Constitution

Texts

Constitution as amended in 1996

Constitution of Serbia and Montenegro 2002

Implementation of the Constitutional Charter of Serbia and Montenegro in 2003

Constitution 2006 

Constitutional laws

Amendments to the Serbian Constitution, 2016 

Religious Communities

National and international agreements

Cooperation agreement between the Serb Republic and the Holy See in higher education

Agreement between the Holy See and the Realm of Serbia in 1914 (between Pius X and Peter I)

Concordat 1914

Proposal for a reconciliation of the Serbian Orthodox Patriarchate and the Free Serbian Orthodox Church in 1991

Agreement between the Republic of Serbia and the Holy See on the cooperation in higher education 

Laws and decrees

Law on the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1929

Law of recognition of the Jewish community of Serbia in 1929

Law of evangelical Christian churches and the Reformed Church in 1930

Law on churches 2006

Law on Foreigners

Law on Volunteering

Law on Associations in 2009

Law on Foundations 2011

Decrees implementing regulations of the Christian Reformed Church

Law on Holidays 2011

Law on the Government structure in Serbia 2005 updated to 2014

Ministries Organization Act in 2014 

Statutes and Internal Rules

List of Churches and religious communities 2011

Statute of the Episcopal Conference of SS Cyril and Methodius

Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1931

Executive Order of the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1931

The book of rules and canon of the Orthodox Church 2003

Statute of the Islamic Community in Serbia 16-06-2007

Statute of the Islamic Community in Serbia 19-08-2007

Statute of the Islamic Community of Sandžak of Novi Pazar 10-04-2007

Statute of the Jewish community in 2013

Statute of the Federation of Jewish Communities 2013

Statute of the Jewish community of Belgrade 2005

Statute of the municipalities of the Jewish community 2007

Statute of the Slovak Evangelical Church

Constitution of the Christian Reformed Church 2010

Regulations, Decisions, Provisions, Ordinances, Circulars

Accounting Regulation of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Rules for the Administration of the Serbian Orthodox Church

On the keeping of the register of churches and religious communities

Rules of the monastic life inside and outside in 1963

Regulation on the content and procedures of keeping the register of churches and religious communities 

Bodies And Church Properties

Taxation

Wealth Tax Act, 2009

Wealth Tax Act 2014

Amendments to the law on the value added, 2012

Income tax in 2006

VAT Act 2015 

Confiscation, Restitution and Compensation of Properties of Religious Communities

Law on property restitution and compensation

Restitution of property confiscated in Serbia in 2006

Serbian Law on restitution of confiscated properties and compensation, 2014

Restitution of church properties, 2011

General Law on restitution of confiscated property and compensation in respect of the territories now belonging to Kosovo and Macedonia, 2005

Proposal for the return of property and compensation, 2009

Law on restitution of property rights to the Church and to the religious denominations, 2006

Amendments to the law on the restitution of property to churches and religious communities

Law on Ownership rights, 1996

Law on reporting and recording of seized goods

Law on restitution of property rights and compensation, 2011

Judgment on the restitution of ecclesiastical assets 2012

Judgment of the Supreme Court regarding registration in the register of churches and religious communities 2012

Regulation on the distribution of budget funds to churches and religious communities 2013

Law on restitution of property and compensation 2013-14

Act eliminating the consequences of confiscation of property to Holocaust victims who do not have legal heirs living 2016

Application form for restitution of property to Holocaust victims without local heirs

Law on the reimbursement of the depreciation of assets confiscated from the victims of Holocaust 2015

Law on the restitution of properties confiscated from churches and religious confessions 2006 

Regulations, Decisions, Provisions, Ordinances, Circulars

Decision of the Executive Board for the restitution 2008

Forms for the restitution of confiscated church properties

Rules on the restitution of confiscated properties

Regulation for the administration management control and supervision of the Orthodox Church funds

Law on Nationalization of property land under lease or construction in 1958

Law on property taxation in 2014

Report on the restitution of property of religious communities

Law on removing the consequences of the seizure of property of Holocaust victims who have no legitimate heirs alive (13-2016) 

Case Law of the Court of Cassation, Legitimacy and Merit

Constitutional Court of Serbia (Uz 119-2008)

Supreme Court of Cassation (Rev. 1513-2010)

Supreme Court of Cassation (Uzp 31-2012 extract)

Supreme Court of Cassation (Uzp 67-2013)

Supreme Court of Cassation (Uzp 242-2014)

Supreme Court of Cassation (Uzp 369-2012)

Supreme Court of Cassation (Uzp 419-2012)

Supreme Court of Cassation (Uzp 461-2011)

Constitutional Judgement on the legitimacy of the Law on churches and religious communities.  (Case n. I with 455/2011, Constitutional Court’s Decision, January 16th 2013) 

