Candidates for members of the Council of the Republic are registered by the Central Commission.The decision on registration of a candidate for member of the Council of the Republic is made on the basis of the documents specified in part six of Article 100 of this Code which have been received prior to the beginning of the registration

The registration of the candidates for members of the Council of the Republic begins 60 days and ends 55 days before the expiry of the term of office of the Council of the Republic of the current convocation.

The Central Commission verifies the compliance of the order for the nomination of candidates for members of the Council of the Republic, makes a conclusion thereon and takes a decision to register candidates for members of the Council of the Republic, or a motivated decision to deny registration.The decision of the Central Commission on denial of registration may be appealed by a person nominated as a candidate for member of the Council of the Republic against within three-day period from the day of taking the decision in the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus. The Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus considers the complaint within three days, and its decision is final.The registered candidates for members of the Council of the Republic are issued respective certificates.

A candidate for members of the Council of the Republic, from the date of his registration to the date of publication of the election results, may not be sent on a business trips or called for military service or military training.

The Central Commission, not later than on the fourth day after registration of the candidates for members of the Council of the Republic, sends an information on the registration of the candidates for members of the Council of the Republic to the press for publication with indication of the surname, name and patronymic, date of birth, office (occupation), place of birth and place of residence, party membership and the period of residence in the territory of the region or the City of Minsk of each candidate.