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Serbia - Country Profiles

Constitution of the Republic of Serbia.
Date of text: 30 November 2006

Policies

Waste management programme in the Republic of Serbia for the period 2022-2031.
Date of text: 28 January 2022
National antibiotic resistance control Programme for the period 2019-2021.
Date of text: 07 February 2019
National Programme for Agriculture for the period 2018-2020.
Date of text: 28 December 2017
National Strategy for the improvement of animal origin food facilities for the period from 2016 to 2021.
Date of text: 29 December 2016
Water management strategy of the territory of the Republic of Serbia until 2034.
Date of text: 23 December 2016

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Law on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Date of original text: 29 May 2009 (30 November 2021)
Law on organic production.
Date of text: 05 May 2010
Law on incentives in agriculture and rural development.
Date of original text: 30 January 2013 (27 October 2023)
Regulation on control and certification in organic production and methods of organic production.
Date of original text: 02 June 2020 (19 March 2021)
Law on public warehouses for agricultural products.
Date of original text: 11 June 2014 (08 June 2018)

Climate change

Law on climate change.
Date of text: 01 March 2021
Law on the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Organization for Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in connection with the establishment of Water Centre for sustainable development and adaptation to climate change.
Date of text: 08 September 2014
Regulation on fuel economy data and CO2 emissions from new passenger vehicles.
Date of text: 29 August 2022
Decree on types of activities and gases with a greenhouse effect.
Date of text: 03 February 2022
Regulation on the verification and accreditation of verifiers of reports on greenhouse gas emissions.
Date of text: 04 November 2021

Cultivated plants

Plant Protection Law.
Date of text: 2010
Law on Plant Health.
Date of original text: 02 June 2009 (14 March 2019)
Law on Protection of Plant Breeders' Rights.
Date of original text: 02 June 2009 (24 November 2011)
Law on seeds.
Date of text: 2005
Regulation on control and certification in organic production and methods of organic production.
Date of original text: 02 June 2020 (19 March 2021)

Disaster risk management

Law on the establishment of guarantee scheme as a measure of support to the economy for mitigating the consequences of the SARS-CoV-2 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date of text: 21 December 2020
Law on disaster risk reduction and emergency situation management.
Date of text: 13 November 2018
Law on hail defense.
Date of text: 2015
Law on the elimination of consequences of floods in the Republic of Serbia.
Date of text: 18 July 2014
Law on the Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the Slovak Republic on cooperation and mutual assistance in emergency situations.
Date of text: 2011

Environment

Air Protection Law.
Date of original text: 15 May 2009 (21 March 2021)
Law on Waste Management.
Date of original text: 15 May 2009 (08 December 2018)
Law on Chemicals.
Date of text: 2009
Law on Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment.
Date of text: 2004
Law on Environmental impact assessment.
Date of original text: 2004 (2009)

Fisheries

Regulation on control and certification in organic production and methods of organic production.
Date of original text: 02 June 2020 (19 March 2021)
Law on protection and sustainable use of fish stocks.
Date of text: 2014
Regulation on the value of daily, multi-day and annual licenses for recreational fishing for the year 2023.
Date of text: 25 August 2022
Decision on the declaration of the Fishing Area "Mali Begej".
Date of text: 17 December 2021
Decree determining the annual programme of measures for the implementation of the breeding programme for 2021.
Date of text: 18 March 2021

Food and nutrition

Food Safety Law.
Date of original text: 29 May 2009 (2019)
Law on regulation of the market of agricultural products.
Date of text: 02 July 2021
Regulation on control and certification in organic production and methods of organic production.
Date of original text: 02 June 2020 (19 March 2021)
Law on spirit drinks.
Date of text: 01 November 2015
Law on the health safety status of foodstuffs and general use items.
Date of text: 2011

