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September 14, 2022

Google Faces Antitrust Investigation

Italian competition watchdog has recently launched a proceeding against Google, following a complaint that the said company has abused its dominant position on the market, by hindering personal data portability rights guaranteed to individuals under the provisions of the GDPR. Background of the case The subject complaint was filed by Hoda, the operator of a direct marketing platform Weople. Weople encourages its users to link their accounts registered with third parties (e.g., Gmail) to the said application, thus creating a “digital vault” which includes their personal data. The subject data are then “masked”, i.e., made anonymous, in order to be...

September 09, 2022

We Are Hiring Office Manager!

We are seeking to fill the position of Office Manager, who can provide high quality and professional organisational and technical support in the following areas: Ensuring proper and smooth office operation, as well as timely fulfillment of planned business activities; Communication with international and local clients, suppliers/service providers and third parties; Organisation of meetings, ensuring up-to-date business calendar and coordination with team members for appropriate and complete implementation of planned activities, organization of business trips/seminars etc.; Managing proper electronic and physical records of documents and files, writing business letters in Serbian/English according to the received instructions, Preparing invoices in cooperation...

September 07, 2022

Postponed implementation of the regulation governing the requirements and procedures for storage and protection of archival and documentary materials in electronic form

As mentioned in one of our earlier articles (available here), on 12 November 2021 the Regulation on Unique Technical and Technology Requirements and Procedures for Storage and Protection of Archival and Documentary Materials in Electronic Form (Official Gazette of RS no. 107/2021) (“the Regulation”) was published, governing the so-called electronic archiving, i.e., unique technical-technological requirements and procedures that should be fulfilled by creators and holders of archival and documentary materials during their storage and protection. Postponed implementation of the Regulation Pursuant to the Regulation on amendments to the Regulation, which was published in Official Gazette of RS no. 94/2022 from...

August 30, 2022

Announced Public Call for “My First Pay” Program

Pursuant to the Regulation on the Youth Employment Incentives Program “My First Salary” (Off. Gazette of the RS no. 107/2020 and 79/2021), on 22 August 2022 the National Employment Service has announced a public call (available here) for the implementation of the respective program (“the Program”), which specifies terms and criteria for application and participating therein. The Program The Program includes training of unemployed individuals for independent work, i.e., organization and conducting of a practice in order to acquire knowledge, skills and competences for work, without establishing an employment relationship. The Program shall last for nine months, during which time...

August 29, 2022

We’re expanding our team!

We are currently looking for an Associate to join the firm's team with particular expertise in: Employment Dispute Resolution Corporate/Commercial Candidate’s profile/experience: University degree in Law; Serbian Bar exam; At least 2 years of working experience in the abovementioned practice areas, after passing the Bar exam Excellent written and spoken English; Strong computer skills; The candidate must be an excellent writer with analytical skills, able to handle multiple matters with independence and sound judgment; Possess a strong work ethic and strong legal research skills; Be able to create and deliver sustainable, high quality client service whilst also considering client’s wider...

August 22, 2022

Package of Measures of the National Bank of Serbia on the Bank Fees

In response to the announcements and decisions of individual banks to increase their fees for certain services related to payment accounts, on 11 August 2022 the National Bank of Serbia (“the NBS”) published the Information for the public regarding the package of measures of the NBS on the bank fees on its official website. Reducing fees for payment services to citizens According to the aforementioned announcement, in the previous period the NBS has undertaken numerous activities, which have directly resulted in decisions of all banks that previously, i.e., starting from 1 January 2021, increased fees for payment services to citizens...

August 10, 2022

Compensation of Non-material Damage for the Violation of Personal Data

The Regional (Labour) Court in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) has recently passed a judgement ordering the personal data controller to pay EUR 2,000 in compensation of non-material damage for the violation of personal data, as a result of publishing a promotional video featuring the employee without its informed and written consent. Facts Namely, the plaintiff in this case was employed with the controller, and - when making a video for the purposes of advertising of the subject employer (which was then published on YouTube) – it verbally agreed to be filmed in his work environment, on which occasion, however, the respective data...

August 03, 2022

Entry of the Type of Data Storage Device and the Location of the Electronic Documentary Material in the Archive Book

As we have written in one of our earlier articles (available here), the Rulebook on Archive Book Template (Official Gazette of RS no. 34/2022) has entered into force on March 24, 2022, prescribing the template of the archive book kept by creators and holders of archival and documentary material (“the Rulebook”). About the archive book Pursuant to the Rulebook, the archive book is a basic record of all archival and documentary material created in the work of creator, i.e., a general inventory overview of all archival and documentary material from previous years, which creators and holders of archival and documentary...

July 27, 2022

Legitimate interest for personal data processing for “Google Maps” and “Google Earth”

During 2020, the Regional Court of Itzehoe (Germany) enacted a judgment in case no. 10 O 84/20, under which “Google” has a legitimate interest by virtue of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR to publish images of personal property for the needs of its services “Google Maps” and “Google Earth”. Legality of processing under GDPR In accordance with Article 6 of GDPR, processing (of personal data) is legitimate only in case and to the extent to which at least one of the prescribed requirements has been met, including the requirement that processing is necessary for legitimate interests pursued by controller or a third...

July 20, 2022

New regulatory requirements for manufacturers and importers of tobacco products

The Rulebook on Establishment of the List of Serbian Standards regarding the General Product Safety, which represents a by-law passed in relation to the Law on General Product Safety (Official Gazette of RS no. 41/2009 and 77/2019), has been published in the Official Gazette of RS no. 20/2021 of 10 March 2021, and it entered into force on 18 March 2021 (“the Rulebook”). The Rulebook has transposed the reference list of harmonised European standards on general product safety into domestic legal system, along with amendments to the reference list of harmonised standards of the European Commission published in December 2020....

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