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High Representative meets Council of Europe delegation

30.06.1999

Carlos Westendorp, the High Representative, met on Wednesday 30 June with a delegation of the Council of Europe in Sarajevo, in order to discuss Bosnia Hercegovina's application for membership of that organisation. The High Representative firmly believes that BiH's future lies within the European family of nations, and...

July 4 Deadline Suspended in Drvar

30.06.1999

The High Representative, Carlos Westendorp, has today issued a Decision suspending Article 5 of the Federation Law on the Cessation of the Application of the Law on Abandoned Apartments in the municipality of Drvar.Article 5 refers to the time limit during which a claim for the return of the occupancy right to a social...

Construction of the M5 Highway

29.06.1999

The Office of the High Representative is pleased with the excellent level of co-operation exhibited by the Municipal Authorities of Pale, Republika Srpska and Pale, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the ongoing construction of the M5 highway.Today, Jacques Paul Klein Principal Deputy High Representative visited...

Supplementary Order on privatization

29.06.1999

On Saturday, 26th June 1999, Brcko Supervisor Robert W. Farrand, issued a Supplementary Order on privatization, following his previous order of December 4, 1997.The Supplementary Order extends the prohibition against privatization without previous approval by the Supervisor to the Federation part of the Brcko pre-war O...

OHR Media Advisory - Adoption of Judicial and Prosecutorial Codes of Ethics

29.06.1999

The OHR welcomes, as another important step toward the establishment of the Rule of Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that the Associations of Judges and Prosecutors from both Entities have recently adopted Codes of Ethics and will sign a joint statement with regard to that, tomorrow, Wednesday June 30, at 12.00 hours at...

OHR (S) reply to Mostar Deputy Mayor regarding the Mostar Returns Agreement

28.06.1999

OHR refutes the allegations made by Deputy Mayor Orucevic that OHR did not fulfill its obligations foreseen by the agreement on return to Mostar. OHR never committed itself, in the addendum to the Mostar Return Agreement signed on 09 December 1998, to provide additional material support for the Buffer settlement over a...

Supervisory Order

26.06.1999

Brcko ArbitrationSupplementary Supervisory Order on Privatization Pursuant to the authority vested in me and in furtherance of my Supervisory Order of December 4, 1997, I hereby declare that the prohibition against privatization activity in the Brcko area of supervision is now also applicable to the Federation part of...

Decision on law-signing procedures in the RS during a presidential vacancy

25.06.1999

Pursuant to my authority under Annex 10 of the General Framework for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Section XI of the Bonn Conclusions of December 1997, I take the following:DECISIONSince the Constitution of Republika Srpska is silent on the question which authority will be competent to promulgate the laws duly ad...

Decision imposing the Law on the National Anthem of BiH

25.06.1999

In accordance with my authority under Annex 10 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Article XI of the Bonn Document, I do hereby decide that the Law on the National Anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina enters into force with immediate effect on an interim basis, until the House of Peop...