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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…

PP on Gender Equality

PP on Gender Equality

On February 22, FIC sent to the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights mebers’ comments on the Starting Points for Gender Equality Draft Law. As general comments, FIC outlined that gradual approach is of key importance, and that the Draft envisages gradual inclusion of the gender that is less represented in the political and public…

Presentation on e-FOREIGNER Service

Presentation on e-FOREIGNER Service

On February 23, more than 60 FIC members had the opportunity to gain fresh and useful information on the planned establishment of the One Stop Shop on residence and work permit. “e-FOREIGNER” service was presented online by the Assistant Director in Public Policy Secretariat Ninoslav Kekic. Key topics explained at the presentation include procedure for…

Presentations on West Balkans Agreements

Presentations on West Balkans Agreements

FIC members had the opportunity to hear from the competent ministries on the recently ratified West Balkans Agreements within Open Balkan Initiative Conferences were organized on March 15 and 16 to review the impact on the Agreements in the following areas: food safety and electronic identification schemes. On March 15, cooperation in veterinary, phytosanitary and…