pPursuant to Article 75 paragraphs 1 and 2 of the C onstitution of the Republic of Macedonia, 
the President of the Republic of Macedonia and the President of the Assembly of the 
Republic of Macedonia issue this 
DECREE  
FOR PROMULGATION OF  
THE LAW ON CUSTOMS MEASURES FOR PROTECTION OF INTEL LECTUAL 
PROPERTY RIGHTS  
The Law on Customs Measures for Protection of Intel lectual Property Rights, adopted by the 
Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia on its sessio n held on 26 May 2015, is hereby 
promulgated. 
No. 08-2284/1 The President 
26 May 2015 of the Republic of Macedonia, 
Skopje Gjorjge Ivanov , PhD, 
 
The President 
of the Assembly of 
the Republic of Macedonia, 
Trajko Veljanoski , 
 
 
LAW ON CUSTOMS MEASURES FOR PROTECTION OF INTELLECT UAL 
PROPERTY RIGHTS  
CHAPTER I  
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Article 1 
Subject matter  
(1)  This Law shall regulate the conditions and procedur es for taking actions by customs 
authority when goods are reasonably suspected of in fringing an intellectual property right, 
they are or should be subject to customs supervisio n or customs control in the customs area 
of the Republic of Macedonia according to customs r egulations in the situations when the 
goods: 
a)  are declared for release for free circulation, expo rt or re-export; 
b)  are entering or leaving the customs area of the Rep ublic of Macedonia or 
when they are placed under a transit procedure; 
c)  are placed under customs warehousing procedure, inw ard-processing 
procedure, processing under customs supervision or temporary import, or placed in a 
free zone or free warehouse in accordance with cust oms rules. 
Article 2 
Enforcement  
(1)  This Law shall not apply to goods that have been re leased for free circulation intended 
for end use. (2)  This Law shall not apply to goods of noncommercial nature that are part of the 
personal baggage of travellers. 
(3)  This Law shall not apply to goods which have been m anufactured with the consent of 
the right holder or to goods which have been manufa ctured by a person authorised by the 
right holder to manufacture a certain quantity of g oods over the agreed amount between that 
person and the right holder. 
(4)  The provisions of this Law shall be without prejudi ce to the rules governing the 
protection of industrial property rights, the copyr ight and other related rights, or the rules 
relating to criminal proceedings. 
Article 3 
Subsidiary application  
If not otherwise provided by this Law, the customs authority conducting the procedure for 
protection of intellectual property rights shall ap ply the Law on General Administrative 
Procedure. 
Article 4 
Definitions  
For the purposes of this Law: 
(1)  “intellectual property right“ shall be: 
a)  trade mark, according to the Law on Industrial Prop erty, as well as 
international agreements ratified in the Republic o f Macedonia; 
b)  design, according to the Law on Industrial Property , as well as international 
agreements ratified in the Republic of Macedonia; 
c)  copyright or other related right, according to the Law on Copyright and 
Related Rights; 
d)  geographical indication, according to the Law on In dustrial Property; 
e)  patent, according to the Law on Industrial Property ; 
f)  supplementary protection certificate of medical pro ducts, according to the Law 
on Industrial Property; 
g)  supplementary protection certificate of plant prote ction products, according to 
the Law on Plant Protection Products; 
h)  plant variety rights (plant breeders' rights), acco rding to the Law on Seed and 
Plant Propagating Material for agricultural plants;  
i)  topographies of integrated circuits, according to t he Law on Protection of 
Topography of Integrated Circuits; 
(2)  “geographical indication“ shall be: 
a)  a protected geographical indication or designation of origin of agricultural 
products and foodstuff, according to the Law on Qua lity of Agricultural Products; 
b)  a designation of origin or geographical indication for wine, according to the 
Law on wine; 
c)  a geographical designation for aromatised drinks ba sed on wine, according to 
the Law on wine; d)  a  geographical indication as provided for in interna tional agreements ratified 
in the Republic of Macedonia. 
(3)  “counterfeit goods” shall be: 
a)  goods which are the subject of an act of infringeme nt of a right of a trade 
mark, that bear, without authorisation, a sign whic h is identical to the trade mark 
validly registered in respect of the same type of g oods, or which cannot be 
distinguished in its essential aspects from such a trade mark; 
b)  goods which are the subject of an act of infringeme nt of a right of a 
geographical indications where they bear or are des cribed by a name or term protected 
in respect of that geographical indications; 
c)  form of the goods or packaging, label, sticker, bro chure, operating 
instructions, warranty document or other similar it em, even if presented separately, 
which is the subject of an act infringing a right o f a trademark or a geographical 
indication, which includes a sign (including also: logo, words, letters, numbers, 
images, drawings, combinations of colors, three-dim ensional shapes and 
combinations thereof), name or term which is identi cal to a validly registered 
trademark or protected geographical indication, or which cannot be distinguished in 
its essential aspects from such a geographical indi cation, and which can be used for 
the same type of goods as that for which the tradem ark or geographical indication has 
been registered. 
(4)  “pirated goods” shall be goods which are the subjec t of an act infringing a copyright 
or related right or a right of a design and that is  made or contain copies made without the 
consent of the holder of a copyright or related rig ht or a design, or of a person authorised by 
that right holder in the country of production; 
(5)  “goods suspected of infringing an intellectual prop erty right” shall be goods with 
regard to which there are reasonable indications th at: 
а) are the subject of an act infringing the intellectu al property right; 
b)  present devices, products or components which are p rimarily designed, 
produced or adapted for the purpose of avoiding the  circumvention of any technology, 
device or component that, in the normal course of i ts operation, prevents or restricts 
acts in respect of works which are not authorised b y the holder of any copyright or 
any related right and which relate to an act infrin ging those rights; 
(c)  present any mould or matrix which is specifically d esigned or adapted for the 
manufacture of goods infringing an intellectual pro perty right, if such moulds or 
matrices relate to an act infringing the intellectu al property right; 
(6)  “ right holder” shall be: 
а) any domestic or foreign, legal and natural person w hich is, in accordance with 
the law, a holder of a patent right, industrial des ign right, trademark, designation of 
origin, geographical indication, copyright or relat ed right, or 
b)  any other domestic or foreign, legal and natural pe rson authorised to use any 
of the intellectual property rights mentioned in po int (a) of this paragraph, or a 
representative of the right holder or of the person  authorised to use any of the 
intellectual property rights. 
