3. OVERVIEW OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OBLIGATIONS SET FORTH BY THE 2006-2009 STRATEGY 1 1.1 Legislation Compile draft amendments to the BiH Law on Criminal Procedure and the BiH Criminal Law with the aim of including international instruments and standards (in particular UN and EU standards) in the field of the antiterrorist fight. Responsible body Deadlines The BiH Ministry of 6 months from the Security and the BiH adoption of the Ministry of Justice Strategy. A comprehensive analysis of the portion of the BiH Criminal Law pertaining to terrorism was carried out, and it was established that the Law, to a great degree, was in agreement with international instruments and standards but required some corrections, primarily a clearer and more encompassing definition of some provisions and terms; it was also established that BiH needed to begin implementing international instruments and standards to which the country subscribed after 2003. Along those lines, in November 2006, the BiH Ministry of Security agreed with UNDOC and the Council of Europe to initiate the work on Draft Amendments to the BiH Criminal Law, that is to say to the portion of the Law pertaining to terrorism, through the Technical Assistance Programme. Along with domestic experts, OHR, CoE, and UNODC experts also took part in the drafting process. The Law on the Amendments to the BiH Law on Criminal Procedure was adopted on 30 December 2009. The BiH Law on Criminal Procedure – Amendments to the BiH Law on Criminal Procedure - was published in BiH Official Gazette 58/8, and it included the recommendations of the BiH Ministry of Security. 1.2 Compile a Draft Law on the Fight against Terrorism and Financing of Terrorism as lex specialis, in parallel with the activities on the drafting of amendments to the BiH Criminal Law and the BiH Law on Criminal Procedure in item 1.1. The BiH Ministry of 6 months from the Security and the BiH adoption of the Ministry of Justice Strategy. A preliminary analysis of the BiH Criminal Law and talks with OHR, CoE, and UNODC experts led to the joint position that only Amendments to the BiH Criminal Law should be tackled, and that adopting a separate law on terrorism as lex specialis was superfluous. 1.3 Carry out an analysis and draft a proposal of amendments to the Law on State Agencies – OSA, SIPA, SBS (taking into account activities in items 1.1 and 1.2) The BiH Ministry of 6 months from the Security adoption of the (taking into account the Strategy. already conducted activities of the OHR Security Sector Reform Working Group) 9

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