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Pursuant to Article 44 paragraph (2) item 3) of the Central Bank of Montenegro
Law (OGM 40/10, 6/13, 70/17, 125/23) and Article 58 paragraph (1) of the
Consumer Credit Law (OGM 15/25), the Council of the Central Bank of
Montenegro, at its meeting held on 25 November 2025, passed the following
DECISION
ON DETAILED CONTENT AND METHOD OF MAINTAINING THE REGISTRY
OF CREDIT INTERMEDIARIES PROVIDING INTERMEDIATION SERVICES
RELATING TO HOUSING LOANS
Subject matter
Article 1
This Decision shall regulate the detailed content and the method of
maintaining registry of credit intermediaries providing intermediation services
relating to housing loans (hereinafter: the Registry) that have been authorised by
the Central Bank of Montenegro (hereinafter: the Central Bank) to provide those
services.
Content of the Registry
Article 2
(1) The Registry shall contain the following data:
- the name and head office, as well as address and tax identification
number (TIN) of the credit intermediary;
- a list of intermediation services the credit intermediary is authorised to
provide;
- whether the credit intermediary is authorised to provide advisory
services;
- the date of issuance of the authorisation to provide credit intermediation
services relating to housing loans;
- the date of expiry of the authorisation to provide credit intermediation
services relating to housing loans;
- the name and last name of the member of the management body of the
credit intermediary responsible for credit intermediation services relating
to housing loans;
- with regard to tied credit intermediary, the name and head office of the
creditor which the credit intermediary is tied to.
(2) When the credit intermediary is authorised to provide credit intermediation
services relating to housing loans in another Member State directly or through
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Decision on Detailed Content and Method of Maintaining the Registry of Credit Intermediaries Providing
Intermediation Services Relating to Housing Loans (OGM 135/25) 2
a branch, in addition to data referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article, the
following data shall also be entered in the Registry:
- the name of the host Member State where the credit intermediary is
authorised to provide intermediation services relating to housing loans;
- the date from which the credit intermediary is authorised to provide
intermediation services relating to housing loans in the host Member State;
- the date of the expiry of the authorisation to provide intermediation
services relating to housing loans in the host Member State;
- an indication whether the credit intermediary is authorised to provide
intermediation services relating to housing loans in the host Member State
directly or through a branch;
- a list of intermediation services the credit intermediary is authorised to
provide in the host Member State;
- whether the credit intermediary is authorised to provide advisory services
in the host Member State;
- the address of the branch of the credit intermediary in the host Member
State;
- the name and last name of the person responsible for operations of a
branch of the credit intermediary;
- the name and head office of the creditor which the credit intermediary is
tied to, and
10)the name of the competent authority of the host Member State.
(3) The data from the notification of the competent authority of the Member State
that granted authorisation to the credit intermediary to provide intermediation
services relating to housing loans or advisory services relating to housing
loans that be entered into Registry, as follows:
- the name and head office of the credit intermediary;
- an indication whether the credit intermediary is authorised to provide
intermediation services relating to housing loans in Montenegro directly
or through a branch;
- the address of the branch of the credit intermediary in Montenegro;
- a list of intermediation services the credit intermediary is authorised to
provide in Montenegro;
- whether the credit intermediary is authorised to provide advisory services
in Montenegro;
- the name of the home Member State,
- the name of the competent authority of the home Member State and the
date of receipt of notification;
- the website of the register the credit intermediary is entered into with the
competent authority of its home Member State;
- the date as of when the credit intermediary is authorised to provide credit
intermediation services in Montenegro;
10)the date of the expiry of the authorisation to provide credit intermediation
services in Montenegro;
11)if the credit intermediary is tied to one or more creditors, name and head
office of those creditors, and
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Decision on Detailed Content and Method of Maintaining the Registry of Credit Intermediaries Providing
Intermediation Services Relating to Housing Loans (OGM 135/25) 3
12)the name and last name of the person responsible for operations of the
branch of the credit intermediary.
Time of entry of data into the Registry
Article 3
The Central Bank shall enter the following into the Registry:
- the data referred to in Article 2 paragraph (1) of this Decision, within three
working days following the day of granting authorisation to provide credit
intermediation services relating to housing loans;
- the data referred to in Article 2 paragraph (2) of this Decision, after the
credit intermediary receives the notification referred to in Article 60
paragraph (3) of the Credit Consumer Law from the Central Bank;
- the data referred to in Article 2 paragraph (3) of this Decision, after
receiving from the competent authority of the home Member State the
notification of the intention of that credit intermediary to provide
intermediation services relating to housing loans in the territory of
Montenegro.
Maintaining the Registry
Article 4
(1) The Central Bank shall make entries in the Registry ex officio or at the request
of an entity subject to entry, in accordance with the law.
(2) The Registry shall be maintained in an electronic form and published on the
web site of the Central Bank.
(3) The registration numbers of entities subject to entry shall be unique and
unchangeable.
(4) The registration numbers referred to in paragraph (3) of this Article shall be
determined by the Central Bank and assigned at the registration.
(5) The relevant data should be attached to each entry of data, a change, a
removal from register, a note or a correction.
Deferred application
Article 5
The provisions of Article 2 paragraphs (2) and (3) and Article 3 items 2) and
- of this Decision shall apply from the date of Montenegro’s accession to the EU.
Entry into force
Article 6
This Decision shall enter into force on the next day following that of its
publication in the “Official Gazette of Montenegro”, and it shall apply as of 28
November 2025.
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Decision on Detailed Content and Method of Maintaining the Registry of Credit Intermediaries Providing
Intermediation Services Relating to Housing Loans (OGM 135/25) 4
THE COUNCIL OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF MONTENEGRO
Decision number: 0101- 9051-11 /2025
Podgorica, 20 November 2025
CHAIRPERSON
GOVERNOR
Irena Radović, m.p.