AGENCY FOR PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION AND COORDINATION OF FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

1. AGENCY FOR PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION AND COORDINATION OF FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION mr.sci. Vladica Babić - vladica.babic@apik.ba AssisstentDirector for PreventionofCorruption SOFIA - Bulgaria – 5th November 2013

2. STATUS OF THE AGENCY The Agency is established by the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH(30.dec.2009.)- (01.apr.2013.); The Agency is established by the law; The Agency is an independent administrative organisation that reports to the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH.

3. LAW ON THE AGENCY FOR PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION AND COORDINATION OF FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION establishment of the Agency, goalsoftheAgency’s estublishment anticorruptionprinciples responsabilitiesoftheAgency managmentoftheAgency theselectionandoperationalmonitoringcommittee internalorganisationoftheAgency coordinationofthecorruptionpreventionpolicies Coordinationwithotherbodiesandorganisation

4. THE SELECTION AND MONITORING COMMITTEE TheSelectionandMonitoringCommitteeoftheAgency- consistsof 9 members; TheCommittee is appointedbytheParliamentaryAssemblyofBiH; TheCommitte is responsable to initiate procedure for appointmentoftheAgency’s Directorand to receivereports on theAgency’s operations. (9 members= 3 ParlamentaryAssembly + 3 HouseofPeoples + 2AcademicSociety + 1 No GovernmentOrganisation )

5. Strategy for FightAgainstCorruption(2009.-2014.) Action Plan for ImplementationoftheStrategyfor FightAgainstCorruption (81 activities) Strategicdocuments

6. Anticorruption Strategy is prepared toreduce the level of corruption, and also to strengthen thetrust in government institutions at all levels. Corruption must be eradicated, so that it does notimpede good governance and free market economy in the country. Strategy for FightAgainstCorruption

7. ACTION PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGY FOR FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION Building of the capacity of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption and Coordination of Fight against Corruption- 12 activities Prevention of corruption - 32 activities Education, training and public awareness raising – 16 activities Implementation of the law, - 11 activities Coordination and implementation of the Strategy, - 10 activities. (foresees 81 activity)

8. STRUCTURE OF AGENCY Sector for PreventionoftheCoruption Sector for CoordinationoftheFightagainstCoruption Sector for Legal, Personnel, General and Financial Affairs employees

9. AGENCY GOALS?

10. AGANCY GOALS-Artcle 5. oftheLaw Identify and eliminate the causes of corruption; Discourage occurrence of criminal offenses connected with corruption; Ensure and improve the legal framework for prevention of corruption; Stimulate participation of civil society in prevention of corruption;

11. AGANCY GOALS-Artcle 5. oftheLaw e) Raise public awareness and create an attitude of nontolerance towards corruption; f) Provide education on causes and consequences of corruption and on active participation in its prevention; g) Promote transparent and responsible functioning of institutions in BiH.

12. d) monitor the instances of conflict of interest • f) analyzethedelivereddatain order to detect the instances of corrupt practices • h) take action upon receiving the submissions that contain indications of acorruptiveconduct • provide opinionsandguidelines • developeducationalprograms • p) inform the competent institutions and the public of the obligationscontained in international legal acts and give recommendations for theirrealization RESPONSABILITIES OF THE AGENCY - Art. 10 oftheLaw

13. OBLIGATIONS OF BiH TOWARD EU IN THE FIELD OF JUDICIARY AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS • Decision of the Council on the principles, priorities, and conditions contained in the European partnership with BiH (2007), • Stabilization and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (2008), • Road map on visa free regime (2008).

14. CHALLENGES Lack of financial funds for: -functioning of the Agency -education -specialized training (...) Harmonization of legal framework to enable cooperation and coordination of prevention of corruption at all levels of government. -Establishment of efficient system of coordination at all levels of government. -Establishment of mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of strategy and anti-corruption measures. Adoption of international standards Adjustment of domestic legislation with international regulations (conventions, EU directives).

15. Etical Code Integrity Plans Open Communication Channels Education and Organised Courses

16. Eticalcode Integrityplans Open Communication Channels EducationandOrganisedcourses

17. ETICAL CODE uploaded to the web page of the Agency all civil servants to beself-tested

18. EticalCode IntegrityPlans Open Communication Channels EducationandOrganisedCourses

19. INTEGRITY PLANS: ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE TO CORRUPTION RISKS • at organizational level: establishment of a system that would reduce opportunities for corruption and would support the individual members of the organization to act in good fait. • “resistance to corruption” • at personal level: knowledge, skills and determination to follow the established rules and practices and to always act in public interest, avoid conflicts of interest and “do no harm”.

20. Eticalcode Integrityplans Open Communication Channels EducationandOrganisedCourses

21. OPEN COMMUNICATION CHANNELS How do we gather information? mailboxes; E-mail; hotlines; surveys (including questionnaires); whistleblowers (officials, working for the organization ?,clients of the organization, other stakeholders )

22. EticalCode IntegrityPlans Open Communication Channel EducationandOrganisedCourses

23. EDUCATION AND ORGANISED COURSES Project IPA 2009, Courses for all institutionwithAgencysupport Internationalorganizationand NGO

24. PERIODIC TESTING AND AUDITING OF THE INTEGRITY SYSTEM • Internal Audit -check on compliance • Internal Audit -check process of implementation of the compliance policies/integrity system

25. COORDINATION Memorandum of Understandingwithall institutions for information exchange; coordinationrelated to dataexchange; legaldocuments; Memorandum of Understanding/ AgreementswithNGOs.

26. PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES AHEAD Application of measures from the Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy for Fight against Corruption, Harmonization of obligations per domestic legislation, adjustment of laws concerning anti-corruption at various levels of government, and their consistent implementation, Building capacities required for the Agency for Prevention of Corruption and Coordination of Fight against Corruption to perform its duties.

27. PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES AHEAD Decisive processing of corruption cases and improvement of efficiency and independence of the judiciary; enabling that courts work without political influence, Corrections to the legal framework in the area of political parties financing, along with increased transparency in financing of political parties, Adoption of Public Procurement Law in accordance with Acquis; improvement of coordination and cooperation between the relevant institutions, the work of Office for Complaints, Improve the legal framework on conflict of interest.

28. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION vladica.babic@apik.ba