National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia adopted four laws in the field of Mining and Energy
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
On April 20, 2021, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia adopted four laws in the field of mining and energy, including two new laws – the Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources and the Law on Energy Efficiency and Rational Use of Energy, as well as amendments to two laws – the Law on Energy and the Law on mining and geological research.
Amendments to the Law on Energy create a legal basis for the adoption of the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan. The Energy Law aims to improve transparency and protection of competition and consumers and non-discriminatory behavior in the market. With the adoption of this law, the buyers of thermal energy will also have the right to the status of energy endangered customers and reduction of bills if they meet the prescribed criteria, as the buyers of electricity and gas already have. Likewise, electronic business (e-energy) is being introduced, which will enable simpler procedures and faster issuance of permits and approvals.
The Law on Mining and Geological Research, with its amendments, should create conditions for more efficient and sustainable management of mineral and other geological resources in Serbia. The amendments to the law expand the competencies of the Geological Survey of Serbia and establish the Chamber of Mining and Geological Engineers of Serbia. The new regulation also creates a legal basis for the introduction of electronic business in the field of mining and geology (e-mining), which will contribute to a more transparent and efficient procedure, and the approval procedure is simplified and shortened from the current 150 to an average of 15 to 20 days.
The new two laws have the following novelties:
The Law on the Use of Renewable Energy Sources:
• Environmental protection, the fight against climate change, reduction of costs for citizens, energy transition, as well as simplification and acceleration of procedures should be provided.
• Market premiums are introduced instead of the current feed-in tariffs, which are retained only for small plants and demonstration projects.
• A new system of incentives, producers will expose the impact of the market and competition, reducing costs for citizens and the economy.
• A stable and predictable legal framework for investors is provided, which includes a simpler and faster administrative procedure for the introduction of e-energy.
• An important novelty brings greater involvement of citizens in the energy transition by introducing the institute of customers-producers, which include customers of electricity, by installing solar panels on the roofs of buildings, producing electricity for their needs, and time reduction and their bill for electricity consumed.
• A ban on the construction of hydropower plants of any type and power in protected areas.
The Law on Energy Efficiency and Rational Use of Energy:
• This law implies the introduction of regulations for eco-design, concerning the labeling of household appliances that can be found on the market, as well as regulations for highly efficient cogeneration.
• It is planned to establish an administration for financing and encouraging energy efficiency within the Ministry of Mining and Energy, which should make it easier for citizens to obtain subsidies for the replacement of windows, doors, insulation of facades and heating systems. The subsidies of the administration for financing and encouraging energy efficiency will amount to 25 percent, as much as the local self-government units will finance, and the participation of citizens in the amount of 50 percent is planned. Incentives will be allocated through public calls to citizens, and measures for the installation of efficient biomass boilers and gas boilers will be financed.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Živković Samardžić at office@zslaw.rs, or any of regular contacts at Živković Samardžić.
Narodna skupština Republike Srbije usvojila je četiri zakona iz oblasti rudarstva i energetike
Narodna skupština Republike Srbije usvojila je 20. aprila 2021. godine četiri zakona iz oblasti rudarstva i energetike, uključujući dva nova zakona – Zakon o korišćenju obnovljivih izvora energije i Zakon o energetskoj efikasnosti i racionalnoj upotrebi energije, kao i izmene i dopene dva zakona – Zakona o energetici i Zakona o rudarstvu i geološkim istraživanjima.
Izmenama i dopunama Zakona o energetici stvara se pravni osnov za donošenje Integrisanog nacionalnog energetskog i klimatskog plana. Zakon o energetici ima za cilj da unapredi transparentnost i zaštitu konkurencije i potrošača i nediskriminatorno ponašanje na tržištu. Usvajanjem ovog zakona, i kupci toplotne energije imaće pravo na status energetski ugroženog kupca i umanjenje računa ukoliko ispune propisane kriterijume, kao što već imaju kupci električne energije i gasa. Takođe, uvodi se elektronsko poslovanje (e-energetika), što će omogućiti jednostavnije procedure i brže izdavanje dozvola i saglasnosti.
Zakon o rudarstvu i geološkim istraživanjima svojim izmena i dopunama trebao bi da stvori uslove za efikasnije i održivo upravljanje mineralnim i drugim geološkim resursima Srbije. Izmenama zakona proširuju se nadležnosti Geološkog zavoda Srbije i osnivana se Komora rudarskih i geoloških inženjera Srbije. Novi propis stvara i zakonsku osnovu za uvođenje elektronskog poslovanja u oblasti rudarstva i geologije (e-rudarstvo), što će doprineti transparentnijem i efikasnijem postupanju, a procedura izdavanja odobrenja pojednostavljuje se i skraćuje sa sadašnjih 150 u proseku na 15 do 20 dana.
Nova dva zakona donose sledeće novine:
Zakonom o korišćenju obnovljivih izvora energije:
· trebalo bi da se obezbedi zaštitа životne sredine, borba protiv klimatskih promena, smanjenje troškova za građane, energetska tranzicija, kao i pojednostavljenje i ubrzanje procedura.
· Uvode se tržišne premije umesto dosadašnjih fid-in tarifa, koje se zadržavaju samo za mala postrojenja i demonstracione projekte.
· Novi sistem podsticaja, proizvođače će izložiti uticaju tržišta i konkurencije, smanjujući troškove za građane i privredu.
· Obezbeđuje se stabilan i predvidljiv zakonski okvir za investitore, koji podrazumeva i jednostavnije i brže administrativne procedure uvođenjem e-energetike.
· Važna novina donosi veće uključivanje građana u energetsku tranziciju uvođenjem instituta kupca-proizvođača, koji podrazumeva da kupci električne energije, postavljanjem solarnih panela na krovovima objekata, proizvode električnu energiju za svoje potrebe, a da time umanje i svoj račun za utrošenu električnu energiju.
· Uvodi se i zabrana izgradnje hidroelektrana bilo kog tipa i snage u zaštićenim područjima.
Zakon o energetskoj efikasnosti i racionalnoj upotrebi energije:
· Ovim zakonom podrazumeva se uvođenje regulative za eko-dizajn, koja se tiču označavanja uređaja za domaćinstvo koji mogu da se nađu na tržištu, kao i regulative za visokoefikasnu kogeneraciju.
