The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Responsibility and authority

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.

This Ministry also includes the Office of Veterinary Medicine of BiH, as an administrative unit.