(7)  “application for customs action” shall be an applic ation submitted to the competent organisational unit requesting the customs authorit y to take action against the goods 
suspected to infringe the intellectual property rig ht. 
(8)  “ applicant” shall be the person or entity in whose n ame an application is submitted. 
(9)  “holder of the goods” shall be the person who is th e owner of the goods or who has a 
similar right of disposal, or physical control over  such goods suspected of infringing an 
intellectual property right; 
(10)  “declarant” shall be a person pursuant to the Custo ms Code. 
(11)  “destruction” shall be the physical destruction, re cycling or disposal of goods outside 
the free circulation, in such a way as to preclude damage to the right holder. 
(12)  “customs territory of the Republic of Macedonia” sh all be the territory pursuant to the 
Customs Code. 
(13)  “release of the goods” shall be the release of the goods pursuant to the Customs Code. 
(14)  “small consignment” shall be a postal or express co urier consignment, which: 
a)  contains three units or less; or 
b)  has a gross weight of less than two kilograms. 
For the purpose of point (a) from this paragraph, “ unit” shall be goods as classified under the 
Combined Nomenclature in accordance with the Law on  Customs Tariff if unpackaged, or 
the package of such goods are intended for retail s ale to the end consumer. 
For the purpose of this definition, separate goods falling within the scope of the Law on 
Customs Tariff shall be considered as different uni ts and goods presented as sets classified in 
one heading from the Customs Tariff shall be consid ered as one unit; 
(15)  “perishable goods” shall be goods considered by cus toms authorities to deteriorate by 
being kept for up to 20 days from the date of their  suspension of release or detention; 
(16)  “exclusive licence” shall be a licence (whether gen eral or limited) authorising the 
licensee to exclude all other persons, including th e person granting the licence, to use an 
intellectual property right in the manner authorise d by the licence. 
(17)  “competent organisational unit” shall be the organi sational unit of the Customs 
Administration determined for receiving and process ing the applications for taking customs 
action to protect intellectual property rights. 
CHAPTER II  
APPLICATIONS FOR CUSTOMS ACTION 
SECTION 1 
Submission of applications for customs actions  
Article 5 
Entitlement to submit an application  
The following persons and entities have the right t o submit an application for customs action 
to implement the protection of intellectual propert y rights: 
1)  Right holders; 
2)  Persons or entities authorised to use intellectual property rights, or representatives 
which have been authorised by the right holder to i nitiate proceedings in order to determine whether the intellectual property right has been in fringed; 
3)  Groups of producers governing geographical indicati ons representing producers of 
products with geographical indications or represent atives of such groups and business entities 
entitled to use a geographical indication, as well as competent authorities or authorities 
competent for such a geographical indication pursua nt to the Law. 
Article 6 
Declaration at the time of submission of applicatio ns for customs actions  
(1)  In order to take action under Article 5 of this Law , the applicant is obliged in the 
application for customs action to make a declaratio n under paragraph (2) of this Article and 
give a proof that the applicant is the right holder  for the goods in question. 
(2)  With the declaration referred to in paragraph (1) f rom this Article, the right holder or 
the authorised person shall take upon himself the l iability towards the persons involved in 
one of the situations referred to in Article 1 para graph (1) of this Law, where the procedure 
initiated in accordance with Article 19 of this Law  is discontinued owing to an act or 
omission by the right holder or in the event that t he goods in question are subsequently found 
not to be goods infringing an intellectual property  right. With the declaration, the right holder 
or the authorised person, also agrees to settle dam age in accordance with Article 32 as well as 
to bear all costs incurred in accordance with Artic le 33 of this Law. 
Article 7 
Submission of applications for customs actions  
(1)  The Customs Administration determines competent org anisational unit responsible 
for receiving and processing applications for takin g customs actions. 
(2)  The applications for customs actions shall be submi tted to the competent 
organisational unit. The applications shall be comp leted and shall contain the information and 
data in accordance with Article 8 of this Law. 
(3)  Where an application for customs action is submitte d after notification by the customs 
authorities of the suspension of the release or det ention of the goods in accordance with 
Article 20 paragraph (5) of this Law, it shall: 
1)  be submitted to the competent organisational unit w ithin four working days 
from the notification of the suspension of the rele ase or detention of the goods; 
2)  contain the required documentation referred to in A rticle 8 paragraph (2) of 
this Law. 
(4)  The applications for customs actions may be submitt ed electronically using data-
processing techniques by a computerised systems dev eloped and maintained by the Customs 
Administration. 
Article 8 
Application for customs actions  
(1)  The application referred to in Article 5 of this La w must contain all the information 
and data needed to enable the goods in question to be readily recognised by the customs 
authorities. 
(2)  The application for action must be submitted togeth er with a required documentation 
regarding the identification of the goods, as well as a proof that the applicant holds the right 
to submit an application. (3)  The form and contents of the application for custom s action, as well as the required 
documentation shall be prescribed by the Minister o f Finance. 
SECTION 2 
Acting upon submitted applications for customs acti ons  
Article 9 
Processing of incomplete applications  
(1)  Where, on receipt of the application referred to in  Article 5 of this Law, the competent 
organisational unit considers that the application does not contain all the necessary 
information, data and documentation in accordance w ith Article 8, paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
this Law, it shall request the applicant to submit them within 10 working days from the 
notification of the application, whereupon the peri od referred to in Article 11 paragraph (1) of 
this Law shall be suspended until they obtain the n ecessary information, data and 
documentation. 
(2)  Where the applicant does not provide the informatio n, data and documentation 
required within the period referred to in paragraph  (1) of this Article, or if they are 
incomplete, the Customs Administration may decide w ith a conclusion to reject the 
application for action and in that event it shall p rovide reasons for this conclusion. 
(3)  A special appeal against the conclusion may be lodg ed by the applicant to the 
Minister for Finance within eight days from the dat e of submitting. 
Article 10 
Fees  
The applicant shall not be charged a fee for the pr ocessing of the application for customs 
actions. 
Article 11 
Notification of decisions granting or rejecting app lications for customs action  
(1)  The competent organisational unit shall notify the applicant of its decision granting or 
rejecting the applications for customs actions by t he Customs Administration within 30 
working days of the receipt of the application. 
(2)  In the event of rejection, the Customs Administrati on with a conclusion shall provide 
reasons for its decision and include information on  the appeal procedure. 
