Serbia 2006 Constitution

PART 4. COMPETENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Article 97. Competences of the Republic of Serbia

The Republic of Serbia shall organize 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 organizations;
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 offenses;
3. territorial organization of the Republic of Serbia; system of local self-government;
4. defense 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 labor 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; organization and utilization 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. organization, competences and work of the bodies of the Republic;
17. other relations of interest to the Republic of Serbia, in accordance with the Constitution.