Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Planning and Construction Adopted – Removal of Conversions for a Fee, Introduction of Green Building Certificates and Energy Passports…

Members of the government adopted the Bill amending the Law on Planning and Construction, which speeds up procedures for issuing building permits, removes obstacles, such as conversion for a fee, and enables the process of issuing permits to be more transparent and with the aim of greater protection of citizens and those who build, it is said on the website of the Government of Serbia.

The amendments introduce a green building certificate for all public buildings, as well as all buildings over 10,000 square meters, which will make Serbia one of the first countries in Europe to fully apply these certificates.

– The amendments to this law also introduce energy passports and protection of citizens, so the investor will have to secure insurance from damage to third parties. Another new feature is the obligation of the investor to submit proof of the movement of construction waste, before obtaining the exploitation permit, whereby the problem of illegal landfills is solved – it is emphasized on the government’s website.

As further stated, the amendments to the law oblige the investor to repair, at their own expense, the streets damaged by the passing of trucks during the construction of the facility, and if they fail to do so, there will be a guarantee from which the local self-government will be able to carry out the repair.

Members of the government also adopted the Bill amending the Law on Railways, which specifies the authority of the Directorate for Railways and implements the further procedure of harmonization with the legal acquis of the European Union in order to establish a single European railway area.

Vlada Republike Srbije

Government of Serbia

Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Planning and Construction

Law on Planning and Construction

Law on Railways

issuing of construction permits

conversion for a fee

green building certificate

green building

energy passports

construction waste