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13 September 2022  
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Committee on Government Procurement  Original: English  
 
ACCESSION OF NORTH MACEDONIA TO THE AGREEMENT ON GOVERNMENT 
PROCUREMENT  
FINAL OFFER  
Revision  
 
The following document, dated 9 September 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of North Macedonia.  
 
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On behalf of the Government of North Macedonia, the Ministry of Economy has the honour  to submit 
the following Appendixes to the Final offer: Annex I -List of Central Governmental Entities; 
Annex  2-List of Sub -Central Governmental Entities ; Annex 3 -0ther Entities; Annex 4 -Goods; 
Annex  5-Services; Annex 6 - Construction services and Annex 7 - General Notes, as to be circulated 
in due course for discussion to the next session of the Committee on Government Procurement, 
followed by an accession of North Macedonia to the GPA.  
 
The delegation of North Macedonia was engaged actively in the past to find a commonly acceptable 
approach based on the Initial Offer in order to finalize its accession to the GPA. The outstanding 
concerns by certain GPA Part ies were permanently discussed bilaterally and in the spirit of 
pragmatism to resolve the concerns, recently a creative solution was defined with a view to reaching 
an agreement. The creative solution is stipulated in this Final Offer, as well includes tec hnical 
improvements.  
 
North Macedonia reserves the right to correct any errors or omissions and at the same time 
expresses its appreciation to GPA Parties for their op enness and their support during the process for 
accession to the GPA, as well as the hope that this Final Offer would be acceptable to all GPA Parties.  
 
The Ministry of Economy avails itself of this opportunity to renew the assurance of its highest 
consideration.  
 
With regards,  
 
MINISTER  
H.E. Kreshnik Bekteshi  
 
 
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  NORTH MACEDONIA  
(Authentic in the English Language)  
ANNEX 1  
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 130,000  
 
Services      SDR 130,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1. General Secretariat of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
2. Secretariat of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia for European Affairs;  
3. Legislative Secretariat of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
4. Common Services Agency of the Government of the Republic of No rth Macedonia;  
5. Ministry of Internal Affairs;  
6. Ministry of Economy;  
7. Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning;  
8. Ministry of Health;  
9. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy;  
10. Ministry of Information Society and Administration;  
11. Ministry of Cultur e; 
12. Ministry of Local Government;  
13. Ministry of Foreign Affairs;  
14. Ministry of Education and Science;  
15. Ministry of Defence;  
16. Ministry of Political System and Relations among Communities;  
17. Ministry of Justice;  
18. Ministry of Transport and Communications;  
19. Ministry of L abour and Social Policy;  
20. Ministry of Finance;  
21. Public Procurement Bureau;  
22. Financial Police;  
23. Financial Intelligence Office;  
24. Customs Administration;  
25. Public Revenue Office;  
26. Office for Execution of Sanctions;  
27. Bureau for Representing the Republic of North Macedonia before the European Court of Human 
Rights;  
28. Metrology Bureau;  
29. Education Development Bureau;  
30. Regional Development Bureau;  
31. Court Expertise Bureau;  
32. Agency for Quality and Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions;  
33. Agency for Pharmaceuticals and Medica l Devices;  
34. Administration Agency;  
35. Agency for Application of the Language Spoken by at least 20% of the Citizens of the Republic 
of North Macedonia;  
36. National Agency for European Education Programs and Mobility;  
37. Emigration Agency of the Republic of North Mac edonia;  
38. Youth and Sports Agency;  
39. Agency for Exercising the Rights of Communities;  GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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  40. Agency for Promotion of Entrepreneurship of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
41. Agency for Agriculture Development Promotion;  
42. Agency for Tourism Promotion and Development;  
43. Intelligence Agency of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
44. Commodity Reserves Agency;  
45. Agency for Foreign Investments and Export Promotion of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
46. Agency for Managing Confiscated Property;  
47. Agency for Financial Support of Agriculture and Rural Development;  
48. Geological Institute of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
49. Directorate for Security of Classified Information;  
50. Directorate for Compulsory Reserves of Oil and Oil Derivatives;  
51. Protection and Rescue Directorate;  
52. Directorate f or Personal Data Protection;  
53. Radiation Safety Directorate;  
54. State Archives of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
55. State Foreign Exchange Inspectorate;  
56. State Authority for Geodetic Works;  
57. State Industrial Property Bureau;  
58. State Audit Office;  
59. State Statistical O ffice; 
60. State Construction and Urbanism Inspectorate of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
61. State Transportation Inspectorate;  
62. State Environment Inspectorate;  
63. State Agriculture Inspectorate;  
64. State Technical Inspection Inspectorate;  
65. State Labour Inspectorate;  
66. State Forestry and Hunting Inspectorate;  
67. State Inspectorate for Local Government;  
68. State Examination Centar;  
69. State Utilities Inspectorate;  
70. State Market Inspectorate;  
71. State Education Inspectorate;  
72. State Sanitary and Health Inspectorate;  
73. State Administrative Inspectorate;  
74. State Election Commission;  
75. State Appeals Commission in Public Procurement;  
76. State Commission on Second -Instance Decision Making in the field of Inspection Supervision 
and Misdemeanour Proceedings;  
77. State Commission on Decision Ma king in the field of Administrative Procedure and Second -
Instance Decision Making in the field of Employment Procedure;  
78. State  Commission for the Prevention of Corruption;  
79. State Attorney 's Office;  
80. Inspectorates Council;  
81. Data Verification Commission;  
82. Commiss ion for Protection of the Right to Free Access to Public Information;  
83. Commission for Affairs with Religious Communities and Groups;  
84. Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation Committee;  
85. Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
86. President of the Republ ic of North Macedonia;  
87. Audit Authority for Audit of Instrument for Pre -Accession Assistance;  
88. Housing Regulatory Commission;  
89. Office for Management of Registers of Birth, Marriages and Deaths;  
90. Cultural Heritage Protection Office;  
91. Hydro Meteorological Adminis tration;  
92. Crisis Management Centar;  
93. First Instance Courts;  
94. Courts of Appeals;  
95. Supreme Court of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
96. Administrative Court;  
97. Higher Administrative Court;  
98. Constitutional Court of the Republic of North Macedonia;  GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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  99. Public Prosecutor 's Office of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
100.  Council of Public Prosecutors of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
101.  Judicial Council of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
102.  Academy of Judges And Public Prosecutors "Pavel Satev "; 
103.  Ombudsman 's Office . 
Notes  to Annex 1  
1.  The following shall not be considered as covered procurement:  
a. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of air traffic control equipment 
in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States;  
b. procurement by procur ing entities covered under this Annex of good or service 
components of procurement which are not themselves covered by this Agreement in 
regard of suppliers and services providers from the United States and Canada;  
until such time as North Macedonia has ac cepted that the Parties concerned provide satisfactory 
reciprocal access for the Macedonian goods, suppliers, services and service providers to their own 
procurement markets.1 
2.  The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service provid ers of Japan, the 
Republic of Korea, the U nited States, and Australia in contesting the award of contracts to a supplier 
or service provider of Parties other than those mentioned, which are small or medium sized 
enterprises under the relevant provisions of  Macedonian law, until such time as North Macedonia 
accepts that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain domestic small and 
minority businesses.2 
3.  "Central Government Entities " covers also any subordinated entity of any contract ing authority 
of North Macedonia provided it does not have separate legal personality.  
4.  As far as procurement by entities in the field of defence and security is concerned, only 
non-sensitive and non -warlike materials contained in the list attached to Annex 4 are covered.  
 
