Operational leasing

The institute of business or operational leasing is not prescribed in the positive regulations of the Republic of Serbia. In the business practice of economic entities, the term operational leasing is used, which means the lease of movable and immovable property, i.e. sale with instalment payments of the price for the purchased item, which is precisely regulated by the provisions of Art. 567 to 599 (lease of property) or Art. 542 to 551 (sale with instalment payments of the price) of the Law on Obligations “Official Gazette of the SFRY”, No. 29/78, 39/85, 45/89 – decision of the USJ and 57/89, “Official Gazette of the FRY” “, No. 31/93,” Official Gazette of Serbia and Montenegro “, No. 1/2003 – Constitutional Charter and” Official Gazette of RS “, No. 18/2020).

Operating leasing activities may be performed by companies in the field of production (equipment), i.e. companies in the trade area as an ancillary activity within their core production business, i.e. trade.

Operating leasing activities are not within the competence of the National Bank of Serbia and are not subject to the obligation to provide share capital from Article 10a of the Law on Financial Leasing (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 55/2003, 61/2005, 31/2011 and 99/2011 – dr. laws) (from now on: the Law on Financial Leasing). Continue reading Operational leasing

Conditions and methods of financing foreign business

Financing of foreign business in Serbia is most often realized in the following forms:

  1. financing through direct investments (founders’ investments, subordinated loans and credits, additional payments, etc.)
  2. foreign currency lending in the country
  3. taking loans and borrowings from abroad
  4. contracting factoring transactions.

Direct investments

By the Law on Foreign Currency Transactions (“Official Herald of the Republic of Serbia”, Nos. 62/2006, 31/2011, 119/2012, 139/2014 and 30/2018 – further: Law on Foreign Currency Transactions) capital investments were defined as transactions between residents and non-residents and the purpose of which is the transfer of capital. One of the capital investments regulated by the Law on Foreign Currency Transactions shall be direct investments. Continue reading Conditions and methods of financing foreign business

Accident insurance for passengers in public transport

For the purposes of the Law on Compulsory Traffic Insurance (RS Official Gazette, No 51/2009, 78/2011, 101/2011, 93/2012 and 7/2013- Decision of the Constitutional Court), the types of compulsory traffic insurance shall be as follows:

  1. Accident insurance of passengers in public transport
  2. Third party liability insurance for owners of motor vehicles
  3. Aircraft passenger and third-party liability insurance for aircraft owners
  4. Third party boat insurance for boat owners.

The owner of the motor vehicles, aircraft and boat shall also include any user or other person registered as the owner of the means of transport in accordance with law.

Insurance against liability for damage caused to third parties concluded by the owner of the means of transport shall cover, under the conditions and in the way provided by the Law on Compulsory Traffic Insurance (RS Official Gazette, No 51/2009, 78/2011, 101/2011, 93/2012 and 7/2013- Decision of the Constitutional Court), the damages to third persons made by the means of transport, regardless of who was in the driver’s seat. Continue reading Accident insurance for passengers in public transport