At its session of 19 March 2026, the Government adopted four new regulations governing the exemption of certain agreements from the prohibition of restrictive agreements, namely:

- Regulation on categories of vertical agreements exempted from the prohibition of restrictive agreements;
– Regulation on categories of vertical agreements in the motor vehicle sector exempted from the prohibition of restrictive agreements;
- Regulation on categories of technology transfer agreements exempted from the prohibition of restrictive agreements;
- Regulation on categories of agreements in the railway and road transport sector exempted from the prohibition of restrictive agreements.
These Regulations entered into force on 28 March 2026.

Upon the entry into force of the Regulation on categories of vertical agreements exempted from the prohibition of restrictive agreements, the Regulation on agreements between undertakings operating at different levels of production or distribution exempted from the prohibition (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 11/10) ceased to apply.

The transitional provisions of the Regulation on categories of vertical agreements exempted from the prohibition of restrictive agreements provide that: “Exemption from the prohibition of vertical agreements concluded prior to the entry into force of this Regulation, which fulfilled the conditions prescribed by the Regulation on agreements between undertakings operating at different levels of production or distribution exempted from the prohibition (“Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia”, No. 11/10), but which do not meet the conditions prescribed by this Regulation, shall apply for six months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.”

Vertical agreements concluded prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be aligned with the provisions of this Regulation within six months from the date of its entry into force.”