G/SPS/N/MKD/14  
 
4 November 2020  
(20-7803) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  NORTH MACEDONIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Veterinary Agency of Republic of North Macedonia  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Animal by -products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Law on animal by -products . 
Language(s):  Macedonian . Number of pages:  91 
6. Description of content:  This Law lays down provisions concerning animal by -products 
and derived products by determining the manner of collection, transport, disposal, 
processing, storage, placing on the market, distribution, use and non -harmful disp osal of 
animal by -products and derived products, in order to prevent and minimise risks to public 
and animal health arising from those products, and in particular to protect the safety of 
the food and feed chain.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius  Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes  [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/MKD/14  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by -products and 
derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation  
(EC) No  1774/2002 (Animal by -products Regulation)  
− COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing 
Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
laying down health rules as regards animal by -products and  derived products not 
intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC 
as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the 
border under that Directive   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 8 days after its publication in the Official Journal of Republic of 
North Macedonia.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: