Environmental approximation Strategy of Republika Srpska.

The Strategy aims to cover all challenges of the EU accession in terms of legislation, determining the scope of changes that will be necessary in the organization and work of environmental institutions, as well as setting the approach to overcoming of financial gaps which are the consequence of "business as usual or usual practice" until a full harmonization with the EU acquis is reached. Taking into account that the Strategy is the document needed for the execution of obligations in the European integration process, the authors of the documents at all levels and institutions must implement and consistently enforce the decision on the coordination system of European integration in BiH aimed at efficient enforcement of vertical coordination of the European integration in BiH through joint bodies. The goals of the Environmental Approximation of Republika Srpska are twofold: primarily, to tackle the issues of complexity of all challenges pertaining to the implementation of EU environmental legislation in Republika Srpska and secondly, to provide healthy grounds for accession negotiations in relation to Chapter 27.
For the purpose of Republika Srpska legislation approximation, the EU acquis in the field of environment is grouped in several groups dealing with the following: horizontal (cross-cutting) issues; water management; waste management; air quality and climate change; industrial pollution; chemicals; nature protection; environmental noise.