1 This reservation will only apply as from the date North Macedonia becomes a member of the European 
Union.  
2 This reservation will only apply as from the date North Macedonia becomes a member of the European 
Union.  GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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  ANNEX 2  
SUB-CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 200,000  
 
Services      SDR 200,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
 
List of Entities:  
1.  All regional or local contracting authorities.  
All sub -central government entities (local self -government units) and subordinated organizations. 
Sub-central government entities shall be understood as contracting entities of adm inistrative units 
with population between 7 million and 3 million, between 3 million and 800 000 and between 800  000 
and 150 000 inhabitants and smaller administrative units such as municipalities.  
2.  All contracting authorities which are bodies governed by p ublic law.  
a. A "body governed by public law " means any body:  
i. established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not 
having an industrial or commercial character; and  
ii. having legal personality; and  
iii. financed, for the most part, by th e State, or regional or local authorities, or other 
bodies governed by public law, or subject to management supervision by those bodies, 
or having an administrative, managerial or supervisory board; more than half of whose 
members are appointed by the Stat e, regional or local authorities or by other bodies 
governed by public law.  
b. An indicative list of contracting authorities which are bodies governed by public law follows.  
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  INDICATIVE LIST OF CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES IN NORTH MACEDONIA WHICH ARE 
BODIES GOVE RNED BY PUBLIC LAW  
1. Agency for National Roads;  
2. Employment Agency of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
3. Electronic Communications Agency;  
4. Energy Agency of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
5. Cadastre Agency;  
6. Spatial Planning Agency;  
7. Postal Regulatory Agency;  
8. Railroads Regulatory Agency;  
9. Energy and Water Services Regulatory Commission;  
10. Agency for Supervision of Capitally -Financed Pension Insurance;  
11. Insurance Supervision Agency;  
12. Audio and Audio -Visual Media Services Agency;  
13. Agency for Movies;  
14. Civil Aviat ion Agency;  
15. Food and Veterinary Agency;  
16. JS Company for Managing Business Premises, owned by the State;  
17. JS Company "Media Information Agency " Skopje, owned by the state;  
18. JS Company for Construction and Management of Residential and Business Premises of 
Significance to the State;  
19. JS Company for Organizing Games of Chance "State Lottery " Skopje;  
20. "Boris Trajkovski " DOOEL – Skopje;  
21. Accreditation Institute of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
22. Standardization Institute of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
23. Directorat e for Technological Industrial Development Zones;  
24. Health Insurance Fund;  
25. Pension and Disability Insurance Fund;  
26. Fund for Innovations and Technological Development;  
27. Deposit Insurance Fund;  
28. Waters Fund;  
29. National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
30. Central Registry of the Republic of North Macedonia;  
31. Competition Protection Commission;  
32. Securities and Exchange Commission;  
33. Centres for regional development;  
34. Public institutions in the area of healthcare;  
35. Public institutions in the area of child care;  
36. Public institutions in the area of social care;  
37. Public institutions in the area of education (primary, secondary and tertiary) and science;  
38. Public institutions in the area of culture;  
39. Correctional facilities;  
40. Public enterprises established by t he Republic of North Macedonia or the units of the local 
government and the city of Skopje so as to carry out an activity of public interest other than water 
supply, energy, transport and postal services;  
41. Other legal entities established for a specific pur pose, to fulfill the needs of public interest 
other than those of industrial and commercial nature, which are largely financed by the Procuring 
Entities referred to in Article 9 paragraph 1 item a) of the Public Procurement Law or by such legal 
entities, o r are subject to control in the operations by the Procuring Entities referred to in Article 9 
paragraph 1 item a) of the Public Procurement Law or such legal entities, or where more than half 
of the members of the management or supervisory board have been appointed by the Procuring 
entities referred to in Article 9 paragraph 1 item a) of the Public Procurement Law or such legal 
entities.  GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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  Notes to Annex 2  
1.  The following shall not be considered as covered procurement:  
a. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers, 
services and service providers from the United States;  
b. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of air traffic control equipment 
in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States;  
c. procurement by cities-regions listed under NUTS 1 and NUTS 2 in the Regulation 
1059/2003 (as amended – NUTS Regulation), local procuring entities and bodies governed 
by public law covered under this Annex in regard of goods, services, suppliers and servic e 
providers from Canada;  
d. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of good or service 
components of procurement which are not themselves covered by this Agreement in 
regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States and Cana da; 
e. procurement between SDR 200,000 and SDR 355,000 by procuring entities covered under 
this Annex of goods and services for suppliers and service providers from Canada;  
f. procurement by local contracting authorities (contracting authorities of administrative 
units listed under NUTS 3 and smaller administrative units, as referred to in Regulation 
