Jurisdictions

(Scope of the Agency):

The Agency is responsible for preventing corruption and coordinating the fight against corruption in public and private sector institutions with regard to:

a) function holders in legislative, executive and judicial authorities at all levels;

b) public servants, employees and police officers in government institutions at all levels;

c) members of the management, authorized and other persons in companies, public enterprises, public institutions and private enterprises;

d) members of bodies and other authorized persons in political parties;

e) authorized persons in cultural and sports institutions, foundations, associations and non-governmental organizations.

(Competencies of the Agency):

a) development of the Strategy for the Fight against Corruption, and development of the Action Plan for the Prevention of Corruption;

b) coordination and supervision of the implementation of the Strategy and Action Plan, and provision of opinions and instructions on the issue of their implementation;

c) coordinating the work of public institutions in preventing corruption and conflicts of interest, and analyzing final decisions of competent authorities for processing conflicts of interest with the aim of observing the occurrence of corrupt practices, informing competent institutions about the current situation, as well as taking other necessary measures in accordance with the law;

d) monitoring conflicts of interest, providing recommendations for a conflict of interest management strategy in individual cases, and issuing guidelines for the conflict of interest management policy in government institutions;

e) prescribing a unified methodology for collecting data on the property status of public servants;

f) in coordination with competent authorities, analyzing the submitted data with the aim of determining the occurrence of corrupt practices, and taking necessary measures in accordance with the law;

g) collecting and analyzing statistical and other data, and informing all relevant entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina about the results of the research;

h) acting on received submissions with indications of corrupt behavior in accordance with applicable regulations;

i) coordinating the work of institutions with public authorities in combating corruption;

j) monitoring the effects of the implementation of laws and by-laws aimed at preventing corruption and providing opinions and instructions on the issue of their implementation, initiating activities related to amendments to existing legal solutions, and their harmonization;

k) cooperation with domestic scientific and professional organizations, media and non-governmental organizations on the issue of corruption prevention;

l) cooperation with international organizations, institutions, initiatives and bodies;

m) establishing and maintaining a database collected in accordance with this law;

n) developing educational programs on the issue of corruption prevention and the fight against corruption, and supervising their implementation;

o) publicly publishing information on the state of corruption;

p) informing competent institutions and the public about obligations under international legal acts, and providing recommendations for their implementation in relation to the prevention of corruption;

r) prescribing a single methodology and guidelines for the development of integrity plans and providing assistance to all public institutions in their implementation;

s) and other tasks related to the prevention of corruption.