary information

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Proprietary information of limited distribution includes information
concerning the activities of a state body, legal entity, distribution
and (or) the provision of which may harm national security
Of the Republic of Belarus, public order, morality, rights, freedoms and
the legitimate interests of individuals, including their honor and dignity, personal and
family life, as well as the rights and legitimate interests of legal entities and which are not
classified as state secrets.
The information refers to proprietary information of limited distribution in
in accordance with the list of information related to service information of limited
distribution, determined by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, as well as in
cases stipulated by the laws of the Republic of Belarus and decisions of the President
The Republic of Belarus. The decision to classify information as official information
limited distribution is accepted by the head of the state body,
a legal entity or a person authorized by it.
On the documents
containing
service
information
limited
distribution, the restrictive stamp "For official use" is affixed.
The procedure for affixing the restrictive stamp "For official use" and
record keeping on documents containing official information
limited distribution, determined by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus.
Access to the list of information related to service information of limited
distribution, determined by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus in accordance with
with part two of this article, as well as the procedure for affixing restrictive
stamp "For official use" and record keeping on documents,
containing proprietary information of limited distribution, determined
By the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus in accordance with part four of this
articles cannot be limited.
In case of liquidation of a state body, legal entity, the decision on
further use of proprietary information of limited distribution
accepted by the liquidation commission.
Article 19. Documenting information
Documentation of information is carried out by its owner in accordance with
office work requirements established by the legislation of the Republic
Belarus.
The procedure for documenting information, processing, storing, distributing and
(or) the provision of documented information, as well as the use of it
established by acts of legislation of the Republic of Belarus, including technical
regulatory legal acts.
CHAPTER 4
DISTRIBUTION AND (OR) PROVISION OF INFORMATION
Article 20. Dissemination and (or) provision of information
The disseminated and (or) provided information must contain
reliable information about its owner, as well as about the person distributing and (or)
providing information in a form and volume sufficient to identify such
persons.
When using technical means to provide information,
allowing to familiarize with the information a certain circle of persons, the owner of the information
and the information intermediary are obliged to provide information users

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the possibility of free refusal to receive provided in this way
information.
If the owner of the information or the information intermediary or the owner
information network received a notification about the unwillingness of a specific user
information to receive disseminated and (or) provided information, they
are obliged to take measures to prevent the receipt of such information by the user
information.
When distributing and (or) providing information by mail, networks
telecommunications, the persons disseminating and (or) providing information are obliged
comply with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus on postal services, on
telecommunications and advertising.
Cases and requirements for mandatory distribution and (or) provision
information, including the provision of mandatory copies of documents,
are established by legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus and resolutions
Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus.
The procedure for the dissemination and (or) provision of information, with the exception of
information specified in part five of this article and part one of article 17
of this Law is determined by the agreement of the subjects of the relevant
information relations, unless otherwise provided by legislative acts
The Republic of Belarus.
Article 21. Provision of publicly available information on the basis of
appeal
The provision of publicly available information can be carried out on the basis of
applications of an interested state body, physical or legal
persons to the owner of such information.
An application for obtaining publicly available information can be described in
written, electronic or oral.
Provision to the interested government agency, physical or
a legal entity of publicly available information on the basis of an appeal may
carried out through:
oral presentation of the content of the requested information;
familiarization with the documents containing the requested information;
providing a copy of the document containing the requested information, or
extracts from it;
providing a written or electronic response (reference) containing
(containing) the requested information.
Publicly available information may not be provided on the basis of an appeal to
if:
to obtain the requested information, an analytical
work not directly related to the protection of rights and legitimate interests
the person who applied;
the requested information is published in the official periodicals
publications, mass media or posted in the public domain on
official websites of state bodies in the global computer network Internet
(hereinafter referred to as Internet sites) or on other state information resources
global computer network Internet;
the requested information was previously provided to the applicant;
the information contained in the memoranda, instructions is requested
officials and other internal correspondence of a state body, other
legal entity, if such information is not directly related to the protection of rights and
the legitimate interests of the person who applied for public information;

