G/SPS/N/MNE/31  
 
5 June 2018 
(18-3395) 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): Food and food ingredients  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the exten t relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Ordinance on the List of foods and food 
ingredients subject to ionizing radiation.  Language(s): Montenegrin.  Number of pages:  
6. Description of content: This draft ordinance provides details on foods and food 
ingredients subject to ionizing radiation. It is an initial positive list of food and food 
ingredients, that may be treated with ionising radiation, together with the maximum doses 
authorised for the intended purpose. The foodstuffs that may be treated with ionising 
radiation and the maximum overall average dose that may be imparted are listed in the 
Annex.  
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 relevant 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 the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/MNE/31  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Directive  1999/3/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 February 1999 on 
the establishment of a Community list of foods and food ingredients treated with ionising 
radiation   
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 fro m 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/ .