At the sitting held on 17 March, the members of the Committee on Science and Technological Development considered the particulars of the Bill on the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Bill amending and modifying the Law on Scientific and Research Activities, and the Bill amending and modifying the Law on Innovative Activities.

The sitting was chaired by Srboljub Zivanovic, Committee Chairman, and attended by representatives of the Ministry of Science and Technological Development.

The deputies had submitted a total of 29 amendments to the Bill on the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. The Government accepted 6 and the Committee 8 of the submitted amendments.

A total of 59 amendments were submitted to the Bill amending and modifying the Law on Scientific and Research Activities. The Government accepted none of the submitted amendments, but the Ministry representatives at the sitting accepted 27 amendments in total, which were also accepted by the Committee members. The Committee submitted two amendments of its own to articles 7 and 47 of the Bill.

13 amendments were submitted to the Bill amending and modifying the Law on Innovative Activities. The Government and the Committee accepted 1 submitted amendment.