The Commissioner for Information of Public Importance and Personal Data Protection has informed the public about the appointment of Živković Samardžić Law Office as the representative of YANDEX LLC under the Serbian Data Protection Act.

Similar to Article 27 of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in the EU, Article 44 of the Serbian Data Protection Act 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 contacted by the 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, e-commerce, mobile applications, and online advertising. The company is the largest technology firm in Russia and has one of the five largest search engines globally, alongside Google, Baidu, Bing, and Yahoo.

If you have any inquiries regarding Yandex LLC, please contact Sava Pavlović (sava.pavlovic@zslaw.rs), Senior Associate in the Corporate and M&A Department at Živković Samardžić. For all questions regarding privacy and personal data protection in Serbia, please contact Slobodan Kremenjak (slobodan.kremenjak@zslaw.rs), Partner in Technology, Media, and Telecommunications, or any of your regular contacts at Živković Samardžić.