The Government of the Republic of Serbia may initiate proceedings before the Constitutional Court for an assessment of constitutionality or legality of an autonomous province decision, before it enters into force. In this case, the Constitutional Court may, until it adopts its decision, on the Government's proposal, suspend the entry into force of the disputed autonomous province decision.
In addition to the proposal for an assessment of constitutionality or legality of autonomous provinces’ decisions, the Government is obliged to submit the text of the disputed decision of an autonomous province body. The Constitutional Court first decides in respect of the Government’s proposal to postpone coming into force the disputed decision, wherein it does not communicate the disputed decision to its framer asking for its opinion, neither does it hold a public hearing on the proposal. If the Constitutional Court issues a ruling for suspension of entry into force of a disputed decision of an autonomous province body, it is obliged to urgently conduct proceedings for an assessment of its constitutionality and legality, in conformity with deadlines regulated by the Rules of Procedure of the Constitutional Court. A ruling by which the Constitutional Court suspends entry into force of the disputed decision of an autonomous province body takes effect on the date of its service to the autonomous province body which adopted said decision.