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BUSINESS LAW AND COMMERCIAL LAW – LAW OFFICE OF SERBIA BELGRADE

Our law office is located in Serbia, Belgrade and provides legal support to domestic and foreign clients in the field of business and commercial law, since the establishment of the company in Serbia, and then during the company’s operations.
If you already have a registered company in Serbia or you need the support of a law office from Belgrade for commercial law when registering your company, our law office is able to provide you with legal support in accordance with your needs.

REGISTRATION (INCORPORATION) OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY IN SERBIA – CORPORATE LAW OFFICE BELGRADE

If you are abroad and want to establish (register) a company in Serbia, there is a possibility to do it even without your presence in Serbia by engaging the business office in Belgrade. The procedure is a little simpler in case the owner of the company is a natural person and not a legal entity, especially in the procedure of opening a bank account of a limited liability company. This is because when the owner of the company is a legal entity, he must list the names of all owners up to the name of the natural person who is the ultimate real owner. The company must register the basic activity of the limited liability company, the director (legal representative) of the limited liability company, as well as the address of the limited liability company’s headquarters.

CHANGES OF REGISTERED DATA IN THE AGENCY FOR BUSINESS REGISTRIES

Some of the requests to our law office for commercial law refer to the change of registered data about the company, such as:

  • change of legal representatives of the company,
  • change of address of the registered office of the company,
  • change in the basic activity of the company,
  • change of registered personal data of company representatives.

In addition to the above, we represent our clients in other fields of business law as described below.

BRANCH OFFICE/REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE OF FOREIGN LEGAL ENTITY – LAW OFFICE IN SERBIA FOR BUSINESS LAW

A foreign company which is planning to setup an office or expand its business in Serbia has several options that may consider for its company structure. In addition to setting up a limited liability company, there are two more ways in which a foreign company may conduct business in Serbia: by registering a branch office in Serbia or by registering a representative office in Serbia.

A branch office of a foreign company is a separate organizational part of the company through which the company operates in the Republic of Serbia. Branch office doesn’t have status of legal entity.

A representative office also doesn’t have status of legal entity and represents a separate organizational unit of a foreign legal entity (company). However, it may provide only preliminary and preparatory actions in order to conclude a legal transaction of foreign legal entity and it may conclude only legal affairs regarding its current business.

More about differences between branch office, representative office and limited liability company (LLC) in Belgrade (Serbia) you can read here.

STATUS CHANGES OF COMPANIES IN SERBIA – LAW OFFICE FOR BUSINESS LAW IN SERBIA

The Law on Business Companies in Serbia defines four types of status changes of companies: merger, merger, division and spin-off. You can read more about the status changes of the limited liability company at Law office Knezevic.

INCREASE AND DECREASE OF THE COMPANY’S SHARE CAPITAL IN SERBIA – COMMERCIAL LAW LAW OFFICE

The minimum share capital of a limited liability company according to Serbian regulations is around EUR 1. However, a company in Serbia can at any time increase its share capital (monetary or non-monetary), which is subject to registration with the Agency for Economic Registers. In most cases, the cash base capital is increased based on the payment of a monetary contribution to the company, as well as on the basis of the conversion of receivables into base capital. On the other hand, the company can reduce the share capital, but in many cases it has to fulfill the mandatory provisions related to the protection of the company’s creditors. If you need legal support from a commercial law law office, you can contact us.

TRANSFER OF SHARES IN A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY IN SERBIA – LAW OFFICE OF SERBIA FOR COMMERCIAL LAW

The owner of a limited liability company can be a legal entity or a natural person. If the company has only one owner, there are no obstacles to transfer a certain percentage of shares to another person. This action is carried out by the procedure of transfer of shares in a limited liability company.

LIQUIDATION OF THE COMPANY IN SERBIA – CORPORATE LAW OFFICE SERBIA

Finally, you may have the need to put your company in the process of liquidating a company in Serbia, which is a very complicated process in Serbia that requires a lot of documents and acts, and which you can learn more about on this blog.

If you need a reliable law firm in Belgrade – Serbia specialized in a corporate/commercial law for some of the above mentioned legal services, please contact us.