National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia / Activities / Activity details
Thursday, 1 October 2015
17th Sitting of the Environmental Protection Committee
At the 17th sitting, held on 1 October 2015, the members of the Environmental Protection Committee discussed, in principle, the Bill on National Parks, Bill on the Confirmation of the Protocol on Prevention of Water Pollution caused by Navigation to the Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin and the Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of Hungary at the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Timely Exchange of Information relating to Radiological Emergencies, submitted by the Government.
The Bill on National Parks mainly focuses on the national park borders and protection regime, assessment of value and acreage, management and sustainable use plan and supervision of the five national parks in the Republic of Serbia. The discussion also touched on the idea of passing a separate law for each of the national parks – Fruska Gora, Tara, Djerdap, Sar-planina and Kopaonik.
Following a long debate, the Bill on National Parks was accepted by majority vote.
The Bill on the Confirmation of the Protocol on Prevention of Water Pollution caused by Navigation to the Framework Agreement on the Sava River Basin and the Bill on the Confirmation of the Agreement between the Government of Hungary at the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Timely Exchange of Information relating to Radiological Emergencies were unanimously accepted by the Committee.
Representatives of the non-governmental sector also took part in the debate via the Green Chair mechanism.
The sitting was chaired by Committee Chairman Dr Branislav Blazic.
Committees related to this activity
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11.00 - sitting of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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11.00 - sitting of the of the Committee on Education, Science, Technological Development and the Information Society (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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11.00 - judges elected to judicial office for the first time take the oath of office before the National Assembly Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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11.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Ukrainian Ambassador (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street)
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12.00 - opening of the exhibition marking 150 years since the birth of Mileva Maric Einstein (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)
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12.00 - sitting of the Committee on the Judiciary, Public Administration and Local Self-Government (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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13.00 - sitting of the Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)
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17.00 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 4)
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17.05 - National Assembly Deputy Speaker at the AEPA Association if Lawyers Conference: NO MORE SILENCE – ME AGAIN (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)