Legal regulation of digital assets and cryptocurrencies in Serbia Introduction Initial consideration At the end of last year and the beginning of this year, the cryptocurrency market, in terms of the volume of trade and the jump in prices of these digital assets, continued to grow and prosper, and gained increasing local and global importance. […]
Amendments to the Law on Health Insurance The Law on Health Insurance (the “Law“), adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia on 3 April 2019, regulates health insurance in the Republic of Serbia, which can be obligatory and voluntary. But, the coming changes, planned for 1 June 2021, can be […]
Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Patents The Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia recently participated in drafting Law on Amendments to the Law on Patents. The current Law on Patents (“Official Gazette of the RS”, No. 99/2011, 113/2017 – other law, 95/2018 and 66/2019, hereinafter the “Law“) was […]
A public debate was held on the Draft Law on amendments to the Bankruptcy Law The Bankruptcy Law of the Republic of Serbia (“Official Gazette of the RS”, No. 104/2009, 99/2011 – other law, 71/2012 – US decision, 83/2014, 113/2017, 44/2018 and 95 / 2018, hereinafter the “Law“) regulates conditions and manner of initiating […]
MARRIAGE, EFFECTS OF MARRIAGE, TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE AND CONSEQUENCES OF TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE I) About marriage in general Serbian poet and writer Dusko Radovic have said: “Marriage is regulated by law only when it cannot be regulated otherwise. Therefore, do not allow the law to regulate your marriage. Arrange it yourself, […]
One stop shop for temporary residence and work permit The Serbian Law on Foreigners prescribes the possibility of submitting a joint request by which a foreigner in the Republic of Serbia can obtain a temporary residence and work permit. As of November 28, 2020, the Rulebook on the Joint Request for Approval, i.e. Extension of […]
If one acquired money though illegal means, such a person may end up getting charged twice – once for initial crime(s), and again for evading the taxes. And if tax returns have been duly submitted, Tax Administration will probably not require any details beyond an approximation on how much one has made. But, it gets […]
Companies “fall into bankruptcy” due to permanent inability to pay a due, over-indebtedness or some other reasons provided by law. However, this does not necessarily mean the end for the company. In our legal system, the institute of going concern asset sale enables the legal continuity of a company that is in a bad […]
Due to the harmonization with the Law on Digital Property, amendments to the tax legislation were made, among which the most important are the following: Amendments to the Law on Property Taxes introduce the taxation of inherited and donated digital property. Rates are proportional, but differentiated depending on the degree of kinship between the testator, […]
Having in mind the importance of the energy and mining sector for the stable functioning of the economy and raising the quality of life of citizens, the Ministry of Mining and Energy of the Republic of Serbia (“Ministry“) published on January 16th, 2021 on its official website the starting point for drafting the Law on […]