APRIL 1 - TIME LIMIT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFIED CUSTOMS SYSTEM I

I $ N BOSNIAN FEDERATION MOSTAR, April 1 (Hina) - According to the latest Agreement on the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, signed in Sarajevo on 30 March, the time limit for the establishment of a unified customs system in the Federation is Monday, April 1. Ministers of relevant ministries and their deputies should ensure the supervision of all border crossings of the Bosnian Federation, and the implementation of the decree should be supported by international monitors as soon as the memorandum on understanding is signed with the European Union. #L# "At the moment we are trying to find out as many details possible and we are waiting for directions from relevant ministries. However, we are starting to fulfill our duties, and the first is to remove all checkpoints inside the Federation. They should be removed today. If we can accomplish this, we continue tomorrow," the director of the Federal customs, Drago Bagaric, said after a board meeting in Mostar which focused on duties in line with the new agreement. A transitional period would be necessary for the customs to begin functioning in line with regulations which had been accepted a year and a half ago by the Constitutional Assembly of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bagaric said. (hina) lm jn 011814 MET apr 96