RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/CGR/12/Rev.3 
19 February 2008 
 
 (08-0731) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Montenegro Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF MONTENEGRO 
 
Legislative Action Plan  
 
Revision  
  
 The following submission, dated 15 February 2008,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Republic of Montenegro. 
 
 
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  WT/ACC/CGR/12/Rev.3 
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) GATT Ministry of Finance July 2007 December 2007 14 February 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   
Decision 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 2008 
                                                      
 
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.  
   WT/ACC/CGR/12/Rev.3
 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) GATT, GATS Ministry for 
Economic Development November 2006 March 2007 12 July 2007 31 December 2008 
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 February 2008   
Law on Chemicals (L) GATT, TBT Ministry for  
Tourism and 
Environmental 
Protection  September 2007   13 December 2007 
Law on Seed Material of Agricultural 
Plants (L) 
(OG RM No. 28/06) 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) 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) 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    
  WT/ACC/CGR/12/Rev.3 
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 Fertilizers (L) SPS, TBT Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management December 2005     24 July 2007  
Law on Plant Varieties Protection (L) SPS, TBT, TRIPS Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management 2004 March 2007   10 July 2007 
Law on Food Safety (L ) SPS, TBT Ministry of 
Agriculture, Forestry and Water 
Management  October 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 Procedure SPS GATT, TBT, SPS Ministry of 
Agriculture, Ministry for 
Economic 
Development September 2007 December 2007  17 January 2008   
Administrative Fees Law (A) GATT Mi nistry of Finance September 2007 December 2007 14 Fe bruary 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) GATS Ministry of Finance April 2006 March 2007 
 20 December 2007    
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 Page 5New 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 Legal Services (L) GATS Minist ry of Justice  March 2007  December 2005 December 2006 
Law on Telecommunications (A) GATS Ministry of 
Maritime, Transport and 
Telecommunication  December 2007    
Law on Banks (L) GATS Ministry of Finance  September 2007 8 No vember 2007 14 December 2008 
Law on Insurance (L) GATS Minist ry of Finance  March 2007 24  November 2005 December 2006 
Law on Employment and Work of 
Aliens GATS Ministry of Health, 
Labour and Social Welfare    14 February 2008   
Law on Foreign Nationals (L) GATS Ministry of Interior 
Affairs and Public 
Administration December 2005 March 2007 17 May 2006   
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) TRIPS Ministry of 
Culture, Sport and 
Media 2005   29 June 2006 December 2006 
Law on Undisclosed Informat ion (L) TRIPS Ministry for 
Economic 
Development  September 2007 12 July 2007 27 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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