. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MKD/3 
12 June 2009  
 (09-2872) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
 
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):  Live animals - mammals (HS Code 01);  m eat and edible meat offal, products 
of animal origin and preparations of meat (HS Codes 02, 05, 16);  prepared animal fodder 
(HS Code 23) 
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:  Resolution of ban on imports into the Republic of 
Macedonia on live animals, products thereof, raw materials and offal for prevention and 
control to introduction of certain tr ansmissible spongiform encephalopathies 
Language:  Macedonian  Number of pages:  16 
6. Description of content:  Temporary measures for suspendi ng imports of live animals, 
products thereof, raw materials and offal into  the territory of the Republic of Macedonia. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:  Infections with certain 
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in pepople and animals. 
9. Is there a relevant international standard ?  If so, identify the standard:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)    
[ X ] 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 G/SPS/N/MKD/3 
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   Does this proposed regulation conform to the revelant international standard? 
 [   ] Yes   [ X ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council of the 
European Union No 999/2001  
10. Other relevant documents and langu age(s) in which these are available:   Official 
Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No 57/09 (available in Macedonian) 
11. Date of entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period of application (as applicable):  5 May 2009 
[   ] Trading Facility measure  
12. 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 3147 053/3125 044 ext. 106 Fax:  +(389) 2 3223 354 E-mail:  v.kendrovski@iph.mk 
 kendro@mt.net.mk 
Website:  http://www.iph.mk
 
13. Texts available from: [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: