LAW ON ROAD TRANSPORT

CONSOLIDATED TEXT 1Law on Road Transport (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No. 68/2004; 127/2006; 114/2009; 83/2010; 140/2010; 17/2011; 53/2011; 6/2012; 23/2013; 120/2013; 163/2013; 187/2013; 42/2014; 112/2014; 166/2014; 44/2015; 97/2015; 124/2015; 129/2015; 193/2015; 37 / 2016; 71/2016; 64/2018 and 140/2018). Decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Macedonia: U. no. 160/2005 of 1 February 2006, published in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" no. 23/2006; U. no. 22/2007 of 14 May 2008, published in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" no. 64/2008; U. no. 273/2009 of 10 November 2010, published in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" no. 152/2010 and U. no. 66/2014 of 28 January 2015, published in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" no. 20/2015.I

GENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 1This Law governs the conditions and the way of carriage of passengers and goods in the internal and international road transport.Article 2The carriage of passengers and goods in the international road transport is performed in accordance with this Law and the international agreements and the agreements ratified by the Republic of Macedonia.If there is no agreement concluded with some countries or agreement referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the transport between those countries and the Republic of Macedonia shall be carried out in accordance with this Law and multilateral international agreements ratified by the Republic of Macedonia, respecting the principle of reciprocity.In the course of an inspection supervision procedure, the provisions of the Law on Inspection Supervision shall apply, unless otherwise stipulated by this Law.Article 3Certain terms used in this law have the following meaning:1. Public transport of passengers or goods is a transport which, under equal conditions, is available to all users;2. Transport in internal road transport is any transport of passengers or goods by road on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia;3. Transport in international road transport is any transport of passengers or goods by road passing through at least one state border;4. License is a document that approves the performance of public transport of passengers or goods by road, transport on own account and organization of a transport.

5. An excerpt from a license is a document issued by a competent authority for issuance of licenses for each motor vehicle and drawn vehicle/trailer separately;6. Transport on own account is transport of passengers or goods performed by a natural or legal person to meet the needs for performing its activities, or tasks under its scope of work;7. National carrier is a legal or natural person - a sole proprietor with a registered office in the Republic of Macedonia that holds a license for performing transport of passengers or goods in the internal or international road transport and a legal or natural person sole proprietor with a registered office in the Republic of Macedonia carrying out transport of passengers or goods in the internal and international road transport for which according to the provisions of this Law a license is not required;8. A foreign carrier is a foreign legal entity or a natural person carrying out transport of passengers or goods in the international road transport and has its registered office outside the borders of the Republic of Macedonia;9. An international agreement is any international multilateral or bilateral agreement which regulates the international transport and obliges the Republic of Macedonia;10. Bilateral transport of passengers or goods is an international transport where passengers and goods are transported between the territory of the Republic of Macedonia and the territory of another country;11. Transit transport of passengers or goods is an international transport where passengers and goods are transported through the territory of a certain country without being unloaded or loaded on the territory of that country;12. The carriage of goods to and from a third country is an international carriage performed by a carrier who doesn’t have registered office in the country in which the carriage starts or ends;13. Cabotage is any transport of passengers or goods between two places in the Republic of Macedonia carried out by a foreign carrier;14. Non-regular transport is the transport of goods in which the dimensions of the vehicle or the vehicle together with the goods on it or the total weight of the empty vehicle or its axle load, are greater than those prescribed; 15. A line is a certain route and direction of driving from the start bus station to the final bus station on which passengers are transported in the regular bus services by road, in accordance with a predetermined, registered and published timetable and price of the carriage;16. A route is the distance between any two places of the line, listed in the timetable as a station or stop; 17. A timetable is a document that determines the line, type of transport, the routes where the transport is performed, the order of the stations and the stopping points, their distance from the start station or the stopping point, time of arrival, stopping

and departure at each bus station and stopping point, the period in which the carrier performs the regular service and the time of validity;18. A change in the existing timetable can be made if in the new proposed timetable a change is made in the departure times and return times at any start, roadside or a destination station, addition or deletion of roadside stations, addition and/or reduction of the number of departures and returns in the timetable, addition and/or change of the day/days in the timetable and change in the mode of operation of the regular bus service; 19. Trolleybus is a motor vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers, which, in addition to the driver's seat, has more than eight seats and which is, for the purpose of supply of electric power in the engine, connected to an electric conduit;20. Tram is a vehicle on rails with electrically driven engine intended for the transport of passengers, which is, for the purpose of powering the engine with electric power, connected to an electric conduit;21. International regular bus service for transport of passengers is the transport on a certain line where the first station or stop is located in the territory of the Republic of Macedonia, and the last one in the territory of a foreign country, as well as the transport on a certain line which pass in transits through a foreign country where the last station or stop is on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia;22. Inter-municipal regular passenger service is a public transport carried out on lines between two or more municipalities, that is, between the City of Skopje and a certain municipality, where the start or end station is a categorized bus station;23. Municipal passenger transport is a public transport carried out on the territory of one municipality or the City of Skopje;24. Free passenger transport in the internal and international transport is a transport for which the route and other conditions are determined separately for each transport between the carrier and the user of the service; 25. Taxi passenger service is a transport carried out within the territory of the municipality or the City of Skopje as well as transport to another municipality or the City of Skopje;26. Taxi passenger service is an activity performed with passenger cars with a maximum of seven seats counting the driver's seat; 27. Standstill time of an excerpt of a license for performing taxi passenger services is a time period in which a taxi operator cannot perform taxi passenger services with a particular vehicle due to a defect, transport accident, need for driver employment, not renewed registration of a vehicle and similar;28. Certificate for a taxi driver is a certificate obtained in accordance with Article 8-j of this Law and which a taxi driver must obligatorily keep on board when performing taxi service;

