Mandatory branch registration aimed to improve the monitoring of tax, employment, and social policies. The law defines a branch as organizationally independent, so locations without such independence may not qualify for mandatory registration. However, lawyers disagree on whether it obligates establishing a branch at every location.
In this text (in Serbian and English language), JPM Senior Associate Katarina Milić provided a brief overview of the contested topic as well as the most common dilemmas of clients and lawyers when deciding whether to open a branch office.