Živković Samardžić Lawyers recognized by The Legal 500 EMEA 2024
Monday, 01 April 2024
Živković Samardžić is truly delighted to learn about rankings in the Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2024 directory. The office has been ranked across a diverse set of practice areas and our lawyers have been recognized as great professionals.
Miloš Milošević, Partner has been recognized as a Leading Individual, while Ivan Ljubisavljević, Partner as a Next Generation Partner, for their Dispute Resolution work.
Dispute Resolution team has also been recognized as consistently handling high-stakes commercial cases before the Serbian and Montenegrin courts, Živković & Samardžić Law Office acts for several domestic investment banks and insurance companies on an ongoing basis. The firm is home to experts in litigation and enforcement work, along with restructuring, reorganisation and insolvency proceedings. The career of Miloš Milošević includes being a civil law appellate chamber judge at the Belgrade District Court, while Ivan Ljubisavljević is a banking and finance litigation specialist. Civil litigation practitioner Tihomir Vlaović provides additional support.
One of the client testimonials are: ‘Expertise and experience make this team stand out by comparison to other firms.’, ‘Miloš Milošević is great for his understanding of banks’ business and aspirations.’
Additionally, Danka Draško has been recognized as a Rising Star for her Employment work, while the Employment team praised for being particularly active in advising on redundancies, reorganizations, union negotiations, employment disputes and executive terminations, to amendments of working conditions and disciplinary procedures
Client impressions were: ‘They are precise, efficient and professional in every way, and they respect tight deadlines.’, ‘Lawyers from this firm are interested in each client individually, knowing in detail the client’s organisation and type of work, as well as its business needs.’
Other ranked practice areas include Commercial, Corporate and M&A and Competition.
Commercial, Corporate and M&A department led by partners Sava Pavlović and Branislav Živković is known as exceptionally knowledgeable and experienced, acting for major commercial, financial and industrial businesses on complex business transactions. According to clients, “This team is truly impressive. They are incredibly focused and experienced, and their approach is remarkably flexible and innovative“, and “Clients highly value the excellent communication between lawyers and clients, as well as the team’s proactive engagement with them”.
The Competition practice is also recognized by the Legal 500, while Živković Samardžić is highlighted as a firm worth watching in the field of Real Estate and Construction practice. This practice is led by Uroš Đorđević, who has longstanding experience in real estate projects and project finance, as well as infrastructure and procurement contracts, however, he is supported by Srđan Zerdo, whose commercial real estate focus covers investment sales and acquisitions, property developments, FIDIC contracts, hotel operation agreements, and property joint ventures.
The Legal 500 is an independent guide, where firms and individuals are recommended purely on merit, considering various factors such as capabilities of the team and the law firm in general, the complexity and the variety of the performed work, with a great emphasis on client feedback.
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Živković Samardžić Advises on the Sale of HDL Design House to Capgemini Consulting Österreich AG
Thursday, 28 September 2023
Živković Samardžić, one of Serbia’s leading full-service independent law firms, has advised the shareholders of HDL Design House, a leading independent provider of silicon design and verification services in Europe, on the sale of this company to Capgemini Consulting Österreich AG, a multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company.
HDL Design House was founded in 2001 and headquartered in Belgrade (Serbia) and it comprises approximately of 300 highly skilled engineers with substantial experience in delivering advanced custom chip designs for multiple industries.
Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering, and platforms. It is a responsible and diverse organization of 350,000 team members in more than 50 countries. Živković Samardžić team that acted as lead legal counsel to the shareholders of HDL Design House on all aspects of this transaction consisted of Partners Branislav Živković, Uroš Đorđević, Igor Živkovski, Sava Pavlović, and Associate Danka Draško.
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Novelties in the Law on Amendments to the Law on Foreigners and the Law on Employment of Foreign Citizens
Thursday, 27 April 2023
The Government of the Republic of Serbia has sent to the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia proposals of the Laws on Amendments to the Law on Foreigners and the Law on Employment of Foreign Citizens. If the laws are adopted, the implementation will start from 01.02.2024. in which period state authorities should adopt bylaws and make technical preparations for the implementation of the Laws.
