Serbia Country Commercial Guide
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The ISS publishes an Annual Plan for standard adoption, with technical committees composed of expert stakeholder representatives preparing these documents, following updated Internal Rules of Standardization. The ISS remains a full member of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and European Committee for Electro-technical Standardization (CENELEC).

Testing, Inspection and Certification

A product may be placed on the market only if it:

  • Conforms to the prescribed technical requirements

  • Is assessed for conformity according to the prescribed procedure

  • Is correctly marked as required

  • It is accompanied by the necessary conformity documents

Serbia does not currently have Mutual Recognition Agreements with U.S. organizations or other countries.

Conformity Assessment

Conformity assessments are conducted according to the Law on Technical Requirements for Products and Conformity Assessment. Products marketed in Serbia may carry the Serbian conformity mark, or, for certain products such as medical devices, the CE mark (or other recognized marks where permitted under updated agreements). Unauthorized or misleading marks are strictly prohibited under Serbian legislation.

The ISS approves voluntary national conformity marks. Certification bodies may issue other voluntary conformity marks in addition. Declarations of conformity by manufacturers do not by themselves permit the use of the Serbian mark, as standards compliance is voluntary unless prescribed.

Accreditation

Serbia’s accreditation framework follows international standards (17011 series, EA, ILAC, IAF requirements). The Accreditation Body of Serbia (ATS) continues as the sole authorized entity for accreditation and is a signatory to all relevant multilateral recognition arrangements. More details are available from ATS.

Publication of Technical Regulations

The Ministry of Economy maintains public registries of active and pending technical regulations and answers requests for documentation on technical requirements and conformity assessment.

Contact information

The Institute for Standardization of Serbia (ISS)
Stevana Brakusa 2
11030 Belgrade
Telephone: +381-11-7541 260
Fax: +381-11-7541257
E-mail: iss1@iss.rs or infocentar@iss.rs
 

Accreditation Body of Serbia (ATS)
11000 Beograd
Vlajkoviceva 3
Tel: +381-11-3130 373
Fax : +381-11-3130 374
E-mail: office@ats.rs or infocentar@iss.rs
 

Ministry of Economy
Sector for Quality and Product Safety
Resavska 24, 11000 Beograd
Tel: +381-11-3343-368; 3343-369
E-mail: kabinet@privreda.gov.rs

 

Use ePing to review proposed technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures. 

The ePing SPS&TBT platform (https://epingalert.org/), or “ePing”, provides access to notifications made by World Trade Organization (WTO) Members under the Agreements on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), distributed by the WTO from January 16, 1995 to present. ePing is available to all stakeholders free of charge and is a versatile tool that can be used to: 

  • Follow and review current and past notifications concerning regulatory actions on products, packaging, labeling, food safety and animal and plant health measures in markets of interest,

  • Receive customized e-mail alerts when new notifications are distributed,

  • Find information on trade concerns discussed in the WTO SPS and TBT Committees.

Per obligation under the TBT Agreement, each WTO Member operates an Enquiry Point. National TBT Enquiry Points are authorized to accept comments and official communications from other national TBT Enquiry Points, which are NOT part of the WTO or the WTO Secretariat.  All comment submissions from U.S. stakeholders, including businesses, trade associations, U.S domiciled standards development organizations and conformity assessment bodies, consumers, or U.S. government agencies on notifications to the WTO TBT Committee should be sent directly to the USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point.  Refer to the comment guidance at https://tsapps.nist.gov/notifyus/data/guidance/guidance.cfm for further information. This guidance is provided to assist U.S. stakeholders in the preparation and submission of comments in response to notifications of proposed foreign technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures.

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