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High Representative's DecisionDecision requiring prior consultation of IPTF before foreigners without visa of residence permit are expelledSarajevo, October 29, 1999 |
In the exercise of the powers vested in me by Annex 10 to the General Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to which the High Representative is the final authority in theater regarding interpretation of his mandate; and considering in particular Art. II.1. (d) of the same Annex, entrusting to the High Representative the power to facilitate, as he judges necessary, the resolution of any difficulties arising in connection with civilian implementation; recalling the interpretation of such a power given in paragraph XI.2 of the Conclusions of the Peace Implementation Conference held in Bonn the 10 December 1997, particularly sub-paragraph (c) thereof, in terms of which the High Representative is entitled to make binding decisions, as he judges necessary, on the adoption of measures aiming at ensuring implementation of the Peace Agreement throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, including such measures as needed "to ensure (...) the smooth running of the common institutions", Considering Art. III.1 (f) of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Human Rights Agreements listed in Annex I to the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in particular the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1966 Protocol thereto and other relevant treaties to which Bosnia and Herzegovina is a Party; Concerned with the recent rejection of the draft Law on Immigration and Asylum by the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Noting the Interim Directive of the Commissioner of the International Police Task Force dated 30 August 1999 on police operations against premises suspected of organizing the procurement of prostitutes; All this considered, born in mind and noted, I hereby issue the following
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