(3)  If the applicant has been notified of the suspensio n of the release or the detention of 
the goods by the customs authorities before the sub mission of an application, the competent 
organisational unit shall notify the applicant of i ts decision granting or rejecting the 
application within two working days of the receipt of the application. 
Article 12 
Granting or rejecting applications for customs acti ons  
(1)  The granting or rejecting the application for custo ms action, the extension of the 
period during which customs authority is to take ac tion, as well as any decision revoking or 
amending the application shall be adopted by the Cu stoms Administration. 
(2)  If the Customs Administration does not approve the application referred to in Article 
5 of this Law or does not adopt a decision to refus e the application within the period referred 
to in Article 11 paragraph (1) of this Law, the app licant has the right to submit an application for exercising his right within three working days to the archive office of the Customs 
Administration Director. 
(3)  The form and contents of the application form refer red to in paragraph (2) of this 
Article, shall be prescribed by the Minister of Fin ance. 
(4)  The Customs Administration Director shall, within f ive working days of the day of 
submission of the application referred to in paragr aph (2) of this Article to the archive office 
of the Customs Administration Director to adopt an act which approves or rejects the 
application for customs action. If the Customs Admi nistration Director has no archive office, 
the application is submitted to the archive office of the main office of the Customs 
Administration. 
(5)  A copy of the application referred to in Article 5 of this Law shall be attached to the 
application referred to in paragraph (2) of this Ar ticle by the applicant. 
(6)  If the Customs Administration Director does not act  upon the application within the 
period prescribed in paragraph (4) of this Article,  the applicant may inform the State 
Administrative Inspectorate within five working day s. 
(7)  The State Administrative Inspectorate is obliged, w ithin ten days of the day of receipt 
of the notification under paragraph (6) of this Art icle to inspect the Customs Administration 
if the procedure is conducted in accordance with th e law and within three working days of the 
day on which the inspection was carried out to info rm the applicant of the measures taken. 
(8)  The inspector from the State Administrative Inspect orate referred to in paragraph (7) 
of this Article, after the conducted inspection sha ll adopt a decision, according to the law, 
obliging the Customs Administration Director within  ten days to decide upon the submitted 
application or to approve or reject the application  and to notify the inspector of the adopted 
act. A copy of the act by which is decided upon the  application is attached to the notification. 
(9)  If the Customs Administration Director does not dec ide within the period established 
in paragraph (8) of this Article, the inspector sha ll submit a request for initiating 
misdemeanour procedure for an offense stipulated in  the Law on Administrative Inspection 
and shall establish an additional period of five wo rking days in which the Customs 
Administration Director shall decide upon applicati on submitted and, at the same time, shall 
notify the inspector of the adopted act. A copy of the act by which is decided upon the 
application is attached to the notification. The in spector shall inform the applicant of the 
measures taken within a period of three working day s. 
(10)  If the Customs Administration Director does not dec ide even in the additional period 
referred to in paragraph (9) of this Article, the i nspector shall submit a report to the 
competent public prosecutor within a period of thre e working days and in the same period 
shall inform the applicant of the measures taken 
(11)  If the inspector does not act upon the notification  referred to in paragraph (7) of this 
Article, the applicant has the right to file a comp laint to the archive office of the State 
Administrative Inspectorate within five working day s. If the Director has no archive office, 
the application is submitted to the archive office of the main office of the State 
Administrative Inspectorate. 
(12)  The Director of the State Administrative Inspectora te is obliged to review the 
complaint under paragraph (11) of this Article with in three working days and if he determines 
that the inspector did not act upon the notificatio n of the applicant referred to in paragraphs 
(7) and (8) and/or has not filed a report pursuant to paragraphs (9) and (10) of this Article, the 
Director of the State Administrative Inspectorate s hall file an application for initiating misdemeanour procedure for an offense stipulated in  the Law on Administrative Inspection 
for the inspector and shall establish an additional  period of five working days in which the 
inspector will supervise the Customs Administration  if the procedure is conducted in 
accordance with the law and shall inform the applic ant of the measures taken within three 
working days of the day on which the inspection was  carried out. 
(13)  If the inspector does not act upon in the additiona l period referred to in paragraph (12) 
of this Article, the Director of the State Administ rative Inspectorate shall submit a report to 
the competent public prosecutor against the inspect or and shall inform the applicant of the 
measures taken within a period of three working day s. 
(14)  In the case of paragraph (13) of this Article, the State Administrative Inspectorate 
immediately, and no later than one working day, wil l authorise another inspector to conduct 
the inspection immediately. 
(15)  In the case of paragraph (14) of this Article, the Director of the State Administration 
Inspectorate within a period of three working days shall inform the applicant of the measures 
taken. 
(16)  If the Director of the State Administrattive Inspec torate does not act according to 
paragraph (12) of this Article, the applicant may f ile a report to the competent public 
prosecutor within eight working days. 
(17)  If the Customs Administration Director does not dec ide within the period established 
in paragraph (10) of this Article, the applicant ma y initiate an administrative dispute before 
the competent court. 
(18)  The proceeding before the Administrative Court is u rgent. 
Article 13 
Period during which the customs authority is to tak e customs actions  
(1)  When granting an application, the Customs Administr ation shall specify the period 
during which the customs authority is to take actio n. 
(2)  The period referred to in paragraph (1) of this Art icle shall begin pursuant to Article 
11 paragraph (1) of this Law, and shall not exceed one year from the date of granting the 
application. 
(3)  Where an application for customs actions submitted after notification by the customs 
authorities of the suspension of the release or det ention of the goods in accordance with 
Article 20 paragraph (5) of this Law, does not cont ain the necessary information, data and 
documentation in accordance with paragraphs (1) and  (2) of Article 8 of this Law, it shall be 
granted if they are provided within 10 working days  after the notification of the suspension of 
the release or detention of the goods. 
(4)  Where an intellectual property right ceases to have  effect or where the applicant's 
right to submit an application became void for othe r reasons, no action shall be taken by the 
customs authorities. 
Article 14 
Extension of the period during which the customs au thority is to take customs action  
(1)  The extension of the period for customs action is b ased on an application submitted 
under Articles 6, 7 and 8 paragraphs (1) and (2) of  this Law. 
(2)  The applicant requiring extension of the period for  customs actions may be the entities referred to in Article 5 of this Law. 
