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APIK Leadership Holds Meeting with Members of the Commission for Decision-Making on Conflict of Interest

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12/04/2024

Agencija za prevenciju korupcije i koordinaciju borbe protiv korupcije

The working meeting discussed mutual cooperation and obligations through the application of the provisions of the new Law on Establishing Conflict of Interest 

The Deputy Directors of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and Coordination of the Fight Against Corruption (APIK), Damirka Mioč and Rade Ristović, on December 4th, 2024, held a working meeting at the Agency’s premises with members of the Commission for Decision-Making on Conflict of Interest in the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dejan Ružić, Ilma Mehić-Jusufbašić, and Ljubomir Kuravica.

The meeting discussed the obligations arising from the provisions of the new Law on Preventing Conflict of Interest in the Institutions at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was adopted in March 2024 and came into effect at the end of September 2024: link to official publication.

According to the provisions of the Law, the Commission is a permanent and independent body established by the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which performs tasks within the scope and competences prescribed by the Law on Establishing Conflict of Interest.

The obligation of the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and Coordination of the Fight Against Corruption is to ensure the performance of expert, administrative, and financial tasks for the needs of the Commission, as well as other necessary organizational and technical conditions for the Commission’s work.

The following members were appointed to the Commission for a five-year term: Dejan Ružić, Dženan Šečerbajtarević, Ilma Mehić-Jusufbašić, Danijela Despotović, Slavka Alagić, Ljubomir Kuravica, and Andreja Softić.

The Commission began its work by holding its constituent session on November 14th, 2024.