G/SPS/N/MNE/27  
 
5 June 2018 
(18-3403) 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): Aquaculture animals  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent rele vant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Amendments on the regulation on the information page 
on the Internet so that information on aquaculture operations and authorized processing 
facilities could be accessed electronically . Language(s): Montenegrin.  Number of pages:  
6. Description of content: This legislation prescribes animal health requirements for 
aquaculture animals and products thereof, and for the prevention and control of certain 
diseases in aquatic animals . It also prescribes rules on the Internet -based information 
page so that information on aquaculture operations and authorized processing facilities can 
be accessed electronically.  
These Amendme nts lay down rules on an Internet -based information page to be 
established by Montenegro to make information on aquaculture production businesses and 
authorised processing establishments available by electronic means for: aquaculture 
production businesses keeping fish; aquaculture production businesses keeping molluscs; 
aquaculture production businesses keeping crustaceans; authorised processing 
establishments slaughtering aquaculture animals for disease control purposes.  
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 standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/MNE/27  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
2008/392/EC: Commission Decision of 30 April 2008 implementing Council Directive 
2006/88/EC as regards an Internet -based information page to make information on 
aquaculture production b usinesses and authorised processing establishments available by 
electronic means (notified under document number C(2008)1656) (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/ .