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Constitution of the Republic of Serbia

IV COMPETENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Competences of the Republic of Serbia

Article 96.

The Republic of Serbia shall organise and provide for:

1. sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and security of the Republic of Serbia, its international status and relations with other countries and international organisations;

2. exercise and protection of freedoms and rights of citizens; constitutionality and legality; proceedings before courts and other state bodies; liabilities and sanctions for violation of freedoms and rights of citizens stipulated by the Constitution and for violation of laws, other regulations and general acts; amnesty and pardon for criminal offences;

3. territorial organisation of the Republic of Serbia; system of local self-government;

4. defence and security of the Republic of Serbia and its citizens; measures in case of the state of emergency;

5. system of crossing the border and control of the trade in goods, services and passenger traffic over border crossing; status of foreigners and foreign legal entities;

6. single market; legal status of business entities; system of performing particular economic and other activities; commodity reserves; monetary, banking, foreign exchange and customs system; international economic relations; system of foreign credit relations; fiscal system;

7. property and bonded relations and protection of all types of assets;

8. system in the area of labour relations, protection at work, employment, social insurance and other forms of social security; other economic and social relations of public interest;

9. sustainable development; system of protection and improvement of environment; protection and improvement of flora and fauna; production, trade and transport of arms, poisonous, inflammable, explosive, radioactive and other hazardous substances;

10. system in areas of health care, social security, protection of war veterans and the disabled , protection of children, education, culture and protection of cultural goods, sport, public information, system of public services;

11. control of legality of managing resources of legal entities; financial audit of public finances; collection of statistical and other data of public interest;

12. development of the Republic of Serbia, policy and measures for spurring balanced development of particular areas of the Republic of Serbia, including the development of underdeveloped areas; organisation and utilisation of space; scientific and technological development;

13. regime and security in all areas of transport,

14. holidays and symbols of the Republic of Serbia;

15. funding of exercising rights and duties of the Republic of Serbia, stipulated by the Constitution and Law;

16. organisation, competences and work of the bodies of the Republic;

17. other relations of interest to the Republic of Serbia, in accordance with the Constitution.