Through this mechanism, the Republic of Serbia formally acknowledges property relationships that have existed in practice for years but remained legally invisible due to technical or formal shortcomings in the underlying documentation.
Who May File a Request?
The right to initiate targeted convalidation proceedings is available to all persons holding:
– contracts notarised before 1 September 2014
– court, administrative, and other instruments issued before 8 June 2018
which could not previously be entered in the cadastre due to unmet formal requirements — such as the absence of an unconditional registration clause (*clausula intabulandi*), discrepancies in the description of the property compared to cadastral data, and similar deficiencies.
Notably, there is no deadline for submitting a request — older instruments may be filed at any time.
How Is the Procedure Initiated?
The procedure is initiated **electronically**, via a dedicated application available on the official
website of the Republic Geodetic Authority ([www.rgz.gov.rs](https://www.rgz.gov.rs)), under the section Targeted Convalidation – Applications. Applicants are identified exclusively through the eGovernment (eUprava) system.
Applicants are not required to manually enter precise cadastral data — the Republic Geodetic Authority performs verification based on the information contained in the submitted instrument.
If, during the technical validation phase, it is determined that the instrument is not suitable for registration, the applicant will be notified and guided on the next steps — without initiating registration proceedings and without any obligation to pay an administrative fee.
Special Cases of Registration
The legislative amendments also introduce special cases of registration (new Article 88b of the Law on State Survey and Cadastre), under which property rights may be registered even when traditional formal conditions are not met, in particular:
– when the property is described differently in the instrument than in the cadastre (e.g., an error in the apartment or parcel number) — in such cases, the applicant is required to submit a geodetic survey report on property identification
– when a contract older than 30 years does not contain an unconditional registration clause (clausula intabulandi).
Relationship with the “Svoj na svome” Procedure
Targeted convalidation does not replace the “Svoj na svome” procedure — it supplements it. Both procedures are legally independent and may be conducted in parallel, depending on the specific circumstances of each case.
Why Does This Matter?
Targeted convalidation represents a significant step toward enhancing **legal certainty** in real property transactions. Tens of thousands of instruments that were formally insufficient for cadastral registration may now undergo this legalisation process, without the need to initiate costly and time-consuming court proceedings.
If you hold an older document establishing a right to real property and are uncertain whether it meets the conditions for registration, we recommend consulting a qualified legal adviser prior to initiating the procedure, in order to assess the suitability of the instrument and avoid potential procedural complications.
For all inquiries regarding the targeted convalidation procedure, we remain at the disposal of our clients.