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copies are requested from a government agency, from a legal entity
documents of other state bodies, legal entities, except for the case,
when the indicated state bodies, legal entities are liquidated and
their successors are absent, as well as in other cases when from the specified
state bodies, legal entities to receive such copies of documents in
the established order is impossible;
in other cases established by legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
The procedure for filing applications for obtaining publicly available information, as well as
the procedure for their consideration is determined by legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
Article 22. Methods of distribution and (or) provision of publicly available
information by a government agency
Dissemination and / or provision of publicly available information may
carried out by a government body through:
distribution in the media;
placement in a government agency in an accessible place (on
information stands, scoreboards and (or) in any other way);
posting on websites or other government information
resources of the global computer network Internet;
holding public meetings, which provide the opportunity
the presence of individuals, their representatives, representatives of legal entities (hereinafter open meetings);
provision on the basis of an appeal of the interested state
body, natural or legal person;
distribution and (or) provision in other ways in accordance with
legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
Dissemination and (or) provision of publicly available information
carried out on a gratuitous basis, unless otherwise established by legislative
acts of the Republic of Belarus.
The specifics of providing publicly available information by the courts are determined
legislation of the Republic of Belarus, including legislation on
legal proceedings.
Article 22 1 . Dissemination of publicly available information by state
body
In a state body in a place accessible for viewing, it should be placed
the following information, excluding information, distribution and (or)
the provision of which is limited:
on the state body (the official name and structure of the state
organ; postal address, email address; help desk phone numbers;
the mode of operation of the state body; information about the head of the state body
and his deputies (position, surname, proper name, patronymic (if any),
office phone number); official name, mailing address and opening hours
the higher state body and the schedule of personal reception of individuals, their
representatives, representatives of legal entities in this body);
on work with appeals of individuals and legal entities;
on the implementation of administrative procedures in relation to physical and
legal entities;
for the state bodies specified in part five of this article - on the procedure
preparation and holding of public meetings, agenda, date, time and place

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holding public meetings (as a rule, no later than five calendar days before
day of the open meeting).
The state body is obliged to post on the website the following
information, excluding information, distribution and (or) provision
which is limited:
on the state body (the official name and structure of the state
organ; postal address, email address; help desk phone numbers;
the mode of operation of the state body; information about the tasks and functions of the state
body, its structural divisions, as well as regulatory legal acts of the Republic
Belarus (extracts from them), defining these tasks and functions; scroll
territorial bodies, subordinate (part of, system) organizations,
information about their tasks and functions, as well as their postal addresses, addresses of Internet sites and

