Normative legal acts regulating archival affairs

Records Retention Schedules

  • Records Retention Schedule for standard records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by government agencies, other institutions and individual businessmen (adopted by resolution of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 24 May 2012 No.  140, amended by resolutions of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 20 May 2014 No. 116, of 12 December 2014 No. 242, of 6 March 2018 No. 56, of 17 October 2019 No. 194.

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by government agencies, other institutions and individual businessmen in health care, physical education, sport and tourism (adopted by order of Director of the Department for Archives and Records Management  of the Justice Ministry of the Republic of Belarus of 1 April 2019 No. 11).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by government agencies, other institutions and individual businessmen in forest and land management (adopted by order of Director of the Department for Archives and Records Management  of the Justice Ministry of the Republic of Belarus of 27 February 2019 No. 5).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by government agencies, other institutions and individual businessmen in the design, construction, reconstruction (modernization), restoration and repair of immovable property objects (adopted by order of Director of the Department for Archives and Records Management  of the Justice Ministry of the Republic of Belarus of 15 June 2015 No. 27, amended by order of Director of the Department for Archives and Records Management  of the Justice Ministry of the Republic of Belarus of 21 October 2019 No. 37).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by government agencies, other institutions and individual businessmen in engineering of industrial products, development of manufacturing processes, production and research activity, protection of intellectual property (adopted by order of Director of the Department for Archives and Records Management  of the Justice Ministry of the Republic of Belarus of 6 June 2014 No. 30).

  • Agency records schedules

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Communication and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus and institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by order of the Ministry of Communication and Informatization of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 24 June 2021 No. 122).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Defence, military authorities, formations, units, military educational institutions, organizations of the Armed Forces and military commissariats (adopted by order of the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Belarus of 14 August 2019 No. 1160.

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus, its territorial bodies, finance boards of regional executive committees and Minsk City Executive Committee, and government institutions subordinate to the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus (adopted by order of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus of 14 February 2019 No. 45).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus, territorial bodies and government institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by order of the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus of 21 January 2019 No. 18).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the State Military Industrial Committee of the Republic of Belarus and institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by order of the State Military Industrial Committee of the Republic of Belarus of 12 December 2018 No. 140).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus and institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by order of State Forensic Examination Committee of the Republic of Belarus of 27 July 2018 No. 150).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus, transport and communication subdivisions of regional executive committees, institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by  order of Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus of 26 May 2017 No. 164-Ts).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus, structural divisions of regional executive committees and Minsk City Executive Committee in physical education, sport and tourism, and government institutions subordinate to the Ministry of Sport and Tourism (adopted by order of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus of 29 June 2016 No. 295).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus, inspections and government institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by order of the Ministry of Taxes and Levies of the Republic of Belarus of 21 June 2016 No. 68).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus and institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by order of the Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Belarus of 8 February 2016 No. 43).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, diplomatic representations and consulates, government institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the  Republic of Belarus of 26 January 2016 No. 5, amended by order of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the  Republic of Belarus of 22 November 2017 No. 91).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the state statistics bodies and government institutions subordinate to the National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Belarus (adopted by order of the National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Belarus of 23 December 2015 No. 375).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the  Republic of Belarus created by the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus (adopted by order of Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus of 25 September 2014 No. 188, amended by order of Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus of 3 January 2017 No. 1).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus, agriculture and food committees of regional executive committees, and institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by resolution of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus of 7 August 2014 No. 41).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by general courts of the Republic of Belarus (adopted by order of Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus of 21 July 2014 No. 60, amended by orders of Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus of 7 April 2015 No. 32, of 20 June 2016 No. 71, of 26 November 2018 No. 89 of 29 May 2019 No. 38).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Belarusian State Concern for Oil and Chemistry and institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by order of the Belarusian State Concern for Oil and Chemistry of 25 April 2014 No. 152, amended by order of the Belarusian State Concern for Oil and Chemistry of 17 August 2018 No. 286).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the bodies of internal affairs of the Republic of Belarus (adopted by order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus of 10 January 2014 No. 10, amended by orders of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus of 26 June 2014 No. 233, of 22 June 2015 No. 190, of 13 June 2016 No. 161, of 2 April 2018 No. 103).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Belarusian State Concern for Production and Sale of Goods of Light Industry and institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by order of the Belarusian State Concern for Production and Sale of Goods of Light Industry of 11 December 2013 No. 256, amended by order of the Belarusian State Concern for Production and Sale of Goods of Light Industry of 9 November 2018 No. 141).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus and government institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by order of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus of 11 November 2013 No. 259, amended by order of Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Belarus of 19 June 2019 No. 171).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus (adopted by order of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus of 11 July 2013 No. 307).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus, territorial bodies and government institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus of 27 December 2012 No. 445-ОD).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Emerging Situations of the Republic of Belarus, bodies, subdivisions and government institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by order of the Ministry of Emerging Situations of the Republic of Belarus of 28 May 2012 No. 134).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus, other military bodies, units and formations of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus, military educational establishments and institutions of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus and military commissariats (adopted by order of the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Belarus of 24 May 2012 No. 528, amended by order of the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Belarus of 22 June 2015 No. 775).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus, territorial customs bodies and other customs institutions (adopted by order of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus of 24 May 2012 No. 260).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, education and youth subdivisions of regional executive committees and Minsk City Executive Committee, government institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by resolution of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus of 24 May 2012 No. 52).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, culture subdivisions of regional executive committees and Minsk City Executive Committee, government institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by order of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus of 24 May 2012 No. 94, amended by order of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus of 17 June 2013 No. 94).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the Republic of Belarus created by the Department for Archives and Records Management of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus, archives and records subdivisions of regional executive committees and Minsk City Executive Committee, central archival institutions (adopted by order of the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 18 May 2012 No. 147, amended by orders of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 11 May 2015 No. 115, of 18 December 2015 No. 345).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records created by the State Committee for Science and Technologies of the Republic of Belarus and institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by joint resolution of the State Committee for Science and Technologies of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 22 June 2011 No. 11/146).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records created by the Belarusian Railways and organizations under its jurisdiction (adopted by joint resolution of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 1 April 2011 No. 21/72).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records created by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus and institutions under its jurisdiction (adopted by joint resolution of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 21 September 2010 No. 125/61).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records created by the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus, territorial bodies and institutions under its jurisdiction (approved by joint resolution of the State Property Committee of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 1 September 2010 No. 53/52).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records created by the customs bodies of the Republic of Belarus and institutions subordinate to the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus (approved by joint resolution of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 19 February 2010 No. 5/11).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records created by the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus, departments and institutions under its jurisdiction (approved by joint resolution of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 25 June 2009 No. 112/48).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records created by the Belarusian Production and Trade Concern of Timber, Woodworking and Pulp-and-Paper Industry and its subordinate institutions (approved by order of Chairman of the Belarusian Production and Trade Concern of Timber, Woodworking and Pulp-and-Paper Industry of 10 June 2009 No. 130, amended by order of Chairman of the Belarusian Production and Trade Concern of Timber, Woodworking and Pulp-and-Paper Industry of 4 August 2010 No. 162).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records created by the Belarusian State Food Industry Concern and its subordinate institutions (approved by order of Chairman of the Belarusian State Concern of Food Industry of 31 December 2008 No. 451, amended by order of Chairman of the Belarusian State Concern of Food Industry of 3 August 2010 No. 225).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records created by the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus and institutions under its jurisdiction (approved by joint resolution of the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 16 December 2008 No. 20/76).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records created by the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus and its structural units (approved by joint resolution of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 4 March 2008 No. 38/13, amended by joint resolution of the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 1 December 2008 No. 186/73).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records of the National Archival Fonds of the  Republic of Belarus created by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus, its structural units, public notaries and advocates (adopted by resolution of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus of 13 December  2006 No. 79, amended by resolutions of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus 20 September 2007 No. 64, of 14 April 2009 No. 34, of 1 December 2010 No. 109, of 23 December 2010 No. 123, of 6 December 2011 No. 275, of 6 February 2012 No. 40, of 26 April 2012 No. 105, of 24 May 2012 No. 135, of 10 December 2012 No. 289, of 17 June 2013 No. 94, of 9 April 2014 No. 84, of 27 October 2014 No. 210, of 19 December 2014 No. 247).

  • Records Retention Schedule for records created by the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and organizations under its authority (approved by resolution of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus of 23 December 2005 No. 94).

  • Permanent Retention Schedule for original materials and data, or their replacing copies, of the State Cartography and Geodesy Fund of the Republic of Belarus, irrespective of agency origin, place of creation, technology and method of fixing information (approved by joint resolution of the Committee for Land Resources, Geodesy and Cartography at the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus and the Committee for Archives and Records Management at the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of 2 June 2005 No. 19/4).

  • Records Schedule of the State Fund of Data on Environmental Conditions (approved by Chairman of the Department for Hydrometeorology of 31 January 2005).