(3)  The Customs Administration at the request of the ap plicant, may extend the period for 
taking action if the debts occurring or are likely to occur in the Customs Administration are 
previously discharged or provided. 
(4)  Where the application for extension of the period f or which the customs authority 
should take action is submitted to the competent or ganisational unit within 30 working days 
before the deadline when a request for an extension  can be made, the Customs 
Administration may reject the application. 
(5)  The competent organisational unit shall notify the applicant on its decision on the 
extension of the period for which the customs autho rity should take customs actions, within 
30 working days of the receipt of the application r eferred to in paragraph (1) of this Article. 
The period during which the customs authority is to  take customs action is to be established 
by the Customs Administration. 
(6)  The extended period in the application requiring ex tension of the period during which 
the customs authorities are to take action shall st art from the day following the date of expiry 
of the previous period and shall not exceed one yea r. 
(7)  Where an intellectual property right ceases to have  effect or where the applicant 
ceases for other reasons to be entitled to submit a n application, no action shall be taken by the 
customs authorities. 
(8)  The applicant shall not be charged a fee for proces sing of the application requiring 
extension of the period during which the customs au thority is to take action. 
(9)  The form and contents of the application requiring extension of the period for customs 
action, shall be prescribed by the Minister of Fina nce. 
Article 15 
Amending the adopted application with regard to int ellectual property rights  
(1)  The Customs Administration may, at the request of t he applicant, modify the 
intellectual property rights covered in that applic ation. 
(2)  Where a new intellectual property right is added, t he application shall contain the 
information and data prescribed by a bylaw adopted by the Minister of Finance in accordance 
with Article 8 paragraph (3) of this Law. 
Article 16 
Notification obligations of the competent organisat ional unit  
(1)  The competent organisational unit to which an appli cation has been submitted shall 
immediately notify the other customs organisational  units on: 
a)  acceptance of the application; 
b)  revoking the accepted application; 
c)  amending the accepted application; 
c)  extending the period during which the customs autho rity is to take action. 
(2)  The competent organisational unit shall immediately  notify the other organisational 
units about the termination of customs actions in a ccordance with Article 18 of this Law. 
Article 17 Notification obligations of the right holder  
The right holder shall immediately notify the compe tent organisational unit of any of the 
following: 
(a)  an intellectual property right covered by the appli cation ceases to have effect; 
(b)  the right holder ceases for other reasons to be ent itled to submit the 
application; 
(c)  when modfying the information, data and documents r eferred to in Article 8 of 
this Law. 
Article 18 
Failure of the right holder to fulfil his obligatio ns  
(1)  Where the right holder uses the information provide d by the customs authority for 
purposes other than those provided for in Article 2 4 of this Law, or misuse them, the 
Customs Administration will not act upon the applic ation accepted and would refuse to 
extend the period during which the customs authorit y is to take action. 
(2)  The Customs Administration will not act upon the ac cepted application for customs 
action until the expiry of the period of its validi ty, where the right holder: 
(a)  does not fulfil the notification obligations set ou t in Article 17 of this Law; 
(b)  does not fulfil the obligation on returning samples  set out in Article 22 
paragraph (3)of this Law; 
(c)  does not fulfil the obligations on costs set out in  Article 33 of this Law; 
(d)  without valid reason does not initiate proceedings in accordance with Article 
26 paragraph (5) or Article 29 paragraph (9) of thi s Law. 
CHAPTER III 
ACTION BY THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITY 
SECTION 1 
Suspension of the release or detention of goods sus pected of infringing an intellectual 
property right  
Article 19 
Suspension of the release or detention of the goods  following the grant of an application  
(1)  Where the customs authority identifies goods suspec ted of infringing an intellectual 
property right covered by a decision granting an ap plication for customs action, they shall 
suspend the release of the goods or detain them. 
(2)  Before suspending the release of or detaining the g oods, the customs authority may 
ask the right holder to provide them with any relev ant information with respect to the goods. 
(3)  The customs authority may provide the right holder with information about the actual 
or estimated quantity of goods, the nature of goods  as well as images of the goods. 
(4)  The customs authority shall notify the declarant or  the holder of the goods of the 
suspension of the release of the goods or the deten tion of the goods within one working day 
of that suspension or detention. 
(5)  Where the customs authority opts to notify the hold er of the goods and two or more persons are considered to be the holder of the good s, the customs authority shall not be 
obliged to notify more than one of those persons. 
(6)  The customs authority shall notify the right holder  of the suspension of the release of 
the goods or the detention immediately after the de clarant or the holder of the goods is 
notified. 
(7)  The customs authority shall inform the right holder , the declarant or the holder of the 
goods of the actual quantity, the nature of the goo ds, including available pictures thereof. 
(8)  The notifications referred to in paragraphs (4), (5 ) and (6) of this Article shall include 
information on the procedure set out in Article 26 of this Law. 
(9)  The customs authority shall, upon request and where  available, inform the right 
holder of the names and addresses of the consignors  and consignees/name and main office of 
the consignor or the consignee, the declarant or th e holder of the goods, of the customs 
procedure, the origin and destination of the goods whose release has been suspended or 
which have been detained. 
Article 20 
Suspension of the release or detention of the goods  before the acceptance of an 
application ('ex officio')  
(1)  Where the customs authority identifies goods suspec ted of infringing an intellectual 
property right, which are not covered by an accepte d application, they may, except in the case 
of perishable goods, suspend the release of those g oods or detain them. 
(2)  Before suspending the release of or detaining the g oods suspected of infringing an 
intellectual property right, the customs authority may, without disclosing any information 
other than the actual or estimated quantity of good s, the nature of goods and images thereof, 
request any person or entity potentially entitled t o submit an application concerning the 
alleged infringement of the intellectual property r ights to provide them with any relevant 
information. 
(3)  The customs authority shall notify the declarant or  the holder of the goods of the 
suspension of the release of the goods or the deten tion of the goods within one working day 
of that suspension or detention. 
(4)  Where the customs authority opts to notify the hold er of the goods and two or more 
persons are considered to be the holder of the good s, the customs authority shall not be 
obliged to notify more than one of those persons. 
(5)  The customs authority shall notify persons or entit ies entitled to submit an application 
for customs action concerning the alleged infringem ent of the intellectual property rights, of 
the suspension of the release of the goods or their  detention promptly after the declarant or 
the holder of the goods is notified. 
(6)  The customs authority may consult the competent aut horities in order to identify the 
persons or entities entitled to submit an applicati on for customs actions. 
