A source-led starting point
This index brings together selected sources used in the Serbia guides. Some links lead to an individual law; others lead to an official collection, court or regulator. It is a research starting point, not an exhaustive or certified consolidation of every applicable rule.
Read the operative text with amendments, commencement, territorial application and authoritative language in view. A current website or search result does not itself establish that an older downloaded document remains the correct version.
Legislation, courts & regulators
Air-transport and aviation laws — Civil Aviation Directorate collection
Publishes aviation and air-carriage liability statutes, including updated obligations legislation; other transport modes require their separate national rules.
Open the legal source ↗Arbitration Act — Permanent Arbitration institutional collection
Publishes the Serbian Arbitration Act and institutional framework; arbitration agreement, seat and enforcement requirements remain matter-specific.
Open the legal source ↗Banking and financial-services laws — National Bank collection
Publishes banking, payment, financial-consumer and foreign-exchange legislation; current supervisory measures and product-specific requirements need separate examination.
Open the legal source ↗Civil Procedure Law — official consolidated register
Establishes litigation rules for civil disputes, including representation, hearings, evidence and remedies; amendments and special procedures require checking.
Open the legal source ↗Companies Act — official consolidated register
Regulates incorporation, management, corporate changes and dissolution; the register includes the 2025 amendment beyond older English translations.
Open the legal source ↗Competition-protection legislation — Commission collection
Identifies competition legislation governing agreements, dominance and concentrations; separate 2026 trading-practices rules should not be confused with merger control.
Open the legal source ↗Consumer Protection Law 2026
Regulates trader-consumer relations, remedies and out-of-court disputes; its application provisions replace the 2021 law subject to transition.
Open the legal source ↗Criminal Code — official legislative record
Identifies substantive offences and penalties with linked amendments; the law applicable to the alleged conduct must be determined separately.
Open the legal source ↗Criminal Procedure Code — official legal information system
Governs investigation, prosecution, defence and trial procedure; procedural status determines available safeguards and urgent applications.
Open the legal source ↗Energy Law and sector legislation — Energy Agency collection
Identifies energy-market, licensing and regulatory legislation; current implementing rules govern particular supply, network and project activities.
Open the legal source ↗Environmental Impact Assessment Law — Environment Ministry publication
Publishes project environmental-assessment legislation; screening, studies and participation requirements must be coordinated with separate planning and sector permissions.
Open the legal source ↗Family Law — Government publication
Provides the family-law framework concerning marriage, parental relationships and protection; current amendments and the particular remedy require verification.
Open the legal source ↗Insurance Law and related legislation — National Bank collection
Includes insurance regulation and bank-insurer insolvency legislation; policy coverage and insurer supervision are distinct legal questions.
Open the legal source ↗Labour Law — Government employment-law collection
Identifies employment legislation governing contracts, working rights and termination, together with related employment and workplace-protection statutes.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Bankruptcy — Bankruptcy Supervision Agency translation
Explains liquidation and reorganisation architecture; the older English translation requires reconciliation with later amendments and court decisions.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Enforcement and Security
Governs compulsory collection, protective measures and public enforcement officers; the official record includes amendments made in 2025.
Open the legal source ↗Law on General Administrative Procedure
Regulates public-authority decision-making, participation and administrative appeals, with statutory exceptions and separate judicial-review legislation.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Inheritance — official register
Governs testamentary and statutory succession, heirs and inheritance rights; cross-border estates require separate applicable-law and document checks.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Investments — Development Agency publication
Sets the general investment framework, investor-support bodies and incentive arrangements; incentives require project-specific eligibility and compliance assessment.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Mediation in Dispute Resolution — Ministry guidance
Identifies the 2014 mediation statute and Ministry licensing register for mediators; registration does not establish suitability for every dispute.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Obligations — public health-insurance repository text
Covers contracts, performance, compensation and particular contractual relationships; reconcile this hosted text with subsequent official amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Personal Data Protection 2018 — national legislation in UNHCR repository
Provides the Serbian personal-data framework for processing, individual rights and supervision; European alignment does not make Serbia an EU jurisdiction.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Planning and Construction — official consolidated register
Regulates spatial development, construction land, building and inspections; the register includes 2025 and 2026 amendments and staged provisions.
Open the legal source ↗Law on State Survey and Cadastre — Republic Geodetic Authority
Explains the statutory cadastral framework and supervision; transaction advice additionally requires current parcel records and documentary title evidence.
Open the legal source ↗Public Procurement Law — Public Procurement Office collection
Publishes procurement legislation and implementing instruments governing contracting procedures, tender requirements and protection of bidders’ rights.
Open the legal source ↗Restrictive measures and export controls — Foreign Ministry guidance
Explains Serbian international restrictive-measures legislation and controls for arms and dual-use goods; particular goods and destinations require classification.
Open the legal source ↗Single residence and work permit — official foreign-national portal
Explains the combined residence and work-permit route; eligibility, visa position and particular work categories must be checked individually.
Open the legal source ↗Tax laws — Ministry of Finance official collection
Collects corporate and personal income tax, VAT and tax-administration statutes; use current national text for amendments and commencement.
Open the legal source ↗Trademark, Patent and Copyright Laws — Intellectual Property Office collection
Publishes national industrial-property and copyright statutes and procedural regulations; each right has its own protection and registration requirements.
Open the legal source ↗Using the sources
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