A/HRC/44/42/Add.3 The BiH Ministry of Security provides the following clarification regarding paragraph 15. The Law on Foreigners provides that surveillance by placement in an immigration center is ordered by a decision for a period not exceeding 90 days and, after the expiration of this period, if there are still reasons for which a foreigner has been ordered to be placed under surveillance, the surveillance may be extended up to 90 days so that the total duration of surveillance at the immigration center cannot exceed 180 days. In case of a lack of cooperation of a foreigner in the process of deportation or a delay in obtaining the necessary documents from the country to which the foreigner is deported, the duration of surveillance may be extended for a period longer than 180 days, provided that the total duration of surveillance at the immigration center may not exceed 18 months continuously. If it is not possible to deport the foreigner from BiH within this period, he or she may be placed under surveillance by restriction of movement to a certain area or place, with the obligation to report to the organizational unit of the Service for Foreigners’ Affairs or Police Department. An appeal to the second-instance authority may be lodged against the decision on ordering surveillance by placement in the immigration center within three days of service of the decision. The appeal does not stay enforcement of the decision. An appeal may be lodged against the decision to place a foreigner under surveillance by restriction of movement to a certain area or place with the second-instance authority within 15 days of service of the decision. The appeal does not stay enforcement of the decision. In both cases, an administrative dispute may be instituted against the decision of the second-instance body by filing a lawsuit before the Court of BiH. The BiH Ministry of Security provides the following clarification regarding paragraph 20. In 2013, the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the Decision establishing the Coordination Body for Migration in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 2016 Decision amending the Decision on the Establishment of the Coordination Body for Migration in BiH extended the competence of the Coordination Body, so that in case of migration emergencies or predictions of a migration emergency, the Coordinating Body also acts as the Operational Headquarters for Migration in BiH. In that case, it will also include representatives of the headquarters at the entity and Brcko District levels. It is the responsibility of the BiH Operational Headquarters for Migration to coordinate all activities with relevant institutions and agencies, as well as with established headquarters or other bodies at the entity and Brcko District levels and with international organizations and nongovernmental organizations in order to overcome the particular migration crisis situation. It is the responsibility of the BiH Operational Headquarters for Migration to propose measures, decisions and procedures, through the Ministry of Security, to the BiH Council of Ministers and appropriate institutions and agencies to address the particular migration crisis. On 15 May 2018, the Coordination Body started functioning as the Operational Headquarters for Migration in BiH. The BiH Ministry of Security provides the following clarification regarding paragraph 21 and 22. The sentence “in the meantime, the Special Rapporteur notes with concern that the Coordination Body has limited power to enforce its decisions at the entity, cantonal and municipal levels" is superficial and not in the spirit of respecting the constitutional and legal competencies in BiH, this should be removed or clarified. In August 2018, the Coordination body to monitor the movement of illegal migrants across the territory of the Republika Srpska was established in the Republika Srpska to monitor 2

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