House of Representatives Adopts Set of Intellectual Property Laws with EI Mark

(Patria) - The House of Representatives of the BiH Parliament tonight supported the principles of the Bill on the Regulator, Transmission and Electricity Market in BiH (P.Z.E.I), proposed by the Council of Ministers of BiH.

The Council of Ministers of BiH determined the proposal of this law with the EI mark, as confirmation of appropriate alignment with EU regulations in this area.

The aim of the law is to transpose 16 EU directives and the Electricity Integration Package, with a focus on creating an organized wholesale electricity market and establishing an electricity exchange in BiH.

In this way, one of the prerequisites for exempting our country from the application of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is met in this area.

As stated during the debate, positive opinions on the text of the law were given by the governments of FBiH, RS, and Brčko District.

Representatives also adopted a set of intellectual property laws with the EI mark, which was previously supported by the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee in the second committee phase with a total of 41 amendments adopted.

These include the Bill on Amendments to the Law on Industrial Design, the Bill on Trademarks, the Bill on Patents, the Bill on the Protection of Trade Secrets as Intellectual Property Rights, the Bill on the Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products, the Bill on Representation in the Field of Industrial Property Rights, and the Bill on Units of Measurement in BiH.