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Law on the Deposit Insurance Agency ("RS Official Gazette", No. 61/2005,116/08 and 91/2010)

Law on Deposit Insurance ("RS Official Gazette", No. 61/2005,116/08 and 91/2010)

Law on Bankruptcy and Liquidation of Banks and Insurance Companies ("RS Official Gazette", No. 61/2005,116/08 and 91/2010 )

Law on Bankruptcy Proceedings

Privatisation Law ("RS Official Gazette", No. 38/1, 18/03, 45/05, 123/07 and 30/10)

Decisions

Decision on Determination of the Contents of the Template for the Report on Balance of Deposits of Large Legal Entities Submitted to the Agency by Banks ("RS Official Gazette", No. 84/11)

Decision on Premium Rate for 2012 ("RS Official Gazette", No. 76/11)

Decision on Manner of Computation and Collection of the Default Interest on Untimely Paid Banks' Obligations Based on Deposit Insurance Premium ("RS Official Gazette", No. 6/2009)

Decision on Establishing Manners and Deadlines for Computation and Collection of Initial Insurance Premium ("RS Official Gazzete", No. 6/09)

Decision on Establishing Procedure for the Selection of the Payout Bank for Insured Deposits

Decision on Premium Rate for 2011 ("RS Official Gazette", No. 64/10)

Decision on the Content of the Report that Banks Submit to the Agency and Manners and Deadlines for Computation and Collection of the Insurance Premium for Deposits ("RS Official Gazette" No. 001/11)

Decision on Premium Rate for 2010 ("RS Official Gazette", No. 83/09)

Decision on Premium rate for 2009 ("RS Official Gazette", No. 6/09)

Decrees

Rules on the Contents and the Manner of Provision of the Information about Deposit Insurance provided by Banks to Their Customers

Decree on Manner and Conditions of Settling the Commercial Companies' Obligations Towards the Creditors from the Funds Realised from the Sale of a Commercial Companiy's Shares Owned by the Share Fund of Republic of Serbia

Strategy for Banks

FAQ
 1.       What is the insured deposit?
 
An Insured deposit is a deposit representing every Dinar or foreign currency depositor’s claim against a bank(deriving from a money deposit, a savings deposit, a current account or any other account)which is insured by the Agency in accordance with the existing legal provisions.
 
 2.       Whose deposits are insured?
 
Insured deposits are the deposits of :
  • Natural persons,
  • Entrepreneurs,
  • Small legal entities
  • Medium-sized legal entities.

 

 3.       Which deposits are not insured?
The following deposits are not subject to deposit insurance:
  • Deposits of legal and natural persons connected with the bank, according to the law governing banks;
  • Coded or bearer deposits;
  • Deposits arising from transactions used for money laundering or for funding terrorism;
 
 4.       Which banks are obligated to insure deposits and who pays for this type of insurance?
 
All banks licensed by the National Bank of Serbia are bound to insure deposits and pay insurance premiums at regular intervals.
Only banks (not the depositors) have the obligation to pay deposit insurance premiums.
Guaranteed deposit insurance is free of charge for depositors.
 
 5.       What happens when bankruptcy proceedings are initiated against a bank?
 
The Agency shall inform all depositors through the mass media about the selected payout bank, the date of starting repayments, the manner and the location where the insured amounts will be paid out. Pursuant to applicable regulation, the the repayment of insured deposits shall start within 3 days from the date the National Bank of Serbia rendered the decision on instituting of bankruptcy proceedings over the bank.
 
 6.        Is a request for payment required?
Yes, each depositor must submit a written request to the payout bank. The request should include the following:
1. If the depositor is a natural person:
  • Your personal data (name, surname, date and place of birth, place of residence – street and number, unique personal number),
  • Total amount of deposit claimed and the preferable method of payment (cash/transfer to another account).
 
2. If the depositor is an entrepreneur or small or medium-sized legal entity:
 
  • Data concerning the firm, i.e. legal entity (name, address, ID number, tax identification number),
  • Total amount claimed and the preferable method of payment (cash/transfer to another account)
 
Apart from the written request, claimants should also submit the following supporting documents: attested current account, drawing account and/or foreign currency account contract, savings account contract, attested savings book, decision on inheritance or other legally prescribed documents along with an identification document.
 
 7.       Where can I get the request for payout of insured deposit?
At all paying places of selected payout bank you can get the request for payout of insured deposit.
 
 8.       What is Insured amount?
Insured amount is insured deposit amount up to EUR 50.000 in dinar counter value by the official middle exchange rate, which is valid on a day of rendering decision of National bank of Serbia on revoking bank’s operating license, by the depositor, established after settlement of claims between depositor and a bank.
 
