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Agency Statute and Other General By-laws
Article 33
The Statute, the Council’s standing orders, the by-law regulating the organisation of the
Agency expert departments, the number and status of employees in the Agency expert
departments and other Agency general by-laws shall be passed by the Council.
The by-laws in para 1 of this Article shall be passed by a two-thirds majority vote of all
Council members.
The Agency Statute shall be subject to the consent of the Assembly.
IV Agency Funding
Financial Plan
Article 34
The funding of the Agency shall be carried out in keeping with a financial plan, which
shall be adopted by the Council on an annual basis.
The financial plan shall determine the overall revenue and expenditure of the Agency,
reserves for unforeseen outlays, as well as elements for a comprehensive overview of the
wage and employment policies in the Agency.
The Government shall approve the financial plan in para 1 of this Article.
The financial plan shall be adopted by 15 December of the current year at the latest for
the following year.
The financial plan shall be published in the manner envisaged by the Agency Statute.
All Agency revenue and expenditure accounts shall be subject to annual audit by an
independent authorised auditor. The accounts shall be published within three months after
the end of the fiscal year.
If the annual balance of the Agency revenues and expenditures shows that the Agency’s
overall revenues have exceeded the expenditures, the difference shall be paid to the
account of the budget of the Republic of Serbia and shall be equally allocated to promote
and develop culture, health, education and social care.
Sources of Funding
Article 35
The Agency income comprises funds collected from the fees the broadcasters pay for the
right to broadcast programmes (the broadcasting licences) in keeping with this Law.
If the Agency fails to accrue the planned income from the fees set forth in para 1 of this
Article, the lacking funds shall be provided from the budget of the Republic of Serbia.
The provision of lacking funds in keeping with para 2 of this Article shall in no way
influence the independence and autonomy of the Agency.
V Transparency of the Agency’s Work and Judicial Control
Transparency of Work
Article 36
The Agency shall publish an annual report on its work in the manner determined by the
Statute.
Judiciary Control
Article 37
An Agency decision may not be appealed against, but an administrative lawsuit may be
launched against it.
III BROADCASTING LICENCE
1. Definitions of Licence and Licence Holders
Principles of Licence Issuance
Article 38
A natural or legal person may not broadcast a radio or television programme unless it has
previously been issued a licence by the Agency, unless otherwise stipulated by this Law.
Any legal or natural person, fulfilling the conditions prescribed by this Law and
regulations passed on the basis of this Law, may be granted a licence to broadcast a radio
and television programme under equal terms.
The broadcasting licence issuance procedure is public.
Records are kept of all issued licences in accordance with this Law.
Broadcasting Licence
Article 39
A broadcasting licence is an authorisation the obtainment of which vests in the licence
holder the right to broadcast a certain radio and/or television programme intended for an
unspecified number of users via terrestrial radio stations, cable distribution systems,
satellite radio communications or in another appropriate manner.
The broadcasting licence shall be issued by the Agency upon its implementation of a
procedure envisaged by this Law.
The broadcasting licence shall determine the programming and technical standards for
the production and broadcasting of radio and television programmes.
A composite part of the broadcasting licence is the radio station licence (broadcasting
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