> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://v2.docs.conduit.financial/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Serbia > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Serbia (SRB) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | ---------- | | Region | Europe | | ISO 3166-1 | RS / SRB | | Registry | APR | | Last updated | 2026-05-06 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Serbia and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | ---------------- | -------------- | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **PIB** | Poreska uprava | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Matični broj** | APR | *Tax ID:* 9-digit numeric; last digit is checksum. VAT-registered entities use "RS" + PIB as their EU-style VAT identifier. Verify via Poreska uprava e-services (purs.gov.rs). *Registration number:* 8-digit registration number assigned at incorporation; appears on all APR extracts and is the primary corporate identifier. ## Sector regulators `NBS — Narodna banka Srbije` · `KHoV — Komisija za hartije od vrednosti` · `Poreska uprava` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | ----------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Društvo s ograničenom odgovornošću | DOO | Quota-based limited liability company; the dominant SME vehicle in Serbia; minimum share capital RSD 100 (≈€0.85); one- or multi-member; separate legal personality. Equivalent to a US LLC. | | Akcionarsko društvo | AD | Joint-stock company with transferable shares; may be public (javno) or non-public (zatvoreno); minimum share capital RSD 3,000,000 (≈€25,000); governed by board structure. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Ortačko društvo | OD | General partnership in which all partners bear joint and unlimited personal liability for the partnership's obligations; registered with APR. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. | | Komanditno društvo | KD | Limited partnership with at least one ortački partner (unlimited liability) and at least one komanditor (limited partner with liability capped at contribution); registered with APR. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. | | Preduzetnik | PR | Individual entrepreneur (sole trader); a natural person conducting business activity for profit without forming a separate legal entity; registered with APR; the most common form by number of registrations in Serbia. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | Ogranak stranog pravnog lica | — | Branch of a foreign legal entity; a separate organisational unit through which the foreign parent conducts full commercial business in Serbia; no independent legal personality — parent bears unlimited liability for its obligations; registered with APR. Closest US equivalent: Foreign Branch. | | Predstavništvo stranog pravnog lica | — | Representative office of a foreign legal entity; may only perform preparatory and auxiliary activities (market research, liaison) and cannot directly enter commercial contracts or invoice clients in Serbia; no independent legal personality; registered with APR. Closest US equivalent: Representative Office. | ## How documents combine For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below. | Evidence area | Documents needed | | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Legal Registration | Izvod iz registra privrednih subjekata | | Constitutive Documents | *Any one of:* Osnivački akt · Statut | | Tax Registration | PIB potvrda | | Ownership Records | Izvod iz registra | | Governance Records | Izvod iz registra | | Signing Authority | *Any one of:* Izvod iz registra · Odluka skupštine · Odluka upravnog odbora · Punomoć | | Address | *Any one of:* Ugovor o zakupu · Račun za komunalne usluge · Bankovni izvod | | Good Standing | Izvod iz registra privrednih subjekata | ## Documents to collect The physical documents you'll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil's Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed. | Document | Proves | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Izvod iz registra privrednih subjekata** | Legal Registration, Ownership Records, Governance Records, Signing Authority, Good Standing | | **Osnivački akt (single-member: odluka; multi-member: ugovor o osnivanju)** | Constitutive Documents | | **Statut (AD)** | Constitutive Documents | | **PIB potvrda (Poreska uprava)** | Tax Registration | | **Odluka skupštine (general meeting resolution)** | Signing Authority | | **Odluka upravnog odbora (board resolution)** | Signing Authority | | **Punomoć (notarised POA for external signatories)** | Signing Authority | | **Ugovor o zakupu** | Address | | **Račun za komunalne usluge (≤90 dana)** | Address | | **Bankovni izvod (≤90 dana)** | Address | | **Sector-Specific License** | NBS dozvola za rad, KHoV licence (Zakon o tržištu kapitala) | **Not applicable in Serbia:** Operating Permit. Skip these areas — no local artifact exists. ### Collection notes * **Legal Registration:** Current extract from apr.gov.rs; free public access; includes matični broj, PIB, registered capital, status, and management. * **Constitutive Documents:** Filed with and retrievable via APR. Statute (Statut) is an additional constitutive document for ADs. * **Tax Registration:** 9-digit PIB; VAT registration evidenced by "RS" + PIB prefix; confirm active VAT via Poreska uprava e-portal (purs.gov.rs). * **Sector-Specific License:** Required for banks, payment institutions, e-money institutions, insurance companies (NBS); investment firms, broker-dealers (KHoV). * **Ownership Records:** APR extract lists DOO members with stakes; AD shareholders via share register (knjiga akcionara). * **Governance Records:** Lists directors (direktori/zastupnici) of DOO, members of upravni odbor and izvršni odbor of AD, and registered prokuristi with scope. * **Signing Authority:** Prokura registered in APR; distinguish individual vs. joint prokura from extract. * **Address:** Lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks. * **Good Standing:** Serbia's APR does not issue a separate Certificate of Good Standing. The Izvod iz registra privrednih subjekata (registry extract) is generated on-demand from a real-time database and shows current status — companies in winding-up carry an explicit "u likvidaciji" / "u stečaju" / "u prinudnoj likvidaciji" suffix on the name. A freshly-issued Izvod (or APR Potvrda for specific facts) serves the same compliance function. ## Person roles When you submit a person on the application body, set their `role` to one of Conduit's canonical `BusinessPersonRole` values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role. | Local role | Canonical API role | Description | | -------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Direktor / zastupnik (DOO) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Executive director; day-to-day authority; registered as legal representative in APR. | | Član upravnog odbora (AD) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Member of the management/supervisory board; governance role. | | Izvršni direktor (AD) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Executive director of AD; operational authority within two-tier structure. | | Ortački partner (OD) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | General partner; full management authority and unlimited liability. | | Prokurist | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Holder of prokura; broad commercial signing authority; registered in APR. | ## Notes * CESV law replaced in 2025; new obligations are live. The new Zakon o centralnoj evidenciji stvarnih vlasnika (eff. 2025-10-01) supersedes the 2018 law. Existing entities were required to align by 2025-11-30, uploading supporting PDFs. Changes must be reported within 15 days; annual data confirmation is mandatory. Non-compliance triggers APR "gray list" status and potential bank account restrictions. * Serbia is EU candidate, not member. AMLR (Reg. (EU) 2024/1624) and AMLD6 (Directive (EU) 2024/1640) do not apply directly; Serbia's national AML framework (Zakon o sprečavanju pranja novca i finansiranja terorizma) governs. Alignment with EU Directive 2018/843 (5AMLD) was the stated policy basis for the CESV regime. * NBS is the integrated financial regulator. NBS supervises banks, payment institutions, e-money institutions, AND insurance — there is no separate insurance supervisory authority. KHoV (sec.gov.rs) covers securities and capital markets. * PIB ≠ VAT number format. The PIB alone (9-digit) is the tax ID; for VAT-registered entities the proper VAT identifier is "RS" + PIB. Not all companies are VAT-registered (threshold: RSD 8,000,000 annual turnover); confirm registration status via Poreska uprava before relying on the RS-prefix format. * DOO minimum share capital is nominally RSD 100 (≈€0.85). This is not a typo; Serbia removed the prior RSD 100,000 minimum. Collect the APR extract and founding act to verify actual paid-in capital rather than assuming a meaningful floor.