1059/2003 (as amended)) in regard of goods, services, suppliers and service providers 
from New Zealand;  
g. procurement by contracting authorities of admini strative units listed under NUTS 1 and 2 
as referred to in Regulation 1059/2003 (as amended), in regard of goods, services, 
suppliers and service providers from New Zealand, unless their procurement is covered 
under Annex 3;  
h. procurement by regional and loc al contracting authorities (contracting authorities of 
administrative units listed under NUTS 2 and 3 and smaller administrative units, as 
referred to in Regulation 1059/2003 (as amended)) in regard of goods, services, suppliers 
and service providers from Australia;  
i. procurement between 200,000 SDR and 355,000 SDR by regional contracting authorities 
and between 200,000 SDR and 400.000 SDR for bodies governed by public law covered 
under this Annex of goods and services for suppliers and service providers from  Australia;  
j. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of:  
i. motor vehicles, as described in the Chapters of the Combined Nomenclature (CN) 
specified below:  
CN Chapter    Description  
 8702   Motor vehicles for the transport  
 of ten or more pe rsons, including the driver;  
 8703   Motor cars and other motor vehicles  
 principally designed for the transport  
 of persons (other than those of heading  
 8702), including station wagons and  
 racing cars;  
 8704   Motor vehicles for the transport of good s;  GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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   8705   Special purpose motor vehicles, other than  
 those principally designed for the transport  
 of persons or goods (for  example, breakdown  
 lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles,  
 concrete -mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries,  
 spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile  
 radiological units);  
 8711   Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles  
 fitted with an auxiliary motor, with or  
 without side -cars; side cars;  
 8713   Carriages for disabled persons, whether or  
 not motorised or otherwise mechanically  
 propelled.  
ii. components for motor vehicles, as described in the Chapters of the Combined 
Nomenclature (CN) specified below:  
CN Chapter    Description  
 8706 00    Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles  
of headings 8701 to 8705;  
 8707   Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles  
of headings 8701 to 8705;  
 8708   Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles  
of headings 8701 to 8705;  
 8714   Parts and accessories of vehicles of  
headings 8711 to 8713;  
 8716   Trailers and semi -trailers; other vehicles,  
not mechanically propelled; parts thereof.  
in regard of suppliers and service providers from Australia,  
until such time as North Macedonia has accepted that the Parties concerned provide satisfactory 
reciprocal access to Macedonian goods, suppliers, services and service providers to their own 
procurement markets.1 
 
2.  The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of Japan, the 
Republic of Korea , the United States and Austr alia in contesting the award of contracts to a supplier 
or service provider of Parties other than those mentioned, which are small or medium sized 
enterprises under the relevant provisions of Macedonian law, until such time as North Macedonia 
accepts that they no longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain domestic small and 
minority businesses.2 
3.  The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to Japan and the Republic of Korea in contesting 
the award of contracts by entities listed under A nnex 2 paragraph 2, until such time as 
North  Macedonia accepts that they have completed coverage of sub -central entities.3 
4.  The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to Japan and the Republic of Korea in contesting 
that award of contracts by Macedoni an entities, whose value is less than the threshold applied for 
the same category of contracts awarded by these Parties.4 
 
1 This reservation will only apply as from the date North Macedonia becomes a membe r of the European 
Union.  
2 This reservation will only apply as from the date North Macedonia becomes a member of the European 
Union.  
3 This reservation will only apply as from the date North Macedonia becomes a member of the European 
Union.  
4 This reservation will only apply as from the date North Macedonia becomes a member of the European 
Union.  GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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  ANNEX 3  
OTHER ENTITIES  
Thresholds:  
Goods       SDR 400,000  
 
Services      SDR 400,000  
 
Construction Services    SDR 5,000,000  
List of Entities:  
1.  All contracting entities whose procurement is covered by the public procurement legislation of 
North Macedonia which are contracting authorities (e.g. those covered under Annex  1 and Annex 2) 
or public undertakings1 and whi ch have as one of their activities any of those referred to below or 
any combination thereof:  
a. the provision or operation of fixed networks intended to provide a service to the public in 
connection with the production, transport or distribution of drinking water or the supply of 
drinking water to such networks;  
b. the provision or operation of fixed networks intended to provide a service to the public in 
connection with the production, transport or distribution of electricity or the supply of 
electricity to suc h networks;  
c. the provision of airport or other terminal facilities to carriers by air;  
d. the provision of maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities to carriers by sea or 
inland waterway;  
e. the provision or operation of networks2 providing a service to the public in the field of 
transport by urban railway, automated systems, tramway, trolley bus, bus or cable ; 
f. the provision or operation of networks providing a service to the public in the field of 
transport by railways.3 
2.  An indicative list of contrac ting authorities and public undertakings fulfilling the criteria set out 
above follows.  
  
