G/SPS/N/MKD/15  
 
4 November 2020  
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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):  Consignments of product s of animal origin, composite products, 
products derived from 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:  Rulebook on the manner of conducting official controls 
at BIP's of consignments of products of animal origin introduced as passengers' personal 
luggage and are intended for personal consumption or use . Language(s):  Macedonian . 
Number of pages:  7+15  
6. Description of content:  This Rulebook lays down provisions concerning the manner of 
conducting official controls at BIP's of consignments of products of animal origin 
introduced as passengers' personal luggage and intended for personal c onsumption or 
use. The provisions of this Rulebook refer to small consignments of products of animal 
origin, composite products containing products of animal origin and products derived from 
animal by -products sent to natural persons and not intended for p lacing on the market.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  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, chapte r 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/15  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2122 of 10 October 2019 supplementing 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as re gards 
certain categories of animals and goods exempted from official controls at border control 
posts, specific controls on passengers' personal luggage and on small consignments of 
goods sent to natural persons which are not intended to be placed on the m arket and 
amending Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 (Text with EEA relevance).   
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 mo nths 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. Add ress, 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: