1. PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO
Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union Working Group for Chapter 18 – Statistics
Bilateral screening: Chapter 18
PRESENTATION OF MONTENEGRO
Luxembourg, June 2013

2. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS
STATISTICS
Chapter 18:
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS
Bilateral screening: Chapter 18 Presentation of Montenegro Luxembourg, June2013
M O N T E N E G R O
Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union
Chapter 18:
Statistics

3. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18:
MONSTAT is responsible body for the production of external trade statistics. ( Extrastat system)
For the production of external trade statistics, MONSTAT conducted following activities:
Cooperation with Custom Administration of Montenegro,
Compilation of external trade data,
Preparation of data processing,
Data processing,
Control and data corrections,
Quality, revision and data analyses,
Preparation of data for publication and publication of foreign trade statistics,
Implementation of classification and nomenclature in the field of foreign trade,
Development of methodology.
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Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union
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4. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18:
Cooperation between MONSTAT and Custom Administration
Memorandum on cooperation with Custom Administration,
Regular official meetings,
Good cooperation based on daily communications,
Customs Administration is responsible for the collection and accuracy of customs declarations, while Monstat is responsible for the treatment, control, correction and publication of foreign trade statistics,
Working Group was form between the Custom Administration, Central Bank, Ministry of Finance and Monstat.
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Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union
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5. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18:
Regulations on which the foreign trade statistics in Montenegro is based are:
Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Commission Regulation (EU) No 113/2010
Commission Regulation (EU) No 92/2010
Regulations applicable to the classification of goods:
Commission Regulation (EU) No 927/2012
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6. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18: Data sources
Customs declaration of imports and exports of goods
Single Administrative Document(SAD) is completely harmonized with EU standards
On each 5th of the month Custom Administration deliver a copy of the customs declaration for the previous period,
Around customs declarations on a monthly basis
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Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union
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7. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18:
The scope of external trade statistics
Exports include goods which leave the statistical territory of Montenegro in accordance with the following customs procedures:
Export
Outward processing
Re-export that was the inward processing outward processing or processing under customs control
Imports include all goods entering the statistical territory of Montenegro in accordance with the following customs procedures:
Release for Free circulation
Inward processing
Processing under customs control
Special trade system
No statistical threshold
Excluded goods that are defined REG_113/2010_A.1_Annex I.
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8. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18:
Data processing and control
Eurotrace programme for data processing and control
Comext data dissemination
Controls carried out on the data are:
Validity checks
Credibility checks
Logical checks
Macro level checks
Additional data controls
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9. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18:
Dissemination of External Trade Statistics
Foreign trade statistics are published on a monthly and annual basis
Every 25th of the month for the previous period
Annual data was published two times:
Preliminary data on 25 January, and the final data on 31 March for the previous year.
The same approach for all data users
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10. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18: Statistical data
Trade flows (export, import)
Reference period
The reference period is the calendar year and month when the customs declaration is accepted by the Custom Administration.
Statistical value
The customs value, or the value for customs purposes is used as the statistical value.
Quantity
Net mass per kg
Quantity in supplementary unit of measure (SU)
Country classification
ISO numerical codes
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11. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18: Statistical data
Partner countries
By the import side, the origin country is used
On the export side, the country of final destination is used
Product classifications
Combined Nomenclature for 2013 (CN8), Standard International Trade Classification rev. 4 (SITC rev.4), Classification broad economic categories (BEC)
Statistical procedure
Nature of transaction
Montenegro use a national classification for the nature of transaction which is partially harmonized with the EU.
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12. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18: Statistical data
Preferential treatment on import
Montenegro use the preferential treatment of imports of goods on the basis of signed agreements.
Mode of transport
Codebook for Mode of transport is fully harmonized with the EU.
Container
Internal mode of transport
Montenegro doesn't collect information on the internal mode of transport .
Trader identification
MONSTAT can identify importers and exporters on the basis of company identification number (ID).
Invoicing currency
Montenegro has data on invoice currency.
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13. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18:
Trade statistics by enterprise characteristics
MONSTAT does not produce annual statistics of trade by enterprise characteristics.
MONSTAT has developed a register of importers and exporters of Montenegro, which is linked to the Business register.
Created the conditions for the production of the annual trade statistics by enterprise characteristics.
One of the necessary conditions is the introduction of the CPA classification to Monstat to fulfill all requirements concerning the mentioned statistics.
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14. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18:
Statistics on trade broken down by invoicing currency
MONSTAT never had a request for statistics on trade by invoicing currency .
MONSTAT have the necessary inputs for the production of these figures.
One of the future plans will be focused on the development of this statistics.
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Negotiating Team for Accession of Montenegro to the European Union
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15. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18:
Specific goods of movements
Data source for special types of goods is customs declaration.
MONSTAT includes specific goods in foreign trade statistics
Vessels and aircraft
Goods delivered to vessels and aircraft
Sea products
Gas and electricity
Military goods
Other specific goods not relevant for Montenegro
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16. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18: Transmission to Eurostat
MONSTAT sent foreign trade data to EUROSTAT on the monthly basis
Deadline for submission of data is 40 days after the end of the referent period
MONSTAT respect the defined deadlines for data submission
Data was sending via eDamis
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17. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18: INTRASTAT SISTEM
MONSTAT has not started with the preparation for INTRASTAT SYSTEM
Legal framework for conduction of INTRASTAT system will incorporate in the existing Law on Official Statistics and system of official statistics.
MONSTAT plans the define responsibilities between the institutions that will be responsible for implementation and conduction of INTRASTAT system
MONSTAT plans to introduce the pilot survey after the creation of the necessary conditions
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18. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18: Future plans of MONSTAT
Production and distribution trade statistics by enterprise characteristics on an annual basis (deadline 2015)
Implementation of Geonomenclature (deadline 2015);
Explore additional data sources to store airplanes and ships (deadline 2014);
Production and distribution statistics on trade by invoicing currency
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19. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18:
Future plans of Custom Administration
Full compliance of codebook with the codebook of EU:
codification of the Nature of Transaction(deadline 2015)
codification of preferential treatment on import (depending of EU accession)
Full implementation brought supplementary units by Combined Nomenclature
Internal mode of transport
On the moment we are in the process of changing the Rulebook on completing the customs declaration. Deadline: depending of adoption and entering into the force of the new Regulation on form, content, methods of filing and completing of the customs declarations and concise report.
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20. Trade in goods – 2.07 STATISTICS Chapter 18: Support and help
Foreign trade statistics is covered by IPA projects
Representative of Monstat and Custom Administration each year participate on workshop about foreign trade statistics where they exchange experience with Eurostat and other countries.
Representative of Monstat participate on the meeting in Eurostat organizations.
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