Export permits

Description

Brief description of the instrument and its modus operandi

Each legal person, involved in NWFPs export, must submit an request for issuing permit for export to the ministry in charge for environmental protection. When submitting request, legal person must pay administration fee. The form of the request is prescribed by law. Validity period of export permit is no longer than 6 months form the date of issue.

Which problem the instrument is supposed to solve?

Threats to biodiversity

Purpose or main objective / overall goal of the instrument?

Biodiversity conservation, implementation of CITES

Innovation content or potential of the instrument?

No

Which laws and regulations support the implement of this instrument?

Law on nature conservation, Law on environmental protection and Rulebook on transboundary movement and trade in protected species

The initiator/promoter of the instrument?

Government

Which organizations are involved in the operationalization of the instrument?

Ministry responsible for the environment

What roles do these organisation play in each of them?

issues permits

How the monitoring is ensured?

Permit holders are requested to submit a detailed report of NWFPs export (types and species, quantities, countries of export...)

How the compliance is ensured?

NWFPs can not be exported without this permit. Custom administration can confiscate products.

How is the overall performance of the instrument?

Amount of exported NWFPs has been monitored and determined. There is additional income for republic budget from taxes

Brief description of the context for the emergence of the instrument

Need for control and regulation of international trade in mushrooms, wild flora and fauna species

Have any of the items mentioned above changed since the instrument entered into force?

No

Is there any qualitative or quantitative study of the impacts of the instrument?

No

Full reference
Export permit

Related to

• Rulebook on the transboundary movement and trade in protected species (Serbia) (2009)

More information about properties

Instrument
Year	2009
Policy area	Biodiversity and endangered species policies
Affected activity	Marketing/trade
Affected actors	Processor, Retailer, Wholesaler
Products	All NWFP
Subject	NWFP
Promoter/initiator	Public
Zone	South East Europe
Countries	Serbia
Regions (NUTS 2)	Å umadija and Western Serbia
Focus on NWFP	Direct
Document category	Law
Instrument type	Regulatory, Economic
Legal status	Binding
Geographical scope	National