e-mail, telephone numbers of reference services; information about the leader
state body and his deputies (position, surname, own name,
patronymic (if any), office phone number); official name,
postal address and working hours of the higher state body and the schedule of personal
reception of individuals, their representatives, representatives of legal entities in this
organ);
on work with appeals of individuals and legal entities;
on the implementation of administrative procedures in relation to physical and
legal entities;
about goods (works, services) produced (performed, provided)
state organization;
about the news of the state body;
about feedback forms;
for the state bodies specified in part five of this article - on the procedure
preparation and holding of public meetings, agenda, date, time and place
holding public meetings (as a rule, no later than five calendar days before
day of the open meeting).
In a public authority, in a place accessible for viewing, on the website,
post also other information in accordance with legislative acts
Of the Republic of Belarus, by resolutions of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus or by
the decision of the head of the state body.
Republican government bodies subordinate to the Government
Of the Republic of Belarus, local executive and administrative bodies do not annually
later than March 1 of the year following the reporting year, they are posted on Internet sites and
publish publicly available information on the results in the media
of their work for the previous year based on the main activities of the specified
government agencies.
Meetings of the collegiums of republican government bodies,
subordinate to the Government of the Republic of Belarus, meetings of local executive and
regulatory bodies are held in the form of open meetings, with the exception of
cases of discussion on them of issues containing information, dissemination and (or)
the provision of which is limited. In such cases, closed sessions are held.
The state bodies specified in part five of this article independently
determine the procedure for the preparation and conduct of open meetings by them, including
posting information on holding public meetings and organizing
preliminary registration of those wishing to attend them, unless otherwise provided
acts of legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
Open meetings of state bodies not specified in part five of this
articles are carried out by the decision of their leaders and in the manner established by them, if
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CHAPTER 5
INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES
Article 23. Types of information resources. Legal regime
information resources
Information resources are divided into state and non-state.
The composition of state information resources, the procedure for their formation, and
also
use
documented
information
of
state
information resources are determined by the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus.
The procedure for the formation of non-state information resources is determined
owners of information resources.
Article 24. State registration of information resources
State registration of information resources is carried out in order to
creation of a unified system of accounting and safety of information resources, creating
conditions for their transfer to state archival storage, informing
state bodies, individuals and legal entities on the composition and content
information resources in the Republic of Belarus.
State registration of information resources is carried out
By the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus by entering information about
information resources to the State Register of Information Resources.
The procedure for state registration of information resources, with the exception of
information resources specified in part four of this article, and the procedure
maintaining the State Register of Information Resources are determined by the Council
Ministers of the Republic of Belarus.
The procedure for registering information resources formed by bodies
state security of the Republic of Belarus, determined by the Committee
state security of the Republic of Belarus.
State information resources are subject to state registration.
Non-state information resources are registered in the State
register of information resources on a voluntary basis, unless otherwise specified
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
CHAPTER 6
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND
INFORMATION NETWORKS
Article 25. Creation and use of information technologies,
information systems and information networks
Creation of information technologies, information systems and information
networks are carried out by government agencies, individuals and legal entities.
Information systems are divided into state and non-state.
State information systems are created in order to provide
publicly available information, ensuring its objectivity, completeness and reliability,
provision of information services, optimization of the activities of state bodies and
ensuring information exchange between them.
State information systems are created in the manner and on conditions
determined by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
The procedure for using state information systems is determined
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Non-state information systems are created by physical and
legal entities in order to meet their information needs and
(or) the provision of information services.
The procedure for the creation and use of non-state information systems
is determined by their owners or persons authorized by them.
The procedure for the inclusion of information systems in information networks, as well as
the rules for the exchange of information in them are established by their owners or
by persons authorized by them.
The procedure for using information systems and information networks in the event that
when the owners of software and hardware and information systems
are different persons, is determined by the agreement between these persons.
Identification of persons participating in information exchange using
information systems and information networks, carried out in cases
established by acts of legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
Article 26. State registration of information systems
State registration of information systems is carried out in order to
creating a unified accounting system for information systems, ensuring their safety, and
also informing state bodies, individuals and legal entities about
information systems in the Republic of Belarus.
State registration of information systems, with the exception of
information systems specified in part four of this article are carried out
By the Ministry of Communications and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus by entering information about
information systems in the State Register of Information Systems.
The procedure for state registration of information systems, with the exception of
information systems specified in part four of this article, and the procedure
maintaining the State Register of Information Systems are determined by the Council
Ministers of the Republic of Belarus.
The procedure for state registration of information systems containing
state secrets, determined by the State Security Committee
The Republic of Belarus.
State registration is subject to state information systems.
Non-state information systems are registered with the State
register of information systems on a voluntary basis, unless otherwise specified
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
CHAPTER 7
PROTECTION OF INFORMATION
Article 27. Objectives of information protection
The objectives of information protection are:
ensuring national security, sovereignty of the Republic of Belarus;
preservation and non-disclosure of information about the private life of individuals and
personal data contained in information systems;
ensuring the rights of subjects of information relations when creating,
use and operation of information systems and information networks,
use of information technology, as well as the formation and use of
information resources;
prevention of unauthorized access, destruction, modification (change),
copying, distribution and (or) provision of information, blocking
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Article 28. Basic requirements for the protection of information
Information is subject to protection, illegal actions in respect of which may
harm its owner, user or other person.
Requirements for the protection of publicly available information can be established only in
in order to prevent its destruction, modification (change), blocking
legal access to it.
Requirements for the protection of information in state information systems, and
also information systems containing information, distribution and (or)
the provision of which is limited, are determined by the legislation of the Republic
Belarus.
Information, the distribution and (or) provision of which is limited, is not
classified as state secrets, should be processed in information
systems using an information security system certified in the manner
established by the Operative-Analytical Center under the President of the Republic of Belarus.
The operation of state information systems is not allowed without
implementation of measures to protect information.
Ensuring the integrity and safety of the information contained in
state information systems, carried out by establishing and
compliance with uniform requirements for the protection of information from unauthorized access,
destruction, modification (change) and blocking legal access to it, in
including when accessing information networks.
To create a system for protecting information, technical and
cryptographic protection of information, having a certificate of conformity issued in
National system of conformity assessment of the Republic of Belarus, or
positive expert opinion based on the results of state examination,
the procedure for which is determined by the Operational and Analytical Center at
To the President of the Republic of Belarus.
In cases determined by the legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus on
licensing, individuals and legal entities involved in creating funds
protection of information and (or) the implementation of measures to protect information, has the right to carry out
activities in this area on the basis of special permits (licenses).
Article 29. Measures to protect information
Legal measures for the protection of information include those concluded by the owner
information with the user of information contracts, which establish the conditions
use of information, as well as the liability of the parties to the contract for violation of
specified conditions.
Organizational measures to protect information include ensuring special
