The Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro was established in November 2008 by decree to implement EU environmental standards and goals. It aims to protect and enhance Montenegro's natural environment for present and future generations through transparent enforcement of environmental laws. The Agency monitors the environment, issues permits, inspects compliance, raises public awareness, and cooperates internationally on issues like climate change. It has over 150 employees organized across sectors for monitoring, permitting, inspection, communications, and legal and financial affairs.

1. Environmental Protection Agency

3. Establishment of the Agency The Government of Montenegro established the Environmental Protection Agency in November 2008. The Agency is a body of the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning Decree on the establishment of the Agency was published in the “Official Gazette” (Off. Gazette, no. 68/08 ). By establishing the Environmental Protection Agency, conditions have been met for the implementation of EU environmental standards and goals

4. Role of the Agency Achieving the principle of sound environmental management in Montenegro

6. Transparent and responsible enforcement of laws, regulations and policies addressing environmental issues.

8. Organizational Chart of the Environmental Protection Agency Chief Executive Assistant Director of the Sector for monitoring, analysis, and reporting Assistant Director of the Sector for issuing permits Chief Environmental Inspector Assistant Director of the Sector for communication and information system management Senior State Employee and Head of the Service Sector for monitoring, analysis and reporting Sector for issuing permits Sector for communication and information system management Department of environmental inspection Service for legal and financial affairs

9. Sector for monitoring, analysis and reporting

11. Analysis of information based on environmental monitoring

12. Preparation of reports on the state of the environment

14. Sector for issuing permits

17. Issues permits for trade in ionizing radiation sources

18. Issues permits for trade in chemicals

20. Sector for issuing permits -employees- Miloš Kovačevićvoc.deg. econ. technician Jelena Mugoša grad. biologist Ana Lekić grad. biologist Jasmina Janković grad. biologist Jovana Žarić grad. biologist Milica Milanović env.protection engineer Boris Nišavić grad. machinery engineer Milena Savović grad.horticulture engineer Slavko Radonjić grad. physicist Stanislava Lazarević grad. biologist Danilo Kujović bachelor. env.protection

21. Number of issued permits from the beginning of work of the Agency1 March 2009 until 1 July 2010 52 environmental approvals granted for EIA studies 136 permits for trade and use of ionizing radiation sources 323 permits for transit of non-hazardous waste 421 permits for waste transit, import and export 92 import of non-hazardous waste 6 permits for export of hazardous waste 26 permits for trade in goods containing substances that deplete the ozone layer 10 CITES permits 20 permits for collection and use, repurchase and trade in animals and plants 6 permits for import of chemicals

22. Number of issued permits from the beginning of work of the Agency1 March 2009 until 1 July 2010

23. ZABRANJENO ODLAGANJE MATERIJALA Department of environmental inspection

25. Performs direct inspection

26. Keeps records of performed inspection

27. Prepares regular reports, information and analysis of the work of environmental inspection

29. Performance of the Department from the beginning of work of the Agency1 March 2009 until 1 July 2010

30. Sector for communication and information system management

32. Prepares and implements campaigns on the representation of environmental issues in public as well as support and respect of the standards and regulations

33. Develops and implements educational programs to raise awareness about environmental protection

34. Communicates constantly and directly with international organizations dealing with environmental protection, particularly the European Commission for the Environment

35. Creates content on the Web site of the Agency

36. Performs activities related to the maintenance of software and hardware

37. Creates and maintains the database information system

38. Establishes and maintains the information system for environmental protection

40. Service for legal and financial affairs

41. Service for legal and financial affairs Analyzes the application of regulations on environmental protection Cooperates in drafting laws and the secondary legislation within the scope of the Agency Prepares draft documents, explanations and instructions issued by the Director Monitors the implementation of the EU regulations and directives Keeps the Central Human Resources records of the civil servants and state employees Performs tasks related to the treatment under the law on free access to information Performs other organizational, legal, material and financial affairs

42. Service for legal and financial affairs -employees- Zoran Mitrović grad. economist head of the service Nikola Golubović law degree Nataša Milić vocational degree Svetlana Živkovićhigher voc.degree Dejan Gazivoda vocational degree Mladen Đuranović vocational degree Snežana Kepić vocational degree Milan Jovanović vocational degree Hristina Ivanović vocational degree Nikola Božović vocational degree Boban Šćepanović bach.management Vladimir Radunović vocational degree Hamid Šabović grad. economist

43. Service for legal and financial affairs -employees- Sandra Kojadinović grad.economist Milena Adžić vocational degree Nebojša Vasiljević vocational degree Nada Jovanović law degree Amela Haverić Bach. manag. fin. and account. Dražen Škatarić vocational degree Marina Damjanović vocational degree Zoran Amidžić grad. industr. manag. Željka Jovović grad. economist. Sonja Vešović vocational degree Filip Popović vocational degree Siniša Novaković grad.economist

44. Service for legal and financial affairs -employees- Milan Luković Bachelor finan. manag. Ivanović Radomir Bach. zaštita ž. sredine Milica Vujošević M.A. intern. relation Jelena Čabarkapa bach. menadž. turizma DijanaRadulović law degree Vladimir Madžarović v.d. ptt transportation Borko Marković vocational degree Borko Marković vocational degree Nikola Ražnatović grad. economist Jelena Stojanović grad.economist Ivana Popović grad. fin. manager MarijaAsanović law degree

46. International Cooperation - IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) is responsible for developing international standards for safety and protection of health, environment and property from ionizing radiation and providing assistance to countries in building appropriate mechanisms-assessment and training. - EK (European Comission) – Multiuser IPA 2007 project – Assessment of regulatory infrastructure in the field of nuclear safety and radiation protection in Albania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro. - EEA - (European Environment Agency) - EU organization whose role is to provide reliable and independent information on the environment. - Cooperation with the European Agency for the Protection of the environment is achieved largely through the European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET). - CERN (Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire), i.e.European Organization for Nuclear Research, based near Geneva IAEA i EC EEA CERN

47. Mission of the Agency Actively improve the ecological status of Montenegro in a professional manner, serving thus nature, health, and economic interests of present and future generations, with a vision of Montenegro as a country in which it is possible to live in harmony with nature

48. Everyone has the right to a healthy environment