Decree No. 117 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection validating form sheets of subsoil management documents. Country/Territory Belarus Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources, Water Keyword Authorization/permit Certification Exploration Mining Minerals Oil Natural gas Groundwater Well sinking/boreholes Thermal and medicinal waters Geographical area CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on 1 January 2009. Abstract This Decree validates form sheet of the following subsoil management documents: (a) certificate attesting availability of geological allotment (Annex 1); (b) certificate of transfer of geological allotment (Annex 2); (c) certificate of authorization of exploration and mining of geological allotment (Annex 3); (d) certificate of technical conditions of boreholes for extraction of groundwater and thermal water (Annex 4); (e) certificate of technical conditions of boreholes for extraction of oil and natural gas (Annex 5); (f) certificate of the first explorer of deposits (Annex 7); (g) delivery and acceptance certificate for geological collections (Annex 8); and (h) certificate of mineralogical and geological samples (Annex 9). Full text Russian Website minpriroda.gov.by