OREANDA-NEWS. On April 02, 2009 the President of the Republic of Belarus signed Decree No 170 which expanded the list of artisan crafts, reported the Official website president.gov.by. 

First of all, the Decree adds small-scale commodity production on the list, which is not a highly profitable business and involves employment of citizens mostly from rural areas and small towns. Other types of crafts added include production of candles, leather accessories and accessories for women, decorative flowers and flower compositions, production, installation and repair of wooden wells and benches, production of accessories for wooden furniture, bookbinding.

The Decree does not allow for producing in the guise of artisan crafts goods that does not belong to this group due to their mass production and high profitability – toys made from artificial fur.