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ACTION PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MOSTAR DECLARATION

 
| 22/11/2007
 
with aim to fulfill commitments needed for initialing and signing the Stabilization and Association Agreement

In the spirit of the Mostar Declaration of 28.10.2007., the signatories of the present Plan agree to undertake all necessary activities for implementation of the below mentioned items and observe deadlines as outlined therein.

Guided by an idea of determination to meet the conditions for implementation of the Police Reform in accordance with the three European principles[1], we are determined to:

a)      establish the following State bodies for the level of BiH: Directorate for coordination of the Police with aim to improve efficiency of the work of relevant police bodies in Bosnia and Herzegovina and effectivness of the communication at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina with relevant international institutions; Institute for forensics; Institute for education and professional upgrading of personnel; Police Support Agency; Independent Board, Citizens Complaint Board; and Police Officials Complaint Board;

Relevant issues of relationship between these and local police bodies shall be regulated through a new and single police structure of BiH, on the basis of the three principles of the European Commission, and which shall be established pursuant to the provisions of the Constituiton of BiH to be elaborated in a constitutional reform process;

b)     The local level, as part of the single police structure of BiH, shall be regulated in accordance with the three principles of the European Commission and the Mostar Declaration after the reform of the Constitution, while the Law on Police Service and Law on Police Officials  shall be adopted no later than one year after the adoption of the new Cosntitution of BiH.

c)      The signatories agree that, at the proposal of the Council of Ministers, the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH shall, no later than 6 months from the day of adoption of the present Document by the Council of Ministers of BiH, adopt legislation necessary for establishing of bodies mentioned in the present Action Plan.

Aware of the importance of the political momentum in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the need to pursue as soon as possible the process of integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the European Union, the signatories of the present Plan are committed to proceed, without delay, with full implementation of the above mentioned principles. 

For HDZBiH                          _______________________

                                                            dr. Dragan Čović

For HDZ1990                                    _______________________

                                                            dr. Božo Ljubić

For PDP                                             _______________________

                                                            dr. Mladen Ivanić

For SNSD                                           _______________________

                                                            Milorad Dodik

For SDA                                             _______________________

                                                            Sulejman Tihić

For SBiH                                            _______________________

                                                            dr. Haris Silajdžić

Sarajevo, 22. 11. 2007


[1] All legislative and budgetary competences for all police matters shall be vested at the state level; no political interference with the operational work of the Police; functional local police areas shall be determined in accordance with technical criteria for the police work, while the operational command shall be vested at the local level;