 
1A public undertaking is any undertaking over which the contracting authorities may exercise directly or 
indirectly a dominant influence by virtue of their  ownership of it, their financial participation therein, or the rules 
which govern it.  
A dominant influence on the part of the contracting authorities shall be presumed when these 
authorities, directly or indirectly, in relation to an undertaking:  
i. hold the majority of the undertaking's subscribed capital, or  
ii. control the majority of the votes attaching to shares issued by the undertaking, or  
iii. can appoint more than half of the undertaking's administrative, management or supervisory body.  
2As regard s transport services, a network shall be considered to exist where the service is provided under 
operating conditions laid down by a competent authority of North Macedonia , such as conditions on the routes 
to be served, the capacity to be made available or  the frequency of the service.  
3E.g. the provision or operation of networks (within the meaning of footnote 4) providing a service to the 
public in the field of transport by high -speed or conventional trains.  GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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  INDICATIVE LIST OF NORTH MACEDONIA 'S CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES AND PUBLIC 
UNDERTAKINGS FULFILLING THE CRITERIA LAID DOWN UNDER ANNEX 3  
1. AD "Elektrani na  Severna Makedonija " joint stock company for electricity generation owned by 
the State, and its subsidiaries;  
2. AD "TEC Negotino " joint stock company for electricity generation owned by the State;  
3. AD "MEPSO " joint stock company for electricity transmission a nd energy and electricity system 
management, owned by the State;  
4. AD "Nacionalni energetski resursi " joint stock company for energy -related activities;  
5. AD "GA-MA" joint stock company for transmission of natural gas;  
6. Public enterprise foe energy -related acti vities "Strumica -Gas" Strumica;  
7. AD "MZT Energetika " joint stock company;  
8. "Naftovod " DOOEL Skopje;  
9. Public enterprise „Vodovod i kanalizacija " – Skopje, and other public enterprises in the area of 
water supply and/or sewage management;  
10. Public enterprise „Str ezevo " – Bitola;  
11. Public enterprise for Water Management of the Republic of North Macedonia, and other public 
enterprises for water management;  
12. Public traffic enterprise "JSP Skopje " – Skopje;  
13. Public enterprise "MZ Transport "; 
14. Public utility company „Vodovo d" for production, supply and distribution of geothermal energy – 
Kocani;  
15. AD "Aerodromi na Republika Severna Makedonija " joint stock company owned by the State ; 
16. AD Macedonian Posts joint stock company – Skopje;  
17. Other public utility enterprises performing activities in the area of water supply, joint -stock 
companies and limited liability companies in the area of energy, transport and postal services.  
Notes to Annex 3  
1.  Procurement for the pursuit of an activity listed above when exposed to competit ive forces in the 
market concerned are not covered by this Agreement.  
2.  This Agreement does not cover procurement by procuring entities included in this Annex:  
a. for the purchase of water and for the supply of energy or of fuels for the production of 
energy;  
b. for purposes other than the pursuit of their activities as listed in this Annex or for the 
pursuit of such activities in a non -EEA country;  
c. for purposes of re -sale or hire to third parties, provided that the procuring entity enjoys 
no special or exclusive right to sell or hire the subject of such contracts and other entities 
are free to sell or hire it under the same conditions as the procuring entity.  
3.  The supply of drinking water or electricity to networks which provide a service to the public by a 
procuri ng entity other than a contracting authority shall not be considered as an activity within the 
meaning of paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Annex where:  
a. the production of drinking water or electricity by the entity concerned takes place because 
its consumption  is necessary for carrying out an activity other than that referred to in 
paragraphs (a) to (f) of this Annex; and  
b. supply to the public network depends only on the entity 's own consumption and has not 
exceeded 30% of the entity 's total production of drinki ng water or energy, having regard 
to the average for the preceding three years, including the current year.  GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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  4.  I. Provided that the conditions in paragraph II are met, this Agreement does not cover 
procurement:  
a. by a procuring entity to an affiliated undertaki ng4, or 
b. by a joint venture, formed exclusively by a number of procuring entities for the purpose 
of carrying out activities within the meaning of paragraphs (a) to (f) of this Annex, to an 
undertaking which is affiliated with one of these procuring entiti es. 
II. Paragraph I shall apply to services or supplies contracts provided that at least 80% of the 
average turnover of the affiliated undertaking with respect to services or supplies for the preceding 
three years derives respectively from the provision of  such services or supplies to undertakings with 
which it is affiliated.5 
5.  This Agreement does not cover procurement:  
a. by a joint venture, formed exclusively by a number of procuring entities for the purposes 
of carrying out activities within the meaning of paragraphs (a) to (f) of this Annex, to one 
of these procuring entities, or  
b. by a procuring entity to such a joint venture of which it forms part, provided that the joint 
venture has been set up to carry out the activity concerned over a period of at least three 
years and the instrument setting up the joint venture stipulates that the procuring entities, 
which form it, will be part thereof for at least the same period.  
6.  The following shall not be considered as covered procurement:  
a. procurement by procuring ent ities operating in the fields of:  
i. production, transport or distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex;  
ii. production, transport or distribution of electricity covered under this Annex;  
iii. airport facilities covered under this Annex;  
iv. maritime or inla nd port or other terminal facilities covered under this Annex; and  
v. urban railway, tramway, trolley bus or bus services covered under this Annex in regard 
of supplies, services, suppliers and service providers from Canada;  
b. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport or 
distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers and service 
providers from the United States;  
c. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of maritime or  inland port or other 
terminal facilities covered under this Annex of dredging services or related to shipbuilding 
in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States;  
d. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of air traffi c control equipment 
in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United States;  
e. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of airport facilities covered under 
this Annex in regard of suppliers and service providers from the United St ates and the 
Republic of Korea;  
 
