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Article 1
This Law shall regulate the use of energy from renewable sources, the method for determining the share of renewable energy sources of the Republic of Serbia in the gross final energy consumption, integration of energy from renewable sources to the market, the incentive system for producing electricity from renewable sources, guarantees of origin for electricity, the production of electricity from renewable sources for own consumption, the use of renewable energy sources in the field of thermal energy and in the field of transport, special procedures related to the construction and connection of energy facilities that use renewable energy sources, the bases of cooperation mechanisms with other states in the field of renewable energy sources, monitoring the implementation of this Law, and other matters of relevance for renewable energy sources.
The provisions of the law governing energy shall apply to all energy matters relating to renewable energy sources that are not regulated by this Law.
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Public Interest
Article 2The use of energy from renewable sources is in the public interest of the Republic of Serbia and of particular significance for the Republic of Serbia.
Aiming to achieve the public interest as per paragraph 1 of this Article, the Republic of Serbia, the autonomous province and local self-government units shall adopt strategic and other documents, programmes and plans for achieving the objectives set out by this Law and provide funds in their budgets for complying with the obligations set out by this Law and strategic documents.
The use of energy from renewable sources is in the public interest of the Republic of Serbia and of particular significance for the Republic of Serbia.
Aiming to achieve the public interest as per paragraph 1 of this Article, the Republic of Serbia, the autonomous province and local self-government units shall adopt strategic and other documents, programmes and plans for achieving the objectives set out by this Law and provide funds in their budgets for complying with the obligations set out by this Law and strategic documents.
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Objectives of the Regulation
Article 3The regulation of the use of energy from renewable sources shall cover measures and activities undertaken to achieve long-term goals, namely:
1) Decrease in the use of fossil fuels and increase in the use of renewable energy sources with the aim of environmental protection;
2) Long-term decrease in the dependence on fuel imports;
3) Creation of jobs and development of entrepreneurship in the field of renewable energy sources;
4) Incentives for research, innovation and competitiveness in the field of using renewable energy sources;
5) Digitalisation, simplicity, cost-effectiveness and efficiency of procedures in the field of renewable energy sources;
6) Integration of electricity from renewable sources on the electrical energy market, including the exposure of electrical energy producers to changes in the market price of electrical energy with the aim of maximising their market revenues;
7) Ensuring the stability of the electrical energy market while taking into consideration the costs of integrating renewable energy sources into the system and network stability;
8) Regional development of the use of renewable energy sources;
9) Stability of the system of incentives and use of operational state aid in the form of market premiums, except for small plants and demonstration projects;
10) Awarding incentives through auctions in a public, transparent, competitive and cost-effective manner, without discrimination, ensuring a high degree of project implementation, except in the case of small plants and demonstration projects where incentives need not be awarded through auctions;
11) Sustainable and independent development through maximised utilisation of national scientific-research, technological-developmental and human capacities in the process of planning the increase of the use of renewable energy sources.
