Legal cooperation
Cooperation with Prosecutor's Offices from Southeast Europe/Western Balkans
As a result of the process of cooperation between the countries in the region on 30 March 2005 the Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Public Prosecutor's Office of Macedonia, Public Prosecutor's Office of Albania and Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the state Attorney's Office of the Republic of Croatia, the Republic Prosecutor of the Republic of Serbia, the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Monte Negro including the countries of the Western Balkans within the CARDS project in which the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina was actively involved.
The signatories to the aforementioned MOU have agreed that they will cooperate in the area of prevention of crime, conducting investigations and criminal prosecution of organised crime cases against criminal groups and criminal organisations. The cooperation is achieved through exchange of data, documents and evidence related to all forms of organised crime. Furthermore, the signatories shall cooperate to prevent corruption and all other forms of organised crime. The signatories have committed to assess their national regulations and practice in order to improve legal framework and mechanisms in the fight against organised crime.
As a mechanism for implementation of cooperation there is a national contact point in the Prosecutor's Office of BiH which is a part of a widespread regional prosecution network of contact points for the countries that are the signatories to the MOU.
Being aware of an increase in number of grave crimes, especially organised crime, illicit trade in drugs, smuggling people, trade in human beings, trade in weapons, corruption, money laundering and international terrorism and related crimes, the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, signed many bilateral Agreements on Cooperation with the Prosecutor's Offices of the neighbouring countries:
„Protocol on Agreement in Achievement and Improvement of Mutual Cooperation Fighting All Forms of Organised Crime, Illicit Trade in Narcotics, Smuggling People, Trade in Weapons, Corruption, Money Laundering, International Terrorism, War Crimes and Similar Matters of Mutual Interest Between the State Attorney's Office of the Republic of Croatia and the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina“ signed in January 2005.
„Protocol on Agreement in Achievement and Improvement of Mutual Cooperation Fighting All Forms of Organised Crime, Illicit Trade in Narcotics, Smuggling People, Trade in Weapons, Corruption, Money Laundering, International Terrorism, War Crimes and Similar Matters of Mutual Interest Between the Supreme State Prosecutor of the Republic of Monte Negro and the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina“ signed in May 2005.
„Protocol on Agreement in Achievement and Improvement of Mutual Cooperation Fighting All Forms of Organised Crime, Illicit Trade in Narcotics, Smuggling People, Trade in Weapons, Corruption, Money Laundering, International Terrorism, War Crimes and Similar Matters of Mutual Interest Between the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Serbia and the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina“ signed in July 2005.
Protocol on Agreement in Achievement and Improvement of Mutual Cooperation Fighting All Forms of Grave Crimes signed between the Office of the Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Macedonia and the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina“ signed in March 2005.