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DEFINITION OF CORRUPTION IN BIH ...corruption means any abuse of power by a public official or by a person holding a political position at the state, entity,cantonal,and Brko District levels, as well as at the town or municipal levels, that may lead to private gain. Specifically, corruption may include direct or indirect offering, giving, receiving or soliciting of bribe or any other illegal advantage that results in deviation in the discharge of expected duty or conduct of the receiver of bribe.
VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS OF BIH UN Convention against Corruption, UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, Council of Europe (EC), Civil Law Convention on Corruption, EC Convention on money laundering, investigation and temporary suspension of income gained by criminal actions.
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OBLIGATIONS OF BiH TOWARD EU IN THE FIELD OF JUDICIARY AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS Decision of the Council on the principles, priorities, and conditions contained in the European partnership with BiH (2007), Stabilization and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (2008), Road map on visa free regime (2008).
LEGAL FRAMEWORK Law on Agency for Prevention of Corruption Coordination of Fight Against Corruption (2009). and
Strategy for Fight against Corruption (2009-2014) and the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Strategy (2009)
Agency - Operations
Management of the Agency appointed in July 2011. The decision became effective in August 2011. Rulebook on internal organization adopted in July 2012. The staff of the Agency includes 15 employees while 29 is envisioned by the Rulebook. Annual budget: 900,000.00 KM
CURRENT STATUS OF ACTIVITIES Implementation of the Action Plan for Fight against Corruption, Implementation of GRECO recommendations (Group of states against corruption), Fulfilment of international obligations deriving from international conventions on corruption. Processing of corruption /judiciary/ suspension of illegally gained property/ money laundering, Financing of political parties/ Law on Conflict of Interest.
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CURRENT ACTIVITIES OF THE AGANCY Preparation of analysis of strategy implementation; Adoption of good practices; Analysis of legal framework for its improvement; Adjustment of domestic legislation with international regulations (UNCAC, Criminal Law Convention SE); Establishment of mechanisms for coordination and cooperation in accordance with the existing legal framework.
PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES AHEAD Application of measures from the Action Plan for the implementation of the Strategy for Fight against Corruption, Harmonization of obligations per domestic legislation, adjustment of laws concerning anti-corruption at various levels of government, and their consistent implementation, Building capacities required for the Agency for Prevention of Corruption and Coordination of Fight against Corruption to perform its duties.
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CHALLENGES
Lack of financial funds for:
functioning of the Agency education specialized training (...)
Harmonization of legal framework to enable cooperation and coordination of prevention of corruption at all levels of government.
Establishment of efficient system of coordination at all levels of government. Establishment of mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of strategy and anti-corruption measures.
Adoption of international standards Adjustment of domestic legislation with international regulations (conventions, EU directives).
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Agencija za prevenciju korupcije i koordinaciju borbe protiv korupcije ul. Spasovdanska 22/II 71123 Istono Sarajevo Bosna i Hercegovina Tel: +387 57 322 540; Fax: +387 57 322 547 sead.lisak@apik.ba