Notification as a legal instrument under the new Law on General Administrative Procedure in the Republic of Serbia

Abstract

The new Law on General Administrative Procedure envisages several forms and methods of communication between the parties and public law authorities. These include notification as a form of communication between an authority and a party or third parties in a proceeding. The said legal institute encompasses the following issues: the notion, manner and place of notification; notification in special cases; persons authorized to receive notifications; notification procedures; delivery. Notification is of great practical and legal significance for the parties and the achievement of their rights andduties and for the authority issuing the relevant document, i.e. for normal, efficient and cost-effective unfolding of an administrative procedure. Solutions envisaged in the new Law on General Administrative Procedure stipulating the issue of notification appear to be not only more broadly conceived than in the past, but also significantly improved.