MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND INFORMATION

ISSUE
SOLUTI REGULATION
STATU
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ON
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PROPO
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Change
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initiati Ministry
paid to
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Income Tax
ve was of
the taxpayer - the Law on
("Off. Gazette
sent
Culture
author of filming
Personal of RS", Nos.
Initiativ and
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24/01, 80/02,
e sent
Informat
Tax,
80/02 - St. Law to the
ion
which
135/04, 62/06, Ministry
would
65/06 of
Ministry
be the
correction,
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percenta 31/09, 44/09,
in
Finance
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normaliz 91/11 er
of
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2015. In Economy
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din. amount,
Ministry
set
93/12, 114/12 - from
design,
decision of the Decemb
costume Constitutional
er 2015
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Court decision, states
and
8/13 - aligned
that an
other
din. amount,
initiativ
activities 47/13, 48/13 e
in the
corr, 108/13,
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ed to
from the din. amount,
the
current
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MINISTRY OF CONSTRUCTION, TRANSPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE

ISSUE

SOLUTION
PROPOSAL

REGULATI
ON

STATU
S

Registration of
kayaks that are
used as basic
equipment for
carrying out
economic
activities
In the registry of
boats and floating
structures do not
enter sporting
boats without its
own drive (rowing
boats, kayaks,
canoes, sailboats,
etc.) intended for
competition, not
self-propelled
boats that are no
longer than two
and a half meters,
water bikes,
boards and similar
vessels if they do
not perform an
economic activity.
Kayaks, if they are
used for carrying
out economic
activity-adventure
tours, should be
registered if it is
used as the basic
equipment
required for this
activity. Because
the cost of
registration (E.g.
for 5o kayaks
annually should be
paid 175,000.00
dinars) this activity
becomes
unprofitable.
Defining the
vessel in

Amend pf.
153 of the
Civil
affiliation
and
registration
of the vessel
in terms of
liberalization
of
registration
of kayaks
that are
used as
basic
equipment
for carrying
out
economic
activities.

The law on
state
affiliation
and
registratio
n of
vessels
("Off.
Gazette of
RS", no.
10/13,
18/15}

* New
initiati
ve

Define the
vessel in
accordance

Tourism
Law ("Off.

*An
initiati

ADDRES
SED TO
THE
Ministry
of
Constru
ction,
Transpo
rt and
Infrastr
ucture

Ministry
of

accordance with
the Law on
Tourism
Tourism Law ( "Off.
Gazette of RS", no.
36 / 09.88 / 10.99 /
11-other law, 93 /
12,84 / 15)
provides, the
existence of
vessel for
sightseeing (Art.
81) class
excursion-tourist
vessels as the
most commonly
used and the most
massive part of
nautical tourism
offer. Act on sailing
and inland
waterway ports
( "Off. Gazette of
RS", Nos. 73/10,
121/12) does not
recognize this kind
of vessel, but in
terms of the
number of
passengers
(tourists) who may
board the vessel
only recognizes
vessels can
accommodate up
to 12 people, and
all other vessels
with a capacity of
12 persons are
treated as a
"passenger ship"
that can
accommodate the
number of
passengers that it
is determined by
the decision of the
competent
national authority

with the
provisions of
the Law on
Tourism, and
to harmonize
the provisions
of these two
laws

Gazette of
RS", Nos.
36/09,
88/10,
99/11other law,
93/12,
84/15)
Act on
navigation
and inland
waters
("Off.
Gazette of
RS", Nos.
73/10,
121/12)

ve was
sent
6.04.2
016.

Constru
ction,
Transpo
rt and
Infrastr
ucture

for registration of
the same,
although their
activity is in the
limited space of a
certain maritime
zone .
The inadequacy
of technical
regulations for
tractors and
agricultural
machinery
(trailers, etc.).
There is no
adequate
legislation that
encompasses and
unifies the
requirements for
safety of tractors
and agricultural
vehicles for use in
agriculture and in
traffic. Law on
traffic safety on
the roads and the
Ordinance on the
division of motor
vehicles and
trailers and the
technical
requirements for
vehicles in road
traffic does not
provide adequate
solutions to the
existing
regulations EU /
OECD / UN ECE,
and in the same
way and do not
apply to domestic
and imported
products for
example. for
tractor trailers,
tractors or
protective frame

