Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/390 |
G-III§61 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The Strategy aims mainly to improve the economic efficiency, safety and accessibility of transport, to handle its environmental impact management, and to ensure the integration of transport with other sectoral policies. Its specific objectives are to address the weaknesses of the transport sector at regional and national levels.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-Table-II.1 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Selected macroeconomic indicators, 2012-18
GDP by economic activity (% of GDP at current basic prices)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity,
gas, steam and air conditioning supply; water supply;
sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 17.8 17.3 18.3 19.3 19.7 20.6 20.4
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/390 |
G-III§71 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
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Other support measures |
Services |
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The government provides incentive programmes to encourage tourism development through subsidizing tour operators and travel agencies offering complete tourism packages of recognizable European and others destination for tourism, based on the cultural and natural heritage as products and services sensible for the environment and sustainable with high quality that are on level of the best international experiences.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-Table-II.1 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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Structure of national employment (% of total employment)(…)
Mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-Summary§ 17 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import licences |
Not specified |
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The importation of certain goods (e.g. certain animals and birds, plants, fertilizers, narcotics, arms, and ozone-depleting substances) is prohibited for reasons related mainly to the protection of national security, public morals, the environment, health, endangered species, and national treasures of artistic, historical or archaeological value. For similar reasons, certain categories of products are subject to import licensing. The product coverage of this import licensing regime has not changed in recent years.
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Ozone
Environment
Endangered
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-Summary§ 19 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Measures |
Export licences, Ban/Prohibition |
Not specified |
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North Macedonia does not apply export duties. The export of certain products is prohibited or subject to licensing for reasons of protection of human, animal or plant life or health, protection of public morals, and protection of the environment. The list of products subject to export prohibition or export licensing did not change since the previous Review.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-Table-II.4 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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FDI inward stock, 2012-17
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 2.9 2.2 2.3 4.3 4.4 2.8 0.1 0.1
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-III§ 101 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Measures |
Conformity assessment procedures, Risk assessment |
Agriculture |
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The FVA recently adopted several food safety monitoring programmes (…) The programmes (…) monitor the presence of GMO food, microbiological criteria and other food hazards, and the evaluate their impact on human health. [79]
[79] Food and Veterinary Agency online information. Viewed at: http://www.fva.gov.mk/index.php?lang=mk.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-IV§13 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Agriculture, Manufacturing |
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The main priorities of agricultural policy are defined by the National Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development for the period 2014-20 (NSARD 2014-20). Its strategic objective is to increase the competitiveness of the North Macedonian agricultural production and the food industry, the development of rural areas and the sustainable management of natural resources.
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Sustainable
Natural resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/390 |
S-IV§14 |
North Macedonia |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Agriculture |
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Furthermore, the NSARD 2014-20 outlines a set of specific objectives, namely: (…)
• the sustainable management of natural resources and the mitigation of the impact of climate change on agriculture.
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Sustainable
Natural resources
Climate
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