Legal basis of bilateral relations
Ukraine and Serbia created legal basis of bilateral relations that, in general, provides the legal regulation of the main issues of Ukrainian-Serbian cooperation in political, trade and economical, cultural and humanitarian spheres. It includes, namely, such important documents as agreements on trade and economic cooperation, on mutual promotion and investments protection, on the avoid of double taxation, on scientific and technical cooperation, on educational cooperation, on military cooperation.
Till 2023 Ukrainian-Serbian legal basis has 85 bilateral documents, including 3 interstate, 21 intergovernmental, 26 interministerial, 9 regional agreements, 16 memorandums and 10 protocols.
13 documents are under consideration of both Sides.
List of valid documents
Interstate agreements
№ |
Valid |
Name of the document |
1 |
24.02.1962 |
Treaty between the USSR and the Federal People Republic of Yugoslavia on Legal Assistance in Civil, Family and Criminal Cases |
2 |
30.12.1963 |
Exchange of notes between the USSR and the SFRY regarding the cancellation of consular fees for visas |
3 |
07.06.1990 |
Treaty between the Government of the USSR and Executive viche of the Skupstina of the Socialistic Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on Air Connection |
Intergovernmental agreements
№ |
Valid |
Name of the document |
1 |
15.04.1994 |
Exchange of Notes about the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Ukraine and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
2 |
27.11.1996 |
Treaty between the Government of Ukraine and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on Trade and Economic Cooperation |
3 |
12.09.96 |
Treaty between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Socialistic Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on Creation of Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation |
4 |
27.01.1997 |
Treaty on Cooperation in the Sphere of Education, Culture and Sport between the Government of Ukraine and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
5 |
20.08.2001 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on Mutual Promotion and Protection of Investments |
6 |
29.11.2001 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on Avoidance of Double Taxation Concerning Taxes on Profit and Capital |
7 |
29.01.2003 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on Cooperation in the Sphere of Health Security and Medical Science |
8 |
29.01.2003 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on Scientific and Technical Cooperation |
9 |
02.06.2004 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on Cooperation in the Sphere of Avoiding Extraordinary Situations and Liquidations of Their Consequences |
10 |
04.08.2004 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro on Military and Technical Cooperation |
11 |
12.08.2005 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro on Trips of the Citizens with Diplomatic and Service Passports without Visas |
12 |
05.07.2005 |
Consular Convention between Ukraine and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
13 |
21.12.2006 |
Note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia № 3231-6/06 from 21.12.2006 about the Principle of Mutuality between Ukraine and the Republic of Serbia Concerning the Right for Property on Immovability |
14 |
31.05.2011 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Mutual Refusal From Visa Requests for Citizens |
15 |
10.11.2011 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Cooperation in the Sphere of Defence |
16 |
10.11.2011 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on International Auto Transport of Goods and Travellers |
17 |
01.11.2012 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Mutual Support in Custom Issues |
18 |
06.06.2013 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Cooperation in the Sphere of Tourism |
19 |
06.06.2013 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Cooperation in the Sphere of Railway Transport |
20 |
06.06.2013 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Cooperation in the Sphere of quarantine and plant protection |
21 |
15.10.2021 |
Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on amendments to the Treaty between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Mutual Refusal from Visa Requests for Citizens |
Interdivisional agreements
№ |
Valid |
Name of the documents |
1 |
01.10.2001 |
Treaty on Cooperation in the field of Sport between State Committee of Youth Policy, Sport and Tourism of Ukraine and Federal secretariat of Sport and Youth of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
2 |
12.02.2002 |
Treaty between State Committee of Standardization of Ukraine and Federal Organ of Standardization of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on Cooperation in the Sphere of Standardization |
3 |
05.11.2003 |
Treaty on Cooperation between Trade and Industrial Chamber of Ukraine and Trade and Industrial Chamber of the Republic of Serbia |
4 |
13.02.2004 |
Treaty on Cooperation between Trade and Industrial Chamber of Zakarpatska Region and Trade and Industrial Regional Chamber of Sombor |
5 |
13.02.2004 |
Treaty on Cooperation between Trade and Industrial Chamber of Zakarpatska Region and Trade and Industrial Regional Chamber of Novi Sad |
6 |
16.0420.04 |
Treaty on Cooperation between Trade and Industrial Chamber of Kyiv and Trade and Industrial Chamber of Belgrade |
7 |
25.08.2004 |
Treaty on Cooperation between the State Committee of Archives of Ukraine and Archive of Serbia and Montenegro |
8 |
21.02.2006 |
Treaty on Scientific Cooperation between National Academy of Science of Ukraine and Serbian National Academy of Science and Art |
9 |
28.02.2006 |
Treaty on Cooperation between Kyiv Regional Trade and Industrial Chamber and Trade and Industrial Chamber of Autonomous Land Voyvodyna |
10 |
15.09.2006 |
Treaty on Cooperation between Zakarpatska Regional State Tele and Radio Company and Radio-diffusion Agency of Voyvodyna |
11 |
02.10.2008 |
Treaty on Educational and Scientific Cooperation between Kyiv University of Law of NAN of Ukraine and Faculty of Law of Nis University of the Republic of Serbia |
12 |
02.10.2008 |
Treaty on Educational and Scientific Cooperation between Kyiv University of State and Law under I.Koreckii of NAN of Ukraine and Faculty of Law of Nis University of the Republic of Serbia |
13 |
24.10.2008 |
Treaty on Cooperation between Kharkiv National University under V.Karazin and Belgrade University |
14 |
07.04.2009 |
Program of Cooperation in Cultural sphere between the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia for 2009-2011 |
15 |
06.10.2009 |
Treaty between Trade and Commercial Chamber of Ukraine and Commercial Chamber of Serbia on Creation of Common Ukrainian-Serbian and Serbian-Ukrainian Business Council |
16 |
06.10.2009 |
Treaty on Cooperation between Trade and Industrial Chamber of Sumi Region and Trade and Industrial Regional Chamber of Pancevo |
17 |
06.10.2009 |
Treaty on Cooperation between Trade and Industrial Chamber of Cherkasi Region and Trade and Industrial Regional Chamber of Pozarevac |
18 |
06.10.2009 |
Treaty on Cooperation between Trade and Industrial Chamber of Rivne Region and Trade and Industrial Regional Chamber of Leskovac |
19 |
05.07.2010 |
Agreement on Interparliamentarian Cooperation between the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Narodna Skupstina of the Republic of Serbia |
20 |
20.07.2010 |
Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between Lviv State Television Company and Radio Television of Vojvodina |
21 |
20.01.2011 |
Treaty on Cooperation in Agricultural Sphere between the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agriculture, Wood and Water Industry of the Republic of Serbia |
22 |
01.05.2011 |
Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Institute of Work Medicine of the National Academy of Medicine Sciences of Ukraine and the Institute of Work Medicine of the Republic of Serbia |
23 |
25.04.2012 |
Agreement on cooperation between the State Archives Service of Ukraine and the Archive of Yugoslavia |
24 |
20.12.2012 |
Agreement on cooperation in the field of Statistics between the State Statistics Service of Ukraine and Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia |
25 |
06.06.2013 |
Treaty on Cooperation in Education Sphere between the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia |
26 |
06.06.2013 |
Treaty on cooperation in the field of codification between the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Serbia |
Regional agreements
№ |
Valid |
Name of the document |
1 |
27.05.1995 |
Charter on Partnership between the City of Khmelnyckyi and City of Bor |
2 |
05.06.2002 |
Treaty on Cooperation between City State Administration of Kyiv and Majority of Belgrade |
3 |
26.02.2004 |
Treaty between Kalush and Bachka Palanka on Trade and Commercial, Scientific, Cultural and Humanitarian Cooperation |
4 |
24.06.2004 |
Protocol on Promotion of Bilateral Cooperation between Chortkiv District of Ternopil Region and the Region of Kula |
5 |
07.05.2005 |
Treaty on Cooperation between the City of Lviv (Ukraine) and Novi Sad (Serbia and Montenegro) |
6 |
28.02.2006 |
Treaty between Kyiv Regional State Administration of Ukraine and Autonomous Land Voyvodyna of Serbia and Montenegro on Trade and Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation |
7 |
24.06.2007 |
Treaty on Cooperation between City Administration of Buchach, Ukraine, and Vrbas Region, Serbia |
8 |
26.06.2007 |
Protocol on the Willingness for Friendship between Cherkasy (Ukraine) and Pirot (Republic of Serbia) |
9 |
18.05.2011 |
Protocol on the Willingness for Friendship between Kirovograd Regional Council and Skupstina of the Autonomous Region of Vojvodina |