Urgent
harmonizatio
n and
regulation
adequate to
Directive
2003/37 / EC
(Directive
2003/37 / EC
of the
European
Parliament
and of the
Council of 26
May 2003 on
typeapproval of
agricultural
or forestry
tractors,
their trailers
and
interchangea
ble towed
machinery,
together
with their
systems,
components
and separate
technical
units and
repealing
Directive
74/150 /
EEC), the
Regulation
EU 167/2013
(Regulation
(EU) No
167/2013 of
the

Law on
Traffic
Safety on
Roads
("Off.
Gazette of
RS", Nos.
41/09,
53/10,
101/11,
32/13 decision of
the US,
55/14,
96/15 dr.
Law and
9 / US 16
decisions);
Rules on
the
division of
motor
vehicles
and
trailers
and the
technical
requireme
nts for
vehicles in
road traffic
("Off.
Gazette of
RS", Nos.
40/12,
102/12,
19/13,
41/13,
102/14,
41/15,
78/15,
111/15

* New
initiati
ve

Ministry
of
Constru
ction,
Transpo
rt and
Infrastr
ucture
Ministry
of
Econom
y

for tractors. For

the same reason,
in the last four
years, registration
of tractor trailers
by domestic
producers was
virtually
impossible, while
the import
registred without
any problems.

European
Parliament
and of the
Council of 5
February
2013 on the
approval and
market
surveillance
of
agricultural
and forestry
vehicles)
Regulations
2015/208 EU
(Supplement
ing
Regulation
(EU) No
167/2013 of
the
European
Parliament
and of the
Council of 8
December
2014 with
regard to
vehicle
functional
safety
requirement
s for the
approval of
agricultural
and forestry
vehicles)
and the EU
Regulations
2015/504
(implementi
ng
Regulation
(EU) no
167/2013 of
the
European
Parliament
and of the

and 14/16)
Directive
2003/37 /
EC;
Directive
74/150 /
EEC;
Regulation
(EU) No
167/2013;
Regulation
(EU) No
167/2013.

Management of
construction
waste
Management of
construction waste
is an area that is
not fully regulated
by law. By creating
new materials
from recyclable
waste, would
result an increase
of employees,
there would be a
saving of material
resources in the
construction of
buildings and
infrastructure and
positive impact on
the protection of
natural assets and
resources, such as
sand and stone.
Amendment of
the Rules on the
examination for
obtaining the
certificates of
qualification for
performing
activities of the
carrier inland
waterways

Council of 11
March 2015
with regard
to the
administrativ
e
requirement
s for the
approval and
market
surveillance
of
agricultural
and forestry
vehicles).
It should be
further
legally
regulate this
area
in
accordance
with
principles of
managemen
t
of
construction
waste
in
accordance
with
EU
Protocols
regulating
this area .

Predict
recognition of
acquired
rights for
persons who
have at least
3 years of
practical
experience in
the everyday
management

Adoption
* Initiative sent
of
legislation
to regulate
the
managem
ent of
constructio
n waste

The draft
Rules on
the
examinatio
n for
obtaining
the
certificates
of
qualificatio
n for

*Done

187/5000
Ministry of
Construction,
Transport and
Infrastructure
informed that the
letter SCC, SCC
has accepted the

The draft
Ordinance on
exam for acquiring
certificates of
qualification for
performing
activities of the
carrier inland
waterways was not
provided for the
recognition of
acquired rights for
persons who have
at least 3 years of
practical
experience in the
everyday
management of
the company, as
provided for in
Directive 87/540 /
EEC of 9
November 1987 . y
The amendment
of the Ordinance
on the Form
permit cabotage
(Official Gazette
of RS, No. 13/16)

of the
company.

performing
activities of
the carrier
inland
waterways

initiative, and that

it will be entered
on Form 3 of Draft
Rules on page 2

SCC has
proposed
and agreed
with the
relevant
ministry
supplement
form permit
for cabotage

Ordinance
on the
license
form for
cabotage
(Official
Gazette of
RS, No.
13/16)

*Done

Amendment
Regulations on
the minimum
number of crew
members are
required to have
ships and other
vessels,
merchant navy
The existing
Ordinance on the
minimum number
of crew members
that are required
to have ships and
other merchant

SCC has sent

the initiative
to the
competent
ministry that
paragraph
14, 15. and
16. of the
Ordinance
changes and
fully comply
with the
Resolution of
the United
Nations
Economic

Ordinance
on the
minimum
number of
crew
members
are
required to
have ships
and other
vessels of
Merchant
Navy ( ''
Official
Gazette
RS, no.

