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The Law on Professional Rehabilitation and Employment of Persons with Disabilities (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia,” No. 36/2009, 32/2013, and 14/2022 – consolidated law, “the Law“) prescribes the obligation for every employer with at least 20 employees to have a specific number of persons with disabilities in their workforce. An individual with a disability, as defined by this Law, is a person with permanent consequences of physical, sensory, mental, or psychological impairment or illness that cannot be eliminated

(“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 92/2023) The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, at the First session of the Second regular session on October 26, 2023, adopted the Law on Amendments to the Public Procurement Law, which came into force on November 4, 2023. The changes introduced aim to further improve the public procurement system, and the implementation of most innovations has been postponed until January 1, 2024. However, certain provisions, such as those related to

In the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 92 as of October 27th, 2023, among other things, the following amendments to law, were published: Law on Amendments to the Law on Property Taxes; Law on Amendments to the Law on Personal Income Tax i Law on Amendments to the Law on Contributions for Compulsory Social Insurance. Law on Amendments to the Law on Property Taxes Amendments to the Law on Property Taxes provide for the postponement of the

(“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 92/2023) The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Law on Amendments to the Law on Health Insurance (“the Law“) which was published in the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No. 92/2023 as of October 27, 2023 and which entered into force on November 4th, 2023. The reasons for the amendments to the Law are contained in the need to regulate more rationally the issue of determining the temporary incapacity for

The Law on Amendments to the Law on the Procedure for Registration in the Cadaster of real estate and Utilities (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 92/23, hereinafter referred as the: “Law on the Procedure for Registration in the Cadaster“) and the Law on Amendments to the Law on State Survey and Cadaster (“Official Gazette of the RS”, number 92/23, hereinafter referred as the: “Law on State Survey“) were published in the Official Gazette no. 92/2023 on 27/10/2023, and enter

(“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, no. 76/2023) The Law on the Management of Companies Owned by the Republic of Serbia (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 76/2023, hereinafter: “the Law“) entered into force on September 15, 2023, but its implementation is postponed for a year, so it will start to apply as of September 15, 2024. The main objectives of the Law are to change the form of public enterprises founded by the Republic of Serbia into the legal

The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Law on Amendments to the Law on Foreigners (“Amendments to the Law on Foreigners”) and the Law on Amendments to the Law on Employment of Foreigners (“Amendments to the Law on Employment of Foreigners”) on July 26, 2023. Some of the amendments came into force as of August 4, 2023, while the most significant provisions, which simplify the process, will be implemented as of February 1, 2024, upon fulfillment of

(“Official Gazette of the RS”, no. 65/2023 and 70/2023-corr.) In the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 65 as of August 4th, 2023, the Regulation on establishing the Program for Encouraging the Development of Entrepreneurship through Financial Support for Women’s Entrepreneurship in 2023 was published, which was adopted with the aim of strengthening female entrepreneurship, increasing the number of business entities, and further encouraging employment, and which entered into force the day after its publication. The Law on

(“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 62/2023) In the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 62 as of 28 July 2023, the Law on Amendments to the Law on Planning and Construction (hereinafter: the “Law”) was published, and entered into force on the eighth day from the date of its publication, i.e. on 5 August 2023, with the exception of the provisions of Article 153 paragraphs 6 and 7 of the Law (professional and conservation supervision),

The Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia (hereinafter: “the Fund“) published a public call for technological innovation support programs on June 21st, 2023, referring to the Early Development Program, Innovation Co-financing Program and Science-Business Cooperation Program. The purpose of the programs is to encourage the creation of innovative companies through the establishment of “start-up” and “spin-off” companies, and to provide such companies with direct financial assistance for the development of innovative technologies, processes and products with market potential. Projects

(„Official Gazette of the RS“,no 1/2019 and 39/2023) The Government of the Republic of Serbia has adopted the Regulation on Amendments to the Regulation on Determining Criteria for Granting Incentives for Attracting Foreign Direct Investments (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 1/2019 and 39/2023, hereinafter referred to as the “Regulation“), which has been in force since May 20, 2023. Similar to previous years, the Regulation provides detailed rules on criteria, conditions, and methods for attracting foreign direct investments, as well as

(„Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia“, no. 35/2023) In the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia No. 35 as of April 29th, 2023, the new Law on Occupational Safety and Health (hereinafter: “the Law“) was published and has since entered into force on the eighth day from the date of its publication, i.e. on May 7th, 2023. With the entry into force of the new Law, the aim of which is to improve the existing safety system and