Radovanović Stojanović & Partners launches English Desk
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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners launches English Deskradovanovic-stojanovic-partners-launches-english-desk

Radovanović Stojanović & Partners has launched its English Desk, dedicated to businesses and investors from the United Kingdom operating in Serbia and the region.

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Lexology Index Recommends our Competition and Employment Team Members
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Lexology Index Recommends our Competition and Employment Team Memberslexology-index-recommends-our-competition-and-employment-team-members

We are pleased to announce that Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) has ranked our Partners Anja Tasić as a Recommended expert and Raško Radovanović as a Thought Leader in its latest Competition rankings and Nikola Cincović as a Highly Recommended expert in the latest Employment & Labor rankings.

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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners advises Wienerberger on the acquisition of Univerzum
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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners advises Wienerberger on the acquisition of Univerzumradovanovic-stojanovic-partners-advises-wienerberger-on-the-acquisition-of-univerzum

RSP advises Wienerberger, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of building materials and infrastructure solutions, on the acquisition of Univerzum, one of the leading Serbian manufacturers of clay construction materials, operating two production facilities located in Aranđelovac and Inđija.

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New Rules on Unfair Trading Practices in Serbia Adopted
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New Rules on Unfair Trading Practices in Serbia Adoptednew-rules-on-unfair-trading-practices-in-serbia-adopted

On 23 April 2026, the Serbian Parliament adopted the Law on Trading Practices for Certain Types of Products (ʺLawʺ), which shall enter into force on 1 May 2026.

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Significant Amendments to the Montenegrin Competition Law Framework Expected
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Significant Amendments to the Montenegrin Competition Law Framework Expected significant-amendments-to-the-montenegrin-competition-law-framework-expected

In February 2026, the Montenegrin Ministry of Economic Development (ʺMinistryʺ) adopted the proposal of amendments (ʺAmendmentsʺ) to the Montenegrin Law on Protection of Competition (ʺLawʺ).

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Law on e-Sick Leave - The Digitalization of Sick Leave Administration in Serbia
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Law on e-Sick Leave - The Digitalization of Sick Leave Administration in Serbia law-on-e-sick-leave---the-digitalization-of-sick-leave-administration-in-serbia

On 12 December 2025, the Law on the Exchange of Data, Documents and Notifications in Cases of Temporary Incapacity for Work Using the “e-Sick Leave – Employer” Software Solution (“Law”), entered into force.

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The new Legalisation Law enters into force in Serbia
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The new Legalisation Law enters into force in Serbia the-new-legalisation-law-enters-into-force-in-serbia

Today marks the beginning of the implementation of the new Serbian Legalisation Law (Law on Special Conditions for the Registration and Entry of Rights on Real Estate), introducing a new framework for the legalisation of properties constructed without necessary permits.

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Serbia to raise the minimum wage twice: effective 1 October 2025 and 1 January 2026
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Serbia to raise the minimum wage twice: effective 1 October 2025 and 1 January 2026serbia-to-raise-the-minimum-wage-twice-effective-1-october-2025-and-1-january-2026

On 15 July 2025, the Socio-Economic Council of Serbia („Council“) adopted a decision to raise the minimum wage („Council’s Decision“) on an extraordinary basis, effective as of 1 October 2025. The Council’s Decision applies until 31 December 2025.

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New Law on the Central Register of Beneficial Owners – What Companies Need to Know
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New Law on the Central Register of Beneficial Owners – What Companies Need to Knownew-law-on-the-central-register-of-beneficial-owners---what-companies-need-to-know

The new Serbian Law on the Central Register of Ultimate Beneficial Owners ("Law") will apply from 1 October 2025. The Law aims to improve business transparency, improve coherence with recent amendments to the Serbian AML regulations and further align the Serbian legal framework with the relevant EU standards.

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Employee Insurance under the New Law on Occupational Health and Safety – What Employers Need to Know Before May 2025
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Employee Insurance under the New Law on Occupational Health and Safety – What Employers Need to Know Before May 2025employee-insurance-under-the-new-law-on-occupational-health-and-safety---what-employers-need-to-know-before-may-2025

On 28 April 2023, the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia adopted a new Law on Occupational Health and Safety ("Law"). Although the Law formally entered into force on 7 May 2023, its full application was postponed until 7 May 2025, providing employers with a transitional period to harmonize their operations with the new requirements.

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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners score 10 rankings in the Legal 500’s EMEA 2025 Edition
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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners score 10 rankings in the Legal 500’s EMEA 2025 Editionradovanovic-stojanovic-partners-score-10-rankings-in-the-legal-500s-emea-2025-edition

Radovanović Stojanović & Partners have scored a total of 10 rankings in the new edition of the guide, with three of our practices being recognized as top ranked – Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Employment and Competition. We are particularly proud of our Competition practice climbing up to a Tier 1 ranking.