29. Itinerary is a certain direction of movement of the transport vehicle on a given line;30. Passenger regular service is transport of passengers in which the passengers get in and get at all bus stations and stops, in accordance with the timetable; 31. Fast regular service is the transport of passengers by which passengers get in and get off at specified bus stations according to the timetable;32. Direct regular service is the transport of passengers by which passengers get in only at the start station and get off only at the final categorized bus station, in accordance with the timetable;33. A bus station is a space reserved for reception and dispatch of buses and passengers, provided with covered platforms, arranged for safe entry and exit of passengers, passenger areas and mobile workers' rooms, luggage storage, sanitary knot, ticket desk and equipment provided in accordance with special regulations;34. Bus stop is a space reserved for stopping buses in accordance with the timetable and for safe getting in or getting off passengers;35. A bus terminal is a space arranged and intended for transfer of passengers in the municipal passenger transport and serves to turn the vehicles in order to change the direction of movement;36. A bus stop is a space arranged at the terminal points (thermicus) in the municipal regular transport intended for getting in and getting off the passengers and serves to turn the vehicles in order to change the direction of movement;37. Taxi station is a space arranged on a public area determined by a regulation of the municipality or the City of Skopje intended for stopping of taxi vehicles waiting for a call for transport;38. A foreign vehicle is a vehicle that carries out transport by road, which is not registered in the Republic of Macedonia;39. A domestic vehicle registered on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia is a vehicle that carries out transport by road;40. A transport permit is a common name for several types of documents determined by this Law or an international agreement, whereby the vehicle with foreign registration is allowed to have access to the Macedonian roads and drive along the same, that is, a vehicle with Macedonian registration access to the roads of the country whose authority has issued the permit and drive along the same.41. A permit/license of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) is a multilateral license for the international carriage of goods by road in the territory of the ECMT Member States, with vehicles registered in one of the ECMT Member States;42. A travel order is a document used by a carrier when performing public transport of passengers in free international transport of passengers;

43. Consignment note or CMR - Form is a document that follows the goods and contains information about the name and registered office of the carrier, the sender and the consignee of the goods, the place of loading and unloading, the name of the goods, its categorization and quantity, the registration number of the vehicle and the special remarks and instructions to the carrier, and used during the carriage of goods in the internal and international road transport;44. A travel order is a document containing data on the type of carriage, the name and the registered office of the carrier, the driver's name and surname, the main driving directions, vehicle registration number, the condition of the meter /counter at the start and end of the drive, data specific for the type of transport and signature of the authorized person who has issued the order;45. Distance recorder is a document determining the distance between the bus stations, that is, the bus stops issued by the competent state authority for roads and it is used for the purpose of approval of the timetables for regular bus services for transport of passengers;46. A passenger is a person who is transported by a carrier for a certain price with the vehicle for transport of passengers by road;47. A driving ticket is a document issued as a fiscal receipt with a specified route or ticket in a paper form with a fiscal receipt included or a receipt in electronic form issued by the carrier for the performed transport service by which the passenger proves that he has paid for the transport service;48. Failure to operate the line means if the carrier fails to operate the departures, roadside stations and arrivals defined in the timetable by getting in and getting off passengers from the bus stations, that is, failure to operate a line also when the carriage is not performed at any of the stations specified in the timetable;49. A body for assessment of the competence of the legal entity referred to in Article 69 paragraph 4 of this Law is the Institute for Accreditation;50. Special regular service is transport only to a certain group of passengers and excludes other passengers;51. Shuttle service of passengers in the international road transport is the transport of previously organized groups of passengers for multiple journeys from the same place of departure to the same place of destination, whereby each group of passengers which has performed the outward journey returns to the place of departure by some later journey in the same composition according to the terms of the journey cycle. The first return journey and the last outward journey shall be made with an empty vehicle;52. A taxi vehicle is a vehicle, in terms of the Law on Vehicles, that meets the minimum technical requirements for performing taxi transport;53. Motor vehicle is any power-driven vehicle normally used for the carriage of persons and goods on roads or for towing vehicles on the roads and having at least four wheels and a maximum designed speed exceeding 25 km/h;

54. A drawn vehicle is a vehicle designed to be towed by a motor vehicle. A drawn vehicle can be designed as a trailer with a rotating axle, center axle or semi-trailer;55. A group of vehicles are interconnected vehicles of at least one haul and one trailer, which participate in the road transport as a whole;56. The maximum permissible mass is the mass of the vehicle together with its loading capacity and57. Bis driving is the transport on a certain line in the inter-municipal and international road transport, which is performed with several vehicles with the inscription "bis driving" with indication of the number and the order of the buses with Roman numbers. II CONDITIONS FOR CARRIAGE BY ROADArticle 4A domestic carrier may carry transport of passengers or goods in internal and international road transport on the basis of a license.The license for the carriage of passengers or goods in the international road transport is also issued in the English language.The costs incurred in connection with the issuance of the licenses and other necessary documentation for performing the carriage shall be borne by the carrier.Article 4-aAn excerpt from a license issued by the licensing authority for each individual motor vehicle contains data for the issuing authority, the carrier, the personal identification number of the entity - the carrier, license number and expiry date, registration plate number, chassis number and the type of vehicle, the type of transport that can be performed by the vehicle in accordance with the license issued, the date of issue and the signature and seal of the authorized person.An excerpt from a license for performing transport of passengers or goods in the international road transport referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall also be issued in the English language.Article 5The road transport is carried out by motor vehicles and drawn vehicles that meet the conditions determined by the regulations on road transport safety and the special technical and operational conditions prescribed for particular types of transport.The special technical and operational conditions prescribed for the particular types of transport, the form and content of the certificates referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.

