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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER A RTICLE 5.1 -5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA  
The following communication, dated 8 December 2017, is being circulated at the re quest of the 
delegation of the f ormer  Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.  
 
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1. (a) Title / number / date of the law or regulation establishing / changing the 
import licensing procedure:   
  
(b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing pr ocedure, please indicate the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion 
or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; co ntact point for information and/or 
administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):    
 
2. Information  concerning the institution / change of import licensing procedure:  
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS 
Nomenclature (i.e.  1996; 2002 or 2007).  Abbreviations should be avoided.  In 
the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft 
Word or compatible software.  Please do not use PDF, or photocopies. )  
A complete list of products subject to licensing appears in Annexes 1 -9 of the 
Decision on Classification of Goods into Forms of Export and Import. The list of 
products subject to impor t licensing is available on the webpage of the Ministry of 
Economy of the Republic of Macedonia ( http://www.economy.gov.mk/ ). 
 (b) Contact point for information on eligibility   
Ministry of Health   
Address:  str. 50 Devizija No. 14, Skopje  
Telephone:  (+ 389 2 3112 500 ) 
Website:  http://zdravstvo.gov.mk/   
 
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy –Phyto -sanitary Directorate 
Address:  str. Aminta Treti No. 2, Skopje  
Telephone:  (+ 389 2 3134 477 ) 
Website:  www.mzsv.gov.mk   
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  Ministry of Economy  
Address:  str. Jurij Gagarin 15  
Telephone:  (+ 389 2 3093 470 ) 
Website:  http://www.economy.gov.mk/  
 
Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning  
Address:  Ave. Goce Delcev  No.18, Skopje  
Telephone:  (+ 389 2 3215 503 ) 
Website:  http://www.moepp.gov.mk/   
 
Ministry of Culture  
Bureau for Protection of Cultural Heritage (www.uzkn.gov.mk  )  
Address:  str. Guro Gakovik No. 61 , Skopje  
Telephone:  (+ 389 2 3240 600  and 3 240 551 ) 
Website:  http://www.kultura.gov.mk/  
 
Ministry of Interior   
Address:  str. Dimce Mircev No.9, Skopje  
Telephone:  (+ 389 2 3117 222 ) 
Website:  http://www.mvr.gov.mk/  
 
Radiation Safety Directorate   
Address:  Ave. Partizanski Odredi No. 143, Skopje  
Telephone:  (+ 389 2 3099 030 ) 
Website:  http://www.drs.gov.mk/index.php/mk/   
 
Food and Veterinary Agency   
Address:  str. Treta Makedonska Udarna Brigada No.20, Skopje  
Telephone:  (+ 389 2 2457 895 ) 
Website:  http://www.fva.gov.mk/index.php?lang=mk   
(c) Administrative body(ies) for submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
Responsible  administrative bodies are designated in Article 2 of the Decision on 
Classificati on of Goods into Forms of Export and Import (see item (b)).  
(d) Date and name of publication where licensing procedures are published  
The Decision  on Classification of Goods into Forms of Export and Import  was 
published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No.42/2013.  
(e) Indication of whether the licen sing procedure is   
[   ] automatic.   If so please indicate:  (f) the administrative purpose:      
[          ]   
[X] non-automatic.   If so please indicate:  (g) the measure being 
implemented through the import licensing procedure:   
 Ministry of Health implements measures pursuant to Article XX, 
paragraphs b) and d) of GATT 1994.  
 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy -Phyto -sanitary 
Directorate implements measures pursuant to Article XX, paragraphs b), 
d) and g) of GATT 1994.  
 Ministry of Economy implements measures pursuant to Article XX, 
paragraph c) of GATT 1994.  
 Ministry of Environment an d Physical Planning implements measures 
pursuant to Article XX, paragraphs  b) and g)  of GATT 1994.  
 Ministry of Culture -Bureau for Protection of Cultural Heritage implements 
measures pursuant to Article XX, paragraphs  a), d) and f)  of GATT 1994   
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   Ministry of Interior implements measures pursuant to Article XXI, 
paragraphs   b) and c) of GATT 1994.  
 Ministry of Defence implements measures pursuant to Article XXI, 
paragraphs   b) and c) of GATT 1994.  
 Radiation Safety Directorate implements measures pursuant to Article XX, 
paragraphs b of GATT 1994.  
 Food and Veterinary Agency implements measures pursuant to Article XX, 
paragraphs b), d) and g) of GATT 1994.  
(h) Expected duration of the licensing procedure if this can be estimated with 
some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be 
provided  
The licensing procedures will apply as long as the need exists for the Republic of 
Macedonia to implement measures provided in Articles XX and XXI of GATT 1994 
and as long as those mea sures comply with the said Articles.  
3. Other relevant data or information:  (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and 
list thereof; changes related to t he administrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc. ) 
 
 
 
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1 "Members which institute licensing procedures or changes in these procedures shall notify the 
Committee of such within 60 days of publication [...]" (Art. 5.1) .