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From CRC/C/65/Add. 15 of 26 September 2001
197. General school education, […] comprises three levels - primary (from the age of 4), basic (from the age of 9) and secondary (from the ages of 11 to 12) […]
198. […] Basic schooling is compulsory for all children. […]
From CRC/C/3/Add.14 of 29 June 1993
33. The age for basic education (which lasts nine years) is defined in article 16, "General secondary education", of the Education Act of the Republic of Belarus. Article 16 (3) of the Act reads as follows: "Education shall begin from the age of six or, on medical grounds and with the parents' consent, later". In most cases, therefore, a child's basic education is completed at 15 years of age. […]
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From CRC/C/65/Add. 15 of 26 September 2001
51. Under article 173 of the Labour Code, no contract of employment may be concluded with persons below the age of 16. With the written consent of one of the parents (tutors or guardians) a contract of employment may be concluded with a minor who has reached the age of 14.
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| Minimum age for marriage |
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From CRC/C/3/Add.14 of 29 June 1993
29. The minimum age for marriage is set by article 16 of the Code on Marriage and the Family at 18 years, […] There is, however, an additional stipulation in article 14 (4) of the Civil Code that citizens contracting a marriage before reaching 18 years of age acquire full legal capacity from the time of the marriage.
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| Minimum age for criminal responsibility |
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From CRC/C/65/Add. 15 of 26 September 2001
43. The general rule is that criminal liability may be incurred by persons aged 16 and over when the offence is committed. Those committing an offence when aged between 14 and 16 may incur criminal liability for certain grave offences (murder, rape, assault with intent to rob, and robbery).
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