· Predviđeno je osnivanje uprave za finansiranje i podsticanje enegetske efikasnosti u sastavu Ministarstva rudarstva i energetike, koja bi trebalo građanima da olakša dobijanje subvencija za zamenu prozora, vrata, izolacije fasada i grejnih sistema. Subvencije uprave za finansiranje i podsticanje energetske efikasnosti iznosiće 25 odsto, koliko će finansirati i jedinice lokalne samouprave, a predviđeno je učešće građana u iznosu od 50 odsto. Sredstva podsticaja biće opredeljivana kroz javne pozive građanima, a biće finansirane i mere ugradnje efikasnih kotlova na biomasu i kotlova na gas.
Ukoliko imate bilo kakvih pitanja ili su Vam potrebne dodatne informacije možete se obratiti advokatskoj kancelariji Živković Samardžić na imejl adresu office@zslaw.rs ili bilo kom Vašem redovnom kontaktu u kancelariji.
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The Minister of Health issued an Order on working hours during epidemiological situations
Monday, 29 March 2021
Date March 12. 2021, the Minister of Health is based on Article 14 of the Decree on measures to prevent and control infectious diseases COVID-19 (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 151/20, 152/20, 153/20, 156/20 158/20, 1/21, 17/21, 19/21, and 22/21), at the proposal of the Crisis Staff for the Suppression of Infectious Diseases COVID- 19, issued an Order on working hours during an unfavorable epidemiological situation during infectious diseases COVID-19 “Official Gazette of RS “, no. 22 dated March 12. 2021, no. 23 from March 16. 2021, no. 25 from March 21. 2021.
The most important novelty issued by the Order to the Regulation on Measures for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases COVID-19 is that during working hours in all facilities that are allowed to work, a legal entity or entrepreneur must provide distance between all persons present so that it cannot be less than 9 square meters per person, while before the Order was issued, the distance between two people was only 4 square meters. In gyms/fitness centers/spa, it can stay concerning physical distance, as well as the obligation that only one person can stay on every 16 square meters.
The Order itself regulates Article 8 of the Regulation on Measures for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases COVID- 19 which refers to the performance of work during the performance of work of legal entities and entrepreneurs who perform activities in the field of retail trade and services in the field of catering, which includes the sale of beverages and food indoors and outdoors and regulating the way they can perform their activity in compliance with all preventive measures prescribed by the Regulation, which apply to users service as well as to the employees themselves.
The Order introduces restrictions for the above-mentioned legal entities and entrepreneurs who will not be able to perform their activity from March 21. 2021 until the future Decision revoking the Order of the Minister’s health.
From March 21. 2021, as long as the epidemiological situation dictates, the facilities in which they are located will not work perform activities:
Provision of services in the field of catering, which include the sale of beverages and food (restaurants, cafes, clubs, rafts …);
Providing services in closed or open shopping centers and similar facilities in which activities are performed in the field of retail trade (shopping centers…).
Also, the mentioned restrictions do not apply to the working hours of pharmacies, trade, and other shops points of sale where food products are sold, pet shops … Then, no does not apply to restaurants within accommodation facilities and in categorized private accommodation, where the service is provided only to persons who have registered residence, as well as to legal entities of the delivery service food.
Working hours are arranged from 06.00 to 20.00 for retail stores, craft shops, facilities from areas of sports (gyms, gym spa centers…), and from 06.00 to 21.00 facilities can work trade and other shops selling food products, pet shops, markets, cultural facilities (galleries, museums …).
The question that arises these days is, is the obligatory distance of 9 square meters related to office space and work? Is, for example, the employer in office obliged to provide physical distance between employees and in what way? If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact lawyer Ana Popović (ana.popovic@zslaw.rs, office@zslaw.rs ).
Ministar zdravlja doneo Naredbu o radnom vremenu za vreme epidemiološke situacije
Dana 12.03.2021. godine, Ministar zdravlja je na osnovu člana 14. Uredbe o merama za sprečavanje i suzbijanje zarazne bolesti COVID-19 („Službeni glasnik RS”, br. 151/20, 152/20, 153/20, 156/20, 158/20, 1/21, 17/21, 19/21 i 22/21), na predlog Kriznog štaba za suzbijanje zarazne bolesti COVID-19, doneo Naredbu o radnom vremenu za vreme nepovoljne epidemiološke situacije tokom trajanja zarazne bolesti COVID-19 “Službeni glasnik RS”, br. 22 od 12.03.2021 godine, br. 23 od 16.03.2021. godine, br. 25 od 21.03.2021. godine.
Možda i najbitnija novina koju donosi Naredba u odnosu Uredbu o merama za sprečavanje i suzbijanje zarazne bolesti COVID-19 je ta da u toku radnog vremena u svim objektima kojima je dozvoljen rad, pravno lice ili preduzetnik mora obezbediti rastojanje između svih prisutnih lica, tako da ono ne može da bude manje od 9 metara kvadratnih po osobi, dok je u pre donošenja Naredbe, rastojanje između dve osobe bilo tek 4 metra kvadratna. U teretanama/ fitnes centrima/spa dozvoljen je boravak uz poštovanje fizičke distance, kao i obaveze da na svakih 16 metara kvadratnih može boraviti samo jedno lice.
Sama Naredba reguliše dodatno član 8. Uredbe o merama za sprečavanje i suzbijanje zarazne bolesti COVID-19 koji se odnosi na obavljanje rada pravnih lica i preduzetnika koji obavljaju delatnost u oblasti trgovine na malo i usluge u oblasti ugostiteljstva, a što obuhvata prodaju pića i hrane u zatvorenom i otvorenom prostoru, te regulisanje načina na koji mogu da obavljaju svoju delatnost uz poštovanje svih preventivnih mera propisanih Uredbom, koje se primenjuju na korisnike usluga kao i na same zaposlene.
Naredbom se uvode ograničenja za gorenavedena pravna lica i preduzetnike koji neće moći da obavljaju svoju delatnost od 21.03.2021. godine do buduće Odluke kojom se ukida Naredba Ministra zdravlja.
Od 21.03.2021. godine, dok god to nalaže epidemiološka situacija, neće raditi objekti u kojima se obavljaju delatnosti:
- Pružanje usluga u oblasti ugostiteljstva, koje obuhvataju prodaju pića i hrane (restorani, kafići, klubovi, splavovi…);
- Pružanje usluga u zatvorenim ili otvorenim trgovinskim centrima i sličnm objektima u kojima se obavlja delatnost u oblasti trgovine na malo (tržni centri…).
