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Second BERCEN Plenary Meeting Ohrid, September 15-16 2003 Agenda item 11

Key achievements in environmental enforcement and compliance, and

discussion on the selected issue/problem

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

MLADEN RUDEŽ

Federal Ministry of Physical Planning and Environment

Federation of B&H

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Key achievements

1) In Bosnia and Herzegovina (in both of Entities) came in force the new set environmental laws:

a) Law on Environmental Protection;

b) Law on Water Protection;

c) Law on Waste Management;

d) Law on Nature Protection;

e) Law on Air Protection;

f) Law on Ecological Fund

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Key achievements (continue)2) World Bank – IDA Grant/ The both of entity governments and parliaments B&H has adopted:

• National Environmental Action Plan/ NEAP B&H, and• Implementation of NEAP with “NEAP 100 Projects”

3) EU/ EC CARDS Program:

• Support for Capacity Building for Environmental

Management (support to setting up Secondary Legislation in the

frame new adopted set of Environmental Laws)

• Development of a National Environmental Monitoring

• Support for improved Waste Managment

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Key achievements (continue)

4. LIFE 3th countries project:• “Setting up an Operational Unit under the

Environmental Steering Committee/ESC B&H”,

5. Pakt Stability - REReP• REReP 1.7: BERCEN

a) Finished: Trainings - “Train trainers”, study tours, procurement of equipment and cars for environmental inspections in MoE of Federation B&H and RSb) Setting up: Environmental Inspection in MoE of Federation B&H and RS

• REReP 1.8: “Development of National Environmental Information System in B&H” – www.fmpuio.gov.ba (Synergy with LIFE project)

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Key achievements (continue)

• REReP 1.14:”Institutional strengthening of MoE RS and Federation of B&H” - under ITF

a) I Phase - Support to the work of Environmental Steering Committee (ESC) for B&H

b) II Phase - “Preparation of Draft Framework Environmental Law and Feasibility Study as Precondition for the EPA in B&H”

6. PRSP – Development Strategy of B&H (2003 to 2007) Part – Anex VII, Sectors Priority: Environment

• Underway: public disscusion - Second proposal of Strategy

• Expected of B&H parliament adoption to the end of this year

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Introduction of Selected Issue/Problem

1. Main problem in environmental enforcement and regulatory compliance in B&H:

• Lack of institutions and regulatory for implementation: EPA, Environmental Inspectorate and secondary legislation of Environmental Laws

2. World Bank Project:• It‘s finished in May 2003: Action plan of Inspectorate (in

Federation of B&H andRS) including State Inspektorate - Document for reforms:

• Goals of Action Plan: a) New organisation structure of Inspectorates (included Environmental Inspection) as Indipendent Autorised Bodies b) Drawing up draft of new Law on Inspectorates and its implementation; c) Training

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In-country Training Programme

1. BERCEN B&H Workshop• Scope: Minimum criteria of environmental Inspection in B&H • Objectives:

a) Introduction in the BERCEN Program; b) New Environmental Laws in B&Hc) Criterias of Environmental Protection Inspectiond) Main elements of IPPC Procedure

• Timing and location: November 2003, Sarajevo/Banja Luka

• Trainers:Participants of BERCEN training program: “Train trainers”,

and • Participants: Representatives of Mynistries on the State, Entity, Cantons/Regions, Municipalities responsibilities for environmental inspection, bigger polluters (approx. 25 persons)