1. Regulatory Priorities Zoran Grkov, Director of Accreditation Institute Republic of Macedonia UNECE WP6 20/11/2004

2. Status –SAA between EU and RM –WTO TBT Agreement National Policy – Free Movement of Goods Republic of Macedonia UNECE WP6 20/11/2004

3. 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 Republic of Macedonia UNECE WP6 20/11/2004

4. Different influences over Free movement of goods Republic of Macedonia UNECE WP6 20/11/2004 Free movement of goods Regulatory Functions Repressive Functions Preventive Functions Responsible Ministries Customs Market surveillance Bodies Labs Cert. Bodies Inspect. Bodies Standardization Metrology Accreditation

5. 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 Republic of Macedonia UNECE WP6 20/11/2004

6. Fundamental Legal Frame Work: -Law on Standardization -Law on Metrology -Law on Accreditation -Law on prescribing of TR and CA Republic of Macedonia UNECE WP6 20/11/2004

7. 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 Republic of Macedonia UNECE WP6 20/11/2004

8. Strengthening of the Institutions: -Internal documents -Trainings -New adequate working and laboratories premises obtained -Appropriate management bodies establishes -Efforts for additional recruitment Republic of Macedonia UNECE WP6 20/11/2004

9. International and Regional Cooperation: UNECE WP6 20/11/2004 Republic of Macedonia CooperationStandardizationMetrologyAccreditationInternationalISOIECOIMLBIPMIAFILAC EU Regional CENCENELCEUROMETEA

10. Coordination by Ministry of Economy -Working Group for Free Movement of Goods -Priorityof Sub Group for Technical Harmonization -Priority of 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

11. 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 Low voltage equipmentLow voltage equipment Simple pressure vesselsSimple pressure vessels Construction productsConstruction products Electromagnetic compatibilityElectromagnetic compatibility MachineryMachinery Non-automatic weighing instrumentsNon-automatic weighing instruments Gas appliancesGas appliances Medical devicesMedical devices Pressure equipmentPressure equipment Packaging and packaging wastePackaging and packaging waste

12. 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

13. 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

14. Thank You very much for your attention ! UNECE WP6 20/11/2004 Republic of Macedonia