A certificate for fulfillment of special technical and operational conditions for vehicles by which certain types of road transport are performed shall be issued by an authorized technical service for individual approval of vehicles for categories of vehicles in accordance with the Law on Vehicles or an authorized technical service for issuing ECMT certificates in accordance with this law.When inspecting the vehicles, the authorized technical service referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, for each vehicle inspected issues also a certificate for the environmental standards of the vehicle.The legal entity referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article shall be obliged to perform the inspection professionally and fully in accordance with the provisions of this Law and the regulations adopted on the basis of this Law, for which it charges a fee.For the vehicles that meet the special technical and operational conditions, the legal entity from paragraph 3 of this article shall issue a certificate.Article 6When performing the carriage of passengers and goods in the internal and international road transport, the carrier is obliged to keep on board:- an excerpt from a license,- a permit for performing transport by road, if required by law, an international agreement or an agreement for carriage of passengers and goods by road concluded between the Republic of Macedonia and the country to, from or through which territory the transport is performed,- a certificate of professional competence of a driver for participation in the international road transport, (hereinafter referred to as Driver CPC)- duly filled out travel order;- evidence sheet for carriage of passenger.When performing a taxi service, the driver is obliged to have on board a certificate for taxi driver.The provisions referred to in paragraph 1 indents 2, 3 and 4 of this Article do not apply to taxi service, for performing carriage by vehicles referred to in Article 7, paragraph 2 of this Law, with the exception of carriage on own account, which is carried out by vehicles of which the maximum capacity for transport does not exceeds 3,500 kg including the trailer and vehicles with up to eight seats, including driver's seat.The provision referred to in paragraph 1 indent 3 of this Article shall not apply to transport in the internal road transportFor the issued travel orders, the carrier must keep records and he is obligated to keep the same for at least one year.The form and content of the travel order for certain types of transport shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.

Article 7

The following types of licenses shall be issued for the performance of certain types of transport by road:1) In the internal road transport for:- municipal regular passenger service, that is, for regular passenger service for the City of Skopje,- inter-municipal regular passenger service,- free transport of passengers and special regular passenger service,- transport of passengers on own account,- taxi passenger service,- public transport of goods and- transport of goods on own account.2) In international road transport for:- international regular passenger service,- international free transport of passenger,- international transport of passengers on own account,- international public transport of goods, and- international transport of goods on own account.3) License for the organization of transport of goods in internal and international road transport.A license referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article shall not be required if it is about a transport of vehicles intended for the purpose of public safety, defense and the needs of state institutions, for transport by postal vehicles or vehicles for interventions, for medical and humanitarian transport, transport on own account which is carried out by legal and natural persons by vehicles with a maximum bearing capacity not exceeding 3,500 kg including a trailer or vehicles with a maximum of eight seats including the driver's seat and for transport by special vehicles which are additionally adapted for a special purpose and they may not be used for performing transport as it is case by standard vehicles and are used for transport on own account (mobile library, mobile canteen, workshop, mobile sleeping facilities, etc.) and for municipal regular service of transport of passengers by tram, trolleybus or other rail vehicles that is carried out under an agreement for establishing a concession or a public private partnership.All other prescribed conditions by this Law for carriage of goods by road (travel order, certificate for participation of drivers in the international road transport, certificate for fulfillment of special technical and operational conditions, etc.) must be fulfilled also for the vehicles for which no license is required for performing transport on own account.The form and content of the licenses referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the excerpt from a license for each vehicle referred to in Article 4-a of this Law shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.

Article 8 2

A license referred to in Article 7 paragraph 1 of this Law may be obtained by a domestic legal or natural person - sole proprietor (hereinafter: a carrier), if it meets the following conditions:

1. if recorded in the Central Registry with a registered office in the territory of the Republic of Macedonia and has registered a priority activity/main income code transport of passengers or goods by road;2. for each separate type of license referred to in Article 7 paragraph 1 items 1 and 2 to own one or more registered vehicles for transport or to have a financial lease agreement that meets the specific technical and operational requirements prescribed for vehicles for performing certain types of transport in the internal and/or international road transport, for Inter-municipal regular passenger service, to own or have a financial lease agreement for at least two vehicles with a capacity of at least 18 seats per vehicle, not including the driver's seat, for international passenger transport to be an owner or have a financial lease agreement for at least two vehicles with a capacity of at least 22 seats per vehicle, not including the driver's seat, for municipal regular passenger service to own two or more registered vehicles, or to have a financial lease agreement for vehicles with at least eight seats, not including the driver's seat, for regular passenger service in the City of Skopje, to own one or more registered vehicles, or to have a financial lease agreement for vehicles with at least eight seats, not including the driver's seat, for free transport and special regular service for transport of passenger, to own or have a financial lease agreement for at least one vehicle with a capacity of at least eight seats per vehicle, not including the driver's seat, for international free passenger transport to own or have a financial lease agreement for at least one vehicle with a capacity of at least nine seats per vehicle, not including the driver's seat, for transport of passengers on own account in the internal and international road transport to own or have a financial lease agreement for at least one vehicle with a capacity of at least eight seats per vehicle, not including the driver's seat, which meet the special technical and operational requirements prescribed for vehicles for performing certain types of transport;3. to have fully employed drivers depending on the number of vehicles, at least one driver per motor vehicle that meets the requirements prescribed by the regulations on road transport safety;4. to have fully employed taxi drivers;5. in the vehicle by which the taxi transport of passengers is carried out to have a built-in calibrated fiscal device - taximeter;6. the manager or its authorized person responsible for transport must have a certificate of professional competence of a person responsible for transport (hereinafter: the CPC of a person responsible);7. to have a sound financial standing;8. to have a good reputation;9. for carrying out international transport of passengers or goods, to have employed drivers who are holders of Driver CPC, and10. taxi operators to have communication equipment installed in the vehicles for communication with other taxi vehicles.A license for Inter-municipal regular passenger service and a license for international passenger transport is only issued to carriers that own vehicles with a minimum Euro 2 environmental standard.