Construction of Worship And Urban Planning

Laws and decrees

Law on Land Registry

Building Act 2014 

Sustenance of the Clergy and Financing of Religious Communities

Laws and decrees

Funds and property of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1936

Health insurance act 1999

Changes to the 2001 Health Insurance Act

Law on compulsory social security in 2014

Law on health care in 2014

Act on contributions for compulsory social safety updated to 2014

Law on pension and disability insurance 34-2003

Law on Social Insurance 107-2005 

Regulations, Decisions, Provisions, Ordinances, Circulars

Regulation on officials of the Serbian Orthodox Church and their benefits

Rules on pensions of the clergy and their families

Function and characteristics of the employees of the Serbian Orthodox Church

Regulations on Insurance of the Serbian Orthodox Church properties

Rules on the parishes, clergy and their benefits

Regulation on payments for contributions for pension, disability and health care, insurance for priests and Church officials 

Individual and Collective Religious Freedom and Minorities

Religious assistance

Agreement on the exercise of religious service in the Serbian Army with the Serbian Orthodox Church, 2011

Agreement on the exercise of religious service in the Serbian Army with the Catholic Church in Serbia, 2011

Agreement on the exercise of religious service in the Serbian Army with the Serbian Islamic community of Serbia, 2011

Agreement on the exercise of religious service in the Serbian Army with the Serbian Jewish community in Serbia, 2011

Agreement on the exercise of religious service in the Serbian Army with the Serbian Evangelical Christian Church, 2011

Agreement on the exercise of religious service in the Serbian Army with the Serbian Christian Reformed Church, 2011

Agreement on the exercise of religious service in the Serbian Army with the Serbian Slovak Evangelical Church, 2011

Religious assistance to catholic militaries and Greek orthodox 2011

Law on compulsory social insurance, 2014

Discrimination Act 2009

Law on prohibition of discrimination 22-2009

Agreement between the Republic of Serbia-Montenegro and Macedonia for the reciprocal protection of minorities

Law on the protection of the rights and freedoms of national minorities 

Cemeteries

Law on cemeteries with amendments, 2005

Law on cemeteries and funeral activities (31-2013) 

Conscientious Objection

Law on abortion in health facilities 2005

Law on the requirements and the process for termination of pregnancy (34-2008)

Law on Civil Service in 2009 

Emigration and Labour

Laws and decrees

Labour Law 2001

Labour Law 2014

Law on migration management 107-2012

Law 18-1992 on refugees

Law on the right to asylum, 2007

Law on migration management 107-2012 

Teaching of Religion and Religious Schools

Laws and decrees

Primary Education Act in 2007

Law on primary education in 2013

Read on youth and religious element in 2011

Law on kindergarten and primary school and on the educational system, 2013

Regulations, Decisions, Provisions, Ordinances, Circulars

Regulation for the organization of the religion lesson and of alternative lessons in primary and secondary school in 2001

Statute of the Orthodox Faculty of Theology in Belgrade State University, 2006

Case Law of the Administrative Court

Administrative Court (U.17098-2010 extract) 

Provisions of the Criminal Code

Codes

Criminal code 2005 abstract

Criminal code 2005 as amended in 2012 abstract

Criminal code in force 2005 (English language) 

Laws and decrees

Public Order Act 1992 amended 94

Public Order Act 1992 as amended, 2005

Citizens Meeting Act in 2005

Law on execution of punishment

Sentence execution 2010

Certification Law and amendments to the law on the prohibition of incitement to hatred, 1946

Law on protection from family violence ( 102-2012)

Law on execution of the punishment in 2014 

Family

Laws and decrees

Family Law 54-2002

Family Law 18-2005

Law on Gender Equality 104-2009 

Regulations, Decisions, Provisions, Ordinances, Circulars

Rules on weddings of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1994

Law that regulates the interruption of pregnancy 2005 

Provisions of the Civil Code

Codes

Civil code 1844

Civil code 2013 

Laws and decrees

Law on Civil Procedure 2012 

Communication

Laws and decrees

Law on Public Information and the media 2014 

Museums, Libraries, Archives and Cultural Heritage

Laws and decrees

Law on Cultural Property 1994

Law on Cultural Heritage 71/94 amended to 2011

Act of Library-information activities

Law on museum activities 2008

Law on National Parks 

Administration Policies and Procedures

Laws and decrees

Law on public services

Law on civil and religious festivities, 2011

Act on birth and death registers Serbia, 2003

Law on granting of identity card, 2006

Law on birth and death registration Serbia-Montenegro

Law on public services

Law on Administrative Procedure 2010

Law on the Ombudsman 79-2005

Law on the protection of citizens 79-2005