Copyrights and related rights/Phonogram producers’ rights
Copyrights regulate the relationships emerging from the creation of copyright works in the field of art, literature, profession, and science. Considering their content, we differentiate between moral, property and other copyrights. The subject matter is regulated by the Law on Copyrights and Related Rights (“Official Gazette of RS”, no. 104/2009, 99/2011, 119/2012, 29/2016 – decision […]
Compensation for non-material damage due to injury to reputation and honour
Injury to reputation and honour has become quite a frequent phenomenon in our society and in everyday life, especially in today’s world of digitalization, social networks, and times when information travels “at the speed of light”. Therefore, the question needs to be asked of what honour is, what reputation is, which ways does injury to […]
Lump-sum taxation of entrepreneurs in the Republic of Serbia
Taxation of entrepreneurs in the Republic of Serbia is performed in two ways, i.e., either through the system of lump-sum taxation or through the bookkeeping system. This article will briefly investigate the system of lump-sum taxation. Lump-sum taxation is defined by Articles 40 through 42 of the Individual Income Tax Law, and the Decree on […]
Organization of the Compliance Function in the Company
The Scope of the Compliance Function The scope of the Compliance function encompasses various areas, with examples of regulatory domains that are commonly deemed Compliance-relevant, including: • Fight against corruption (and fraud)• Conflict of interest prevention• Protection of Competition• Consumer protection• Personal data protection• Whistleblower protection and other labor law matters• Prevention of money laundering […]
Compliance – Guardian of business reputation and integrity
The Role of Compliance Function in Business The term Compliance includes not only adhering to laws and by-laws but also appropriate ethical principles and good market practice in the specific business domain. The role of Compliance in companies is reflected, among other things, in monitoring changes to the regulatory framework, counseling, risk assessment, control, employee […]
Most important novelties brought to the industry by the Law on Electronic Media
In anticipation of the public debate on the Draft Law on Electronic Media we would like to single out some of the most important changes brough by the Draft, which primarily refer to media service providers. Providing media services via the internet will no longer be possible without acquiring permits, i.e., licenses; In line with […]
REMARKS ON THE DRAFT LAW ON COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS
The public hearing on the Draft law on copyright and related rights ended on February 19, 2023. Awaiting the final wording of the Draft law, we would like to take this opportunity to draw attention to the oversights regarding the definition of the term broadcast (Article 19) and rebroadcast (Article 31), i.e., we deem it […]
Unconstitutionality of the prescription of penal liability for radio frequency usage fee non-payment
The Law on Fees for Usage of Public Goods (“Official Gazette of RS”, no. 95/2018, 49/2019, 86/2019 – adjusted Dinar amounts, 156/2020 – adjusted Dinar amounts and 15/2021 – amended adjusted Dinar amounts) regulates the question of all fees for the usage of public goods (natural resources, goods of general interest and goods in general […]
Enforcement third party complaint– immovable property foreclosure
Public enforcement officers customarily conduct enforcement through the transfer of monetary assets from accounts that are the property of the enforcement debtor, kept in commercial banks, then through the attachment of earnings, sale of financial instruments of the debtor, transfer of monetary claims and company shares. However, enforcement is also possible against immovable property in […]
The right of same-sex partners to compensation of immaterial damage in case of the death of a family member
International human rights conventions, which the Republic of Serbia is party to, practice the protection of all persons on the essential level, while the governance of legal relationships is left to the states. Consequently, we can find varying solutions in national legislations. Numerous requests from citizens around Europe encountered the clear stance of the European […]