G/SPS/N/MKD/8  
 
13 March 2019  
(19-1549) 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 and derived products not intended for human 
consumption  
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: 63 
6. Description of content: This Law lays down public health and animal health rules for 
animal by -products and derived products, in order to prevent and minimise risks to public 
and animal health arising from those products.  
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, 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/8  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and lan guage(s) in which these are available:  
− Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing 
the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third 
countries.  
− Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/9 of 6 January 2015 amending Regulation 
(EU) No 142/2011 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 i mplementing Council 
Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary 
checks at the border under that Directive (Text with EEA relevance).   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publicati on (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 
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: