1. PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO
Negotiating Team for the Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Working Group for Chapter 27 – Environment
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PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO
Brussels, March 2013

2. Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Directive 2012/19/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 4 July 2012 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) Igor Jovanovic Senior Adviser I Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism
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3. Chapter 27: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
CONTENT:
Transposition of the Directive
Legal Framework
Current Situation
Planned Situation-Goals
Subject of concession
Structure and implementation
Administrative capacities
Challenges
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4. Transposing the Directive
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Transposing the Directive
 The provisions of Directive 2002/96/EC were transposed in the following regulations in Montenegro:
Law on Waste Management (Official Gazette of Montenegro, 64/11),
Decree on the manner and procedure for establishing a system of acquisition acceptance, collection and treatment of waste from electrical and electronic products and operation of the system (Official Gazette of Montenegro, 24/12)
About 90% of Directive 2002/96/EC was transposed to the applicable regulations.
The analysis, which is planned to be completed in the second quarter of the current year, will review the harmonization of local legislation with the new Directive 2012/19/EU.
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Legal Framework
Measures are prescribed obliging manufacturers of electrical and electronic products and equipment to produce these products and equipment, and implement manufacturing processes in a manner that allows easy disassembly and assembly of equipment. Prescribed measures specifically relate to reuse and disposal of waste from electrical and electronic products, their components and materials, unless otherwise production or manufacturing operations represent a significant advantage for the protection of the environment, public health or general product safety.
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Legal Framework
Pursuant to Article 47, paragraph 3 and 4 of the Law on Waste Management (Official Gazette of Montenegro, 64/11), the Government of Montenegro, at the session of 5 Aprila 2012, adopted the:
‘Decree on the method and procedure for establishing a system of acceptance, collection and treatment of waste of electrical and electronic products and operation of the system’
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Legal Framework
This Regulation shall apply to the equipment referred to in Annex 1, which is attached to this Decree as an integral part, if the equipment is not an integral part of the machinery and vehicles and is not incorporated into the structures or building as an integral part.
This Decree shall not apply to :
- Waste printing toners, categorized as waste with the catalog number * and * in the Waste Catalogue, if developed as a consumable item using printers,
- Equipment for national security,
- Equipment that is built into the arms, ammunition and military equipment.
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Current Situation
In accordance with the projection, which is done on the basis of our experience and of the European Union, the estimated amount of waste from electrical and electronic products, which is produced annually by households and similarly for legal entities varies from 7 to 12 kg/capita, or for the whole territory of Montenegro no less than 4200 tons per year,
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9. Planed activities-goals
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Planed activities-goals
The processor of waste equipment shall in accordance with the National Waste Management Plan by 1 January 2020:
Provide recovery for at least 80% and reuse or recycling of component parts and materials of waste equipment for at least 75% of the collected waste equipment referred to in items 1 and 10 of Annex 1 of this Decree.
Provide recovery for at least 75% and reuse or recycling of component parts and materials of waste equipment for at least 65% of the collected waste equipment referred to in items 3 and 4 of Annex 1 of this Decree.
Provide recovery for at least 70% and reuse or recycling of component parts and materials of waste equipment for at least 50% of the collected waste equipment referred to in items 2, 5, 6, 7 and 9 of Annex 1 of this Decree.
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10. The system of acquisition, collection and treatment of waste equipment
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The system of acquisition, collection and treatment of waste equipment
Waste equipment can be collected by the distributor, utility company and the Waste Operator for treatment of waste equipment
The Government of Montenegro, by tender, delegates the acceptance, collection and treatment of waste equipment to the the Waste Operator for treatment of waste equipment
The the Waste Operator for treatment of waste equipment shall include in the costs incurred organization, acceptance, collection and processing of waste equipment
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11. The system of acquisition, collection and treatment of waste equipment
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The system of acquisition, collection and treatment of waste equipment
End user
Collector of waste
equipment (company,
distributor, the Waste Operator
for treatment of waste equipment)
Treatment plant
Transporter of waste
equipment
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12. The system of acquisition, collection and treatment of waste equipment
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The system of acquisition, collection and treatment of waste equipment
Government MNE–
Funding according
to the Concession
Agreement
The Waste Operator
for treatment of waste
equipment
Costs of waste
equipment
Funding from the
sale of recycled
materials and parts of
equipment
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13. Subject of Concession Chapter 27: Environment and Climate Change
Planned annual amounts of EE waste to be taken from end users, distributors and utility companies are shown in the table below
Administrative Units of State Administration
Number of inhabitants
Planned annual amount of waste from electronic and electric products (t)
The lowest number of distributors/ number of utility companies
The lowest number of warehouses for temporary storage
The lowest number of treatment plants
Bar (Bar, Ulcinj)
60,300
409
4/2 1
Berane (Berane, Andijevica, Plav, Rožaje)
77,300
524
8/4
Bijelo polje (Bijelo Polje, Mojkovac, Kolašin)
70,300
476
Herceg Novi
33,000
224
2/1
Kotor (Budva, Kotor, Tivat)
52,500
356
6/3
Nikšić (Nikšić, Plužine, Šavnik)
82,500
559
Pljevlja (Pljevlja, Žabljak)
40,000
271
Podgorica (Podgorica, Cetinje, Danilovgrad)
204,100
1,383
14/3
Total
620,000
4,200
52/22 5
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14. Structure and Implementation
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Structure and Implementation
Supervision over implementation of the Law on Waste Management and this regulation shall be performed by the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism and the relevant local government bodies.
Inspection is conducted by environmental inspectors.
Inspection supervision of the existence of labels with the producer’s name and labels on mandatory separate collection of waste generated from products for which the extended producer responsibility is prescribed shall be carried out by market inspectors.
   A fine of 500 to 20,000 euros shall be imposed on a legal entity if mixing the waste from electrical and electronic products with other wastes.
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15. Administrative Capacity
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Administrative Capacity      
Employees:
Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism (4 employees)
Environmental inspectors for inspection of EE waste (7 employees)
Market inspection (no employees) for verifying the existence of labels for mandatory separate collection of waste generated from products for which extended producer liability is prescribed
The Environmental Protection Agency (3 employees) shall be responsible for:
keeping records on waste, keeping a register of collectors, dealers and intermediaries, issuing permits for the recovery and / or disposal,
keeping a register of information on waste generation and management on the basis of data from the annual report on waste
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Challenge      
In relation to the implementation of this Directive, the challenge is to ensure the transition from the existing management of electric and electronic waste to an organized and efficient system of managing this waste.
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17. Thank you for your attention
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