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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10.00 - the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending speaks at the opening of the regional conference organised by the State Audit Institution (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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10.30 - the students of the Dental Technician School in Belgrade visit the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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12.00 - the association of pensioners from the territory of the municipality of Lucani visit the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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12.00 - the association of pensioners from the territory of the municipality of Lucani visit the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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13.00 - the members of the PFG with the Countries of Southeast Asia (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) meet with the Ambassador of Myanmar to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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15.15 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister of Home Affairs of the Republic of Singapore (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)
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15.30 - State Audit Institution guests visit the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)