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Final drafts of new antitrust block exemption regulations await adoption by the Serbian Government
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Final drafts of new antitrust block exemption regulations await adoption by the Serbian Governmentfinal-drafts-of-new-antitrust-block-exemption-regulations-await-adoption-by-the-serbian-government

On 21 January 2025 the Serbian competition regulator – the Commission for Protection of Competition (“CPC”) published its final draft proposals of four new regulations on exemption of certain categories of agreements from the prohibition of restrictive agreements (block exemption regulations, “BERs”), following public consultations on the initial drafts organized over the summer of 2024.

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Uber's GDPR Breaches: Lessons in Transparency and Facilitating Data Subjects’ Rights
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Uber's GDPR Breaches: Lessons in Transparency and Facilitating Data Subjects’ Rightsubers-gdpr-breaches-lessons-in-transparency-and-facilitating-data-subjects-rights

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, “DPA”) imposed a EUR 10 million fine against Uber in December 2023 for multiple breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

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Rejection of Roche/ADOC exclusivity exemption: A sign of a stricter approach of the Serbian competition authority?
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Rejection of Roche/ADOC exclusivity exemption: A sign of a stricter approach of the Serbian competition authority?rejection-of-roche-adoc-exclusivity-exemption-a-sign-of-a-stricter-approach-of-the-serbian-competition-authority

The Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has denied Roche and ADOC's request to extend their exclusive distribution agreement exemption, marking a significant shift in regulatory oversight. This July 2024 decision affects the distribution of three crucial pharmaceuticals: Kadcyla, Perjeta, and Tecentriq.

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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners advises British American Tobacco on the sidestream merger of its Serbian subsidiaries
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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners advises British American Tobacco on the sidestream merger of its Serbian subsidiariesradovanovic-stojanovic-partners-advises-british-american-tobacco-on-the-sidestream-merger-of-its-serbian-subsidiaries

Radovanović Stojanović & Partners advised British American Tobacco on a sidestream merger of its Serbian subsidiaries British American Tobacco South-East Europe doo Beograd (as the transferring entity) and British American Tobacco Vranje ad (as the surviving entity).

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New antitrust block exemption regulations in the pipeline in Serbia – focus on vertical agreements
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New antitrust block exemption regulations in the pipeline in Serbia – focus on vertical agreementsnew-antitrust-block-exemption-regulations-in-the-pipeline-in-serbia---focus-on-vertical-agreements

On 4 July 2024 the Serbian competition regulator – the Commission for Protection of Competition (“CPC”) published its draft proposals of four new regulations on exemption of certain categories of agreements from the prohibition of restrictive agreements (block exemption regulations, “BERs”).

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Main takeaways from the Atlantic/Strauss concerted practice case
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Main takeaways from the Atlantic/Strauss concerted practice casemain-takeaways-from-the-atlantic-strauss-concerted-practice-case

On 29 February 2024, the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition ("CPC") published its infringement decision against Atlantic Grupa d.d. and its Serbian subsidiaries, Atlantic Brands d.o.o. and Atlantic Grand d.o.o., ("Atlantic Group") and Strauss Adriatic d.o.o. ("Strauss") from 29 December 2023 ("Decision").

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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners’ Chambers & Partners 2024 Rankings
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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners’ Chambers & Partners 2024 Rankingsradovanovic-stojanovic-partners-chambers-partners-2024-rankings

We are pleased to announce that Radovanović Stojanović & Partners has entered the latest Chambers Europe 2024 Guide ranking in the area of Competition & Antitrust and is now among a total of nine Serbian law firms ranked in this area.

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Amendments to the Law on Tobacco – A Big Step Towards Harmonization with the EU Legislation
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Amendments to the Law on Tobacco – A Big Step Towards Harmonization with the EU Legislationamendments-to-the-law-on-tobacco

In late October 2023, the Serbian Parliament was quite busy with a significant number of legislative changes and novelties on its docket at the 26 October session. One of the items on the list was also the adoption of the long-awaited Law on Amendments to the Law on Tobacco ("Law"), which entered into force on 4 November 2023 ("Effective Date").

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Who’s Who Legal 2023 Global Guide Recommendations for our Competition Team
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Who’s Who Legal 2023 Global Guide Recommendations for our Competition Teamwhos-who-legal-2023-global-guide-recommendations

We are pleased to share that Radovanović Stojanović & Partners Competition team has been recommended by Who’s Who Legal 2023 Global Guide for the practice area of Competition in Serbia. Our Partner Raško Radovanović has kept his ranking as a Recommended practitioner, while Partner Anja Tasić enters the rankings as a Future Leader and is noted as "extremely hands on / with a great understanding of merger control".

