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In accordance with my authority under Annex 10 of the General Framework
Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Article XI of the
Conclusions of the Peace Implementation Conference held in Bonn on 10
December 1997, I hereby take the following
DECISION
The Cantonal Court of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton shall be established
not later than September 1st, 1999.
The Municipal Courts of Konjic, Jablanica, Prozor-Rama, Citluk, Capljina,
Stolac and Neum, and the Central Zone Court of the City of Mostar, shall be
established not later than November 1st, 1999.
Starting from the date of the establishment of the Cantonal Court, the
provisions of the Law on Courts of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton concerning
the judicial competencies of the Municipal Courts shall be applied
accordingly with immediate effect to the current existing Basic Courts.
In an Interim Period, the two current existing Basic Courts of Mostar, will
be considered as Municipal Courts for the purpose of the Law on Courts of
the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton and the Law on Prosecution of the
Herzegovina-Neretva Canton. The national structure of the judges of each
Basic Court must reflect the national structure of the population of the
municipalities for which that Basic Court has jurisdiction, based on the
results of the 1991 census.
In the Interim Period, the current existing Basic Court situated in the west
part of the City will be considered as Municipal Court which has territorial
jurisdiction for the territory of the Municipalities West, South-west and
South and the current Basic Court situated in the east part of the City will
be considered as Municipal Court which has territorial jurisdiction for the
territory of the Municipalities North, Old Town and South-east.
The Central Zone Court will, as regulated by the Law on Courts of the
Central Zone of the City of Mostar,, have jurisdiction over the area of the
Central Zone and other areas which are directly administrated by the organs
of the City of Mostar.
The length of the Interim Period will be determined by the High
Representative at a later date.
All other stipulations of the Law on Courts of the Herzegovina-Neretva
Canton shall be applied insofar they are not inconsistent with this
Decision.
This Decision enters into force with immediate effect, and it shall be
published in the Official Gazette of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton without
delay.
6 July 1999
Carlos Westendorp
High Representative
Sarajevo
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