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5.20 ANNEX – LAW ON NATIONAL COUNCILS OF NATIONAL MINORITIES
I. BASIC PROVISIONS
Article 1
This Law regulates competences of the National Minority Councils (hereinafter: National Councils) with regard to culture, education, informing,
official use of language and script, electoral procedures for National Councils and their funding, as well as other issues of National Councils’
concern.
Article 2
Members of national minorities in the Republic of Serbia shall have the right to set up their National Councils with a view to exercising the right
on self-government regarding culture, education, dissemination of information and official use of language and script.
A national minority shall be represented by its National Council in the field of education, culture, informing in the language of a national
minority as well as in the official use of language and script, and it shall participate in the decision making process or decide on the questions
related to these fields and establish institutions, business companies and other organisations in the fields mentioned.
Article 3
The Ministry of Human and Minority Rights (hereinafter: the Ministry) shall keep the National Councils Register.
Registration shall be done through a registry application, submitted by Head of the National Council within 30 days of the Council’s constitution
day.
By registering itself with the National Council, a national minority shall acquire status of legal personality.
Article 4
Registration shall be completed within 30 days upon the reception of the valid application.
By means of registration, the following information shall be entered in the Register: name and location of the National Council, name, residence
and personal identification number of Head of the National Council, date of the adoption of the Statute, or amendments to the Statute, as well
as date of registration.
Information in the Register shall be available for public use.
The Ministry shall further regulate the content and manner of keeping the Register.
Article 5
The National Council may acquire and sell movable and immovable goods, and according to the decision of the competent body it may be a
beneficiary of any state resource.
Article 6
National Council shall have a Statute.
The following issues shall be regulated by the Statute:
1) Work of the National Council;
2) Number of the National Council members; in accordance with the Law
3) Seat of the National Council;
4) Name, symbol and seal of the National Council;
5) Number and electoral procedure for electing members of the National Council bodies;
6) Other bodies of the National Council, number and election procedure for their members;
7) Recognitions and ways of awarding them, and
8) Other issues important for the work of the National Council
In case of amendments to the Statute, the National Council shall be obliged to inform the Ministry and forward any changes and amendment to
the Statute as well as the minutes of the session at which these were adopted not later than 30 days as of their adoption.
II. QUESTIONS REGARDING STATUS OF THE NATIONAL COUNCILS
1. National Council bodies
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