A car recycling fee has been introduced in Belarus. Corresponding Decree No. 64 “Concerning the car recycling fee” has been signed by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, BelTA learned from the presidential press service.The document aims to ensure rational use of natural resources, protect the environment and encourage the use of recyclable materials.The decree specifies who will pay the car recycling fee and how the fee will be calculated and paid.The document sets forth types and categories of vehicles subject to the recycling fee. These include cross-country vehicles with electric engines, except for those equipped with a hybrid propulsion system, dump trucks which can be used in roadless terrain with a weight of more than 50 tonnes, and cars imported by physical bodies for personal use regardless of the engine capacity.The car recycling fee will be paid in a one-off payment. Basic rates and coefficients will be determined by the government. Such vehicles include industrial and alienable cars, including vehicles that can be used for manufacturers’ needs; cars imported by individuals for personal use; cars which are imported from the Customs Union member states and are subject to state registration.The car recycling fee shall be collected from legal persons and individuals who manufactured or sold transport vehicles in the country, went through customs declaration of personal-use vehicles, imported cars from the Customs Union member states; acquired transport vehicles, previous owners of which did not pay the car recycling fee.The car recycling fee will not apply to vehicles imported by physical bodies with a refugee status or people who can permanently live in the Republic of Belarus; cars imported by diplomats; vehicles produced by Belarusian manufacturers that have to guarantee safe disposal of broken cars.The Council of Ministers will authorize state administration bodies to collect the fee. The State Customs Committee will collect fees from those who import cars in Belarus. The Tax and Duties Ministry will collect fees from Belarusian car manufacturers.
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