Company’s legal form change

Company may change its legal form under the conditions and procedure which have been prescribed by the provisions of Articles 478 to 482 of the Companies Act.

Concept of a Legal Form Change

By changing the legal form, a company converses from one legal form into another legal form, in accordance with Companies Act.

The change of the company’s legal form does not affect the legal personality of that company.

The provisions of the Companies Act governing establishment of a form of a company apply mutatis mutandis to the change of a legal form of the relevant company, unless this Act stipulates otherwise. Continue reading Company’s legal form change

Establishment of private preschool institution

The preschool institutions are the holders of preschool upbringing and education.

The field of preschool upbringing and education is regulated by the following laws:

  • Law on the Foundations of the Education and Upbringing System (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No. 88/2017, 27/2018 – other act, 10/2019, 27/2018 – other act, 6/2020 and 129/2021)
  • Law on Preschool Upbringing and Education (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 18/2010, 101/2017, 113/2017 – other act, 95/2018 – other act, 10/2019, 86/2019 – other act, 157/2020 – other act, 123/2021 – other act and 129/2021) and
  • Law on Public Services (“Official Gazette of RS”, Nos. 42/91, 71/94, 79/2005 – D. Law, 81/2005 – Official Gazette, 83/2005 – 83/2014 – the law).

Given that the activity of preschool education is a matter of immediate social interest and it is realized as a public service, the regulations on public services apply to the establishment and operation of such an institution. Continue reading Establishment of private preschool institution

Personal data protection in Serbia – the legal framework

Personal data protection in Serbia was regulated by the provisions of the Law on Personal Data Protection and, in some cases, by the provisions of REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL of April 27, 2016, on the protection of individuals in the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data and the repeal of Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation).

The General Data Protection Regulation (from now on GDPR) started with implementation within European Union on May 25, 2018. The Law on Personal Data Protection, which entered into force on November 21, 22018 and started with implementation on August 21, 2019, adopt the majority of principles and standards of GDPR. Continue reading Personal data protection in Serbia – the legal framework