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ORGANIZATIONWT/ACC/807/4
28 February 2000
(00-0736)
Working Party on the Accession
of the Former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaOriginal:  English
ACCESSION OF THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Communication from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Legislation
The Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has submitted the following
legislation, which is available upon request from the Secretariat (Accessions Division, Room 1126 orelectronic format from accessions@wto.org):
- Law on Foreign Credit Relations No. 31/93-717; 45/96 – 40/96-2517;
- Law on Value Added Tax of 1 January 2000;
- Decree on Proclamation of the Law on Fo reign Exchange Operations No. 08-1870/1
of 12 May 1993;
- Program of the Republic of Macedonia for stimulating investments with a special
emphasis on attracting foreign direct investments of March 1999;
- Public Investment Programme of the Republic of Macedonia of 1999-2001;
- Law on Medicaments, Remedial Medici nes and Medical Devices No. 21/98;
- Law on Free Economic Zones of October 1999;
- Law on Public Procurement No. 26/98 of 15 December 1999;
- Law on Copyright and Related Rights of 20 September 1996 as amended by the Law
of 30 January 1998;
- Regulations for the Recognition of the Mark Right of 1994;
- Regulations for the Recognition of the Model or Design of 1994;
- Regulations for the Recognition of the Patent of 1994;
- Regulations for Amendment of the Regulations for the Procedure for Patent
Recognition No. 15/94;
- Provisions of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Macedonia Relating Intellectual
Property Rights No. 37/96;
- Act of Industrial Property;
- Law on Protection of Topographies of Integrated Circuits;
- Cooperation Agreement between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and
the European Community;
- Act on Environment and Nature Protection and Promotion of 1997;
- Collection of Legislation Sets in the Field of Communal (Public) Works of 1998;
- Law on Concessions No. 42/93-1057
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- Foreign Trade Law No. 31/93-716*;
- Correction of the Foreign Trade Law No. 12-2503/1 of 29 June 1993*;
- Law on Banks and Savings Institutions (Banks and Savings Houses Law) No. 31/93-
705*;
                                                     
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- Law on Payment Transactions*;
- Law on Insurance*;
- Law on Financial Operations*;
- The Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia*;
- Plant Protection Law*;
- Veterinary Law*;
- Law on Transformation of the Enterprises and Co-operatives Running Agricultural
Land No. 19/96; 25/99*;
- Law on the Special Duties on Import of Agricultural and Food Products*;
- Law on Transformation of Socially Owned Enterprises No. 38/93; 48/93-Corr*;
- Law on Privatization of State Capital of Enterprises (No. 37/96; 25/99*;
- Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of
Croatia*;
- Free Trade Agreement between the Republic of Macedonia and the Republic of
Slovenia*;
- Protocol 1 – Exchange of Concessions between the Republic of Macedonia and the
Republic of Croatia for Agricultural and Food Products*;
- Protocol 2 - for defining the concept "originating goods" and methods of
administrative co-operation*;
- Annex I – Introductory Notes to the List in Annex II*;
- Annex II – List of work or processing re quired to be carried out on non-originating
materials in order that the product manufactured can obtain originating status*;
- Annex III – EUR.1 Movement Certificate and Application Form for Issuing the
Certificate*;
- Annex IV – Protocol No. 3 on Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters*.
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