"Both sides will lose in the new trade regime, which is why things need to be changed while there is still time. BiH, Slovenia, Serbia, Austria and Italy have been and will always be our chief partners, and now the most important question is how to eliminate as many obstacles as possible," Vidosevic told the media.
He said that as soon as Croatia joined the EU in July 2013, Bosnia's animal and plant products would be exported through only two border crossings, which would slow the procedure down and make transport more expensive.
He said Bosnia's authorities were also faced with the problem of accreditation to enable their business people to export to the EU.
Lasic said Croatia was Bosnia's number one trade partner, with trade amounting to EUR 1.6 billion, which is why he called on Bosnia's authorities to do their best to align regulations and facilitate exports to Croatia and the EU.