Takođe pomenuta ograničenja se ne odnose na radno vreme apoteka, trgovinskih i drugih radnji i prodajnih mesta na kojima se vrši prodaja prehrambenih proizvoda, pet shopovima. Takođe, ne odnosi se ni na restorane u sklopu smeštajnih objekata i u kategorizovanom privatnom smeštaju, gde se usluga pruža samo licima koji imaju prijavljen boravak, kao ni na pravna lica usluge dostave hrane.
Uređeno je radno vreme od 06.00 do 20.00 časova za trgovine na malo, zanatske radnje, objekti iz oblasti sporta (teretane, vežbaonice, spa centri…), a od 06.00 do 21.00 čas mogu raditi objekti trgovinske i druge radnje na kojima se vrši prodaja prehrambenih proizvoda, pet shopovi, pijace, objekti u oblasti kulture (galerije, muzeji…)
Pitanje koje se ovih dana javlja, jeste, da li se obavezno rastojanje od 9 metara kvadratnih odnosi na kancelarijski prostor i rad? Da li je, na primer, poslodavac u poslovnim prostorijama dužan da obezbedi fizičku distancu između zaposlenih i na koji način? Ukoliko imate bilo kakvih pitanja ili su Vam potrebne dodatne informacije možete se obratiti Ani Popović na e-mail adresu (ana.popovic@zslaw.rs ).
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Government of the Republic of Serbia determined the coefficient of compensation for confiscated property
Monday, 08 March 2021
At its 26th session held on January 21, 2021, the Government of the Republic of Serbia in accordance with Law on Restitution of Confiscated Property and Compensation (“Official Gazette of the RS”, No. 72/11, 108/13, 142/14, 88 / 15- US, 95/18 and 153/20) adopted the Conclusion at the proposal of the Ministry of Finance by which is determined a coefficient for compensation which amounts 0.15.
We remind you that the Agency for Restitution in the procedure of returning confiscated property or compensation decides whether the applicant for restitution is entitled to natural restitution (return of confiscated property) or compensation. By the Law on Restitution of Confiscated Property and Compensation, applicants have the right to return immovable and movable property in kind that is in public (state) ownership. If the property is not suitable for return in kind, the applicants acquire the right to monetary compensation, which will be done as follows:
- The amount of compensation is determined in euros, by multiplying the market value of the property determined by the final decision of the Agency for Restitution with a coefficient of 0.15. For example, if the market value of the property determined by a final decision of the Agency for Restitution is € 100,000.00, with a coefficient of 0.15 the applicant would receive compensation in the amount of € 15,000.00 provided that the total value that the applicant can receive cannot exceed € 500,000.00.
- Compensation will be paid by the Republic of Serbia by issuing bonds denominated in euros. The value of the advance payment of 10%, which could not exceed the value of € 10,000.00, will be paid in cash, and the rest will be paid in bonds.
- Bonds will be issued in an intangible form, will be transferable, and will fall due on every 15.01. starting from the year following the advance payment, in the next 12 years from the first issue of bonds (except regarding the bonds for persons who are older than 70 at the time of entry into force of the law (2011), when the bonds will be issues within 5 years, or bonds for persons who at the time of entry into force of the law are older than 65 years, and in the last case bonds will be issued in the next 10 years).
If you have any questions regarding the above, please contact lawyers Ksenija Golubovic Filipovic (ksenija.golubovic@zslaw.rs ) or Srdjan Zerdo (srdjan.zerdo@zslaw.rs).
Vlada Srbije utvrdila je koeficijent obeštećenja za oduzetu imovinu
Vlada Republike Srbije na 26-toj sednici održanoj 21.januara 2021. godine, donela je Zaključak o povraćaju oduzete imovine I obeštećenju (“Službeni glasnik RS“, br. 72/11, 108/13, 142/14, 88/15-US, 95/18 i 153/20) na predlog Ministarstva finansija o utvrđivanju koeficijenta kojim se utvrđuje iznos obeštećenja za oduzetu imovinu a koji iznosi 0,15.
Podsećamo da Agencija za restituciju u postupku vraćanja oduzete imovine ili obeštećenju odlučuje da li podnosilac zahteva za restituciju ima pravo na naturalnu restituciju (vraćanje oduzete imovine) ili na obeštećenje. U skladu sa Zakonom o vraćanju oduzete imovine i obeštećenju, podnosioci imaju pravo na vraćanje nepokretnih i pokretnih stvari u naturi koje su u javnoj svojini. Ukoliko imovina nije pogodna za vraćanje u naturalnom obliku, podnosioci stiču pravo na novčano obeštećenje koje će se vršiti na sledeći način:
- Iznos obeštećenja se uvrđuje u evrima, tako što se tržišna vrednost imovine određena pravnosnažnim rešenjem Agencije za restituciju pomnoži sa koeficijentom 0,15. Primera radi, ukoliko je tržišna vrednost imovine pravnosnažnim rešenjem Agencije za restituciju određena na 100.000,00€, sa koeficijentom 0,15 podnosilac bi dobio obeštećenje u vrednosti od 15.000€, s tim što ukupna vrednost koju koju podnosilac može da dobije ne može da premaši 500.000,00€.
- Isplatu obeštećenja vršiće Republika Srbija tako što će emitovati obveznice denominovane u evrima. Vrednost akontacije od 10% koja ne bi mogla da premaši vrednost od 10.000,00€ će se isplaćivati u novcu, a ostatak se isplaćuje u obveznicama.
- Obveznice će se izdavati u nematerijalnom obliku, biće prenosive i dospevaće svakog 15.01. počev od godine koja sledi nakon isplate akontacione vrednosti, i to u narednih 12 godina od prve emisije obveznica, osim obveznica za lica koja su u trenutku stupanja zakona na snagu 2011. Godine, starija od 70 godina, kada će se isplaćivati u roku od 5 godina, ili obveznica za lica koja u trenutku stupanja na snagu zakona budu starija od 65 godina, te će se njima obeštećenje u obliku obveznica isplaćivati u narednih 10 godina.
Ukoliko imate bilo kakvih pitanja ili su Vam potrebne dodatne informacije možete se obratiti Kseniji Golubović Filipović na mejl ksenija.golubovic@zslaw.rs, Srđanu Zerdu na mejl srdjan.zerdo@zslaw.rs, advokatima u advokatskoj kancelariji Živković Samardžić ili bilo kom Vašem redovnom kontaktu u kancelariji.