 9.       In which currency are insured amounts paid out?
Insured amount for deposits made in RSD is paid out in RSD and for those made in foreign currency the insured amount is paid out in EUR at the Euro rate of exchange with the given currency on the day the National Bank of Serbia made a decision to instigate bankruptcy proceedings.
 
 10.   What is a net claim?
Net claim is the amount payable to an individual depositor. It is determined following the set-off of depositor’s claim against his total due financial obligations towards the bank. It is calculated applying the following formula:
 
 Total deposits per depositor in the bank
 +  accured interest (untilthe day the bank’s operating licence was revoked)
 -  all due liabilities of the depositor(loans, current account overdraft, etc.)
= depositor’s net claim
 
 11.   What happens if the net claim exceeds the insured amount?
If depositor’s net claim exceeds EUR 50,000 in RSD countervalue, the remaining amount is paid to the depositor in the course of bankruptcy proceedings.
 
Example : The determined amount of net claim is EUR 60,000. In this case, the Agency will pay the depositor EUR 50,000 in the legal timeframe. The depositor may claim the remaining uncollected amount (EUR 10,000) from the bank’s bankruptcy estate.
 
 12.   Is my deposit insured even in the case of bank liquidation?  
Yes. The Law on Bankruptcy and Liquidation of Banks and Insurance Companies (“Official Gazette of the RoS”, Nos. 61/05, 116/08) is harmonized with the Law on Deposit Insurance.
 

Contacts
Deposit Insurance Agency
Knez Mihailova 2-4
Tel: 011 / 2075 100
       011 / 2075 101
fax: 011 / 3287 741
E-mail: info@aod.rs

Deposit Insurance Sector
011 / 2075 105
011 / 2075 126
011 / 2075 132
E-mail: depozit@aod.rs

Salo of Capital Sector
011 / 2075 120

Bankruptcy and Liquidation Sector
011 / 2075 116

Collection of Claims Sector
011 / 2075 130
011 / 2075 129
011 / 2075 128

Finance and Accounting Department
011 / 2075 104
 
Legal and General Affairs Department
011 / 2075 125
 
IT Department
011 / 2075 131

Links
Domestic Institutions



Association of Serbian Banks
Belgrade Stock Exchange
Chamber of Commerce of Serbia
CSD and Clearing House
Ministry of Finance
National Bank of Serbia
Privatisation Agency
Republic Of Serbia Securities Commission
Share Fund

International Institutions

European Bank of Reconstruction and Development - EBRD
European Forum of Deposit Insurers
International Association of Deposit Insurers
International Finance Corporation - IFC
KfW Frankfurt am Main
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - Sida
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland - SECO
The World Bank
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Uk Department for International Development - DFID

International Deposit Insurance Agencies

Albania
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canada
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Danmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Lithuania
Luxemburg
Macedonia
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Turkey
Ukraine
USA

Domestic Banks

AIK BANKA A.D. Niš
ALPHA BANK SRBIJA A.D. Beograd
BANCA INTESA A.D. Beograd
BANKA POŠTANSKA ŠTEDIONICA A.D. Beograd
CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK SERBIA A.D. Novi Sad
CREDY BANKA A.D. Kragujevac
DUNAV BANKA A.D. Zvečan
ČAČANSKA BANKA A.D. Čačak
ERSTE BANK A.D. Novi Sad
EUROBANK EFG Štedionica A. D. Beograd
FINDOMESTIC BANKA A.D. Beograd
HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK A.D. Beograd
JUBMES BANKA A.D. BEOGRAD
KBC BANKA A.D. BEOGRAD
KOMERCIJALNA BANKA A.D. Beograd
MARFIN BANK A.D. BEOGRAD
MOSKOVSKA BANKA A.D. BEOGRAD
NLB BANKA A.D. Beograd
OPPORTUNITY BANKA A.D. Novi Sad
OTP BANKA SRBIJA A.D. Novi Sad
PB AGROBANKA A.D. Beograd
PIRAEUS BANK A.D.Beograd
PRIVREDNA BANKA BEOGRAD A.D. Beograd
ProCredit Bank A.D.Beograd
RAIFFEISEN BANK A.D. Beograd
RAZVOJNA BANKA VOJVODINE A.D. Novi Sad
SOCIETE GENERALE BANKA SRBIJA A.D. BEOGRAD
SRPSKA BANKA A.D. Beograd
UNICREDIT BANK SRBIJA A.D. Beograd
UNIVERZAL BANKA A.D. Beograd
VOJVOĐANSKA BANKA A.D. Novi Sad
VOLKSBANK A.D. Beograd

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Agency Statute


According to the Articles 4 and 17 of the Law on  Deposit Insurance Agency (“Official Gazette of RS” no. 61/2005), the Managing Board of the Deposit Insurance Agency at its session held on September 2, 2005 rendered the following
 
 
STATUTE
OF THE DEPOSIT INSURANCE AGENCY
 
I GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
 
Article 1
 
The Deposit Insurance Agency (hereinafter: the Agency) has been established by the Law on the Deposit Insurance Agency (“Official Gazette of RS” No. 61/05 -  hereinafter: the Law on Deposit Insurance Agency).
 
