Defence Companies and Goscomvoyenprom Discuss Coordination of Activities in Foreign Countries

On 28 April, under the leadership of Goscomvoyenprom Deputy Chairman Gennady Smolsky, a meeting was held with representatives of companies that have certificates to carry out foreign trade activity in relation to specific goods (activities, services) and that are not part of Goscomvoyenprom.
The meeting focused on the discussion of the algorithm for further work in accordance with the requirements of the Presidential Decree of 28 February 2017 No. 49 “Concerning the State Regulation in Export Control”.
Goscomvoyenprom Deputy Chairman Gennady Smolsky informed the participants about the changes in the current legislation of the Republic of Belarus, which touched upon the regulation of activities in the field of military-technical cooperation with foreign countries and export control.
The speech highlighted the main provisions of the instruction on the coordination procedure developed at Goscomvoyenprom (the authorised body in the field of export control) with direct participation and taking into account the proposals received from defence companies that have certificates to carry out foreign trade activity in relation to specific goods (activities, services).
This document specifies the mechanism and procedure for coordinating the activities of companies in foreign countries with Goscomvoyenprom.
Based on the results of the meeting and taking into account the proposals received from heads of defence companies, the procedure for making additions and changes, if necessary, to the specified normative document was determined. Such work will be carried out by Goscomvoyenprom on a permanent basis.
At present, Goscomvoyenprom coordinates the activities of almost 150 defence companies that have certificates to carry out activities with military products, of which more than 90 have been given the right to carry out foreign trade activity in relation to specific goods (activities, services) under the procedures established.

Translated by Olga Klevko