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Timiryasov</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21202/jdtl.2023.8</article-id><article-id custom-type="edn" pub-id-type="custom">RCVUAE</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">digitallaw-152</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>ARTICLES</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>СТАТЬИ</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Legal Regulation of Relations in the Sphere of Crowdfunding in the Republic of Belarus</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Правовое регулирование отношений в сфере краудфандинга в Республике Беларусь</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5457-3283</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Василевский</surname><given-names>А. В.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Vasilevskii</surname><given-names>A. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Василевский Андрей Витальевич – научный сотрудник отдела исследований в области гражданского, экологического и социального права, Институт правовых исследований</p><p>Web of Science Researcher ID: <ext-link xlink:href="https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/GVW-1967-2022" ext-link-type="uri">https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/GVW-1967-2022</ext-link>; </p><p>РИНЦ Author ID: <ext-link xlink:href="https://www.elibrary.ru/author_items.asp?authorid=1168843" ext-link-type="uri">https://www.elibrary.ru/author_items.asp?authorid=1168843</ext-link></p><p>220030, г. Минск, ул. Берсона, 1а</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Andrey V. Vasilevskii – Researcher of the Department of Civil, Ecological and Social Legal Research</p><p>Web of Science Researcher ID: <ext-link xlink:href="https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/GVW-1967-2022" ext-link-type="uri">https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/GVW-1967-2022</ext-link> ; RSCI Author ID: <ext-link xlink:href="https://www.elibrary.ru/author_items.asp?authorid=1168843" ext-link-type="uri">https://www.elibrary.ru/author_items.asp?authorid=1168843</ext-link></p><p>1a Berson Str., 220030 Minsk</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">VasileuskiAV@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Национальный центр законодательства и правовых исследований Республики Беларусь</institution><country>Беларусь</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>The National Centre of Legislation and Legal Research of the Republic of Belarus</institution><country>Belarus</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2023</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>10</day><month>03</month><year>2023</year></pub-date><volume>1</volume><issue>1</issue><fpage>191</fpage><lpage>234</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Vasilevskii A.V., 2023</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2023</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Василевский А.В.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Vasilevskii A.V.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.lawjournal.digital/jour/article/view/152">https://www.lawjournal.digital/jour/article/view/152</self-uri><abstract><sec><title>Objective</title><p>Objective: to study the theoretical and legal bases of crowdfunding and to elaborate scientifically grounded proposals for improving the Republic of Belarus legislation in this sphere.</p></sec><sec><title>Methods</title><p>Methods: the methodological basis of the research is a system of principles, methods and techniques of studying the general regularities of emergence, formation and development of social-legal phenomena. In the research, general and specific methods of scientific cognition were used: analysis, synthesis, comparative-legal, logical, systemic, formal-legal, dialectic and other methods.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Results: the history of emergence and formation of crowdfunding was analyzed. The social-economic and technical-technological factors were revealed, which facilitate the popularization of crowdfunding among the Internet users. The origins of the “crowdfunding” notion were discussed, as well as its filling with a definite meaning. The types of crowdfunding were listed, depending on the goal of investment on the part of investors. The main subject composition of legal relations in crowdfunding was established, which consists of the following persons: funding seeker; funder; operator of online-funding service. The overall algorithm of legal relations between the main subjects of crowdfunding was described. The positive and negative aspects of crowdfunding were characterized. An overall analysis of foreign legislation in the crowdfunding legal regulation was performed. Based on the analysis, the general trends of legislation development were presented. The program and normative legal acts on developing crowdfunding in the Republic of Belarus were reviewed. The probable contract models of the parties’ legal relations registering were named. The technical and legal requirements to the functional of an online-funding service were determined. The minimal necessary set of measures was proposed, which may prevent risks and threats associated with procurement and extension of funds through onlinefunding services. Based on the operator functions, specific requirements to the rules of online-funding service were determined.