G/RO/N/197  
 
16 April 2020  
(20-2975) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Rules of Origin  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 5 AND PARAGRA PH 4 OF  
ANNEX II TO THE AGRE EMENT ON RULES OF OR IGIN  
NON-PREFERENTIAL AND  PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN  
1. According to Article 5.1 of the Agreement on Rules of Origin, each Member shall provide to 
the Secretariat, within 90 days after the date of entry into force of the WTO Agreement for it, its 
rules of origin, judicial decisions, and administrative rulings o f general application relating to rules 
of origin in effect on that date. If, by inadvertence, a rule of origin has not been provided, the 
Member concerned shall provide it immediately after this fact becomes known. Article 5.2 of the 
Agreement stipulates,  moreover, that during the period referred to in Article 2, Members introducing 
modifications, other than de minimis  modifications, to their rules of origin or introducing new rules 
of origin, shall publish a notice to that effect at least 60 days before t he entry into force of the 
modified or new rule in such a manner as to enable interested parties to become acquainted with 
the intention to modify a rule of origin or to introduce a new rule of origin, unless exceptional 
circumstances arise or threaten to arise for a Member.  
2. Furthermore, paragraph 4 of Annex II to the Agreement on Rules of Origin envisages that 
Members shall promptly  provide to the Secretariat their existing or new preferential rules of origin, 
including a listing of the preferential arrang ements to which they apply, judicial decisions, and 
administrative rulings of general application relating to their preferential rules of origin. In this 
respect, the Committee on Rules of Origin (CRO) further agreed that notifications made to the 
Committe e on Regional Trade Agreements (CRTA) or the Committee on Trade and Development 
(CTD) could also suffice to discharge Members' notification obligations under the Agreement on Rules 
of Origin (G/RO/M/59). As a result, the Committee agreed that notifications  which had been initially 
received by the CRTA or the CTD should also be circulated by the Secretariat to the CRO. Information 
regarding such notifications, including related to preferential rules of origin, can also be obtained 
through the WTO database on  regional trade agreements ( http://rtais.wto.org ) or the WTO  database 
on preferential trade agreements ( http://ptadb.wto.org ). 
3. In accordance with these rules, the following notific ation has been received1: 
NORTH MACEDONIA  
A.  NON-PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN  
- Articles 21 -25 of the Customs Law (Official Gazette Nos. 39/2005; 4/2008; 62/2009; 
117/2009; 35/2010; 48/2010; 158/2010; 44/2011; 53/2011; 11/2012; 171/2012; 
187/2013; 180/201 4; 15/2015; 129/2015; 154/2015; 192/2015; 23/2016; 144/2018).  
-  Articles 11 -30 of the Decree on implementation of the Customs Law (Official Gazette Nos. 
66/2005 ; 73/2006 ; 40/2007 ; 62/2007 ; 42/2009 ; 48/2009 ; 38/2010 ; 46/2010 ; 61/2010 ; 
141/2011 ; 147/2011 ; 158/2011 ; 14/2012 ; 2/2013 ; 92/2013 ; 177/2013 ; 62/2015 ; 
111/2015 ; 215/2015 ; 192/2016 ; 21/2017 ; 181/2017 ; 233/2018; 199/2019).  
English and Macedonian versions of the following documents regulating non -preferential rules can 
be found o n the webpage  of the Customs Administration of the Republic of North Macedonia:  
 
1 The legislation in this notification replaces the  information previously notified in G/RO/N/45.  G/RO/N/197  
 
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  The link to the Customs Law is:   
- In Macedonian , in the section "ЦАРИНСКИ ЗАКОН " - 
http://www.customs.gov.mk/index.php/mk/za -nas-mk/carinska -regulativa/carinski -zakon ; 
and 
- In English , in the section "CUSTOMS LAW " - 
http://www.customs.gov.mk/index.php/en/about -us-en/customs -regulations/customs -law. 
The link to the Decree on implementation of the Customs Law:  
- In Macedonian , in the sectio n "УРЕДБИ " - http://www.customs.gov.mk/index.php/mk/za -
nas-mk/carinska -regulativa/carinski -zakon ; and  
- In English , in the section "BY LAWS " - http://www.customs.gov.mk/index.php/en/about -us-
en/customs -regulations/customs -law. 
B.  PREFERENTIAL RULES OF ORIGIN  
- Article 26 of the Customs Law (Official Gazette N os. 39/2005; 4/2008; 62/2009; 117/2009; 
35/2010; 48/2010; 158/2010; 44/2011; 53/2011; 11/2012; 171/2012; 187/2013; 
180/2014; 15/2015; 129/2015; 154/2015; 192/2015; 23/2016; 144/2018).  
- Articles 31 -36 of the Decree on implementation of the Customs Law (Off icial Gazette Nos. 
66/2005 ; 73/2006 ; 40/2007 ; 62/2007 ; 42/2009 ; 48/2009 ; 38/2010 ; 46/2010 ; 61/2010 ; 
141/2011 ; 147/2011 ; 158/2011 ; 14/2012 ; 2/2013 ; 92/2013 ; 177/2013 ; 62/2015 ; 
111/2015 ; 215/2015 ; 192/2016 ; 21/2017 ; 181/2017 ; 233/2018; 199/2019).  
- List of protocols of origin in Free Trade Agreement.  
The list of protocols of origin in free trade agreement s can be found o n the webpage of the Customs 
Administration of the Republic of North Macedonia in the following link: 
http://www.customs.gov.mk/index.php/mk/biznis -zaednica -mk/presmetka -na-davacki -
mk/poteklo -mk/1304 -poteklo -spogodbi -mk. 
The Preferential Trade Agreements  are published in the following Official Journals of North Macedonia 
and notified in WTO to the Committee on Regional Trade Agreements:  
- Bilateral Free Trade Agreement with Republic of Turkey (OJ No. 83/1999, amended rules of 
origin No s. 68/2007 ; 25/2009 ; and 84/2018) and notified under document2; 
- Bilateral Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine (OJ No. 53/2001) and notified under document3; 
- Stabilization and Association Agreement with EU (OJ No. 28/2001, amended No s. 49/2005 ; 
119/2008 ; 25/2016 ; and 71/2016 ) and notified under document4; 
- Multilateral Free Trade Agreement with EFTA States (OJ No. 89/2001, amended No s. 62/2003 
and 163/2009) and notified under document5; and   
- CEFTA Agreement between Western Balkan countries (OJ No. 69/2007, amended 
Nos. 117/2011 and 130/2015) and notified under document6. 
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2 WT/REG115/N/1.  
3 WT/REG248/N/1.  
4 WT/REG129/N/1.  
5 WT/REG117/N/1.  
6 WT/REG233/N/1/Rev.1.