Montenegro has been a state party to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (hereinafter referred to as POPs) since March 2011. The objective of the Stockholm Convention is to protect human health and the environment from POPs. POPs are chemical matters that resist degradation, may bioaccumulate and are risky for human health and/or the environment. These pollutants are transported across international boundaries far from their place of release, even to the places where they have never been used or produced. Taking into account their potential to be transported across