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Republic of Macedonia. Regulatory Priorities. Zoran Grkov, Director of Accreditation Institute. UNECE WP6 20/11/2004. Republic of Macedonia. Status SAA between EU and RM WTO TBT Agreement National Policy – Free Movement of Goods. UNECE WP6 20/11/2004. UNECE WP6 20/11/2004.
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Republic of Macedonia Regulatory Priorities Zoran Grkov, Director of Accreditation Institute UNECE WP6 20/11/2004
Republic of Macedonia • Status • SAA between EU and RM • WTO TBT Agreement • National Policy – Free Movement of Goods UNECE WP6 20/11/2004 UNECE WP6 20/11/2004
Republic of Macedonia • Adjusting to the EU aquies • Responsible ministries • The customs • Market surveillance bodies • Quality-related infrastructure (ISRM, IARM, BM, network of Labs, Certification and Inspection Bodies) • The Consumers UNECE WP6 20/11/2004
Republic of Macedonia Different influences over Free movement of goods Customs Responsible Ministries Regulatory Functions Repressive Functions Market surveillance Bodies Free movement of goods Preventive Functions Standardization Labs Metrology Cert. Bodies Accreditation Inspect. Bodies UNECE WP6 20/11/2004
Republic of Macedonia • Principles for Legal and Institutional adoption of the EU technical regulations and standards: • Non-discrimination and national treatment • Impartiality • Voluntary standardization • Harmonization • Equivalency • Mutual recognition of CA procedures • Transparency UNECE WP6 20/11/2004
Republic of Macedonia • Fundamental Legal Frame Work: • Law on Standardization • Law on Metrology • Law on Accreditation • Law on prescribing of TR and CA UNECE WP6 20/11/2004
Republic of Macedonia • Fundamental Institutions: • Standardization Institute • Accreditation Institute • Bureau of Metrology • Vertically and Horizontally separation of regulatory and executive functions and elimination of possibilities of conflict of interest UNECE WP6 20/11/2004
Republic of Macedonia • Strengthening of the Institutions: • Internal documents • Trainings • New adequate working and laboratories premises obtained • Appropriate management bodies establishes • Efforts for additional recruitment UNECE WP6 20/11/2004
Republic of Macedonia International and Regional Cooperation: UNECE WP6 20/11/2004
Republic of Macedonia • Coordination by Ministry of Economy • Working Group for Free Movement of Goods • Priorityof Sub Group for Technical Harmonization • Transposition of EU NA Directives • Adoption of EU Harmonized Standards • Apply GA principles for CA UNECE WP6 20/11/2004
Republic of Macedonia Preparation on National Legal Acts is underway for transposition of following EU Directives: Preparing of Law on General Safety of Products Amendments to Law for prescribing of TR and CA UNECE WP6 20/11/2004
Republic of Macedonia Area of Customs EU combined nomenclature is basis for preparing of the National Customs nomenclature at the end of each calendar year UNECE WP6 20/11/2004
Republic of Macedonia • Priorities of Macedonian Government • Confirmation of the importance in the Program for Strategic Priorities • SHORT-TERM PRIORITY • MEDIUM-TERM PRIORITY UNECE WP6 20/11/2004
Republic of Macedonia Thank You very much for your attention ! UNECE WP6 20/11/2004