As of 21 January 2021, Serbian and foreign citizens can travel to Serbia for business reasons, without a negative PCR test. To be able to do so, they have to send an email to inocovid19@pks.rs at least 48 hours prior to the entry into Serbia. The e-mail must contain the following information: personal data about […]
The Serbian Ministry of Labour published on 18 January 2021 the Guide for Safe and Healthy Work from Home (Vodič za bezbedan i zdrav rad od kuće) (“Guide“). The Guide defines work from home as work which involves the use of information and communication technologies (PC, laptop, smartphone, and tablet) enabling remote work. Documenting work […]
AFP news agency has published an article debunking anti-maskers’ interpretation of a recent decision of the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina concerning COVID-19-related measures, which implied that the Court invalidated the mandatory use of face masks. AFP cited our attorney at law Relja Radović and linked to his analysis of the Court’s decision published […]
As of 1 April 2021, foreigners can apply for the temporary residence permit without having to enter Serbia, electronically via e-Government Portal (“Portal“). The applicant should select “Living in Serbia”. After submitting the application form, the applicant will be instructed on further actions through the Portal. Once the temporary residence permit is granted, the applicant […]
Britain’s Frontier Pharma and the Baystone Investment Group have acquired Serbian pharmaceuticals company Zdravlje Leskovac, which is owned by Actavis, a subsidiary of Israeli company Teva. Baystone Group and Frontier Pharma are expected to further invest in Zdravlje Leskovac production and bring additional products to the facility over time. BDK Advokati advised Frontier Pharma and […]
The 2020 edition of the Chambers’ Global Practice Guide on gambling law includes the chapter on Montenegro authored by Luka Popović, partner and Stefan Đurović, junior associate in BDK Advokati Montenegro. The Montenegrin chapter gives an overview of the regulatory regime for the games of chance industry in Montenegro, offering information on the topics such […]
On 24 December 2020, the Serbian government published a new decree that provides details on how the tax liabilities deferred under the fiscal stimulus decree of 10 April 2020 and additional governmental decision of 31 July 2020 are to be paid under the rescheduled terms. Deferred liabilities concern payroll tax and social security contributions (“SSC”) […]
Introduction On 22 December 2020, the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (“the Court”) declared unconstitutional two measures imposed in the efforts to suppress the COVID-19 epidemic, namely the mandatory use of face masks in the Canton of Sarajevo and the general restriction of movement in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (“Federation”). The Court […]
As of 1 December 2020, the application for temporary residence permit and work permit for foreigners can be submitted at one stop-shop at the police station in the district of the foreigner’s temporary address in Serbia (application available here: http://www.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs/SlGlasnikPortal/prilozi/prilog.html&doctype=reg&abc=cba&eli=true&eliActId=431184®actid=431184)The police forwards the application for the work permit to the National Employment Service (“NES“). Foreigner […]