The essential content of the above-mentioned bills on amendments to the Law on Foreigners and the Law on Employment of Foreign Citizens refers to: the introduction of a unique permit covering a residence permit and a work permit, changes in the application procedure, a longer period of validity of the unique permit and temporary residence, as well as stricter conditions of entry, forced expulsion and higher monetary penalties for misdemeanors.
The need for amendments to the Law on Foreigners and the Law on Employment of Foreign Citizens has arisen due to world events and a greater influx of foreign citizens into the Republic of Serbia in the past year. The current legal solutions represent an excessive administrative and bureaucratic burden for foreign citizens and domestic employers which prevents them to obtain temporary residence permits and work permits for employees, efficiently and in a timely manner. The proposals of the Law on Amendments aim to simplify and speed up the procedure for obtaining residence and work permits in accordance with the needs of the labor market.
I. Unique permit that includes a residence permit and a work permit
The proposed amendments to the Law on Foreigners and the Law on Employment of Foreign Citizens introduce a unique permit, which implies the right of a foreign citizen to stay and work in the Republic of Serbia. So far, foreign citizens have had to regulate their temporary residence first, and then apply for a work permit. A unique permit can be obtained based on employment, which includes self-employment, as well as on the basis of professional specialization, training and practice. A unique permit will be issued with a validity period of up to 3 years depending on the circumstances of the individual case.
II. News in the application process
Applications for the issuance of a unique permit and temporary residence will be submitted exclusively electronically via the Euprava portal. According to the current legal solution, there is a possibility to submit applications online, but in practice most applications are still submitted directly to the competent Immigration Office. Foreign citizens will apply to the Immigration Office, along with documents for temporary residence permits and work permits. The Immigration Office will ex officio communicate with the National Employment Service and obtain approval if the conditions for issuing a work permit are met.
The application for the issuance of a temporary residence permit, i.e., a unique permit, beside a foreign citizen, could be submitted on his behalf and on his account by the employer who intends to employ a foreign citizen, which is a novelty since so far, the application for temporary residence has been exclusively submitted by a foreign citizen.
In practice, the procedure lasted about 2 months and involved first regulating the temporary residence permit and then obtaining a work permit. The Bill on Amendments to the Law on Foreigners stipulates a deadline of 15 days from the submission of a complete application for the issuance of a unique permit or temporary residence permit.
Foreign citizens will be able to apply for the renewal of temporary residence permit, i.e., a unique permit, no earlier than 30 days, and no later than the day of expiry of the temporary residence permit, i.e., a unique permit. Based on the current legal decision, the application for the renewal of the temporary residence permit was submitted no later than 30 days before the expiry of the temporary residence permit, which created a lot of problems in practice.
III. Permit in the form of a biometric document
The laws on Amendments to the Law on Foreigners stipulates that temporary residence (on all grounds prescribed by the Law), i.e., a unique permit for temporary residence and work permit, should be issued in the form of a biometric document, which replaces the temporary residence label in the passport of a foreign citizen. Prescribing a biometric permit for temporary residence, i.e., a biometric unique permit-permit for temporary residence and work permit is another step forward in harmonizing domestic legislation with European standards when it comes to the security of documents issued to foreign citizens.
In addition to the above, standards related to the security aspect and control of the movement of foreign citizens on the territory of the Republic of Serbia will be raised in a prescribed manner, since all foreigners who are granted temporary residence, i.e. issued a unique permit, will be taken biometric data (photo, fingerprints and signature), in accordance with the law. Also, by issuing a biometric document to foreign citizens who have been granted temporary residence, i.e. issued unique permits, they are equated with citizens of the Republic of Serbia, since the issued document allow them to use other services that citizens of the Republic of Serbia have on the eUprava portal, such as the right to use electronic signatures when exercising their rights and obligations, which is an additional benefit when it comes to the position of foreigners in the Republic of Serbia.
IV. D-visa for employment
Foreign citizens of countries who need a D visa for a longer stay of up to 180 days to perform work, had to obtain a work permit after arriving in the Republic of Serbia, in order to start working. The proposals of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Foreigners and the Law on Employment of Foreign Citizen stipulate that foreign citizens will be able to start working only based on the obtained Visa D, without the obligation to obtain a work permit. In this way, foreign citizens are allowed to regulate their residence and employment status from their home country before coming to the Republic of Serbia, which will especially favor domestic employers who hire foreign citizens to work on shorter projects for up to 180 days.
