On 4 June 2021, the UNODC Global Firearms Programme (GFP) conducted the second workshop with representatives from the Public Postal Offices in Bosnia and Hercegovina and from the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) on developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for detection of firearms in postal parcels. The objective was to present and review the comments provided by BH Pošte, HP Mostar, Pošte Srpske and ITA on the draft SOPs prepared by UNODC GFP.
During the workshop, UNODC GFP underlined the importance of common set of rules for processing mail trafficking and presented to the participants additional suggestions, highlighting the importance of harmonization of the SOPs with ITA’s operating procedures. Progress towards the final SOPs text has been made by identifying, which additional information should be reflected in the SOPs, and agreeing that the version of the SOPs with the incorporated comments will be submitted to the Heads of BH Pošte, HP Mostar, Pošte Srpske for approval.
This activity is funded by Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sweden, France and Norway through the Western Balkans SALW Control Roadmap Trust Fund and supported by the European Union.
