The Legal 500

The electronic communications sector is considered by many to be one of the fastest developing and most profitable sectors in Serbia at the moment. Many important new changes have occurred in this area, the most recent of which is the entry into force of a new Law on Electronic Communications.

Two new e-laws have been enacted in Serbia in the recent months and the Law on e-signatures has been revived thanks to an update of the complementary regulations. The rush of legislative activity on this front is in direct corelation with the Serbian government’s desire to become much more cost effective and citizen friendly. Some other important steps in that direction have been the introduction of paperless government sessions, electronic procurement processes and improved electronic birth registers. We will now look at the the three framework electronic laws, namely the Law on e-signatures, the Law on e-commerce and the Law on e-documents which are all based on EU legislation. The fourth e-law, the Law on e-communications which is set to replace the current Law on telecommunications is also on its way.