Regulations

Regulations, resolutions, standards and other normatives
regarding archival materials and archival practice.

Constitution of the Republic of Serbia

• Constitution of the Republic of Serbia (2006)

Laws

• Law on establishing certain competences of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 6/2002)
• Law on determining the jurisdiction of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. бр. 99/2009, 67/2012)
• Law on Culture („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 72/2009, 13/2016, 30/2016, 6/2020, 47/2021, 78/2021, 76/2023)
• Law on Cultural Property („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 71/1994, 52/2011, 99/2011, 6/2020, 35/2021, 129/2021, 76/2023)
• Law on Cultural Heritage („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 129/21)
• Law on archival materials and archival activity („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 6/2020.)
• Law on Electronic Document, Electronic Identification and Trust Services („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 94/17)
• Law on electronic administration („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 27/18)

Decree of the Serbian Government

• Regulation on unique technical and technological requirements and procedures for the storage and protection of archival and documentary material in electronic form („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 107/21, 94/22, 116/23)

Decision of the Minister of Culture

• Decision on defining the Territory of Archives („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 7/96)

Regulations of the Ministry of Culture and Information

• Rules on closer measures for the protection of archival material („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 29/21)
• Rules on registers of archival material („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 24/97)
• Rules on the archival book form („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 34/22)
• Rules on the conditions and method of revision of archival funds and collections in archives („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 29/21)
• Rules on further conditions for digitization of cultural heritage („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 76/18)
• Rules on the manner of keeping records of registration material that enjoys prior protection („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 28/96)
• Rules on further conditions for the provision of appropriate space and equipment for accommodation and protection of archival and documentary material by the creators and owners of archival and documentary material („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 111/21)
• Rules on the form and method of using the official ID card of an authorized person for carrying out professional supervision in the protection of archival and documentary material outside the archive („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 24/21)
• Rules on the program and method of professional exam taking in the field of cultural property protection („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 83/20, 118/21)
• Rules on closer conditions and methods of obtaining higher professional titles in archival activity („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 97/21)
• Rules on closer conditions for starting work and carrying out activities of cultural property protection institutions („Official Gazette of the RS“, No. 21/95) – invalid act

Standards of ICA

• ISAD(G) – General International Standard for the Description of Archival Materials, ICA Description Standards Committee (1999, translated 2006)
• ISAAR(CPF) – International Standard of Archival Normative Record for Legal, Individuals and Families, ICA Description Standards Committee (2003-2004, translated 2006)
• ISDIAH – International Standard for Describing Institutions that Preserve Archives, ICA Best Practices and Standards Committee (2008, translated 2010)
• ISDF – International Standard for Describing Functions, ICA Best Practices and Standards Committee (2008, translated 2011)

Guidelines

• Code of Ethics for Archivists, International Council on Archives (1996)
• Guidelines for digitization of cultural heritage in the Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia (2017)
• Guidelines for digitization projects, for collections and holdings in the public domain, particularly those held by libraries and archives, The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (2002, translated 2020)
• Electronic Records: A Handbook for Archivists, International Council on Archives, Committee on Documentary Materials in the Electronic Environment (2000–2004, translated 2013)
• Guide for Managing electronic records from an archival perspective, International Council on Archives, Committee on Electronic Records (1997, translated 2023)
• Principles of Archival Accessibility, International Council on Archives (2012, translated 2020)
• Principles of Archival Availability, Technical Guidelines for the Management of Limited Access Archival Material, International Council on Archives (2014, translated 2020)
• Professional training program for volunteers in the Archives of Serbia