Article 2
 
The Agency shall be a legal entity with the status of a public agency whose rights, obligations and responsibilities are defined by the Law and this Statute.
 
Article 3
 
The name of the Agency shall be: Agencija za osiguranje depozita.
 
In its international business communication, the Agency shall use the English version of its name: The Deposit Insurance Agency of Serbia.
 
The head office of the Agency shall be in Belgrade.
 
Article 4
 
The Agency shall have its seal and stamp.
 
The seal of the Agency shall be of the round shape and shall contain the following text: “Deposit Insurance Agency – Belgrade”.
 
The stamp of the Agency shall be of rectangle shape and shall contain the following text: “Deposit Insurance Agency – Belgrade” and fields for noting the date of submissions receipt and register number given to the submissions.
 
The text on the seal and the stamp shall be written in Serbian language and in Cyrillic alphabet.  
 
Article 5
 
The Agency shall have its logo.
 
II AGENCY OPERATIONS
 
Article 6
 
 
Scope of work of the Agency:
 
1)      Performing the operations regarding the statutory deposit insurance of natural persons in accordance with the law that regulates deposit insurance (“Official Gazette of RS” No. 61/05 – hereinafter: Law on Deposit insurance);
2)      Carrying out the function of bankruptcy or liquidation administrator in banks and insurance companies;
3)       Participation in the management of the banks in which the Republic of Serbia is a shareholder;
4)      Organizing and performing the sale of shares of banks in which the Republic of Serbia is a shareholder;
5)      Organizing and implementing the privatization of the socially-owned capital and the sale of the state-owned capital in insurance companies;
6)      Performing other activities in the name and on behalf of the Republic of Serbia, in accordance with the law and other regulations;
7)      Performing other activities in accordance with  the law.
 
 
Article 7
 
The Agency shall perform the activities within its jurisdiction throughout sectors and departments, which is defined more precisely by the Act on Internal Organization and Organizational Chart of the Agency.
 
 
III SCOPE OF WORK OF AGENCY’S BODIES
 
Article 8
 
The Agency bodies are: the Managing Board and the General Manager of the Agency.
 
Article 9
 
The Managing Board shall:
1.      enact the Statute and other general acts of the Agency;
2.      enact Rulebook regulating the work of the Managing Board;
3.      adopt the financial plan and work plan of the Agency;
4.      adopt the annual report and annual financial statements of the Agency;
5.      choose the audit company to audit the financial statements of the Agency and review its reports;
6.      render the decision on change of Agency’s head office location and decide on the logo of the Agency;
7.      propose the fee for services within the scope of work of the Agency and submit it to the Ministry of Finance for consideration and to the Government of the Republic of Serbia for approval;
8.      enact regulations and other general acts regarding deposit insurance , in accordance with the Law on Deposit Insurance;
9.      make decisions on the investments of the Deposit Insurance funds in accordance with Article 8 of the Law on Deposit Insurance;
10.  make decisions on the investments of the funds under Article 14, Paragraph 3 of the Law on the Deposit Insurance Agency;
11.  render the internal acts related to the performance of the bankruptcy and liquidation process of the banks and insurance companies as well as the decisions regarding realizations of claims of the Agency in bankruptcy and liquidation proceedings of banks and insurance companies;
12.  make decisions on managing of the banks in which the Republic of Serbia is a shareholder and on organization and implementation of selling of the banks’ shares;
13.  make decisions on organizing and implementing the privatization process of the socially-owned capital and the sale of the state-owned capital in insurance companies in accordance with the law regulating insurance;
14.  give prior approval for the decisions made by the insurance companies in accordance with the Article 243e of Law on Insurance (“Official Gazette of  RS” no. 55/04, 70/04 and 61/05);
15.  make decisions regarding the performance of activities in the name and on behalf of the Republic of Serbia, in accordance with the law and other regulations;
16.  appoint and acquit Agency’s General Manager, in accordance with the law, enter into the employment contract with the Agency’s General Manager and supervise the legality of the General Manager work;
17.  render the decision on engaging foreign and local legal persons for performance of specific expertise within the scope of work of the Agency;
18.  appoint commissions, working groups and other operational bodies for performance of specific duties within the scope of work of the Agency;
19.  perform other activities prescribed by the law and the Statute of the Agency.
 
Article 10
 
The Managing Board member shall receive a monthly remuneration  regardless of the number of the Managing Board sessions held during a month in compliance with the decision of the Managing Board.
 
The Managing Board member shall be entitled to renounce the remuneration from the paragraph 1 of this Article.
 
Article 11
The General Manager of the Agency shall:
 
1.      represent and act on behalf of the Agency, be responsible for legality and efficiency of the Agency’s work as well as for use of the  assets of the Agency
2.      organize the activities of the Agency and govern the activities;
3.      propose the regulations issued  or adopted by the Managing Board, carry out the decisions of the Managing Board and undertake the measures for their execution;
4.      adopt the internal organization act and organizational charts of the Agency;
5.      appoint and acquit the General Manager’s Deputy and establish the scope of his/her authorizations and responsibilities;
6.      appoint and acquit the Agency’s trustees in banks and insurance companies in bankruptcy or liquidation;
7.      make decisions in the labor relations and stipulate the labor contracts with employees, according to the general labor enactments and Agency’s enactments;
8.      decide on the engagement of the domestic or foreign experts for performing special duties within the scope of work of the Agency and sign the contract with them on regulation of  the mutual rights and responsibilities;
9.      propose the members of the council of trustees to the relevant bankruptcy council in accordance with the Art. 7 of the Law on Bankruptcy and Liquidation of the Banks and Insurance Companies (“Official Gazette of RS” no. 61/05);
10.  perform other duties defined by the law and this Statute, as well as by the order and authorization of the Managing Board.
 
IV APPOINTING AND ACQUITTING OF THE GENERAL MANAGER
 
Article 12
 
The General Manager of the Agency shall be nominated and acquitted in accordance with the law and this Statute.
 
The General Manager shall be nominated and acquitted by the Managing Board with the approval of the Government of the Republic of Serbia for the period of five years with the possibility of reelection.
 
Article 13
 
A person eligible for the position of the General Manager shall have university degree and minimum five years of relevant work experience in the field of finances, banking or insurance.
 
Article 14
 
The General Manager’s mandate shall cease before the expiration of the period for which he/she was appointed, by submitting a resignation or through his/her acquitting.
 
Article 15
The General Manager’s resignation shall be submitted to the Managing Board in written form and it has to be explained.
Upon receiving the resignation, the Managing Board shall immediately inform the Government of the Republic of Serbia on the General Manager’s resignation.
 
Article 16
 
If the General Manager’s mandate cease before the expiration of the period for which he/she was appointed, the Managing Board, with the approval of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, shall appoint an Acting General Manager for a maximum period of six months.
 
V REPRESENTING THE AGENCY
 
Article 17
 
The General Manager shall represent the Agency and shall have the right of a signature.
 
In the case of General Manager being absent or otherwise unavailable, the Agency shall be represented and signed by the General Manager’s  Deputy or other employee of the Agency with the special authorizations  and responsibilities, who will be authorized by the General Manager in written form for representing and signing within the range of given authorities.
 
The General Manager can authorize an employee or other person to represent the Agency in certain activities and procedures before the court or other bodies, and the scope and content of the granted authorizations shall be defined in the letter of authorization.
 
VI INTERNAL ORGANIZATION
 
Article 18
 
The Act on Internal Organization and Organizational Charts shall define the internal organization of the Agency, job positions’ titles, description of duties, number of employees and special conditions for performing duties.
 
The Act from the Paragraph 1 shall also define the range of the authorizations and responsibilities of the employees with the special authorizations and responsibilities.
 
Article 19
 
The employment status of the Agency’s employees shall be regulated by the general labor laws and regulations.
 
VII BUSINESS SECRET
 
Article 20
 
The documents and data about the work of Agency whose disclosure would harm the reputation and interest of the Agency, its work, or its clients will be considered as business secret.
 
The Act of the Agency rendered by the Managing Board shall define documents and data to be considered as a business secret, and the usage thereof.
 
The members of the Managing Board, employees of the Agency, as well as every other person involved in the Agency’s activities are obliged to act in accordance with the Article 23 of the Law on Deposit Insurance Agency, on the issues of keeping the business secret.
 
VIII FINAL PROVISIONS
 
Article 21
 
Changes and amendments of this Statute shall be made in a manner and by the procedure prescribed for the adoption hereof.
Article 22
 
Upon the approval of the Government of the Republic of Serbia, this Statute shall be published in the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” and shall become effective on the eighth day of its publication.
 
THE PRESIDENT OF THE MANAGING BOARD
                                   
Vesna Džinić
 
Number O.br. 2/05
In Belgrade, September 2nd, 2005