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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. COUNTRY REPORTING SYSTEM Presenters: Ms. Mira Grgic Mr. Ozren Laganin. BERCEN BIH. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Area: 51.129 sq.km Federation of B & H Administrative structure: Federal authority Cantonal government: 10 cantons

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BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

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  1. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA COUNTRY REPORTING SYSTEM Presenters: Ms. Mira Grgic Mr.Ozren Laganin BERCEN BIH

  2. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA • Area: 51.129 sq.km • Federation of B&H Administrative structure: Federal authority Cantonal government: 10 cantons Municipalities(local authority) • Republic of Srpska Administrative structure: Republic Authority (centralized government) Local authority (62 municipalities) BERCEN BIH

  3. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA • There is no single ministry, acting as a Focal Point for environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina • A few years ago, Environmental Steering Committee (ESC) was established as the inter-entity coordination body for environmental issues • There is no Environmental Protection Agency at the state level • New coordination body, “Managerial Committee for Environment and Sustainable Development” was currently established at the state levelEnvironmental Steering Committee BERCEN BIH

  4. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA • Last year, Entity Parliaments have passed set of environmental laws, harmonized with European practice These laws are: • Framework Law on Environmental Protection • Law on Water Protection • Law on Waste Management • Law on Nature Protection • Law on Air Protection, and • Law on Ecological Fund (Eco-fund). • Preparation of the by-laws followed the laws adoption process • Main problems for further development are: • Lack of suitable information system and database • Underdeveloped inspection survey methodology • Lack of institutional capacity and self-funds • Insufficient cooperation between different sectors in B&H BERCEN BIH

  5. INTER-ENTITY COORDINATION Managerial Committee for Environment establishes better cooperation between entity ministries BERCEN BIH Banja Luka- capitol of RS Entity Sarajevo- capitol of B&H

  6. Legal basis for inspection and structure • Administrative Act of former Socialistic Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina • Administrative Acts of Federation B&H and Republic of Srpska • Law on Physical Planning (FBH, RS) • Law on environmental protection (FBH, RS) • Air quality law • Noise regulation law BERCEN BIH

  7. Law on environmental protection What needs to be inspected? • Dangerous substances • Register of installations and pollution • Permits • Environmental problems • Complaints Municipal and cantonal inspectors Republic inspectors BERCEN BIH

  8. INSPECTION PLANNING • Information on inspection organisation • Annual plan • Montly plan • Weekly plan BERCEN BIH

  9. INSPECTORS in B&H • Republic of Srpska: Republic inspector- 1 (Banja Luka) Municipal inspectors (most of municipalities have designated environmental inspectors) • Federation of B&H Una-Sana canton 1, Zenica-Doboj 1, West-Hercegovina 1, Tuzla 2, Sarajevo  1 BERCEN BIH

  10. REPORTING SYSTEM • Annual report • Weekly report • Quarterly report BERCEN BIH

  11. Federation BiHand RS Environmental protection law Annual report: • Inspections • Prosecutions • Non-compliances BERCEN BIH

  12. ANNUAL REPORT • Inspection organisation • Inspections performed • Operator self-monitoring BERCEN BIH

  13. REPORTING • Cantons report to Federal ministry (Municipalities report to the Ministry of Physical planning, civil engineering and ecology in Republic of Srpska) • Inter-entity bodies responsible for coordination on BiH level: Environmental Steering Committee and Environmental Managerial Body BERCEN BIH

  14. INSPECTION REPORT AND DECISIONS Report on the inspection: • Name of the instalation and location • Date, duration of the inspection • Descriptionof inspection performed and all relevant findings (technical data, samples) • Non-compliance detected In case of non-compliance, inspector delivers a Decision, document that comprises remediation measures, timeframe and deadline for complaint If operator does not comply with stipulations from a Decision, inspector can institute a lawsuit at the appeal court BERCEN BIH

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