National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Friday, 8 October 2004
Anti-discriminatory legislation presented
The National Assembly saw the presentation of model anti-discriminatory legislation and model legislation to counter discrimination against disabled persons.
The National Assembly saw the presentation of model anti-discriminatory legislation and model legislation to counter discrimination against disabled persons. The presentation was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Issues.
The chairperson of the Gender Equality Committee, Leila Ruzdic, reminded the deputies of the state’s obligation to implement the highest Council of Europe and European Union legal standards in the field of anti-discriminatory legislation as soon as possible. Representatives of working groups for drafting model anti-discriminatory legislation from the Comparative Law Institute and the Legal Studies Advancement Centre presented the draft legislation, especially its provisions on the prohibited forms of discrimination and mechanisms designed to efficiently protect persons discriminated against, to deputies from the Gender Equality Committee, the Inter-ethnic Relations Committee, the Committee on Labour, Ex-servicemen’s and Social Issues, and the European Integrations Committee.
The meeting ended with all participants declaring their commitment to continued discussion of anti-discriminatory legislation, both in the Serbian Assembly and in the Republic Government’s appropriate ministries.
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8.00 - sitting of the Committee on Human and Minority Rights and Gender Equality (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, library)
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8.30 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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8.30 - sitting of the Committee on Spatial Planning, Transport, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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8.30 - sitting of the Health and Family Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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8.30 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Blue Salon)
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9.00 - sitting of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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9.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, library)
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9.50 - press conference of the Ecological Uprising Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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11.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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12.30 - the PFG with Canada meets with the Canadian Upper House Parliamentary Friendship Group with Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)