Instruments and subject of enforcement

By the provisions of the Law on Enforcement and Security Interest  (“Off. Herald of RS”, Nos. 106/2015, 106/2016 – authentic interpretation,113/2017 – authentic interpretation, 54/2019 and 9/2020 – authentic interpretation) were regulated terms and types instruments of enforcement and enforcement subjects, as well as issues related to the application of the principle of proportionality,multiple instruments and subjects of enforcement, amending and adding instruments and subjects of enforcement.

Instruments of Enforcement

Actions used to settle a claim of an enforcement creditor are instruments of enforcement.

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Enforcement motion and writ of execution

Enforcement proceedings and security interest proceedings are initiated by a judgment creditor filing a motion for the enforcement based on enforceable or credible document or a motion for a security interest or ex officio only when provided by the law.

A court decides on the motion for enforcement based on enforceable or credible document and a security interest motion.

A public enforcement officer decides on the motion for enforcement based on the enforceable or credible document for settling monetary claims arising from utility services and related activities.

A public enforcement officer decides on the motion for enforcement for settlement of a pecuniary claim against the enforcement debtors such as the Republic of Serbia, autonomous province or a unit of the local government, an indirect beneficiary of the budget funds which has been indicated in the motion for enforcement as the enforcement debtor, against whom the enforcement collection is carried out in terms of the regulations governing the execution of the budget in the same manner as against the direct beneficiaries of the budget funds and indirect beneficiary of the budget funds.

The enforcement proceedings are conducted upon adoption of the writ on enforcement or on security interest.

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Competence for conducting enforcement

According to the provisions of the Law on Enforcement and Security Interest competence for conducting enforcement is divided between court and public enforcement officer.

Court has exclusive jurisdiction for the enforcement of joint sale of real estate and movable property, acts, omissions or sufferance and the enforcement of enforceable documents in connection with family relations and reinstatement of an employee.

Public enforcement officers has exclusive jurisdiction for the enforcement of other enforceable documents, writs of enforcement based on a credible document, writs on adopting the motion for counter-enforcement and writs on enforcement of writs on enforcement of the court-imposed penalties.  Continue reading Competence for conducting enforcement