Bosnia and Herzegovina declared sovereignty in October 1991 and independence from the former Yugoslavia on 3 March 1992 after a referendum boycotted by ethnic Serbs. The Bosnian Serbs - supported by neighboring Serbia and Montenegro - responded with armed resistance aimed at partitioning the republic along ethnic lines and joining Serb-held areas to form a "Greater Serbia." In March 1994, Bosniaks and Croats reduced the number of warring factions from three to two by signing an agreement creating a joint Bosniak-Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties initialed a peace agreement that ended three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995).
The Dayton Peace Accords retained Bosnia and Herzegovina's international boundaries and created a multiethnic and democratic government charged with conducting foreign, diplomatic, and fiscal policy. Also recognized was a second tier of government composed of two entities roughly equal in size: the predominantly Bosniak-Bosnian Croat Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the predominantly Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska (RS). The Federation and RS governments are responsible for overseeing most government functions. Additionally, the Dayton Accords established the Office of the High Representative to oversee the implementation of the civilian aspects of the agreement. The Peace Implementation Council at its conference in Bonn in 1997 also gave the High Representative the authority to impose legislation and remove officials, the so-called "Bonn Powers." An original NATO-led international peacekeeping force (IFOR) of 60,000 troops assembled in 1995 was succeeded over time by a smaller, NATO-led Stabilization Force (SFOR). In 2004, European Union peacekeeping troops (EUFOR) replaced SFOR. Currently, EUFOR deploys around 600 troops in theater in a security assistance and training capacity.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a parliamentary republic.
Source: CIA World Factbook
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Displaying 16 - 20 of 46Regulation on the cadastral classification and land reclamation.
This Regulation prescribes the manner and procedure for the mandatory cadastral land classification and land reclamation on the territory of the Republic of Srpska, autonomous district of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Concrete land cadastral classification and land reclamation rules and requirements are also governed by the necessary cadastral culture and cadastral class evaluation of a specific land parcel (fertile land, agricultural land and other).
Law amending the Law declaring the part of the mountain Konjuh as protected landscape ''Konjuh''.
This Law amends various provisions part of the Law declaring the part of the mountain Konjuh as protected landscape ''Konjuh'' (Official Gazette of the Tuzla Canton 13/2009).Major changes are regarding the official boundaries and physical limits of the protect ted area, and other specific provisions related to the concessions and use of the land.
Amends: Law declaring the part of the mountain Konjuh as protected landscape ''Konjuh''. (2009-11-09)
Law amending the Law on concessions (Tuzla Canton).
This Law adds certain provisions to the Law on concessions of the Tuzla Canton (Official Gazette 50/2004).New provisions are regarding the administrative issues and administrative forms of the Commission for Concessions.
Amends: Law on concessions (Tuzla Canton). (2004-03-30)
Law on concessions (Tuzla Canton).
This Law defines the general provisions and scopes of concessions in terms of manner and conditions under which all local and foreign legal persons may obtain a specific concession for providing infrastructure and services, exploitation of natural resources, financing, design, construction, rehabilitation, maintenance and/or management of works and operations on the territory of the Tuzla Canton (part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina), further defining administrative requirements, establishment of the Commission for Concessions, official tendering issues, inspection rules, public
Law amending the Law on concessions (Tuzla Canton).
This Law adds some provisions to the Law on concessions of the Tuzla Canton (Official Gazette 50/2004, 7/2005, 6/2011 and 1/2013).New provisions are related to the official administrative deadlines for financial and fiscal obligations deriving from funds obtained from concessions granted on the territory of the Tuzla Canton (part of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Amends: Law on concessions (Tuzla Canton). (2004-03-30)