WTO Quantitative Restrictions

Montenegro #10892 (v.1)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
20/11/2025 - present
Current active version v.1
Reporting member
Montenegro
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Ban on placing certain single-use plastic products on the market, in line with Directive (EU) 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment. The ban applies to lightweight plastic carrier bags, cotton bud sticks (except for medical purposes), cutlery, plates, straws (except for medical purposes), beverage stirrers, balloon sticks, as well as food and beverage containers made of expanded polystyrene. For other single-use plastic products covered by the Directive, measures for consumption reduction, labelling requirements and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations apply.
National legal basis
Law on Waste Management ("Official Gazette of Montenegro" No. 34/24)
Administrative mechanism
The enforcement of the ban on placing certain single-use plastic products on the market is carried out by the Market Inspection. The Environmental Protection Agency, the Eco Fund, and the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Northern Region Development conduct educational campaigns. Funds collected from the fee for plastic bags that are still permitted for use may be used exclusively for addressing the management of this type of waste and for implementing environmental campaigns.
Responsible entities
HS version
HS 2022
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Meta data

WTO justifications

XX:(b) - (b) necessary to protect human, animal or plant life or health;

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: XX (b)
Non-WTO commitments

Basel Convention

Reported as: Basel Convention Directive (EU) 2019/904
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
P, NAL, GQC
Symbol
P
NAL
GQC

Tariff lines
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Various – applicable to product categories under the EU Combined Nomenclature for plastic items and packaging waste.
Single-use plastic items listed above, including definitions in accordance with the Annex to Directi...