G/SPS/N/MNE/9  
 
5 June 2018 
(18-3414) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: MONTENEGRO  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Animal by -products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relev ant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Amendments to the Ordinance on hygiene, 
veterinary and other conditions for the sale of products and objects for processing or 
destruction of products of animal origin . Language(s): Montenegrin.  Number of pages:  
6. Description of content: These Amendments modify  some parameters for the 
transformation of animal by -products, conditions for imports of pet food  and for the export 
of processed manure.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a releva nt international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from t he 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/MNE/9  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/172 of 1 February 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011 as regards parameters for the transformation of animal by-products into 
biogas or compost, conditions for imports of pet food and for the export of processed 
manure (Text with EEA relevance)  
 Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/786 of 8 May 2017 amending R egulation (EU) 
No 142/2011 as regards the definitions of fis hmeal and fish oil (Text with EEA 
relevance)  
 Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/893 of 24 May 2017 amending Annexes I and IV to 
Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council and 
Annexes X, XIV and XV to Commission Regulation (EU) N o 142/2011 as regards the 
provisions on processed animal protein (Text with EEA relevance)  
 Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1261 of 12 July 2 017 amending Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011 as regards an alternative method for processing certain rendered fats 
(Text  with EEA relevance)  
 Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1262 of 12 July 2 017 amending Regulation (EU) 
No 142/2011 as regards the use of manure of farmed animals as a fuel in combustion 
plants (Text with EEA relevance)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy ): To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 4 August  2018 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The text is available at the official website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development of Montenegro: http://www.minpolj.gov.me/rubrike/STO_WTO/ .