4"affiliated undertaking" means any undertaking  over which the procuring entity may exercise, directly or 
indirectly, a dominant influence, or which may exercise a dominant influence over the procuring entity, or which, 
in common with the procuring entity, is subject to the dominant influence of anothe r undertaking by virtue of 
ownership, financial participation, or the rules which govern it.  
5When, because of the date on which an affiliated undertaking was created or commenced activities, the 
turnover is not available for the preceding three years, it will be sufficient for that undertaking to show that the 
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  f. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of urban railway, tramway, 
trolleybus or bus services covered under this Annex in regard of suppliers and service 
providers from the United States;  
g. procurement by proc uring entities operating in the field of urban railway covered under 
this Annex in regard of suppliers and service providers from Japan;  
h. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of railways covered under this 
Annex in regard of goods, suppl iers, services and service providers from Armenia; Canada; 
Japan; the United States; Hong Kong, China; Singapore and the Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu;  
i. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of high -speed railways and high -
speed railways infrastructure in regard of goods, suppliers, services and service providers 
from the Republic of Korea;  
j. procurement by procuring entities covered under this Annex of good or service 
components of procurement which are not themselves covered procurement in regard of 
suppliers and service providers from the United States;  
k. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport or 
distribution of electricity covered under this Annex in regard of suppl iers and services 
providers from Japan;  
l. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport and 
distribution of electricity covered under this Annex of HS Nos. 8504, 8535, 8537 and 8544 
(electrical transformers, plugs, switche s and insulated cables) in regard of suppliers from 
the Republic of Korea;  
m. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport and 
distribution of electricity covered under this Annex of HS Nos. 85012099, 85015299, 
85015199, 8 5015290, 85014099, 85015390, 8504, 8535, 8536, 8537, and 8544 in regard 
of suppliers from Israel;  
n. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of bus services covered under this 
Annex in regard of suppliers and service providers from Israel;  
o. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of production, transport or 
distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex in regard of supplies, services and 
service providers from New Zealand;  
p. procurement by procuring entities operating i n the field of airport facilities covered under 
this Annex in regard of supplies, services, and service providers from New Zealand;  
q. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of the provision of maritime or 
inland port or other terminal facil ities covered under this Annex in regard of supplies, 
services, and service providers from New Zealand;  
r. procurement by regional or local contracting authorities operating in the fields covered by 
this Annex, in regard of supplies, services, and service pro viders from New Zealand, with 
the exception of procurement by contracting authorities of administrative units listed 
under NUTS 1 and 2 (as referred to in Regulation 1059/2003, as amended) operating in 
the field of transport by urban railway, automatic sys tems, tramway, trolley bus, bus and 
cable;  
s. procurement by procuring entities operating in the fields of:  
i. production, transport or distribution of drinking water covered under this Annex;  
ii. production, transport or distribution of electricity covered under th is Annex;  GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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  iii. airport facilities covered under this Annex;  
iv. maritime or inland port or other terminal facilities covered under this Annex;  
v. urban railway, tramway, trolley bus or bus services covered under this Annex: 
and  
vi. transport  by railways covered under this Annex  in regard of supplies, services, 
suppliers and service providers from Australia  
until such time, North Macedonia has accepted that the Parties concerned provide satisfactory 
reciprocal access to Macedonian goods, suppliers, services and service providers to their own 
procurement markets.6 
7.  The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to suppliers and service providers of Japan , the 
Republic of Korea and the U nited States in contesting the award of contracts to a supplier or service 
provider of Parties other than those mentioned, which are small or medium sized enterprises under 
the relevant provisions of Macedonian law, until s uch time as North Macedonia accepts that they no 
longer operate discriminatory measures in favour of certain domestic small and minority businesses.7 
The provisions of Article XVIII shall not apply to Japan and  the Republic of Korea in contesting that 
award of contracts by Macedonian entities, whose value is less than the threshold applied for the 
same category of contracts awarded by these Parties.8 
8.  The following shall not be considered as covered procurement:  
a. procurement by procuring entities operating in the field of urban transport covered under 
this Annex of the following goods and services:  
i. H.S. 44.06 Railway or tramway sleepers of (cross -ties) wood;  
ii. H.S. 68.10 Railway or tramway sleepers of concrete and concrete guide -track sections 
for ho vertrains;  
iii. H.S. 73.02 Railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel, the 
following: rails, check -rails and rack rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods and 
other crossing pieces, sleepers (cross -ties), fish -plates, chairs, chair wedges, sole 
plates (base plates), rail clips, bedplates, ties and other material specialized for jointing 
or fixing rails;  
iv. H.S. 85.30.10 Electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, 
tramways;  
v. H.S. Chapter 86 - Railway or tramwa y locomotives, rolling -stock and parts thereof; 
railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including 
electro -mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds;  
vi. Construction work for civil engineering for railways fall ing under CPC prov. 51310 
(Construction work for civil engineering for highways (except elevated highways), 
streets, roads, railways and airfield runways);  
 
