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Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Fifty-Eighth Sitting of the Committee on Science and Technological Development
At the sitting held on 13 September, the members of the Committee on Science and Technological Development considered, in principle, the Bill on Protection of Business Secrets, submitted by the Government.
The sitting was attended by Minister of Education and Science Prof. Dr Zarko Obradovic and the Director of the Intellectual Property Office Branka Totic.
Minister Obradovic said that the business secret issue was regulated by different laws regulating distinct areas and the Bill represents a uniform framework law on the protection of business secrets from disloyal competition. A business secret represents any confidential information of commercial value. The Bill promotes fair market competition, encourages research activities and innovation, as well as attracts foreign investors as it also complies with the rules of the World Trade Organisation, said Minister Obradovic. The Minister said that a public hearing took place during the drafting of the Bill and the suggestions made in the debate were incorporated in the text of the Bill.
The Committee unanimously adopted the Bill on Protection of Business Secrets, in principle.
The sitting was chaired by Committee Chairman Srboljub Zivanovic.
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9.00 - sitting of the Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development and the Information Society (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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9.30 - meeting of highest parliamentary officials of EU candidate countries (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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9.30 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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9.30 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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after the meeting – press conference of the parliamentary officials of EU candidate countries (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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10.30 - sitting of the Environmental Protection Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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11.30 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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12.30 - sitting of the of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)