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Thursday, 20 September 2018

13th Sitting of the Environmental Protection Committee

At the sitting held on 20 September, the members of the Environmental Protection Committee reviewed the Bill on the Confirmation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity, submitted by the Government, and proposed for the agenda of the 10th Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, 11th legislature.

The Bill was presented by representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection who said that the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity stipulates that each signatory country has the sovereign rights over its natural resources and the access to national genetic resources is regulated through the issuance of permits. The users and providers of natural resources have to reach an agreement on the conditions for access and sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and the signatories of the Protocol are obliged to control and monitor this use through their own legislation. The Nagoya Protocol has three chief objectives - the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources. The Protocol will prevent the overexploitation of the diversity of the Republic of Serbia, with direct investments and the introduction of new technologies being some of the direct benefits of the Bill. Following the explanation the Committee members accepted the Bill.

The Committee then went on to consider the Bill on the Confirmation of the Multilateral Agreement among the Countries of South-Eastern Europe for the Implementation of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, submitted by the Government. Assistant Minister of Environmental Protection Aleksandar Vesic said that the Bill intends to facilitate consultation among the neighbouring countries in the long procedure that is environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context. The agreement sets out the duties of the signatories such as employing all necessary legal, administrative and other measures to ensure compliance with the Convention, adopting criteria for identifying the significant transboundary impact on the environment and preparing strategic, planning and developmental documents. The implementation of the Convention enables preventive action to protect the environment from negative effects of projects realized in a neighbouring country. Following a discussion, the Committee decided to propose that the National Assembly accept the Bill.

The sitting was chaired by Committee Chairperson Ivana Stojiljkovic, and attended by the following Committee members and deputy members: Ivana Nikolic, Dr Ljubinko Rakonjac, Borisav Kovacevic, Milena Turk, Sonja Vlahovic, Radoslav Cokic, Jasmina Karanac, Dragan Jovanovic, Miroslava Djuricic Stankovic, Prof. Dr Snezana Bogosavljevic Boskovic and Borka Grubor. The sitting was also attended by Aleksandar Vesic, Jasmina Jovic, Dusan Ognjanovic and Sabina Jovanovic of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, as well as Dusica Trnavac Bogdanovic and Radomir Jovanovic of the “Green Chair”.

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  • 9.00 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Austrian Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Family (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)

  • 9.30 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 10.00 - continuation of the First Sitting of the Second Regular Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia in 2025 (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 11.00 - sitting of the Committee on Labour, Social Issues, Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

  • 11.00 - the Head of the PFG with Cuba meets with the Charge d’Affaires and former Cuban Ambassador to Serbia (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 11.00 - press conference of MP Milija Miletic (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)

  • 12.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Finance, State Budget and Control of Public Spending (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)

  • 14.00 - eight National Assembly committees meet with a delegation of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

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