admission regime on the territory (premises) where access to
information (material media), as well as differentiation of access to
information on the circle of persons and the nature of the information.
Technical measures to protect information include measures to use
means of technical and cryptographic protection of information, as well as control measures
security of information.
Government authorities and legal entities performing processing
information, the dissemination and (or) provision of which is limited, determine
relevant units or officials responsible for ensuring
information protection.
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Information protection is organized:
in relation to publicly available information - by the person carrying out
distribution and (or) provision of such information;
in relation to information, dissemination and (or) provision of which
limited, - by the owner or operator of the information system containing
such information, or by the owner of the information, if such information is not contained
in information systems;
other persons in cases determined by this Law and other
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
Article 31. The rights and obligations of subjects of information relations on
information protection
Owner of information, owner of software and hardware,
information resources, information systems and information networks or
the persons authorized by them have the right:
prohibit or suspend the processing of information and (or) use of it in
in case of non-compliance with information protection requirements;
apply to state bodies designated by the President of the Republic
Belarus and (or) the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, to assess the correctness
fulfillment of requirements for the protection of their information in information systems,
examination of the sufficiency of measures to protect their software and hardware,
information resources, information systems and information networks, as well as
for advice.
The owner of information systems and information networks is obliged to notify them
the owner, as well as the owner of information about all facts of violation of the requirements for
protection of information.
Information holder, information system operator in cases
established by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus are obliged:
ensure the protection of information, as well as constant monitoring of compliance
information protection requirements;
establish the procedure for providing information to the user of information and
determine the necessary measures to ensure the conditions of access to information
user of information;
not to allow impact on technical means of information processing, in
as a result of which their functioning is disrupted;
provide the ability to immediately recover information,
modified (changed) or destroyed due to illegal
(unauthorized) access to it.
Article 32. Protection of personal data
Measures to protect personal data from disclosure should be taken with
the moment when the personal data was provided by an individual to whom
they refer to another person or when the provision of personal data
carried out in accordance with the legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
Subsequent transfer of personal data is permitted only with written
the consent of the natural person to whom they relate, or in accordance with
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
The measures specified in part one of this article must be taken before
destruction of personal data, either before their depersonalization, or before receiving
the written consent of the natural person to whom these data relate to their
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Subjects of information relations who received personal data in
violation of the requirements of this Law and other legislative acts of the Republic
Belarus has no right to use them.
CHAPTER 8
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE SUBJECTS OF INFORMATION RELATIONS.
LIABILITY FOR VIOLATION OF LEGISLATION REQUIREMENTS
ABOUT INFORMATION, INFORMATION AND INFORMATION PROTECTION
Article 33. Rights and obligations of the owner of information
The owner of information in relation to the information that he possesses has
right:
distribute and (or) provide information, use it;
allow or restrict access to information, determine the procedure and conditions
such access in accordance with the legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus;
require yourself to be identified as a source of information that has become publicly available
by his decision, when it is distributed and (or) provided by other persons;
determine the conditions for processing information and using it in information
systems and information networks;
transfer the rights to use information in accordance with the law
Of the Republic of Belarus or under an agreement;
protect, in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, their
rights in case of illegal receipt of information or illegal use of it
by other persons;
take measures to protect information;
take other actions in accordance with this Law and other acts
legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
The rights of the owner of the information contained in the information resource are subject to
protection regardless of copyright and other rights to the information resource.
The rights of the owner of the information do not apply to software and hardware
means, information systems and information networks belonging to
to the owner, with the help of which the search, receipt, transfer, collection are carried out,
processing, accumulation, storage, distribution and (or) provision of information,
use of information.
The owner of the information is obliged:
observe the rights and legitimate interests of other persons when distributing and (or)
provision of information that he possesses, as well as when using it;
take measures to protect information, if such a duty is established
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus;
distribute and (or) provide information in respect of which
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus establish the obligation of its
distribution and (or) provision;
provide accurate, complete information on time;
restrict and (or) prohibit access to information, if such a duty
established by legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus;
ensure the safety of information, dissemination and (or) provision
which is limited;
perform other duties in accordance with this Law and other
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
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The information user has the right:
receive, distribute and (or) provide information;
use information technology, information systems and
information networks;
get acquainted with your personal data;
take other actions in accordance with this Law and other acts
legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
The user of the information is obliged:
observe the rights and legitimate interests of others when using
information technology, information systems and information networks;
take measures to protect information, if such a duty is established
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus;
ensure the safety of information, dissemination and (or) provision
which is limited, and not transfer it in whole or in part to third parties without
consent of the owner of the information;
perform other duties in accordance with this Law and other
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
Article 35. Rights and obligations of the user of the information system and
(or) information network
The user of the information system and (or) information network has the right to:
use the information system and (or) the information network to access
information resources;
receive, distribute and (or) provide information contained in
information system and (or) information network;
take other actions in accordance with this Law and other acts
legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
The user of the information system and (or) information network is obliged to:
observe the rights of others when using the information system and (or)
information network;
perform other duties in accordance with this Law and other
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
Article 36. Rights and obligations of the owner of information resources
The owner of information resources, unless otherwise provided by this
By law and other legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus, has the right:
grant the rights of ownership and use of information resources to another
face;
determine the rules for processing information, using information
resources;
determine the conditions for the disposal of documented information in the event of its
distribution and (or) provision under the contract;
take other actions in accordance with this Law and other acts
legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
The owner of information resources is obliged:
determine the conditions for the possession and use of information resources in the event that
provided for by the second paragraph of the first part of this article;
take measures to protect information resources, if such an obligation
established by legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus;
perform other duties in accordance with this Law and other
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Article 37. Rights and obligations of the owner of software and hardware
means, information systems and information networks
The owner of the software and hardware used to create
information system, and the owner of the information system, forming
information network can be either one or several persons.
Owner of software and hardware, information systems and
information networks have the right to transfer to another person the rights of ownership and use
software and hardware
means,
information
systems
information networks.
The rights to information included in information systems are determined
agreement between the owners of information and the owners of information
systems.
The powers of the owner of the state information system are carried out
customer under a government contract for the performance of contract work for
state needs for the creation of such an information system, unless otherwise indicated
in the decision to create it.
The owner of the information system has the right, unless otherwise established
the owner of the information, prohibit or restrict the transfer, distribution and (or)
provision of information.
Owner of software and hardware, information systems and
information networks has other rights in accordance with this Law and
other acts of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, performs duties in
in accordance with this Law and other legislative acts of the Republic
Belarus.

