| Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||
| Native Name: | Komisija za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika Bosne i Hercegovine | ||||||
| Type: | Commission | ||||||
| Seal Size: | 280 px | ||||||
| Jurisdiction: | Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||
| Headquarters: | Maršala Tita 9A/1 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 43.8591°N 18.4129°W | ||||||
| Budget: | €0 Euros (2016) | ||||||
| Chief1 Name: | Anđelina Ošap-Gaćanović | ||||||
| Chief1 Position: | Commissioner and current chairperson | ||||||
| Chief2 Name: | Faruk Kapidžić | ||||||
| Chief2 Position: | Deputy Commissioner | ||||||
| Chief3 Name: | Zoran Mikulić | ||||||
| Chief3 Position: | Deputy Commissioner | ||||||
| Parent Department: | Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||
| Child1 Agency: | Entity agencies | ||||||
| Keydocument1: | Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||
| Keydocument2: | Act of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||
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The Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, abbr. (Komisija za očuvanje nacionalnih spomenika Bosne i Hercegovine), is Bosnia and Herzegovina commission (agency) which declares and registers national heritage monuments/sites, including natural/urban/architectural assembles, immovable and movable heritage of historical and cultural importance to Bosnia and Herzegovina, as an institution at state level.The sites of exclusively natural heritage are not subject of Annex 8 and the KONS.
In accordance to Annex 8 of Dayton Agreement and Act concerning the Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina passed by Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina at 119. session from December 21, 2001, KONS is an institution at state level which declares and registers national heritage monuments/sites, including natural/urban/architectural assembles, immovable and movable heritage of historical and cultural importance to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] [2] The act states that The Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina is established pursuant to Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and establishes basic principles and objectives of the Commission activities,[1] as well as its primary tasks and authorizations as Bosnia and Herzegovina institution.[3] [4]
Act was issued by Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Službeni glasnik BiH), No. 1/02 i 10/02,[5] and Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina No. 2/02, 27/02 and 6/04.
For declaration of the property to be the national monuments, property and political criterion are not of special importance. However, since 2016 three native members of the Commission are picked on the basis of their ethnicity (Bosniak, Croat and Serb), and regardless of their prior or current political engagements, which could prove to be controversial.[6]
Regulation of conduct and procedures in a framework of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina are as stipulated in most recent Act of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from May 26, 2016 - under principal provisions, methodology, procedures, cooperation with institutions and official bodies, transparency, and final articles.[7]
At the 119th session of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, held on 21 December 2001, the first members of the commission for period 2002 to February 2016 were elected, which was subsequently changed into 5 year mandate, while posts of the chairperson and deputies are switched during the mandate on rotation basis.[8] [9]
First members of the commission for the period 2002 to February 2016 were:
Members of the commission for the period February 2016 to 2021 were:[11]
Current members of the commission from 2021 are:
The Secretariat is managed and organized by the Executive officer, and is structured with the Executive officer, the Secretariat of the Commission, and the Associate experts, the Librarian and documentarist, and the Technical secretary, as follows:
The Executive officer
The Secretariat of the Commission, consists of:
The Associate experts consists of:
The Librarian and documentarist
The Technical secretary.
The Rules of Procedure regulate the modus operandi of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments, including internal dynamics and the decision-making process of Proceedings. The set of rules and guidelines was established by the Commission to Preserve National Monuments, at the session held between 7 and 11 May 2002.[12]
Article 35 stipulates that a petition for the designation of property as a national monument needs to be submitted to the Commission.
The petition have a format determined by the Commission according to the type of property and is published in the official gazettes of Bosnia and Herzegovina, both entities and District Brčko.
The List of Petitions for Designation of Properties as National Monuments is created through submission of the petitions.
Designation of property as a national monument is a process of decision making in which the Commission takes into account previous designation, research documents. Before making the final decision the Commission also takes into account the views of the petitioner, the institutions in charge of protection, experts, scientist and scientific institutions, and other interested persons and entities.[12]
The Provisional List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official Gazette of BiH no. 33/02) was drawn up by the previous complement of the Commission. Art.2 of the Law on the Implementation of the Decisions of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments established pursuant to Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in BiH (Official Gazette of the Federation of BiH nos. 2/02 and 27/02) stipulates that all properties on the Provisional List are to be regarded as national monuments until the Commission adopts a final decision. All final decisions of the Commission are published in the official gazettes of Bosnia and Herzegovina, including those of entities and Brčko District. Once final decisions have been adopted for all the properties on the Provisional List, the List will be abolished.[13]
Monuments at Risk In Bosnia and Herzegovina is a list of designated monuments at risk from illicit building, inexpert reconstruction, lack of maintenance and other hazards. The Commission monitors and reviews the state and activities relating to national monuments at risk.[14]
See also: List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Commission to Preserve National Monuments declares legal protection of the property to be the national monument on the ground of criteria based on subject, scope and value of each property.[15]
Portable cultural property, individual or in collections, classified as follows:
Groups of buildings which are either part of a composition with a certain purpose or an agglomeration which is the result of continuous building in a historic core.
Criteria for designation as follows:
Properties arisen from the prehistoric times until the end of the 20th century.
Association of a building, or group or place to a historic figure in the history or a significant event in the history.
i. Quality of workmanship,ii. Quality of material,iii. Proportions,iv. Composition,v. Value of a detail,vi. Structural value.
Documentary, scientific and educational or pedagogic value.
i. Material evidence about less known historic era,ii. Evidence of historic changes,iii. Work of a famous artist or builder,iv. Evidence of certain type, style or regional manner,v. Evidence of a typical lifestyle in the certain era.
i. Ontology value,ii. Sacral value,iii. Traditional value,iv. Relation to the rituals or traditions,v. Significance for the identity of a group of people.
i. Relation of the form in the comparison with other parts of the group,ii. Meaning in the townscape,iii. A building or a group of buildings is a part of a group or site.
i. Form and design,ii. Materials and substance,iii. Use and function,iv. Traditions and techniques,v. Location and setting,vi. Spirit and feeling, andvii. Other internal and external factors.
i. The single or rare example of an object type or style,ii. A masterpiece of workmanship or course,iii. Work of a prominent artist/ architect, craftsman.
i. Material wholeness,ii. Homogeneity,iii. Completeness,iv. Unimpaired condition.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a signatory of International conventions and contracts in the field of cultural heritage,[16] such as:
UNESCO
European Council
Other bilateral and multilateral
Baština is the official yearbook or the annual of the Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which publishes scholarly articles in the field of heritage protection, history, history of art, archaeology, architecture and culture. Previous issues of the journal have published mostly on topics of the medieval heritage, such as the medieval stećci tombstones (stećci), and the medieval fortress of Jajce, in particular.[17]
Act to establish commission was issued by Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian: Službeni glasnik BiH), No. 1/02 i 10/02.,[18] and Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina No. 2/02, 27/02 and 6/04/. All later acts and decisions are consequently published also.[5] [6] [7] [11]
Criteria are published in the Official Gazette of BiH and the Official Gazettes of both Entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The final decisions of the Commission on designation of monuments are published in the official gazettes of Bosnia and Herzegovina.