G/SPS/N/MNE/16  
 
5 June 2018 
(18-3424) 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 and derived products not intended for human 
consumption  
4. Regions  or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Amendments to the Ordinance on the 
Establishment of the Principles of the Organization of Veterinary Inspections of Products 
Entering Third Countries . Language(s): Montenegrin.  Number of pages:  
6. Description of content: These Amendments modify  some health rules as regards animal 
by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption (veterinary 
inspections) and prescribe certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at 
the border.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  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 st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/MNE/16  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing 
the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third 
countries  
 Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/9 of 6 January 2015 amending Regulati on (EU) 
No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the  European Parliament 
and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by -products and derived 
products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 
97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary c hecks at the 
border under that Directive (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_WT O/.