Wednesday, 11 December 2019

135th Sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues

At the sitting held on 11 December, the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues considered the amendments to the bills on the agenda of the Eighth Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2019.


The Committee found all 15 of the amendments submitted to the Bill amending and modifying the Law on Financing Political Activities to be compliant with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia.

Of the 24 amendments submitted to the Bill amending and modifying the Law on Prevention of Corruption, the amendment submitted to Article 3 by MP Milorad Mircic was found not to comply with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia, the amendment to Article 2 and amendment adding Article 3 after Article 2 submitted by MP Olena Papuga were rejected, while the rest were found to comply with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia.

Of the 22 amendments submitted to the Bill amending and modifying the Law on Anti-Corruption Agency the Committee found the amendment submitted to Article 3 by MP Milorad Mircic not to comply with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia, rejected the amendment to Article 2 and amendment adding Article 3 after Article 2 submitted by MP Olena Papuga, while the rest were found to comply with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia.

Of the eight amendments submitted to the Bill amending the Law on Public Enterprises, the Committee found the amendment submitted to Article 3 by MP Milorad Mircic not to comply with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia, while the rest were found to comply with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia.

The Committee proceeded to consider the bills proposed for the agenda of the Ninth Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2019.

The Committee members found the Bill on Public Procurement, Bill amending and modifying the Law on Companies, Bill amending and modifying the Public Debt Law, Bill amending and modifying the Law on Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, Bill amending and modifying the Law on Deadlines for Settlement of Financial Liabilities in Commercial Transactions, Bill amending and modifying the Law on Central Registry of Compulsory Social Insurance, Bill amending the Law on Customs Tariff, Bill amending and modifying the Law on Games of Chance, Bill amending and modifying the Law on Tobacco, Bill amending and modifying the Law on Central Register of Beneficial Owners, Bill amending the Law on Misdemeanours and the Bill amending and modifying the Law on Mediation in Real Estate and Leasing, submitted by the Government, to be compliant with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia.

The Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the Slovak Republic on the Settlement of the Debt of the Republic of Serbia toward the Slovak Republic, Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the United States of America to Improve International Tax Compliance and to Implement FATCA, Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the Russian Federation on Granting a State Export Loan for the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Bill Granting Guarantees by the Republic of Serbia in favour of Banca Intesa a.d. Beograd and Raiffeisen Bank a.d. Beograd, for Payment of Liabilities of Public Enterprise “Srbijagas“ Novi Sad on Long Term Loan Agreement for the Construction of Gas Distribution Aleksandrovac-Brus-Kopaonik-Raska-Novi Pazar-Tutin (Phase III), Bill on the Confirmation of the E-80 Highway Section Nis – Merdare Phase I Finance Contract between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the European Investment Bank, Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia on Mutual Recognition of Authorized Economic Entities for Security and Safety (AEOS) and the Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement and Restatement Agreement relating to the Financing Agreement originally dated 9 November 2016 between the Republic of Serbia and KfW, Frankfurt am Main, submitted by the Government, were also found to be compliant with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia.

The Committee found the Republic of Serbia budget final financial statements for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 to be compliant with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia as well.

The sitting was chaired by Committee Chairman Djordje Komlenski and attended by the following Committee members and deputy members: Aleksandra Majkic, Zivan Djurisic, Vesna Markovic, Nedjo Jovanovic, Srbislav Filipovic, Krsto Janjusevic, Bojan Torbica, Dr Balint Pasztor, Petar Petrovic and Milena Corilic.



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  • 10.00 - visit of the students of Belgrade Trade School to the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 11.00 - the Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee meets with Chinese ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, hall 53, 2nd floor)

  • 12.00 - visit of the students of the Vojvoda Radomir Putnik Elementary School to the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 12.00 - press conference of National Assembly Speaker Ana Brnabic (National Assembly House 13, Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)

  • 12.45 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Cooperation of the Republic of Suriname (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)

  • 13.40 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Prime Minister of Dominica (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)

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