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S/C/N/1033  
 
7 January 2021  
(21-0276) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements  
Council for Trade in Services  Original: English  
 
 
 NOTIFICATION OF REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT  
1. Member(s) notifying:  United Kingdom and North Macedonia  
2. Date of notification:  31 December  2020  
3. Notification pursuant to  
[X] Article XXIV:7(a) of GATT 1994  
[X] Article V:7(a) of GATS  
[ ] Paragraph 4(a) of the Enabling Clause  
4. Parties to the Agreement:  United Kingdom of the one part;  
and North Macedonia  of the other part.  
5. Date of signature:  03 December 2020 
6. Date(s) of entry into  force: 01 Januar y 2021  
7. Brief description of the Agreement:   
The U nited Kingdom 's previous trading relationship with North Macedonia  was governed 
by th e Stabilisation and Association  Agreement  between the European Communities and 
their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yu goslav Republic of Macedonia, of 
the other part  ("the EU -North Macedonia  Agreement , and its associated agreements and 
protocols " see document series: WT/REG129 ).  
The Partnership, Trade and Cooperation  Agreement  between the United Kingdom of 
Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of North Macedonia  ("the 
Agreement") is based on the EU -North Macedonia  Agreement. It will be provisionally 
applied  on 1 Janua ry 2021. 
The Agreement creates a free trade area in goods, within the meaning of Article XXIV of 
the GATT 1994, and for trade in services within the meaning of GATS V. Preferential 
treatment under the  agreement  will be provisionally applied by both parties  as of 1 
January 2021.  
Provisions on  trade in good s includ e provisions on rules of origin, preferential tariffs and 
quotas . As well as trade in services , it also contains commitments in areas often covered 
by trade agreements, including intellectual property, notably geographical indications, 
and government procurement.  
The agreement also replicates wider elements of the EU -North Macedonia  Agreement by 
incorporating provisions on political dialogue and other forms of cooperation, including on 
human rights and security  as well as, with minor amendments,  institutional provisions.  WT/REG 438/N/1  • S/C/N /1033 
 
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  8. Text and related schedules, annexes and protocols are:  
[ ] submitted to the WTO Secretariat (electronic format)  
[X] available from the following official Internet link(s):       
https://www.gov.uk/government/publica tions/uknorth -macedonia -partnership -trade-
and-cooperation -agreement -cs-north -macedonia -no12020  
https://members.slvesnik.com.mk/regulationdetails.aspx?regID=56925  
 