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Montenegro - Country Profiles

Constitution of Montenegro.
Date of text: 19 October 2007

Policies

Multi-year Monitoring Program for pesticide residues in food of plant and animal origin for 2025, 2026 and 2027.
Date of text: 03 October 2024
Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy 2023-2028.
Date of text: 01 June 2023
The Second innovative Strategy of Montenegro for the transposition and implementation of the acquis of the EU for Chapter 12 - Food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy.
Date of text: 01 June 2023
Pesticide application device monitoring Programme for 2022.
Date of text: 06 May 2022
Programme for monitoring the characteristics of plant nutrition products for 2022.
Date of text: 06 May 2022

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Law on organic production.
Date of text: 17 December 2024
Law on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Date of original text: 27 July 2009 (2021)
Law on the organization of agricultural products market.
Date of text: 26 July 2017
Law on agricultural land.
Date of original text: 10 April 1992 (01 July 2011)
Law on the census of agriculture for 2024.
Date of text: 31 July 2024

Climate change

Decree on activities that emit greenhouse gases for which a permit for the emission of greenhouse gases is issued.
Date of text: 06 February 2020
Regulation on the content of the plan for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions from facilities.
Date of text: 10 January 2022
Regulation on detailed manner and necessary documentation for issuance of permits for installation, maintenance and/or repair activities as well as for exclusion from use of equipment and products containing ozone-depleting substances or alternative substances.
Date of text: 23 July 2021
Decree on aviation activities for which the plan on monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions is not delivered.
Date of text: 17 July 2021
Decision on the development of the Strategic Environmental Assessment for the national energy and climate plan.
Date of text: 16 July 2021

Cultivated plants

Law on plant protection products.
Date of original text: 29 July 2008 (2011)
Law on plant variety protection.
Date of text: 24 July 2007
Law on plant health protection.
Date of original text: 03 May 2006 (2015)
Law on agricultural plant seeds.
Date of original text: 03 May 2006 (31 July 2015)
Law on organic production.
Date of text: 17 December 2024

Disaster risk management

Decision on temporary measures to mitigate the negative effects of the COVID 19 epidemic on the financial system.
Date of text: 30 July 2020
Law on the protection of the population from infectious diseases.
Date of text: 14 February 2018
Law confirming the Memorandum of understanding and on institutional framework of the disaster preparedness and prevention initiative in South-East Europe.
Date of text: 16 July 2015
Law on the ratification of the Agreement between the Government of Montenegro and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on cooperation in the field of protection against natural and other disasters.
Date of text: 25 July 2014
Law on the transport of dangerous materials.
Date of text: 25 July 2014

Environment

Law on environment.
Date of original text: 28 July 2016 (2019)
Law on environmental impact assessment.
Date of text: 12 November 2018
Law on environmental noise protection.
Date of text: 26 May 2011
Law on air protection.
Date of text: 22 April 2010
Law on the strategic environmental impact assessment.
Date of original text: 26 December 2005 (2016)

Fisheries

Law on freshwater fisheries and aquaculture.
Date of text: 09 March 2018
Law on marine fisheries and mariculture.
Date of original text: 27 July 2009 (08 August 2011)
Law on the organization of markets in fisheries and aquaculture.
Date of text: 30 August 2024
Regulation on sport and recreational fishing at sea.
Date of text: 09 May 2024
Order on fishing bans, fishing season and minimum sizes of fish and other aquatic organisms below which fishing is prohibited.
Date of text: 11 April 2024

Food and nutrition

Law on food safety (2015).
Date of text: 23 September 2015
Law on organic production.
Date of text: 17 December 2024
Law on the organization of markets in fisheries and aquaculture.
Date of text: 30 August 2024
Law on strong alcoholic beverages.
Date of text: 30 December 2022
Law on temporary measures to limit the prices of products of special importance for human life and health.
Date of text: 10 May 2022

