Based on Article 3 of the Regulation on the election of representatives of non-governmental organizations to the working bodies of state administration bodies and the implementation of public hearings in the preparation of laws and strategies ("Official Gazette of Montenegro", number 41/18), the Ministry of Culture and Media publishes
PUBLIC CALL FOR NOMINATIONS OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
IN THE WORKING BODY FOR DRAFTING THE PROPOSAL OF THE LAW ON AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON LIBRARY ACTIVITY
The task of the Working Body for Drafting the Bill on Amendments to the Law on Library Activities is to prepare the text of the Bill on Amendments to the Law on Library Activities and submit it to the Ministry of Culture and Media within the stipulated time. Amendments to the provisions of this law will improve the existing normative framework, which is a key basis for the establishment and application of modern standards in library activity, especially when it comes to PWDs.
Non-governmental organizations can have one representative in the Working Body.
Criteria
Criteria for a non-governmental organization that can propose its representative in the working body:
- that it was registered in the register of non-governmental organizations before the publication of the public invitation;
- that the statute has established activities and goals in the field of cultural heritage;
- that it is not in the Registry of Criminal Records;
- that in the previous three years, in the area of cultural heritage, she conducted research, created a document, organized a meeting or implemented a project aimed at improving the situation in the said area;
- that she submitted the application for the previous fiscal year to the tax authority (photocopy of the balance sheet and profit and loss account);
- that more than half of the members of the management body of the non-governmental organization are not members of political party bodies, public officials, managers or civil servants, i.e. state employees.
Criteria to be met by a representative of a non-governmental organization in the working body:
- to have a residence in Montenegro;
- to have experience in the field of cultural heritage (professional paper, certificate or other document);
- that he is not a member of the body of a political party, a public official, a civil servant, or an employee.
Required documentation
Documentation to be submitted with the proposal of the representative of the non-governmental organization in the working body:
- proof that the non-governmental organization is registered in the register of non-governmental organizations (photocopy);
- photocopy of the statute of the non-governmental organization;
- proof that in the previous three years, in the field of cultural heritage, the non-governmental organization conducted research, created a document, organized a meeting or implemented a project aimed at improving the situation in the said area, signed by a person authorized to represent and confirmed by the seal of the non-governmental organization;
- proof that the non-governmental organization has submitted an application for the previous fiscal year to the tax authority (photocopy of the balance sheet and income statement);
- statement of the person authorized to represent the non-governmental organization that more than half of the members of the management body of the non-governmental organization are not members of political parties, public officials, managers or civil servants, i.e. state employees;
- a photocopy of an identity card or other public document on the basis of which the identity of the representative of the non-governmental organization in the working body can be determined;
- biography of the representative of the non-governmental organization in the working body;
- proof of the experience of the representative of the non-governmental organization in the field of cultural heritage (professional paper, certificate or other document);
- a statement by a representative of a non-governmental organization in the working body that he is not a member of a body of a political party, a public official, a leading person or a civil servant, i.e. an employee;
- statement of the representative of the non-governmental organization that he accepts that the non-governmental organization nominates him as its representative in the working body.
Deadline and method of submission of proposals
Proposals must be submitted on the prescribed form within ten days from the date of publication of this public call, i.e. by June 23, 2023, directly or by mail, every working day between 07:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., to the address: Ministry of Culture and Media, Njegoševa 83, Cetinje, in a sealed envelope with the note "Nomination of a representative of a non-governmental organization for a member of the Working Body for Drafting the Draft Law on Amendments and amendments to the Law on Library Activity".
Within seven days of the expiration of the deadline for submission of proposals, the Ministry will publish on the website www.gov.me/mku and the e-government portal a list of representatives of non-governmental organizations, with the names of non-governmental organizations that proposed them, as well as a list of non-governmental organizations that did not submit proper and complete proposals, that is, that do not meet the prescribed criteria or proposed a representative who does not meet the prescribed criteria.
The representative's proposal for a member of the working body will be considered only if it is submitted on the prescribed form and with all the necessary documentation.
Name of the organizational unit of the state administration body that is responsible for the realization of issues that are assessed or normatively regulated by the working body: Directorate for Cultural Heritage.