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Igor Živkovski Selected as a Juror for the 2020 CEE Deals of the Year Awards
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Živković Samardžić Corporate and M&A Partner Igor Živkovski has been selected as a juror for the 2020 CEE Deals of the Year Awards — the most prestigious and sought-after peer-selected awards for the legal industry in Central and Eastern Europe.
The CEE Deals of the Year Awards were created in 2017 by CEE Legal Matters, the leading source of news and information about the lawyers and legal industry in Central and Eastern Europe, to celebrate the transactions, financings, IPOs, and other deals that underpin growth throughout the reason — and the lawyers and law firms who make them happen. Five jurors are selected by CEE Legal Matters for each of the 24 jurisdictions in the region based on their reputation, expertise, knowledge, and established commitment to their markets.
CEE Legal Matters’ Executive Editor David Stuckey, who oversees the selection of the jurors each year, was pleased that Igor Živkovski agreed to commit his time and effort to the process of evaluating and ranking the many submissions made by law firms in Serbia. “Jurors were selected based on our personal interactions with them, their reputation among their peers, and the kinds of deals they have ushered to completion themselves over the years,” Stuckey said. “It is difficult to imagine a more skilled or knowledgeable panel of legal experts in Serbia, and a significant part of that comes from Igor. We are delighted and honored that he agreed to participate, and the process is more trustworthy and reliable as a result.”
Igor served as a member of the Shortlist Selection Panel for the 2019 CEE Deals of the Year Awards and led Živković Samardžić team which won the 2018 CEE Deal of the Year Award for Serbia.
The finalists for CEE Deals of the Year will be listed in the March 2021 issue of the CEE Legal Matters magazine, and winners will be announced at the annual CEE Deal of the Year Banquet, scheduled for London on June 3, 2021. More information about the awards and the banquet can be found at doty.ceelegalmatters.com.
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Legal consequences of deregistration of residence in the Republic of Serbia
Wednesday, 24 February 2021
The issue that has become very current lately is what are the consequences if a citizen of the Republic of Serbia deregisters his/her residence in the Republic of Serbia due to moving abroad? Does a citizen of the Republic of Serbia who deregisters his/her residence lose the right to posses documents issued by the authorities of the Republic of Serbia?
Article 14 of the Law on Residence and Stay stipulates that a citizen is obliged to deregister his/her residence if he/she emigrates from the Republic of Serbia abroad. Also, Article 19 of the Law on Residence and Stay stipulates that citizens who go abroad with intention to continuously stay abroad for more than 90 days are obliged to report a temporary stay abroad to the competent authority before leaving.
In this regard, Article 27 of the Law on Residence and Stay stipulates that an individual will be fined in the amount of 10,000 to 50,000 dinars for a misdemeanor if he does not deregister his residence in case of emigration from the Republic of Serbia (Article 14 Paragraph 1 of the mentioned law), as well as if he does not report a temporary stay abroad longer than 90 days or if he does not report a return to the country, according to the Article 19, Paragraphs 1-4. of the mentioned law.
However, the consequences are different for a person who deregisters residence and for a person who registers a temporary stay abroad without deregistering residence in the Republic of Serbia. In the first case, the person practically loses the right to possess almost all documents issued by the authorities in the Republic of Serbia, while in the second case the person keeps all documents, and in the system of competent authorities it is only recorded that the person temporarily resides abroad.
How is it possible that a person who deregisters his/her residence practically loses the right to possess almost all documents issued by the authorities in the Republic of Serbia?
Article 2 of the Law on Identity Card prescribes that every citizen of the Republic of Serbia, older than 16 years of age, has the right to an identity card. Therefore, this means that all citizens of the Republic of Serbia older than 16 have the right to an ID card, regardless of whether they have a permanent residence in the Republic of Serbia.
Furthermore, Article 3 of the Law on Identity Card prescribes that it is the duty of every citizen of the Republic of Serbia who is older than 16 years and who has a permanent residence in the territory of the Republic of Serbia to have an identity card. Also, Article 5 Paragraph 3 of the Law on Identity Card prescribes that a citizen of the Republic of Serbia who has the right to an identity card and does not have a registered residence in the territory of the Republic of Serbia will be issued an identity card based on established residence with a validity of two years.
It is interesting that the Law on Identity Card prescribe the possibility of issuing an identity card on the basis of a determined residence, however, it is unknown whether the competent authorities would in practice actually issue an identity card on the basis of a determined residence.
Although on the basis of the Law on Identity Card it can be concluded that the issuance of an identity card is related only to the citizenship of the Republic of Serbia, in practice there are a large number of conflicting opinions in favor of the interpretation that for the issuance of an identity card is necessary to have it is necessary that the person has a permanent residence in the Republic of Serbia, because otherwise it cannot be issued.
Having in mind the situation in practice, for a citizen of the Republic of Serbia who deregisters his/her residence it becomes difficult, almost impossible to obtain an ID card. The identity card is the basic document based on which other documents are issued (driver’s license, health card, etc.), which leads to the conclusion that a person who does not have an identity card of the Republic of Serbia is practically denied to certain rights.
In fact, a citizen of the Republic of Serbia who has legal basis to have health insurance in the Republic of Serbia, could practically not get a valid health card because the Republic Health Insurance Fund requires the submission of a valid (read or photocopied) ID card, and in case he does not have an ID card , submission of a certificate of residence issued by the Ministry of the Interior. From the stated it follows that although there would be a legal basis for acquiring the status of an insured person in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Health Insurance, a citizen of the Republic of Serbia will be practically unable to exercise the rights provided by health insurance, because a citizen will not be able to obtain a health card without a valid ID card. , ie without residence in the Republic of Serbia.
In practice, the deregistration of residence in the Republic of Serbia not only leads to the loss of most documents of the Republic of Serbia but also leads to the creation of certain obligations.
In that sense, a citizen of the Republic of Serbia who is a non-resident tax resident of the Republic of Serbia is obliged to appoint a tax attorney who would primarily be authorized to receive tax acts, file tax returns, and pay taxes.
