G/RO/N/217  
 
15 March 2021  
(21-2128) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Rules of Origin  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER PARAGRAPH 4 OF ANNEX II  
OF THE  AGREEMENT ON RULES OF ORIGIN  
PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN  
1. Paragraph 4 of Annex II to the Agreement on Rules of Origin envisages that Members shall 
provide to the Secretariat  as soon as possible their existing or new preferential rules of origin, 
including a listing of the preferential arrangements to which they a pply, judicial decisions, and 
administrative rulings of general application relating to their preferential rules of origin. Lists of 
information received and available within the Secretariat shall be circulated to Members by the 
Secretariat under the G/RO/ N/ series.  
2. The Committee on Rules of Origin further agreed that, with respect to preferential rules of 
origin, notifications made to the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements (CRTA) or to the 
Committee on Trade and Development (CTD) could also suffice to discharge their notification 
obligations under the Agreement on Rules of Origin (G/RO/M/59). As a result, the Committee agreed 
that notifications which had initially been received by the CRTA or the CTD should also be circulated 
by the Secretariat to the C RO. The information regarding such notifications, including related to 
preferential rules of origin, can, in addition, be retrieved through the WTO database of regional trade 
agreements ( http://rtais.wto.org ) or in the  WTO database of preferential trade agreements 
(http://ptadb.wto.org ). 
3. Accordingly, the following notification has been received : 
MONTENEGRO  
A. PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN  
Montenegro has enforced preferential rules as  below:  
1. Montenegro has ratified the Regional Convention on pan -Euro-Mediterranean preferential 
rules of origin by Law published in Official Journal of Montenegro - International Agreements 
No. 7/2012.  
http://www.sluzbenilist.me/pregled -dokumenta -2/?id={95D30F04 -2EFC-4467-85BD -
738CB30A8E49}  
2. The Stabilization and Association Agreement between the European Communities and its 
Member states, of the one part and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part has been 
ratified by Law published in Official Journal of the Republic of Montenegro No.  7/2007. Decision 
No. 1/2014 of the EU -Montene gro Stabilization and Association Council has replaced the 
Protocol 3 to the Stabilization and Association Agreement between the European Communities 
and their Member States, of the one part and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part, 
concerning the  definition of concept of "originating products " and methods of administrative 
cooperation with the Regional Convention on pan -Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of 
origin.  
http://www.sluzbenilist.me/pregled -dokumenta -2/?id={6AD5FF73 -23BE-4183-A052-
6F6DCEB8FE30}  G/RO/N/217  
 
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  3. The Agreement on the amendment and extension of the Central European Free Trade 
Agreement (CEFTA) has been ratified by Law published in Official Journal of the Republic of 
Montenegro No.  18/2007. Decision No.  3/2013 of the Joint Committee of the Central European 
Free Trade Agreement has replaced Annex IV concerning the definition of the concept of 
"originating products " and methods of a dministrative cooperation with the Regional 
Convention on pan -Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin.  Decision No.  3/2015 of 
the Joint Committee, adopted on 26 November 2015, amended Decision No.  3/2013 of the 
FTA CEFTA. It provides the possibili ty of duty drawback and full cumulation in the bilateral 
trade between CEFTA parties. Decision No.  2/2017 of the Joint Committee of the Regional 
Convention on pan -Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin of  16 May 2017 amending 
the provisions of App endix II of the Regional Convention on pan -Euro-Mediterranean 
preferential rules of origin  by introducing a possibility of duty drawback and full cumulation 
in the trade covered by the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) involving the 
Republic o f Moldova and the participants in the European Union 's Stabilization and Association 
process.  
http://www.sluzbenilist.me/pregled -dokumenta -2/?id={ 33B9679F -9BD8 -4874-B5E8-
430818CA055F}  
4. Free Trade Agreement between Montenegro and the Republic of Turkey has been ratified by 
Law published in Official Journal of Montenegro -International Agreements No.  3/2009. Rules 
of origin are prescribed by Protocol  II concerning the definition of the concept of "originating 
products " and methods of administrative cooperation.  
https://mek.gov.me/ResourceManager/FileDownload.aspx?rid=69800&rType=2&file=Zakon
%20o%20potvr%C4%91ivanju%20sporazuma%20o%20slobodnoj%20trgovini%20izme%C
4%91u%20Crne%20Gore%20i%20R epublike%20Turske.pdf  
5. Free Trade Agreement between Montenegro and EFTA States and the Agreements on 
Agriculture between Montenegro and Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein, 
Montenegro and the Kingdom of Norway and Montenegro and the  Republic of Iceland has been 
ratified by Law published in Official Journal of Montenegro -International Agreements 
No. 8/2012. Accordingly, to Article 8 of the Agreement rights and obligations of the parties 
with regard to rules of origin and administrativ e cooperation of customs authorities are 
governed by the Regional Convention on pan -Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin.  
http://www.sl uzbenilist.me/pregled -dokumenta -2/?id={52D2348D -AAFB-4CF2-84C3-
B26457F3C543}  
6. Free Trade Agreement between Government of Montenegro and Government of Ukraine has 
been ratified by Law published in Official Journal of Montenegro -International Agreements 
No. 3/2012. Rules of origin are prescribed by Annex II concerning the definition of the concept 
of "originating products " and methods of administrative cooperation.  
http://www.sluzbenilist.me/pregled -dokumenta -2/?id={12736004 -608A-43D2 -BB75-
C054190F1451}  
7. Agreement between Federal Government of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Government 
of Russian Federation on free trade between Federal Republic  of Yugoslavia and Russian 
Federation. Montenegro applies Free Trade Agreement between Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
and Russian Federation ratified by Law published in Official Journal of FR of Yugoslavia - 
international Agreements No.  1/2001.The origin of goods will be determined on the basis of 
the rules provided  by the legislation of the state of imports.  
https://mek.gov.me/ResourceManager/FileDownload.aspx?rid=239094&rType=2&file=Spora
zum sa Ruskom Federacijom.pdf  
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  Guidelines:  
- Guidance on full cumulation and duty drawback between CEFTA parties  
https://www.upravacarina.gov.me/rubrike/carinske -informa cije/213389/Smjernice -o-
jedinstvenoj -implementaciji -pune-kumulacije -i-povracaja -carine -medu -clanicama -CEFTA -
e.html  
- Guidance on approved exporter  
https://upravacarina.gov.me/bibli oteka/obrasci?pagerIndex=2   
- Guidance on Binding Origin Information (BOI)  
https://upravacarina.gov.me/rubrike/aktuelnosti/183241/Obavezujuca -informacija -o-
porijeklu -robe.html  
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