Regulatory PrioritiesRegulatory Priorities

Zoran Grkov,Zoran Grkov,

Director of Accreditation InstituteDirector of Accreditation Institute

Republic of MacedoniaRepublic of Macedonia

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StatusStatus

–SAA between EU and RMSAA between EU and RM

–WTO TBT AgreementWTO TBT Agreement

National Policy – Free Movement of National Policy – Free Movement of GoodsGoods

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Adjusting to the EU aquiesAdjusting to the EU aquies

– Responsible ministriesResponsible ministries– The customsThe customs– Market surveillance bodiesMarket surveillance bodies– Quality-related infrastructure Quality-related infrastructure

(ISRM, IARM, BM, network of Labs, (ISRM, IARM, BM, network of Labs, Certification and Inspection Bodies)Certification and Inspection Bodies)

– The ConsumersThe Consumers

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Different influences over Free movement of goodsDifferent influences over Free movement of goods

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Free movement of goodsFree movement of goods

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Responsible MinistriesResponsible Ministries

CustomsCustoms

Market surveillance BodiesMarket surveillance Bodies

LabsLabs

Cert. BodiesCert. Bodies

Inspect. BodiesInspect. Bodies

StandardizationStandardization

MetrologyMetrology

AccreditationAccreditation

Principles for Legal and Institutional Principles for Legal and Institutional adoption of the EU technical regulations adoption of the EU technical regulations and standards:and standards:-Non-discrimination and national treatmentNon-discrimination and national treatment

-ImpartialityImpartiality

-Voluntary standardizationVoluntary standardization

- HarmonizationHarmonization

-EquivalencyEquivalency

-Mutual recognition of CA proceduresMutual recognition of CA procedures

-TransparencyTransparency

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Fundamental Legal Frame Work:Fundamental Legal Frame Work:

- Law on StandardizationLaw on Standardization

- Law on MetrologyLaw on Metrology

- Law on AccreditationLaw on Accreditation

- Law on prescribing of TR and CA Law on prescribing of TR and CA

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Fundamental Institutions:Fundamental Institutions:

-Standardization InstituteStandardization Institute

-Accreditation InstituteAccreditation Institute

-Bureau of MetrologyBureau of Metrology

Vertically and Horizontally separation of Vertically and Horizontally separation of regulatory and executive functions and regulatory and executive functions and elimination of possibilities of conflict of elimination of possibilities of conflict of interestinterest

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Strengthening of the Institutions:Strengthening of the Institutions:

- Internal documentsInternal documents

- TrainingsTrainings

- New adequate working and New adequate working and laboratories premises obtainedlaboratories premises obtained

- Appropriate management bodies Appropriate management bodies establishesestablishes

- Efforts for additional recruitment Efforts for additional recruitment

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International and Regional Cooperation:International and Regional Cooperation:

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CooperationCooperation StandardizationStandardization MetrologyMetrology AccreditationAccreditation

InternationalInternational ISOISO

IECIEC

OIMLOIML

BIPMBIPM

IAFIAF

ILACILAC

EU RegionalEU Regional CENCEN

CENELCCENELC

EUROMETEUROMET EAEA

Coordination by Ministry of EconomyCoordination by Ministry of Economy

- Working Group for Free Movement of Working Group for Free Movement of GoodsGoods

- PriorityPriority of Sub Group for Technical of Sub Group for Technical HarmonizationHarmonization

- Transposition of EU NA DirectivesTransposition of EU NA Directives

- Adoption of EU Harmonized StandardsAdoption of EU Harmonized Standards

- Apply GA principles for CAApply GA principles for CA

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Preparation on National Legal Acts is underway for Preparation on National Legal Acts is underway for transposition of following EU Directives:transposition of following EU Directives:

Preparing of Law on General Safety of ProductsPreparing of Law on General Safety of Products

Amendments to Law for prescribing of TR and CAAmendments to Law for prescribing of TR and CA

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•Low voltage equipmentLow voltage equipment

•Simple pressure vesselsSimple pressure vessels

•Construction productsConstruction products

•Electromagnetic Electromagnetic compatibilitycompatibility

•MachineryMachinery

•Non-automatic weighing Non-automatic weighing instrumentsinstruments

•Gas appliancesGas appliances

•Medical devicesMedical devices

•Pressure equipmentPressure equipment

•Packaging and Packaging and packaging wastepackaging waste

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Area of CustomsArea of Customs

EU combined nomenclature is basis for EU combined nomenclature is basis for preparing of the National Customs preparing of the National Customs nomenclature at the end of each calendar nomenclature at the end of each calendar yearyear

Priorities of Macedonian GovernmentPriorities of Macedonian Government

Confirmation of the importance in the Confirmation of the importance in the Program for Strategic PrioritiesProgram for Strategic Priorities

-SHORT-TERM PRIORITYSHORT-TERM PRIORITY

-MEDIUM-TERM PRIORITY MEDIUM-TERM PRIORITY

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Thank You very much for your attention !Thank You very much for your attention !

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