Product Compliance
in Serbia

According to the Law on Standardization is Serbia The Institute for Standardization of Serbia (ISS) is the only National Standards Body  responsible for standard development and adoption of standards, which according to the law are voluntary. It comes under the Ministry of Economy. Relevant expert councils are in charge of specific areas of standardization.

Serbia has adjusted most of its legislation, technical regulations and standards to the EU legislation. Currently 99.5% of European standards have been accepted by the Serbian standard system, and 75% of the EU regulations have been included in Serbian legislation.

The New Law on Technical Requirements for Products and Conformity Assessment, published in the Official Gazette no. 49/2021 and implemented on 22 May 2021 provides guidelines for conformity assessments.  It should be mentioned that the LTR is an “umbrella” law which determines general technical requirements, however specific  technical regulations may be subject to special (sectoral) laws, in order to ensure safety of products on the market.

Technical requirements are determined by technical regulations, directly or indirectly. In the latter option it is done by referring to standards which in such case become mandatory  according to the Law on Standardisation.

The general requirement for products located on the market is to meet the requirements of all adequate technical regulations. In addition the LTR regulates the responsibility of manufacturers, suppliers, representatives, importers and distributor for conformity of products put on the market, with respect  to their role in the supply process, and also for consistence with the regulations of the documentation provided linked with the products.

The following are conditions to be met in order to place a product on the market.

• conformity to the prescribed technical requirements;
• assessment of conformity according to the prescribed procedure;
• marking of products  in accordance with the regulations; and
• provision of the prescribed documents of conformity.

Art. 30 to 33 of the Regulation on Manner of Conformity Assessment, Content of Document of Conformity, and Shape, Appearance and Content of Mark of Conformity published in “Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No. 98/09 and 23/17, regulates the appearance of the Serbian mark of conformity. In Article 31 the regulation provides the condition, among others, that the Serbian mark of conformity is the only legal mark to confirm compliance of market products or those used in Serbia, with the requirements of the Serbian technical regulations.

For some products e.g. medical devices, the EU’s CE mark or another conformity mark  is required according to special regulations (for example, homologation mark). The form of the  mark is three capital ‘A’ letters put in the shape of an equilateral triangle and should be located on the product in a visible place.

The Serbian mark of conformity is put on the product by the manufacturer, its representative or importer, if it is required by the technical regulations. It takes place after the conformity assessment process  independently or according to the guidelines provided by the designated body that conducted the  assessment of conformity.

It is illegal to put on a product any other similar mark with respect to its content or form which could mislead consumers or affect negatively the visibility or legibility of the proper conformity mark.

Serbian technical Regulation adjusted to the EU law are:

• Machinery
• Low-voltage electrical equipment (LVD)
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
• Lifts
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Atex
• Noise
• Measuring Instruments
• Non-automatic weighing instruments (NAWI)
• Pre-packaging
• Aerosol dispensers