Montenegro #3499 (v.4)

Base data

Notified in
Version validity
20/11/2025 - present
Current active version v.4
Reporting member
Montenegro
In force from
End date
In force
General description
Import of hazardous waste is prohibited

It is forbidden to import non-hazardous waste for the purpose of disposal and use as a fuel or otherwise for the production of energy
National legal basis
Law on waste management
("Official Gazette of Montenegro" No. 64/11, No. 39/16 and No. 34/24).

Decision on amending Control list for export and import of goods ("Official Gazette of Montenegro" No. 55/23).
Administrative mechanism
Environmental Protection Agency
(The Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable development and Northern Region development)
Responsible entities
HS version
HS 2022
Referenced WTO document symbol

Meta data

WTO justifications

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

GATT 1994 (GATT 1947 provisions)

Reported as: Article XX (b) of the GATT
Non-WTO commitments

Basel Convention

Reported as: Basel convention on the control of transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal
Affected partners
Non-affected partners

Measures

Reported restrictions
P
Symbol
P

Tariff lines

Various
European waste catalogue (EWC) https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02000D...