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Bill on Consumer Protection adopted

Belgrade, 19 March 2026

The government adopted the Bill on Consumer Protection at today’s session, which further improves consumer rights, with one of changes being that retailers will be required to update price lists in real time whenever prices change, ensuring that the information always reflects actual, current prices in stores and in online sales, and that consumers are accurately and promptly informed.

This means that retail chains will be required to publish product price lists on a daily basis on their websites, as well as on their accounts on the National Open Data Portal.

The new legal solutions apply, among other things, to the sale of goods via online platforms, as the obligations of online marketplace providers towards consumers are equal to the obligations of retailers.

Additionally, improved protection of minors and public health is envisaged, as the ban on the sale of tobacco products to minors has now been extended to related products (electronic devices for heating tobacco or herbal products, and electronic cigarettes).

The government adopted the Decree on Incentives for Investors in the Production of Audiovisual Works in Serbia, with the aim of developing the film and television industry and increasing employment in this sector, as well as improving competitiveness and increasing interest in Serbia as an investment location and attractive destination for filming and developing this production.

The session also adopted the Decree on Establishing the Programme for Financing Activities and Measures for Improving Energy Efficiency in 2026, which provides financial resources for the energy rehabilitation of facilities of public importance.

The government adopted the Decree on the Proclamation of the Bosut Forests Special Nature Reserve, thereby placing this area under protection as a natural asset of exceptional importance.

The Bosut Forests Special Nature Reserve is one of the most valuable natural areas in Serbia and the largest spatial entity of pedunculate oak forests in Southeast Europe, which represents the remnants of the former primeval forests of Posavina.

The Bosut Forests have exceptional cross-border importance, because as a unique ecosystem they connect Serbia, Croatia and Republika Srpska, i.e., Bosnia and Herzegovina.

As many as 37 priority habitat types have been recorded in this area, a large number of which have been recognised within the Natura 2000 and Emerald international networks, along with an exceptionally rich flora and fauna.

Author: Slobodan Miljević
Author: Slobodan Miljević
Author: Slobodan Miljević
Author: Slobodan Miljević
Author: Slobodan Miljević