Ministry of
Construction,
Transport and
Infrastructure in
cooperation with
SCC agreed
amendments to
Form
*
Implementation
is in progress,
partially
adopted
Ministry of
Construction,
Transport and
Infrastructure
informed the SCC
that the proposed
initiative on the
minimum number
of members of the
crew in the
machine service is

navy predicts a
higher number of
crew members
than necessary.

Commission
for Europe
No 61
Prescribe:
that the
boatman
from the
machine
service are
enabled to
perform
sailor duties
to regulate
the
minimum
number of
crew
members of
vessels in
lay-up in
case of
outage,
clearing time
and waiting;
that the
minimum
number of
crue
members
include the
treinee
that the
number of
members
from the
machine
service
coordinate
with the
existing
situation and
modern
solutions;
to amend
Article 6,

28/15 and
99/15)

accepted.
The proposal that
the minimum
number of crew
includes the
trainee is not
accepted.
The proposal that
the ordinance
regulates Even the
smallest number
of crew members
of vessels in lay-up
in case of outage,
clearing time and
waiting time, was
not accepted in
the part which
relates to the
determination of
the minimum
number of crew
members when
the ship is laid up.
With regard to the
part which relates
to the
determination of
the minimum
number of crew for
vessels that are
not in navigation
(while waiting for
the goods or
command)
requested the
delivery of a
specific proposal
SCC, to consider
the issue by the
Ministry.
Draft amendments
to Article 6,
paragraph 2,
Article 19,
paragraph 3 and

Amendment to
draft Rules on
performing jobs
as ship agents
and
intermediary
agents
The proposal of
the ordinance on
the performance of
ship agents and
intermediary
agents are defined
in very hard
conditions

paragraph 3,
Article 19,
paragraph 3
and Article
20 of
paragraph 2.
SCC has
proposed the
following
amendments
to the Draft
Rules:
Reduce
requirement
s in terms of
the number
of rooms an
agent will
need to have
in its
registered
seat, from
two to one.
And
excluding
the
knowledge
of english
language
enable
learning of
other
Danube
language
(German,
Russian or
French)
Requirement
s for
possession
of RIS
equipment
and marine
radio does
not prescribe
for agents
brokers and
agents who

Article 20,
paragraph 2 shall
not be accepted.

The draft
Rules on
performing
the job of
ship
agents
and
intermedia
ry agents

*Done
The Ministry of
Construction
Transport and
Infrastructure
informed the SCC
that accepted the
proposed
amendment

Inaccurately
defined
provision of
Article 179. of
the Law on the
carriage of
passengers by
road
The provisions of
Article 179. of the
Law on the
carriage of
passengers by
road SCC
establishes the
obligation to, on
request of the
carrier conduct a
verification of
compliance
current timetables
with distance table
for intercity traffic
( "Off. Gazette of
RS" no. 120/12,
2/14 and 3 / 14)
and certify
harmonized
timetables.
According to the
opinion Ministry
there is no
established act in
any way and in
accordance with
that act to this
procedure was
implemented.
Given the fact that
a large percentage
of timetables is not
in conformity with
the distance table,

act solely
upon the
orders
originator
who work at
sea
SCC is in line
with the
conclusion of
the meeting
of the Group
for the
transport of
passengers
by road and
the bus
station from
11.02.2016.
year, its
initiative for
the deletion
of Article
179. of the
Law on the
carriage of
passengers
by road

The Law
on the
carriage of
passenger
s by road
("Off.
Gazette of
RS" no.
68/15)

*
Implementation
is in progress
Ministry of
Construction,
Transport and
Infrastructure 17.
03. 2016. y
informed SCC that
it is ready to
consider the
proposed initiative
in shortest time
posible in
coperation with
representatives of
the SCC. In this
ragard, by MCTI
was formed a
Working Group for
drafting the Law
on Modifying the
Act on the carriage
of passengers by
road

the classical
verification of
compliance and
implementation of
Article 179. of the
Act would lead to
the closure of the
industry and the
collapse of the
mobility of the
population. In fact,
over 85% of
timetables, or
departures could
not be registered,
although a large
number of
timetables actually
marginal deviation
in relation to the
distance table.
Proposal for a
Regulation
amending
Regulation on
conditions that
must be met by
ports, piers and
temporary
reloading site

