Tuesday, 8 November 2022

Sixth Sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues

At the sitting held on 8 November 2022, the members of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues considered in detail the Bill amending and modifying the Republic of Serbia 2022 Budget Law, with its accompanying Proposal of the Decision to grant consent to the Proposal of the Decision to grant consent to the Republic Health Insurance Fund 2022 Financial Plan and the Bill on the Provisional Financial Assistance Register of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia Aged 16 to 29.


They also considered in detail the Bill amending the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance as well as the Bill on the Confirmation of the Facility Agreement China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation insured facility of up to EUR 79,916,833.43 to finance the removal of the old Sava Bridge and the construction of a new steel arch bridge between the Republic of Serbia, represented by the Government of the Republic of Serbia acting by and through the Ministry of Finance as Borrower, BNP PARIBAS SA as Arranger, BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA/NV and BNP PARIBAS SA as Original Lenders, and BNP PARIBAS SA as Agent, Agreement on amendments and modifications no.1 of 19 May 2022 and Agreement on amendments and modifications no.2 of 20 October 2022, submitted by the Government.

Of the 89 amendments submitted to the Bill amending and modifying the Republic of Serbia 2022 Budget Law, with its accompanying Proposal of the Decision to grant consent to the Proposal of the Decision to grant consent to the Republic Health Insurance Fund 2022 Financial Plan, the Committee rejected one as incomplete, while 26 were found not to comply with Article 28 of the Budget System Law and one not to comply with Article 54 of the of the Budget System Law. The remaining amendments were found to be compliant with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia.

The Committee found all 23 amendments submitted to the Bill on the Provisional Financial Assistance Register of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia Aged 16 to 29 to be compliant with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia.

The Committee also found all five amendments submitted to the Bill amending the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance to be compliant with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia.

The one amendment submitted to the Bill on the Confirmation of the Facility Agreement China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation insured facility of up to EUR 79,916,833.43 to finance the removal of the old Sava Bridge and the construction of a new steel arch bridge between the Republic of Serbia, represented by the Government of the Republic of Serbia acting by and through the Ministry of Finance as Borrower, BNP PARIBAS SA as Arranger, BNP PARIBAS FORTIS SA/NV and BNP PARIBAS SA as Original Lenders, and BNP PARIBAS SA as Agent, Agreement on amendments and modifications no.1 of 19 May 2022 and Agreement on amendments and modifications no.2 of 20 October 2022 was found to be compliant with the Constitution and legal system of the Republic of Serbia.

The sitting was chaired by Committee Chairperson Jelena Zaric Kovacevic, and attended by the following Committee members and deputy members: Dunja Simonovic Bratic, Dr Zika Bujuklic, Dubravka Kralj, Milica Nikolic, Dr Ugljesa Mrdic, Radovan Tvrdisic, Sanja Jefic Brankovic, Olja Petrovic, Zoran Tomic and Sanja Lakic.


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