G/SPS/N/MKD/7  
 
13 March 2019  
(19-1548) 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): 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: Rulebook on the manner of performing official controls 
and procedures for monitoring of antimicrobial resistance . Language(s): Macedonian.  
Number of pages: 9 
6. Description of content: This Rulebook establishes the manner of performing official 
controls and procedures for monitoring of antimicrobial resistance, general and specific 
requirements to be met by food business operators in order t o prevent and eliminate 
antimicrobial resistance, the manner of monitoring, prevention and control of 
antimicrobial resistance in live animals.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from a nimal/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/7  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are av ailable:  
− Directive 2003/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
17 November  2003 on the monitoring of zoonoses and zoonotic agents, amending 
Council Decision 90/424/EEC and repealing Council Directive 92/117/EEC.  
− 2013/652/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 12 November 2013 on the 
monitoring and reporting of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and commensal 
bacteria (notified under document C  (2013) 7145) Text with EEA relevance.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be dete rmined.  
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.  
[ ] 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: