On Holding a Seminar at the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus

On October 22, 2025, the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Belarus (SCC) held a seminar entitled «On Specific Issues of Improving Records Management and Archival Storage of Documents». The seminar was attended by employees of customs authorities in the Minsk region responsible for the organization and maintenance of records management.

Participating in the seminar were A.E. Rybakov, Director of the Belarusian Research Institute of Document Management and Archival Affairs; T.A. Shevchenko, Head of the Records Management and Archival Formation Department of the National Archives of the Republic of Belarus; and V.M. Rolenok, Lead Archivist of the same department.

The seminar was opened by I.V. Denisov, Head of the Organizational and Administrative Documents and Control Department of the SCC, who outlined the goals and objectives of the seminar and wished the participants fruitful work.

A.E. Rybakov informed the audience about the innovations in the new Instructions on Records Management in Government Agencies and Other Organizations, approved by Resolution No.65 of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus dated August 29, 2025. As part of activities aimed at fulfilling the instructions of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus on optimizing document flow in national government bodies, including official correspondence, he also presented a report on «Practical Approaches to Optimizing Document Creation and Document Flow».

T.A. Shevchenko focused on practical issues of organizing record management and archival storage of documents in the State Customs Committee and customs authorities of the Minsk region. Particular attention was paid to the preparation and transfer of electronic documents for permanent storage in state archives.

At the end of the seminar, representatives of the archival service answered questions from the participants.

The implementation of measures aimed at fulfilling the instructions of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus to optimize document creation and document flow, improve office workflow, and improve archival storage of documents will continue.

1. I.V. Denisov opens the seminar

2. A.E. Rybakov delivers a presentation

3. Seminar participants during the session

4. T.A. Shevchenko during her speech