COVID-19 Update: Serbia/Montenegro/Bosnia and Herzegovina
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COVID-19 Update #35: Serbia/Montenegro/Bosnia and Herzegovina

Changes to the yesterday report are marked. Serbia 6630 registered cases. State of emergency declared. Health measures Self-isolation at home or quarantine for 28 days for those who entered the country after 14 March 2020 (14 days for health professionals, prison guards, officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and military personnel). Isolation at home […]

BDK Advokati retains top ranking by Legal 500
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BDK Advokati retains top ranking by Legal 500

BDK Advokati is delighted to announce that it is once again among the ranked firms by Legal 500 EMEA 2020 edition. We are in Tier 1 in Serbia in 6 practice areas – Banking and finance, Commercial, corporate and M&A, Competition, Dispute resolution, Projects and energy and Real estate and construction, and Tier 2 in Intellectual property and Employment. Our […]

EU relaxes the rules on horizontal cooperation during COVID-19 crisis 1
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EU relaxes the rules on horizontal cooperation during COVID-19 crisis

Following the joint statement of 23 March 2020 by the European Competition Network (ECN), consisting of the European Commission, the European Surveillance Authority and the national competition authorities of each EU/EEA Member States on the joint approach to the application of competition law during the coronavirus crisis, the European Commission (“Commission“) issued on 8 April […]

New Liquidation Proceedings Act of Republika Srpska
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State guarantee scheme as a measure to mitigate the consequences of COVID-19 on the economy

On 16 April 2020, the Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted a decree establishing a scheme for the issuance of unconditional, on-demand state guarantees to banks for working capital loans to Serbian corporates. The total guaranteed amount is EUR 480 million, while the total value of the COVID-19-related loans to be guaranteed by the […]

COVID-19 Update #13: Serbia/Montenegro/Bosnia and Herzegovina

Vlada Srbije objavila je detalje o fiskalnim pogodnostima i direktnoj finansijskoj pomoći privatnom sektoru usled COVID-19

Engleska verzija Ovaj tekst je objavljen 11. aprila, a ažuriran 16. aprila 2020. Pročitajte naš poslednji update od 1. maja 2020. Ko se kvalifikuje za pomoć Mere su dostupne sledećim kategorijama pravnih lica: preduzetnicima, uključujući i one koji su prestali da obavljaju delatnost 15. marta 2020. godine ili nakon ovog datuma; mikro, malim i srednjim […]

Serbia: Employee share options in limited liability companies
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Emergency rules on the issuance of “Corona bonds” in Serbia

The Government of Serbia adopted on 10 April 2020 the emergency Decree on the Procedure for Issue of Debt Securities (“Decree“), which provides for the simplification of the current regime regarding public offerings of debt securities by Serbian companies on the territory of Serbia. This new simplified regime will be in force for a period […]

Serbian Government unveils the details of COVID-19-related fiscal and direct financial aid to corporate sector
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Update on COVID-19-related fiscal incentives and direct financial aid to corporate sector in Serbia – status on 22 April 2020

Serbian version This is the update to the article originally published on our website on 11 April 2020. The article is updated from time to time in accordance with the clarifications and changes to the regulations issued by the Serbian authorities.   Who qualifies for the fiscal incentives and direct financial aid The measures are […]

COVID-19 Update #13: Serbia/Montenegro/Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Serbian Government unveils the details of COVID-19-related fiscal and direct financial aid to corporate sector

Serbian version This article was published on 11 April, and updated on 16 April 2020. See our latest update as of 1 May 2020. Who qualifies for the aid The measures are available to the following categories of commercial actors: private entrepreneurs (sole proprietorship), including those who have registered temporary cessation of business activities on […]

Serbia: New Act on Games of Chance
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Serbia: New Act on Games of Chance

The new Serbian Act on Games of Chance, adopted in March this year, is set to apply from 10 April 2020. The novelties are not numerous, and conceptually the gambling activity is regulated in the same manner as in the outgoing legislation. The changes will affect the operators financially as the new legislation imposes stricter […]

Enforcement of competition law during COVID-19 Crisis
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Enforcement of competition law during COVID-19 crisis

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Europe, several national competition authorities have already opened investigations into potential infringements of competition laws. Italian competition authority has opened an abuse of dominance investigation into the sale of medical masks, gloves, and hand gels at alleged anti-competitive prices by Amazon and eBay, while the Greek competition authority has […]