New legal framework for foreign investments in Serbia: Key characteristics and possible effects

This paper deals with the key determinants, namely characteristics and novelty regarding a new Serbian Law on Investments from 2015. The second part of the paper deals with its outreach and effectiveness in terms of foreign investment attracting. The objective of the paper was to conduct, in this co...

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Main Author: Divljak Drago Lj.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law 2016-01-01
Series:Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu
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Online Access:http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0550-2179/2016/0550-21791602423D.pdf
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description This paper deals with the key determinants, namely characteristics and novelty regarding a new Serbian Law on Investments from 2015. The second part of the paper deals with its outreach and effectiveness in terms of foreign investment attracting. The objective of the paper was to conduct, in this context, a critical analysis of conventional attitudes about the significance of legal reforms in the process of foreign investments attracting. The paper concludes that the above-mentioned law, in the sense of its contents, represents prevailingly the law of continuity that is based on principles of liberalisation, protection and encouraging of foreign investments, with special breakthroughs in some segments, in particular regarding their further liberalisation. Conceptually speaking, the most important novelties are connected with the sphere of promotion of investments and creating of a complex, and somewhat cumbersome system of institutional support to foreign investments. Based on such an approach and solutions, the subject new legal framework for foreign investments creates a more favourable legal environment for their fulfilment. However, the experience of previous legislative reforms in this field in our country and in comparative legislation indicates that the outreach of these improvements are quite limited and that is why they can hardly result with more emphasized outcomes in attracting of investments, considering in particular the limitations contained in the mere nature of foreign investments and actual impact of legislation on foreign investments positioning.
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spelling doaj.art-d0786c4f55cb4364836d6c5b1c48a5732022-12-21T23:19:12ZengUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of LawZbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu0550-21792406-12552016-01-0150242343810.5937/zrpfns50-118270550-21791602423DNew legal framework for foreign investments in Serbia: Key characteristics and possible effectsDivljak Drago Lj.0University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Law, Novi Sad, SerbiaThis paper deals with the key determinants, namely characteristics and novelty regarding a new Serbian Law on Investments from 2015. The second part of the paper deals with its outreach and effectiveness in terms of foreign investment attracting. The objective of the paper was to conduct, in this context, a critical analysis of conventional attitudes about the significance of legal reforms in the process of foreign investments attracting. The paper concludes that the above-mentioned law, in the sense of its contents, represents prevailingly the law of continuity that is based on principles of liberalisation, protection and encouraging of foreign investments, with special breakthroughs in some segments, in particular regarding their further liberalisation. Conceptually speaking, the most important novelties are connected with the sphere of promotion of investments and creating of a complex, and somewhat cumbersome system of institutional support to foreign investments. Based on such an approach and solutions, the subject new legal framework for foreign investments creates a more favourable legal environment for their fulfilment. However, the experience of previous legislative reforms in this field in our country and in comparative legislation indicates that the outreach of these improvements are quite limited and that is why they can hardly result with more emphasized outcomes in attracting of investments, considering in particular the limitations contained in the mere nature of foreign investments and actual impact of legislation on foreign investments positioning.http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0550-2179/2016/0550-21791602423D.pdfforeign direct investmentserbian law on investmentslegal reformscharacteristicseffectsliberalisationprotectionencouraging
spellingShingle Divljak Drago Lj.
New legal framework for foreign investments in Serbia: Key characteristics and possible effects
Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu
foreign direct investment
serbian law on investments
legal reforms
characteristics
effects
liberalisation
protection
encouraging
title New legal framework for foreign investments in Serbia: Key characteristics and possible effects
title_full New legal framework for foreign investments in Serbia: Key characteristics and possible effects
title_fullStr New legal framework for foreign investments in Serbia: Key characteristics and possible effects
title_full_unstemmed New legal framework for foreign investments in Serbia: Key characteristics and possible effects
title_short New legal framework for foreign investments in Serbia: Key characteristics and possible effects
title_sort new legal framework for foreign investments in serbia key characteristics and possible effects
topic foreign direct investment
serbian law on investments
legal reforms
characteristics
effects
liberalisation
protection
encouraging
url http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0550-2179/2016/0550-21791602423D.pdf
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