Wednesday, 20 October 2010

Fourth Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2010

The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Prof. Dr Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic, convened the Fourth Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2010, for Wednesday, 20 October 2010, starting at 10 a.



The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, Prof. Dr Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic, convened the Fourth Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2010, for Wednesday, 20 October 2010, starting at 10 a.m.

The National Assembly adopted the following agenda:

1. The Bill amending and modifying the Criminal Procedure Code, submitted by the Government of the Republic of Serbia;

2. The Bill amending and modifying the Law on Travel Documents, submitted by the Government of the Republic of Serbia;

3. The Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Government of the Republic of Turkey on mutual visa abolition, submitted by the Government of the Republic of Serbia;

4. The Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on visa abolition for bearers of diplomatic and official passports, submitted by the Government of the Republic of Serbia;

5. The Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Government of the Federal Republic of Brazil on visa abolition for their citizens, submitted by the Government of the Republic of Serbia;

6. The Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Government of the Federal Republic of Brazil on visa abolition for bearers of diplomatic or official passports, submitted by the Government of the Republic of Serbia.

By a majority of votes, the National Assembly decided to conduct a joint discussion in principle on items 1 and 2 on the agenda and a joint unified discussion on items 3, 4, 5 and 6 on the agenda.

In the morning part of the proceedings, the National Assembly commenced the joint discussion in principle on the Bill amending and modifying the Criminal Procedure Code and Bill amending and modifying the Law on Travel Documents. The Bills were explained to the deputies by Minister of Justice Snezana Malovic, representative of the submitters.

By the end of the day, the National Assembly had completed the joint discussion in principle on items 1 and 2 on the agenda.

On the second day of work, 21 October, the National Assembly conducted a joint unified discussion on the Bills on the Confirmation of: the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Government of the Republic of Turkey on mutual visa abolition, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on visa abolition for bearers of diplomatic and official passports, the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Government of the Federal Republic of Brazil on visa abolition for their citizens and the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Government of the Federal Republic of Brazil on visa abolition for bearers of diplomatic or official passports.

At the beginning of the proceedings, the heads i.e. authorised representatives of the Deputy Groups Aleksandar Martinovic, Zoran Ostojic, Milan Lapcevic, Dragan Sormaz and Velimir Ilic requested information and explanations in line with article 286 of the National Assembly Rules of Procedure.

By the end of the day, the National Assembly had concluded the joint unified discussion on the Bills.

On the third day of work, 22 October, the National Assembly conducted a debate on the particulars on the Bill amending the Criminal Procedure Code and the Bill amending and modifying the Law on Travel Documents. By the end of the day, the National Assembly had concluded the debate on the particulars on these Bills.

Since the National Assembly had completed the discussion on all the items on the agenda, National Assembly Speaker Prof. Dr Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic set Friday, 22 October 2010, as Voting Day on the items on the agenda for the Fourth Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly in 2010, starting at 5 p.m.

Voting Day

On Voting Day, 22 October, the National Assembly adopted the Bill amending the Criminal Procedure Code and the Bill amending and modifying the Law on Travel Documents, in their entirety, by a majority of votes.

By a majority of votes, the National Assembly adopted the Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Government of the Republic of Turkey on mutual visa abolition, Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on visa abolition for bearers of diplomatic and official passports, Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Government of the Federal Republic of Brazil on visa abolition for their citizens and the Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and Government of the Federal Republic of Brazil on visa abolition for bearers of diplomatic or official passports, in their entirety.

The National Assembly ruled on the violations of the Rules of Procedure the deputies complained of during the sitting and decided that the Rules of Procedure had not been violated in any of the cases.

As the National Assembly had completed the discussion on all the items on the agenda and ruled on them, National Assembly Speaker Prof. Dr Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic concluded the Fourth Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly in 2010.

The National Assembly shall continue the Third Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly in 2010 on Tuesday, 26 October, starting at 10 a.m.



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thursday, 28 march
  • 9.00 - consultations of representatives of the parliamentary groups about the election of deputy chairpersons of the National Assembly working bodies (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)

  • 10.00 - visit of the students of Stevan Dukic Elementary School to the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 11.00 - visit of the students of Drinka Pavlovic Elementary School Student Parliament to the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 11.00 - press conference of the Green-Left Front – Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)оwn Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House 13, Nikola Pasic Square. Central Hall)

  • 13.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Speaker’s Cabinet)

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