Sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Amila KaračićSports Sector

15 October 2010 – Skopje, Macedonia

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Decentralisation of sport

• Sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina is organized in a decentralized manner with specific rights and powers of– Bosnia and Herzegovina– the entities– Brčko Distrikt BiH– Other levels of administrative organizations

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Levels of administrative organization

BRČKO DISTRIKT (DEPARTMENT OF SPORT)

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Ministry of Civil Affairs

• Ministry of Civil Affairs is responsible for: citizenship affairs, registration and records of citizens, protection of personal data, residency, identity documents, passports, vehicle registration process, de-mining.

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Ministry of Civil Affairs

• It is also responsible for conducting and carrying out tasks that are within the competence of Bosnia and Herzegovina and which are related to defining basic principles, coordinating activities and harmonizing plans of the Entity authorities and defining strategies at the international level in the areas of:

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STRUCTURE – SPORTS SECTOR

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Legal framework

• Sports Law (entered into force 1 April 2008)• Amandments – December 2009 (provisions on the

status of disabled persons)

• The Law also established:– The Sports Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (highest

advisory body of the Ministry, responsible for the development and quality of sport in B&H)

– The Anti-Doping Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (autonomous administrative organisation – monitoring and implementin intl. sports anti-doping conventions in B&H)

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Legal framework

• Important bylaws: – Rules Governing the Keeping of the Register of

Legal and Natural Persons in the Field of Sport at the level of Bosnia and Herzegovina

– Rules Governing the Classification of Athletes– Decision on Establishing the State Sports Award– Decision on Establishing the Sports Council of

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Legal framework

• Sport Development Strategy (2010 – 2014)– Adopted 13 July 2011 by the Parliamentary

Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the proposal of the Council of Ministers

– Adopted for a period of 4 years (Olympic cycle)– Sport development programmes will be adopted

on the basis of the Strategy– Includes Action Plan and Recommendations

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Legal framework• CONTENT: Sport Development Strategy (2010 – 2014)

– Sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina (analysis of its current state)– Legal acts in sport

• Role of the Ministry, the Olympic Committee and current state of the national federations

– General objective, vision and strategic goals• Directions of sports development, project assessment criteria, sports management etc.

– (Co-)Financing sport• Models of co-financing sport in B&H

– Implementation of the Strategy– Action Plan– List of sports and sport branches– Statistical data

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Financing sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Level Institution Budget for sport

State level Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH 1.300.000,00 KM

Entity level Ministry of Culture and Sport (FBiH) 1.281.999,00 KM

Ministry of Family, Youth and Sport (RS)

3.751.000,00 KM

Brčko Distrikt BiH Department for Economic Development and Sport

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TOTAL: 6.332.999,00 KM

Financing sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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CANTONINSTITUTION BUDGET

Canton Sarajevo Ministry of Culture and Sport 7.431.100,00 KM

Tuzla Canton Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport 1.000.000,00 KM

Zenica – Doboj Canton Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport 810.000,00 KM

Central Bosnian Canton Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport 735.000,00 KM

Una – Sana Canton Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport 650.000,00 KM

Bosnian Podrinje Canton Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport 300.000,00 KM

Posavina Canton Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport 170.000,00 KM

Herzegovina – Neretva Canton Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport 150.000,00 KM

Canton 10 Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport150.000,00 KM

West Herzegovina Canton Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport 100.000,00 KM

TOTAL: 11.496.100,00 KM

Financing sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• STATE LEVEL – Ministry of Civil Affairs of B&H1.300.000,00 KM (ca. 650.000,00 EUR)

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BUDGETPensions150.000,00 KMState Award20.000,00 KM

Athlete 2010.10.000,00 KM

Organization costs (State Award)5.000,00 KM

Sports grant

1.115.000,00 KM

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Financing sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Financial support (in 2010):– Olympic Committee of B&H– Special Olympics B&H– 23 national federations– 133 sport clubs and organizations

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Financing sport in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Additional funds in 2010: 300.000,00 KM for national federations (October

2010) 282.500,00 KM for various sport clubs and

athletes

TOTAL (STATE LEVEL): 1.882.500,00 KM

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Future plans: Financing sport

• Agree on the protocol or agreement on the financing of sport in BiH

– State, entity and cantonal level– Clearly determine which level is (co)-financing

certain sport organizations/clubs/athlethes

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Future plans: Single information system for sport

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Future plans: Conference of sports minsiters & Strategies

• Establish a conference of sports ministers in BiH– Strengthening cooperation between the Ministers

responsible for sport at the 3 levels of administrative organization

• Preparation of strategies for individual sports– Bearers of activities: sports federations– Determining the condition of sports fields and the

development of the same rights in BiH

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Prevention of racism, xenophobia and racial intolerance in sport

• Framework for the prevention of racism, xenophobia and racial intolerance in Bosnia and Herzegovina created through:– Anti-Discrimination Law in Bosnia and

Herzegovina ("Official Gazette" No. 59/09) - adopted on 23 July 2009

– Law on Gender Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Official Gazette" No. 16/03) - adopted on 21 May 2003

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Prevention of racism, xenophobia and racial intolerance in sport

• Sports Law defined a special law should define the way and measures to prevent violence and inappropriate behavior at sporting events

• The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2009 dismissed the proposal of the Law on the Prevention of spectator violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Contact

Amila Karačić – Associate ExpertMinistry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and HerzegovinaSports SectorTrg BiH 3, 71 000 Sarajevo

Tel: +387 33 492 569Fax: +387 33 492 639E-mail: amila.karacic@mcp.gov.ba

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