The Ministry shall perform the affairs of the state administration, as prescribed in Article 5a. Of the Law on Ministries ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia", No. 62/2017), as follows:
The Ministry of Environmental Protection performs state administration tasks related to:
- basics of environmental protection; system of protection and improvement of the environment;
- national parks, inspection in the field of environmental protection;
- application of the results of scientific and technological research and development research in the field of environment;
- implementation of the Convention on public participation, access to information and the right to legal protection in the field of environment;
- nature protection;
- air protection;
- protection of the ozone layer;
- climate changes;
- cross-border pollution of air and water;
- protection of waters from pollution to prevent deterioration of surface and groundwater quality;
- determining the conditions of environmental protection in spatial planning and construction of facilities;
- protection against major chemical accidents and participation in response to chemical accidents;
- protection against noise, vibration and non-ionizing radiation;
- protection against ionizing radiation;
- management of chemicals and biocidal products;
- the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention in accordance with the law;
- waste management, excluding radioactive waste;
- approving cross-border traffic of waste and protected plant and animal species, as well as other activities determined by law.
