G/SPS/N/MNE/8  
 
5 June 2018 
(18-3413) 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 Classification 
and Treatment of Animal by -products and Processing Methods of the Product . 
Language(s): Montenegrin.  Number of pages:  
6. Description of content: These Amendments modify  some rules in  the Classification and 
Treatment of Animal by -products and Processing Methods of the Product  in order to : 
 improve the efficiency  of the official control system;  
 ensure an optimal allocation of official control resources assigned to border controls 
and facilitate the enforcement of agri -food chain legislation ; and 
 replace the current fragmented control frameworks  with an integrated system of 
official controls at border control posts . 
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 He alth 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/8  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017  
on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food 
and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection 
products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/ 2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) 
No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 11 51/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, 
(EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 
Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 
98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43 /EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing 
Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 
96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls 
Regulation ) (Text with EEA relevance ) regarding the Classification and Treatment of 
Animal by -products and Processing Methods of the Product   
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 ci rculation 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 
Developmen t of Montenegro: http://www.minpolj.gov.me/rubrike/STO_WTO/ .