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Montenegro prohibits a few imports, mainly to protect (...) the environment and natural resources. Imports of radioactive waste (HS28.44.10.10, HS28.44.30.55 and HS28.44.50) and trade in nuclear materials (from HS28.44.20.25 to HS28.44.20.99) are prohibited. No other import prohibitions are in place.

Similar to prohibitions, import licensing procedures are maintained for various reasons (…) to meet commitments under international conventions to which Montenegro is a signatory, e.g. the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). [34] (...) Used motor vehicles being imported or being marketed for the first time in Montenegro can be put into free circulation and must meet the prescribed safety and technical requirements, conditions related to environment protection (...) in accordance with the "Rulebook on technical requirements and conditions for vehicles imported or marketed for the first time in Montenegro and requirements that must be met by legal entity authorized for approval of vehicles" (OG No. 5/15) (...) Waste tyres can only be imported for processing, on the basis of an approval or an import licence issued by the Environmental Protection Agency, provided that their import does not endanger the environment or human health. [37]

[34] (...) In the case of CITES, ozone depleting substances and waste management licensing intends to control the quantity of imports (i.e. quotas).
[37] Article 49, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Law on Waste Management (OG Nos. 64/11 and 39/16).

Table 3.3 Import licensing in 2017
Ministry/Agency Products (tariff lines) Validity period
(...)
Environmental Protection Agency or state administration body in charge of matters relating to human health protection Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates (4) 1 year
Natural uranium (33) 1 year
Organic chemicals (16) 1 year
Plastics and articles thereof (2) 1 year
Nuclear reactors (4) 1 year
Apparatus based on the use of X-rays or of alpha, beta or gamma radiation, and X-ray tubes (8) 1 year
Wastes 1 year
Substances that deplete the ozone layer (Annex 4 of the National Control List), alternative substances and the list of products containing ozone depleting substances or produced by means of such substances 1 year

Quantitative restrictions on exports may be imposed – in case of critical shortages of products essential to Montenegro, for the relief of consequences of such shortages, or in order to protect exhaustible natural resources – if export restrictions are applied simultaneously with restrictions on domestic production or consumption. (...)

Table 3.6 Excise tax rates, 2017-18
Rates
(...)
Mineral oils, mineral oil derivatives and their substitutes (…) Natural gas (HS 2711 11 and 2711 21) used as motor fuel, industrial and commercial purposes, and for heating: zero. Fuel oil (HS 2710 19 61 00 to 2710 19 69 00), €19.50 per 1,000 kg (...) Bio fuel, €350 per 1,000 litres
(...)

(…) Some activities ( (...) genetically modified organisms and hazardous waste) are excluded from the tax relief and non-tax incentives for innovation enhancement in SMEs. (…)

Table 3.7 Main domestic support measures, 2012-18
INCENTIVES
(…)
2 NON-TAX INCENTIVES
Incentives/requirements/measures Budgeted amounts
a) GENERAL
i. The Decree on Promoting Direct Investment (Decree on Promoting Direct Investment, 30 December 2015, OG No. 80/15) 2015: .. 2016: €681,333 2017: €1,300,000 2018: €1,200,000
Incentives o €3,000-€10,000 per newly employed person o If implemented in the capital city or in the southern region - minimum investment value is €500,000 and at least 20 new jobs must be created within three years of the date of concluding the agreement on the use of funds. o If implemented in the central region (excluding the capital city) and the northern region – minimum investment value is €250,000 and at least 10 new jobs must be created within three years of the date of concluding the agreement on the use of funds o For capital investments exceeding €10 million and job creation for at least 50 new employees, the incentives can be awarded of up to 17% of the investment project's total value without conducting a "scoring" procedure in accordance with award criteria and methodology o Reimbursement for infrastructure incurred for purposes of the investment project implementation.
Requirements o Screening criteria: (...) o effects of the investment project on (…) , environment and regional development; (...) Investment projects in the manufacturing and services sectors (i.e. excluding (...)
genetically modified organisms and hazardous waste).
(...)

The Institute of Standardization of Montenegro (ISME), a non-governmental institution set up in 2007, (…) According to the 2013 Decree on the Notification of Technical Regulations, Standards, Regulations on Information Society Services and Conformity Assessment Procedures (OG No. 11/13), ISME is an official enquiry point on standards and information provision under the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. [91] (...)

[91] The Institute consists of 17 technical committees, inter alia (...) energy efficiency (...)

Six ministries are responsible for development and adoption of technical regulations in their areas of competence upon opinion of the MEK, which remains the domestic enquiry point for technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures. [93] (…)

[93] These agencies are (...) the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism, (...)

(...) Montenegro's regulations for industrial products are based either on the EU "Old Approach" (laying down detailed specific technical requirements) or the "New and Global Approach" (setting-up of essential requirements defined to meet health, safety, and environmental objectives). (...)