6 This reservation will only apply as from the date North Macedonia becomes a member of the Europea n 
Union . 
7 This reservation will only apply as from the date North Macedonia becomes a member of the European 
Union . 
8 This reservation will only apply as from the date North Macedonia becomes a member of the European 
Union . GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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  vii. Construction work for civil engineering for railway tunnels and subways falling under 
CPC prov. 5132 0 (Construction work for civil engineering for bridges, elevated 
highways, tunnels and subways);  
viii. Repair and maintenance services of locomotives (including reconditioning), rolling 
stock (including reconditioning), railway tracks, traffic signals and instal lation services 
of railway engines falling under CPC prov. 88680 (Repair services of other transport 
equipment, on a fee or contract basis).  
in regard of suppliers and service providers from Japan,  
 
until such time as North Macedonia has accepted that Japan has fully open its procurement of urban 
transport to Macedonian suppliers, supplies, service providers and services.9 
 
  
 
9 This reservation will only ap ply as from the date North Macedonia becomes a member of the European 
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  ANNEX 4  
GOODS  
1.  This Agreement covers the procurement of all goods procured by the entities listed in Annexes  1 
through 3, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement.  
2.  This Agreement covers only the goods that are described in the Chapters of the Combined 
Nomenclature (CN) specified below and that are procured by the Ministry of Defence and Agencies 
for defence or security activitie s in North Macedonia:  
CN Chapter    Description  
1. Chapter 25:     Salt, sulphur, earths and stone, plastering materials, lime  
and cement;  
2. Chapter 26:     Metallic ores, slag and ash;  
3. Chapter 27:     Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their dis tillation,  
bituminous substances, mineral waxes, except:  
a.  ex 27.10:    special engine fuels.  
4. Chapter 28:     Inorganic chemicals, organic and inorganic compounds of  
precious metals, of rare -earth metals, of  
radio-active elements and isotopes, except:  
a. ex 28.09:    explosives;  
b. ex 28.13:    explosives;  
c. ex 28.14:    tear gas;  
d. ex 28.28:    explosives;  
e. ex 28.32:    explosives;  
f. ex 28.39:    explosives;  
g. ex 28.50:    toxic products;  
h. ex 28.51:    toxic products;  
i. ex 28.54:    explosives.  
5. Chapter 29:     Organic chemicals, except:  
a. ex 29.03:    explosives;  
b. ex 29.04:    explosives;  
c. ex 29.07:    explosives;  
d. ex 29.08:    explosives;  
e. ex 29.11:    explosives;  
f. ex 29.12:    explosives;  
g. ex 29.13:    toxic products;  
h. ex 29.14:    toxic products;  
i. ex 29.15:    toxic products;  
j. ex 29.21:    toxic products;  
k. ex 29.22:    toxic products;  
l. ex 29.23:    toxic products;  
m. ex 29.26:    explosives;  
n. ex 29.27:    toxic products;  
o. ex 29.29:    explosives.  
6. Chapter 30:     Pharmaceutical products;  
7. Chapter 31:     Fertilizers;  
8. Chapter 32:     Tanning and dyeing extracts, tannings and their derivatives,  
dyes, colours, paints and varnishes, putty, fillers and  
stoppings, inks;  
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  CN Chapter    Description  
9. Chapter 33:     Essential oils and resinoids, perfumery, cosmetic or  
toilet preparations;  
10. Chapter 34:     Soap, organic surface -active agents, washing preparations,  
lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes,  
polishing and scouring preparations, candles and similar  
articles, modelling pastes and "dental waxes "; 
11. Chapter  35:    Albuminoidal substances, glues, enzymes;  
12. Chapter 37:     Photographi c and cinematographic goods;  
13. Chapter 38:     Miscellaneous chemical products, except:  
a. ex 38.19:    toxic products.  
14. Chapter 39:     Artificial resins and plastic materials, cellulose esters and  
ethers, articles thereof, except:  
a. ex 39.03:    explo sives.  
15. Chapter 40:     Rubber, synthetic rubber, factice, and articles thereof,  
except:  
a. ex 40.11:    bullet -proof tyres.  
16. Chapter 41:     Raw hides and skins (other than fur skins) and leather;  
17. Chapter 42:     Articles of leather, saddlery and h arness, travel goods,  
handbags and similar containers, articles of animal gut (other  
than silk -worm gut);  
18. Chapter 43:     Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures thereof;  
19. Chapter 44:     Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal;  
20. Chapter 45:     Cork and articles of cork;  
21. Chapter 46:     Manufactures of straw of esparto and of other plaiting  
materials, basket ware and wickerwork;  
22. Chapter 47:     Paper -making material;  
23. Chapter 48:     Paper and paperboard, articles of paper pulp, of paper or of  
paperboard;  
24. Chapter 49:     Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of  
the printing industry, manuscripts, typescripts and plans;  
25. Chapter 65:     Headgear and parts thereof ; 
26. Chapter 66:     Umbrellas, sunshades, walking -sticks, whips, riding -crops  
and parts thereof;  
27. Chapter 67:     Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or  
of down, artificial flowers, articles of human hair;  
28. Chapter 68:     Articles of stone, of plaster, of cement, of asbestos, of mica  
and of similar materials;  
29. Chapter 69:     Ceramic products;  
30. Chapter 70:     Glass and glassware;  
31. Chapter 71:     Pearls, precious and semi -precious stones, precious metals,  
rolled preciou s metals, and articles thereof; imitation 
jewellery;  
32. Chapter 73:     Iron and steel and articles thereof;  
33. Chapter 74:     Copper and articles thereof;  
34. Chapter 75:     Nickel and articles thereof;  
35. Chapter 76:     Aluminium and articles thereof;  
36. Chapter 77:     Magnesium and beryllium and articles thereof;  
37. Chapter 78:     Lead and articles thereof;  
38. Chapter 79:     Zinc and articles thereof;  
39. Chapter 80:     Tin and articles thereof;  
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  CN Chapter    Description  
40. Chapter 81:     Other base metals employed in metallurgy and  
articles thereof;  
41. Chapter 82:     Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal,  
parts thereof, except:  
a. ex 82.05:    tools;  
b. ex 82.07:    tools, parts.  
42. Chapter 83:     Miscellaneous art icles of base metal;  
43. Chapter 84:     Boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances, parts thereof,  
except:  
a. ex 84.06:    engines;  
b. ex 84.08:    other engines;  
c. ex 84.45:    machinery;  
d. ex 84.53:    automatic data -processing machines;  
e. ex 84. 55:   parts of machines under heading No 84.53;  
f. ex 84.59:    nuclear reactors.  
44. Chapter 85:     Electrical machinery and equipment, parts thereof, except:  
a. ex 85.13:    telecommunication equipment;  
b. ex 85.15:    transmission apparatus.  
45. Chapter 86:     Railway and tramway locomotives, rolling -stock and parts  
thereof; railway and tramway tracks fixtures and fittings,  
traffic signalling equipment of all kinds (not electrically  
powered), except:  
a. ex 86.02:    armoured locomotives, electric;  
b. ex 86.03:    other armoured locomotives;  
c. ex 86.05:    armoured wagons;  
d. ex 86.06:    repair wagons;  
e. ex 86.07:    wagons.  
46. Chapter 87:     Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling -stock, and  
parts thereof, except:  
a. ex 87.08:    tanks and other armoured vehicles;  
b. ex 87.01:    tractors;  
c. ex 87.02:    military vehicles;  
d. ex 87.03:    breakdown lorries;  
e. ex 87.09:    motorcycles;  
f. ex 87.14:    trailers.  
47. Chapter 89:     Ships, boats and floating structures, except:  
a. ex 89.01 A:    warships.  
48. Chapter 90:     Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking,  
precision, medical and surgical instruments and apparatus,  
parts thereof, except:  
a. ex 90.05:    binoculars;  
b. ex 90.13:    miscellaneous instruments, lasers;  
c. ex 90.14:    telemeters;  
d. ex 90.28:    electrical and electronic measuring instruments;  
e. ex 90.11:    microscopes;  
f. ex 90.17:    medical instruments;  
g. ex 90.18:    mechano -therapy appliances;  
h. ex 90.19:    orthopaedic appliances;  
i. ex 90.20:    X-ray apparatus.  
49. Chapter 91:     Manufacture of watches and clocks;  
50. Chapter 92:     Musical instruments, sound recorders or reproducers,  
television image and sound recorders or reproducers, parts  
and accessories of such articles;  
51. Chapter 94:     Furniture and parts thereof, bedding, mattresses, mattress  
supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings, except:  
a. ex 94.01 A:    aircraft seats.  GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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  CN Chapter    Description  
52. Chapter 95:     Articles and manufactures of carving or moulding material;  
53. Chapter 96:     Brooms, brushes, powder -puffs and sieves;  
54. Chapter 98:     Miscellaneous manufactured articles.  GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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  ANNEX 5  
SERVICES  
This Agreement covers the following services, which are identified in accordance with the United 
Nations Provisional Central Product Classification (CPC Prov.) as contained in 
document  MTN.GNS/W/1201: 
 
