A source-led starting point
This index brings together selected sources used in the Montenegro guides. Some links lead to an individual law; others lead to an official collection, court or regulator. It is a research starting point, not an exhaustive or certified consolidation of every applicable rule.
Read the operative text with amendments, commencement, territorial application and authoritative language in view. A current website or search result does not itself establish that an older downloaded document remains the correct version.
Legislation, courts & regulators
Business Companies Law 2025 — government implementation statement
Confirms application of the newer company framework from January 2026; governance, registration and transitional compliance require statutory review.
Open the legal source ↗Civil Aviation Agency — passenger-rights legislation
Identifies air-transport obligations and complaint procedures, distinct from maritime, road and other carriage regimes.
Open the legal source ↗Council of the EU — 2026 consumer-protection legislation assessment
Confirms adoption of the newer consumer-protection framework in February 2026 and discusses product-safety alignment and remaining implementation.
Open the legal source ↗Criminal Code — government document library
Provides official criminal-code and procedure downloads; upload dates do not by themselves establish the consolidation’s legal currency.
Open the legal source ↗Energy Law, Gazette 28/2025 — Official Gazette
Records the newer Energy Law and implementing measures; subsequent amendments, licensing and network rules must be checked.
Open the legal source ↗Environmental Protection Agency — legislation
Collects environmental assessment, emissions, waste, climate and liability statutes; project classification determines the relevant approval requirements.
Open the legal source ↗Family Law — government legal-framework report
Describes family property distinctions, including individual and shared marital assets; current statutory text governs an individual matter.
Open the legal source ↗Government — foreign employment and residence permissions
Explains temporary residence and work permissions and recognised exceptions; current Foreign Nationals Law amendments determine eligibility.
Open the legal source ↗Government — intellectual-property enforcement framework
Explains the roles of intellectual-property legislation and customs enforcement; individual rights require their own registration and ownership analysis.
Open the legal source ↗Insurance Law, Gazette 33/2025 — Insurance Supervision Agency
Publishes the newer insurance statute; commencement, transition and activity-specific supervisory requirements must be checked.
Open the legal source ↗Investment Agency — tax and customs legislative directory
Identifies corporate income, personal income, VAT and customs legislation; listed downloads require amendment and tax-period checks.
Open the legal source ↗Labour Law — Central Bank legislative translation
Provides employment rules in the stated consolidation; current amendments, collective terms and specialist regimes require checking.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Administrative Procedure — OSCE legislative text
Provides administrative decision-making rules in the stated consolidation; judicial review and subsequent amendments need separate checking.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Alternative Dispute Resolution — official services portal
Explains licensed mediation and relevant ADR and civil-procedure legislation, including recent procedural amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Arbitration — Chamber of Economy publication
Provides the arbitration statute for domestic and international cases; later amendments and selected institutional rules require verification.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Bankruptcy — Ministry of Justice publication
Publishes the ordinary bankruptcy framework; regulated financial institutions may be subject to separate insolvency or resolution legislation.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Civil Procedure — WIPO legislative record
Provides a historical civil-procedure consolidation; later procedural and ADR amendments must be checked before current use.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Construction of Buildings — Ministry publication
Publishes the newer construction framework; planning, permits, technical compliance and transitional project treatment require separate examination.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Credit Institutions and related laws — Central Bank
Collects banking, resolution, deposit protection and financial laws with amendment references, including relevant 2026 changes.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Foreign Investments — Investment Agency publication
Addresses forms of foreign investment and investor rights and protection; sector and property restrictions require separate analysis.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Obligations — Insurance Supervision Agency translation
Provides contractual and other obligations; the historical unofficial translation must be checked against subsequent amendments.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Property Relations — government publication
Provides the property-rights framework; use current amendments and registry evidence for acquisition, security and foreign-ownership questions.
Open the legal source ↗Law on Protection of Competition — authority publication
Provides market-conduct and concentration rules and authority powers; current amendments and practice determine transaction requirements.
Open the legal source ↗Personal Data Protection Law, Gazette 133/2026 — regulator directory
Lists the new September 2026 privacy law and earlier legislation; commencement, delayed application and retained provisions require careful checking.
Open the legal source ↗Private International Law — government text
Addresses cross-border jurisdiction and applicable law, including family and succession connections; current amendments and treaties must be checked.
Open the legal source ↗Public Procurement Law — Central Bank legislative translation
Regulates procurement and protection of bidder rights in the stated consolidation; later amendments and tender dates determine applicability.
Open the legal source ↗Using the sources
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