(7)  The notifications referred to in paragraphs (3), (4 ) and (5) of this Article shall include 
information on the procedure set out in Article 26 of this Law. 
(8)  The customs authority shall approve the release of the goods or shall stop their 
detention after completion of all customs formaliti es in the following cases: 
(a)  where he/she has not identified any person or entit y entitled to submit an 
application for customs actions concerning alleged infringement of intellectual property rights within one working day from the the  suspension of the release or 
detention of the goods; 
(b)  where an application in accordance with Article 7 p aragraph (3) of this Law is 
not submitted, or where the submitted application i s rejected. 
(9)  Where an application has been accepted, the customs  authority shall, upon request and 
when possessing such information, inform the right holder about the names and addresses of 
the consignors and consignees/name and main office of the consignor or the consignee, the 
declarant or the holder of the goods, of the custom s procedure, the origin and destination of 
the goods whose release has been suspended or which  have been detained. 
Article 21 
Risk analysis in the course of performing customs c ontrol  
For goods subject to customs supervision or customs  control, without prejudice to Articles 19 
and 20 of this Law, the customs authorities carry o ut the appropriate customs control and take 
appropriate measures to identify it, as provided fo r in the Customs Code in line with the 
criteria for risk analysis, in order to prevent act ivities that infringe intellectual property rights 
as well as cooperation with other countries in the implementation of the protection of 
intellectual property rights. 
Article 22 
Inspection and sampling of goods whose release has been suspended or which have been 
detained  
(1)  The customs authority shall give the right holder a nd the declarant, the holder of the 
goods or the person who is the owner of the goods t he opportunity to inspect the goods whose 
release has been suspended or which have been detai ned. 
(2)  At the right holder’s request, the customs authorit y may take or provide samples that 
are representative of the goods in order to send su ch samples to the right holder, strictly for 
the purposes of analysis and to facilitate the subs equent procedure in relation to counterfeit 
and pirated goods. Any analysis of those samples sh all be carried out under the sole 
responsibility of the right holder. 
(3)  The right holder shall, unless circumstances do not  allow, return the samples referred 
to in paragraph (2) of this Article to the customs authorities after completing the analysis, at 
the latest before the goods are released or their d etention is ended. 
Article 23 
Conditions for storage  
(1)  Storage of the goods during the period of suspensio n of release or detention shall be 
carried out in a manner which is in accordance with  the provisions of the customs rules 
governing the temporary storage of goods. 
(2)  The costs for storage and maintenance of the goods shall be borne by the person 
submitting the application for customs action. 
Article 24 
Permitted use of certain information by the right h older  
Where the right holder has received the information  referred to in Article 19 paragraphs (7) 
and (9), Article 20 paragraph (9), Article 22 or Ar ticle 29 paragraph (8) of this Law, he may 
use that information only for the following purpose s: (a)  to initiate proceedings to determine whether an int ellectual property right has 
been infringed and in the course of conducting such  proceedings; 
(b)  in relation to criminal investigations related to t he infringement of an 
intellectual property right and undertaken by compe tent authorities in the Republic of 
Macedonia where the goods are found; 
(c)  to initiate and to conduct criminal proceeding; 
(d)  to seek compensation from the perpetrator or other persons; 
(e)  to negotiate with the declarant or the holder of th e goods in view of destroying 
the goods in accordance with Article 26 of this Law ; 
(f)  to negotiate with the declarant or the holder of th e goods of the amount of the 
guarantee referred to in Article 27 paragraph (2) p oint (a) of this Law. 
Article 25 
International sharing of information and data betwe en other customs authorities in 
order to detect goods that infringe intellectual pr operty right  
(1)  Without prejudice to provisions on personal data pr otection and for the purpose of 
eliminating international trade in goods infringing  intellectual property rights, the Customs 
Administration may share certain data and informati on available to them with the authorities 
in charge in other countries. 
(2)  The data and information referred to in paragraph ( 1) of this Article shall be 
exchanged in view of swift and efficient action of the customs authority to detect goods that 
infringe intellectual property right. Such data and  information may relate to information on 
seizures, trends and general information on risk an alysis, including on goods which are in 
transit through the territory of the Republic of Ma cedonia. Such data and information may 
include the following: 
1)  nature and quantity of goods; 
2)  suspected intellectual property right infringed; 
3)  origin, provenance and destination of the goods; 
4)  information on movements of means of transport, in particular: 
(a)  name of vessel or registration of means of transpor t; 
(b)  reference numbers of freight bill or other transpor t document; 
(a)  number of container; 
(d)  weight of load; 
(e)  description and/or coding of goods;  
(f)  reservation number; 
(g)  seal number; 
(h)  place of first loading; 
(i)  place of final unloading;  
(j)  places of transhipment; 
(k)  expected date of arrival at place of final unloadin g. 5)  information on movements of containers, in particul ar: 
(a)  number of container; 
(b)  container loading status; 
(c)  date of movement; 
(d)  type of transportt (loaded, unloaded, transhipped, entered, left, etc.); 
(e)  name of vessel or registration of means of transpor t;  
(f)  number of voyage/shipment; 
(g)  place; 
(h)  freight bill or other transport document. 
SECTION 2 
Destruction of goods, initiation of proceedings, ea rly release of goods and  
free handing over of the goods  
Article 26 
Destruction of goods and initiation of proceedings  
(1)  The right holder within ten working days of the rec eipt of notification of suspension 
of release or detention of the goods under Article 19 paragraph (6) and Article 20 paragraph 
(9) of this Law, shall be bound to inform the custo ms authority if the goods have infringed 
the intellectual property right. 
(2)  Goods suspected of infringing an intellectual prope rty right may be destroyed under 
customs control, without there being any need to de termine whether an intellectual property 
right has been infringed under the law, where all o f the following conditions are fulfilled: 
(a)  the right holder has confirmed in writing to the cu stoms authorities that an 
intellectual property right has been infringed, wit hin 10 working days, or three 
working days in the case of perishable goods, of no tification of the suspension of the 
release or the detention of the goods; 
(b)  the right holder has confirmed in writing to the cu stoms authority his 
agreement to the destruction of the goods within 10  working days, or three working 
days in the case of perishable goods, of notificati on of the suspension of the release or 
the detention of the goods; and 
(c)  the declarant, the holder of the goods or the perso n who is the owner of the 
goods has confirmed in writing to the customs autho rity his agreement to the 
destruction of the goods within 10 working days, or  three working days in the case of 
perishable goods, of notification of the suspension  of the release or the detention of 
the goods. Where the declarant or the holder of the  goods has not confirmed his 
agreement to the destruction of the goods nor notif ied his opposition thereto to the 
customs authority, within those deadlines, the cust oms authority may deem the 
declarant or the holder of the goods to have confir med his agreement to the 
destruction of those goods. 
