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Newsletter Open Parliament neWsletter open ctÜÄ|tÅxÇà Éy `ÉÇàxÇxzÜÉ parliament newsletter on the parliament of montenegro performance no. 72 June 2017 CONTENT in foCUs 13th European Union-Montenegro Stabilisation and Legislative and oversight activity ... ...................... ...2 Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) meeting held in Strasbourg News from Parliament ..................................................5 p.6 President of the Parliament held a reception on the occasion of raising the flag of Montenegro in Brussels...................................................................................5 Parliamentary glossary ..................................... .........5 In focus ...................................................................... ............6 From the history of Montenegrin parliamentarism .............................................................7 Calendar ........................................................................... ....8 parliamentary glossary Do you know... what is parliamentary cooperation? p.5 from the history of montenegrin parliamentarism Constitution of the People’s Republic of Montenegro of 1946(Relation between the state authorities and state administration bodies) p.7 parliament of montenegro issn 1800-9034 BiltenBilten o radu Vlade Crne ElektronskoGore izdanjeIzlazi petnaestodnevnoGodina II Broj 17 1- open par liame nt parliament of montenegro newsletter on the parliament of montenegro performance electronic format release: monthly year Vii no. 72 June 2017 FOREWORD Dear readers, LEGISLATIVE AND We present to you the key information on activities of the Parliament of Montenegro in the period from 1 to 30 June, which is, in the form of monthly OVERSIGHT ACTIVITY newsletter “Open Parliament”, prepared by at the ninth sitting of the first ordinary session of Parliamentary Service. the parliament of montenegro in 2017, During June, the ninth and the tenth sitting of the first ordinary session took place, as well as the eleventh special sitting. During the ninth and tenth sitting, 24 laws were adopted. MPs adopted the following: Law on Ratification of the Protocol to Eliminate In June, Committees considered 20 proposals for a Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products; Law on Amendment to law, and performed other activities within their the Law on Audit of EU Funds; Law on Amendments to the oversight role. Law on Consensual Financial Restructuring of Debts to In focus of this month’s newsletter is the 13th Financial Institutions; Law on Fees for the Use of Tobacco European Union-Montenegro Stabilisation and Products and Electro-Acoustic and Acoustic Devices in Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC), restaurants and cafés; Law on Amendments to the Law on which took place on 14 June in Strasbourg. State Surveying and Cadastre of Immovable Property; Law The newsletter is published monthly through which on the National Brand; Law on Infrastructure of Spatial the Parliament endeavours to bring its work closer Data; 2016 Report on Development and Protection of to Montenegrin citizens. We consider this Rights of Minorities and Other Minority Communities; 2016 Performance Report of the Prosecutorial Council and the publication to be very significant as a reliable Public Prosecution Office; 2016 Financial Operations source of information regarding the work of the Report and Performance Report of the Agency for Parliament and we hope that you will find it useful. Electronic Media; 2016 Financial Statement and We remain open to your comments and Performance Report of the Agency for Medicines and suggestions, as well as criticism, whicrhe csapne hcteflupl ulys , Medical Devices; 2016 Performance Report of the Agency bring more quality to our wpoarkli. amentary service for Electronic Communications and Postal Services with 2016 Financial Report of the Agency, and Report on Conducted Audit of 2016 Financial Statements of the Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services by the independent auditor „MV Konsalt“ d.o.o. Podgorica; 2016 Financial Statement with the Performance Report of the Energy Regulatory Agency; 2016 Financial Statement and Report on Performed Audit of Financial Statements of the Insurance Supervision Agency and 2016 Performance Report of the Insurance Supervision Agency; 2016 Performance Report of the Agency for Protection of Competition; 2016 Annual Performance Report of the parliament of moCnetennteragrl o Bank of Montenegro; 2016 Performance Report of the newsletter is edited by the education Cetnhter eF ionf athnec ipaal rSltiambielintyta Fryo rinusmti;t uFtieft. h semi-annual report on 2 Biltennewslet teor onradu the pa rlVladeiament of mCrneontene ElektronskogrGoreo perfor m ance eizdanjelectronicIzlazi form a t rpetnaestodnevnoelease: