07/09/2010

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations is competent for the following:

·        Foreign trade policy and customs tariff policy of BiH;

  • Development of contracts, agreements and other documents in the field of economic relations and trade with other countries;
  • Development of bilateral and multilateral agreements and other documents in regard to reconstruction of BiH;
  • Relations with international organisations and institutions in the field of foreign trade and economic relations;
  • Designing and drafting strategic documents on macroeconomic relations in the field of economic relations;
  • Business environment, single economic space;
  • Development and promotion of entrepreneurship;
  • Control of turnover with goods and services under a special regime in the field of export and import;
  • Consumer protection;
  • Competition;
  • Co-ordination of international economic assistance to BiH, except from the part regarding the EU assistance;
  • Veterinary medicine;

The Ministry is also responsible for tasks and duties falling within the jurisdiction of the State of BiH including defining policies and basic principles, co-ordinating activities and consolidating entity plans with those of international institutions in the following areas:

*       Agriculture;

*       Energy;

*       Protection of environment and use of natural resources;

*       Tourism.

Part of this Ministry are also its administrative units: the Office of Veterinary Medicine of BiH, the Administration of BiH for Plant Health Protection and the Office for Harmonization and Coordination of Payments in Agriculture, Nutrition and Rural Development of Bosnia and Herzegovina