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Decision Enacting the Law on Amendments to the Law on Courts of Canton 10

01.11.2002

In the exercise of the powers vested in the High Representative by Article V of Annex 10 (Agreement on Civilian Implementation of the Peace Settlement) to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to which the High Representative is the final authority in theatre regarding interpret...

Decision Enacting the Law on Amendments to the Law on Courts of Sarajevo Canton

01.11.2002

In the exercise of the powers vested in the High Representative by Article V of Annex 10 (Agreement on Civilian Implementation of the Peace Settlement) to the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to which the High Representative is the final authority in theatre regarding interpret...

Speech by the High Representative for BiH and EU Special Representative Paddy Ashdown to the Political and Security Committee of the European Union and the North Atlantic Council

30.10.2002

IntroductionI am delighted to be here with my friend and colleague John Sylvester.If you want an example of close co-operation on the ground between the EU and NATO, then you need look no further than the relationship between this EU Special Representative and the Commander of SFOR – first John, and now his succe...

PDHR Donald Hays Inaugurates IC Consultations on VAT and Customs Reform

30.10.2002

The efficient and timely introduction of a state-wide value-added tax (VAT) and the rationalisation of the BiH customs services are crucial in establishing a self-sustaining economy in BiH, Principal Deputy High Representative Donald Hays told a meeting of the Inter-Agency Group - Tax (IAG-T) in Sarajevo on Tuesday. &#...

High Representative to travel to Brussels to brief NATO and the EU

29.10.2002

The High Representative, Paddy Ashdown, will be in Brussels on Wednesday 30 October to brief NATO and the EU on the reform process now underway in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and on how, if these reforms are implemented, they should accelerate the process of moving BiH closer to these two institutions. He will also report...