Public procurement Law. Country/Territory Bosnia and Herzegovina Document type Legislation Date 2014 (2022) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject General Keyword Framework law Equity Internal trade International trade Procedural matters 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, and it shall apply three months after its entry into force, except for the following provisions: a) new art. 4a. and 4b. which are added by article 3 of this Law, which apply from the date of accession of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the European Union; b) new para. (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13), which, in accordance with article 33 of this Law, supplements article 75 of the Law, which are applied from the date of entry into force of this Law. Abstract This Law regulates the public procurement system in Bosnia and Herzegovina, establishes the rules for public procurement procedures, in such a way as to define the rights, duties, responsibilities and legal protection of participants in the public procurement procedure, as well as the competences of the Agency for Public Procurement of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Office for Review of Appeals of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The public procurement procedure refers to the procedures for the procurement of goods, services or works carried out by the contracting authority or sectoral contracting authority from articles 4 and 5 of this Law, in accordance with the provisions of this Law and by-laws. The contracting authority is obliged to act transparently, to treat candidates/bidders equally and non-discriminatory in the public procurement procedure, in such a way as to ensure fair and active competition, with the aim of the most efficient use of public funds, in connection with the subject of the procurement and its purpose. Full text Bosnian Website www.paragraf.ba