Strategy for integrated border management

Veterinary Inspection
Veterinary Directorate, part of administration in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry,
and Water Management, performs duties of the state office, and expert tasks in
managing the system of health care and animal welfare, security and food quality of
animal origin, and animal food, in health care for people. Veterinary Directorate
performs duties of veterinary-sanitary control at the border crossings, regarding
import, transport and export of the animals, products of animal origin, animal origin
foodstuffs, animal food, veterinary medicaments, cures and facilities, as well as other
duties in compliance with laws and other regulations.
Phyto-Sanitary Inspection
Directorate for Plant Protection, part of administration in the Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry, and Water Management, performs following duties: duties of the state
office, and expert tasks in managing the phyto-sanitary system in the Republic of
Serbia; assessment of risk from importing, appearance and spreading out of
dangerous organisms; developing information system and system for fast warning;
performs health control and inspection of plants, plant origin products, means of
protection and nourishment of plants at import, export, and transit with loading over;
supervises production and turnover of seeds and planting materials, means of
protection and nourishment of plants, and performs other duties in compliance with
laws and other regulations.
7. SYSTEM SUPPORT
Complexity of jobs performed at a border requires support of other state bodies and
institutions to the work done by border services. In order to establish and maintain
the system of integrated border management compatible with European models and
standards, it is imperative to involve:
• The Commission for preparation and organization of national strategies
for management of security and control services in crossing the state
border of the Republic of Serbia. This interim body of the Government of
the Republic of Serbia is empowered, beside preparing the strategies, to give
opinions on draft laws and sub-law acts which regulate matters concerning
security and control of crossing the state border; initiates harmonisation of
legal and sub-legal acts with standards of the European Union and Schengen
Accords; proposes measures for ascertaining further directions in developing
the integrated cross-border management services, as well as measures for
determining other procedures, processes and methodologies for bodies
authorised for cross-border administration; co-operates with competent
representatives of the European Union, and with other international and
foreign bodies and organizations.
• Ministry of Defence of Serbia and Montenegro is also competent, among
other things, in case of non-military challenges, risks, and threats to security
such as: terrorism, national and religious extremism, organized crime and
corruption, natural disasters, industrial and other catastrophes, and
epidemics. Also, according to decisions of the Supreme Council for Defence
adopted in 2004, it is foreseen that one of the organizational changes in the
Army of Serbia and Montenegro would be the transfer of the duties on
securing the state border under the authority of the Ministries of Internal
Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro.