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LEGAL SITUATION
THE FIRST 7 YEARS
SERBIA
OUTLAWS
•The phrase often used in Serbia is that “the NGO sector has no law”.
•It creates an image of the sector working and existing outside of the legal system.
Are we illegal outlaws?
CURRENT SITUATION
There are TWO parallel laws on associations:
One is the Law of Republic of Serbia from 1982.
The second is the “Federal Law” of Yugoslavia from 1992.
Draft of the new Law on Associations is finished and will be sent to parliament in a few days.
1982 Law
Organisations have to register with the Ministry of Interior meaning in the Police station that gives permission to the NGO to function.
1992 Law
Organizations submitted their documents to the Ministry of Justice and are automatically registered.
Then the register was moved to the Ministry for Minorities and Human Rights.
Then the register was moved to the Ministry of Public Administration and Local self government
IS THERE A REGISTER?
No.
Nobody knows how many Associations, NGOs and CSOs are there is Serbia.
NEW LAW
It is the 4th version of the draft in the last 7 years.
It is drafted by the Ministry and the NGOs expert group (including ICNL) and approved in public debate by most NGOs.
WHAT’S NEW?
~ only 3 persons, including foreign citizens or legal entities can register an organization
~ registration is voluntary and associations may function without registration
~ only Constitutional court can order a closing down of an association
WHAT’S NEW 2
~ international organizations are registered under same conditions as locals
~ One register established
~ Article 11 of European Convention
for the Protection of Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms fully respected
TO BE DONE
Whole area of financial and tax treatment needs to be reformed.
Bodies for institutional dialogue with the State need to be established.
Initiating a Strategy for Enabling Favorable Environment for Civil Society development
CRITICAL ISSUES
Kosovo issue
Lack of political will
Lack of consensus on EU integration Constitution
Brain drain