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WHO WE ARE

RCEL is a non-profit association established with a view to promote, develop and educate the professional and general public in Western Balkans countries about environmental and energy law.

01.

Air and Climate

02.

Nature

03.

Energy and Industry

04.

Sustainable Development

WHAT WE DO

We support public administration, the civil sector, the industry and the citizens in all challenges they may face in environmental and energy law.

Policy

Education

Corporate Service Delivery

Legal Protection

News & insights

Latest

Finland Shuts Down Its Last Coal Power Plant

Events, News10.03.2025.

RCEL at the SONATA Workshop: How Law Shapes Nature-Based Solutions

Blog, News03.03.2025.

Latest CBAM Amendments: Exemptions, Administrative Simplifications, and New Deadlines

Harmonization with the EU legislation

A regional overview of legislative activities

Serbia

Montenegro

Serbia

Chapter 27	Laws	Deadline	Jurisdiction	Status
Horizontal legislation	Law on Amendments to the Law on National Infrastructure of Geospatial Data	Q4 2022	The Republic Geodetic Authority (RGA)
Horizontal legislation	Law on Environmental Impact Assessment*	Q4 2022	Ministry of Environmental Protection
Horizontal legislation	Law on Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment*	Q4 2022	Ministry of Environmental Protection
Horizontal legislation	Law on Environmental Liability	Q4 2023	Ministry of Environmental Protection
Climate change and air quality	Law on Amendments to the Law on Air Protection	Q4 2024	Ministry of Environmental Protection
Waste management	Waste Management Law*	Q4 2022	Ministry of Environmental Protection
Waste management	Law on Amendments to the Law on Packaging and Packaging Waste	Q1 2023	Ministry of Environmental Protection
Water protection and management	Water Law*	Q4 2023	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy
Water protection and management	Drinking Water Law	Q4 2023	Ministry of Health
Protection of Nature	Law on Nature Protection*	Q4 2023	Ministry of Environmental Protection
Industrial pollution control and risk management	Law on the control of major accidents involving dangerous substances	Q1 2023	Ministry of Environmental Protection
Industrial pollution control and risk management	Law on integrated pollution prevention and control*	Q4 2024	Ministry of Environmental Protection

Montenegro

Chapter 27	Laws	Deadline	Jurisdiction	Status
Horizontal legislation	Law on Amendments to the Law on Spatial Data Infrastructure	Q4 2022	Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning and Urbanism
Climate change and air quality	Law on Amendments to the Law on Protection from the Negative Effects of Climate Change	Q1 2023	Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning and Urbanism
Waste management	Waste Management Law	Q3 2023	Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning and Urbanism
Water protection and management	Law on Amendments to the Law on Municipal Wastewater Management	Q2 2023	Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning and Urbanism
Protection of Nature	Law on Amendments to the Law on Nature Protection	Q3 2022	Ministry of Ecology, Spatial Planning and Urbanism
Protection of Nature	Law on Amendments to the Law on Game and Hunting	Q4 2022	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
Protection of Nature	Law on Amendments to the Law on Forests	Q4 2023	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management

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