. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MKD/2 
27 March 2009  
 (09-1509) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy - Veterinary 
Administration 
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):  Veterinary medical products (HS Code:  3003) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Law on Veterinary Medical Products 
Language:  Macedonian  Number of pages:  29 
The text may be downloaded from the following internet site:  http://www.mzsv.gov.mk  
6. Description of content:  Regulation on conditions and pr ocedures for manufacturing and 
marketing authorization, labelling and packag ing insert, import, possession, distribution, 
supply and dispersing of veterinary medical products, as well as organization of official 
controls thereon. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  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 N°)     
[   ] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [   ] Yes   [ X ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Council Directive 2001/82/EC G/SPS/N/MKD/2 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Draft Law on 
Veterinary Medical Products (available in Macedonian) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Second half of 2009  
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Second half of 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :      
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ X ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  26 May 2009  
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:    
Codex Alimentarius Office 
Institute of Public Health 
50-ta Divizija, 6 1000 Skopje - Republic of Macedonia Tel:  +(389) 2 314 053/3125 044 ext 106 Fax:  +(389) 2 3223 354 
E-mail:   v.kendrovski@iph.mk 
   kendro@mt.net.mk Website:  www.iph.mk  
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [   ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy  
Veterinary Administration 
3-ta Makedonska Brigada bb 1000 Skope - Republic of Macedonia Tel:  +(389) 2 3112 210 ext 315 Fax:  +(389) 2 3112 210 E-mail:  janevskib@veterina.gov.mk 
Website:  www.mzsv.gov.mk