Central
State authorities are responsible for:
- National Environmental Approximation Strategy (NEAS)
- National Environmental Strategy (NEIS)
- Developing Environmental legislation and policies in line with the EU acquis.
- Alignment with Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive 2011/92/EU, and Strategic Environmental (SEA) Assessment (SEA) Directive 2001/42/EC.
- Dissemination of information pertaining to the environment.
- Enforcing Directive 2008/99/EC on Environmental Crime (as determined by the Criminal Code of Montenegro).
- Monitoring the overall environmental situation;
- Air quality legislation and policies and alignment with Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality (AQ).
- Waste Management legislation and policies;
- Pollution registers;
- Nature Protection policies and legislation including forestry protection measures;
- Industrial pollution and risk management legislation and policies;
- Land degradation prevention;
- Dealing with the disposal of hazardous material;
- Establishing an ecological programme.
Local
Municipalities are responsible for:
- Implementation of programmes and projects under the EIA and SEA.
- Spatial planning at municipal level (structure vision and allocation plans);
- Preserving and protecting natural resources;
- Air quality;
- Noise protection;
- Waste disposal;
- Recycling;
- Water management;
- Erosion protection;
- Implementing the ecological programme.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Directorate for Environment, under the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism
Sources
Law on Local Self-Government
Environment and Climate Change, Screening Report, European Commission
Environmental Policy Brief, 2007
Environment Law No. 12/1996
