PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Working Group for Chapter 27 – Environment Bilateral screening: Chapter 27 PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO Brussels, 18-22 March 2013

Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE SHIPMENTS OF WASTE Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste as amended by Regulations (EC) 1379/2007, (EC) 669/2008, (EC) 219/2009, (EC) 308/2009, (EC) 413/2010, (EC) 664/2011, (EC) 135/2012 and Directive 2009/31/EC Dragan Asanovic Environmental Protection Agency M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Key Objectives of Montenegrin legislation Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change Key Objectives of Montenegrin legislation Reduce transboundary movements of hazardous wastes to a minimum consistent with their environmentally sound management Dispose of hazardous wastes as close as possible to their sources of generation Minimize generation of hazardous wastes in terms of quantity and hazardousness. M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AMD CLIMATE CHANGE

Montenegrin legislation Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change Montenegrin legislation Shipment of waste is regulated by a system of permits for the import, transit or export of waste in line with the: Law on Waste Management (Official Gazette of Montenegro, 64/11), Law on Foreign Trade (Official Gazette of the Republic of Montenegro 28/04 and Official Gazette of Montenegro, 37/07), Law on Ratification of Basel Convention on the Control of the Trans-boundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal (Official Gazette of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, International Treaties, 2/99). On 23 October 2006, Montenegro became a signatory to the Basel Convention by the right of succession. Law on Transport of Dangerous Substances (Official Gazette of Montenegro, 05/08). M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Montenegrin legislation, cont. Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change Montenegrin legislation, cont. Rulebook of the content of documentation, which has to be submitted together with an application for the issuing of a permit for import, export and transit of waste and a list for classification of waste (Official Gazette of Montenegro, 71/10); Rulebook also contains Notification document and Movement document Rulebook on Content, Form and Manner of Keeping Registry of Issued Permits for Transboundary Movements of Waste (Official Gazette of Montenegro, 71/10) Rulebook on classification of waste (Official Gazette of Montenegro, 35/12). Rulebook contains the Catalogue of Waste, OECD list of waste, list of waste drawn up on the basis of the Basel Convention, list of recovery procedures (R) and disposal of waste (D), as well as a list of hazardous properties of waste (H). M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE Important facts Montenegro succeeded to the Convention on 23 October 2006. The Convention became effective for Montenegro on 3 June 2006, the date of State succession. Montenegro also succeeded to the Ban Amendment on 23 October 2006 Designated competent authority is Environmental Protection Agency for issuing of permits for transboundary shipment of waste Environmental inspection from the Directorate for inspection affairs is compentent body for supervision and control of shipments of waste M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Institutional Framework Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change Institutional Framework M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE Important facts, cont. Transboundary movement of waste includes the import of waste in the territory of Montenegro transit of waste of foreign origin through the territory of Montenegro and export of waste from the territory of Montenegro The import of hazardous wastes is prohibited. It’s also prohibited to import non hazardous waste for the purpose of disposal and use as fuel or in other way for energy generation M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE Important facts, cont. In order to strengthen capacity for the implementation of all requirements for transboundary movement of waste, additional employment is planned, which will depend on the allocated budgetary funds The new, improved Rulebook for waste shipments will be adopted this year M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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