The provisions of paragraph 1 item 6 of this Article do not apply for obtaining a license for performing taxi passenger service for a sole proprietor.The provisions of paragraph 1 item 7 of this Article do not apply for obtaining a license for performing transport in the internal road transport.The provisions of paragraph 1 items 1 and 7 of this Article do not apply for obtaining a license for transport of passengers or goods on own account in the internal and international road transport.The carrier submits a request for obtaining a license or a request for renewal of the license to the Ministry of Transport and Communications or to the mayor of the municipality or the Mayor of the City of Skopje.Evidence and data on fulfillment of the requirements referred to in paragraph 1 items 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Article shall be collected by the authorized official from the Ministry of Transport and Communications who carries out the procedure for issuing a license and who is obliged, within three days from the day of receipt of the request, to request the evidence from the competent public authority.The evidence and the data on the fulfillment of the requirements of paragraph 1 items 1, 4, 5 and 8 of this Article are collected by the authorized official from the municipalities, that is, the City of Skopje as a competent body for issuing a license for municipal passenger transport and taxi passenger service who is obliged, within three days from the day of receipt of the request, to request the evidence from the competent public authority.The authorized official person from the competent public authority is obliged to submit the requested evidence referred to in paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Article within three days from the day of receipt of the request.The authorized official in the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the municipality, that is the City of Skopje, is obliged to decide upon the submitted request for a license within 30 days from the day after receipt of the request.If the carrier fails to fulfill the requirements for obtaining the license, the Ministry of Transport and Communications that is, the Mayor of the municipality or the Mayor of the City of Skopje shall issue a decision by which the request is rejected.An appeal may be lodged against the decision of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, by which the request for issuing a license is rejected, within a period of eight days from the day of receipt of the decision to the State Commission for Decision-making in Administrative Procedure and Labor Relations Procedure of the Second Instance.An appeal may be lodged against the decision of the mayor of the municipality or against the decision of the Mayor of the City of Skopje by which the request for issuing a license is rejected, within eight days from the day of receipt of the decision to the Ministry of Transport and Communications.If the Municipalities and the City of Skopje own vehicles for transport of passengers with more than eight seats for carrying out the transport, then they are not required to have a license.

Organization of transport can also be performed by a legal entity that holds a license for organization of transport that on his own behalf, and on account of the user of transport concludes a contract for transport with a carrier and that does not own vehicles with excerpts of a license in accordance with this Law.A license for organization of transport of goods in internal and international road transport can be obtained by a legal or natural person who has registered a code of activity - accompanying activities in the transport and has a registered principal and reserves of minimum EUR 100,000 in denar equivalent value in the balance sheet of the previous year and/or registered principal for a new company, that is, a guarantee issued by a bank or an insurance company for providing a financial standing. The financial standing is checked ex officio every year by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. If the transport organizer doesn’t have sufficient funds for realization of the financial standing, he is obliged to provide additional funds within three months after establishing the condition and submit evidence to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The provisions of paragraph 1 items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10 of this Article do not apply for obtaining a license for organization of transport of goods in internal and international road transport.The form and content of the request referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article, the manner of obtaining or revocation of the license or the excerpt from a license shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communication.

Article 8-aThe certificate referred to in Article 8 paragraph 1 item 6 of this Law shall be issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications on the basis of a Minutes for passed examination for professional competence.The examination for obtaining the certificate referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be taken before a Commission for taking the examination for professional competence (hereinafter: Commission) established by the Minister of Transport and Communications.The Commission referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article consists of five members, three of which are from the Ministry of Transport and Communications and two members from legal entities through which the carriers realize their interests from all aspects of their operations.The examination is taken in an examination session that is conducted every month.Members of the commission receive compensation for their work.Fee is paid for taking the examination for professional competence.The amount of the fee should be within the expenses incurred for: training, literature, supplies, expenses for the examination committee, etc. The costs shall be determined by the legal entity referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article upon prior consent by the Minister of Transport and Communications.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications keeps records of the persons who have passed the examination for obtaining a certificate of professional competence.The manner, procedure and program for taking the examination for obtaining a CPC for person responsible for transport, the form and content of the application for taking an examination, the minutes for a passed examination and of the certificate are prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 8-bThe certificate referred to in Article 8 paragraph 1 item 9 of this Law shall be issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications on the basis of a copy of valid driving license and minutes for a passed examination for participation of drivers in the international road transport.The certificate for professional competence of the driver for participation in the international transport of passengers and goods shall be prepared by a legal entity selected by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, and the expenses for the preparation of the certificate shall be borne by the applicant.The amount of the fee for the preparation of the certificate shall be determined by the legal entity upon prior consent by the Minister of Transport and Communications.The certificate for professional competence of a driver for participation in the international transport of passengers and goods shall be issued with a validity period of five years and it shall be extended before the expiry of the validity period based on the minutes for passed examination for participation of drivers in the international road transport.The examination for obtaining the certificate referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be taken before a Commission for taking an examination for a certificate for professional competence of a driver for participation in international transport of passengers and goods (hereinafter: Commission) established by the Minister of Transport and Communications. 3The Commission referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article consists of five members, three of which are from the Ministry of Transport and Communications and two members from legal entities through which the carriers realize their interests from all aspects of their operations. The examination for obtaining the certificate referred to in paragraph 1 shall be taken in an examination session conducted every month.Members of the commission receive compensation for their work.Candidates shall pay a fee for taking the examination.The amount of the fee should be within the framework of the incurred training costs: literature, supplies, expenses for the examining commission and other. The cost book shall be determined by the legal entity referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article upon prior consent by the Minister of Transport and Communications.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications keeps a record of the persons who have passed the examination for obtaining a certificate of professional competence of a driver for participation in the international transport of passengers and goods.The manner, procedure and program for taking the examination for obtaining Driver CPC, form and content of the application for taking the examination, the minutes for passed examination and the certificate shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.