V. Stricter obligations for inviters, forced eviction procedure and fines for misdemeanors
As, on the one hand, the laws on amendments introduce a significant liberalization of the rules for obtaining temporary residence and work permits, on the other hand, there is a need to make certain provisions of the law stricter, in order to prevent irregular migration and abuse of a more favorable regime that the bill on amendments to the Law on Foreigners should introduce.
Obligations of the inviter when inviting foreign citizens to the Republic of Serbia are prescribed in a transparent manner. In addition, in the event that, after the issuance of the visa, illegal migration occurs, the manner in which the costs of accommodation in a shelter for foreigners and the costs of returning the foreigner to the country of origin are charged from the foreigner, if he has funds, or from the inviter on the basis of whose invitation letter a foreigner came to the Republic of Serbia. In this sense, the legal basis for the adoption of regulations regulating the closer conditions and the method of calculating the costs of forced removal of a foreigner is prescribed.
In the end, in order to ensure better compliance of foreign citizens and domestic employers with regulations, the amount of prescribed monetary penalties for noncompliance with certain provisions of the Laws on Amendments to the Law on Foreigners and the Law on Employment of Foreign Citizens has been significantly increased.
If you have any questions regarding this topic, feel free to contact attorney Ana Popović: ana.popovic@zslaw.rs, attorney Danka Draško: danka.drasko@zslaw.rs, attorney Marko Leković: marko.lekovic@zslaw.rsor your regular contact person in Živković Samardžić Law Office.
Novine u Zakonu o izmenama i dopunama Zakona o strancima i Zakona o zapošljavanju stranaca
Vlada Republike Srbije je uputila Narodnoj skupštini Republike Srbije predloge Zakona o izmenama i dopunama Zakona o strancima i Zakona o zapošljavanju stranaca. Ukoliko predlozi zakona budu usvojeni, primena će početi od 01.02.2024. godine u kome periodu državni organi bi trebali da donesu podzakonske akte i izvrše tehničke pripreme za primenu Zakona.
Suštinska sadržina gore pomenutih predloga zakona o izmenama i dopunama Zakona o strancima i Zakona o zapošljavanju stranaca odnosi se na: uvođenje jedinstvene dozvole koja obuhvata dozvolu za boravak i dozvolu za rad, promene u postupku podnošenja zahteva, duži period trajanja jedinstvene dozvole i privremenog boravka, kao i strožiji uslovi ulaska, prinudnog iseljenja i veće novčane kazne za prekršaje.
Potreba za izmenama i dopunama Zakona o strancima i Zakona o zapošljavanju stranaca pojavila se usled svetskih dešavanja i većeg priliva stranih državljana u Republiku Srbiju u poslednjih godinu dana. Trenutna zakonska rešenja su predstavljala preterano administrativno i birokratsko opterećenje za strane državljane i domaće poslodavce i onemogućavala ih da efikasno i u kratkom roku obezbede odobrenje za privremeni boravak i radnu dozvolu za zaposlene. Predlozi zakona o izmenama i dopunama imaju za cilj da se postupak pribavljanja boravišne i radne dozvole pojednostavi i ubrza u skladu sa potrebama tržišta rada.
I. Jedinstvena dozvola koja obuhvata dozvolu za boravak i dozvolu za rad
Predloženim izmenama i dopunama Zakona o strancima i Zakona o zapošljavanju stranaca uvodi se jedinstvena dozvola koja podrazumeva pravo stranog državljanina da boravi i radi u Republici Srbiji. Strani državljanini je do sada morao da prvo reguliše svoj boravak, a nakon toga da podnese zahtev za izdavanje radne dozvole. Jedinstvena dozvola moći će da se dobije po osnovu zapošljavanja, a što podrazumeva i samo-zapošljavanje, kao i po osnovu stručne specijalizacije, obuke i prakse. Jedinstvena dozvola izdavaće se sa rokom važenja do 3 godine u zavisnosti od okolnosti pojedinačnog slučaja.
