G/SPS/N/MNE/13  
 
5 June 2018 
(18-3421) 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): Live animals  
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 Regulation on veterinary 
inspections of imported live animals . Language(s): Montenegrin.  Number of pages:  
6. Description of content: This legislation lays down certain rules for the veterinary checks 
on live animals to be imported , particularly on sampling with a view to checking 
compliance with the health requirements included in the accompanying veterinary 
certificate.  
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 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  G/SPS/N/MNE/13  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 97/794/EC: Commission Decision of 12 November 1997 laying down certain detailed 
rules for the application of Council Directive 91/496/EEC as regards veterinary checks 
on live  animals to be imported from third countries (Text with EEA relevance)  
 2014/92/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 14 February 2014 amending 
Annex II to Decision 97/794/EC laying down certain detailed rules for the application of 
Council Directive 91/4 96/EEC as regards veterinary checks on live animals to be 
imported from third countries (notified under document C(2014) 750 ) (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/ .