G/SPS/N/MNE/25  
 
5 June 2018 
(18-3405) 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 - Equidae  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent r elevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Ordinance on the animal  health conditions 
governing the movement and importation of equidae . Language(s): Montenegrin.  
Number of pages:  
6. Description of content: This Draft Ordinance prescribes the animal health conditions 
governing the movement and importation of equidae.  For reasons of clarity and 
consistency of legislation , this procedure shall apply to authorities in third countries 
approved for the purpose of keeping herd books, flock books or stud books in accordance 
with zootechnical legislation. Also , in the interests of clarity and consistency of rules, this 
simplified procedure shall apply  to the updating of  the list of quarantine centres . 
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 the re 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 de viates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/MNE/25  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Council  Directive 2008/73/EC of 15 July 2008 simplifying procedures of listing and 
publishing information in the veterinary and zootechnical fields and amending 
Directives 64/432/EEC, 77/504/EEC, 88/407/EEC, 88/661/EEC, 89/361/EEC, 
89/556/EEC, 90/426/EEC, 90/427/EEC, 90/428/EEC, 90/429/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 
91/68/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/65/EEC, 92/66/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 94/28/EC, 
2000/75/EC, Decision 2000/258/EC and Directives 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC and 
2005/94/EC (Text with EEA relevance)  
 2009/436/EC: Council Decision of 5 May 2009 correcting Directive 2008/73/EC 
simplifying procedures of listing and publishing information in the ve terinary and 
zootechnical fields  
 Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions 
governing the movement and importation from third countries of equidae (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/ .