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Serbia - Country Profiles

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

Policies

Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of the Republic of Serbia for the period up to 2035.
Date of text: 2024
Climate Change Adaptation Program for the period from 2023 to 2030.
Date of text: 25 December 2023
Regulation establishing the Program for monitoring the safety of food of vegetable and mixed origin for the year 2023.
Date of text: 10 October 2023
Strategy for low-carbon development of the Republic of Serbia for the period from 2023 to 2030 with projections until 2050.
Date of text: 01 June 2023
Regulation determining the Programme of Plant Health Protection Measures for 2023.
Date of text: 06 April 2023

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Law on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Date of text: 29 May 2009 (30 November 2021)
Law on organic production.
Date of text: 05 May 2010 (2019)
Law on incentives in agriculture and rural development.
Date of text: 30 January 2013 (27 October 2023)
Regulation on control and certification in organic production and methods of organic production.
Date of text: 02 June 2020 (19 March 2021)
Law on public warehouses for agricultural products.
Date of 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
Decree on the list of authorities and organizations responsible for the implementation of adaptation measures and the content and form of reports on implemented adaptation measures to changing climate conditions.
Date of text: 20 December 2024
Regulation on monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.
Date of text: 19 December 2023
Regulation on the content of the National greenhouse gas inventory and the national greenhouse gas inventory report.
Date of text: 29 June 2023

Cultivated plants

Law on seeds and planting material of agricultural and ornamental plants.
Date of text: 01 October 2025
Plant Protection Law.
Date of text: 2010
Law on the recognition of varieties of agricultural plants.
Date of text: 2010
Law on Plant Health.
Date of text: 02 June 2009 (14 March 2019)
Law on Protection of Plant Breeders' Rights.
Date of text: 02 June 2009 (24 November 2011)

Disaster risk management

Law on disaster risk reduction and emergency situation management.
Date of text: 13 November 2018
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 Meteorological and Hydrological Activity.
Date of text: 2010
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

Environment

Environmental Protection Law.
Date of text: 21 December 2004 (08 December 2018)
Air Protection Law.
Date of text: 15 May 2009 (21 March 2021)
Law on Waste Management.
Date of text: 15 May 2009 (08 December 2018)
Law on Chemicals.
Date of text: 2009
Law on strategic environmental impact assessment.
Date of text: 01 November 2024

Fisheries and aquaculture

Regulation on control and certification in organic production and methods of organic production.
Date of 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 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 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 text: 07 May 2010 (08 December 2018)
Law on forest reproductive material.
Date of text: 01 December 2004 (02 June 2009)
Regulation on the list of forest trees whose reproductive material is produced and used for the purposes of establishing and artificially reforesting forests.
Date of text: 18 July 2025
Regulation on technical and other requirements for placing timber and timber products on the market of the Republic of Serbia.
Date of text: 10 June 2025
Decree on the establishment of the Annual Program for the use of funds for sustainable development and improvement of forestry in 2025.
Date of text: 11 April 2025

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 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 text: 28 September 2011 (08 December 2018)
Law on planning and construction.
Date of text: 2009 (2014)

Livestock

Animal Husbandry Law.
Date of text: 02 June 2009 (22 February 2016)
Law on livestock.
Date of text: 29 May 2009 (22 February 2016)
Animal Welfare Law.
Date of text: 2009
Veterinary Law.
Date of text: 25 October 2005 (04 December 2025)
Law on Medicines and Medical Devices.
Date of text: 07 May 2010

Mineral resources and energy

Law on the use of renewable energy sources.
Date of text: 22 April 2022
Law on mining and geological research.
Date of text: 08 December 2015 (22 April 2021)
Law on energy.
Date of text: 29 December 2014 (28 November 2024)
Mining Law.
Date of text: 2009
Law on energy efficiency and rational use of energy.
Date of text: 22 April 2021

Social protection

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 text: 07 May 2010 (08 December 2018)
Law on the navigation and inland waterways.
Date of text: 12 October 2010 (04 February 2020)
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
Water regulatory Law.
Date of text: 1998

Wild species and ecosystems

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

Miscellaneous

Public Procurement Law.
Date of text: 13 November 2019
Law on prevention of corruption.
Date of text: 21 May 2019 (12 February 2021)
Law on public procurement.
Date of text: 04 July 2002
Law on consumer protection.
Date of text: 13 June 2014
Law on official controls.
Date of text: 01 May 2025

International Agreements

Conclusions on Effective waterway infrastructure 2024.
Date of text: 2024
Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of combatting forest fires between the Government of the Republic of Türkiye and the Government of the Republic of Serbia.
Date of text: 07 September 2022
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

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