Description      CPC Prov. Reference No.  
1. Maintenance and repair services   6112, 6122, 633,  
886 
2. Land transport services,     712 (except 71235),  
including armoured car     7512, 87304  
services, and courier  
services, except transport  
of mail  
3. Air transport services of     73 (except 7321)  
passengers and freight,  
except transport of mail  
4. Transp ort of mail by land,    71235, 7321  
except rail, and by air  
5. Telecommunications services    752 
6. Financial services  
a. Insurance services     ex 81  
b. Banking and investments    812, 814  
services2 
7. Computer and related services    84 
8. Accounting, auditing and    862 
bookkeeping services  
9. Market research and public opinion   864 
polling services  
10. Management consulting services   865, 8663 
and related services  
11. Architectural services;     867 
engineering services  
and integrated eng ineering  
services, urban planning  
and landscape architectural  
services; related scientific  
and technical consulting  
services; technical testing  
and analysis services  
12. Advertising services     871 
13. Building -cleaning services and    874,  
property management services    82201 -82206  
 
1 Except for services which entities have to procure from another entity pursuant to an exclusive right 
established by a published law, regulation or administrative provision.  
2 Except for the procurement or acquisition of fiscal agency or depository services, liquidation, and 
management services for regulated financial institutions or services related to the sale, redemption and 
distribution of public debt, including  loans and government bonds, notes and other securities.  
3 Except  arbitration and conciliation services.  GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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  Description      CPC Prov. Reference No.  
14. Publishing and printing services   88442  
on a fee or contract basis  
15. Sewage and refuse disposal;    94 
sanitation and similar services  
Note to Annex 5  
Procurement by p rocuring entities covered under Annexes 1, 2 and 3 of any of the services covered 
under this Annex is a covered procurement in regard of a particular Party 's provider of service only 
to the extent that such Party has covered that service under its Annex 5.  
 
