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Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 29 September 2005 on voluntary pension funds and pension schemes. -

Adoption: 2005-09-29 | Date of entry into force: 2006-04-01 | YUG-2005-L-72253

Regulates the organization and management of voluntary pension funds, creation and activity of societies for the management of such funds, and liability of the National Bank of Serbia in the control of such societies.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 29 September 2005 to amend and supplement the Act on pension and disability insurance. -

Adoption: 2005-09-29 | Date of entry into force: 2006-01-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 2008-01-01 | SRB-2005-L-74566

Amends provisions relating, inter alia, to the status of contributor, the years of coverage, survivors' pensions, minimum level of disability benefits, and indexation of pensions .

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act on Enforcement of Penal Sanctions, 2005. (Zakon o Izvrsenju Krivičnih Sankcija) -

Adoption: 2005-09-29 | SRB-2005-L-85337

Regulates the procedure for the enforcement of legal sanctions including confiscation of property, sentencing and detention.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 16 September 2005 on public servants.

Adoption: 2005-09-16 | Date of entry into force: 2006-07-01 | YUG-2005-L-71481

Chapter one: Introductory provisions
Chapter two: Principles of activity of public servants
Chapter three: Rights and obligations of public servants
Chapter four: Types of employments for public servants
Chapter five: Occupation of vacant workplaces
Chapter six: Evaluation and advancement of public servants
Chapter seven: Transfer of public servants for the needs of labour
Chapter eight: Specialized training and upgrading
Chapter nine: Responsibility of public servants
Chapter ten: Termination of labour relation
Chapter eleven: Rights of public servants in the event of change in the structure of State bodies
Chapter twelve: Decision on rights and duties of public servants
Chapter thirteen: Management of the personnel system
Chapter fourteen: Special provisions on employees
Chapter fifteen: Control over the application of the law
Chapter sixteen: Transitional and final provisions

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 15 July 2005 to amend and supplement the Labour Code of the Republic of Serbia.

Adoption: 2005-07-15 | YUG-2005-L-71451

Amends Sections 77, 94, 108, 111, 158, 189, 190 and 191 relating, inter alia, to maternity leave.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 15 July 2005 to amend and supplement the Act on contributions for compulsory social insurance.

Adoption: 2005-07-15 | YUG-2005-L-71465

Amends sections relating, inter alia, to independent artists and calculation of their contributions.

Serbia - - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Rulebook of 9 June 2005 on entering the trade union into the Register.

Adoption: 2005-06-09 | Date of entry into force: 2005-06-22 | SRB-2005-M-74537

Regulates the method of trade unions' registration and data to be entered into the Register.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 30 May 2005 to amend the Act on health insurance.

Adoption: 2005-05-30 | YUG-2005-L-71476

Amends Section 27 on insured persons exceptionally treated abroad.

Serbia - - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Rulebook of 30 March 2005 on the registration of the employers' association.

Adoption: 2005-03-30 | Date of entry into force: 2005-04-05 | SRB-2005-M-74538

Regulates the method of registration of employer's associations and data to be noted into the Register.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Labour Code of the Republic of Serbia of 15 March 2005. (Zakona o Radu) -

Adoption: 2005-03-15 | YUG-2005-L-71206

Chapter I: Fundamental provisions
Chapter II: Establishment of labour relation
Chapter III: Agreement on rights and obligations of the director
Chapter IV: Education, specialized training and qualification
Chapter V: Hours of work
Chapter VI: Rest and leave
Chapter VII: Protection of employees
Chapter VIII: Salary, salary compensation and other entitlements
Chapter IX: Employees' rights in the event of bankruptcy
Chapter X: Employees' rights in the event of change of employer
Chapter XI: Redundancy
Chapter XII: Clause for competition prohibition
Chapter XIII: Damage compensation
Chapter XIV: Suspension of an employee
Chapter XV: Modification of labour contract
Chapter XVI: Termination of labour relation
Chapter XVII: Exercise and protection of employees' rights
Chapter XVIII: Special provisions
Chapter XIX: Employees' and Employers' Organizations
Chapter XX: Collective agreements
Chapter XXI: Supervision
Chapter XXII: Penal provisions
Chapter XXIII: Transitional and final provisions

Serbia - - Law, Act

Family Act of 2005.

Adoption: 2005 | Date of entry into force: 2005-07-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 2006-07-01 | SRB-2005-L-74539

Part One: Basic provisions
Part Two: Marriage
Part Three: Parent-child relations
Part Four: Adoption
Part Five: Foster care
Part Six: Guardianship
Part Seven: Support
Part Eight: Property relations
Part Nine: Protection from domestic violence
Part Ten: Family relations proceedings
Part Eleven: Personal name
Part Twelve: Transitional and final provisions

Serbia - - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Pro-natalist strategy. -

Adoption: 2005 | SRB-2005-M-89462

Notes the phenomenon of low birth rates, establishes objectives and goals of strategic actions, measures, activities and mechanisms to improve this including reconciliation of working life and parenting, education, implementation and periodical review of the strategy.

Serbia - - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

National Strategy for the Fight against HIV/AIDS (2005-2010).

Adoption: 2005 | SRB-2005-M-112809

Serbia - - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

National Strategy Action Plan for the Fight against HIV/AIDS (2005-2010).

Adoption: 2005 | SRB-2005-M-112810

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 21 December 2004 on citizenship of the Republic of Serbia.

Adoption: 2004-12-21 | YUG-2004-L-71480

Provides for conditions to acquire Serbian citizenship, and termination of citizenship. Also deals with procedure and registration.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 15 November 2004 on peaceful settlement of labour disputes (Official Gazette of the RS No. 125/2004). (Zakon o mirnom resavanju radnih sporova) -

Adoption: 2004-11-15 | YUG-2004-L-71205

Provides for conditions of settlement of collective and individual labour disputes, rights and obligations of mediators. Provides for the creation of the Republic's Agency for peaceful settlement of labour disputes.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 23 July 2004 on contributions for compulsory social insurance. -

Adoption: 2004-07-23 | Date of entry into force: 2004-09-01 | YUG-2004-L-71204

Determines contributions relating to pension and disability insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance. Contains provisions on contributions level and payment.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 23 July 2004 on bankruptcy procedure.

Adoption: 2004-07-23 | YUG-2004-L-71478

Section 63 concerns termination of labour relations in the event of bankruptcy.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 5 May 2004 on prevention of conflict of interest in discharge of public office. -

Adoption: 2004-05-05 | YUG-2004-L-68329

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act on the Social and Economic Council (Official Gazette of the RS No. 125/2004). (Zakon o Socijalno-ekonomskom savetu) -

Adoption: 2004 | SRB-2004-L-83223

This law regulates the establishment, registration, scope and manner of operation, funding and other issues of importance for the operation of a Social and Economic Council.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 18 July 2003 on financing of political parties. -

Adoption: 2003-07-18 | Date of entry into force: 2004-01-01 | YUG-2003-L-71474

Provides for means of control of financing of registered political parties, types of funds, financing of regular activities, and financing of expenses for electoral campaigns.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 10 July 2003 on Employment and Unemployment Insurance. -

Adoption: 2003-07-10 | Date of entry into force: 2003-07-23 | YUG-2003-L-66337

Regulates employment activities, measures of active employment policy, rights and obligations of persons seeking employment. Establishes the National Employment Service, unemployment insurance and contributions, and procedure for realizing the rights derived from insurance.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 2 July 2003 on organisation and jurisdiction of government authorities in prosecuting perpetrators of war crimes. -

Adoption: 2003-07-02 | YUG-2003-L-68328

Governs the establishment, organisation, jurisdiction and powers of government bodies and their organisational units for arrest and prosecution of perpetrators of criminal offenses.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Accountability for Human Rights Violations Act of 26 June 2003. -

Adoption: 2003-06-26 | YUG-2003-L-68330

Determines types of human rights violations, persons against whom proceedings are instituted, rules of procedure, competent bodies and measures pronounced.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act on Public Information, 2003 (Official Gazette RS No. 43/03). (Zakon o Javnom Informisanju) -

Adoption: 2003-04-22 | SRB-2003-L-85338

Regulates the right to public information as a right to the freedom of expression of thought and the rights and obligations of the person involved in the public information process.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 17 April 2003 to amend the Penal Code of the Republic of Serbia. -

