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VI Territorial Organisation
The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and
the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohia
Article 108
The autonomous provinces have been formed in accordance with the particular national,
historical, cultural, and other characteristics of their areas.
Citizens within the autonomous province shall autonomously realize the rights and fulfill
the duties established by the Constitution and law.
The territory of an autonomous province shall be determined by law
Article 109
The autonomous province shall, through its own agencies:
1) enact the program of economic, scientific. technological, demographic, regional and
social development, development of agriculture and rural areas, in accordance with the
development plan of the Republic of Serbia, and shall lay down measures for their
implementation;
2) adopt a budget and annual balance sheet; 3) enact decisions and general
enactments in accordance with the Constitution and law, to regulate matters affecting
the citizens in the autonomous province in the areas of: culture; education; official use
of the' language and alphabet of the national minority; public information; health and
social welfare; child welfare; protection and advancement of environment; urban and
country planning; and in other areas established by law;
4) enforce laws, other regulations and general enactments of the Republic of Serbia,
whose enforcement has been entrusted to the agencies of the autonomous province,
and pass regulations necessary for their enforcement if so provied by the law; see to
the execution of provincial decisions and general enactments;
5) establish agencies, organisations and services of the autonomous province, and
regulate their organisation and work;
6) attend to other business laid down under the Constitution and law, as well as by the
statute of the autonomous province.
The Republic of Serbia may entrust by a law an autonomous province with the
performance of specific affairs within its own competencies and transfer to it the
necessary funds for this purpose.
The autonomous province shall collect revenues as laid down by, law.
Article 110
The statute is the highest legal act of the autonomous province which, on the ground of
the Constitution, shall lay down the competencies of the autonomous province,
election, organisation and work of its agencies, and other questions pertaining to the
autonomous province.
The statute of the autonomous province shall be enacted by its assembly, subject to
prior approval of the National Assembly.
Deputies in the assembly of an autonomous province shall not be held responsible for
an opinion expressed or for casting a vote in the assembly of the autonomous province.
The same immunity shall be enjoyed by the members of the executive council.
Article 111
The agencies of the autonomous province shall be its assembly, executive council, and
agencies of administration.
The assembly of an autonomous province shall be composed of deputies elected in
direct election by secret ballot.
Article 112
If an agency of an autonomous province, despite a warning of the corresponding
republic agency, fails to execute a decision or a general enactment of the autonomous
province, the republic agency may provide for its direct execution.
The Municipality
Article 113
The municipality shall, through its agencies, and in accordance with law:
1) enact development program, town and country plan, budget, and annual. balance
sheet;
2) regulate and provide for performing and development of the municipal activities;
3) regulate and provide for the use of urban construction sites and business premises;
4) take care of construction, maintenance and use of local network of roads and
streets, and other public facilities of public interest;
5) take care of meeting specific needs of citizens in the areas of: culture; education;
health and social welfare; child welfare; physical culture; public information; handicrafts;
tourist trade and catering services; protection and advancement of environment, and in
other areas of direct interest for the citizens;
6) execute laws, other regulations and general enactments of the Republic of Serbia
whose execution is entrusted to the municipality; provides for the execution of
regulations and general enactment of the municipality;
7) establish agencies, organisations, and services to meet the needs of the
municipality and regulate their organisation and work;
8) attend to other business as established by the Constitution and law, as well as by
the statute of the municipality.
The system of local self-government shall be regulated by law.
The Republic of Serbia may entrust by a law the performance of some affairs to a
specific municipality, and transfer to it resources necessary thereof
Article 114
The municipality shall be entitled to revenues, as established by law, for administering
the affairs spelled out by the Constitution and the law.
To meet the needs of citizens in the municipality, funds may, be collected on the
ground of direct taking stand of citizens, and in accordance with law.
Article 115
The municipality shall have its statute by which, on the ground of the Constitution,
affairs in the municipality shall be regulated. as well as the organisation and work of the
municipality, including other questions of interest to the municipality.
The statute shall be enacted by the municipal assembly.
Article 116
The affairs of the municipality shall be decided upon by citizens in a referendum, and
through their representatives in the municipal assembly.
The municipal assembly shall be composed of councilors elected in direct election by
secret ballot.
Article 117
It may be established by law that a municipality becomes a city, comprising in its
territory two or more town municipalities.
A statute of a city may determine which affairs shall be administered by the city and
which by a town municipality.
The City of Belgrade
Article 118
The City of Belgrade shall administer the affairs of the municipality as established by
the Constitution, and the affairs entrusted to it by the Republic within the framework of
the republic rights and duties.
The territory of the City, of Belgrade shall be established by law.
The City of Belgrade shall collect revenues as established by the law, as well as
resources set apart for administering entrusted affairs within the framework of rights and
duties of the Republic of Serbia.
The City of Belgrade shall have its statute by which it is determined what affairs have to
be performed by the City of Belgrade, and what by town municipality within its
framework, the organisation and work of the agencies of the City, as well as other
questions of interest to the City of Belgrade.
The statute of the City of Belgrade shall be enacted by the Assembly of the City of
Belgrade
The Assembly of the City of Belgrade shall be composed of councilors elected in direct
election by secret ballot.
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