Zoran Jovanović, LLD*
THE PROCEDURES PRECEDING THE ADOPTION OF A DECREE ACCORDING TO THE NEW LAW ON GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Summary
The new Law on general administrative procedure of the Republic of Serbia of 2016 introduced some changes in the procedures that precede the adoption of a decree. This process comprizes all procedural actions which are necessary to be undertaken in order to pass a decision in an administrative proceeding. The author of this paper underlines the most important novelties also giving an overview of the old provisions of the Law: the manner in which the facts are determined in an administrative proceeding, the responsibility of the bodies to acquire facts ex officio, direct decision making, temporary injunctions, investigation procedure, preliminary issue, hearing.
Key words: administrative proceeding; direct decision making; temporary injunction;investigation procedure; preliminary issue; hearing.