Edict of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 366 dated July 20, 1998 “On Improvement of the Governmental Equity Market Regulation System” has established the two-level depository system, within which the Republican Central Securities Depository, Republican Unitary Enterprise (hereinafter RUE RCDCB) acts as a central depository for corporate securities, and the Central Depository of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus acts as a central depository for the Government securities and securities of the National Bank.

As of January 1, 2006, 631.5 billion shares of 1 816 public joint stock companies and of 1 037 closed joint stock companies; as well as 113 350 bonds of three issuers were kept in custody of RUE RCDCB. The total number of issues of securities transferred for centralized custody made 3 879 (including 2 603 issues effected by public joint stock companies, and 1 277 issues effected by closed joint stock companies).

Activities of RUE RCDCB enables to carry out and control all inter-depository transactions, obtain daily edited information on the balance of correspondent accounts of all regional depositories in the country, control the amounts of issues and actual number of securities put to free circulation. RUE RCDCB ensures reliable operation of the entire depository system, maintaining and prompt update of reference-books containing information on securities issues, issuers, depositories, etc.