II. Novine u postupku podnošenja zahteva
Zahtevi za izdavanje jedinstvene dozvole i privremenog boravka podnosiće se isključivo elektronskim putem preko portala Euprave. Prema trenutnom zakonskom rešenju postoji mogućnost da se zahtevi podnesu online, ali se u praksi većina zahteva i dalje podnosi neposredno u nadležnoj Upravi za strance. Strani državljani će podnositi zahtev Upravi za strance, zajedno sa dokumentima za odobrenje privremenog boravka i radne dozvole. Uprava za strance će po službenoj dužnosti komunicirati sa Nacionalnom službom za zapošljavanje i dobijati odobrenje da li su ispunjeni uslovi za izdavanje radne dozvole.
Zahtev za izdavanje odobrenja za privremeni boravak, odnosno jedinstvene dozvole pored stranog državljanina moći će u njegovo ime i za njegov račun da podnese poslodavac koji stranog državljanina namerava da zaposli, što predstavlja novitet pošto je do sada zahtev za privremeni boravak isključivo podnosio strani državljanin.
Postupak je u praksi trajao oko 2 meseca i podrazumevao je prvo regulisanje odobrenja za privremeni boravak pa nakon toga pribavljanje radne dozvole. Predlog zakona o izmenama i dopunama Zakona o strancima propisuje rok od 15 dana od podnošenja urednog zahteva za izdavanje jedinstvene dozvole odnosno dozvole za privremeni boravak.
Zahtev za obnovu privremenog boravka, odnosno jedinstvene dozvole strani državljani moći će da podnesu najranije 30 dana, a najkasnije do dana isteka važenja privremenog boravka, odnosno jedinstvene dozvole. Na osnovu trenutnog zakonskog rešenja zahtev za obnovu odobrenja za privremeni boravak stranac je podnosio najkasnije 30 dana pred istek privremenog boravka, što je stvaralo dosta problema u praksi.
III. Dozvola u formi biometrijskog dokumenta
Predlogom zakona o izmenama i dopunama Zakona o strancima propisano je da se privremeni boravak (po svim osnovama propisanim Zakonom), odnosno jedinstvena dozvola za privremeni boravak i rad izdaje u vidu biometrijskog dokumenta, čime je zamenjena nalepnica privremenog boravka koja se utiskuje u pasoš stranca. Propisivanje biometrijske dozvole za privremeni boravak, odnosno biometrijske jedinstvene dozvole-dozvole za privremeni boravak i rad je još jedan korak napred u harmonizaciji domaćeg zakonodavstva sa evropskim standardima kada je u pitanju bezbednost dokumenata koji se izdaju stranim državljanima.
Pored navedenog, na propisani način podižu se standardi vezani za bezbednosni aspekt i kontrolu kretanja stranih državljana na teritoriji Republike Srbije, budući da će se svim strancima kojima se odobrava privremeni boravak, odnosno izdaje jedinstvena dozvola, uzimati biometrijski podaci (fotografija, otisci prstiju i potpis), u skladu sa zakonom. Takođe, izdavanjem biometrijskog dokumenta stranim državljanima kojima je odobren privremeni boravak, odnosno izdata jedinstvena dozvola su izjednačeni sa državljanima Republike Srbije, budući da im se izdaju dokumenti koji omogućavaju korišćenje i drugih usluga koje imaju državljani Republike Srbije na portalu eUprave, kao što je pravo na korišćenje elektronskog potpisa prilikom ostvarivanja svojih prava i obaveza, što dodatno predstavlja benefit kada je u pitanju položaj stranaca u Republici Srbiji
IV. Viza D na osnovu zaposlenja
Strani državljani država kojima je radi ulaska u Republiku Srbiju potrebna viza D za duži boravak do 180 dana kako bi obavljali rad, morali su nakon dolaska u Republiku Srbiju da pribave radnu dozvolu, kako bi počeli sa radom. Predlozima zakona o izmenama i dopunama Zakona o strancima i Zakona o zapošljavanju stranaca predviđeno je da će strani državljani moći da otpočnu rad samo na osnovu dobijene vize D, bez obaveze da pribave radnu dozvolu. Na ovaj način se omoguće stranom državljaninu da reguliše svoj boravišni i radni status iz matične države pre dolaska u Republiku Srbiju, što će naročito pogodovati domaćim poslodavcima koje strane državljane angažuju za rad na kraćim projektima do 180 dana.
