Serbian Competition Authority on a Spree: E-commerce and Gun-Jumping

Starting from the end of September up to the first week of November alone, the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition (“CPC”) initiated five investigations for suspected competition infringements. Not only is this level of enforcement activity rather high compared to previous years, but it also shows the CPC’s clear interest in two areas –...

The Digital Markets Act: an ambitious attempt at regulating digital markets

Digital markets have seen rapid expansion during the past two decades. A few large undertakings have established their positions as dominant players in digital markets globally, creating serious challenges for competition law enforcement in ensuring efficient and effective market regulation. Existing enforcement measures proved to be outdated or too slow when attempting to regulate the...

Obligations of the Employers under the Law on Gender Equality

More than a year passed from the moment when the Law on Gender Equality ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia", no. 52/2021, "Law") entered into force superseding the old one from 2009. The most important statutory obligations are targeting only employers with more than 50 employees and individuals engaged on out-of-employment basis.

22/06/2021

New Trade Secret Protection Act – Improving the Legal Framework

Earlier this month, the new Serbian Trade Secret Protection Act (link) came into force. The Act replaces its predecessor with the main aim to harmonize the Serbian legislation...

28/04/2021

What Could the European Union’s Unfair Trading Practices Directive Mean for Companies in Serbia?

In April 2019, the European Parliament adopted the Directive 2019/633 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain (“Directive”). The Directive aims to iron out the asymmetry...

20/04/2021

New Archiving Rules in Serbia – What Should Companies Know?

The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Law on Archive Materials and Archiving Activities (the “Law”) in January 2020; with its implementation kicking off in February 2021...

01/04/2021

Challenges of the Pandemic – Remote Work Under the Serbian Law

The COVID-19 pandemic has put remote work under the spotlight more than ever before. With the virus catching many off-guard and not showing any signs of slowing down, employers are faced with the necessity to introduce remote work...

04/03/2021

Revisiting the New Serbian Competition Act

The whirlwind of 2020 has put many ongoing legislative processes on the back burner with legislators and governments prioritizing the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the abundance of regulations and measures that went with it.