Additionally, a citizen of the Republic of Serbia who is a party to civil proceedings who deregisters residence in the Republic of Serbia and has no attorney in the Republic of Serbia would be obliged to appoint a proxy to receive letters in the Republic of Serbia, because if not done, the court will appoint a temporary representative authorized to receive the letter and shall inform the party, i.e. its legal representative.
The Law on Civil Procedure stipulates that it is possible to deliver documents through diplomatic channels or through a competent consular representative or diplomatic representative of the Republic of Serbia who performs consular affairs in a foreign country or through a legal entity internationally registered procedure, however, these possibilities take time, and can lead to delays.
Finally, the Law on General Administrative Procedure stipulates that for a party or legal representative of a party located abroad who does not have a proxy in the Republic of Serbia, the body when sending the first letter, leaves a period not exceeding 30 days to appoint a proxy to receive notifications.
Therefore, the conclusion is that a citizen of the Republic of Serbia is in a rather unfavorable position because he will be able to exercise his rights with difficulty or even not be able to exercise certain rights at all, due to the lack of residence. The right that a citizen of the Republic of Serbia certainly reserves is the right to a travel document.
Article 7 of the Law on Travel Documents prescribes that travel documents are: passport, diplomatic passport, official passport, travel document, as well as travel documents issued based on an international agreement.
The passport is issued, in the prescribed manner, by the police administration or the police station of the Ministry of the Interior in whose territory the residence or stay of the person submitting the request for the issuance of the passport is located.
Persons who apply for a passport through a diplomatic or consular mission of the Republic of Serbia, the passport is issued by the police administration or police station of the Ministry of Interior, in whose territory is the residence of the person applying for a passport, and for persons who do not have registered residence in the Republic of Serbia The passport is issued by the Police Administration for the City of Belgrade of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
From the stated above it follows that a citizen of the Republic of Serbia without residence in the Republic of Serbia has the right to obtain a passport as a basic travel document. Unlike an ID card, a passport can be obtained based on the fact that the person is a citizen of the Republic of Serbia. The competent state authorities allow such a possibility in practice. However, in such a situation, a person without residence in the Republic of Serbia can submit a request for a passport only in the competent diplomatic – consular mission of the Republic of Serbia, if he/she has a regulated stay abroad.
Taking into account all the above, there are numerous consequences of deregistering residence in the Republic of Serbia. It seems that the generally accepted opinio is that a person who no longer lives in the Republic of Serbia does not need to have personal documents issued by domestic authorities, because he no longer resides in the Republic of Serbia, which is why he has no interest in exercising rights here. The example of issuing a passport as a travel document which is exclusively related to the citizenship of the person, not the registered residence, are excluded from this procedure.
If you have any questions or need additional information, you can contact Danka Draško by email danka.drasko@zslaw.rs , Jovana Jovanović by email jovana.jovanovic@zslaw.rs , lawyers in the law office Živković Samardžić or any of your regular contacts In the office.
Pravne posledice odjave prebivališta u Republici Srbiji
U poslednje vreme je postalo aktuelno pitanje koje su posledice ukoliko državljanin Republike Srbije odjavi prebivalište u Republici Srbiji zbog preseljenja u inostranstvo? Da li državljanin Republike Srbije koji odjavi prebivalište gubi pravo na dokumenta koja izdaju organi Republike Srbije?
Član 14 Zakona o prebivalištu i boravištu propisuje da je građanin dužan da odjavi prebivalište ako se iseljava iz Republike Srbije u inostranstvo. Dodatno, član 19 Zakona o prebivalištu i boravištu propisuje da građani koji odlaze u inostranstvo s namerom da neprekidno borave u inostranstvu duže od 90 dana dužni su da, pre odlaska, nadležnom organu prijave privremeni boravak u inostranstvu.
S tim u vezi, član 27 Zakona o prebivalištu i boravištu propisuju da će se za prekršaj novčanom kaznom u iznosu od 10.000 do 50.000 dinara kazniti fizičko lice ako ne odjavi prebivalište u slučaju iseljenja iz Republike Srbije (član 14. stav 1. pomenutog zakona), kao i ako ne prijavi privremeni boravak u inostranstvu duži od 90 dana ili ako ne prijavi povratak u zemlju, u skladu sa članom 19. stavom 1-4. pomenutog zakona.
Međutim, različite su posledice za lice koje odjavi prebivalište i za lice koje prijavi privremeni boravak u inostranstvu bez odjave prebivališta u Republici Srbiji. U prvom slučaju, lice praktično gubi pravo da poseduje skoro sve dokumente koje izdaju organi u Republici Srbiji, dok u drugom slučaju lice zadržava sve dokumente, a u sistemu nadležnih organa se samo evidentira da lice privremeno boravi u inostranstvu.
Kako je moguće da lice koje odjavi prebivalište praktično izgubi pravo da poseduje skoro sve dokumente koje izdaju organi u Republici Srbiji?
Član 2 Zakona o ličnoj karti propisuje da pravo na ličnu kartu ima svaki državljanin Republike Srbije, stariji od 16 godina života. Prema tome, iz Zakona o ličnoj karti proizilazi da pravo na ličnu kartu imaju svi državljani Republike Srbije stariji od 16 godina života, bez obzira da li imaju prebivalište u Republici Srbiji.
Dalje, član 3 Zakona o ličnoj karti propisuje da je dužnost svakog državljanina Republike Srbije koji je stariji od 16 godina života i koji ima prebivalište na teritoriji Republike Srbije da ima ličnu kartu. Dodatno, član 5 stav 3 Zakona o ličnoj karti propisuje da će se državljaninu Republike Srbije koji ima pravo na ličnu kartu, a nema prijavljeno prebivalište na teritoriji Republike Srbije, izdati lična karta na osnovu utvrđenog boravišta sa rokom važenja od dve godine.
Interesantno je da Zakon o ličnoj karti predviđa mogućnost izdavanja lične karte na osnovu utvrđenog boravišta, međutim, nepoznato je da li bi nadležni organi u praksi zaista izdali ličnu kartu na osnovu utvrđenog boravišta.
Iako se na osnovu Zakona o ličnoj karti može zaključiti da se izdavanje lične vezuje samo za državljanstvo Republike Srbije, u praksi se nailazi na veliki broj oprečnih mišljenja koje idu u prilog tumačenju da je za izdavanje lične karte ipak neophodno da lice ima prebivalište u Republici Srbiji, jer u suprotnom ista ne može biti izdata.
