Open letter to the Council of Ministers of BiH

We would like to address you regarding the fact that since November 2013, when the amendments to the Law on Conflict of Interest of BiH were adopted, which envisages a new Commission for Determining Conflicts of Interest, this body has not yet been fully formed.

Dear All,

Transparency International of Bosnia and Herzegovina considers it worrying that the BiH Council of Ministers has not yet adopted amendments to the Rulebook on Internal Organization of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption and Coordination of the Fight against Corruption, which are necessary for the transfer of Central Election Commission staff. , to the office of the Agency, ie the Commission for Determining Conflicts of Interest. Therefore, although members of the Commission have been appointed before the BiH Parliamentary Assembly and APIK, since the amendments to the Law on Conflict of Interest were adopted, its implementation has been prevented, which has unforeseeable consequences for BiH institutions and the rule of law.

TI BiH appeals to the Council of Ministers to adopt the necessary amendments to the internal acts of the Agency for Prevention of Corruption and Coordination of the Fight against Corruption as soon as possible and resolve the status of staff envisaged for the implementation of the Law. at the state level. This is of particular importance, given not only the importance of this law in ensuring the minimum integrity of elected and appointed officials, but also the fact that after the amendments to the law at the state level there was a stalemate in the application of relevant laws at the Federation and Brcko District. .

TI BiH also requests the Council of Ministers to submit a report to the public, explaining why the acts have not yet been adopted and why the implementation of the Law on Conflict of Interest has not been enabled. It is evident that the amendments to the Law on Conflict of Interest were harmful from the beginning, starting from the politicization of the body responsible for determining conflicts of interest, to the complete delay in the implementation of laws at the level of BiH, FBiH and District. Therefore, TI BiH once again appeals to the Council of Ministers to resolve this issue either by completing the process of establishing a supporting office of the Commission for Determining Conflicts of Interest, or by amending the Law again to eliminate the mentioned shortcomings.

With respect,

Open letter to the Council of Ministers