Constitutional court suspends protectionist law

The Bosnian Constitutional Court has temporarily suspended application of a law on protection of goods made in Bosnia within the CEFTA framework.

Izvor: Tanjug

Saturday, 04.07.2009.

13:18

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The Bosnian Constitutional Court has temporarily suspended application of a law on protection of goods made in Bosnia within the CEFTA framework. The court stated that the temporary measure, which saw the introduction of customs duty on imports from Serbia and Croatia, would remain in force until the court took a final decision, Bosnian Federal TV reports. Constitutional court suspends protectionist law The law in question envisions full customs duty on the import of agricultural goods from Croatia and Serbia, such as meat and dairy produce, fruit, vegetables, beverages and alcohol. The controversial law also applies to a number of products imported duty-free from neighboring states. Both Belgrade and Zagreb have warned of counter-measures over this breach of the CEFTA agreement. The European Commission earlier called on the Bosnian authorities to reconsider the law, as it runs counter to the Stabilization and Association Agreement signed between Sarajevo and the EU. Bosnian Foreign Trade Minister Mladen Zirojevic welcomed the constitutional court’s ruling, his cabinet announced. Zirojevic said that it rectified the mistake made in adopting the said law, and that it was the only way for Bosnia-Herzegovina to regain its credibility.

Constitutional court suspends protectionist law

The law in question envisions full customs duty on the import of agricultural goods from Croatia and Serbia, such as meat and dairy produce, fruit, vegetables, beverages and alcohol.

The controversial law also applies to a number of products imported duty-free from neighboring states.

Both Belgrade and Zagreb have warned of counter-measures over this breach of the CEFTA agreement. The European Commission earlier called on the Bosnian authorities to reconsider the law, as it runs counter to the Stabilization and Association Agreement signed between Sarajevo and the EU.

Bosnian Foreign Trade Minister Mladen Zirojević welcomed the constitutional court’s ruling, his cabinet announced.

Zirojević said that it rectified the mistake made in adopting the said law, and that it was the only way for Bosnia-Herzegovina to regain its credibility.

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