Article 8-c 4Sound financial standingA sound financial standing in accordance with this Law shall have a carrier which has at its disposal capital and reserves in an amount of at least 9,000 Euros in denar equivalent value for the first vehicle and 5,000 Euros in denar equivalent value for each subsequent vehicle.Sound financial standing is proven on the basis of one of following documents:- entered data concerning principal and reserves in the balance sheet for the previous year or- a guarantee issued by a bank or insurance company with a validity period identical to the date of validity of the license, or- a bank statement for deposited funds for a fixed term appropriate to the time period of validity of the license, in an amount given in paragraph 1 of this Article, as well as a guarantee for vehicles under lease which are not fixed assets in the company.The provisions of paragraph 2 indent 1 of this Article do not apply to a newly founded company for the first year of establishment, that is, before the legally prescribed deadline for preparation of the balance sheet.A carrier that proves its sound financial status by entered data on principal and reserves in the balance sheet for the previous year, within the period of validity of the license, is requested to correct the standing of the account "recorded principal and reserves", if there is a decrease in value in terms of the value referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article within six months after the deadline for submission of the balance sheet to the competent authority, Good reputationArticle 8-d 5The legal entity and the responsible person in the legal entity, or a natural person who wants to carry out road transport must have a good reputation in accordance with this law.According to this Law, there is no good reputation for the legal entities or natural persons and the responsible person in the legal entity if the following has been pronounced:

- effective court verdict for criminal act against property, economy, public finances, employment and social security, general safety of people, drugs trafficking or trafficking in human beings and in the field of public transport safety, imprisonment of one to ten years; and- imposed а misdemeanor measure of safety - a prohibition to perform the profession, activities or duty, with a penalty of one to ten years, during the time of execution of the penalty.There is no good reputation in accordance with this Law for the legal entities or natural persons - sole proprietors and the responsible person in the legal entity if in two consecutive years there are more than two times misdemeanor sanctions imposed for many serious offences in the area of:- working hours, driving time, compulsory rests for the crew of the vehicle in road transport and manipulation with the recording devices in the road transport,- endangering the road transport safety by noncompliance with the maximum permissible weight, axle load, dimensions of the vehicle alone or together with the goods; and- failure to comply with prescribed technical and operational conditions as a condition for providing services for passengers or goods in the road transport.The legal entity or natural person shall acquire good reputation again when the legal consequences of a final court verdict ceases to be valid.A new registered legal entity is a legal entity registered in the Central Registry of the Republic of Macedonia not more than six months and it is not bound to prove the obligation for a good reputation.Article 8-e 6The professional training of candidates for obtaining a CPC of a person responsible as referred to in Article 8 paragraph 1 item 6 of this Law shall be carried out by a legal entity authorized by the Minister of Transport and Communications, who has:- a minimum of 30 m2 of space equipped for conducting the training,- information technology and other record keeping equipment; and - at least three persons employed with full-time employment with a university degree (faculty of economy, law faculty, faculty of transport or faculty of mechanical engineering), with at least three years of work experience in the field of road transport that possess a certificate for professional competence of trainers issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, after a previously passed examination for professional competence of trainers on the basis of a program.The legal entity referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall submit a training manual prepared in accordance with the prescribed program for approval by the Minister of Transport and CommunicationsPersons who have at least ten years of working experience in transport as a manager or an authorized person responsible for transport and higher education/university degree shall be exempted from taking the examination for obtaining a CPC of a responsible person. The Ministry of Transport and Communications issues CPC to a responsible person on the basis of a submitted

