Project number: 01-07-273/08,
Project name: Improvement of Rules and Procedures for Legal, Other Regulations and General Documents Drafting in BiH
Short description:

Overall objective

Establishment of the best practice and coherent principles and standards for legal, other regulations and general documents drafting in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which would contribute to further improvement of the process of policy development, methodological harmonisation of the process of legal, other regulations and general documents drafting, as well as to improvement of the legal system in general. Reaching this objective would contribute to development of the public administration which would be more efficient, more professional, more transparent, more accountable and in the service of the citizens.

Purpose of the project

Adopt new or improve the existing rules and procedures for legal, other regulations and general documents drafting on the state, entity and the Brčko District of BiH level, in order to ensure that all drafts/proposals of normative acts are prepared and discussed in an adequate, harmonised and consistent manner.

Project Description

The project is based on the idea of preparation and provision of the best solutions from the existing practice of legal, other regulation and general documents drafting both in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the European Union member states which have a similar legal tradition and structure of governance as Bosnia and Herzegovina. This terms of reference provides for improvement and harmonisation of the existing rules through changes and amendments or enactment of completely new rules which would be adopted by the competent bodies of authority on the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Srpska and the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On the basis of that, harmonised and consistent manner of preparation and discussion of the drafts/proposals of the normative acts would be ensured on the state, entity and the Brčko District of BiH level.

Project Area: Policy Making and Coordination Capacities
Contracting Authority: Public Administration Reform Coordinator’s Office in BiH
Implementing organization or partner: Faculty of Economics in Sarajevo Sarajevo
Beneficiary:

Direct users: The Legislation Office within the Council of Ministers of BiH, the Office for Legislation and Regulations of the EU within the Government of the FBiH, the Republic Secretariat for Legislation within the Government of the RS and Department for Legislation Activities within the Government of the BD.

Indirect users: All institutions and bodies involved in the process of preparation and enactment of laws, other regulations and general acts in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Geographical Area to be Covered/Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Srpska, the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Brčko).
Implementation status: Finished
Duration:

June 9, 2010 – December 9, 2011 (18 months)

Duration of the project was extended for 4 months to 09.04.2012

Total contracted budget without VAT (in KM): 671.830,40 KM
Contracted budget by years of implementation (KM): 2010 2011 2012

2013

223.943,47 KM 447.886,93 KM  

 

Contact person for Donor: Nedžib Delić, Expert Adviser for Policy Making and Coordination Capacities, Vrazova 9, Sarajevo, phone. 033-565-778, fax: 033-565-761, e-mail: nedzib.delic@parco.gov.ba