RS Ministry of Interior and FBiH Ministry of Interior to Intensify Cooperation in Police Training

(Patria) - Seven conclusions were agreed upon at today's joint session of the RS Government and the FBiH Government.

The Government of Republika Srpska and the Government of the Federation of BiH are tasking the relevant ministries to consider extending the validity of the Decision on Temporary Ban on Export of Wood Timber Assortments, which is in force until 07/31/2023 and relates to the ban on the export of logs from BiH.

The Governments are tasking the Ministry of Spatial Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology and the Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism to, in cooperation with the Expert and Legal Team, monitor the activities on the implementation of the procedure for preliminary environmental impact assessment and environmental impact assessment of radioactive waste disposal at the Čerkezovac location on Trgovska Gora, exchange information on this issue, and involve other competent institutions and the interested public in BiH, with the aim of protecting the environment and human health on the territory of BiH.

The Governments of Republika Srpska and the Federation of BiH are tasking the Ministry of Spatial Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology and the Federal Ministry of Environment and Tourism to promptly submit all available information, including the positions of other competent institutions and the interested public, to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of BiH, as well as to the coordinator of BiH institutions in this procedure.

At today's session, the governments tasked the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Republika Srpska and the Federal Ministry of Transport and Communications of FBiH to intensively continue activities on the realization of the Sarajevo-Belgrade-Sarajevo highway/expressway construction project.

The Governments of Republika Srpska and the Federation of BiH agree that it is necessary to continue cooperation between the ministries of internal affairs in the areas defined in already signed protocols, memorandums, and agreements, with the aim of intensifying the fight against all forms of crime, and to intensify cooperation in the area of police training.

The Governments agree that the provisions of the laws concerning the execution of criminal and misdemeanor sanctions should be harmonized in the part relating to the transfer of convicted persons from one entity to another.

The Governments of Republika Srpska and the Federation of BiH propose to the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina to initiate activities for the establishment / continuation of the work of the Committee for Technical Regulations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in accordance with Article 6 of the Law on Technical Requirements for Products and Conformity Assessment ('Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina' No. 45/04).

The Governments are tasking the Ministry of Scientific and Technological Development, Higher Education and Information Society of Republika Srpska and the Federal Ministry of Education and Science to initiate more intensive cooperation between the relevant entity ministries responsible for science and technology in creating and implementing programs and projects of common interest.