Agricultural holdings

In terms of the Law on Incentives in Agriculture and Rural Development (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 10/2013, 142/2014, 103/2015 and 101/2016), an agricultural holding is a production unit where a business company, agricultural cooperative, institution or another legal entity, entrepreneur or farmer performs agricultural production.

A family agricultural holding is an agricultural holding where a natural person – a farmer, together with the members of his household (regardless of kinship) performs agricultural production.

A family agricultural holding can be:

  • commercial family agricultural holding (agricultural holding which is market-oriented and which can exercise the right to incentives under the conditions established by this law)
  • non-commercial family agricultural holding (agricultural holding that is not market-oriented).

The property of a non-commercial agricultural holding is determined during the registration or renewal of registration in the Register of Agricultural Holdings following the law governing agriculture. Continue reading Agricultural holdings

Conditions for registration of communal activity as the predominant activity of a business entity

The provisions of the Law on Communal Activities (“Official Gazette of RS”, no. 88/2011, 104/2016 and 95/2018) define communal activities and regulate the general conditions and manner of their performance.

The provisions of Article 2, paragraph 3 of the Law on Communal Activities (“Official Gazette of RS”, no. 88/2011, 104/2016 and 95/2018) stipulate that communal activities are:

  1. supply of drinking water
  2. purification and removal of atmospheric and wastewater
  3. production, distribution and supply of thermal energy
  4. municipal waste management
  5. urban and suburban passenger transport
  6. management of cemeteries and burials
  7. funeral activity
  8. management of public parking lots
  9. provision of public lighting
  10. market management
  11. maintenance of streets and roads
  12. maintenance of cleanliness on surfaces of public use
  13. maintenance of public green areas
  14. chimney sweep services
  15. animal hygiene activity.

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Compulsory liquidation of companies

The procedure of compulsory liquidation and deletion from the register of business entities of companies shall be initiated and conducted ex officio by the Agency for Business Registers of the Republic of Serbia when there are reasons for creating the procedure of compulsory liquidation prescribed by the Companies Act.

The provisions of Articles 546, 547 and 548 of the Companies Act prescribe the reasons for initiating compulsory liquidation proceedings, the manner of starting and terminating proceedings and the consequences of deleting a company from the register of business entities in case of compulsory liquidation. Continue reading Compulsory liquidation of companies