The Draft Law on

Amendments of
the Law on
navigation and
inland waters

Delivered
remarks,
agreed at a
joint meeting
of the Group
for ports and
docks and
the Group
for inland
shipping on
the proposal
of Ured

Regulatio
n on
condition
s that
must be
met by
ports,
piers and
temporar
y
reloading
sites
Official
Gazette
no.33/201
5i
86/2016
Delivered
Law on
remarks,
navigatio
agreed at a
n and
joint meeting inland
of the Group waters,
for ports and RS
docks and
Official
the Group
Gazette
for inland
no.
shipping on
73/2010,
the proposal 121/2012,

*Done
The decision
Regulation Off.
Gazette
86/2016.

* Done
The Law was passed
on Amendments and
Supplements
92/2016

of Ured

18/2015,
96/2015 .
92/2016

MINISTRY OF MINING AND ENERGY

ISSUE

SOLUTION
PROPOSAL

REGULATI
ON

Energy efficiency
labeling
for
electrical
appliances
Until now has been
passed a series of
ordinances for
marking the
energy efficiency
of electrical
appliances
(washing
machines, vessels,
electric ovens,
electric lamps and
lights, airconditioning, TVs,
air conditioners) or
wait for passing
ordinances for
other electrical
devices.

On the basis
of the EU
Framework
Directive
(2010/30
/
EU)
is
necessary to
adopt
regulations
for
office
equip
ment,
includi
ng
compu
ters,
server
s,
softwa
re for
image
proces
sing,

device
s,
vacuu
m
cleane
rs,
water
heater
s,
aspirat
ors...

Rules on
the
labeling of
energy
efficiency
of
electrical
appliances
Up to now,
has been
passed a
series of
ordinances
to indicate
the energy
efficiency
of
electrical
appliances
(washing
machines,
vessels,
electric
ovens,
electric
lamps and
lights, airconditionin
g, TVs, air
conditione
rs) but
there is
waiting
period for
the
adoption
of the

STATU
S

ADD
RESS
ED
TO
THE
* New Mini
initiati stry
ve
of
mini
ng
and
ener
gy

Rules for
other
electrical
devices.
MINISTRY OF STATE ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ISSUE
SOLUTION
REGULATI STATU ADDR
PROPOSAL
ON
S
ESSE
D TO
THE
Minist
Regulation of
The Ministry
Amendme
*
para-fiscal
of Finance in nt sets of
Initiati ry of
Financ
charges
cooperation
regulations ve
e
Sustainability of
with the
governing
sent
small and medium Coordination jurisdiction
Minist
enterprises is
Body for
and
ry of
threatened by a
directing
financing
State
number of fees
activities on
of local
Admin
and charges set
suppressing
governmen
istrati
forth a number of
gray
t
on and
Local
laws. In addition,
economy
Selflocal authorities
should start
Gover
independently
solving this
nment
determine the
problem
amount of local
through
taxes without
amendments
uniform criteria,
to existing
and local taxes
laws or
vary considerably
enacting a
from one
new law that
municipality to
would be
another. The
codified all
absence of criteria existing
and methodology
benefits and
for implementation to define
of the law results
criteria
in extinguishing
based on
economic entities
which the
and increase in
local selfgray economy.
government
determine
the fees of
local taxes. It
is essential
that there is
a cost
predictability
,
transparency

and rational
use of public
resources.

