Closing the Licensing and Permit Regulatory Implementation Gap at the Sub-national Level in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is classified as a Fragile and Conflict-Affected State. It has a complex government structure which is plagued with significant political turmoil each election cycle. BiH comprises the national (federal) level governmen...
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ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN HARMONIZATION HUMAN CAPACITY DATA ENTRY CONSULTATION CERTIFICATE HUMAN CAPACITIES PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS INFORMATION MONITORING DECISION MAKERS IMPACT ASSESSMENT LEGAL STATUS IMPACTS BUDGETARY RESOURCES CAPACITY BUILDING DECISION MAKER COOKIE OWNERSHIP VERIFICATION PLANNING BUSINESS ASSESSMENT QUALITY LEGAL BASIS REGISTRY REGULATORY REFORM ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY JURISDICTIONS INSTITUTIONS LINK DATA BUSINESS REGULATION REGULATORY BURDEN PROCEDURE VALUE CHAINS STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION BUSINESS OPERATION HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION ACTION PLAN DATA ANALYSIS INVENTORY LEGAL FRAMEWORK CAPABILITIES BUSINESS APPLICATIONS AMENDMENT CONSULTATION PROCESS RESOURCES TIME FRAMES REGULATIONS BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS PROCEDURES TIME FRAME BEST PRACTICES RESULTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS COMPETITIVENESS DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS CONSULTATIONS GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES BUSINESS CAPACITY LEGAL TEXT LEGAL IMPLEMENTATION COST PRIVATE SECTOR REGULATION ADMINISTRATION REGULATORY SERVICE RESULT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES LICENSES BUSINESS BUSINESSES REGULATORY CHANGES ID HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION COMPETITIVE MARKETS LEGAL ADVICE REGULATORS CERTIFICATES INSTITUTION COMMUNICATION REGULATORY DECISIONS COST SAVINGS GOVERNMENTS PUBLIC PRESSURE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTATION ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE |
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ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN HARMONIZATION HUMAN CAPACITY DATA ENTRY CONSULTATION CERTIFICATE HUMAN CAPACITIES PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS INFORMATION MONITORING DECISION MAKERS IMPACT ASSESSMENT LEGAL STATUS IMPACTS BUDGETARY RESOURCES CAPACITY BUILDING DECISION MAKER COOKIE OWNERSHIP VERIFICATION PLANNING BUSINESS ASSESSMENT QUALITY LEGAL BASIS REGISTRY REGULATORY REFORM ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY JURISDICTIONS INSTITUTIONS LINK DATA BUSINESS REGULATION REGULATORY BURDEN PROCEDURE VALUE CHAINS STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION BUSINESS OPERATION HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION ACTION PLAN DATA ANALYSIS INVENTORY LEGAL FRAMEWORK CAPABILITIES BUSINESS APPLICATIONS AMENDMENT CONSULTATION PROCESS RESOURCES TIME FRAMES REGULATIONS BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS PROCEDURES TIME FRAME BEST PRACTICES RESULTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS COMPETITIVENESS DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS CONSULTATIONS GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES BUSINESS CAPACITY LEGAL TEXT LEGAL IMPLEMENTATION COST PRIVATE SECTOR REGULATION ADMINISTRATION REGULATORY SERVICE RESULT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES LICENSES BUSINESS BUSINESSES REGULATORY CHANGES ID HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION COMPETITIVE MARKETS LEGAL ADVICE REGULATORS CERTIFICATES INSTITUTION COMMUNICATION REGULATORY DECISIONS COST SAVINGS GOVERNMENTS PUBLIC PRESSURE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTATION ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE Sahovic, Tarik Tetyora, Victoria Radaslic, Imeldin Closing the Licensing and Permit Regulatory Implementation Gap at the Sub-national Level in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is
classified as a Fragile and Conflict-Affected State. It has
a complex government structure which is plagued with
significant political turmoil each election cycle. BiH
comprises the national (federal) level government, and two
entities, the Federation BiH, Republika Srpska (RS), and
Brcko District, all of which have strong legislative powers
aff ecting day-to-day business operations. The Federation
BiH is further divided into 10 cantons, each with their own
government and legislative powers, although ultimately they
are governed by the laws of the Federation BiH. Both the
Federation BiH and RS are further subdivided into 143 cities
and municipalities, each with their own municipal councils.
Such a complex structure gives rise to overlapping
competencies, conflicting legislative provisions, and a
regulatory implementationgap at the sub-national level. The
aim of this paper is to analyze and describe the approach,
process and tools used by the team in identifying the
problem of ambiguity in the text and the inconsistency of
application of the same legislation across several BiH
jurisdictions; and how the team’s decisions, activities and
actions contributed to and influenced the results, that is
to say in closing the regulatory implementation gaps at the
sub-national level. The study also revealed the causal
effect of the team’s efforts in terms of enabling the
private sector to realize real benefits from the implemented
reforms. The study consists of four parts. The first part
details how the team identified the existence of a
regulatory implementation gap and its causes. The second
part analyses and describes the process of addressing the
specific regulatory implementation gap identified in part
one. The third part provides details of the process of the
regulatory simplification the team used to address the
regulatory implementation gap across jurisdictions, and to
link these reforms with a reduction of the administrative
burden and increased transparency. Finally, the study also
distills the lessons learned during this process that may be
relevant for similar situations and environments elsewhere
in the future. Part four cites those lessons. |
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Working Paper |
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Sahovic, Tarik Tetyora, Victoria Radaslic, Imeldin |
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Sahovic, Tarik Tetyora, Victoria Radaslic, Imeldin |
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Sahovic, Tarik |
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Closing the Licensing and Permit Regulatory Implementation Gap at the Sub-national Level in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Closing the Licensing and Permit Regulatory Implementation Gap at the Sub-national Level in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Closing the Licensing and Permit Regulatory Implementation Gap at the Sub-national Level in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Closing the Licensing and Permit Regulatory Implementation Gap at the Sub-national Level in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Closing the Licensing and Permit Regulatory Implementation Gap at the Sub-national Level in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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closing the licensing and permit regulatory implementation gap at the sub-national level in bosnia and herzegovina |
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International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24919392/closing-licensing-permit-regulatory-implementation-gap-sub-national-level-bosnia-herzegovina-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22479 |
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okr-10986-224792021-06-14T10:24:54Z Closing the Licensing and Permit Regulatory Implementation Gap at the Sub-national Level in Bosnia and Herzegovina Sahovic, Tarik Tetyora, Victoria Radaslic, Imeldin ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN HARMONIZATION HUMAN CAPACITY DATA ENTRY CONSULTATION CERTIFICATE HUMAN CAPACITIES PUBLIC SECTOR GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS INFORMATION MONITORING DECISION MAKERS IMPACT ASSESSMENT LEGAL STATUS IMPACTS BUDGETARY RESOURCES CAPACITY BUILDING DECISION MAKER COOKIE OWNERSHIP VERIFICATION PLANNING BUSINESS ASSESSMENT QUALITY LEGAL BASIS REGISTRY REGULATORY REFORM ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY JURISDICTIONS INSTITUTIONS LINK DATA BUSINESS REGULATION REGULATORY BURDEN PROCEDURE VALUE CHAINS STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION BUSINESS OPERATION HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT LEGISLATION ACTION PLAN DATA ANALYSIS INVENTORY LEGAL FRAMEWORK CAPABILITIES BUSINESS APPLICATIONS AMENDMENT CONSULTATION PROCESS RESOURCES TIME FRAMES REGULATIONS BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS PROCEDURES TIME FRAME BEST PRACTICES RESULTS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS COMPETITIVENESS DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS CONSULTATIONS GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES BUSINESS CAPACITY LEGAL TEXT LEGAL IMPLEMENTATION COST PRIVATE SECTOR REGULATION ADMINISTRATION REGULATORY SERVICE RESULT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES LICENSES BUSINESS BUSINESSES REGULATORY CHANGES ID HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION COMPETITIVE MARKETS LEGAL ADVICE REGULATORS CERTIFICATES INSTITUTION COMMUNICATION REGULATORY DECISIONS COST SAVINGS GOVERNMENTS PUBLIC PRESSURE TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS IMPLEMENTATION ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is classified as a Fragile and Conflict-Affected State. It has a complex government structure which is plagued with significant political turmoil each election cycle. BiH comprises the national (federal) level government, and two entities, the Federation BiH, Republika Srpska (RS), and Brcko District, all of which have strong legislative powers aff ecting day-to-day business operations. The Federation BiH is further divided into 10 cantons, each with their own government and legislative powers, although ultimately they are governed by the laws of the Federation BiH. Both the Federation BiH and RS are further subdivided into 143 cities and municipalities, each with their own municipal councils. Such a complex structure gives rise to overlapping competencies, conflicting legislative provisions, and a regulatory implementationgap at the sub-national level. The aim of this paper is to analyze and describe the approach, process and tools used by the team in identifying the problem of ambiguity in the text and the inconsistency of application of the same legislation across several BiH jurisdictions; and how the team’s decisions, activities and actions contributed to and influenced the results, that is to say in closing the regulatory implementation gaps at the sub-national level. The study also revealed the causal effect of the team’s efforts in terms of enabling the private sector to realize real benefits from the implemented reforms. The study consists of four parts. The first part details how the team identified the existence of a regulatory implementation gap and its causes. The second part analyses and describes the process of addressing the specific regulatory implementation gap identified in part one. The third part provides details of the process of the regulatory simplification the team used to address the regulatory implementation gap across jurisdictions, and to link these reforms with a reduction of the administrative burden and increased transparency. Finally, the study also distills the lessons learned during this process that may be relevant for similar situations and environments elsewhere in the future. Part four cites those lessons. 2015-08-18T18:46:02Z 2015-08-18T18:46:02Z 2015-08 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/08/24919392/closing-licensing-permit-regulatory-implementation-gap-sub-national-level-bosnia-herzegovina-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22479 English en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Europe and Central Asia Bosnia and Herzegovina |