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Mandatory registration of UBOs at the Central Register of Beneficial Owners

The new Law on the Central Register of Beneficial Owners (Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia, Nos. 19/2025, 51/2025 and 60/2025 – corr.) started with implementation on 1st October 2025.

This law significantly expands the obligations for all registered entities in Serbia (limited liability companies, foundations, endowments, associations, branches, representative offices, etc.) to identify and properly register their beneficial owners in the Central Register of Beneficial Owners (CESV) maintained by the Serbian Business Registers Agency (APR).

Who is affected: All companies registered in Serbia except public joint-stock companies, including those with foreign individual or corporate owners.

Your obligations: Identify the beneficial owner (individual owning at least 25% or exercising control), collect supporting documentation and register electronically via the APR portal (CESV).

Deadlines: Initial alignment by 30th November 2025; report ownership changes within 15 days; confirm data annually.

Penalties: Company – RSD 100,000–2,000,000; Director – RSD 50,000–150,000; potential restrictions in banking and transactions.

Recommended next step: Please send to us ownership structure and passport copies of foreign UBO if you require our assistance.

Our assistance: We can guide you in preparing documents and statements, submit registration to APR, and ensure ongoing compliance. Please inform us if you need our assistance so we will prepare and send our proposal for required services.

Translation of Official Manual issued by the Ministry of economy of Republic of Serbia you can find here.

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Electronic registration of companies in Serbia

From May 17th 2023, the registration application for the establishment of a business company, namely a limited liability company (DOO), a joint stock company (AD), a limited partnership (KD) and a partnership (OD) can be submitted to the Serbian Business Registers Agency (SBRA) EXCLUSIVELY BY ELECTRONIC WAY.

For eRegistration of the establishment of a business company (single and a multi-member), the applicant must have:

  • qualified electronic certificate (electronic signature) issued by a certification body in the Republic of Serbia,
  • installed electronic card reader and installed NexU electronic signature application. The NexU application was designed by the SBRA and can serve the user to create all future electronic documents, invoices, etc. Its download from the SBRA site is free,
  • Visa, MasterCard or Dina payment cards to pay the fee.

The electronic signature is used for signing the electronic registration application, but also for signing documents that can be attached to the electronic application.

When you decide to register a company in Serbia, please contact us and we will guide you through all the steps, including, but not limited to following procedures:

  • organizing of obtaining qualified electronic certificate,
  • collecting required documentation on founders,
  • name reservation,
  • preparing Incorporation act,
  • signing with electronic certificate,
  • help in paying SBRA taxes,
  • submitting registration application and collecting the SBRA Decision on registration as well as
  • setting-up bank accounts and
  • complete accounting, tax and legal support after successful registration.

Just send your question and we will get back with the proper information in short time!

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