(3)  The destruction of the goods shall be carried out u nder customs control and under the 
responsibility of the right holder. Samples may be taken by competent authority prior to the 
destruction of the goods and they may be used for e ducational purposes. (4)  The customs authority shall grant the release of th e goods or put an end to their 
detention, immediately after completion of all cust oms formalities, if within the deadlines set 
out in paragraph (2) points (a) and (b) of this Art icle shall not obtain confirmation in writing 
from the right holder that an intellectual property  right has been infringed, nor his agreement 
to destruction, unless the customs authority has be en duly notified of the initiation of 
proceedings before a competent court or other autho rity to determine infringement of 
intellectual property right. 
(5)  Where the declarant, the holder of the goods or the  person who is the owner of the 
goods has confirmed in writing to the customs autor ithy that retained the goods, his 
disagreement to the destruction of the goods, in ac cordance with the deadlines referred to in 
paragraph (2), point (c) of this Article, the custo ms authorities shall immediately notify the 
right holder thereof. The right holder shall, withi n 10 working days, or three working days in 
the case of perishable goods, of notification of th e suspension of the release or the detention 
of the goods, initiate proceedings before a compete nt court to determine whether an 
intellectual property right has been infringed. 
(6)  Except in the case of perishable goods the customs authorities may extend the period 
referred to in paragraph (5) of this Article by a m aximum of 10 working days upon a request 
by the right holder in appropriate cases. 
(7)  The customs authority shall grant the release of th e goods or put an end to their 
detention, immediately after completion of all cust oms formalities, where, within the periods 
referred to in paragraphs (5) and (6) of this Artic le, it has not been duly informed, in 
accordance with paragraph (5) of this Article, on t he initiation of proceedings to determine 
whether an intellectual property right has been inf ringed. 
(8)  The customs authority shall grant the release of th e goods or put an end to their 
detention where the right holder shall notify that the goods do not infringe intellectual 
property right or where it does not have registered  intellectual property right, provided that all 
customs formalities are completed. 
Article 27 
Early release of goods  
(1)  Where the customs authorities have been notified of  the initiation of proceedings 
before a competent court to determine whether a des ign, patent, utility model, topography of 
semiconductor product or plant variety has been inf ringed, the declarant or the holder of the 
goods may request the customs authorities to releas e the goods or put an end to their 
detention before the completion of those proceeding s. 
(2)  The customs authorities shall release the goods or put an end to their detention only 
where all the following conditions are fulfilled: 
(a)  the declarant or the holder of the goods has provid ed a guarantee that is of an 
amount sufficient to protect the interests of the r ight holder; 
(b)  the competent court has not made a decision because  of an infringement of 
intellectual property right; 
(c)  all customs formalities have been completed. 
(3)  The provision of the guarantees referred to in poin t (a) of paragraph (2) of this Article 
shall not affect the other legal remedies available  to the right holder. 
Article 28 Goods for destruction  
(1)  Goods found to infringe an intellectual property ri ght shall be destroyed in accordance 
with Articles 26 and 29 of this Law and shall not b e: 
(a)  released for free circulation, unless customs autho rities, with the agreement of 
the right holder, decide that it is necessary in th e event that the goods are to be 
disposed of or recycled outside of free circulation , including for awareness-raising, 
training and educational purposes. 
(b)  brought out of the customs territory of the Republi c of Macedonia; 
(c)  exported; 
(d)  re-exported; 
(e)  placed under a suspensive procedure; 
(f)  placed in a free zone or free warehouse. 
(2)  The customs authority may allow the goods referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article 
to be moved under customs supervision between diffe rent places within the customs territory 
of the Republic of Macedonia with a view to their d estruction under customs control. 
Article 29 
Procedure for the destruction of small consignments  
(1)  The procedure for destruction of small consignments  shall apply where the following 
conditions are fulfilled: 
(a)  the goods are suspected of being counterfeit or pir ated goods; 
(b)  the goods are not perishable; 
(c)  the goods are covered by a decision granting an app lication for customs 
action; 
(d)  the applicant has requested the use of the procedur e for the destruction of 
small consignment; 
(e)  the goods are transported as small consignments. 
(2)  When the procedure for the destruction of small con signments is applied, the 
provisions of Article 19, paragraphs (3), (4), (5),  (6), (7), (8) and (9) and Article 22, 
paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Law do not apply. 
(3)  The customs authority shall notify the declarant or  the holder of the goods of the 
suspension of the release of the goods or the deten tion of the goods within one working day 
of the day of suspension or detention of the goods.  The notification of the suspension of the 
release or the detention of the goods shall include  the following information: 
(a)  that the customs authorities intend to destroy the goods; 
(b)  the rights of the declarant, the holder or the pers on who is the owner of the 
goods under paragraphs (4), (5) and (6) of this Art icle. 
(4)  The declarant, the holder or the person who is the owner of the goods shall be given 
the opportunity to express his point of view within  10 working days of notification of the 
suspension of the release or the detention of the g oods. 
(5)  The goods concerned may be destroyed where, within 10 working days of notification 
of the suspension of the release or the detention o f the goods, the declarant, the holder or the person who is the owner of the goods has confirmed to the customs authority his agreement 
to the destruction of the goods. 
(6)  Where the declarant, the holder or the person who i s the owner of the goods has not 
confirmed his agreement to the destruction of the g oods nor notified his opposition thereto to 
the customs authorities, within the period referred  to in paragraph (5) of this Article, the 
customs authority may deem the declarant, the holde r of the goods or the person who is 
owner of the goods to have confirmed his agreement to the destruction of the goods. 
(7)  The destruction shall be carried out under customs control. The customs authority 
shall, upon request of the right holder and as appr opriate, provide him with information about 
the actual or estimated quantity of destroyed goods  and their nature. 
