In accordance with my authority under Annex 10 of the General Framework
Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina (GFAP) and article XI of the
Bonn document, I do hereby decide:
- that the Telecommunications Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina (the
Telecommunications Law) as submitted by the Council of Ministers to the
Parliamentary Assembly for adoption shall enter into force on 11 September
1998 on an interim basis, until the Parliamentary Assembly adopts this law
in due form.
- to recognise, in the interim, the existence of the three operators
currently providing services by means of a fixed Public Switched
Telecommunications Network, subject to their strict adherence to the country
code (387) for all international connections and their compliance with
Article 19 of the Telecommunications Law.
The operators concerned will continue to co-operate to the fullest extent
possible with my Office, the Independent Media Commission (IMC) and the
Commission on Public Corporations, as established under Annex 9 of the GFAP,
on the reorganisation of the Telecommunications sector in accordance with
the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Telecommunication Law.
In the coming period I will be closely monitoring the situation and will
take whatever steps are necessary to ensure full co-operation between the
three operators and their full compliance with fair and lawful practices in
the field of telecommunications.
I furthermore expect all the relevant parties to reach agreement on a
Framework Memorandum of Understanding concerning the reorganisation of the
telecommunications sector, including the internal numbering system, by 1st
November 1998.
Sarajevo, 11 September 1998.
Carlos Westendorp
High Representative
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