request together with an evidence for fulfillment of the prescribed requirements from this paragraph.In the event of damaged, lost or stolen CPC of a responsible person, the holder is obliged to announce it as void in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" and inform the Ministry of Transport and Communications thereof, whereby he is obligated together with the request, the application for the announcement, to give also a hand-written statement with an accurate information on the circumstances under which the CPC of the responsible person of the carrier is damaged, lost or stolen. The Ministry of Transport and Communication shall issue a new certificate. The detailed conditions to be met by the legal entities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the procedure for conducting the training, the form and the content of the certificate for completed training shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 8-fThe examinations referred to in Articles 8-a, 8-b and 8-i of this Law shall be taken in an examination room, specially equipped for taking an expert examination with material-technical and IT equipment, internet connection and equipment for recording the examination. Taking the examination is recorded and broadcasted live on the website of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, and if due to technical reasons the recording is interrupted, the recording of the whole examination is posted on the website of the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The criteria regarding the spatial conditions and material-technical and IT equipment of the premises for taking the examination shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications. The Ministry of Transport and Communications shall create a sole electronic system for taking the examinations referred to in Articles 8-a, 8-b and 8-i of this Law by the day of implementation of this Law, at the latest. Article 8-gThe database of questions is prepared by the authorized legal entities referred to in Articles 8-e paragraph 2 and 8-h paragraphs 3 and 5 of this Law.The questions for the examination shall be verified by the Ministry of Transport and Communications and for this purpose it set up a Commission for verification formed and composed of members from the Ministry of Transport and Communications (hereinafter: Commission). The commission makes revision and updates the questions at least twice a year, provides three parts of the examination questions to be from topics that are common for transport of passengers and for transport of goods, and two parts relating to a topic that refers separately to the one or the other type of transport, whereby the Commission decides at least 30% of the questions to be changed or completely removed from the database referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Examinations are taken by answering a certain number of questions in a form of solving an electronic test on a computer.The questions contained in the examination test and its answers are kept in a single electronic system for taking examinations. The electronic system contains also a publicly accessible database of at least 500 questions in the field which is the subject to training of the candidates and it can be reduced in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.The results of taking the examination shall be available to the candidate in the computer where the examination was taken, immediately after its completion.On the day of taking the examination, the candidate shall be given an access code, that is, a password that allows an access to the electronic system.After approving the access, the candidate receives an electronic test for the examination.In the event of a failure to carry out the examination, due to reasons leading to technical inability to operate the electronic system, taking of the examination is interrupted.If the reasons referred to in paragraph 9 of this Article are removed within 60 minutes from the interruption of the exam, the same shall continue immediately after their removal.If the reasons referred to in paragraph 9 of this Article are not removed within the time limit referred to in paragraph 10 of this Article, the examination shall be rescheduled for the first following free term.The candidate is not allowed to contact other candidates or persons other than the IT technician in case if there is a technical problem with the computer during the examination. The candidate is not allowed in the course of taking the examination to use laws, by-laws or other written materials, mobile phone or other portable computer devices and other technical and informational devices, previously prepared items, etc. If there is a technical problem with a particular computer in the course of the test, the obstacles must be removed within five minutes, and the test continues on the same computer. In case if the technical problems is not be eliminated, the candidate is allowed to continue the examination on another free computer or the first computer which shall be available upon completion of a test by a particular candidate.If a problem appears with more than five computers and it is not removed within five minutes, the examination shall be interrupted for all candidates taking the examination and it will be held at latest within three days from the day of interruption of the examination.If the candidate acts contrary to paragraph 12 of this Article in the course of taking the examination, he will not be allowed to take the examination in that exam

session and shall be prohibited to take the examination for a period of 3 months, and for that the Ministry of Transport and Communications adopts a decision against which an administrative dispute may be initiated before a competent court within 30 days from the day of receipt of the decision.In the cases referred to in paragraph 15 of this Article, it shall be deemed that the candidate has not passed the examination and it shall be registered in the minutes for taking the examination. Upon the request of the candidate, the Ministry informs him of the mistakes made in the test for taking the examination, providing immediate insight into the test. Article 8-hA person citizen of the Republic of Macedonia or a person from another country who has a working visa for performing a profession of a driver for a Macedonian carrier in international transport of passengers or goods at the age of 18 or 21, depending on the prescribed age limits in accordance with the regulations on transport safety should have Driver CPC.In order to obtain a Driver CPC, motor vehicle drivers should attend an initial qualification training or advanced initial qualification and periodic training if they operate vehicles that require:- Driver's license, categories C1, C1, C, or CE and- Driver's license, categories D1, D1E, D or DE.The initial qualification consists of theoretical and practical training in authorized trained centers that last 280 hours (140 hours for an advanced initial qualification) and an examination for testing the acquired knowledge.Driver CPC is issued with a validity period of five years and it is extended, at the latest, 45 days before the expiry date of validity, based on the Minutes for passed examination of periodic training for professional training of a driver.The periodic training of a driver for participation in the international road transport, which lasts 35 hours, is performed by a legal entity authorized by the Minister of Transport and Communications.The training referred to in paragraphs 3 and 5 of this Article shall be carried out by a legal entity authorized by the Minister of Transport and Communications that has at its disposal:- a minimum of 30 m2 of space equipped for conducting the training,- a vehicle engaged for conducting the practical training,- information technology and equipment for keeping records; and- at least three persons employed with full-time employment with a university degree (faculty of economy, law faculty, faculty of transport or faculty of mechanical engineering), with at least three years of work experience in the field of road transport that possess a certificate for trainers for participation of drivers in the international road transport issued by the Ministry of Transport and

Communications after a previously passed examination for trainers based on a program.The Ministry of Transport and Communications keeps records of the persons who have passed the examination for obtaining Driver CPC and for persons to whom Driver CPC has been issued for participation in the international road transport.In case of damaged, lost or stolen CPC for a driver for participation in the international road transport, the holder is obliged to announce it as void in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" and inform the Ministry of Transport and Communications thereof, and is obliged together with the request for the announcement to also provide a personally signed statement with accurate information about the circumstances under which the CPC was damaged, lost or stolen. The Ministry of Transport and Communications will issue a new CPC to a driver for participation in the international road transport with the same period of validity.The detailed conditions that should be met by the legal entities referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, the procedure for conducting the training and the form and content of the certificate for completed training shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 8-iThe professional and administrative work for the purposes of carrying out the professional examinations shall be performed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications for which the Minister of Transport and Communications designate a responsible person who shall determine whether the candidate meets the requirements for taking the examination, and the examination is technically carried out by a legal entity registered in the Central Registry and elected by the Minister of Transport and Communications.The responsible person referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall receive a monetary compensation equal to one third of the average net salary in the Republic of Macedonia for each conducted exam session, for which the Ministry of Transport and Communications shall adopt a decision.The authorized legal entity that technically conducts the exam is obliged to block the radio frequency band in the examination room in the course of the examination.The Agency for Electronic Communications (hereinafter: AEC) performs constant monitoring of the radio frequency band blocking in the examination room in order to prevent any kind of electronic communication with the surrounding outside the examination room.AEC in the examination room installs measuring equipment that provides an electronic record of the performed measurements for a period of 30 days and they are stored in the central control system of the AEC.