Adoption: 2003-04-17 | YUG-2003-L-68337

Amends, inter alia, sections relating to forcible removal of organs or parts of body, sexual harassment, child pornography and human trafficking.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 1 April 2003 on pension and disability insurance. (Zakonu o penzijskom i invalidskom osiguranju) -

Adoption: 2003-04-01 | SRB-2003-L-71464

I: Introductory provisions
II: Compulsory pension and disability insurance
III: Voluntary pension and disability insurance
IV: Persons provided with rights in the event of disability and corporal damage caused by an occupational injury of disease
V: Rights deriving from pension and disability insurance
VI: Conditions to acquire rights deriving from pension and disability insurance
VII: Pension qualifying period
VIII: Establishment of the level of rights deriving from pension and disability insurance
IX: Indexation of pensions and monetary compensations for corporal injury
X: Realization and use of rights deriving from pension and disability insurance
XI: Registry of insured persons and beneficiaries of pension and disability insurance
XII: Organisation
XIII: Financing
XIV: Damage compensation
XV: Control
XVI: Penal provisions
XVII: Transitional and final provisions

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 17 March 2003 on measures in case of state of emergency. -

Adoption: 2003-03-17 | YUG-2003-L-68331

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 22 July 2002 on organization of courts. -

Adoption: 2002-07-22 | Date of entry into force: 2002-01-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 2002-10-01 | YUG-2002-L-68332

Contains provisions on independence of judicial power, court jurisdiction and internal organisation of courts.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act on Organization and Jurisdiction of Government Authorities in Combating Organized Crime, Corruption and Other Serious Crimes. -

Adoption: 2002-07-22 | Date of partial entry into force: 2003-03-01 | SRB-2002-L-68333

Governs the establishment, organisation, jurisdiction and powers of special government bodies for detection and prosecution of perpetrators of criminal offences such as human trafficking.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act on Broadcasting (Official Gazette Rs No. 42/02). (Zakon o Radiodifuziji) -

Adoption: 2002-07-18 | SRB-2002-L-85339

Stipulates the Conditions for and manner of conducting broadcasting activities in keeping with international conventions and standards. Repeals the Law on Radio Television (Official Gazette RS No. 48/91).

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 4 July 2002 to amend and supplement the Act on labour relations with State bodies.

Adoption: 2002-07-04 | YUG-2002-L-71466

Amends several sections relating, inter alia, to the obligation of State employees take part in expert improvement exercises organized within the State body. Such employees shall be entitled to paid leave during such actitivites.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 2 April 2002 on financial support to families with children. (Zakon o financijskoj podrsci porodica sa decom) -

Adoption: 2002-04-02 | Date of entry into force: 2002-06-01 | SRB-2002-L-89458

Defines the right of financial support, procedures and methods of exercising the rights, and penalty provisions.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 8 March 2002 on local self-government. -

Adoption: 2002-03-08 | YUG-2002-L-68335

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 21 February 2002 establishing particular competencies of the Autonomous Province. -

Adoption: 2002-02-21 | YUG-2002-L-68338

Determines competencies of the Autonomous Province, particularly in spheres where the Republic regulates the system. Deals with juridiction of the Autonomous Province in various fields such as culture, education, health care and insurance, pension and disability insurance, and social welfare.

Serbia - - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Rulebook of on terms, conditions, procedure and manner for generating rights for absence from work for special nursing of children. -

Adoption: 2002-01 | Date of entry into force: 2002-01-21 | SRB-2002-R-89467

Determines conditions, such as types of handicap.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 2002 on amendments and addenda to the Act on organisation of courts. -

Adoption: 2002 | YUG-2002-L-68334

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act on the Security Information Agency, 2002 (Official Gazette of the RS No. 42/2002). (Zakon o Bezbednosno-informativnoj agenciji) -