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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners advises on the sale of SKS365 to Lottomatica
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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners advises on the sale of SKS365 to Lottomaticaradovanovic-stojanovic-partners-advises-on-the-sale-of-sks365-to-lottomatica

Radovanović Stojanović & Partners advised the shareholders of SKS365 Group, one of the main omnichannel operators in the Italian online and sports betting market, on the sale of SKS365, including its Serbian subsidiaries, to the Italian Lottomatica Group S.p.A.

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GTCs in the Digital Age
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GTCs in the Digital Agegtcs-in-the-digital-age

With the development of different technological solutions and the ever-growing need for faster and more efficient transaction processes and less paperwork, companies are increasingly searching for ways to simplify and digitalize their contracts signing and documentation handling. Relying on general terms and conditions (“GTCs”) gains relevance in this respect. In Serbia, however, in view of the prevailingly rigid courts, one of the main challenges of this digitalization process lies in finding an efficient, but at the same time a legally certain way, to validly contract one’s GTCs.

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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners ranked in IFLR1000
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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners ranked in IFLR1000radovanovic-stojanovic-partners-ranked-in-iflr1000

We are pleased to announce that Radovanović Stojanović & Partners has been ranked in the Financial and Corporate category of IFLR1000’s newest 2023 rankings. Our Partner Raško Radovanović also scored an individual ranking as a Notable Practitioner.

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New Immigration Rules in Serbia
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New Immigration Rules in Serbianew-immigration-rules-in-serbia

On 26 July 2023, the Serbian Parliament adopted amendments to the Law on Foreigners and the Law on Employment of Foreigners (“Immigration Laws”), aimed at further facilitating employment of foreigners in Serbia, simplifying and shortening immigration procedures. Amended Immigration Laws enter into force on 4 August 2023, with certain changes in the immigration procedures being applicable as of 1 February 2024.

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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners advises the shareholders of Plainly on an investment by TinySeed
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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners advises the shareholders of Plainly on an investment by TinySeedradovanovic-stojanovic-partners-advises-the-shareholders-of-plainly-on-an-investment-by-tinyseed

Radovanović Stojanović & Partners has advised the shareholders of Plainly, a high-growth startup focused on the development of video automation software, on the investment made by TinySeed, a US venture capital fund which runs a remote accelerator designed for early-stage SaaS founders.

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The cement and concrete markets under scrutiny of the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition
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The cement and concrete markets under scrutiny of the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competitionthe-cement-and-concrete-markets-under-scrutiny-of-the-serbian-commission-for-protection-of-competition

The Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition ("CPC") has recently published a report on its sector inquiry in the cement and concrete markets in Serbia, conducted from 2018 to 2021 ("Sector Inquiry"). The CPC aimed to determine the relationships between competitors on both markets, assess their market shares and relative strength, analyse their commercial policies and contractual relations...

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RS Partners Workshops at the Faculty of Law
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RS Partners Workshops at the Faculty of Lawrs-partners-workshops-at-the-faculty-of-law

During April 2023, Radovanović Stojanović & Partners held two workshops at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, as part of the Faculty’s Case Study course.

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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners ranked among top law firms in Legal 500’s EMEA 2023
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Radovanović Stojanović & Partners ranked among top law firms in Legal 500’s EMEA 2023radovanovic-stojanovic-partners-ranked-among-top-law-firms-in-legal-500s-emea-2023

We are pleased to announce that Radovanović Stojanović & Partners has achieved top rankings in the latest Legal 500’s EMEA 2023, a total of eight. The 2023 edition of the guide recognizes our Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Employment and Competition practices as top ranked ones.

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We have moved!
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We have moved!we-have-moved

Our offices have moved. We are now located at the TLD Building (Tri lista duvana), Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 18, 4th floor, 11000 Belgrade.

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The Serbian competition authority continues to keep close watch of market participants’ online pricing practices
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The Serbian competition authority continues to keep close watch of market participants’ online pricing practicesthe-serbian-competition-authority-continues-to-keep-close-watch-of-market-participants-online-pricing-practices

In the last four months of 2022, the Serbian Commission for Protection of Competition ("CPC") initiated five investigations for suspected competition infringements. The beginning of 2023 shows that the CPC's intensive work on detecting competition infringements is not of a passing nature, but is here to stay – the CPC started the year off with yet another investigation for suspected resale price maintenance (RPM) against a heating products company Vaillant.

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Serbian Competition Authority on a Spree: E-commerce and Gun-Jumping
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Serbian Competition Authority on a Spree: E-commerce and Gun-Jumpingserbian-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 e-commerce sector and unnotified acquisitions (gun-jumping).

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The Digital Markets Act: an ambitious attempt at regulating digital markets
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The Digital Markets Act: an ambitious attempt at regulating digital marketsthe-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 conduct of the Big Tech.

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Obligations of the Employers under the Law on Gender Equality
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Obligations of the Employers under the Law on Gender Equalityobligations-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.

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New Instruction for Detecting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement Procedures
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New Instruction for Detecting Bid Rigging in Public Procurement Proceduresnew-instruction-for-detecting-bid-rigging-in-public-procurement-procedures

During the first half of 2022 The Commission for Protection of Competition of the Republic of Serbia ("Commission") has been very proactive with respect to prevention of competition infringements. As a result of these efforts, in May the Commission also adopted a new Instruction for detecting bid rigging in public procurement procedures ("Instruction") thereby updating the older version of the Instruction from 2011.

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Soravia Group GmbH sells New Mill office building located in Belgrade
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Soravia Group GmbH sells New Mill office building located in Belgradesoravia-group-gmbh-sells-new-mill-office-building-located-in-belgrade

Radovanović Stojanović & Partners, together with the investment team of CBRE SEE, advised Soravia Group GmbH on the sale of the New Mill office building located in Belgrade, Serbia. This transaction further cements Serbia as a growing investment destination...

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Raško Radovanović ranked in Chambers and Partners 2022 edition
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Raško Radovanović ranked in Chambers and Partners 2022 editionrasko-radovanovic-ranked-in-chambers-and-partners-2022-edition

We are pleased to announce that our partner, Raško Radovanović, is ranked in Chambers and Partners 2022 EMEA edition as the leading – Band 1 competition and antitrust expert in Serbia.

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Obligatory Electronic Invoicing in Serbia
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Obligatory Electronic Invoicing in Serbiaobligatory-electronic-invoicing-in-serbia

In May 2021, the Law on Electronic Invoicing (“Law”) was enacted in Serbia. The Law introduces a new concept of electronic invoicing and regulates this matter in a significantly different manner than the previous legislative framework...

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What do newly adopted amendments to the law on companies bring to the table?
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What do newly adopted amendments to the law on companies bring to the table?what-do-newly-adopted-amendments-to-the-law-on-companies-bring-to-the-table

In November 2021, the Serbian Parliament adopted amendments to the Law on the Registration Procedure before the Business Registers Agency and the Law on Companies which entered into force on 16 November...

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Ethics and Business Integrity
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Ethics and Business Integrityethics-and-business-integrity

Recent years, especially in Serbia and the region, seem to have brought an increasing interest of the business community for matters like compliance, ethics, and more widely, business integrity.

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AIK Banka, Gorenjska Banka, and Agri Europe Cyprus Limited sign a share purchase agreement to acquire six subsidiary banks in CEE from Sberbank Europe AG
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AIK Banka, Gorenjska Banka, and Agri Europe Cyprus Limited sign a share purchase agreement to acquire six subsidiary banks in CEE from Sberbank Europe AGaik-banka-gorenjska-banka-and-agri-europe-cyprus-limited-sign-a-share-purchase-agreement-to-acquire-six-subsidiary-banks-in-cee-from-sberbank-europe-ag

Radovanović Stojanović & Partners, as lead counsel, advises AIK Banka a.d., Gorenjska Banka d.d. and Agri Europe Cyprus Limited on the acquisition of Sberbank Europe AG’s subsidiary banks in Serbia...

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Archiving of paper form documents in an electronic form
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Archiving of paper form documents in an electronic formarchiving-of-paper-form-documents-in-an-electronic-form

Archiving of documents by companies is a topic introduced to the wider public in Serbia at the beginning of 2020. It attracted much attention beginning of this year when the new Law...

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New Trade Secret Protection Act – Improving the Legal Framework
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New Trade Secret Protection Act – Improving the Legal Frameworknew-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...

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New Archiving Rules in Serbia – What Should Companies Know?
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New Archiving Rules in Serbia – What Should Companies Know?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...

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Challenges of the Pandemic – Remote Work Under the Serbian Law
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Challenges of the Pandemic – Remote Work Under the Serbian Lawchallenges-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...

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Raško Radovanović ranked in Chambers and Partners 2021 edition
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Raško Radovanović ranked in Chambers and Partners 2021 editionrasko-radovanovic-ranked-in-chambers-and-partners-2021-edition

We are pleased to announce that our partner, Raško Radovanović, is ranked in Chambers and Partners 2021 edition as one of the leading competition/antitrust experts in Serbia.

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Revisiting the New Serbian Competition Act
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Revisiting the New Serbian Competition Actrevisiting-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.

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