Today, the Republican Emergency Staff adopted the conclusion no. 19-3 / 20 on the implementation of community safeguards against Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) imposing the following obligations:

1. Prohibiting all citizens from gathering in groups larger than three persons in a public place;
2. The obligation of citizens to adhere to the social distance of 2 meters outdoors with the obligation to use a protective mask and gloves; and
3. Legal entities, entrepreneurs and natural persons who, in direct contact, provide services to citizens must provide services with a mask and gloves, to carry out disinfection measures, and to provide masks and gloves to citizens who use their services and do not have masks and gloves.

Please find this conclusion at the following link: Conclusion.

Also today the President of Republic of Srpska, Željka Cvijanović, issued the following legislative decrees which are published on 10 April 2020 at Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska no. 35/20, and will enter into force tomorrow:

1. Legislative decree on tax measures in order to mitigate the economic consequences of Covid-19 disease caused by the SARS-KOV-2 Virus, that combines previous adopted decisions, such as postponement on filing tax return based on the final account and postponement deadlines for payment of certain tax liabilities. Please find more information in the announcement by the RS Minister of Finance at the following link: The announcement.
2. Legislative decree on the exemption of gambling fees;
3. Legislative decree on amendments to the Act on Primary Education;
4. Legislative decree on amendment the Act on Secondary Education; and
5. Legislative decree on deadlines and proceeding in administrative procedures and other procedures determined by special substantive regulations during the state of emergency for the territory of Republic of Srpska.

Curfew: in RS from 8pm to 5am; in FBH from 8pm to 5am; in Brčko District from 9pm to 5am.

The ban on the movement of persons who are 65 years old or elder in the Republic of Srpska and persons under 18 years and persons who are 65 years old or elder of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, save for persons over 65 years old in the RS that are allowed to move on the streets up to 13 April 2020, twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, from 7 to 10 am.

Entry into BiH: There is still the ban on entry to Bosnia and Herzegovina for foreign citizens coming from the areas with the intensive transmission of Coronavirus, as well as the obligation of isolation for those entering the territory of BiH from abroad.

IMPORTANT DECISIONS

Government of Brčko District: The Mayor of the Brčko District presented the measures for support to the economy adopted by the BD Government. The following measures are as follows: reimbursement of minimum gross wage payments for March 2020 to those business entities and entrepreneurs whose work was prohibited; All other enterprises, entrepreneurs and business entities (except banks, public enterprises, public institutions, etc. who have cancelled employment contract for at least one worker starting in March 2020 and enterprises, entrepreneurs and business entities that did not pay taxes and contributions on salaries for January 2020) have the right to use the subsidy for paid taxes and contributions on salaries for calculated and paid salaries for the month of March 2020 in the amount of 30%. Please find more information at the following link: Information.

RS Tax Authority: Notification to taxpayers, employers and self-employed persons who are prohibited from performing activities by decision of the Republic Emergency Staff, City Emergency Staff, or Municipal Emergency Staff, to submit a written statement to the Tax Authority of RS. Please find more information at the following link: Notification.

RS Insurance Agency: Notification regarding the conclusion of an insurance contract in the context of a coronavirus pandemic. Please find more information at the following link: Notification.

RS Banking Agency: Instruction on Reporting to Microcredit Organizations on Temporary Moratoriums and Special Measures Regarding the Decision on Interim Measures by Microcredit Organizations for mitigation the negative economic consequences of Covid-19 Virus disease. Please find more information at the following link: Instruction.

RS Government has adopted the following conclusions, beside aforementioned:

• Conclusion on distribution of donated products. Please find the conclusion at the following link: Conclusion.

• Conclusion on the organization acceptance of medical assistance to Republic of Srpska sent from the Russian Federation. Please find the conclusion at the following link: Conclusion.

• Conclusion on response to the shortage of certain chemicals and biocides on the territory of Republic of Srpska. Please find the conclusion at the following link: Conclusion.

• Conclusion on modification of the Conclusion on the assignment of premises for accommodation of individuals whose test results on SARS-CoV2 are positive. Please find the conclusion at the following link: Conclusion.

• Conclusion on the amendment of the Conclusion on the appointment of the coordinator of republic facilities for quarantine type isolation. Please find the conclusion at the following link: Conclusion.

• Conclusion on the amendment to the Conclusion on the implementation and organization of the mandatory quarantine measure to respond to the emergence of diseases caused by the new Coronavirus in Republic of Srpska. Please find the conclusion at the following link: Conclusion.

• Conclusion on treatment of goods donated to Republic of Srpska. Please find the conclusion at the following link: Conclusion.

• Conclusion on restriction and prohibition of movement in the territory of Republic of Srpska. Please find the conclusion at the following link: Conclusion.

City of Banja Luka: The Assembly of City of Banja Luka at today’s extraordinary session adopted a set of 13 measures for support to the economy and business entities/citizens affected by the current epidemiological crisis. Please find more information at the following link: Measures.

Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: The draft of Act on mitigation of negative economic consequences has been submitted to parliamentary procedure. Please find the text of the draft can be found at the following link: Act.