ISSN 1452-6662
Over 180 up-to-date legal acts of the Republic of Serbia translated to English.
Issue: Niste pretplaćeni - pretplatite se LAW ON CONSUMER PROTECTION
Published in the Službeni glasnik RS, No. 88/21 of 11 September 2021
Section: Contents

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  • I INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
    • Objective and Subject Matter
    • Fundamental Rights of Consumers
    • Imperative Nature
    • Application
    • Meanings of Specific Terms
  • II CONSUMER INFORMATION AND EDUCATION
    • Indication of Price
    • Selling Price of a Service
    • Electricity, Gas, Central Heating and Water
    • Petrol Stations and Parking Lots
    • Catering Facilities
    • Issuing of Bill
    • Duty to Inform Prior to Conclusion of Contract
    • Additional Costs
    • Payment of Monetary Liability
    • Education and Information to Consumers Conducted by Associations and Unions
  • III UNFAIR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
    • Prohibition of Unfair Commercial Practices
    • The Notion of Unfair Commercial Practices
    • Misleading Commercial Practices
    • Omissions Misleading to Consumers
    • Forms of Commercial Practices Considered to Be Misleading Commercial Practices
    • Aggressive Commercial Practices
    • Forms of Commercial Practices Which Are Considered to Be Aggressive Commercial Practices
    • Special Protection of Minors
    • Code of Good Commercial Practice
    • Display of Goods, Accurate Measure and Displaying of Sales Incentives
  • IV CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EXERCISING THE RIGHTS FROM DISTANCE CONTRACTS AND OFF-PREMISES CONTRACTS
    • 1. Consumer Information and Right of Withdrawal
    • 2. Restriction of Use of Certain Means of Distance Communication
  • V CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EXERCISING THE RIGHTS FROM CONTRACTS CONTAINING UNFAIR CONTRACT PROVISIONS
    • Transparency Requirement
    • Interpretation of Contract Provisions
    • Unfair Contract Provision
    • Contract Provisions to be Considered Unfair Contract Provisions
    • Contract Provisions Presumed to be Unfair Contract Provisions unless Proven Otherwise
  • VI CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EXERCISING OF RIGHTS ARISING FROM SALES CONTRACTS
    • 1. Delivery and Passing of Risk
    • 2. Conformity of Goods
    • 3. Guarantee
    • 4. Complaint
  • VII CONSUMER SAFETY
    • Liability for Safety
    • Procedures in Cases of Jeopardising Consumer Rights
  • VIII LIABILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS
    • Defect
    • Right to Compensation for Damage
    • Liability of Producer
    • Release from Liability
    • Liability of Several Persons for the Same Damage
    • Expiration of Claims
    • Limitation and Exclusion of Liability
  • IX CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EXERCISING OF RIGHTS FROM SERVICE PROVISION CONTRACTS, EXCEPT FOR THE SERVICES OF GENERAL ECONOMIC INTEREST
    • Quality of Material
    • Material Supplied by the Consumer
    • Provided Service
    • Provision of Service
    • Delegating of Service to a Third Party
    • Performance of Additional Works
    • Supervision
    • Obligation to Notify
    • Price of Service
    • Calculation
    • Payment of Price and Itemisation
    • Omission by the Consumer to Pay the Price
    • Termination of Contract Due to Deviation from Contractual Terms
    • Termination of Contract Prior to Expiration of a Time Limit
    • Conformity of Service
    • Liability for Lack of Conformity
    • Liability of the Persons Acting upon Orders
  • X SERVICES OF GENERAL ECONOMIC INTEREST
    • Access to Services of General Economic Interest
    • Vulnerable Consumer
    • Protection Programs for Vulnerable Consumers in Individual Fields of Services of General Economic Interest
    • Protection from Suspension of Service Provision
    • Duty to Inform Prior to Conclusion of a Contract
    • Other Information Duties
    • Right to Termination
    • Right to Change Service Provider
    • Billing Itemisation
    • Toll-Free Telephone Line
    • Right to Court or Out-of-Court Protection
  • XI CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EXERCISING OF RIGHTS UNDER CONTRACTS ON PACKAGE TOURS AND TIMESHARING OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES
    • 1. Consumer Protection in Exercising of Rights under Contracts on Package Tours
      • Pre-Contractual Information
      • Binding Nature of Pre-Contractual Information
      • Availability of Information
      • Advertising and Offering for Sale
      • Formal Conditions for Conclusion of Package Travel Contracts
      • Contents of Package Travel Contract and Documents to Be Provided Before the Start of the Travel
      • Liability for Booking Errors
      • Transfer of Contract to Another Traveller
        • а) Changes to the Contract Before Departure
        • b) Conformity of Package Tours
    • 2. Use of Immovable Properties on Timeshare Basis (Timesharing), Long-Term Holiday Product, Resale Assistance, Facilitating Exchange
      • Obligation of Pre-Contractual Information
      • Advertising
      • Formal Conditions for Contract Conclusion
      • Right of Withdrawal from Contract
      • Extension of Time Limit for Withdrawal from Contract
      • Exercising of the Right of Withdrawal from Contract
      • Legal Consequences of Withdrawal
      • Advance Payment
      • Long-Term Holiday Product Contract
      • Termination of Ancillary Contract
      • Assistance in Resale of Timeshare Use of Immovable Properties and/or Long-Term Holiday Products
      • Joint and Several Liability
  • XII STRATEGY AND INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION
    • Consumer Protection Strategy
    • Consumer Protection Organs
    • Cooperation in the Field of Consumer Protection
    • Activities of the Ministry
    • National Council for Consumer Protection
    • Composition of the National Council
    • Activities of the Authorities of Autonomous Province and Local Self-Government Units
    • Associations and Unions
    • Activities of Associations and Unions
    • Records of Associations and Unions
    • Procedure for Registration in the Records
    • Conditions for Entry in the Records
    • Rights of Associations and Unions Entered in the Records
    • Financing of Associations and Unions
    • Deletion from the Records
    • Consumer Council
  • ХIII CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND OUT-OF-COURT RESOLUTION OF CONSUMER DISPUTES
    • 1. National Register of Consumer Complaints and the Notion of Consumer Complaints
    • 2. Out-Of-Court Resolution of Consumer Disputes
    • 3. Principles of Out-Of-Court Resolution of Consumer Disputes
    • 4. Procedure of Out-Of-Court Resolution of Consumer Dispute
  • XIV PROTECTION OF COLLECTIVE INTEREST OF CONSUMERS
    • Collective Interest of Consumers
    • Ex Officio Initiating of Procedure
    • Initiating of Procedure on Demand of a Party
    • Persons Authorised to Submit Requests for Protection of Collective Interest of Consumers
    • Parties to Procedure and Instituting Procedure
    • Decisions in Procedure for Protection of Collective Interest of Consumers
    • Protective Measure for Collective Interest of Consumers
    • Temporary Measure
    • Suspension of Procedure
    • Procedure for Compensation for Damage
    • Application of Rules of General Administrative Procedure
  • XV SUPERVISION
    • Supervisory Competence
    • Cooperation in Supervision
    • Inspection Supervision Procedure
    • Measure for Removal of Unlawfulness
    • Imposition of Measures
    • Appeal
  • XVI PENAL PROVISIONS
    • Misdemeanour
      • Protective Measure
      • Statute of Limitation for Misdemeanours
  • XVII TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS