Medical Examination (Fishermen) Convention, 1959 (No. 113) - Serbia (Ratification: 2000)

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2016, published 106th ILC session (2017)

The Committee notes that the Government’s reports have not been received. Further to its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government’s statement that despite the absence of a fishing fleet or fishing activity in salt waters, it intends to continue being party to the Conventions. The Committee also notes that the Law on Maritime Navigation was adopted on 17 November 2011 and amended in 2013 and in 2015. The Committee will examine the impact of this Law on the application of the Conventions in its next session. For that purpose, the Committee firmly hopes that the Government’s reports on the application of the Conventions will shortly be received.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Article 2 of the Convention. Medical certificate. Further to its previous comment, the Committee notes the Government’s statement that despite the absence of a fishing fleet or fishing activity in salt waters, it intends to continue being a party to the Convention. Noting that, as the Government indicated in its previous report, most of the Articles of the Convention are not implemented by the national laws and regulations governing maritime navigation, the Committee requests the Government to specify the measures taken or envisaged in order to give full effect to the requirements of the Convention. It also requests the Government to keep the Office informed of any practical developments in the fishing sector which might have an impact on the application of this Convention.

Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2008, published 98th ILC session (2009)

The Committee notes the Government’s report and the attached comments of the Union of Employers of Serbia and the Nezavisnost Trade Union Confederation. In particular, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that following the political developments in recent years, the Republic of Serbia has become a landlocked State and that no seagoing vessels are currently registered in the Marine Ship Registry. It also notes the Government’s statement that no concrete data are available as to whether any nationals are engaged as fishers on board foreign-flagged fishing vessels. The Committee understands that at present all fishing activities are exclusively limited to inland waters and involve freshwater fishing. In this connection, the Committee recalls that, as set out in Article 1, paragraph 1, the Convention applies to persons engaged in “maritime fishing in salt waters” and therefore the Convention is without object under the present circumstances. In light of the above, the Committee requests the Government to re-examine the advisability of remaining bound by the Convention. For all useful purposes, the Committee recalls that the Convention may be denounced every ten years and will again be open to denunciation for one year as from 7 November 2011. It accordingly requests the Government to keep the Office informed of any decisions taken in this regard.