e-Registration of establishment of business companies in Serbia

According to the provisions of Article 9, Paragraph 2 of the Law on the Registration Procedure in the Business Registers Agency (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 99/2011, 83/2014, 31/2019 and 105/2021) starting from May 17, 2023, the registration application for the establishment of a business company, namely a limited liability company (LLC), joint stock company (JSC), limited partnership (LP) and general partnership (GP), can be submitted to the Business Entities Register of the Serbian Business Registers Agency EXCLUSIVELY ELECTRONICLY.

E-Registration for establishing business companies is realized in the Serbian Business Registers Agency application.

E-Registration of the establishment of a business company in Serbia includes:

  • Submitting an electronic application through a special application;
  • Attaching electronic documents signed with a qualified certificate and
  • Paying the fee for the registration of the establishment by payment card.

Submitting an electronic application for the establishment of a business company

E-Registration of the establishment of a business company begins with the submission of an electronic application for establishing a business company to the Business Entities Register of the Serbian Business Registers Agency through a user application for receiving electronic applications, which ensures the receipt of electronic documents and proof of payment of the registration fee. Continue reading e-Registration of establishment of business companies in Serbia

Company seat and receiving mail

A company seat shall be the place and the address on the territory of the Republic of Serbia from which the company’s operations are managed and that has been determined as such by the memorandum of association, articles of association or general meeting’s resolution, i.e. by the decision of general partners or limited partners.

The resolution on the change of seat shall be rendered by general meeting, unless the memorandum of association, or articles of association provide otherwise.

The address of the company seat shall be registered in accordance with the registration act.

Mandatory elements of the address of the company’s seat

The latest amendments to the Law on Business Companies – the Law on Amendments to the Law on Business Companies (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 109/2021) specified the mandatory elements of the address of the company’s seats. They established the obligation of companies to comply with this law’s provisions within one year from the date of entry into force, i.e. until November 27, 2022. Continue reading Company seat and receiving mail

Electronic document

By the provisions of the Law on electronic document, electronic identification and trust services in electronic business (“Official Gazette of the RS”, No 94/2017 and 52/21) shall be regulated electronic document, electronic identification and trust services in electronic business.

For the purposes of the Law on electronic document, electronic identification and trust services in electronic business (“Official Gazette of the RS”, No 94/2017 and 52/21) electronic document means a set of data consisting of letters, numbers, symbols, graphic, audio and video materials, in electronic form.

Legal effects and probative force of electronic document

An electronic document shall not be denied legal effect, probative force, and written form solely on the grounds that it is in electronic form. Continue reading Electronic document