. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MKD/3 
8 April 2009  
 (09-1701) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  FORMER YUGOSLAV RE PUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
 
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Economy 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :   
Institute for Standardization 
WTO TBT Enquiry Point Vasil Glavinov bb, 1000 Skopje Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Tel: +(389) 2 3247 172 
Fax: +(389) 2 3247 151 
E-mail:   isrm@isrm.gov.mk
  
Website:  http://www.isrm.gov.mk/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   
"Apparatus" – any finished appliance or combination thereof made commercially available as 
a single functional unit, intended for the end us er and liable to generate electromagnetic 
disturbance, or the performance of which is liab le to be affected by such disturbance, and 
"fixed installation" – a particular combinati on of several types of apparatus and, where 
applicable, other devices, which are assembled, installed and intended to be used permanently 
at a predefined location. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
Proposal for a Rule Book on Electromagnetic Compatability (17 pages, in Macedonian)  
6. Description of content:   
The proposal lays down the essent ial requirements for equipment to comply with an adequate 
level of electromagnetic compatability and to ensure that equipment is placed on the market and/or put into service only if it complies with the stipulated requirement s when it is properly 
installed, maintained and used for its intended purpose.  G/TBT/N/MKD/3 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
The objective of the proposed Rule Book is harmonisation of the Form er Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia legislation with EU legislation in part where it re lates to an adequate level of 
electromagnetic compatability of the equipment and procedures of conformity assessment of such products.  Implementation of EU Direc tive, 2004/108/EC in na tional legislation under 
Article 20 of the Law on Product Safety, publishe d in the Official G azette of the RM No. 
33/06; 63/07.  
8. Relevant documents:    
EU Directive 2004/108/EC of the European Parl iament and of the Council of 15 December 
2004 relating to electromagnetic compatability  (OJ L 390, 31/12/2004 P. 0024 0037); Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia legi slation:  Law on Product Safe ty (Official Gazette of the 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia No. 33/2006; 63/2007).   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:      May 2009 
  June 2009 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from date of notification 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body:    
Institute for Standardization 
WTO TBT Enquiry Point Vasil Glavinov bb, 1000 Skopje Former Yugoslav Re public of Macedonia 
Tel: +(389) 2 3247 172 
Fax: +(389) 2 3247 151 
E-mail:   isrm@isrm.gov.mk
  
Website:  http://www.isrm.gov.mk/  
The text is available on the website:  http://www.economy.gov.mk/