During the first quarter, a slowdown of regulatory activity was recorded, with 52 regulations adopted (50 by-laws, one program and one action plan), compared to 67 regulations adopted in the fourth quarter of last year (33 laws and 34 by-laws).

In addition, 13 less regulations were adopted in the period January-March compared to the same period last year. Two-thirds (67%) of all adopted acts pertain to the areas of environmental protection (12), health (12) and food and agriculture (11).

NALED, in cooperation with its members, carried out activities throughout the previous year aimed at preparing contributions and inputs related to amendments to existing regulations and the drafting of new legislation. The adoption and implementation of these regulations since the beginning of this year have contributed to the full or partial resolution of recommendations from the Gray Book 17. As a result, three recommendations have been fully resolved, while five have been partially resolved.

The fifth revised National Programme for the Adoption of the EU Acquis (NPAA) for the period 2024–2027 was adopted at the end of October 2024, introducing an amended legislative plan and timeline for 2024 and 2025 in order to align with the Reform Agenda. For the first quarter of this year, the National Programme envisaged the adoption of 23 regulations in the areas of environmental protection (15), agriculture (5), and energy (3). Of these, two environmental protection regulations were adopted: the Rulebook on Public Inspection, Presentation and Public Consultation in Relation to Environmental Impact Assessment Studies and the Rulebook on the Operation of the Technical Commission.

With regard to the EU accession process, it should be noted that at the end of March the Government of the Republic of Serbia adopted amendments to two decrees: the Decree on Regulatory Impact Assessment and the Decree on the Methodology for Developing Public Policy Documents. The amendments introduced the possibility of exempting regulations and strategic documents prepared within the EU accession process, as well as those developed to fulfil other obligations towards international organizations in the context of this process, from the requirement to conduct impact assessments and public consultations. In practice, this means that for a large number of laws and public policies, their impact on citizens and businesses will no longer be assessed, nor will there be an obligation to conduct an open public debate on them, i.e. to apply the standard consultation procedures prescribed by the laws governing the planning system and public administration.

During the first quarter of 2026, representatives of the NALED Executive Office were appointed as members of four newly formed working groups, with the simultaneous continuation of activities in the 15 working groups that were formed previously.