AEC forms a three-member commission that prepares a report based on the electronic records stored in the central control system of AEC and submits it to the Ministry of Transport and Communications within 15 days after completion of the exam session.Article 8-jThe certificate for a taxi driver is issued by the municipalities or the City of Skopje on the basis of a valid driving license, category B and passed examination for taxi driver.The professional training of the candidates for obtaining a certificate for a taxi driver shall be performed by a legal entity authorized by the municipality or the City of Skopje, that has at its disposal:- a minimum of 30 m2 of space equipped for conducting the training,- information technology and other equipment for keeping record, and- at least three persons employed with full-time employment with a university degree (faculty of economy, faculty of transport or law faculty), with at least three years of work experience in the field of transport.The examination for obtaining the certificate referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be taken according to the Program for taking the examination to obtain a certificate for a taxi driver prepared by the legal entity referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article before the Commission for taking the examination for a taxi driver (hereinafter: Commission) formed by the mayor of the municipality or the mayor of the City of Skopje.The Commission referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article shall consist of five members, of which three members shall be from the municipality or the City of Skopje and two members from different forms of association of taxi carriers. The Commission is obliged to conduct the examination at least once a week if at least one candidate has applied.Members of the Commission receive compensation for their work.The certificate for a taxi driver is issued within 15 days from the day of taking the examination.A fee shall be paid for taking the examination for a taxi driver. The amount of the fee should be within the framework of the training costs, literature, supplies, expenses for the examination commission and alike. The costs are determined by the legal entity from paragraph 2 of this Article upon prior consent obtained by the Mayor of the municipality or the Mayor of the City of Skopje.The municipalities, that is the City of Skopje, keep a record of the persons who have passed the examination for obtaining a certificate for a taxi driver.The certificate shall be revoked in case of:- death or termination of the business ability of the person to whom the certificate was issued, and- a final verdict for committing a crime in the field of transport safety.

The procedure and the program for taking the examination for obtaining a certificate for taxi driver, the form and the content of the minutes for a passed examination and the certificate for taxi driver shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications. Article 8-k The certificate referred to in Article 8-d paragraph 1 indent 3 and Article 8-f paragraph 6 indent 4 of this Law shall be issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.Candidates who want to obtain a certificate referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall submit requests for obtaining certificates to the Ministry of Transport and Communications.On the basis of the submitted requests, the knowledge for transport of passengers and goods in the road transport is checked by the Commission established in the Ministry of Transport and Communications.The program for taking the examinations for obtaining the certificates referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 9The license and excerpt of the license for each motor vehicle and drawn vehicle which will be used for carrying out transport operations referred to in Article 7 of this Law shall be issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, except for the license and excerpt of the license for municipal passenger transport and taxi passenger service issued by the mayor of the municipality, or the City of Skopje, the mayor of the City of Skopje.In addition to the request for issuing an extract from a license, the carrier shall submit the following:- proof of ownership or financial lease agreement for the vehicle,- certificate on fulfillment of special technical and operational conditions prescribed for vehicles for performing certain types of transport,- proof regarding employed drivers in accordance with the number of motor vehicles,- for an excerpt from a license for a taxi vehicle, a certificate for a properly built-in fiscal device – taximeter, and- for an excerpt from a license for carrying out international transport of passengers and goods, a proof of sound financial status and proof of possession of a sufficient number of drivers with a valid Driver CPC.

The license, the excerpt of a license for the transport of passengers or goods and the license for the organization of transport of goods shall be issued with a validity period of five years. 7The carrier shall be obliged to submit a request to the competent body for its renewal 30 days before the expiration of the validity of the license, at the latest. The request shall be accompanied by all evidence by which the carrier proves that it

meets the minimum specified criteria for acquiring appropriate type of license in accordance with Article 8 paragraph 1 of this Law.The data on the licenses and the excerpt of the licenses for each motor and drawn vehicle which will be used to carry out the transport operation referred to in Article 7 of this Law shall be entered in the electronic database kept by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.The municipalities, that is the City of Skopje, are obliged to enter the data on issued licenses and excerpts from licenses for the municipal passenger transport and taxi passenger service on a daily basis in the electronic database.The evidence and data on fulfillment of the requirements referred to in paragraph 2 indents 1, 2, 3 and 5 of this Article shall be collected by the authorized official person from the Ministry of Transport and Communications who runs the procedure for issuing a license and is obliged within three days from the day after receipt of the request to formally ask for the evidence from the competent public authority.The evidence and the data on fulfillment of the requirements from paragraph 2 indents 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Article are collected by the authorized official person from the municipalities, that is, the City of Skopje as a competent body for issuing a license for municipal passenger transport and taxi passenger service is obliged, within three days from the day of receipt of the request, to formally ask for evidence from the competent public authority.The authorized official person of the competent public authority is obliged to submit the requested evidence referred to in paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Article within three days from the day of receipt of the request.The authorized official person from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the municipality, that is the City of Skopje, is obliged to decide on the request for a license within 30 days of its receipt.If the carrier fails to fulfill the requirements for obtaining the license, the Ministry of Transport and Communications, that is the mayor of the municipality or the Mayor of the City of Skopje shall issue a decision by which the request is rejected.An appeal may be lodged against the decision of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, by which the request for issuing a license is rejected, within a period of eight days from the day of receipt of the decision to the State Commission for decision-making in Administrative Procedure and Labor Relations Procedure in the second instance.An appeal may be lodged against the decision of the mayor of the municipality or against the decision of the Mayor of the City of Skopje by which the request for issuing a license is rejected, within eight days from the day of receipt of the of the decision to the Ministry of Transport and Communications.Article 9-a

