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Chinese Government provides $6 million grant — via ETCA — for container and vehicle inspection equipment

$6M USD

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Start Date	Nov 19, 2013
End Date	Mar 14, 2026
Duration	4,498 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`66795`

Grant Description

On November 19, 2013, the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Dr.

Zlatko Lagumdzija, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to BiH, Dong Chunfeng, signed an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) in Sarajevo.

The ETCA committed 10 million BAM (6 million USD) for the provision and installation of container and vehicle inspection equipment.

Nuctech Company Limited was the contractor responsible for the provision and installation of 2 mobile RTG vehicles that are capable of inspecting containers and vehicles.

The RTG vehicles were to be operated by the BiH Taxation Authority in order to tackle organized crime and corruption and prevent trade and customs offenses. The vehicles arrived in BiH on August 24, 2015.

However, the fact that the x-ray inspection capabilities of vehicles emit of high levels of ionizing radiation delayed their official adoption until June 2017 (after a 2-day test took place from June 14-15, 2016).

📋 Staff Comments

This donation should not be confused with an unrelated donation of airport scanning equipment in 2015 (see http://vijeceministara.gov.ba/saopstenja/saopstenja_predsjedavajuceg/default.aspx?id=21054&langTag=en-US).

📚 Sources & References

Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation between the Council of Ministers of BiH and the Government of the People's Republic of China: NR China donates two RTG vehicles to the Indirect Taxation Authority of BiH
Kamioni skeneri na granici kupe prašinu
Deputy Ćavar met with representatives of the company Nuctech
Nema više šverca preko granice: Kina donirala BiH skener vozila vrijedna 10 milijuna KM
BiH dobila skener kamione za otkrivanje šverca
Carinski skener radio iako nije izmjeren nivo zračenja
Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation between the Council of Ministers of BiH and the Government of the People's Republic of China: NR China donates two RTG vehicles to the Indirect Taxation Authority of BiH
Danas je u Sarajevu Upravi za indirektno oporezivanje uručena donacija dva specijalizovana velika skener vozila za kontrolu uvoza roba, čija vrijednost iznosi 10 miliona KM
Minister Mektic meets the Chinese Ambassador in BiH Chen Bo Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.