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Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Spatial planning

The federal ministry of Physical Planning is responsible for:

• Physical planning and improvement;
• Policy of land use at the Federal level;
• Drafting, enforcing and applying the Physical Plan of the Federation BiH;
• Verification of harmonisation of the physical plans of the Cantons with the Physical Plan of the Federation BiH;
• Directing a long-term development plan in utilisation of natural resources;
• Supervision of appropriate institutions.

Republika Srpska

Economic development

The ministry of Economic Relations and Regional Cooperation is in charge of: 

• Coordination of activities regarding preparation and implementation of economic development strategy;
• Cooperation with international organizations for the purpose of coordination of donor assistance;
• Encouragement of development and improvement of cross-border cooperation,

Spatial planning

The Ministry of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology is responsible of:

Territorial organisation;

Use of space;

Development and monitoring of implementation strategy and spatial plan of the Republic and other documents of spatial regulation adopted by the

National Assembly;

Development of spatial plans for use of space;

Professional analytical activities in the field of spatial planning and spatial development;

Collection, codification and systematisation of data;

Establishment and management of spatial information systems;

Spatial planning and development of programmes of interest for the Republic;

Coordination of spatial planning documents of regional spatial development and planning of urban areas;

Coordination, preparation and development of spatial plans for special purposes;

Approval of environmental, urban and other plans;

Regulations in the field of spatial planning.
 
Responsible ministries/bodies

Federal Ministry of Physical Planning

Ministry of Economic Relations and Regional Cooperation (RS)

The Ministry of Physical Planning, Civil Engineering and Ecology (RS)

Local

FBiH’s Municipalities

• Joint infrastructures;
• Local economic development (plans and programmes necessary for economic growth and job creation);
• Establishment and implementation of spatial planning policies;
• Adoption of regional, urban and implementation plans, including zoning.

Republika Srpska’s Municipalities

• Adoption of local development programmes;
• Enactment of urban planning;
• Regulation and insurance of the use of urban construction sites and business premises;
• Crafts.

Sources:

Council of Ministers of BiH portal, Ministry of Physical Planning

Constitution of Republika Srpska, Official Gazette of Republika Srpska, 6/92, 8/92, 15/92, 19/91, 21/92, 28/94, 8/96, 13/96, 15/96, 16/96 and 21/96.

Zakon o republickoj upravi [Law on Republic administration- unofficial translation], Official Gazette of Republika Srpska 118/08.

Zakono Principima Lokalne Samouprave U Federaciji Bosne I Hercegovine [Law on the principles of local government in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina -unofficial translation], article 8. “Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina”, 49/06, 51/09

Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament of 26 May 1999 on the stabilisation and association process for countries of South-Eastern Europe [COM(1999) 235 final – Not published in the Official Journal].