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Article 38. Rights and obligations of the owner of software and hardware,
information resources, information systems and
information networks
Owner
software and hardware
funds,
information
information systems and information networks has the right:
determine the conditions for their use in compliance with the exclusive rights to
objects of intellectual property;
take other actions in accordance with this Law and other acts
legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
Owner
software and hardware
funds,
information
information systems and information networks must:
take measures to protect information, if such a duty is established
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus;
perform other duties in accordance with this Law and other
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.

resources,

resources,

Article 39. Rights and obligations of an information intermediary
The information intermediary has the rights in accordance with this Law
and other acts of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
The information intermediary is obliged to ensure the provision of information
services to the owner and (or) user of information based on their requests or
in accordance with the terms of the agreement between the information intermediary and the owner
or the user of the information or persons authorized by them.

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The information intermediary is prohibited from distributing and (or) providing
to third parties information obtained in the provision of information services,
except for the cases stipulated by the legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
The information intermediary performs other duties in accordance with
this Law and other legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
Article 40. Rights and obligations of the operator of the information system
The information system operator has the right to:
to operate the information system in the manner and on the terms,
determined by the agreement concluded with its owner;
determine the procedure for the operation of the information system if it
is its owner;
take other actions in accordance with this Law and other acts
legislation of the Republic of Belarus.
The operator of the information system is obliged:
ensure the integrity and safety of the information contained in
information system;
take measures to prevent disclosure, loss, distortion, destruction,
modification (change) of information and blocking legal access to it, and when
necessity - measures to restore the lost information;
perform other duties in accordance with this Law and other
legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
Article 41. Responsibility for violation of legislation on information,
informatization and information protection
Violation of legislation on information, informatization and information protection
entails liability in accordance with the legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus.
CHAPTER 9.
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 42. Recognition as invalid the law of the Republic of Belarus and
separate provision of the law of the Republic of Belarus
Declare invalid:
Law of the Republic of Belarus of September 6, 1995 "On Informatization" (Vedamastsi
Vyarkhoўnaga Saveta Respubliki Belarus, 1995, no. 33, art. 428);
article 14 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus of July 20, 2006 “On Amendments
and additions to some laws of the Republic of Belarus on technical
regulation, standardization and assessment of compliance with the requirements of technical
regulatory legal acts in the field of technical regulation and standardization "
(National Register of Legal Acts of the Republic of Belarus, 2006, No. 122, 2/1259).
Article 43. Measures to implement the provisions of this Law
To the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, within six months:
bring the decisions of the Government of the Republic of Belarus in accordance with this
The law;
ensure that the republican government bodies are brought in,
subordinate to the Government of the Republic of Belarus, their regulatory legal acts in
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take other measures necessary to implement the provisions of this Law.
Article 44. Entry into force of this Law
This Law shall enter into force six months after its official
publication, with the exception of this article and article 43, which enter into force on
the day of the official publication of this Law.
President of the Republic of Belarus

