Implementation of Transitional Laws in Serbia 2006

Implementation of Transitional Laws in Serbia 20065.2 Autonomous ProvincesConcept, Establishment and Territory ofAutonomous ProvinceArticle 182Autonomous provinces shall be autonomous territorial communities established by theConstitution, in which citizens exercise the right to the provincial autonomy.In the Republic of Serbia, there are the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and theAutonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. The substantial autonomy of the Autonomousprovince of Kosovo and Metohija shall be regulated by the special law which shall be adopted inaccordance with the proceedings envisaged for amending the Constitution.New autonomous provinces may be established, and already established ones may be revokedor merged following the proceedings envisaged for amending the Constitution. The proposal toestablish new, or revoke or merge the existing autonomous provinces shall be established bycitizens in a referendum, in accordance with the Law.Territory of autonomous provinces and the terms under which borders between autonomousprovinces may be altered shall be regulated by the Law. Territory of autonomous provincesmay not be altered without the consent of its citizens given in a referendum, in accordance withthe Law.Competences of Autonomous ProvincesArticle 183Autonomous provinces shall, in accordance with the Constitution and their Statutes, regulate thecompetences, election, organization and work of bodies and services they establish.Autonomous provinces shall, in accordance with the Law, regulate the matters of provincialinterest in the following fields:1. urban planning and development,2. agriculture, water economy, forestry, hunting, fishery, tourism, catering,spas and health resorts, environmental protection, industry andcraftsmanship, road, river and railway transport and road repairs,organizing fairs and other economic events,3. education, sport, culture, health care and social welfare and publicinforming at the provincial level.45