One year behind the schedule imposed by Annex 1 of the Athens Treaty, the Montenegrin Regulatory Agency enacted at the end of 2008 several regulations aimed at creating some of the necessary conditions for the upcoming liberalization of the energy market: the Decision on the Opening of Electricity Market, the Decision on Determining the Public […]
The Serbian Government, the representative trade unions, and the Union of Serbian Employers (Unija poslodavaca Srbije) reached an agreement on amendments to the General Collective Agreement (Opšti kolektivni ugovor, “Službeni glasnik RS” n. 50/2008, 104/2008 and 8/2009) and its extended application to all employers in the Republic of Serbia on 30 January 2009. In line […]
The Minister of Interior has enacted the Rules on Fulfillment of Conditions for Approval of Temporary Residence to Foreigners with respect to Health Insurance (Pravilnik o ispunjenosti uslova za odobrenje privremenog boravka stranaca u pogledu zdravstvenog osiguranja) (“Rules”), implementing the provisions of the new Law on Foreigners which mandate obtaining health insurance as a condition […]
Amid fears that the on-going global credit crisis may interfere with the finalization of the privatization of socially-owned enterprises in Serbia, the Government of Serbia (“GoS”) has adopted amendments to the three main privatization decrees with the principal aim of facilitating the procedure of payment of the purchase price under privatization agreements. Amendments to the […]
The Serbian Agency for Telecommunications (“RATEL”) adopted on 17 October three by-laws regulating VoIP, international connections and telecommunication networks, respectively. The by-laws represent a step towards liberalization of fixed telephony and wholesale internet market in Serbia. It is expected that the first results of the aforementioned by-laws, i.e. reduction of internet prices and registration of […]
The new Montenegrin Law on Planning and Construction (Zakon o uredjenju prostora i izgradnji objekata,Official Gazette of Montenegro, n.51/08) is aimed at replacing several laws which dealt separately with spatial planning, construction land and construction procedure. The lawmakers’ intention was to create a comprehensive regulatory framework that would stimulate major infrastructure projects in Montenegro and […]
Amendments to the Privatization Law (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No.123/2007) Amendments to the Tender Decree (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 126/2007) In final days of 2007, the General Assembly of the Republic of Serbia enacted the Amendments to the Privatization Law („Amendments“). The Amendments remove many interpretation dilemmas that […]
Montenegrin draft Concession Law The Ministry for Economic Development of Montenegro has published a draft Concession Law ( “Draft” ). Concessions have until now been regulated by the Law on Participation of P rivate Sector in Performance of Public Services (Of ficial Gazette of RoM, n.30/2002) which was, due to its complexity and poo rly […]
The new Montenegrin Labor Law resembles the Serbian Labor Law enacted in 2005. However, some important provisions are left out, such as those regulating the status of general managers who are not employed with the company in which they serve. Anti-discrimination and anti-harassment provisions In accordance with the EU directives, the new Labor Law prohibits […]
The Serbian Minister of Labor and Social Policy rendered on 6 November 2008 the Decision on Extended Application of the General Collective Agreement, stipulating that all Serbian employers (except for those paying minimum wage to their employees), and not only those who are members of the Employers’ Union, must adhere to the General Collective Agreement […]
