State Aid through Recapitalization of Market Participants in order to Eliminate Economic Disturbances caused by COVID-19

The Government of the Republic of Serbia has adopted a Decree on the Conditions and Criteria for Compliance of State Aid through Recapitalization of Market Participants in order to Eliminate Economic Disturbances caused by the Epidemic of Infectious Disease COVID-19 which entered into force on 24 October 2020, and will be valid until 31 December 2021.

Another infringement proceeding before the Commission for Protection of Competition in the field of consumer electronics retail

Only several days after the initiation of the infringement proceeding against Roming Electronics, Tehnomania and Comtrade Distribution, the Commission for Protection of Competition announced that it had initiated another ex-officio infringement proceeding against consumer electronics retailers SF1 Coffee, which is an importer and distributor of Nespresso and Pandora coffee machines.

Namely, the Commission reasonably assumed, by inspecting the internet sales, that the prices of Nespresso coffee machines on the market of the Republic of Serbia are identical, or almost identical, and that the company SF1 Coffee influenced the prices of products of the brand whose distributor is resold, which represents a restrictive agreement in accordance with Article 10 of the Law on Protection of Competition.

The new Decree on Location Conditions entered into force on 12 September 2020

In accordance with the provisions of the Serbian Planning and Construction Law, the Government of the Republic of Serbia passed a new Decree on Location Conditions, which entered into force on 12 September 2020.

Location conditions contain all urban, technical and other conditions and data necessary for the development of the conceptual design, design for the construction permit and construction design, in accordance with the Law.

New Regulation on preventive measures for safe and healthy work to prevent the occurrence and spread of infectious disease epidemic

The Ministry of Labor, Employment, Veterans and Social Affairs passed the Regulation on preventive measures for safe and healthy work to prevent the occurrence and spread of infectious disease epidemic (the “Regulation”), which became effective on 11 July 2020. In accordance with the Regulation, all employers are required to pass a plan for the implementation […]