Construction law
Vesic: Amendments to construction law to improve procedures
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Goran Vesic said on Monday amendments to the Planning and Construction Law would shorten procedures and make them more transparent.
The Business is Ready for National Protests if the National Assembly Refuse to Review the New Noise Control Act
Business representativeс insisted on separation of parties and quiet zones in major cities and resorts. This was required after the official introduction of the new Noise Control Act. According to the chairman of BAZ Richard Alibegov, the changes were made without official public discussion and without consultation with the businesses.
Experts from Bulgarian Building Control go to Alepu
The director of the Regional Directorate for National Construction Control Milen Nenchev will carry out an inspection in the Alepu area after a series of signals of resumed construction despite the orders to stop the activities there.
String of negligence led to death of three people in Istanbul hotel fire
A string of negligence led to the death of three people at a hotel in Istanbul's Kumkapı district late on June 13, with the authorities finding fire emergency violations all over the building.
Three people were killed when a fire erupted at the 66-room Skalion Hotel late on June 13 and it was determined that the hotel's fire exit doors were locked.
Over 1,000 construction permits issued by unified procedure
VRANJE - It is estimated that over 1,000 construction permits have been issued in Serbia through a unified procedure for permit issuance within the maximum period of 28 days which was introduced almost two months ago, Serbian Minister of Construction Zorana Mihajlovic stated on Friday.
Serbian parliament adopts Law on Planning and Construction
BELGRADE - The Serbian parliament adopted by a majority vote on Monday the amendments to the Law on planning and Construction which make it possible to obtain all necessary permits at a single counter in 28 days and building permits in five days.
Prior to the adoption of the amendments, it took 240 days to obtain all the documents.
Amendments to law on construction up for public debate soon
BELGRADE - Draft amendments to the law on planning and construction, which would shorten timeframes for issuing building permits, will be up for public debate soon, and are expected to be passed in August, Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlovic said on Thursday.