« Back to Provision

Economic and Social Development – 1996

On 14 March 1996, the High Representative for the implementation of the civilian aspect of the Dayton Accord submitted his first report to the Secretary of the U.N. In the report, he mentioned that all parties had nominated representatives to the Commission on Public Corporations.

In a June Office of the High Representative (OHR) Bulletin, it was reported that the EBRD decided to establish its representative office in Sarajevo to closely follow progress in the work of the Commission on Public Corporations.²

2. “OHR Bulletin 6 – 11 June 1996,” Office of the High Representative (OHR), 1996, accessed April 28, 2011, http://www.ohr.int/ohr-dept/presso/chronology/bulletins/default.asp?cont… The chairperson position of the commission was held by EBRD.

   As of September 1996, the Commission on Public Corporation had held five sessions and set up two working groups, on electricity and railways. According to a report, “The task of the working groups is to identify problems that ought to be solved within the framework of a public commission. The public commission in question would be the regulating agency for respective companies from both entities addressing issues such as tariffs and norms.”¹“3rd Report of the High Representative for Implementation of the Bosnian Peace Agreement to the Secretary-General of the United Nations,” Office of the High Representative (OHR), 1996, accessed April 28, 2011, http://www.ohr.int/other-doc/hr-reports/default.asp?content_id=3666.