1. MONTENEGRO Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Working Group for Chapter 1 – Sloboda kretanja roba Bilateral screening: Chapter 27 PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO Brussels, 5 March 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 1 – Free Movement of Goods Poglavlje 25 Nauka i istraživanje Bilateral screening: Chapter 1 Presentation of Montenegro Brussels, 5 March 2013 Chapter 1: Free Movement of Goods

3. Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja roba Regulation (EC) N° 684/2004 on DETERGENTS Dragana Raonić, advisor Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism dragana.raonic@mrt.gov.me M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja robe

4. Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja roba M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja roba Transposition The Regulation 2004/648 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 methods of test for biodegradability of surface active substances 2.List of surface-active substances that may be used in detergents 3.List of surface-active substances which are prohibited for use in detergents 4.Rulebook on method of marking and content of the detergent composition list

5. Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja roba M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja roba Competent Authorities Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism is competent for drafting the legislation in this area Environmental Protection Agency issued license for the use of surface-active substances, verify whether the detergent is used, collect technical dossier of the surface-active substance Environmental Protection Agency may specify conditions for the marketing and use of surface-active substances as a detergent ingredient Also, Agency may issue a: - New license setting the conditions for using the surface-active substance; - Decision revoking the license

6. Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja roba M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja roba Implementation Testing for biodegradability to surfactants Tightened the biodegradability testing requirements for surfactants in detergents Required fuller contents information to be provided on detergent labels Required manufacturers to produce data sheets to provide medical professionals with more information when treating allergies, as well as a less detailed data sheet available to everyone.

7. Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja roba M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja roba Implementation – inspection and enforcement system Inspection supervision over the enforcement of Regulation on Detergents performs Environmental Inspector and Trade Inspector Environmental inspector have the authority to determine whether: 1.prohibit placing detergents on the market which do not comply with the prescribed obligations of the detergent industry

8. Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja roba M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja roba Administrative capacity Proper administrative set-up for reporting to the Commission on the implementation of the regulation, inspectors There is a need for staffing, training, in order to comply with regulation’s requirement

9. Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja roba M O N T E N E G R O Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Chapter 1: Sloboda kretanja roba Costs for business –Costs relating to the initial (ultimate) biodegradability test –Costs arising from alternative product development –Costs to consumers arising from lack of product availability –Costs of labelling changes and inventory redundancy –Cost of making product information more widely available –Costs associated with formula piracy Cost to the competent authority - Costs to the competent authority would relate to checking testing of products. Costs

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