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COVID-19 Update: Mandatory Appointment of Corona Controller

COVID-19 Update: Mandatory Appointment of Corona Controller

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By the Regulation amending the Regulation on measures for prevention and suppression of infectious disease COVID-19, which was published in the Official Gazette of RS no. 126/2020 dated October 23, 2020, the Government of the Republic of Serbia introduced the mandatory appointment of person – corona controller by certain legal entities and entrepreneurs.

To whom does the obligation apply?

The obligation applies to legal entities and entrepreneurs who perform retail trade, i.e. who sell goods or provide services in shopping centers or similar facilities in which retail trade activities are performed, and which includes the sale of goods and services in stores where is entered from a larger enclosed space.

What is the obligation consisted of?

The mentioned legal entities are obliged to place a notice in a visible place, that entry or stay of persons without personal protective masks is not allowed and to ensure that persons who do not wear personal protective masks do not enter or stay in the facilities where retail trade takes place.

In that regard, legal entities and entrepreneurs are also obliged to аppoint a person who is responsible for compliance with the measures of wearing a personal protective mask, the so-called corona controller. The Regulation, however, does not regulate the duties and powers of these persons.

The obligation to appoint the corona controller does not apply to legal entities and entrepreneurs who have up to three employees.

This measure for the prevention and suppression of the infectious disease COVID-19 has been in force since October 24, 2020.

This article is to be considered as exclusively informative, with no intention to provide legal advice.
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By Jovana Milic, Senior Associate, and Natalija Dukic, Associate, PR Legal

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