RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/CGR/12/Rev.5 
3 November 2008 
 
 (08-5319) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Montenegro Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF MONTENEGRO 
 
Legislative Action Plan  
 
Revision  
  
 The following submission, dated 30 October 2008, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Montenegro. 
 
 
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Page 2 New Law (L) and Amendments to the 
Existing Law (A)1 Relevant WTO 
Agreement Responsible Ministry Initial Draft Deadline2 Adoption by 
Government Adoption by 
Parliament 
ECONOMIC POLICIES AND TRADE IN GOODS 
Customs Laws (A) 
OG RM No. 21/08 of 27 March 2008 GATT Ministry of Finance Ju ly 2007 December 2007 14 Fe bruary 2008 27 March 2008 
Decree on Customs La w Implementation (A) 
OG RM No. 38/08 of 20 June 2008 Customs 
Valuation, Rules 
of Origin, GATT, 
TRIPS Ministry of Finance December 2005 December 2006 29 December 2006  
Decree on theTypes, Am ounts and Manner of 
Payment of Fee for Services Rendered by 
Customs Authorities 
OG RM Nos. 20/03, 62/04 and 54/05 Customs 
Valuation, Rules 
of Origin, GATT, 
TRIPS Ministry of Finance December 2005 December 2006 28 December 2006  
Customs Tariff (L) HS 2007 
OG RM No. 17/07 of 27 March 2007 GATT Ministry of Finance  April 2007 22 February 2007 27 March 2007 
Decree on Harmonization with CN 2008 
Custom Tariff 
OG RM No. 03/08 of 16 January 2008 GATT Ministry of Finance   20 December 2007  
Decision on Control Li st for Export, Import 
and Transit of Goods 
OG RM No. 45/07 of 27 July 2007 GATT Ministry for 
Economic 
Development May 2007 June 2007 12 July 2007  
Foreign Trade Law (A) 
OG RM No.  37/07 of 19 June 2007 GATT, Safeguards 
Agreement, 
Agreement on 
Anti-dumping and Countervailing 
Duties Ministry for 
Economic 
Development March 2006  22 March 2007 19 June 2007 
Decree for Implementation of the Foreign 
Trade Law (A) OG RM No. 44/07 of 23 July 2007 GATT, Safeguards 
Agreement, Agreement on 
Anti-dumping and 
Countervailing Duties Ministry for 
Economic Development March 2006  June 2007  
Law on Foreign Investment (A) 
OG RM No. 36/07 of 15 June 2007 GATT, TRIMs Ministry for 
Economic 
Development February 2007  22 March 2007 15 June 2007 
Law on Free Zones (A) 
OG RM No. 11/07 of 13 December 2007 GATT Ministry for 
Economic 
Development   28 June 2007 13 December 2007 
                                                      
1 The by-laws are indicated in italics. 
2 In case of laws deadline for adoption by the Parliament;  In case of by-laws deadline for adoption by the Government.  
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 Page 3New Law (L) and Amendments to the 
Existing Law (A)1 Relevant WTO 
Agreement Responsible Ministry Initial Draft Deadline2 Adoption by 
Government Adoption by 
Parliament 
Company Law (A) 
OG RM No. 17/07 of 31 December 2007 GATT, GATS Ministry for 
Economic Development November 2006 March 2007 12 July 2007 31 December 2007 
Law on Trade (L)  
OG RM No. 49/08 of 15 August 2008 GATT Ministry for 
Economic 
Development September 2007 December 2007 14 February 2008 29 July 2008 
Tobacco Law (A) 
OG RM No. 48/08 of 11 August 2008 GATT, TRIMs Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry 
and Water 
Management  December 2007 14 Februa ry 2008 29 July 2008 
Decree on Prices of Medicines 
OG RM No. 50/07 of 17 August 2007 GATT Ministry of Health, 
Labour and Social 
Welfare   July 2007  
The Law on Genetically Modified Organisms 
(A) OG RM No. 22/08 of 2 April 2008 GATT, SPS Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management  December 2007 14 Februa ry 2008 18 March 2008 
Law on Chemicals (L) 
OG RM No. 11/07 of 13 December 2007 GATT, TBT Ministry for Tourism 
and Environmental 
Protection  September 2007 19 July 2007 27 November 2007 
Law on Seed Material of Agricultural Plants 
(L) OG RM No. 28/06 of 3 May 2006 SPS, TBT Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management June 2005 April 2006 January 2006 18 April 2006 
Law on Planting Material (L) 
OG RM No. 28/06 of 3 May 2006 SPS, TBT Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management June 2005 April 2006 January 2006 18 April 2006 
Law on Plant Health Protection (L) 
OG RM No. 28/06 of 3 May 2006 SPS Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management 2005 March 2007 January 2006 18 April 2006 
Law on Pesticides (L) 
OG RM No. 51/08 of 22 August 2008 SPS, TBT Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management December 2005 November 2007 17  January 2008 29 July 2008 
Law on Fertilizers (L) 
OG RM No. 48/07 of 9 August 2007 SPS, TBT Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry 
and Water 
Management December 2005  24 May 2007 24 July 2007  
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Page 4 New Law (L) and Amendments to the 
Existing Law (A)1 Relevant WTO 
Agreement Responsible Ministry Initial Draft Deadline2 Adoption by 
Government Adoption by 
Parliament 
Law on Plant Varieties Protection (L) 
OG RM No. 48/08 of 11 August 2008 SPS, TBT, TRIPS Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management 2004 March 2007 31 May 2007 24 July 2007 
Law on Food Safety (L) 
OG RM No. 14/07 of 21 December 2007 SPS, TBT Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management  October 2007 28 June 2007 29 November 2007 
Veterinary Law (A) 
OG RM No. 14/08 of 29 February 2008 OG RM No. 14/07 of 12 March 2007 SPS Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management March 2006 March 2007 28 December 2006 12 March 2007 
Decree on Notification Procedure TBT GATT, TBT, SPS Ministry for 
Economic development September 2007 December 2007 7 February 2008  
Decree on Notification Procedure SPS GATT, TBT, SPS Ministry of 
Agriculture, Ministry 
for Economic 
Development September 2007 December 2007 17 January 2008  
Administrative Fees Law (A) 
OG RM No. 22/08 of 2 February 2008 GATT, Ministry of Finance September 2007 December 2007 14  February 20 08 2 April 2008 
Law on Standardization (A) 
OG RM No. 13/08 of 26 February 2008 TBT Ministry for 
Economic 
development June 2007 November 2007 12 July 2007 11 February 2008 
Law on Technical Requirements for Products 
and Conformity Assessment of Products with Such Requirements (A) 
OG RM No. 14/08 of 29 February 2008 TBT Ministry for 
Economic development June 2007 November 2007 12 July 2007 11 February 2008 
SERVICES 
The Law on Cinematography (A)  
OG RM No. 14/08 of 29 February 2008 GATS Ministry of Culture, 
Sport and Media January 2006  18 May 2006 23 November 2006 
12 February 2008 
Law on Postal Services (L) OG RM No. 46/05 of 3 August 2005 GATS Ministry for 
Economic 
Development   9 June 2005 28 July 2005 
Law on Property Relations (L) GAT S Ministry of Finan ce April 2006 March 2007 20 December 2007  
Law on Legal Services (L) 
OG RM No. 79/06 of 26 December 2006 GATS Ministry of Justi ce  March 2007 December 2005 19 December 2006 
Law on Telecommunications (A) 
OG RM No. 50/08 of 19 August 2008 GATS Ministry of Maritime, 
Transport and 
Telecommunication  December 2007 15 May 2008 29 July 2008  
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Existing Law (A)1 Relevant WTO 
Agreement Responsible Ministry Initial Draft Deadline2 Adoption by 
Government Adoption by 
Parliament 
Law on Banks (L) 
OG RM No. 17/08 of 11 March 2008 GATS Ministry of Finance  September 2007 8 November 2007 14 February 2008 
Law on Insurance (L) 
OG RM No. 19/07 of 2 April 2007 GATS Ministry of Finance  March 2007 24 November 2005 11 December 2006 
Law on Employment and Work of Aliens 
OG RM No. 22/08 of 2 April 2008 GATS Ministry of Health, 
Labour and Social 
Welfare   14 February 2008 18 March 2008 
TRIPS 
Criminal Code (A) 
OG RM No. 47/06 TRIPS Ministry of Justice 2005  13 April 2006 25 July 2006 
Law on Optical Discs (L) 
OG RM No. 02/07 of 11 January 2007 TRIPS Ministry of Culture, 
Sport and Media 2005  29 June 2006 26 December 2006 
Law on Undisclosed Information (L) 
OG RM No. 16/07 of 27 December 2007 TRIPS Ministry for 
Economic Development  September 2007 12 July 2007 18 December 2007 
Law on Geographical Indication of Origin 
(A) 
OG RM No. 48/08 of 11 August 2008 TRIPS Ministry for 
Economic 
development September 2007 November 2007 7 February 2008 11 August 2008 
Law on Patents (A) TRIPS Ministry for 
Economic 
development September 2007 November 2007 7 February 2008  
Regulation on Amendments to the Regulation 
on actions of the customs authority applicable 
to goods suspected of infringement of 
intellectual property rights GATS, TRIPS Ministry of Finance   14 February 2008  
 
 
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