Forestry

Forest Law.
Date of text: 31 July 2024
Law on forest reproductive materials.
Date of text: 05 June 2007
Decision on giving state-owned forests for use by selling wood in a dormant state (regular felling in 2022).
Date of text: 02 June 2022
Decision on allocation of the right to commercial use of non-wood forest products in forests and on state-owned forest land for 2021.
Date of text: 09 September 2021
Decision on granting forests for use by selling wood in standing condition in the regional units of Pljevlja, Rožaje, Nikšić and Kolašin (sanitary timber in 2021).
Date of text: 08 July 2021

Gender

Law on gender equality.
Date of original text: 31 July 2007 (07 July 2015)
Family Law of Montenegro (consolidated version).
Date of original text: 09 January 2007 (11 August 2016)

Land and soil

Law on spatial planning and construction of facilities.
Date of original text: 30 September 2017 (06 August 2020)
Law on agricultural land.
Date of original text: 10 April 1992 (01 July 2011)
Law on spatial data infrastructure.
Date of text: 02 June 2017
Law on state property.
Date of original text: 26 February 2009 (2011)
Law on state survey and real estate cadaster.
Date of original text: 15 May 2007 (20 March 2018)

Livestock

Law on food safety (2015).
Date of text: 23 September 2015
Veterinary Law.
Date of original text: 23 May 2012 (2018)
Law on livestock.
Date of text: 30 November 2010
Law on animal welfare.
Date of original text: 12 February 2008 (2015)
Law on organic production.
Date of text: 17 December 2024

Mineral resources and energy

Law on the use of energy from renewable sources.
Date of text: 17 August 2024
Law on energy.
Date of original text: 29 December 2015 (2022)
Mining Law.
Date of original text: 22 October 2008 (2011)
Law on security of supply of petroleum products.
Date of text: 10 December 2024
Law on supervision of the wholesale electricity and natural gas market.
Date of text: 29 December 2021

Sea

Law on protection of the marine environment.
Date of text: 23 December 2019
Law on maritime and inland navigation.
Date of original text: 1978 (2013)
Law on the ratification of the Paris memorandum of understanding on Port State Control.
Date of text: 31 July 2015
Law on amendments to the Agreement on the protection of whales and dolphins (CETACEA) in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the associated Atlantic Ocean Area.
Date of text: 11 March 2014
Law on maritime navigation safety.
Date of text: 27 December 2013

Social protection

Law on social and child protection.
Date of original text: 28 May 2013 (31 December 2021)
Law confirming the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on economic, social and cultural rights.
Date of text: 09 July 2013
Law on the control of the state support.
Date of text: 09 November 2009
Decision on formation of the Council for reviewing the epidemiological situation due to outbreak of infectious disease COVID-19 and its impact on the economic situation in Montenegro.
Date of text: 24 June 2021
Regulation on detailed conditions for realization of basic material benefits from social and child protection.
Date of text: 07 May 2020

Water

Water Law.
Date of original text: 08 May 2007 (06 September 2024)
Law on regional water supply of the Montenegrin coast.
Date of text: 29 November 2007
Law on provision of safe water for human use.
Date of text: 23 November 2017
Law on communal wastewater management.
Date of text: 29 December 2016
Law on efficient use of energy.
Date of text: 16 December 2014

Wild species and ecosystems

Law on nature protection (2016).
Date of text: 22 July 2016
Law on game and hunting.
Date of original text: 31 July 2008 (21 August 2015)
Law on animal welfare.
Date of original text: 12 February 2008 (2015)
Law on alien and invasive alien species of plants, animals and fungi.
Date of text: 06 March 2019
Law on national parks.
Date of original text: 04 July 2014 (29 June 2016)

Miscellaneous

Law on cooperatives.
Date of text: 16 July 2015
Law on youth.
Date of original text: 30 April 2019 (17 May 2019)
Law on labour.
Date of original text: 2019 (2021)
Law on foreign investments.
Date of original text: 17 March 2011 (2017)
Law on foreign trade.
Date of original text: 2004 (26 December 2014)

International Agreements

Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of Montenegro in the field of forestry.
Date of text: 17 November 2017
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of Montenegro on cooperation in the field of agriculture.
Date of text: 17 November 2017
Agreement between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Montenegro on cooperation in the field of environmental protection.
Date of text: 27 October 2015

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