BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Government of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

FBiH Civil Service Agency

Director: Refik Begić

Alipašina 6, Sarajevo
Tel: +387 33 552-040
Fax: +387 33 552-051


SECRETARY: ZINKA SALIHAGIĆ


Alipašina 6, Sarajevo
Tel: +387 33 552-040
Fax: +387 33 552-051


Organizational Structure


  • Office of the Director
  • Agency's Department for Canton Sarajevo and Bosnia-Podrinje Canton, with head-office in Sarajevo
  • Agency's Department for Canton 10 and Una-Sana Canton, with head- office in Livno
  • Agency's Department for Herzegovina-Neretva and West-Herzegovina Canton, with head-office in Mostar
  • Agency's Department for Tuzla and Posavina Canton with head-office in Tuzla
  • Agency's Department for Zenica-Doboj and Central Bosnia Canton, with head-office in Zenica

Scope of Activity


Civil Service Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was established by the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina pursuant to its Decree on Establishment of the Civil Service Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Official Gazette of FBiH'' No. 48/03, dated September 4, 2003). The Law on Civil Service in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Article 64) and Decree on Establishment of the Civil Service Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Article 5), it was defined that the Agency carries out the following tasks:

  1. establishes uniform criteria, rules and procedures for selection and appointment of the civil servants in the civil service organs in the Federation BiH,
  2. plans and implements the process of civil servants employment upon request and according to the needs expressed by the civil service organs,
  3. organizes and implements expert training and perfectioning of civil servants employed with the civil service organs, as well as development of civil service,
  4. organizes education of candidates for taking the expert civil service exam as a prerequisite for employment with the civil service organs,
  5. provides expert assistance to the civil service organs in realization of their personnel policy, organizational improvements and development, and creation and keeping of the Civil Servants Register,
  6. submits annual reports on status of personnel in the civil service organs in the Federation and submits its work plans for next year to the Government of the Federation for approval;
  7. carries out other tasks and duties as established by the Law on Civil Service in F BiH to be under its scope.

Basic documents governing the Agency's work

  • Law on Civil Service in the Federation BiH ("Official Gazette of FBiH'' No. 29/03; 23/04; 39/04; 54/04; 67/05; 8/06)
  • Decree on Establishment of the Civil Service Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ("Official Gazette of FBiH'' No. 48/03)
  • Rulebook on Internal Organization
  • Decree on conditions, mode and program for taking the general knowledge exam and expert exam for the civil service candidates in FBiH, ("Official Gazette of FBiH'' No. 69/06; 78/06)
  • Decree on allowances and other financial entitlements other than salaries ("Official Gazette of FBiH'' No. 34/04; 56/04; 68/05; 33/06)
  • Decree on tasks under principal activity from the scope of the civil service organs carried out by the civil servants, on conditions for carrying out those jobs, and exercise of certain labor relation rights ("Official Gazette of FBiH'' No. 35/04; 3/06)
  • Decree on supplemental activities to the principal activity and on auxiliary activities from the scope of the civil service organs carried out by employees ("Official Gazette of FBiH'' No. 69/05; 29/06)
  • Decree on disbursement of service travel expenses ("Official Gazette of FBiH'' No. 75/04)