Law on fire protection. Country/Territory Bosnia and Herzegovina Territorial subdivision Republika Srpska Document type Legislation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry Keyword Hazards Forest fires Management/conservation Protection of environment Forestry protection measures Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This text entered into force eight days after its publication in the Official Gazette (published on 11 November 2019). Abstract This Law regulates the fire protection system, the rights and obligations of companies and other legal entities, ministries, republican administrations and republican administrative organizations (administrative bodies), local self-government units, entrepreneurs and other natural persons as subjects of fire protection, fire protection measures, planning and organization of fire protection, organization of fire and rescue services, fire extinguishing, supervision over implementation of fire protection measures and financing of fire protection. Fire protection includes a set of measures and actions of an administrative, organizational, material-technical, educational and propaganda nature, which are undertaken to prevent the outbreak and spread of fire, its detection and extinguishing, and the saving of people, property and the environment threatened by fire. Fire protection is organized and implemented in all places and on all buildings that are exposed to the dangers of fire outbreak and spread. Article 93 declares that the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, in cooperation with the government, shall, within six months, adopt the Regulation on special measures to protect against forest and crop fires (see also article 33, paragraph 4). Full text Serbian Website ruczrs.org References - Legislation Repeals Law on fire protection. Legislation | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2012 Keyword: Forest fires, Inspection, Institution, Monitoring, Offences/penalties, Standards, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Methodology for creating fire protection plans. Legislation | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2020 Keyword: Hazards, Forest fires, Policy/planning, Procedural matters, Protection of environment, Risk assessment/management, Local government Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation on the conditions, bases and criteria for classifying companies and other legal entities, administrative bodies and entrepreneurs into the appropriate categories of the degree of danger from fire. Legislation | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2021 Keyword: Classification/declassification, Hazards, Forest fires, Protection of environment, Public health, Risk assessment/management Source: FAO, FAOLEX