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Cooperation between Agency and Broadcasting Regulatory Body
Article 82
In establishing the terms and conditions for, and the ways of using radio
frequencies for the purposes specified in Article 2 thereof, the Agency shall co-operate
with the broadcasting regulatory body stipulated under a separate law, and in particular
it shall:
1. consider the requirements of the broadcasting regulatory body pertaining to the
public and commercial broadcasting;
2. obtain the opinion of the broadcasting regulatory body before submitting the draft
assignment plan to the relevant Ministry; and
3. investigate the possibilities of revision of the adopted plans, at the proposal of the
broadcasting regulatory body.
The regulatory body which is, under a separate law, responsible for broadcasting
and for issuing licenses for broadcasting and/or distribution of radio and/or television
programs, shall hold a public tender for broadcasting licenses and grant the broadcasting
licenses on the basis of the Assignment Plan made in accordance with Article 63 hereof,
including the main technical parameters (transmitter locations, effective radiated power,
service zone, etc.).
A radio station license granted by the Agency shall constitute an integral part of
the broadcasting license issued by the regulatory body referred to in paragraph 2 of this
Article, whereas a broadcasting license or a license for distribution of radio and/or
television programs may be issued only together with a radio station license.
The Agency shall grant a radio station license at the request of the regulatory
body referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article and shall forward it to that body so it may
issue the broadcasting license in accordance with the relevant procedure. The Agency
shall issue the radio station license in where the terms and conditions stipulated under
this Law have been fulfilled and where the request of broadcasting regulatory body
complies with Radio Frequency Assignment Plan.
If the Agency establishes that the broadcasting regulatory body has granted a
broadcasting license or license for distribution of radio and/or television programs in
contravention of paragraph 2 of this Article, it shall require that the granting regulatory
body bring the license into compliance with the Allocation Plan and the specified
technical parameters within 15 days at the latest. If the broadcasting regulatory body
fails to act on the Agency’s request within the prescribed period, the Agency shall annul
the radio station license and impose a sanction pursuant to Article 28 hereof.
To complete the records of licenses, the broadcasting regulatory body shall
provide the Agency with a copy of each license granted for broadcasting or distribution
of radio and/or television program.
Radio Communications of the Defense and Internal and
Foreign Affairs Authorities
Article 83
Radio communications of the defense, internal and foreign affairs authorities
shall be specifically defined in special regulations in accordance with this Law.
In the construction and use of their radio communications on the territory of the
Republic of Serbia, the defense, internal and foreign affairs authorities shall comply
with the provisions of this Law and the regulations adopted on the basis of this Law
pertaining to allocation of frequency bands, types of emissions, measures for prevention
of harmful interference and assistance in case of emergency.
VI NUMBERING
Numbering Plan
Article 84
The Agency shall adopt the Numbering Plan for telecommunications networks
and manage this Plan.
In adopting and managing the Numbering Plan, the Agency shall abide by the
decisions and regulations of the relevant government authorities of Serbia and
Montenegro and international organizations that are binding on the Republic of Serbia
and the Republic of Montenegro, as well as by the decisions and regulations of the
relevant government authorities of Serbia and Montenegro relative to the availability of
numbering resources to be used in the territory of the Republic of Serbia.
The Agency shall assign the numbers from the Numbering Plan to the public
telecommunications operators on a non-discriminatory basis.
The public telecommunications operators shall pay an annual fee for the use of
the assigned numbers in an amount defined by the Agency on the basis of:
1) type of public telecommunications services for which the assigned numbers will be
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