Mandate

EUPM, in coordination with and under the local political guidance of the European Union Special Representative in BiH (EUSR), and as part of the broader rule of law approach in BiH and in the region, shall aim, through mentoring, monitoring and inspecting, to establish in BiH a sustainable, professional and multi-ethnic police service operating in accordance with European and international standards. 

This police service shall operate in accordance with commitments made as part of the Stabilisation and Association Process with the European Union, in particular with regard to the fight against organised crime and police reform.

EUPM operats in line with the general objectives of Annex 11 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and its objectives shall be supported by European Community instruments. The EUPM shall continue to lead the coordination of the policing aspects of the ESDP efforts in the fight against organised crime, without prejudice to the agreed chains of command. The EUPM shall assist local authorities in planning and conducting major and organised crime investigations, in contributing to an improved functioning of the whole criminal justice system in general and enhancing police-prosecutor relations in particular. The EUPM shall, together with the European Commission, assist BiH authorities to identify remaining police development needs which could be addressed through Community assistance.