. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MKD/2 
8 April 2009  
 (09-1698) 
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):   
Machinery, including interchangeable equipmen t; safety components; lifting accessories; 
chains, ropes and webbing; removable mechanic al transmission devices; partly completed 
machinery, placed on the market. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
Proposal for a Rule Book on Machinery Safety  (51 pages, in Macedonian). 51 Macedonian 
6. Description of content:   
The proposal lays down the essent ial health and safety requireme nts of general application for 
machinery before putting into service or placi ng on the market.  It de termines requirements 
for the manufacturer or his authorised representative for placing machinery on the market or putting into service.  G/TBT/N/MKD/2 
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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's legislation with EU  legislation in part where it relates to safety of machinery 
and procedures of conformity assessment of su ch products.  Implemen tation of EU Directive 
2006/42/EC in national legislation under Arti cle 20 of the Law on Product Safety, published 
in the Official Gazette of the RM No 33/06.  
8. Relevant documents:    
EU Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parl iament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on 
machinery (OJ L 157, 9.6.2006); Former Yugosla v Republic of Macedonia  legislation:  Law 
on Product Safety (Offic ial Gazette of the Former Yugos lav Republic of Macedonia No. 
33/2006; 63/2007).   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:      April 2009 
  29 December 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/