Regulation determining the river sediment extraction plan. Country/Territory Serbia Document type Regulation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Basin/catchment/watershed Inland waters Policy/planning Freshwater resources management Ecosystem preservation Sustainable use Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This text enters into force eight days after its publication in the Official Gazette (published on 12 November 2021) and it shall be valid for two years from the date of entry into force. Abstract This Regulation, based on the provisions of the Serbian Water Law, provides for the national river sediment extraction plan, which is part of this publication (Annex). The river sediment extraction plan determines the planned locations for extracting river sediments with obtaining the conditions and planned quantity of river sediments for extraction, locations where river sediment extraction is not allowed, as well as graphic representations made up of map atlases, for rivers Danube, Sava, Drina, Velika Morava, South Morava and West Morava. The management of river sediment and its use requires a planning approach, in which one should strive to protect water bodies that are formed in river sediment, preserve the ecosystem and the ambient characteristics of river flows, but it should also be borne in mind that sand and gravel are needed in construction and have an economic importance in the Republic of Serbia. Full text Serbian Website www.pravno-informacioni-sistem.rs References - Legislation Implements Water Law. Legislation | Serbia | 2010 (2018) Keyword: Framework law, Basic legislation, Data collection/reporting, Financing, Freshwater resources management, Inland waters, Inspection, Integrated management, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Sustainable use, Water abstraction, Water rights, Water supply, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Basin/catchment/watershed Source: FAO, FAOLEX