Adoption: 2002 | SRB-2002-L-99923

Serbia - - Law, Act

Labour Code of the Republic of Serbia of 2001. -

Adoption: 2001-12-12 | Date of entry into force: 2001-12-21 | YUG-2001-L-61116

Comprehensive legislation on labour relations. Part I provides for relationship between law, by-law and labour contract; basic rights, obligations and responsibilities; and prohibition of discrimination. Part II deals with conditions for establishment of employment relations, labour contract, assuming of work, trial work, labour contract for a definite period of time, employment for the purpose of performing tasks involving increased risk, part-time employment, employment for work outside employer's premises, employment of house help, and trainees. Part III regulates working hours, overtime work, schedule of working hours, redistribution of working hours, and night work. Part IV provides for recess, paid leave, unpaid leave, and dormancy of employment during absence for specified reasons. Part V deals with protection of employees, protection of women and youth, maternity protection, maternity leave and leave from work for child care, leave from work for special care of a child or another person, prohibition of dismissal, protection of disabled persons, and notification of temporary inability to work. Part VI regulates earnings, minimum earnings, compensation of earnings, and compensation of costs. Part VII deals with prohibition of competition, Part VIII with compensation of damage, and Part IX with termination of employment. Part X provides for exercising and protection of rights of employees. Part XI sets forth special provisions concerning temporary and occasional work, service contract, self-employment and employment booklet. Part XII deals with employees council and trade unions, Part XIII with collective contracts, and Part XIV with supervision. Part XV contains punitive provisions. Finally, Part XVI sets forth transitional and final provisions.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 23 November 2001 on Judges. -

Adoption: 2001-11-23 | Date of entry into force: 2002-01-01 | YUG-2001-L-68339

Establishes, inter alia, fundamental principles such as independence of judges, immunity and liability, judgeship, judge's financial status and election of a judge.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 13 November 2001 on High Judicial Council. -

Adoption: 2001-11-13 | YUG-2001-L-68336

Contains provisions on members of the Council and their mandate, composition of the Council, participation and voting.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act on Workers' Councils (Presidential Decree No. 01-562/01).

Adoption: 2001-06-07 | Date of entry into force: 2001-06-13 | SRB-2001-L-79576

Chapter I - General Provisions
Chapter II - Modality and Procedure in the Establishment of the Council
Chapter III - Election of Council Members
Chapter IV - The Work of the Council
Chapter V - The Duration and Termination of the Mandate of Council Members
Chapter VI - Rights and Duties of the Council
Chapter VII - Penalty Provisions
Chapter VIII - Final Provisions

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act on Strikes, 1996 (Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia No. 29/1996 and Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 101/2005). (Zakon o Strajku) -

Adoption: 1996 | SRB-1996-L-99921

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 1992 on health insurance, as amended up to 2004.

Adoption: 1992-04-02 | YUG-1992-L-70082

Defines rights deriving from health insurance of employed persons and other citizens.
Contains provisions on insured persons (chap. II), rights (chap. IV), voluntary insurance (chap. V), rights realization (chap. VI), organisation of health insurance (chap. VII) and financing (chap. IX).
Presents in annex the original text of 1992 and all subsequent amendments.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act on the Social Care of Children. -

Adoption: 1992 | Date of entry into force: 2010-04-03 | SRB-1992-L-89459

Defines the rights in the area of social care of children, procedure for exercising rights, pre-school education, institutions for children, provision of resources, supervision over legality of work and professional work, children's week, penalty provisions.

Serbia - - Law, Act

Act of 1991 on safety at work, as amended up to 1998.

Adoption: 1991 | YUG-1991-L-71445

Part one: Basic provisions
Part two: Guarantee of safety at work
Part three: Rights, obligations and responsibilities in realization of safety at work
Part four: Control
Part five: Penal provisions
Part six: Transitional and final provisions

Serbia - - Constitution

Constitution of the Republic of Serbia.

Adoption: 1990 | YUG-1990-C-64429

Constitution of the Republic of Serbia. Divided into 9 parts. Part 1 contains basic provisions. Establishes that Republic of Serbia includes autonomous province of Vojvodina and Kosovo, as forms of territorial autonomy. Part 2 provides for freedoms, rights and duties of citizens, Part 3 for economic and social order, and Part 4 for rights and duties of Republic of Serbia. Part 5 deals with republican organs, Part 6 with territorial organisation, Part 7 with guarantees and constitutionality, and Part 8 with relationship to Constitution of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Part 9 contains concluding provisions.