(8)  Where the declarant, the holder of the goods or the  person who is the owner of the 
goods has confirmed in writing to the customs autor ithy that retained the goods, his 
disagreement to the destruction of the goods, in ac cordance with the deadlines referred to in 
paragraph (6) of this Article, the customs authorit ies shall immediately notify the right holder 
thereof and of the quantity of goods and their natu re, including images thereof, where 
appropriate. The customs authority shall, upon requ est and where available to them, inform 
the right holder of the names and addresses of the consignee, the consignors and the declarant 
or the holder of the goods, of the customs procedur e and of the origin, provenance and 
destination of the goods whose release has been sus pended or which have been detained. 
(9)  The customs authority shall grant the release of th e goods or put an end to their 
detention immediately after completion of all custo ms formalities where they have not 
received information from the right holder on the i nitiation of proceedings before competent 
court or other authority to determine whether an in tellectual property right has been infringed 
within 10 working days of the notification referred  to in paragraph (8) of this Article. 
Article 30 
Free handing over of the confiscated goods that inf ringe intellectual property right  
(1)  Notwithstanding Article 26 of this Law, the Governm ent of the Republic of 
Macedonia may adopt a decision the goods that are f ound to infringe intellectual property 
right to be handed over free of charge to the state  authority, in cases of mitigating the 
consequences of natural disasters, as well as to th e social welfare beneficiaries and to families 
whose total monthly income does not exceed 1.5 mini mum wage, established for the last 
year. 
(2)  The goods referred to in paragraph (1) of this Arti cle are textiles and footwear which 
are classified in Chapters 61, 62 and 64 of the cus toms nomenclature of the Law on Customs 
Tariffs. 
(3)  The decision referred to in paragraph (1) of this A rticle is adopted by the Government 
of the Republic of Macedonia, on a proposal of the Customs Administration, if the conditions 
of Article 247, paragraph (1) point (c) of the Cust oms Code are met and if it has a certificate 
from the competent authority that the goods are wit hout prejudice to the regulations on 
product safety. 
(4)  The state authority referred to in paragraph (1) of  this Article shall be bound, before 
taking over the goods, to cover all expenses relate d to the storage of seized goods, and the 
costs of removal under customs supervision of the c haracteristics of the trademark whose 
right is found to be infringed. 
(5)  The customs authority, in cooperation with the stat e authority referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article and the right holder, confirms in writing that any characteristics of the 
goods and items whose right was proved to be infrin ged are removed before the goods are 
delivered. 
(6)  The state authority referred to in paragraph (1) of  this Article shall submit a report to 
the Government of the Republic of Macedonia within 15 days of the distribution of the goods 
of this Article. 
(7)  The holder of an intellectual property right is not  subject to an obligation to determine 
the recipients of the goods subject to a free hadin g over. 
(8)  The way of distribution of goods by a state authori ty referred to in paragraph (1) of 
this Article, as well as the form of the report ref erred to in paragraph (6) of this Article, is 
prescribed by the Government of the Republic of Mac edonia on a proposal of the Minister for 
Finance. 
CHAPTER IV 
LIABILITY AND COSTS 
Article 31 
Liability of the customs authority  
(1)  The acceptance of an application shall not entitle the right holder to compensation in 
the event that goods infringing an intellectual pro perty right are not detected by a customs 
authority and are released or no action is taken to  detain them. 
(2)  The carrying out of the powers and actions taken by  the customs authority in 
accordance with this Law shall not render it liable  for compensation towards the persons 
involved in the situations referred to in Article 1  paragraph (1) of this Law or the persons 
referred to in Article 20 of this Law. 
Article 32 
Liability of the right holder  
(1)  If a procedure initiated pursuant to this Law is di scontinued owing to an act or 
omission on the part of the right holder, and where  samples are taken pursuant to Article 22 
paragraph (2) are either not returned or are damage d and beyond use owing to an act or 
omission on the part of the right holder, or where the goods in question are subsequently 
found not to infringe an intellectual property righ t, the right holder shall be liable towards the 
declarant, the holder of the goods or the person wh o is the owner of the goods, who has 
suffered damage in that regard, pursuant to law. 
(2)  If the right holder fails to act in accordance with  Article 26 paragraph (2) of this Law, 
the customs authorities will not act upon the grant ed application for customs actions. In this 
case, the right holder loses the right to file a ne w application for customs action on the same 
intellectual property right within one year. 
Article 33 
Costs  
(1)  The right holder shall reimburse the costs incurred  by the customs authorities from the 
moment of detention or suspension of the release of  the goods, including storage and 
handling of goods, in accordance with Article 19 pa ragraph (1), Article 20 paragraph (1) and 
Article 22 paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Law, as w ell as costs for the destruction of goods in 
accordance with Articles 26 and 29 of this Law. (2)  The right holder to whom the suspension of release or detention of goods has been 
notified shall, upon request, be given information by the customs authority on where and how 
those goods are being stored and on the estimated c osts of storage referred to in paragraph (1) 
of this Article. The information on estimated costs  may be expressed in terms of time, 
product, volume, weight or service depending on the  circumstances of storage and the nature 
of the goods. 
(3)  The right holder may require a compensation from th e perpetrators of the 
infringement or other person pursuant to law. 
CHAPTER V 
EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND DATA ON APPLICATIONS FO R CUSTOMS 
ACTIONS 
Article 34 
Exchange of information and data on applications  
(1)  The competent organisational unit in the Customs Ad ministration shall immediately 
notify the other organisational units on: 
a)  applications for customs actions, including its att achments; 
b)  applications for extending the period during which the customs authorities are 
to take action or for modifying it, including its a ttachments; 
c)  the suspension of acting by the customs authority a fter granting the 
application. 
(2)  Where the release of the goods is suspended or the goods are detained, the customs 
authorities shall record any relevant information a nd data, including information on the 
quantity and type of the goods, value, intellectual  property rights, customs procedures, 
countries of provenance, origin and destination, an d transport routes and means. 
(3)  For the purposes of exchange of information as refe rred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of this Article, a central database shall be establ ished by the Customs Administration. 
(4)  The Customs Administration shall ensure the establi shment and maintenance of 
technical and organisational conditions, safe and s ecure functioning of the central database, 
according to the regulations on the personal data p rotection. 
Article 35 
Central database  
(1)  The exchange of information and data referred to in  Article 34 paragraphs (1) and (2) 
of this Law and all changes of data of the accepted  applications concerning the Article 16 of 
this Law between customs authorities shall be made via a central database of the Customs 
Administration and they shall be stored in that dat abase. 