Imajući u vidu stanje u praksi, državljaninu Republike Srbije koji odjavi prebivalište postaje otežano, gotovo onemogućeno da pribavi ličnu kartu. Lična karta je osnovni dokument na osnovu kojeg se izdaju drugi dokumenti (vozačka dozvola, zdravstvena knjižica i sl.) što dovodi do zaključka da je lice koje nema ličnu kartu Republike Srbije praktično uskraćeno da ostvari određena svoja prava.
Naime, državljanin Republike Srbije koji ima osnov da bude zdravstveno osiguran u Republici Srbiji, praktično ne bi mogao da dobije važeću zdravstvenu knjižicu jer Republički fond za zdravstveno osiguranje zahteva podnošenje važeće (očitane ili fokotkopirane) lične karte na uvid, a u slučaju da nema ličnu kartu, podnošenje potvrde o prebivalištu izdatu od strane Ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova. Iz navedenog proizilazi da iako bi postojao pravni osnov za sticanje statusa osiguranika shodno odredbama Zakona o zdravstvenog osiguranja, državljaninu Republike Srbije praktično će biti onemogućeno da ostvariti prava koje zdravstveno osiguranje pruža, jer državljanin neće moći da pribavi zdravstvenu knjižicu (karticu) bez važeće lične karte, odnosno bez prebivališta u Republici Srbiji.
Odjava prebivališta u Republici Srbiji u praksi ne dovodi samo do gubitka većine dokumenata Republike Srbije, već dovodi i do stvaranja određenih obaveza.
U tom smislu, državljanin Republike Srbije koji je poreski nerezedident Republike Srbije je u obavezi da imenuje poreskog punomoćnika koji bi pre svega bio ovlašćen da prima poreske akte, podnosi poreske prijave i plaća porez.
Dodatno, državljanin Republike Srbije koji je stranka u parničnom postupku koji odjavi prebivalište u Republici Srbiji, a nema punomoćnika u Republici Srbiji bi bio dužan da odredi punomoćnika za primanje pismena u Republici Srbiji, jer ako ti ne učini, sud će stranci na njen trošak da postavi privremenog zastupnika ovlašćenog za primanje pismena i o tome će da obavesti stranku, odnosno njenog zakonskog zastupnika.
Zakon o parničnom postupku propisuje da mogućnost dostavljanja pismena diplomatskim putem ili preko nadležnog konzularnog predstavnika ili diplomatskog predstavnika Republike Srbije koji vrši konzularne poslove u stranoj državi ili preko pravnog lica međunarodno registrovanog za obavljanje poslova dostavljanja, međutim, ove mogućnosti iziskuju vreme što dovodi do odugovlačenje postupka.
Na kraju, Zakon o opštem upravnom postupku propisuje da stranka ili zakonski zastupnik stranke koja se nalazi u inostranstvu, a nema punomoćnika u Republici Srbiji, organ pri upućivanju prvog pismena, ostavlja rok koji ne može biti duži od 30 dana da odredi punomoćnika za prijem obaveštenja.
Prema tome, zaključak je da državljanin Republike Srbije dolazi u prilično nepovoljan položaj, jer će prava moći da ostvari uz poteškoće ili čak uopšte neće moći da ostvari određena prava, zbog nepostojanja prebivališta. Pravo koje državljanin Republike Srbije svakako zadržava je pravo na putnu ispravu.
Član 7 Zakona o putnim ispravama propisuje da su putne isprave: pasoš, diplomatski pasoš, službeni pasoš, putni list, kao i putne isprave koje se izdaju na osnovu međunarodnog ugovora.
Pasoš izdaje, na propisan način, policijska uprava ili policijska stanica Ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova na čijem području je prebivalište, odnosno boravište lica koje podnosi zahtev za izdavanje pasoša.
Licima koja zahtev za izdavanje pasoša podnose preko diplomatskog ili konzularnog predstavništva Republike Srbije, pasoš izdaje policijska uprava ili policijska stanica Ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova, na čijem području je prebivalište lica koje podnosi zahtev za izdavanje pasoša, a za lica koja nemaju prijavljeno prebivalište na teritoriji Republike Srbije pasoš izdaje Policijska uprava za grad Beograd Ministarstva unutrašnjih poslova.
Iz gore navedenog proizilazi da državljanin Republike Srbije bez prebivališta u Republici Srbiji ima pravo pribavi pasoš kao osnovnu putnu ispravu. Za razliku od lične karte, pasoš je moguće pribaviti samo na osnovu činjenice da je lice državljanin Republike Srbije. Nadležni državni organi dopuštaju takvu mogućnost u praksi. Međutim, u takvoj situaciji, lice bez prebivališta u Republici Srbiji zahtev za pasoš može podneti samo u nadležnom diplomatsko – konzularnom predstavništvu Republike Srbije, pod uslovom da ima regulisan boravak u inostranstvu.
Uzimajući u obzir sve izneto, brojne su posledice odjave prebivališta u Republici Srbiji. Stiče se utisak da je opšteprihvaćen stav da lice koje više ne živi u Republici Srbiji nema potrebu da poseduje lične dokumente izdate od strane domaćih nadležnih organa, jer u Republici Srbiji više ne prebiva, zbog čega nema ni interes da ovde ostvaruje prava. Od ovakvog postupanja izuzeto je primera radi izdavanje pasoša kao putne isprave koja se isključivo vezuje za državljanstvo lica, a ne prijavljeno prebivalište
Ukoliko imate bilo kakvih pitanja ili su Vam potrebne dodatne informacije možete se obratiti Danki Draško na email danka.drasko@zslaw.rs, Jovani Jovanović na email jovana.jovanovic@zslaw.rs, advokatima u advokatskoj kancelariji Živković Samardžić ili bilo kom Vašem redovnom kontaktu u kancelariji.
