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1 Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA -Institutions, Legislation, UNECE TEIA- Senad Oprašić, PhD. Head of Environmetal Protection Department or Tel/fax: UNECE TEIA High-level Awarenes Raising Meeting, 19 th May 2014, Sarajevo

2 Bosnia and Herzegovina - Figures and Facts 1. Located in the Western Balkans SE Europe 2. Territory: 51,209 km 2 3. Population 1991: 4,364,649 (Census) 4. Population: 3,791,622/FBiH: /RS: /DB BiH: (preliminary results 2013) 5. Official languages: Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian

3 B&H GOVERNMENTAL STRUKTURE I State level B i H II Entities F BiH RS III Cantons 1, Local Level City/ Municipalities City/ Municipalities

4 ENVIRONMENT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina District Brčko Security Foreign Affairs Foreign Trade and Economic Relations Civil Affairs Finance and Treasury Defence Transport and Comunications Justice Human Rights and Refugees Foreign Trade and Economic Relations is responsible for Environmental Activities at the State Level with competencies for: International relations Definition of policy Basic principles Coordination of activities and harmonisation of Entities plans

5 Institutional Framework and environmental legislation Two Entity ministries have specific competencies in the environmental field: Tourism and Environment of FBiH Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology of RS There is also District Brčko (a Unit responsible for environmental protection issues) Following set of environmental laws at enitities level are adopted: 1. The Law on Environmental Protection 2. The Law on Air Protection 3. The Water Law 4. The Law on Waste Management 5. The Law on Nature Protection and 6. The Law on the Environmental Fund

6 Organisational chart of MoFTER (as of ): the numbers are planned, not actual staff. State Veterinary Office incl. Animal Identification Agency (24) Minister Cabinet of the Minister (6) General Secretary of the Ministry (2) Cabinet of the Deputy Minister (5) Foreign Trade Policy & Foreign Investments Sector (22) International Trade Relations Sector (18) Customs Policy and Tariffs Sector (17) Economic Development & Entrepreneurship Sector (22) Natural Resources, Energy & Environment Sector (20) Legal and General Affairs Sector (24) Foreign Trade Policy & Control (5) Customs Policy (5) Economic Reconstruction & Development Projects (7) Coordination of Natural Resources Management (5) Legal Affairs (5) Foreign Investments & Free Zones (5) Multilateral Trade Relations (6) Customs Tariffs (4) Entrepreneurship (7) Energy (6) Administrative & Common Affairs (12) Registration & Commerce of Weapons & Military Equipment (8) Department Trade Relations with the EU (4) Supervising the Implementation of Customs Regulations (8) Technical Assistance for Economic Development (5) Environmental Protection (10) * Material Financial Affairs (5) Promotion of Export (3) * Planned number of posts, includes one non-university post.

7 Government of FBiH Government of RS Environment and Tourism INTER- ENTITY COORD. BODY FOR ENVIRONMENT Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology CO-OPERATION ON INTER - ENTITY LEVEL

8 BIH STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS MID-TERM STRATEGY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTREPRENEURS SOCIETY (2000) STRATEGY FOR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (2002) ASSESSMENT OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN BIH REPORT FOR WSSD (2002) NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN NEAP BIH (2003) PRSP MID-TERM DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (2004) UNECE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW 1 (2004) UNECE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW 1 (2011)

9 BIH STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS DRAFT OF BiH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DRAFT STRATEGY OF BIODIVERSITY TILL 2018 INITIAL NATIONAL COMMUNICATION TO UNFCCC (2010) RISK ASSESSMENT ON NATURAL AND OTHER ACCIDENT OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (2011) STATE OF ENVIRONMENT (2012) SECOND NATIONAL COMMUNICATION 2013 STARTEGY OF LOW CARBON INDUSTRY AND ADOPTATION ON CLIMATE CHANGES (2013) NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN (IN PROCES) NATIONAL PLAN FOR COMBAT ON LAND DEGRADATION (IN PROCES)

10 Multilateral Environmental Agreements Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified: 2008 : AARHUS CONVENTION BERN CONVENTION CITES CONVENTION CARTAGENA PROTOCOL KYOTO PROTOCOL 2009 ESPOO CONVENTION

11 MEĐUNARODNI OKOLINSKI SPORAZUMI 2010 STOCKHOLM CONVENTION 2012 BEIJING AMANDMAN OF VIENNA CONVENTION 2013 UNECE TEIA

12 Multilateral Environmental Agreements Bosnia and Herzegovina will start the ratification process: NAGOYA PROTOCOL 3 PROTOCOLS OF LRTAP CONVENTION PRTR PROTOCOL, 2 PROTOCOLS OF BARCELONA CONVENTION MERCURY CONVENTION THE PROTOCOL ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE AND COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY TRANSBOUNDARY EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT ON TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS OTHER MISSING MEA s

13 Current situation Transposition of the Seveso III directive 2012/18/EU has not started yet (Monitoring report on transposition aprl 2012 march 2013 RENA) PRTR esblished but nnot zet in function for the public (list of 135 operators) Implementation some aspects through the environmental permiting

14 ACTIVITIES AWARENES RAISING MISSION 2009 VISITING OF MR. MARCO KEINER DIRECTOR UNECE DIRECTORATE OF ENVIRONMENT PARTICIPATION AT THE SIXTH MEETING OF PARTIES AT HAGUE, MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES WITH THE MINISTRY OF SECURITY OF B&H, AND OTHER RELEVANT MINISTRIES IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA PARTICIPATION AT ENVISEC COOPERATION WITH THE EU CHEMICAL AGENCY

15 Next steps Nominate competent authority (Focal and Contact points) Develop sutainable and functional coordination mechanism Increase human capacity Enhance international cooperation Develop project regarding stretegic approach to the implementation of the Convention

16 Thank you!

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