(2)  For the purposes of processing the information and data, the central database referred 
to in Article 34 paragraph (3) shall be kept in ele ctronic form. The central database shall 
contain the information, including information and data referred to in Article 8 paragraph (3), 
Article 16 and Article 34 of this Law. 
(3)  The customs authorities shall have right to access the information contained in the 
central database for the fulfilment of their legal responsibilities in applying this Law. 
(4)  The competent organisational unit shall enter into the central database information and data related to the applications for customs ac tions and, where necessary, shall amend, 
supplement, correct or delete them. The competent o rganisational unit shall be responsible for 
the accuracy, adequacy and relevancy of this inform ation. 
Article 36 
Data protection provisions  
(1)  The processing of personal data in the central data base of the Customs Administration 
shall be carried out in accordance with the regulat ions on the personal data protection. 
(2)  Personal data shall be collected and used solely fo r the purposes of this Law. 
Collected personal data shall be accurate and shall  be kept up to date. 
(3)  The Customs Administration shall be the controller with respect to the processing of 
personal data contained in the central database in accordance with the regulations on the 
personal data protection. 
(4)  A data subject shall have a right of access to its personal data that are processed 
through the central database and, where appropriate , the right to the rectification, erasure or 
blocking of personal data in accordance with regula tions on the personal data protection. 
(5)  All requests for the exercise of the right of acces s, rectification, erasure or blocking of 
personal data shall be submitted to and processed b y the competent organisational unit of the 
Customs Administration. 
(6)  Personal data shall not be kept longer than six mon ths from the date the relevant 
decision granting the application for customs actio ns has been revoked or the relevant period 
during which the Customs Administration is to take action has expired. 
(7)  Where the right holder has initiated proceeding in accordance with Article 26 
paragraph (5) or Article 29 paragraph (9) of this L aw and has notified the customs authorities 
of the initiation of such proceeding, personal data  shall be kept for six months after 
proceedings have determined in a final way whether an intellectual property right has been 
infringed, unless otherwise stipulated by another L aw for cases where it was established that 
it was an infringement of intellectual property rig ht. 
CHAPTER VI  
MISDEMANOUR PROVISIONS 
Article 37 
(1)  A legal entity shall be fined with a charge in the amount of 1000 euro in denar 
equivalent, and a natural person shall be fined wit h a charge in the amount of 250 euro in 
denar equivalent if acting contrary to Article 17 o f this Law, so that the misdemeanor 
authority shall immediately notify the competent or ganisational unit of the Customs 
Administration. 
(2)  The responsible person in a legal entity shall be f ined with a charge in the amount of 
100 euro in denar equivalent for the actions referr ed to in paragraph (1) of this Article. 
Article 38 
(1) A legal person  shall be fined with a charge in the amount of 2.000  euro in denar 
equivalent and a natural person shall be fined with  a charge in the amount of 500 euro in 
denar equivalent, if acting contrary to Article 24 of this Law, i.e. uses the information 
received by the customs authority within the meanin g of Article 19 paragraphs (7) and (9), 
Article 20 paragraph (9), Article 22 or Article 29 paragraph (8) of this Law outside the procedure and the purposes of establishing an infri ngement to the intellectual property right. 
(2)  The responsible person in the legal person shall be  fined with a charge in the amount 
of 250 euro in denar equivalent for the actions ref erred to in paragraph (1) of this Article. 
Article 39 
(1)  A legal entity shall be fined with a charge in the amount of 2.500 to 5.000 euro in 
denar equivalent and a natural person shall be fine d with a charge in the amount of 500 to 
1000 euro in denar equivalent for taking in or taki ng out or attempting to take in or take out 
from the customs territory of the Republic of Maced onia, goods that infringe the right of the 
same trademark as the goods that once were seized f rom them in a procedure according to 
Articles 26 and 29 of this Law or that goods are pu t or there is an attempt to put under a 
customs procedure with economic effect or to take i t in or out into a free zone or free 
warehouse. 
(2)  The responsible person in a legal entity shall be f ined with a charge in the amount of 
500 to 1000 euro in denar equivalent for the action s referred to in paragraph (1) of this 
Article. 
Article 40 
Pursuant to the Law on Misdemeanors, conducting the  misdemeanor procedure and imposing 
a sanction for a comitted misdemeanor under Article s 37, 38 and 39 of this Law shall be in 
the exclusive competence of the misdemeanour author ity laid down by the Law on Customs 
Administration. 
Article 41 
(1)  Upon determination of misdemeanour against this Law , the customs officer shall hand 
it to the perpetrator of the misdemeanor an invitat ion for payment of a fine or money order in 
the amount of 200 euro in denar equivalent for a le gal entity i.e. in the amount of 50 euro in 
denar equivalent for a natural person, when the val ue of the goods subject of the 
misdemeanour does not exceed 500 euro in denar equi valent. 
(2)  If the perpetrator fails to voluntarily pay the fin e referred to in paragraph (1) of this 
Article, the customs authority shall submit a reque st for initiating misdemeanour procedure 
before the customs misdemeanor authority. 
CHAPTER VII  
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 42 
Secondary regulation  
The secondary regulations foreseen by this Law shal l be adopted within 60 days as of the 
date of entering into force of this Law at the late st. 
Article 43 
Transitional provisions  
(1) The initiated procedures relating to the submitted applications for customs actions and 
applications for extension of the period for custom s actions until the day when this Law 
enters into force, shall be completed in accordance  with the Law on Customs Measures for 
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (Officia l Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No. 
38/05, 107/07, 135/11 and 69/13). (2)  When the applications for customs action in accorda nce with the Law on Customs 
Measures for Protection of Intellectual Property Ri ghts (Official Gazette of the Republic of 
Macedonia No. 38/05, 107/07, 135/11 and 69/13) are accepted, until the day when this Law 
enters into force, the Customs Administration will act in the manner and within the deadlines 
specified in the accepted application. 
Article 44 
Final provisions  
(1)  On the day when this Law comes into force, the Law on Customs Measures for 
Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (Officia l Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No. 
38/05, 107/07, 135/11 and 69/13) shall cease to app ly. 
(2)  On the day of accession of the Republic of Macedoni a to the European Union, the 
provisions of this Law shall cease to apply. 
Article 45 
Entry into force  
This Law shall enter into force on the eighth day f rom the date of its publication in the 
Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia.