Legal Department
Legal Department has the following duties and responsibilities:
1. Coordinates and participates in drafting of normative acts in close cooperation with the Cabinet of Minister, Departments and other organizational units from the field of respective ministry;
2. Shall be responsible for finalization of the draft normative act;
3. In cooperation with departments, units or persons responsible for drafting the draft normative acts ensures compatibility of normative acts proposed by respective Ministry with applicable legislation in the Republic of Kosovo and European Union legislation (EU Acquis), including preparation of the Statement of Compliance (SC) and Compliance Tables (CT);
4. Provides legal opinions, required within the field of respective ministry;
5. Cooperates with Legal Office for the preparation, monitoring and reporting of Legislative Program and other activities related to the process of drafting legislation;
6. Identifies problems during implementation of normative acts;
7. Cooperates with Ministry of Justice to represent the respective Ministry in Court;
8. Coordinates law enforcement activities with the relevant units of the Ministry and other ministries and Government;
9. Maintains and updates register of secondary legislation of the relevant ministry;
10. Shall submit secondary legislations to Legal Office after approval by the Minister;
11. Ensures accomplishment of legal obligations towards implementation of law and other provisions within the field of respective Ministry;
12. Drafts Proposal Decisions, Proposal of different Materials required by the Secretary and Minister;
13. Performs any other tasks specified in respective legislation.
Legal Department consists of two divisions:
1. Division for drafting and harmonisiotin of legislation;
2. Division for supervision of inmplemenation of legisation of legal support and inter institutional coorperation in the field of legislacion.
Contact:
Shefki Zeqiri,
Director of the Legal Department
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development
Former political party building no. 35
10000 Prishtine/ Republic of Kosovo
Tel: +381 (0) 38 -211 829
Mob: +377 (0) 44 319 335
Fax: +381(0) 38 211 885
E-mail: [email protected]
http://www.mbpzhr-rks.org