M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Working Group for Chapter 30 –External Relations Bilateral screening: Chapter 30 PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO Brussels, 12 June 2013

2 M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Working Group for Chapter 30 – External relations Common Commercial policy (SAA, Customs tariff, quotas, textil, steel) Dženana Tuzović Uprava carina Brussels, June 2013

M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 30: External Relations Chapter 30: External Relations CONTENT 1.Implementation of SAA and FTA 2.Customs tariff 3.Quotas 4.Textil 5. Steel

M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 30: External Relations Chapter 30: External Relations Legal base Stabilization and association Agreement between the European Communities and their member states on the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part ( Official Gazette of the Republic of Montenegro no 7/2007) and (1/5/2010) Interim Agreement ( 1/1/2008) SAA has been implemented in Customs tariff of Montenegro Implementation of SAA is done in accordance with the dynamics of the Agreement

M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 30 : External Relations Free trade agreements Besides SAA, Montenegro also concluded and implements following agreements: - FTA with Russian Federation (Official Gazzette of Montenegro no 1/2001) - CEFTA Agreement (Official Gazzette of Montenegro no 18/ 2007) - FTA with Republic of Turkey (Official Gazzette of Montenegro no 3/2009) - EFTA Agreement (Official Gazzette of Montenegro 8/2012) - FTA with Ukraine (Official Gazzette of Montenegro 8/2012) Regional Conventon on Pan-Euro-Med preferential rules of origin (entered into force 1/9/2012 in Montenegro) Chapter 30: External Relations

M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 30 : External Relations Customs Tariff Basic data on the structure of Customs tariff 2013: - Customs tarriff has 21 Chapters and 97 Headings - Average customs tariff is 5,79% Chapter 30: External Relations

M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 30 : External Relations Customs tariff The goods that is imported to the customs territory of Montenegro is subject to the customs duties at rates and amounts prescribed by the Customs tariff Customs tariff of Montenegro derives from the Harmonized System and it is fully harmonized with the EU Combined Nomenklature Harmonization of Customs tariff is being done every year for the following year Chapter 30: External Relations

M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 30 : External Relations Customs Tariff Chapter 30: External Relations

M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union CountryPercentage (Customs tariff 2013) EU 0,82 % Island 2,88% Norwey 2,76% Switzerland 2,12% Lihtenstein 2,12% Russian Federation 0.05% Croatia 0,21% Turkey Ukraine CEFTA ( other CEFTA countries) 3,53% 0% Chapter 30: External Relations Chapter 30: External Relations

M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 30 : External Relations Quotas Customs tariff of Montenegro acknowledges only customs quotas for specific agricultural-alimentary products established by the Interim Agreement on trade and trade related matters between the EU and Montenegro and Free Trade Agreement between Montenegro and the Republic of Turkey Monitoring of usage of quotas is being done through the Customs Information System of the Customs Administration. The principle “first come” – ”first serve” is applied forthe usage of quotas. Chapter 30: External Relations

M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 30 : External Relations Quotas  Pursuant to the SAA the quotas have been established for specific products : -Heading 3 -fish -Heading 16 – sardines and anchovy -Heading 22 - vines  Pursuant to the Free trade Agreement with Turkey -Heading 8 -dried apricot Chapter 30: External Relations

M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 30: External Relations Quotas Preferential rates inside quotas by pursuant the SAA and with FTA with Turkey : - Heading 3 CT - fish 0% - Heading 16 - sardines and anchovy 50% MFN - Heading 22 - vines 0% - Heading 8 - dried apricot 0% Chapter 30: External Relations

M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 30: External Relations Average Customs tariff 2013 CT Chapter 30: External Relations Heading 50 - Heading 63Textil5.38 Heading 72Iron and steel1.43 Heading 73 Products of iron and steel3.45

M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 30: External Relations Chapter 30: External Relations

M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 30: External Relations Chapter 30: External Relations

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