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20 December 2021  
(21-9510) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  NORTH MACEDONIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food and Veterinary Agency of the Republic of North Macedonia  
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):  Antimicrobial resis tance  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Programme for antimicrobial resistance for the period 
2022-2026. Language(s):  Macedonian . Number of pages:  4 + 22  
6. Description of content:  The Programme lays down rules for the period 2022 -2026 for 
the monitoring and reporting of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) to be carried out by the 
Food and Veterinary Agency of North Macedonia.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. 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) : The OIE Strategy on Antimicrobial 
Resistance and the Prudent Use of Antimicro bials.  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1729 of 17 November 2020 on the 
monitoring and reporting of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic and commensal ba cteria 
and repealing Implementing Decision 2013/652/EU.   G/SPS/N/MKD/19  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 day after its publication in the Official Journal of Republic of North 
Macedonia.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 days from the date of circulation of the 
notification.  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Add ress, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
 