Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is at the session in Mostar determined the Draft Law on the performance of freight forwarding operations, which will be referred to the further parliamentary procedure.
The proposed law regulates in detail the conditions that companies must meet in order to carry out freight forwarding operations in procedures for customs-approved treatment or use of goods. It also defines the procedures for issuing approvals and licenses, passing a professional exam, as well as the termination of validity of licenses and supervision over the application of laws in the territory of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Government points out that the adoption of a new legal solution is necessary due to numerous difficulties in applying the current law. It was emphasized that certain issues were not regulated precisely enough or were not regulated at all.
A special problem is also the fact that the existing law was adopted at a time when customs procedures were carried out by the Customs Administration of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the subsequent formation Administration for Indirect Taxation of Bosnia and Herzegovina part of the provisions became inapplicable. Also, the current law does not provide for keeping electronic registers of forwarding companies.
The draft of the new law introduces clearer criteria for issuing licenses, the obligation of annual reporting on the work of forwarding companies, as well as more precisely defined conditions for the termination of their work.
One of the significant novelties also refers to the working hours of freight forwarding companies, which will have to be coordinated with the working hours of customs authorities, which strives to ensure the continuity of the customs clearance process and more efficient functioning of foreign trade traffic.