Kako sa jedne strane predlozi zakona o izmenama i dopunama uvode značajnu liberalizaciju pravila za dobijanje privremenog boravka i radne dozvole, sa druge strane se javlja potreba da se određene odredbe zakona pooštre, a kako bi se sprečile nezakonite migracije i zloupotrebe povoljnijeg režima koji bi predlog zakona o izmenama i dopunama Zakona o strancima trebao da uvede.
Na transparentan način propisane su obaveze koje pozivar treba da ima u vidu kada poziva strane državljane u Republiku Srbiju. Dodatno, u slučaju da, nakon izdavanja vize dođe do nezakonite migracije, propisan je način na koji se troškovi smeštaja u prihvatilište za strance i troškovi vraćanja stranca u zemlju porekla naplaćuju od stranca, ukoliko ima novčanih sredstava, odnosno od pozivara na osnovu čijeg pozivnog pisma je stranac došao u Republiku Srbiju. U tom smislu, propisan je i pravni osnov za donošenje propisa kojim se uređuju bliži uslovi i način izračunavanja troškova prinudnog udaljenja stranca.
V. Pooštrene obaveze pozivara, postupak prinudnog iseljenja i novčanih kazni za prekršajne
Na kraju kako bi se obezbedlila bolja usklađenost stranih državljana i domaćih poslodavaca sa propisima, značajno su povećani iznosi zaprećenih novačnih kazni za prekršaje u slučaju da se prekrše određene odredbe zakona o izmenma i dopunama Zakona o strancima i Zakona o zapošljavanju stranaca.
Ako imate bilo kakva pitanja u vezi sa ovom temom, budite slobodni da kontaktirate advokata Anu Popović: ana.popovic@zslaw.rs, advokata Danku Draško: danka.drasko@zslaw.rs, advokata Marka Lekovića: marko.lekovic@zslaw.rs ili Vašu redovnu kontakt osobu u advokatskoj kancelariji Živković Samardžić.
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Živković Samardžić Advises Catalyst Romania and 3TS Capital Partners on Serbian Aspects of Investment in Hunch
Tuesday, 31 May 2022
Živković Samardžić has advised Catalyst Romania, one of the leading technology-focused venture capital firms in Romania and 3TS Capital Partners, one of the leading European technology focused private equity and venture capital firms, on Serbian aspects of its investment in Hunch, an automated creative production and media buying platform that empowers brands and agencies to grow on paid social. Hunch has raised the new EUR 4 million and the round is led by Catalyst Romania backed by 3TS Capital Partners, alongside co-investors Euroventures, North Base Media, SeedBlink and South Central Ventures. This round is the largest round led by Catalyst Fund II thus far, and the first investment by the fund in the SEE region outside Romania. Hunch will use this investment to triple its sales team and increase marketing investments, to support its expansion plans in Europe and into the US.
Hunch, a Meta Business Partner, teams up with leading global brand and performance marketing teams to consistently drive operational efficiencies, revenue uplifts, and faster go-to-market initiatives. Brands and agencies rely on Hunch’s market-leading automation platform that combines unique data-driven creative performance workflows with automated media buying processes to help today’s marketers focus on what matters most – growth.
Catalyst Romania focuses on tech companies that have already launched products into their target markets and have experienced management teams. It launched its first EUR 15 million fund in 2012, as the first fund of its type designed for Romania. The firm launched a second growth capital tech fund for Romania, with a first initial closing with institutional and private investors in November 2020, followed by a second closing in April 2021 and a final closing in February 2022. The original target of EUR 40 million was substantially exceeded and the Fund reached its hard cap of EUR 50 million. The Fund will continue to make early growth capital investments in SMEs based in Romania and other countries in the region.
3TS Capital Partners is one of the leading European technology focused growth capital firms. 3TS provides expansion capital and buyout funding for small and medium-sized businesses in growth sectors including Technology & Internet, Media & Communications and Technology-Enabled Services. Investors in the current and past 3TS funds totalling over EUR 400 million include EIF, Erste Group, Tesi, Cisco, OTP, EBRD, AWS, Sitra, KfW, and 3i among others.
The Živković Samardžić team that has advised Catalyst Romania and 3TS Capital Partners on this deal was led by Partner Igor Živkovski and included Associate Danka Draško, who advised on employment matters.
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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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