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Montenegro Montenegro Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Administration UPDATED REPORT ON REALIZATION OF REMAINING OBLIGATIONS OF MONTENEGRO AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE ROAD MAP FOR LIBERALISATION OF VISA REGIME Podgorica, September 2009 2 BLOK I: PROTECTION OF DOCUMENTS 1. Issuance of mechanically readable biometric identification documents. Installing the equipment necessary for reading biometric data at the border crossings and networking of border crossings with databases, including the Interpol database The Law on Travel Documents (Official Gazette of Montenegro number 21/08 and 25/08) and the Law on Personal Identification Document (Official Gazette of Montenegro number 12/07) are applicable as of May 5, 2008. In the period from 5 May 2008 to 17 September 2009, the total of 132.909 of new biometric passports, 204.736 personal identification cards and 95.732 of driving licenses have been issued to Montenegrin citizens. In this period the total of 433.377 of new identification documents has been issued. The Law on Travel Documents (Official Gazette of Montenegro number 21/08 and 25/08) stipulates that those travel documents which have been issued prior to the beginning of application of this Law (5 May 2008) are valid until their expiry date as noted in the relevant document, but not longer than 31 December 2009. From 5 May 2008 passports, diplomatic and official‟s passports, personal identification cards and driving licenses are not issued on previously used forms. At all Montenegrin border crossings, information technology equipment has been installed, namely: local computing network, working stations, printers, pre- voltage protection of computing equipment with backup power supply and active network equipment (Switch 100Mb/s). Border crossings – Airport Podgorica, Airport Tivat, Port of Bar, Port of Kotor, Boţaj, Sukobin, Debeli Brijeg, Kobila, Sitnica, Ranče, Dobrakovo, Dračenovac, Kula and Ilino Brdo (14) have been integrated, e.g. incorporated in the Central information system. The total of 41 CrossMatch D-Scan A 100 mechanical readers of identification documents have been installed at the following border crossings: Airport Podgorica, Airport Tivat, Port of Bar, Debeli Brijeg, Sitnica, Dračenovac, Dobrakovo. Until 31 December 2009 CrossMatch D-Scan A 100 mechanical readers of identification documents will also be installed at the border crossings Kula, Sukobin-Murićani, Ranče, Božaj, Kobila, Port of Kotor and Ilino Brdo. At those less busy border crossings which are not integrated in the Central information system (Šćepan Polje, Metaljka, Šula, Vuče, Nudo, Krstac, Grnčar, Vraćenovići, Port of Zelenika, Port of Risan, Port of Budva, Railway station Bijelo Polje, Railway station Tuzi) installation is made of: Server (Windows 2000 server) and local database which is weekly synchronized with the Central information system (transferring devise - USB memory). 3 By 1 November 2009 border crossings Ilino Brdo, Railway station Bijelo Polje, Metaljka and Port of Budva will be incorporated into the Central information system, so by 1 November 2009, the total of 18 border crossings will be integrated into the Central information system, e.g. all busy border crossings. On 31 July 2009, the total of 12 border crossings (out of 28 border crossings in Montenegro)have been incorporated into the network of Interpol databases (out of which 7 border crossings have been equipped with the readers of travel documents). When the previous report on liberalization of visa regime has been prepared only 4 border crossing were incorporated into the network. The main task of the Information subsystem for state border crossing control is a control of entry and exit of passengers and vehicles. Entering a set of data by the border police officials allows for: a basic state control, control of vehicles and their owners (plates, registration, number of vehicle‟s chassis) in the inquiry records; control of vehicles registered in the Montenegrin vehicle‟s registration records; record of individuals who are prohibited from entering or leaving Montenegro; additional check ups for vehicles registered in Montenegro (registration expiry, insurance policy); counting vehicles according to their type (Montenegrin and foreign vehicles, entering and leaving); passport control with documents reader and automatic control of data from the travel document, with a possibility of manual inscription of data; automatic control allowing for control of data, comparison of elements from MRZ zone and visible zone, check up of the control number, control of optical elements, control of MRZ-RFID elements, possibility of enlarging certain types of images); control of passengers on the basis of the data readable from the travel document, data on the travel document, data on the holder of the travel document) in inquiry records; control of data on Montenegrin travel documents in Montenegrin registry of travel documents; control of personal data in the registry of Montenegrin citizens; keeping pictures (photograph of a person, image of a travel document under normal, UV, IR and coaxial light); automatic control on whether the foreign citizen needs a visa based on a citizenship of such individual and the type of travel document; in a situation of the so called ”hit”, i.e. identifying a vehicle, an individual or an object in the inquiry records, it is allowed to enter data on measures undertaken with respect to such vehicle, individual or objects; automatic alarming of a supervising officer in a „hit‟ situation and taking up the alarm by the supervising officer; module directly communicating through the software application with MIND system (Mobile Interpol Network Database), which represents a system of accessing to the Interpol‟s databases from users outside of the National Central Bureau of Interpol. MIND represents check up of Interpol databases during crossing (entering-exiting) a border by individuals (a check up refers to: control of travel documents and control of motor vehicles, showing images with a possibility of enlarging them and introducing and maintaining records of individuals who are identified as individuals of interest for security service); presenting images with a possibility to enlarge them; keeping and maintaining records of individuals who are identified as individuals of interest for security service. Apart from the aforementioned, Information subsystem for control of the state border crossings provide for a statistical analytical reporting which presupposes: daily reporting on the work of police official; list of all people who were subject of border crossing control; list of vehicles who were subject of border crossing control; transfer 4 of passengers and vehicles; prohibited entry to Montenegro and exit from Montenegro, as well as the other activities of the border police. In addition to this, Information subsystem for control of the state border crossings also allows for recording activities of users and subsequent search which encompass the following: all activities related to the work of border police are kept (who, when, where and what) with a possibility of subsequent review on the grounds of user‟s order or work station. When entering into the system certain individuals or vehicles, officials of the state border police may face the warning – alarm on irregularity in the form of a message, while the red sign will appear in relevant fields. With respect to such individuals or vehicles, data pertaining to them are entered, while status of crossing the border is not defined and it is necessary to alter it manually. State border police official must compare data on individuals or vehicles with the data which are entered into field which has a red sign. The fields in which the alarm may appear are: Inquiry fields (which means that such individual is in the recorded in the inquiry records), Interpol (Interpol‟s warrant which are entered into the national database of Police Directorate by NCB Interpol Podgorica officials), MIND (online search of Interpol database of stolen travel documents and stole registry plates), Extended surveillance (records on individuals identified as of interest for security service), and Status of passport readers (scanning travel documents and depending on its validity reports errors in a form of a message). After the comparison of data has been completed, or additional checks for individual or vehicle are being done, the official must manually enter data pertaining to the status of border crossing, depending on the action taken, namely: prevented crossing, no crossing, approved crossing. 2. Completing electronic registry of Montenegrin citizens Electronic registry of Montenegrin citizens has been completed and established. BLOK II: ILLEGAL MIGRATIONS, INCLUDING READMISSION I. BORDER MANAGEMENT 1. Setting up the Proposal of the Law on State Border Control and adopt accompanying by laws for its implementation Government of Montenegro has set up the Proposal of the Law on State Border Control and suggested to the Parliament of Montenegro to adopt it in an urgent procedure. Proposal of the Law is fully in line with the Schengen Code on Borders which is adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union in 2006. Bylaws necessary for implementation of this Law (Decree on Border Crossings and Decree on Material and Technical Means for Equipping the Border Crossing) will be prepared and delivered to the Government of Montenegro for review and adoption, immediately after the Law on Border Control is passed