G/SPS/N/MKD/18  
 
17 December 2021 
(21-9473) 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 health  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  European Union  
5. Title of the notified document:  Rulebook on the manner and procedure for notification 
of list ed diseases, eradication programmes and application for recognition of disease -free 
status . Language(s):  Macedonian . Number of pages:  13+34  
6. Description of content:  This Rulebook lays down rules concerning the manner and 
procedure for notification of listed diseases, eradication programmes and application for 
recognition of disease -free status, the format and procedure for reporting the results of 
surveillance and er adication programmes, the information, format and procedural 
requirements as regards the submission of draft compulsory and draft optional eradication 
programmes for approval and as regards performance indicators necessary to evaluate the 
effectiveness of the application of those programmes, as well as the formats and 
procedures for applications for recognition of disease -free status of the entire territory of 
the country, or zones and compartments thereof, procedures for the establishment and 
use of the An imal Disease Information System (ADIS).  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Cod e, chapter number) :  
− Terrestrial Animal Health Code, Section 1, Chapters 1.3 and 1.4  
− Aquatic Animal Health Code, Section1  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/MKD/18  
 
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  If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 
2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the 
area of animal health ( 'Animal Health Law') (Text with EEA relevance)  
− Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2002 o f 7 December 2020 laying 
down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council with regard to Union notification and Union reporting of listed 
diseases, to formats and procedures for submission and reporti ng of Union surveillance 
programmes and of eradication programmes and for application for recognition of 
disease -free status, and to the computerised information system  (Text with EEA 
relevance)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : December 2022  
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) : One day 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 dat e 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: