OHR Press Releases

On Thursday, 4 June the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management & Forestry of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management & Forestry of the Republika Srpska signed an important Memorandum of Understanding concerning Water Issues. Under the terms of the document, the Entities will form a Joint Commiss [...]

On 8 June, a working version of a new draft Law on Associations and Foundations will be widely distributed for public discussion. This first distribution is primarily aimed at domestic NGOs in Bosnia and Hercegovina, the aim being to solicit their views on legislation that will crucially affect them.

Welcoming the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Regulation of Legal Assistance between the Institutions of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska on 20 May 1998, by the Ministers of Justice of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republika Srpska, Acknowledging the importance of immediate imple [...]

The Inaugural Session of the Commission on Inter-Entity Legal Cooperation took place yesterday, 4 June 1998, in the Office of the High Representative in Sarajevo. The Commission was established by the Presidency in view of the conclusions reached by the Peace Implementation Council in Bonn last December and consists of representatives of the Presid [...]

PRESS STATEMENT by the High Representative, Carlos Westendorp Sarajevo, 30 May 1998 I would like to take this opportunity to remind all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina that they will need to be in possession of the new common license plate issued together with the common vehicle registration document in order to be able to leave Bosnia and Herze [...]

The Parliamentary Assembly of BiH failed to take a decision on the Law on the Coat of Arms of BiH, in its session on 18 May. Therefore, the High Representative has decided, using his authority under Annex 10 of the Peace Agreement, that the Law shall enter into force with immediate effect. Following the procedure already used for the flag of BiH, t [...]

After 1 1/2 years of OHR's working on the issue, the Entities' Ministers of Justice finally agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Inter-Entity Legal Assistance between Institutions of the Federation and those of the RS. The Memorandum concerns cooperation between courts and other authorities in civil, criminal and administrative matters a [...]

On the authority of the Bonn declaration of the Peace Implementation Council and the Dayton peace agreement, an independent commission will soon be established which will provide a regulatory framework for the media in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This body, known as the Intermediate Media Standards and Licensing Commission (IMSLC), will seek to bring B [...]