G/SPS/N/MKD/16  
 
15 April 2021  
(21-3098) 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 the 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):  Live animals  
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 official controls . Language(s):  Macedonian . 
Number of pages:  86 
6. Description of content:  This Law lays down rules for the performance of official controls 
and other official activities by the competent authorities of North Macedonia, the financing 
of official controls, cooperation with the competent authorities of th ird countries, adoption 
of conditions to be met regarding import of live animals and goods imported into 
North  Macedonia from third countries, the establishment of a computerised information 
system to manage information and data in relation to official con trols. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [X]  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/16  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 
2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensu re the application 
of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection 
products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) 
No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, 
(EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 
Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 
98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing 
Regulatio ns (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 
96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls 
Regulation) . 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 months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Eight days after its publication in the Official Journal of the 
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 o f 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: