G/SPS/N/MNE/46  
 
5 June 2018 
(18-3371) 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): Embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species  
4. Regions or countries likely to b e affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Ordinance on animal health conditions governing 
trade in and importation from countries of embryos of  domestic animals of the bovine 
species . Language(s): Montenegrin.  Number of pages:  
6. Description of content: This Draft Ordinance provides rules for animal health conditions 
governing trade in and importation from countries of embryos of domestic anima ls of the 
bovine species.  This legislation shall not apply to embryos derived by transfer of nuclei.  
Importation of embryos from the territory of a third country or part thereof shall take 
place only if the embryos: (a) come from donor animals which, imme diately prior to the 
collection of their embryos, have remained for at least six months in the territory of the 
third country concerned, and in a maximum of two herds complying with at least the set 
out requirements; (b) comply with the animal health requirements adopted in accordance 
with the procedure for imports of embryos from that country.  
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 inte rnational standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/MNE/46  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: 
Council  Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989  on animal health conditions governing 
intra-Community trade in and importation from third countries of embryos of domestic 
animals of the bovine species   
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/ .