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Pharma Committee Chairpersons Elected

Pharma Committee Chairpersons Elected

Pharmaceutical Industry Committee Chairpersons were elected at the Committee meeting on March 27. Danilo Mijušković from Merck has been elected as President, while Jelena Mlinarević from Phoenix Pharma has been elected as Vice President. We therefore use this opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to Danilo and Jelena for accepting the roles of Pharma Industry…

Pharma Industry Committee leadership elected

Pharma Industry Committee leadership elected

Pharma Industry Committee re-elected leadership in electronic voting on October 15-16. Market Access Manager at Roche Serbia Radomir Cerovic was re-elected as President, while Public Affairs Country Head and Legal Representative for Serbia and Montenegro in Sanofi-Aventis d.o.o. Beograd Semir Attar was elected as Committee Vice President on a two-year mandate. We therefore use this…

Plan for 2022 Adopted

Plan for 2022 Adopted

At the first session this year on February 8, BoD adopted the FIC Work Plan – strategy for 2022, defining key activities to be pursued. The plan includes regular FIC committees elections, FIC Insight Into New Regulations, Dialogue for Change, Reality Check Conference, FIC Guide, Visit to EU Commission, White Book presentation and celebration of…

PP for Better Law on Internship

PP for Better Law on Internship

On December 23, FIC provided to the Labour Ministry the comments on the Draft Law on Internship. FIC welcomed drafting of that Law as significant improvement, after years of advocating for regulation of this form of engagement of young people. PP drew attention to the dispositions that limit the possibilities for the potential interns, and…

PP on Bankruptcy Regulations

PP on Bankruptcy Regulations

On February 3, FIC sent to the Economy Ministry the Comments on Draft Changes of Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy Trustee Licensing Agency Laws. Comments on the Draft Bankruptcy Law Changes concern primarily the following two areas: cancellation of the ban on enforcement on the property burdened by the security rights or real estate property lien; and…

PP on Company Law

PP on Company Law

On June 30, FIC sent to the Economy Ministry a set of comments on the Draft Amendments of Company Law. Position Paper outlines that the frequent changes of the Company Law are not good for business climate and legal certainty of market participants. It was also stated that wide consultations with the business community are…

PP on Draft Law on Electronic Invoicing

PP on Draft Law on Electronic Invoicing

On February 25, FIC sent to the Finance Ministry the comments on the Draft Law on Electronic Invoicing. Main comments address the following issues: lack of technical solutions and definitions of standards to be applied; need to additionally clarify the relation of the Draft with the VAT Law and Law on Accounting; unneeded additional data…

PP on E-Identification

PP on E-Identification

On February 12, FIC sent to the Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications the comments on Draft Law on Electronic Documents, E-Identifications and Trust Service in E-Business. General comments concern rationalization of process and insurance contracts. When it comes to the rationalization of process, FIC view is that the processes of identification and authentication of…

PP on Electronic Communications Law

PP on Electronic Communications Law

On July 1, FIC sent to the Telecommunications Ministry the Position Paper on the Draft Law on Electronic Communications. Overregulation was outlined as one of the key problems, as the efficient application of the Law can be achieved with less regulation. PP says that the relations between the Law and other laws should be defined….

PP on Enforcement in Operative Leasing

PP on Enforcement in Operative Leasing

On September 16, FIC supported the initiative of the Association of Leasing Companies in Serbia (ALCS) with the goal to establish a Registry of Operative Leasing in the Business Register Agency (BRA) and enable the efficient enforcement in the case the leasing contract is cancelled. This comes after the recent decision of the National Bank…