The number of appeals to the Vitebsk Regional Economic Court decreased by a third in the first quarter

April 6, Vitebsk / Sergey Kotovets - BELTA /. The number of appeals to the economic court of the Vitebsk region in January-March 2011 amounted to more than 2.5 thousand and decreased by 30% compared to the same period in 2010, the head of the court's judicial practice department, Olga Kibisova, told a BELTA correspondent. Among the received appeals, the share of lawsuits was 47% (about 1.2 thousand), and their number decreased by 46% compared to the first quarter of 2010. The share of applications in the order of writ proceedings accounted for about 38% (about 970 applications), which is 2% more. Administrative cases account for 12% (more than 270) and their number decreased by 10.4%. In the first quarter, the conciliation procedure was initiated in 603 cases, which is 45% less than in the same period last year. Out of the total number of cases under the mediation procedure, in 83% of cases, the parties managed to reach agreements and sign dispute settlement agreements. For the first time, the economic court brought to administrative responsibility for contempt of court (Article 24.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) the chairman of the liquidation commissions of three joint ventures. The official was fined Br280 thousand for non-fulfillment of court orders and instructions in cases of liquidation of business entities. "In the structure of administrative proceedings, the number of cases under a number of articles of the Code of Administrative Offenses of Belarus has significantly decreased, which is partly related to the adoption of Directive No. 4," noted the specialists of the economic court. Thus, the number of cases under Article 12.4 "Violation of the established procedure for the formation and application of prices (tariffs)" decreased by 4.4 times, and the number of cases under Article 12.35 "Violation of labeling requirements for goods" of the Code of Administrative Offenses decreased by almost half. In addition, in the first quarter, the regional economic court terminated 4.6 times fewer administrative cases than in the same period of 2010. -0-