Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-III§76 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
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As of December 2017, about 7,000 (40.7% of all standards) Montenegrin standards (MESTs) were contained in technical regulations issued by the six competent ministries. (…) Montenegro had harmonized 3,082 MESTs according to the International Classification for Standards, and they were mainly allocated to environment, (...)
[102] The two national MESTs are identical to the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) (...) Standard OHSAS 18001 was (...) compatible with (...) ISO 14001:2004 (environment). (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-III§78 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
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A 2015 MoU between ASTM International and Montenegro is aimed at assisting Montenegro with the development of standards supporting health, safety, the environment and economic growth.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-III§85 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture |
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(…) the establishment of its new Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Affairs (AFSVPA). (...) Sector for Phytosanitary Affairs (responsible, inter alia, for plant health protection, seeds, planting materials, GMO, plant variety protection, plant products, fertilizers and phytosanitary inspections).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-III§92 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
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Conformity assessment procedures |
Agriculture |
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Montenegro's legislation on genetically modified products applies equally to domestic and imported products. The Law on Food Safety provides a definition of genetically modified food and/or animal feed and prescribes and/or prohibits its placement on the market unless specific conditions are fulfilled (Article 71). The 2008 Law on Genetically Modified Organisms (OG No. 22/08), setting the conditions for the use of GMOs and products containing/consisting of or deriving from GMOs, remains unchanged. [140] The November 2016 Regulation on methods for sampling and laboratory testing of animal feed for the presence of genetically modified materials (OG No. 69/16) prescribes the methods for food sampling (official controls, inspection) and laboratory testing for the purpose of research/analysis on the effective presence of genetically modified materials (food safety issues). Montenegro ratified the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity in October 2006. [141]
[140] Law on Genetically Modified Organisms (OG No. 22/08).
[141] Convention on Biological Diversity online information.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-III§93 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
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Conformity assessment procedures |
Agriculture |
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In the past, several institutions (e.g. the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism) have had GMO-related responsibilities thus rendering the regulatory framework and its implementation cumbersome. AFSVPA has taken the responsibility for the authorization of testing laboratories, approval of use of GMOs for experimental purposes and authorization for GMOs in food. The Environmental Protection Agency is responsible for approving the intentional introduction into the environment of GMOs. No applications have been received so far and the National Council for Biological Safety has not yet granted authorizations or monitored GMO cultivation in Montenegro. At present, no local GMO food is authorized in the domestic market. According to the authorities, national legislation provides for an adequate control framework; however, as of 2015, there were no accredited laboratories to test GMOs and tests are performed in accredited laboratories in Serbia or laboratories accredited for GMO testing in other countries.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-III§94 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture, Other |
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Imports of GMOs and wild species of flora and fauna require a permit either from Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) or the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism (new species). Sanitary inspections are conducted by (...) or the authority responsible for environmental protection (environmental protection). (...) [145] It is compulsory to indicate/label additives, enzyme preparations or seed materials that are genetically modified or contain GMOs.
[145] Law on Genetically Modified Organisms (OG No. 22/08) (...) and WTO document WT/ACC/CGR/38, WT/MIN(11)/7, 5 December 2011.
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Environment
Genetic
Sustainable
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-III§95 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
Measures |
Quarantine requirements |
Agriculture |
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Montenegro's main laws on quarantine requirements for imports include the Law on Plant Health Protection (OG Nos. 28/06, 28/11 and 48/15) and the Veterinary Law (OG Nos. 30/12 and 48/15). Relevant regulations and rulebooks have been issued to ensure compliance with the EU acquis. The Law on Plant Health Protection regulates, inter alia, the protection of plants, measures on the prevention of the introduction, spread and control of harmful organisms, and checks of plant health and plant health consignments. The Veterinary Law regulates the conditions and manner of carrying out veterinary activities as well as animal health protection, and measures related to the protection of public and animal health. Since 2015, animal, plant and fisheries quarantine and inspection are handled by AFSVPA (Section 3.3.2.2.1).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-III§97 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
Measures |
Quarantine requirements, Ban/Prohibition |
Agriculture |
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The Law on Plant Health Protection provides for a list of quarantine harmful organisms relevant for Montenegro and a list of harmful organisms to be monitored. [152] (…) Import bans for phytosanitary reasons affect: (…) soil, compost and substratum mixed with soil or compost, with plants or without plants, from non-European countries.
[152] More information on the harmful organisms is available in the 2016 Regulation amending the Regulation on the phytosanitary measures to prevent the introduction, spread and suppression of organisms harmful to plants and the lists of harmful organisms, plant products and monitored facilities
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-III§106 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture |
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To attain harmonization with the EU acquis, Montenegro has implemented and/or is in the process of implementing various product-specific regulations relating to labelling. These regulations include: (...) the 2016 Regulation on conditions and rules for processing, packaging, transport and storage of organic products (OG No. 93/16) (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/369/REV.1 |
S-III§108 |
Montenegro |
2018 |
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Agriculture |
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All GMOs or products containing, consisting of or deriving from GMOs remain subject to mandatory GMO labelling. Products must be marked with the following: GMO; product contains GMO; product consists of GMO; or product derives from GMO; and a unique identification code. Moreover, suppliers of GMOs are obliged to maintain a database and put in place a monitoring and identification procedure, to record each placement on the market, and the name of the person who provided or obtained GMOs (except for the end consumers) for a period of five years. [174] In line with its EU accession process, Montenegro is to implement a Rulebook on traceability and labelling of genetically modified organisms and the traceability of food and feed products produced from GMOs in 2018.
[174] Articles 49, 48 and 45 of the Law on GMO (OG No. 22/08).
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