1. 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 27 – Environment and Climate Change Bilateral screening: Chapter 27 PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO Brussels, 18-22 March 2013

2. Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals which will be replaced by Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 concerning the export and import of hazardous chemicals 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 Dragana Raonic, advisor Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism dragana.raonic@mrt.gov.me

3. Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 has been mainly transposed into the national legislation through provisions of the Law on Chemicals (OJ MNE 18/12 ) The remaining provisions shall be transposed by planned secondary legislation: 1.Rulebook on contents of the notification referred, the procedure and timetable for implementing the procedure of prior notification 2.List of chemicals for the prior notification procedure 3.Rulebook on contents of the notification referred, the procedure and timetable for implementing the PIC procedure 4.List of chemicals for the PIC procedure 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 TRANSPOSITION

4. Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change 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 Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism is competent for drafting the legislation in this area and has general competence over supervision of implementation of this legislation Environmental Protection Agency verifies the data from the notice and after testing notify the country of export of chemicals. Environmental Protection Agency - notification and information measures required for the import and export of chemicals requiring prior informed consent Environmental Protection Agency - delivers a decision in connection with the import of chemicals listed under the Rotterdam Convention to the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention. COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

5. Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change 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 Administration of Customs responsible for controlling the import and export of chemicals listed in Annex I Inspection supervision over the enforcement of import and export of chemicals performs Environmental Inspector COMPETENT AUTHORITIES

6. Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change 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 Established procedure about: 1.Receiving notification of a proposed first export of a substance subject to notification at least 30 days before the intended export 2.Notifying the competent authority of the transit country of the chemicals in transit at least 15 days prior to the transit IMPLEMENTATION

7. Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change 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 Proper administrative set-up for building the capacity for reporting to the Commission on the implementation of the regulation ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY

8. Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change 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 ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY OrganizationNumber of employees Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism 1 Environmental Protection Agency 2 Environmental inspection7

9. Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change 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 Establishing and running notification and information system to support import and export of dangerous chemicals Develop guidance to exporters on their obligations To collect the information required by this regulation To control the movement of chemicals COSTS

10. Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change 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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