Foreign trade in goods according to the provisions of Foreign Trade Act

The basic rules of foreign trade in goods were established by the provisions of Foreign Trade Act (“Off. Herald of RS”, Nos. 36/2009, 36/2011 – other act, 88/2011 and 89/2015 – other act) (hereinafter: Foreign Trade Act).

A foreign trade involving an individual type of goods and services may be regulated separately in keeping with the World Trade Organization rules and the European Union regulations.

Also terms of export, import and transit of goods are defined by the provisions of Foreign Trade Act as follows:

  • The export of goods is carrying out, sending, i.e. delivery of goods from the territory of the Republic of Serbia to the territory of another state or customs territory, in accordance with customs regulations of the Republic of Serbia.
  • The import of goods is carrying in, supplying, i.e. delivering goods from the territory of another state or customs territory to the territory of the Republic of Serbia, in accordance with customs regulations of the Republic of Serbia.
  • The transit of goods is the crossing of goods through the customs territory of the Republic of Serbia, in accordance with customs regulations of the Republic of Serbia. Continue reading Foreign trade in goods according to the provisions of Foreign Trade Act

Free-Trade Zone Organization and Management in Serbia

Free-Trade Zone is a part of the territory of the Republic of Serbia, which is specially fenced-in and marked and in which business is conducted under the conditions provided by the Free-Trade Zone Act (“Off. Herald of RS”, No. 62/2006).

Free-Trade Zone Organization and Management

Management

A free-trade zone is managed by a free-trade zone management company registered for free-trade zone-management.

A free-trade zone may be managed by only one free-trade zone management company. Continue reading Free-Trade Zone Organization and Management in Serbia

The Petition for Initiating Bankruptcy Proceedings

The Law on Bankruptcy (“Off. Herald of the Republic of Serbia”, Nos. 104/2009, 99/2011 – other law, 71/2012 – Decision of the Constitutional Court, 83/2014, 113/2017, 44/2018 and 95/2018) shall govern the manner and conditions of initiating and conducting bankruptcy proceedings against legal entities.

Bankruptcy proceedings, within the meaning of the Law on Bankruptcy, shall be [compulsory] liquidation and reorganisation.

Liquidation shall mean creditor satisfaction out of the value of entire assets of the bankruptcy debtor, or the sale of the debtor as a legal entity.

Reorganisation shall mean creditor satisfaction accomplished under the adopted plan of reorganisation by redefining relations between the debtor and the creditor or the debtor’s legal status, or in another manner provided for in the plan. Continue reading The Petition for Initiating Bankruptcy Proceedings