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On 25 May 2018, the Serbian Parliament adopted the Law on the Central Register of Beneficial Owners ("the Law").

Southeast Asia's technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) sector is entering a decisive new phase.

On 29 February 2024, the Serbian Competition Authority (the "SCA") published two detailed decisions involving two largest undertakings on the Serbian coffee market.

The Serbian Companies Act defines cross-border mergers as mergers of at least one commercial entity registered in Serbia and at least one commercial entity from EU Member States or states signatory to the EEA Agreement.

On 12 April 2021, the Serbian Competition Authority ("SCA") issued an opinion on the fundamental merger control notion of a "concentration" in cases involving interrelated transactions (the "Opinion").

The Serbian Government adopted several bylaws in July 2010 which further modernize the Serbian competition law regime.

Serbia's new Law on the Central Register of Beneficial Owners ("Official Gazette of the RS", No. 19/2025, 51/2025 and 60/2025, "Law") has been adopted and effective since 14 March 2025.

The new Inspection Act came into force on 29 April 2015, with the majority of its provisions coming into effect as of 29 April 2016.

As of the close of 2022, Serbia's banking sector faced challenges amid global economic conditions. The year 2023 brought its distinct set of obstacles, with a noteworthy slowdown...

July 2026 – The first half of 2026 brought two important competition-related developments in Serbia and Montenegro. In Serbia, a new unfair trading practices regime started to apply...

M&A transactions and all forms of corporate reorganisations (e.g. mergers, de-mergers, transformations, contributions in-kind) are governed by the Companies Act (CA).

M&A transactions and all forms of corporate reorganisations (e.g. mergers, de-mergers, transformations, contributions in-kind) are governed by the Companies Act (CA).

The Serbian Competition Commission is well known locally for its track record of imposing fines for antitrust infringements.

M&A transactions and all forms of corporate reorganisations (e.g. mergers, de-mergers, transformations, contributions in-kind) are governed by the Companies Act.

The authority with competence over merger control in Serbia is the Commission for the Protection of Competition [Komisija za zaštitu konkurencije] ("Commission"), an independent administrative body established in 2005 and operative as of 2006.

Serbian squeeze-out rules can be exercised only upon the acquisition of 90% in a joint stock company.