Designated Competent Authority(ies) before 1 January 2008:

the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

By Note dated 17 August 2000, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina informed the depositary of the following:

"(...) the authorities designated by Bosnia and Herzegovina who are competent to issue the certificate referred to in the first paragraph of Article 3 of the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents concluded at The Hague on 5th October 1961, are Municipal Courts in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the Republic of Srpska. These certificates shall be subject to certification by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Communications of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina."

By Note dated 8 October 2003, the depositary was informed of the following:
"(...) that the Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina has taken over from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Communications the responsibility for the international co-operation in judicial matters, as well as the co-operation between two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 15 March 2003."

Contact details:

Address: Ministry of Justice
Trg Bosne i Hercegovine 1
71000 SARAJEVO
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Telephone: +387 33 223 501
+387 33 223 503
Fax: +387 33 223 504
E-mail: kontakt@mpr.gov.ba
General website: http://www.mpr.gov.ba

Address: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Musala 2
SARAJEVO
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Telephone: +387 33 281 100
Fax: -
E-mail: info@mvp.gov.ba
General website: http://www.mvp.gov.ba

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