NATIONAL BANK OF SERBIA

ISSUE

SOLUTION
PROPOSAL

REGULATI
ON

STATU
S

Representation
services
The Insurance Act
has significantly
liberalized the
conditions for
representation
services. Article
105. introduces
the possibility that
representation
business may also
perform persons
who are not
employed by the
representation
company, by
insurance agency
and legal persons
referred to in
Article 98.
paragraph 2. of
the Act (banks,
leasing companies
and the Post of
Serbia). 481/5000
But he retained
the requirement
that such persons
must have the
authority NBS, and
must be duly
authorized
representative,
which means that

Amend the
Insurance
Act in terms
of
introducing
the notion of
a dependent
agent - add
new Article
98a, to allow
that natural
persons who
are not
authorized
NBS may
provide
representativ
e services ,
that
representatio
n business in
the name
and for the
account of
one of the
insurance
company;
that the
amount of
the annual
premium or
sum insured
under one
contract, it
can not be

Insurance
Law
("Off.
Gazette of
RS", no.
139/14)

*
Initiati
ve
starte
d 2014,
renewe
d
2015.
Stav
NBS no.
3703/2/
15 of
10.21.2
015.
year.
(Given
as a
contrib
ution to
the
respons
e to the
summa
rized
initiativ
e
submitt
ed to
the
NBS)th
at is
now
carried
out an
accepta

ADD
RESS
ED
TO
THE
Natio
nal
Bank
of
Serbi
a,
No.09
- 2/8
3
June
2014
year
Minist
ry of
Finan
ce
Br.
01-5 /
253
Septe
mber
22.
2015
year

they meet the

prescribed
conditions in
terms of training
and took
examination for
acquiring the title.
A particular
problem for the
expansion of
dealer network is
that the decision
on acquiring the
title and training
authorized agents
and authorized
insurance agent,
provided that the
authorized
representative
should have at
least 6 months
working
experience in a
person who
provides financial
services. This
raises the
question of where
the person who
wants to become
an authorized
representative will
be able to gain
work experience,
unless he is
employed by a
person that
provide
representative
service .

greater than
the amount
prescribed
by the NBS.
284/5000
At the same
time
stipulate that
the
insurance
company is
obliged to
train the
dependent
agent and
gave him the
necessary
knowledge
and
information
required to
sell
insurance
from the
agency
contract, as
well as
maintain a
register
dependent
agent, who
must make
available to
the control of
the National
Bank of
Serbia.

ble
degree
of
liberaliz
ation of
sales
channel
s. For
further
liberaliz
ation
the
effects
of the
adopte
d
change
s
should
be
summa
rized.
The
Ministry
of
Finance
position
is
dentical
to that
position
Br.01100128 /
201516
6.
October
2015 in
respons
e to the
initiativ
es
provide
d by
the
SCC,
which
relate

to the
financia
l
system.

REPUBLIC GEODETIC AUTHORITY

ISSUE

SOLUTION
PROPOSAL

Attracting
The subject
investment
of
the
Given the
Protocol
is
importance of
mutual
attracting, both
cooperation
foreign and
by
the
domestic
signed
investors, Serbian
parties of the
Chamber of
Protocol
in
Commerce has
order
to
prepared a
increase
proposal for a
efficiency
Protocol of
and improve
Cooperation with
the
RGA,
the Republic
with the goal
Geodetic
of
efficient
Authority.Protocol
implementati
is mutual
on
of
cooperation by the investments
parties to the
in
the
Protocol in order to Republic
of
increase efficiency Serbia.
and improve the
RGA, with the aim
of efficient
Serbian
implementation of Chamber of
investments in the Commerce,
Republic of Serbia. in
accordance
with its basic
role
of
promoting
and
protecting
the interests
of
the
Serbian

REGULATI
ON

STATU
S

ADDR
ESSE
D TO
THE

Protocol on
mutual
cooperation
between
SCC and the
Republic
Geodetic
Authority

*
Imple
mentat
ion is
in
progre
ss
In the
second
half of
Decem
ber
2016.
The
protocol
on
mutual
coopera
tion
betwee
n SCC
and the
Republi
c
Geodeti
c
Authorit
y will
be
signed

Republi
c
Geodet
ic
Authori
ty

economy,
open up a
new service
that
will
provide
technical
assistance to
potential
investors and
from them to
collect
all
information
about large
investments
in
the
Republic
of
Serbia, and
whose
implementati
on
is
conditioned
by
the
previous
procedure
which
pending
before
the
RGA.
After
collecting all
necessary
information
and data
processing
SCC will
regularly
submit
information
to the RGA,
with the goal
that RGA is
going ensure
that within
its capacity
in a timely
save resolves
the request
of investors,
with the aim

of supporting
the economy
and
development
of
investments
in the
Republic of
Serbia.