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The organized and institutional approach to halal certification in Bosnia and Herzegovina has begun in 2006, when the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina established the Agency for Halal Quality Certification, as a specialized institution for control and confirmation of the halal status of products and services. In this way, the Islamic community in Bosnia and Herzegovina enabled the establishment of a functional system of halal certification in accordance with national legislation and international standards.

As the leader in the halal certification in the area of South-East Europe and the pioneer of systematic and organized method of halal certification through defined criteria of Halal standard on this territory, Agency for Halal Quality Certification has hosted some of great events in the past period. We are very proud for organizing the first event on halal certification issues in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Balkan countries. The event was organized in Sarajevo (2007) through cooperation of World Halal Forum and Halal Development Corporation under theme: “WORLD HALAL FORUM INDUSTRY DIALOGUE 2007”.

Agency for Halal Quality Certification was the first associated member of International Halal Integrity Alliance (IHI Alliance). In 2009, the round table: “HALAL FOOD PRODUCTION” was organized in Sarajevo in the cooperation with IHI Alliance.   

The process of halal certification of food premises such as restaurants, cafes, food retail outlets, etc. in Bosnia and Herzegovina has begun in 2011, when the first halal restaurant was awarded with halal certificate. In order to promote halal tourism, its requirements as well all follow up activities of halal tourism, Agency for Halal Quality Certification in cooperation with CresecentRating from Singapore hosted the organization of the round table: "HALAL TOURISM IN BIH 2011". Later that year, we cooperated with IHI Alliance in organization of the event: “Sarajevo Halal Industry Workshop”.

The first idea of organizing and hosting the halal fair and forum came in 2012. The first Sarajevo Halal Fair and Forum – SAHAF was organized in cooperation with domestic companies: SKPC Skenderija and GHB Invest d.o.o. Sarajevo. This event was organized also in 2013.  

In the year 2014, Agency for Halal Quality Certification organized independently Sarajevo Halal Forum. The forum was organized under the patronage of the Grand Mufti of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, dr. Husein Kvazović. 

During 2018 and 2019, the Sarajevo Halal Fair was organized in cooperation with BBI Bank.