Memorandums
№ |
Valid |
Name of the document |
1 |
22.03.2001 |
Memorandum between the Government (Cabinet of Ministers) of Ukraine and Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia about the Measures, Aimed to the Liberalization of Mutual Trade |
2 |
23.08.2002 |
Memorandum of Mutual Understanding between Maritime Administration of Yugoslavia and the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine on Recognition of Diplomas (certificates) of Sailors according to the Provisions of Regulation 1/10 of International Convention on Preparation and Certification of Sailors and Keeping the Watch from 1978, with the Amendments from 1995. |
3 |
18.10.2004 |
Memorandum on Cooperation between the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine and the Diplomatic Academy of Serbia and Montenegro |
4 |
06.06.2005 |
Memorandum on Cooperation in the Sphere of European and Euroatlantic Integration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro |
5 |
12.10.2004 |
Memorandum of Understanding between the State Department of Financial Monitoring, which operates as Part of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, and the Administration for the Prevention of Money Laundering, which Operates as Part of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia Regarding Cooperation in the Sphere of Combating the Legalization (Laundering) of Criminally Obtained Income |
6 |
01.03.2006 |
Memorandum on Cooperation between the Prosecutor-General’s Office of Ukraine and the Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Republic of Serbia in the Sphere of Fighting against Transnational Criminality and Laundering of Money, Received by Criminal Means |
7 |
26.10.2007 |
Memorandum on Cooperation between Ternopil Region State Administration, Ternopil Regional Council (Ukraine) and National Council of Ukrainian National Minority (Serbia) |
8 |
26.10.2007 |
Memorandum on Cooperation between Lviv Region State Administration, Lviv Regional Council (Ukraine) and National Council of Ukrainian National Minority (Serbia) |
9 |
21.07.2010 |
Plan of Consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia for 2010 |
10 |
21.04.2011 |
Plan of Consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia for 2011 |
11 |
25.06.2011 |
Memorandum on Cooperation between Reforms Club of Ukraine and Serbia club “Privrednik” |
12 |
06.07.2011 |
Memorandum between Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv State Administrations and Skupstina of the Autonomous Region of Vojvodina on Cooperation and Coordination |
13 |
15.03.2012 |
Memorandum between the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Serbia on cooperation in the field of youth policy, physical culture, and sports |
14 |
02.11.2012 |
Memorandum on cooperation between the Constitutional Court of Ukraine and the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Serbia |
15 |
06.06.2013 |
Memorandum of Understanding between the State Agency for Investments and Management of National Projects of Ukraine and the Agency for Attracting Investments and Exports of the Republic of Serbia |
16 |
14.04.2021 |
Memorandum of Understanding between Council of exporters and investors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Serbia |
Protocols
№ |
Valid |
Name of the document |
1 |
10.10.1985 |
Protocol to the Treaty between the Government of the USSR and the Government of the Socialistic Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on International Auto Connection |
2 |
24.01.1996 |
Protocol on Consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
3 |
22.03.2001 |
Protocol of the first session of Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Yugoslavian Commission on Trade and Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation |
4 |
05.06.2002 |
Protocol of the second session of Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Yugoslavian Commission on Trade and Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation |
5 |
06.25.2004 |
Protocol on intentions to promote the development of bilateral cooperation between Chortkivskyi district of Ternopil region and the municipality of Kula of the Autonomous Region of Vojvodina |
6 |
06.06.2005 |
Protocol on Exchange of the Instruments of Ratification concerning Consular Convention between Ukraine and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
7 |
01.11.2006 |
Working Protocol between the Union of Writers of Serbia and the Union of Writers of Ukraine |
8 |
10.11.2011 |
Protocol of the forth Session of Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation |
9 |
10.11.2011 |
Protocol on Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia |
10 |
03.07.2018 |
Protocol on Cooperation in the field of exchange of customs information between State Fiscal Service of Ukraine and the Customs Administration of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia |