RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/CGR/12/Rev.4 
4 July 2008 
 
 (08-3224) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Montenegro Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF MONTENEGRO 
 
Legislative Action Plan  
 
Revision  
  
 The following submission, dated 2 July 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) GAT T Ministry of Finance Ju ly 2007 December 2007 14 Fe bruary 2008 27 March 2008 
Decree on Customs Law 
Implementation (A) Customs 
Valuation, Rules of Origin, GATT, 
TRIPS Ministry of Finance December 2005 December 2006 29 December 2006  
Decree on the Types, Amounts and 
Manner of Payment of Fee for Services Rendered by Customs 
Authorities Customs 
Valuation, Rules of Origin, GATT, 
TRIPS Ministry of Finance December 2005 December 2006 28 December 2006  
Customs Tariff (L) HS 2007 GATT Ministry of Finance  April 2007 22 February 2007 23 March 2007 
Decree on Harmonization with 
CN 2008 Custom Tariff  GATT Ministry of Finance   20 December 2007  
Decree on Control List for Export, 
Import and Transit of Goods GATT Ministry for 
Economic 
Development May 2007 June 2007 12 July 2007  
Foreign Trade Law (A) 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) GATT, Safeguards 
Agreement, Agreement on 
Anti-dumping and 
Countervailing Duties Ministry for 
Economic Development March 2006  June 2007  
Law on Foreign Investment (A ) GATT, TRIMs Ministry for 
Economic 
Development February 2007  22 March 2007 15 June 2007 
Law on Free Zones (A) GATT Ministry for 
Economic 
Development   28 June 2007 13 December 2007 
Company Law (A) GATT, GATS Ministry for 
Economic Development November 2006 March 2007 12 July 2007 31 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 
Law on Trade (L) GATT Ministry for 
Economic Development September 2007 December 2007  14 February 2008  
Tobacco Law (A) GATT, TRIMs Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Forestry and Water Management  December 2007 14 February 2008  
Decree on Prices of Medici nes GATT Ministry of Health, 
Labour and Social 
Welfare    July 2007  
The Law on Genetically Modified 
Organisms (A) GATT, SPS Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Forestry and Water 
Management  December 2007 14 Februa ry 2008 2 April 2008  
Law on Chemicals (L) GATT, TBT Ministry for  
Tourism  and 
Environmental 
Protection  September 2007 19 July 2007 13 December 2007 
Law on Seed Material of Agricultural 
Plants (L) 
(OG RM No. 28/2006) 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. 28/2006) 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. 28/2006) SPS Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Forestry and Water Management 2005 March 2007 January 2006 18 April 2006 
Law on Pesticides (L) SPS, TBT Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Forestry and Water Management December 2005 November 2 007 17 January 2008  
Law on Fertilizers (L) SPS, TBT Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Forestry and Water Management December 2005  24 May 200 7  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) SPS, TBT, TRIPS Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management 2004 March 2007 31 May 2007  10 July 2007 
Law on Food Safety (L ) SPS, TBT Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management  Oct 2007 28 June 2007 21 December 2007 
Veterinary Law (A ) SPS Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management March 2006 March 2007 28 December 2006 March 2007 
Decree on Notification Procedure 
TBT GATT,TBT,SPS Ministry for 
Economic Development September 2007 December 2007 7 February 2008   
Decree on Notification Procedur e SPS GATT,TBT,SPS Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Ministry for 
Economic 
Development September 2007 December 2007  17 January 2008   
Administrative Fees Law (A) GATT, Mini stry of Finance September 2007 Decembe r 2007 14 February 2008 2 April 2008  
Law on Standardization (A) 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) TBT Ministry for 
Economic Development June 2007 November 2007 12 July 2007 11 February 2008 
SERVICES 
The Law on Cinematography (A) GATS Ministry of Culture, 
Sport and Media January 2006  18 May 2006 23 November 2006 
Law on Postal Services (L) 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 ) GATS Ministry of Jus tice  March 2007 December 2005 19 December 2006 
Law on Telecommunications (A) GATS Ministry of 
Maritime, 
Transport and 
Telecommunication  December 2007 15 May 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) GATS Ministry of Finance  September 2007 8 November 2007 14 February 2008 
Law on Insurance (L) GATS Ministry  of Finance  March 2007 24 No vember 2005 11 December 2006 
Law on Employment and Work of 
Aliens GATS Ministry of Health, 
Labour and Social Welfare   14 February 2008  18 March 2008 
TRIPS 
Criminal Code (A) 
(OG RM No. 47/2006) TRIPS Ministry of Justice 202005  13 April 2006 25 July 2006 
Law on Optical Discs (L) TRIPS Ministry of Culture, 
Sport and Media 2005  29 June 2006 26 December 2006 
Law on Undisclosed Informat ion (L) TRIPS Ministry for 
Economic 
Development  September 2007 12 July 2007 18 December 2007 
Law on Geographical Indication of 
Origin (A) TRIPS Ministry for 
Economic Development September 2007 November 2007 7 February 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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