Project facts:
Objective: approximation of the manner of implementation of the customs procedures in the Republic of Macedonia to the European standards and best practices through preparation of the regulations and internal procedures related to the implementation of the Convention on Common Transit.
Duration: 21 months (2014 - 2016)
Value: EUR 0,947,000
Outcome: Under this project, on 1st July 2015 the Republic of Macedonia became part of the common EU transit system. Appropriate amendments to the national primary and secondary legislation in the area of transit and the single customs declaration with the Conventions on a Common Transit Procedure and Simplification of the Formalities in Trade in Goods were made, certain changes were made in the organizational setup by strengthening certain organizational units - main bearers of the joint transit procedure, an electronic communication connection with the European Commission was provided, a computer system for transit, so called New Computerised Transit System was developed, installed and repeatedly successfully tested, as grounds for conducting the transit procedure through the exchange of electronic messages between the customs agents and the customs offices, as well as between the customs offices themselves. A number of training courses were organized for the customs officers and customs agents, preparing them for successful work in the common European transit system.
The project was implemented with expert assistance from the Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia.