G/SPS/N/MNE/11  
 
5 June 2018 
(18-3419) 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): Natural mineral waters and spring waters  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affecte d, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Regulation on detailed requirements in terms of 
safety to be met by natural spring, stone and natural mineral water . Language(s): 
Montenegrin.  Number of pages:  
6. Description of content: This Regulation for natural spring, stone and natural mineral 
water  prescribes : 
 the conditions for use of activated alumina for the removal of fluoride from natural 
mineral waters an d spring waters;  
 the list, concentration limits and labelling requirements for the constituents of natural 
mineral waters and the conditions for using ozone -enriched air for the treatment of 
natural mineral waters and spring waters ; and 
 the exploi tation and marketing of natural mineral waters.  
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 Co de, 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/11  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Commission Regulation (EU) No 115/2010 of 9 February 2010 laying down the 
conditions f or use of activated alumina for the removal of fluoride from natural mineral 
waters and spring waters (Text with EEA relevance)  
 Commission Directive 2003/40/EC of 16 May 2003 establishing the list, concentration 
limits and labelling requirements for the co nstituents of natural mineral waters and the 
conditions for using ozone -enriched air for the treatment of natural mineral waters and 
spring waters  
 Directive 2009/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 
on the exploitation and marketing of natural mineral waters (Recast) (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/r ubrike/STO_WTO/ .