monthly yeGodinaar Vi i n oII. 72 Broj June 217017 1- • proposal for a law on the national Brand the overall activities within the integration process of • Spyrsotpemos, aJul dfoicri aar yl anwd o And mamineisntrdamtioenn.t s to the law on Montenegro to the European Union, for the period January state surveying and Cadastre of immovawbales - June 2016; Sixth semi-annual report on the overall pcornospideerrteyd and proposed to the Parliament for adoption activities within the integration process of Montenegro to by the Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget. the European Union, for the period July – December 2016; Law on Supplement to the Law on Games of Chance, Law • proposal for a law on amendments to the law on on Amendments to the Law on Non-Governmental administrawtiavse fceoenss idered and proposed to the Organisations, Law on Supplement to the Law on Parliament for adoption by the Committee on Economy, Administrative Fees, and Law on Amendment to the Law Finance and Budget. on Administrative Procedure. Under the item of the agenda “elections and • proposal for a law owna as mcoennsdidmereendt sa ntdo pthroep loaswed o tno appointments”, the Parliament of Montenegro appointed nthoen -Pgaorvliearmnemnet ntfaolr oardgoapntiisoant iobnys the Legislative Šefkaijta t Mheu rtiće nanthd Zsoitrtain gS eokfu tlhiće a fsi mrsetm obredrisn oafr tyh e(s Cporuincgi) l Committee and the Committee on Economy, Finance and soef sthsieo Ang oefn tchye f opra rEllieacmtreonnti co Cf ommomntuenniecgartioo nins 2an0d1 7 Postal Budget. Services. • proposal for a law on amendments wtoa tsh ceo Cnrsiimdeirnead l Canod ep orof pmoosendte tnoe gthreo Parliament for adoption by the , MPs Legislative Committee and the Committee on Human adopted the following: Law on Executing a Decision of the Rights and Freedoms. Constitutional Court of Montenegro U-I No. 6/16 of 19 April 2017 (Official Gazette of Montenegro No. 31/17); Law on was considered and proposed to Amendments to the Law on Social and Child Welfare; Law the Parliament of Montenegro for adoption by the on Amendments to the Law on Public Procurement; Law • Lpergoipsloastaivle f oCro ma mlaitwte oe na nadm tehne dCmomenmtist tteoe tohne Ploalwiti coan l on Amendments to the Law on Public Sector Salaries; Law pSyrsotteemct, ioJnu doifc iCaurylt uarnadl hAerdimtaigneis tration. The same on Amendments to the Law on Budget for 2017; Law on proposal was considered by the Gender Equality Amendments to the Law on International Restrictive Committee within its competence. Measures; Law on Amendments to the Law on Higher • proposal for a law on amendments to the law on Education; Law on Amendments to the Law on Tourism immovable property tax was considered and Organisations; Law on Amendments to the Anti- proposed to the Parliament for adoption by the discrimination Law; Law on Amendments to the Criminal Legislative Committee. Code of Montenegro; Law on Amendment to the Law on Immovable Property Tax; Law on Amendments to the Law • proposal for a law on amendwmaes ntcso tnos itdheer elda wa onnd on Protection of Cultural Heritage; Law on Amendments to ipnrtoepronsaetdi ontoa l trhe stPraicrtliiavme emnet asfourr easd option by the the Law on Ski Resorts; 2016 Annual Performance Report Committee on Economy, Finance and Budget and the of the Securities Commission and the State in the Securities Legislative Committee. Market with the Financial Statement; 2016 Annual Performance Report of the Deposit Protection Fund; Report • proposal for a law on enforcement owfa tsh ceo Dnesicdiesiroend with proposal on giving approval that criminal proceedings banyd t hpero Cpoonsesdti ttuot itohne aPl aCrloiaumrte onft mforo natdeonpetgiorno b- yi tnhoe can be initiated and detention ordered against Nebojša 6Co/1m6m firtoteme 1o9n aInptreirln 2a0ti1o7n a(l“ oRfefliactiiaoln gsa aznedtt eE mofi gmrannet”s , Medojević, member of the Parliament of Montenegro; nanod t3h1e/ L1e7g)is lative Committee. Opinion with proposal for a reply to the Constitutional Court of MontPerniemgero M winiitsht ere’sg aQrude sttoi otnhs e initiative for constitutional review of a provision of Article 203b of the Crimaitn tahl eP erolecevdenurteh Csopdeec.ial sitting of the first ordinary was considered and proposed to the session of the parliament of montenegro in 2017 • Pparrolpiaomsaenl tf ofor ra a ldaowpt oionn abmy tehned Lmegeinstlast tivoe t Choem lmawit toene sanodci atlh aen dC Cohmimldi Wtteeel faorne Health, Labour and Social Welfare. The same proposal was considered by the Gender Equality Committee within its competence. , withinP trhoep iotesmal sP froimr lea Mwi ndiesltiebre’sr aQtueeds tiino ncos,m Pmrimittee Mes inister was considered and proposed of Montenegro answered the questions posed by MPs. The • tpor otphoe saPla rfloiarm
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