Vol.7, No 1, 2009 pp. 45-55
UDC 339.923:061.1EU(497.6) 340.137(4-672EU:497.6)
THE EXPERIENCE OF THE REPUBLIC SRPSKA IN THE HARMONIZATION OF LAW WITH EU LAW
Vitomir Popović
Faculty of Law, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska
E-mail: pravni_fakultet@urc.bl.ac.yu
The experience of the Republic Srpska in the harmonization of law with the law of the European Union should be viewed within the overall position of Bosnia and Herzegovina on this regional organization, which will become particularly pronounced upon signing the Stabilization and Association Agreement. This experience is neither small nor big enough to play an important role for other countries whose status with regard to the European Union is the same as that of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The stabilization and association process represents a major challenge for both the Republic Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the fulfillment of commitments which, among other issues, pertain to the harmonization of regulations, has been defined in a separate action plan, adopted by the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In accordance with the Agreement, the implementation of this document will be supervised by a body separately appointed for that purpose.
Key words: The Republic Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the European Union, Stabilization and Association Agreement, harmonization.
ISKUSTVA REPUBLIKE SRPSKE U HARMONIZACIJI PRAVA SA PRAVOM EU
Iskustva Republike Srpske u harmonizaciji prava sa pravom Evropske unije treba posmatrati u okviru ukupnog odnosa Bosne i Hercegovine prema ovoj regionalnoj organizaciji koja će naročito doći do izražaja potpisivanjem Sporazuma o stabilizaciji i pridruživanju. Ova iskustva nisu ni mala, ali ni nedovoljno velika, da bi mogla imati značajnu ulogu u drugim zemljama koje imaju isti status kakav ima i Bosna i Hercegovina sa Evropskom unijom. Proces stabilizacije i pridruživanja predstavlja veoma veliki izazov kako za Republiku Srpsku, tako i za Bosnu i Hercegovinu, a ispunjavanje obaveza koja se između ostalog odnose i na harmonizaciju propisa, utvrđeno je i posebnim akcionim planom usvojenim od strane Vijeća ministara Bosne i Hercegovine čiju realizaciju će, u skladu sa Sporazumom, pratiti za to posebno imenovano tijelo.
Ključne reči: Republika Srpska, Bosna i Hercegovina, Evropska Unija, Sporazum o stabilizaciji i pridruživanju i harmonizacija.