Media Outlet Crime and Corruption Reporting Network - KRIK Date of first publication 23/10/2024 Date of Latest Change 23/10/2024

5. Requirements on Owners’ Identity

The identity of owners shall be disclosed: including direct owners, indirect or beneficial owners, shareholders, indirect or beneficial shareholders. Information on any type of influence and/or conflict of interest should be provided and monitored internally. The information shall be updated on an annual basis and easy to access, preferably online. If the Outlet has no website, the information should be published or communicated clearly in all its publications or transmissions.

5.1. Names of Owners and Board Members

The names of direct, indirect, controlling or beneficial owners shall be disclosed. If any of these is also the beneficial owner of another company, the name and main activities of that company shall be clearly stated. The business sectors in which these other companies are operating shall also be indicated. The names of the members of supervisory structures, like the board, shall also be disclosed. If any of these persons is an active member of a political party or movement, holder of an elected office, or a candidate to a political election, the name of that party or movement shall be clearly stated.

What are the names of all direct, indirect or beneficial owners?

As an association of citizens, KRIK does not have an owner in the strict sense of the term. However, in line with the Serbian Law on the Central Registry of Beneficial Owners ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia", Nos. 41/2018, 91/2019, 105/2021, and 17/2023) KRIK's director and editor-in-chief, Stevan Dojčinović, is registered as beneficial owner with the Serbian Business Registry Agency.

Are the names of the owners in the previous question available online?

Yes

What is the URL that contains the names of the owners, or, if not available online, please indicate where that information can be obtained?

The Central Register of Beneficial Owners commenced operation on December 31, 2018, at the Serbian Business Registers Agency, with the aim of making information on the beneficial owners of legal entities and other subjects registered in the Republic of Serbia readily available, without obstacles, to the competent authorities for the purpose of preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. The Central Register is part of the system for combating money laundering and terrorist financing in the Republic of Serbia.

It has been established in accordance with international standards, which are an integral part of Recommendations 24 and 25 of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) — an intergovernmental body that sets standards in the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The level of compliance of Serbia’s system with these standards is verified and assessed by the Council of Europe’s MONEYVAL Committee.

This information is available online, although for obtaining acccess it requires a registered account (https://www.apr.gov.rs/registri/centralna-evidencija-stvarnih-vlasnika/o-evidenciji.2399.html)

Based on a request of an interested party an electronic confirmation of registration can be obtained from the Agency.

What are the names of the members of supervisory boards?

N/A

Are the names of the members of the supervisory board members in the previous question available online?

Are the listed owners also founders or owners of other companies?

Are any of the owners active members of a political party or movement or candidates in a political election or current office holders?

5.2. Contact Details of Direct and Indirect Owners

The contact details of direct and indirect owners shall be disclosed, preferably online, along with the contact details of the members of the board of directors.

What is the contact information for all direct and indirect owners?

Stevan Dojčinović
email: krik.mreza@gmail.com
phone: +381114204304

Is the contact information in the previous question available online?

Yes

What is the URL with the contact information from the previous question?

https://www.apr.gov.rs/registri/centralna-evidencija-stvarnih-vlasnika.2398.html

What is the contact information for the members of the board of directors?

N/A

Is the contact information in the previous question available online?

5.3. Names of Shareholders

The names of direct and beneficial majority or controlling shareholders shall be disclosed. If the shareholder is a company, the name and main activities of that company shall be clearly stated. The business sector in which this company is operating shall also be indicated.

What are the names of the direct, majority or controlling shareholders? (If shareholders are companies, list the main activity and business sector of that company along with the name.)

N/A

5.4. Percentage of Shareholdings

The percentage of the controlling shareholdings should be disclosed, regardless of the percentage.

List the shareholders and the percentage of the holdings.

N/A

5.5. Exception for Member-owned Media Outlets

The names and contact information for all owners is not required to be disclosed, but it is required for the leadership, e. g. the Board of Directors according to clauses 5.1 and 5.2.

Is the Media Outlet member-owned?

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