26.01.2017.
Communication
Due to misinterpretation and various speculations which have appeared frequently these days
in the media related to the introduction of vehicles in the records, we inform the public that this is not a novelty, but the law which has been applied in the legal system of the Republic of Serbia from 5th November 2009 in order to ensure efficient functioning of the military, work and material obligation.
The introduction of vehicles in the records is a part of the material obligation, which is defined by Article 95 of the Law on the military, work and material obligation as the right and duty of citizens of the Republic of Serbia, companies, other legal entities and entrepreneurs, whose headquarters are at the territory of the Republic of Serbia, to place movable and immovable assets they hold, which are defined as the items of specific purpose for the needs of defence, the Serbian Armed Forces and civil protection, in case of necessity, for the temporary use to the state authorities, the Serbian Armed Forces and civil protection including fee for such action. The records are kept in order to have organized and regular execution of the abovementioned obligation.
Please note that not all vehicles are introduced in the records, but 1-2% of the total number of registered motor vehicles recorded in the database of the Ministry of Interior (mainly cross-country vehicles, trucks, engineering vehicles, special vehicles, trailers, tank trucks, forklift trucks, etc.). Thus the percent of response related to the call on the basis of the material obligation has been more than 90% in recent years.
In case of not responding to the call, the same Law (Article 132 and 133 of the Law on the military, work and material obligation) envisages fines of 10,000 up to 50,000 dinars for the owner of the items. The territorial bodies of the Ministry of Defence press misdemeanor charges only after taking all available measures stipulated by the Law on the military, work and material obligation and other regulations.
We emphasize that calling the owners of the recorded items is not related to registering the military conscripts born in 1999 in the military records. The introduction in the military records is a part of the military obligation and is not directly or indirectly connected to calling the owners of the recorded items. The Law on the military, work and material obligation is the only common denominator, which legally defines them.
The calls are delivered to the owners of the recorded items within the legal deadline, 30 days before planned calling, and the public is timely informed about this by information available at the Ministry of Defence website. You can find more details about the material obligation here.
