In Montenegro, 60 products are currently codified according to NATO standards, while another 40 are being prepared for which data is being processed, announced the head of the Directorate for Standardization and Codification in the Ministry of Defense, Marinko Aleksić.
The communication team of the Council for Membership in the Alliance organized a meeting called KOD NATO, where products codified according to NATO standards were presented and the codification process and its importance for the development of the economic sector were discussed.
"Currently, 60 products have been codified, while another 40 are being prepared for which we are processing data," said Aleksić.
According to him, a larger number of companies responded after the intensive campaign, because, as he stated, they recognized the interest in that process.
"Interested companies that can offer services to the defense sector, that use some products of foreign origin, can come forward to carry out the codification process of their products and get their company code," explained Aleksić.
He said that there is a wide range of products that are subject to codification, and among the NATO standards there are requirements for each individual product.
"Currently, there are 68 products for which there are exact requirements in the database that need to be fulfilled," explained Aleksić.
The requirements, as he said, depend on the type of product, and it is important that companies that recognize their interest in appearing on a market that requires a certain quality apply for codification.
The Minister of Economy, Vladimir Kavarić, said that it is known that Euro-Atlantic integration is definitely a foreign policy priority of Montenegro.
"Previous experiences with foreign investors and large projects that have been successfully implemented, as well as those whose implementation is yet to come, confirm that Montenegro is recognized by all European and world standards as a good and safe destination for investments," said Kavarić.
According to him, Montenegro, as a small destination and a small economy, cannot function solely on the basis of domestic demand and the domestic market, but, as he said, joining NATO would provide security stability, which is a necessary prerequisite for the free circulation of goods and capital. and attracting foreign investors.
"Membership in NATO is not only an opportunity to bring investments to Montenegro, but it also gives our businessmen a chance to present their work and products on the market of 900 million people," Kavarić said.
He pointed out that membership in NATO gives Montenegrin businessmen the opportunity to market products necessary for the life and work of the armed forces on an equal footing with other manufacturers from NATO member countries.
"In order to market their products to the NATO armed forces, they must harmonize the products with the NATO standard, that is, perform product codification," Kavarić explained.
Montenegrin businessmen, as he stated, recognized the importance of that process and are aware that, if they have NATO as a partner, their rating will be better.
"The Ministry of Economy, within its competences, established the Institute for Standardization of Montenegro, which leads the activities of accepting international and adopting national standards," announced Kavarić.
He said that through the Institute, Montenegro is an associated member of all international and European organizations, which opens up the possibility of decision-making in the process of international standardization, and timely information on all activities in the standardization of all social and economic flows.
"Acceptance and implementation of NATO standards is one of the most demanding tasks on the way to join this Alliance," said Kavarić.
He specified that producers who have codified products according to the NATO codification system can sell their products to the Montenegrin, as well as to the ministries of defense of NATO and EU member states.
"Given the fact that the Army of Montenegro is in the preparation phase, businessmen should also recognize their chance in that area and impose themselves as a competitive supplier," said Kavarić.
The National Coordinator for NATO membership, Nebojša Kaluđerović, said that the NATO codification system arose out of the need for alliances to be interoperable in this area as well, and in addition to the 28 member states of the Alliance, that system is used by 38 other states.
"Codification is a necessary condition without which products cannot be placed on the NATO defense market," said Kaluđerović.
He reminded that the first product in Montenegro was codified in 2011, and that since then leading Montenegrin companies have recognized the market potential and started the codification process.
The executive director of the company Marteks from Cetinje, Dragan Martinović, said that the company codified three of its products according to NATO standards.
"We have codified three of our products and received a codification number for them, it is the traditional Njeguška prosciutto dried in the Montenegrin way," said Martinović.
He said that the process of codification of those products lasted a year.
"By obtaining the codification code, we expect to expand on the markets of all NATO countries, increase production and represent an important Montenegrin brand on the wider market," said Martinović.
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