Forestry

Forest Law.
Date of original text: 07 May 2010 (08 December 2018)
Law on forest reproductive material.
Date of original text: 01 December 2004 (02 June 2009)
Regulation on the basis of forest management, contractor project of forest management, recording of completed works and forest chronicle.
Date of text: 06 March 2024
Decree establishing the Annual programme for using funds for the sustainable development and improvement of forestry in 2023.
Date of text: 23 March 2023
Regulation on the manner and time of remittance, assignment of remittance stamp, manner of marking stumps of illegally felled trees, manner of recording those trees and stumps in remittance books, i.e. forest fault books, form and content of remittance and forest fault stamps and remittance book forms.
Date of text: 18 October 2021

Gender

Law on Gender Equality, 2009.
Date of text: 2009
Family Act of 2005.
Date of text: 2005

Land and soil

Law on soil protection.
Date of text: 2015
Law on Agricultural Land.
Date of original text: 2006 (2018)
Law establishing the public interest and the special procedures of expropriation and the issuance of the construction permit for the project "Belgrade on water."
Date of text: 10 April 2015
Law on restitution of confiscated property and compensation.
Date of original text: 28 September 2011 (08 December 2018)
Law on planning and construction.
Date of original text: 2009 (2014)

Livestock

Animal Husbandry Law.
Date of original text: 02 June 2009 (22 February 2016)
Law on livestock.
Date of original text: 29 May 2009 (22 February 2016)
Animal Welfare Law.
Date of text: 2009
Veterinary Law.
Date of original text: 25 October 2005 (14 March 2019)
Regulation on control and certification in organic production and methods of organic production.
Date of original text: 02 June 2020 (19 March 2021)

Social protection

Regulation establishing the temporary register and the manner of payment of one-time financial assistance to all adult citizens of the Republic of Serbia in order to reduce the negative effects caused by the pandemic of COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Date of text: 24 April 2020
Decree on the establishment of a temporary register and the manner of payment of one-time financial assistance to all adult citizens of the Republic of Serbia in order to reduce the negative effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Date of text: 24 April 2020
Regulation determining the harmonized amounts of the total monthly income of the household, as a condition for acquiring the status of an energy-vulnerable customer.
Date of text: 12 May 2022

Water

Water Law.
Date of original text: 07 May 2010 (08 December 2018)
Law on the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Organization for Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in connection with the establishment of Water Centre for sustainable development and adaptation to climate change.
Date of text: 08 September 2014
Law on the Ratification of the Loan and Financing Agreement between KfW, Frankfurt am Main and the Republic of Serbia, amounting to 25,000,000 euros for the "Water and Sewerage Programme in Medium-Sized Municipalities in Serbia phase II”.
Date of text: 30 September 2011
Law on the navigation and inland waterways.
Date of original text: 12 October 2010 (04 February 2020)
Law on Meteorological and Hydrological Activity.
Date of text: 2010

Wild species and ecosystems

Law on Wild Animals and Hunting.
Date of original text: 08 December 2018 (26 March 2010)
Nature Protection Law.
Date of original text: 15 May 2009 (15 July 2021)
Law on National Parks.
Date of original text: 06 October 2015 (08 December 2018)
Regulation on the establishment of the Serbian Institute for Nature Protection.
Date of original text: 18 March 2010 (10 February 2017)
Decree on the control of the use and trade of wild flora and fauna.
Date of original text: 07 April 2005 (08 December 2018)

Miscellaneous

Law on the use of renewable energy sources.
Date of text: 22 April 2022
Law on mining and geological research.
Date of original text: 08 December 2015 (22 April 2021)
Law on energy.
Date of original text: 29 December 2014 (22 April 2021)
Law on consumer protection.
Date of text: 13 June 2014
Mining Law.
Date of text: 2009

International Agreements

Agreement on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in a transboundary context between the Ministry of Environment and Water of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia.
Date of text: 24 March 2020
Agreement between the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of Serbia regarding cooperation in the field of sustainable management of transboundary waters.
Date of text: 05 June 2019
Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on cooperation in the field of environment.
Date of text: 07 May 2018

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