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Personal data protection – stance and opinions of the Commissioner
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
In organization of Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection has been celebrated the Day of Personal Data Protection. This Day was introduced in Serbia 10 years ago. This year it also marks the 40th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data. After the entry into force of the new Law on Personal Data Protection, the obligation to harmonize with the provisions of the Law arose. The adopted Law opened numerous questions and doubts in practice, so the Data controllers and Data processors mostly relied on the previous guidelines and opinions of the Commissioner. However, now the publication of the Commissioner publikacija Poverenika broj VI „Zaštita podataka o ličnosti: Stavovi i mišljenja Poverenika“ is presented, which contains the opinions of the Commissioner regarding the most common dilemmas in the application of the Law, such as: when the Law is applied, what is personal data, respect for principles, who are the controllers and who are the processors, who can be data protection officer, the rights of data subjects, data processing of minors, obligations regarding the video surveillance, data transmission, protection of personal data in the labor law, processing of special personal data, etc. In 2020, with the challenges brought by the pandemic, the importance of personal data protection is especially visible, so that the Publication, among other things, contains certain views when it comes to preventing the spread of the infectious disease Covid-19. If you need additional information regarding the protection of personal data, feel free to contact Ana Popović by e-mail ana.popovic@zslaw.rs, Ivan Ljubisavljević by e-mail ivan.ljubisavljevic@zslaw.rs or Milica Cicmil by e-mail milica.cicmil@zslaw.rs
Zaštita podataka o ličnosti – stavovi i mišljenja Poverenika
U organizaciji Poverenika za informacije od javnog značaja i zaštitu podataka o ličnosti je obeležen Dan zaštite podataka o ličnosti, a koji je prvi put obeležen u Srbiji pre 10 godina. Ove godine se proslavlja i 40 godina od kada je otvorena za potpis Konvencija o zaštiti lica u odnosu na automatsku obradu podataka o ličnosti. Nakon stupanja na snagu novog Zakona o zaštiti podataka o ličnosti nastala je obaveza usklađivanja sa odredbama Zakona. Usvojeni Zakon je otvorio brojna pitanja i nedoumice u praksi, tako da su se rukovaoci i obrađivači pretežno oslanjali na ranije smernice i mišljenja Poverenika. Međutim, sada je predstavljena publikacija Poverenika broj VI „Zaštita podataka o ličnosti: Stavovi i mišljenja Poverenika“, koja sadrži mišljenja Poverenika u vezi sa najčešćim dilemama u primeni Zakona, kao što su: kada se Zakon primenjuje, šta su podaci o ličnosti, poštovanje načela, ko su rukovaoci, a ko obrađivači, ko može biti lice za zaštitu podataka o ličnosti, prava lica na koje se podaci odnose, obrada podataka maloletnih lica, obaveze kod uvođenja video-nadzora, prenos podataka, zaštita podataka o ličnosti u radnom pravu, obrada posebnih podataka o ličnosti itd. U 2020. godini sa izazovima koje je donela pandemija, posebno je vidljiv značaj zaštite podataka o ličnosti, tako da Publikacija, između ostalog, sadrži određene stavove i kada je u pitanju sprečavanje širenje zarazne bolesti Covid-19. Ukoliko Vam je potrebna dodatna informacija u vezi sa zaštitom podataka o ličnosti, kontaktirajte Anu Popović na mejl ana.popovic@zslaw.rs, Ivana Ljubisavljevića na mejl ivan.ljubisavljevic@zslaw.rs ili Milicu Cicmil na mejl milica.cicmil@zslaw.rs
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Insurance-based investment products – review of some legal issues
Tuesday, 02 February 2021
Since enactment of the new Insurance Law in 2015, insurance undertakings in Serbia are provided with opportunity to offer to their clients insurance products where sum of insurance is wholly or partially exposed to market fluctuations and policyholders assumes investment risk. Such products – sometimes referred to as „unit-linked insurance products“, are collectively known as „insurance based investment products“ under IDD and PRIIPS regulation on the EU level.
Although this is well known and highly sought after product on developed insurance markets of the EU, IBIPs have not yet achieved significant presence on the Serbian insurance market. Considering that this is a relatively new type of insurance on Serbian insurance market, our associate Nikola Filipović provided review of some key legal issues regarding insurance based investment products in his paper for „Tokovi Osiguranja“ academic journal.
The paper points out key differences between investment based and traditional life insurance. The key difference rises from right of the policyholder to choose investment funds, where the premium will be invested, which at the same time shifts investment risk to the policyholder. This is contrary to the traditional life insurance where investment risk is borne by the insurance undertaking. Following analysis of the position of the ECJ on legal qualification of such contracts (as insurance contracts), the paper points out different conduct recruitment that applied for distribution of investment products under MiFID regime and insurance products linked to investment product under IMD/Third Life Insurance Directive regime, concluding that such differences were one of the key impetuous behind reform of the conduct rules and adoption of the IDD.
Paper is available at:
For any questions or additional information on insurance – related matters, contact Nikola Filipović, nikola.filipovic@zslaw.rs , Ivan Ljubisavljević, ivan.ljubisavljevic@zslaw.rs or your regular contacts at the office.
Investicioni proizvodi osiguranja – osvrt na neka pravna pitanja
Od stupanja na snagu Zakona o osiguranju 2015. osiguravajuća društva u Srbiji imaju mogućnost da svojim klijentima ponude osigranja života u kojima vrednost osigurane sume stoji u direktnoj vezi sa vrednošću jedinice investicionog fonda u koje su, po izboru ugovarača osiguranja investirana premija. U pitanju su osiguranja koja se u praksi nazivaju nekada nazivaju „unit-linked“ osiguranja (i ako je „unit linked“ samo jedna od vrsta investicionih proizvoda osiguranja), a koja su na nivou EU su kolektivno definisana kao investicioni proizvodi osiguranja odnosno „insurance based investment products“ prema Direktivi 2016/97 (Direktiva o distribuciji osiguranja) i Uredbi 1268/2014 (Uredba o dokumentima sa ključnim informacijama za maloprodajne investicione proizvode i investicione proizvode osiugranja).
I ako je u pitanju dobro poznata (i veoma tražena) vrsta osiguranja na razvijenim tržištima EU, ovakva vrsta osiguranja još uvek nije široko rasprostranjena na tržištu Srbije. Budući da je u pitanju relativno nova vrsta osiguranja, naš saradnik Nikola Filipović, ukazao je na neke ključne pravne probleme koji se mogu javiti u vezi sa investicionim proizvodima osiguranja u stručnom radu za naučno-istraživački časopis „Tokovi Osiugranja“.
