Central

The Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of the Interior is responsible for:

• The overall legislation (Law on Emergency Situations);
• Development and implementation of policy (e.g. National Security Policy)
• Providing information;
• Prevention;
• Monitoring and coordinating implementation of measures envisaged in the National Strategy for Protection and Rescue emergency;

In 2015 Serbia joined the EU Civil Protection Mechanism designed to support, early detection disaster prevention and preparedness projects, monitoring and best practice sharing.

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Regional

Autonomous provincial authorities are responsible for:

• Providing information;
• Organising the functioning of civil protection in its territory;
• Planning and programming a development of system of protection;
• Determining the fund resources for performing the tasks of civil protection programme;
• Development and implementation;
• Forming headquarters for emergency situations;
• Cooperation and coordination with other levels or institutions;
• Preparation risk assessment and plan of protection and rescue in emergency situations.

Local

Municipal authorities are responsible for:

• Providing information;
• Using the State police or army for protection;
• Making a decision on the organisation and functioning of civil protection and ensuring its implementation;
• Creating a plan and programme development system of protection and rescue;
• Planning and identifying fund sources;  Staff trained for emergencies;
• Direct cooperation with relevant departments, other governmental agencies, companies and other legal entities;
• The preparation of risk assessment and plan of protection and rescue in emergency situations;
• Following the dangers, informing the population about the dangers and taking other preventive measures;

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of the Interior
 
Sources:

Zakon o vanrednim situacijama [Law on Emergency situations]

European Commission, Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection News, Serbia Set to Join EU Civil Protection Mechanism (16 April 2015)

Ministry of Defence, National Security Policy (October 2009)