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Regional
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].