Central
The Ministry of Communication and Transport is responsible for:
- Policy and regulation of common and international communication facilities;
- International and inter-entity tranport and infrastructure;
- Preparation of contracts, agreements and other documents in the field of international and inter-entity communications and transport;
- Relations with international organizations in the field of international and inter-entity communications and transport;
- Preparation and drafting of strategic and plan documents in the field of international and inter-entity communications, transport, infrastructure and information technology;
- Tasks of control of smooth transport in international transportation;
Responsible ministries/bodies
The Ministry of Transport and Communication
Regional
Responsibilities common to both Entities
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Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Allocation of electronic frequencies;
- Infrastructure for communications and transport (shared with the Cantons);
- Planning, reconstruction, land use policy.
Republika Srpska
- Highway and regional roads;
- Public roads (motorways, main roads and regional roads);
- International bilateral permits for transport of goods in international road traffic, licensing drivers and vehicles in international road transport;
- Rail transport, railway transport security, railway infrastructure, industrial railways;
- Air transport, airports, air-companies, organisations and associations in the field of air transport;
- River and lake transport, safety of inland waterway and lake transport, development of waterways;
- Water infrastructure (ports, harbours, etc.);
- Combined transport and trans-shipment services;
- Communication systems, radio communications, postal, telegraph and telephone traffic, telecommunications, telecommunications infrastructure, broadcasting systems;
- Monitoring and guiding of the development of all forms of transport and telecommunications;
- Coordination of preparation of medium- and long-term plans for development of transport in Republika Srpska;
- Development of strategic infrastructure projects and investment programmes in transport and other infrastructure works.
Intermediate level
Cantons (FBiH)
- Infrastructure for communications and transport (shared with the Federation).
Responsible ministries/bodies
Federal Ministry of Transport and Communication
Federal Ministry of Physical Planning
Ministry of Transport and Communication (RS)
Local
FBiH’s Municipalities
- Joint infrastructures;
- Management, financing and improvement of local roads and bridges.
Republika Srpska’s Municipalities
- Local and uncategorised roads and streets.
Sources:
Council of Ministries of Bosnia and Herzegovina portal, The Ministry of Transport and Communication
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina portal, The Federal Ministry of Transport and Communication.
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina portal, The Federal Ministry of Physical Planning
Republic Srpska portal, Ministry of Transport and Communication
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.
Constitution of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1/94, 13/97, 16/02, 22/02, 52/02, 60/02, 18/03, 63/03, 9/04, 20/04, 33/04,71/05, 72/05, 32/07 (Corrigenda), 88/08
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]. “Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina”, 49/06, 51/09. (Last consultation: 01.03.2012).
ZAKON O MEĐUNARODNOM I MEĐUENTITETSKOM CESTOVNOM PRIJEVOZU – [Law on International and Inter-entity Road Traffic] (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 1/02);