OHR directly monitors the implementation of Annex 8 of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and has praised the Commission for the results achieved on several occasions.

• The Commission received the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation Experts’ Bronze Medal for its contribution to the promotion of different cultural expressions and of intercultural dialogue, Florence, 2 to 5 March 2012.

• In 2011 the Commission received the 2010 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra, category III – Dedicated Service, and was adjudged the best European institution.  The award is presented to an individual or organization whose on-going contribution to heritage preservation demonstrates excellence in the protection, restoration and advancement of the cultural heritage in Europe and sets exceptional standards for heritage protection in Europe.  The European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra is one of the world’s leading accolades for heritage preservation.

• The Commission was nominated for the European Heritage Prize of the European Archaeologists’ Association for 2010. The nomination was made by Prof. Dr. Predrag Novaković, professor at the Department of Archaeology of the Faculty of the Humanities in Ljubljana and honorary member of the European Archaeologists’ Association.

• In 2004 the Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina awarded the Commission a Charter for its contribution to the preservation and restoration of the cultural heritage.