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  ANNEX 6  
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES  
List of Construction Services (Division 51, CPC Prov.):  
1  CONSTRUCTION SERVICES  
All services listed in Division 51.  
 
2  WORKS CONCESSIONS  
Works concessions contracts, when awarded by Annex 1 and 2 entities, are included under the 
national treatment regime for the construction service providers of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, 
Norway, the Netherlands on behalf of Aruba, Switzerland, Montene gro and the United Kingdom, 
provided their value equals or exceeds SDR  5,000,000 and for the construction service providers of 
the Republic of Korea; provided their value equals or exceeds SDR 15,000,000.  
Note to Annex 6  
Procurement by procuring entities c overed under Annexes 1, 2 and 3 of any of the construction 
services covered under this Annex is a covered procurement in regard of a particular Party 's provider 
of service only to the extent that such Party has covered that service under its Annex  6. 
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  LIST OF DIVISION 51, CPC PROV.  
Group  Class  Subclass  Title Corresponding 
ISCI 
SECTION 5    CONSTRUCTION WORK AND CONSTRUCTIONS: 
LAND   
DIVISION 51    CONSTRUCTION WORK   
511   Pre-erection work at construction sites   
 5111 51110  Site investigation work  4510 
 5112 51120  Demolition work  4510 
 5113 51130  Site formation and clearance work  4510 
 5114 51140  Excavating and earthmoving work  4510 
 5115 51150  Site preparation work for mining  4510 
 5116 51160  Scaffolding work  4520 
512   Construction work for buildings   
 5121 51210  For one - and two -dwelling buildings  4520 
 5122 51220  For multi -dwelling buildings  4520 
 5123 51230  For warehouses and industrial buildings  4520 
 5124 51240  For commercial buildings  4520 
 5125 51250  For public entertainment buildings  4520 
 5126 51260  For hotel, restaurant and similar buildings  4520 
 5127 51270  For educational buildings  4520 
 5128 51280  For health buildings  4520 
 5129 51290  For other buildings  4520 
513   Construction work for civil engineering   
 5131 51310  For highways (except elevated highways), 
street, roads, railways and airfield runways  4520 
 5132 51320  For bridges, elevated highways, tunnels and 
subways  4520 
 5133 51330  For waterways, harbours, dams and other water 
works  4520 
 5134 51340  For long distance pipelines, communication and 
power lines (cables)  4520 
 5135 51350  For local pipelines and cables; ancillary works  4520 
 5136 51360  For constructions for mining and manufacturing  4520 
 5137  For constructions for sport and recreation   
  51371  For stadia and sports grounds  4520 
  51372  For other sport and recreation installations (e.g. 
swimming pools, tennis courts, golf courses)  4520 
 5139 51390  For engineering works n.e.c.  4520 
514 5140 51400  Assembly and erection of prefabricated 
constructions  4520 
515   Special trade construction work   
 5151 51510  Foundation work, including pile driving  4520 
 5152 51520  Water well drilling  4520 
 5153 51530  Roofing and water proofing  4520 
 5154 51540  Concrete work  4520 
 5155 51550  Steel bending and erection (including welding)  4520 
 5156 51560  Masonry work  4520 
 5159 51590  Other special trade construction work  4520 
516   Installation work   
 5161 51610  Heating, ventilation and air conditioning work  4530 
 5162 51620  Water plumbing and drain laying work  4530 
 5163 51630  Gas fitting construction work  4530 
 5164  Electrical work   
  51641  Electrical wiring and fitting work  4530 
  51642  Fire alarm construction work  4530 
  51643  Burglar alarm system construction work  4530 
  51644  Residential antenna construction work  4530 
  51649  Other electrical construction work  4530 
 5165 51650  Insulation work (electrical wiring, water, heat, 
sound)  4530 
 5166 51660  Fencing and railing construction work  4530 
 5169  Other installation work   
  51691  Lift and escalator construction work  4530 
  51699  Other installation work n.e.c.  4530 
517   Building completion and finishing work   
 5171 51710  Glazing work and window glass installation work  4540 
 5172 51720  Plastering work  4540 GPA/ACC/MKD/4/Rev.1  
 
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  Group  Class  Subclass  Title Corresponding 
ISCI 
 5173 51730  Painting work  4540 
 5174 51740  Floor and wall tiling work  4540 
 5175 51750  Other floor laying, wall covering and wall 
papering work  4540 
 5176 51760  Wood and metal joinery and carpentry work  4540 
 5177 51770  Interior fitting decoration work  4540 
 5178 51780  Ornamentation fitting work  4540 
 5179 51790  Other building completion and finishing work  4540 
518 5180 51800  Renting services related to equipment for 
construction or demolition of buildings or civil 
engineering works, with operator  4550 
 
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  ANNEX 7  
GENERAL NOTES  
1.  This Agreement does not cover:  
a. procurement of agricultural products made in furtherance of agricultural support 
programmes and human feeding programmes (e.g. food aid including urgent relief aid); 
and 
b. procurement for the acquisition, development, production or co -production of programme 
material by broadcasters and contracts for broadcasting time.  
2.  Procurement by procuring entities cover ed under Annexes 1 and 2 in connection with activities 
in the fields of drinking water, energy, transport and the postal sector are not covered by this 
Agreement, unless covered under Annex 3.  
 
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