Na prvom mestu, ukazuje se na razlike između investicionih proizvoda osiguranja i tradicionalnih životnih osiguranja. Naime osnovna razlika proističe upravo iz prava koje ugovarač ove vrste osiguranja ima (da izabere fondove u koje želi da se investiraju sredstva od premije), usled čega ugovarač osiguranja preuzima na sebe investicioni rizik. Nasuprot ovome u tradicionalnim životnim osiguranjima ovaj rizik snosi osiguravajuće društvo. Kako je ESP zauzeo stav da su ovakvi ugovori (i ako hibridni, tj. delom osiguranje a delom investiciona usluga) po svojoj pravnoj prirodi ipak jesu ugovori o osiguranju, došlo je do neobične situacije u kojoj su se na suštinski iste finansijske proizvode primenjuje različiti regulatorno-pravni režim u zavisnosti od njihove formalne kvalifikacije. Upravo su razlike između pravnog režima predviđenog za finansijske usluge (MiFID) i režima predviđenog za usluge osiguranja (IMD i Treća Direktiva Životnog osiguranja) bile jedan od osnovnih razloga za sveobuhvatnu reformu pravila tržišnog ponašanja u sektoru osiguranja i usvajanje Direktive o distribuciji osiguranja.
Ukoliko imate bilo kakvih pitanja ili su Vam potrebne dodatne informacije možete se obratiti Nikoli Filipoviću, nikola.filipovic@zslaw.rs , Ivanu Ljubisavljeviću, ivan.ljubisavljevic@zslaw.rs ili Vašem redovnom kontaktu u kancelariji.
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WEBINAR EU TRADEMARKS LAW
Monday, 07 December 2020
The Ministry of European Integration of the Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Office and the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), through the Technical Support Program of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg “Strengthening the capacity to enforce European Union law”, organized a two-day (on 1 and 2 December) webinar.
Webinar participants were able to gain useful insight into EU trademark protection rules, as well as information on current developments in this area. The focus of the webinar was on traditional and contemporary issues, such as the relationship between trademark law and fundamental rights, trademarks and geographical indications, and non-traditional trademarks. The webinar also discussed practical issues, such as proving reputation and notoriety, evidence of the use of trademarks, as well as enforcement issues, which deepened participants’ knowledge of this area of law and kept them informed.
Vesna Živković, Živković Samardžić Senior Associate participated in the webinar. She said: “Webinar offered great insight into the EU law on trademarks, as well as in the most prominent case-law on particular trademark issues. It was a pleasure being part of this event.“
Vesna Živković joined Živković Samardžić in 2009, after supervising a Department for Regulatory Issues Control of Reputation Risk in an international bank. She was a research assistant at the Institute for Comparative Law and served as a Vice Chairperson of the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) from July 2006 to July 2007. Vesna lectured on Commercial Contracts at the Union University Faculty of Law in Belgrade. She specialises in financial services, electronic commerce and intellectual property. Vesna is a Sworn Court Interpreter for English language.
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The Coalition for Giving is calling for the abolition of VAT on food donations
Monday, 07 December 2020
Belgrade, December 1, 2020 – Ever since the introduction of the value added tax (VAT) in Serbia sixteen years ago, VAT has also been collected on food donations. According to data from 2018, almost 500,000 people in Serbia are not able to meet basic living needs, including food, and the levying of VAT on food donations makes it even harder to help these people.
The abolition of VAT in Serbia would increase food donations by nearly 160 million dinars and would total almost 700 million dinars annually. This would provide approximately 1.2 million additional meals in soup kitchens per year. The proposal is supported by 88% of the population of Serbia according to the survey from September and October 2020.
Therefore, the members of the Coalition for Giving submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Finance to abolish the VAT on food donations before the food expiration date through the new Draft on Amendments to the Law on VAT. The proposal is based on best European practices and EU guidelines. Twenty out of 27 EU countries do not charge VAT on donated food. Additionally, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Agency, by-products of food destruction are one of the biggest air pollutants and have a 8% share in the total greenhouse gas emissions at the global level.
“Given that almost half a million people in Serbia cannot meet basic living needs and that the destruction of food is harmful to the environment, we recommend that VAT on food donations should be abolished. Currently, it is cheaper for companies to wait for the food to expire and destroy it without paying VAT, instead of donating it while the food is still good for use,” the Coalition said.
Amendments to the Law on VAT would create an opportunity for companies to donate food worth hundreds of thousands of euros to the most vulnerable citizens and contribute to the fulfillment of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals, to which Serbia is committed.
Members of the Coalition for Giving – Ana and Vlade Divac Foundation, Trag Foundation, Smart Kolektiv, Catalyst Balkans, Serbian Philanthropy Forum and Forum for Responsible Business submitted the proposal based on the analysis of a cost-benefit analysis of abolishing the obligation to pay VAT in Serbia conducted within Framework for Giving project implemented by the Coalition for Giving and funded by the USAID.
For more information, please contact Miljana Kercu via email at miljana.kercu@divac.com or via phone at +381 62 79 77 46. or more information about the analysis, please contact Milica Miskovic via email at milica@smartkolektiv.org.
Furthermore, you can contact Kruna Savović, Nataša Sarić, Igor Petronijević for more legal information about the Coalition for Giving is calling for the abolition of VAT on food donations or any regular contacts at Živković Samardžić law office.
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Živković Samardžić is representing YANDEX under the Serbian Data Protection Act
Friday, 27 November 2020
The Commissioner for information of public importance and personal data protection has notified the public of the appointment of Živković Samardžić Law office as the representative of YANDEX LLC under the Serbian Data Protection Act.
Similar to the Article 27 of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in the EU, Serbian Data Protection Act, in its Article 44, requires data controllers or processors processing personal data of Serbian citizens, if not established in Serbia, to designate representatives who should act on their behalf and may be addressed by Serbian supervisory authority, the Commissioner for information of public importance and personal data protection.
Yandex is a Russian multinational corporation providing Internet-related products and services, including transportation, search and information services, eCommerce, mobile applications, and online advertising. The firm is the largest technology company in Russia and it has one of the five largest search engines worldwide in addition to Google, Baidu, Bing, and Yahoo.
If you have any inquires relating to Yandex LLC, please contact Sava Pavlović (sava.pavlovic@zslaw.rs), Živković Samardžić Corporate and M&A Senior associate. For all your questions regarding the privacy and protection of personal data in Serbia, please contact Živković Samardžić Technology, Media and Telecommunications Partner Slobodan Kremenjak (slobodan.kremenjak@zslaw.rs), Associate Igor Petronijević (igor.petronijevic@zslaw.rs), or any of your regular contacts at Živković Samardžić.
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