AUTOMATION OF ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE

The Project continues to support the Ministry of Justice in the implementation of the reformatory solutions introduced by the Law on Amendments of the Law on Enforcement and Security through various activities. To complement the implementation of the introduced solutions and their broader context, the Analysis of the Legal Aspects of Enforcement Procedure Automation and a Practical Guide for the Implementation of the Law on Amendments of the Law on Enforcement and Security. 

One of the most significant novelties of the Law on Amendments of the Law on Enforcement and Security, which entered into force on 1 January 2020, is setting up of the e-Auction platform which would facilitate an online sale and purchase of real estate and movable property as part of the enforcement proceedings. The platform will significantly increase transparency – all interested parties will be able to participate in auctions on equal terms, while the anonymity of the participants will be ensured until the end of the sale process, thus fully eliminating any corruptive behaviour.

The Project’assistance provided to MoJ through mobilisation of IT experts will be addressing the development of the e-Auction platform design phase, testing, user training and initial go-live support, as well as the issues identified during the design and test phase of the e-Auction platform which are affecting the efficiency of the enforcement proceeding, contributing to a standardised and consistent application of the proceeding by the public enforcement officers and courts.

To provide for good EU practice and useful insights into the development and implementation of IT solutions in the judiciary, as well as into the results of implementation of such solutions in the areas of civil, enforcement and bankruptcy proceedings, the Project organised a Study Visit Programme to Tallin, Estonia, on 26-29 January 2020. The Study Visit proved very helpful and the interactions with the different representatives who work directly in the Estonian system enabled the participants to gain in-depth insights into the similarities of the reform approaches between Serbia and Estonia.  The MoJ delegation has confirmed that the systems they were exposed too in the context of the Study Visit Programme can be applied in the Serbian context, with certain caveats as the “to be” model for Serbia.