</p></sec><sec><title>Scientiﬁc novelty</title><p>Scientiﬁc novelty: the author comprehensively studied the notion, legal nature and features of legal regulation of crowdfunding. The factors were revealed, which influence the formation of the legal norms regulating the procurement and extension of funds through online-funding services. The author elaborated proposals for improving the Republic of Belarus legislation in the sphere of social relations under study.</p></sec><sec><title>Practical signiﬁcance</title><p>Practical signiﬁcance: the research results are significant for developing the studies in the sphere of civil, economic, and informational law. The obtained results may be used in teaching a course in civil, economic, and informational law, as well as be applied by law subjects when elaborating and introducing the respective drafts of laws and be an object of further scientific research on the issue.</p></sec></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><sec><title>Цель</title><p>Цель: изучение теоретико-правовых основ краудфандинга и разработка научно обоснованных предложений по совершенствованию законодательства Республики Беларусь в данной сфере.</p></sec><sec><title>Методы</title><p>Методы: методологическую основу исследования составляет система принципов, приемов и способов изучения общих закономерностей возникновения, становления и развития социально-правовых явлений. При выполнении исследования используются общие и частные методы научного познания: анализ, синтез, сравнительно-правовой, логический, системный, формально-юридический, диалектический и другие.</p></sec><sec><title>Результаты</title><p>Результаты: проанализирована история появления и становления краудфандинга. Выявлены социально-экономические и технико-технологические факторы, способствующие популяризации краудфандинга среди пользователей сети Интернет. Рассмотрены происхождение понятия «краудфандинг» и наполнение его определенным смыслом. Обозначены разновидности краудфандинга в зависимости от цели вложения денежных средств лицами, осуществляющими финансирование. Установлен основной субъектный состав правоотношений при краудфандинге, состоящий из следующих лиц: соискатель финансирования; лицо, осуществляющее финансирование; оператор сервиса онлайн-финансирования. Представлен общий алгоритм правоотношений между основными субъектами краудфандинга. Охарактеризованы положительные и отрицательные аспекты краудфандинга. Обзорно проанализировано законодательство зарубежных государств на предмет правового регулирования краудфандинга. На основе проведенного анализа обозначены общие тренды развития законодательства в данной сфере. Рассмотрены программные и нормативные правовые акты по развитию краудфандинга в Республике Беларусь. Названы возможные договорные модели оформления правоотношений сторон. Определены технические и правовые требования к функционалу сервиса онлайн-финансирования.</p><p>Предложен минимально необходимый комплекс мер по предупреждению рисков и угроз, связанных с привлечением и предоставлением денежных средств посредством сервиса онлайн-финансирования. На основании присущих оператору функций определены отдельные требования к содержанию правил сервиса онлайн-финансирования.</p></sec><sec><title>Научная новизна</title><p>Научная новизна: комплексно исследованы понятие, правовая природа и особенности правового регулирования краудфандинга. Выявлены факторы, влияющие на формирование правовых норм, регулирующих привлечение и предоставление денежных средств с помощью сервисов онлайн-финансирования. Выработаны авторские предложения по совершенствованию законодательства Республики Беларусь в рассматриваемой сфере общественных отношений.</p></sec><sec><title>Практическая значимость</title><p>Практическая значимость: результаты научного исследования имеют значение для развития исследований в области гражданского, хозяйственного, информационного права. Полученные результаты могут применяться в процессе преподавания курса гражданского, хозяйственного, информационного права, использоваться субъектами права законодательной инициативы при разработке и внесении соответствующих законопроектов, а также выступать предметом дальнейших научных исследований по данной проблематике.</p></sec></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>договор</kwd><kwd>законодательство</kwd><kwd>краудинвестинг</kwd><kwd>краудлендинг</kwd><kwd>краудревординг</kwd><kwd>краудфандинг</kwd><kwd>право</kwd><kwd>регулирование</kwd><kwd>онлайн-финансирование</kwd><kwd>цифровые технологии</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>contract</kwd><kwd>crowdfunding</kwd><kwd>crowd-investing</kwd><kwd>crowd-lending</kwd><kwd>crowd-rewarding</kwd><kwd>digital technologies</kwd><kwd>law</kwd><kwd>legislation</kwd><kwd>online-funding</kwd><kwd>regulation</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Бандык, О. 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