TRADE SERVICES

Abstract

Among the numerous service activities, trade services are particularly important. They belong to the group of the most important intangible and commercial services, which are provided in the function of exchange of goods. Due to their importance, trade services are subject to regulation in a number of legal acts that have been adopted so far. It can be noticed that Serbian legislation has gone through several different stages in this regard. The author provides an overview of these stages through the chronological analysis of different legislative wording of trade services and at the same time identifies the room for improvement of the current legislative framework with a particular suggestions de lege ferenda. In order to undoubtedly determine legal scope of trade services, one should keep in mind common rules setting the framework for their performance. Accordingly, these rules are classified and presented in the paper, including the consequences that arise in case of violation of these rules.