News and insights
April 2026
Republic of Serbia
The new Law on Consumer Protection was published in the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” no. 35 of April 23, 2026. year, and enters into force on the eighth day from the day of its publication. The Law will be applied after three months from the date of its entry into force, except for Article 4, paragraph 1, which regulates the scope of application of the Law and Article 6, which imposes an obligation on the trader to display the price of goods or services in the prescribed manner, which begin to be applied with the entry into force of the Law.
March 2026
EU
The Omnibus I Directive on sustainability (EU) 2026/470, published in the Official Journal of the EU on February 26, enters into force on March 18, 2026. The new Directive is limiting the scope of both the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and amending related Directives, including the EU Accounting Directive.
February 2026
EU
In a press release dated February 6, 2026, the European Commission announced its preliminary findings that TikTok has breached the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) due to its addictive design. This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its highly personalized recommender system.
January 2026
EU
On January 1, 2026, the full implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) commenced. Regulation 2023/956 has established the CBAM to address greenhouse gas emissions during the production of carbon-intensive goods imported into the customs territory of the Union in order to prevent the risk of carbon leakage.
December 2025
Republic of Serbia
The Law on Amendments to the Law on Factoring was published in the “Official Gazette of RS” no. 109/2025 of December 4, 2025. The Law entered into force on December 12, 2025, except for the provisions relating to the competence of the Securities Commission, which will apply after six months from the date of entry into force, as well as the provisions on the central factoring record, which will apply from the date of commencement of operation of this record.
December 2025
Republic of Serbia
At the session held on December 3, 2025, the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia adopted laws on amendments and supplements to the Law on Personal Income Tax and the Law on Mandatory Social Security Contributions, the Law on Value Added Tax, and the Law on Tax Procedure and Tax Administration. The laws were published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia no. 109/2025 of December 4, 2025.
November 2025
Germany
In the ruling on November 11, 2025, the Munich I Regional Court has found that both the memorisation in the language models during AI training and the reproduction of the song lyrics in the chatbot’s outputs constitute constitute infringements of copyright exploitation rights.
October 2025
Republic of Serbia
The new Law on Information Security, which was adopted on October 23, 2025, aims to improve the regulatory and institutional conditions for protection against security risks in information and communication systems (ICT) and, at the same time, to harmonize with the new regulatory framework of the European Union in this area
October 2025
Republic of Serbia
On October 1, the application of the Law on Central Records of Beneficial Owners began, introducing significant novelties in the current system of recording information on beneficial ownership and control over companies and other entities registered in the Republic of Serbia.
September 2025
EU
On September 12, 2025, the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 on harmonized rules on fair access and use of data (Data Act) began.
August 2025
EU
Although the Regulation (EU) 2024/ 1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (EU Al Act) entered into force in August 2025, the provisions on artificial intelligence did not become applicable immediately, but are phased in gradually.
August 2025
Montenegro
The new Montenegrin Companies Act (“Official Gazette of Montenegro”, no. 90/2025), which entered into force on August 13, 2025, aims to improve and fully harmonize the existing rules of company law.
July 2025
EU
As the provisions of AI Act gradually enter into application, it is important to understand the different mechanisms of their enforcement, which are being prepared in parallel.
June 2025
EU
Finally, on December 30, 2024, all provisions of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in crypto-assets (MiCAR) began to apply. Many business entities have already met the prescribed requirements and received authorization from national competent authorities to offer crypto-assets to the public or to provide crypto-asset services.
March 2024
EU
On March 13, the members of the European Parliament approved the Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act). This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
February 2024
EU
As of 17 February 2024, the Digital Services Act (DSA) rules will apply to all providers of online platforms and other intermediary services that offer their services within the Union. The European Commission will enforce the DSA together with national authorities, who will supervise the compliance of the platforms established in their territory.
July 2023
EU
Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in crypto-assets (Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation – MiCAR) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 9 June 2023 and entered into force on 29 June 2023.