The holders of an agricultural economy recorded in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy who own or have on lease more than two vehicles on own account do not need to possess a license in accordance with this Law, that is, they carry out the transport operations on the basis of a certificate for each vehicle separately issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.Article 9-bThe certificate referred to in Article 9-a of this Law may be obtained by a holder of a household agricultural economy if the following conditions are met:1) to possess a certificate or other act that he is recorded in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy as holder of an agricultural economy, and2) to own or to have a lease contract signed for at the most two registered vehicles for transport that meet the special technical and operational conditions prescribed for vehicles for performing certain types of transport in the internal road transport.The certificate referred to in Article 9-a of this Law shall be issued with a validity period of five years.The certificate referred to in Article 9-a of this Law may be extended for a period of five years by submitting a request for renewal of the certificate before the expiration of the validity period of the valid certificate.The form and content of the certificate referred to in Article 9-a of this Law shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 9-cThe holder of an agricultural economy that meets the conditions referred to in Article 9-b of this Law shall submit a request for obtaining the certificate referred to in Article 9-a of this Law to the Ministry of Transport and Communications by submitting written evidence on the fulfilment of the conditions prescribed by this law.The Ministry of Transport and Communications issues the certificate no later than 30 days from the day of receipt of the full request for issuing the certificate.The certificate referred to in Article 9-a of this Law shall be issued on behalf of the holder of the agricultural economy and may not be transferred to another.The holder of the agricultural economy shall be obliged immediately and not later than 15 days at the latest, to notify the competent authority for its issuance for any changes incurred in respect of the fulfillment of the conditions for obtaining a certificate referred to in Article 9-b of this Law.The form and content of the request and the required documentation referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications shall issue a decision for revoking the certificate if:- the holder of the agricultural economy has submitted inaccurate data necessary for issuing the certificate,- the holder of the agricultural economy has submitted a request for cancellation of the certificate, and- the holder of an agricultural economy ceases to fulfill any of the conditions prescribed for its issuance.An appeal may be lodged against the decision issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications within a period of eight days from the day of receipt of the decision to the State Commission for decision-making in Administrative Procedure in the second instance and in a procedure on labour relations.The holder of the agricultural economy shall be obliged, after the effectiveness of the decision by which the certificate has been revoked, to immediately, and not later than eight days, return the certificate to the Ministry of Transport and Communications.Article 9-dFor the issued certificates referred to in Article 9-a of this Law, the Ministry of Transport and Communications shall keep records. The records shall contain data on the name and surname of the holder of the agricultural economy, that is, the name of the legal entity, IDNO, data for vehicles in accordance with Article 14, paragraph 4, indent 5 of this Law, and other data if needed.The Ministry of Transport and Communications shall check the data referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article ex officio by exchanging data with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy, that is, the Food and Veterinary Agency.Article 10 Deleted 8Article 10-aIn the municipalities or in the City of Skopje, where there is a limited number of vehicles that can get an excerpt from a license, a carrier that owns a license for performing a taxi service can submit to the authority that has issued the license a request for the excerpt of the license to stand still for a certain vehicle for a period of at the most two months in the current year. During a period of one year the carrier can only submit one request for the excerpt of the license to stand still for a certain vehicle.Municipalities or the City of Skopje, within a period of five days from the day of receipt of the request for standstill excerpt, issue a decision that the request is accepted or rejected.

An appeal may be lodged against the decision referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article within eight days after receipt to the Minister of Transport and Communications.A carrier may not carry out taxi passenger service by means of a vehicle for which a decision referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article has been adopted.If an authorized inspector of the municipality or the City of Skopje concludes an action contrary to paragraph 4 of this Article, at a proposal by an authorized inspector of the municipality or the City of Skopje, the municipality or the City of Skopje may adopt a decision to revoke the excerpt from a license for carrying out taxi passenger service.An appeal may be lodged against the decision referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article within eight days after receipt to the Minister of Transport and Communications. Article 11The carrier may begin to transport passengers or goods in the internal and international road transport after obtaining a license and excerpt from a license for a motor vehicle and a drawn vehicle.Municipal passenger transport may also be carried out by rail vehicles in accordance with a contract on concession or public-private partnership.A license, the excerpt from a license for a motor vehicle and a trailer is issued in the name of the carrier and cannot be transferred to another carrier.The legal entity which does not own vehicles can carry out the organization of transport of goods in internal and international road transport after it has been granted a license for organization of transport of goods.The carrier, that is, the organizer of transport is obliged immediately and at latest within 15 days to notify the competent authority for its issuance and for any changes occurred regarding fulfillment of the conditions for obtaining a license referred to in Article 8 of this Law.The carrier or the organizer of transport is obliged to provide conditions for the control body to carry out the control and the necessary documentation for inspection.For the performed control and the established situation, the inspector shall submit a written report to the competent authority which has issued the license.Article 12The competent authority for issuing a license shall adopt a decision for its permanent revocation if:- the carrier has provided inaccurate data required for issuing the license, and- the carrier submits a request for cancellation of the license.

The competent authority for issuing the license shall adopt a decision for temporary suspension of performance of the activity if:- it finds out that the transport is carried out contrary to the license issued, and- the carrier ceases to fulfill some of the conditions prescribed for issuance of the license. The performance of the activity is temporarily suspended for a period of up to six months, that is, until the defects are eliminated.The carrier is obliged to immediately submit the license and the excerpts from the license to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. A copy of the decision for temporary suspension of performance of the activity shall be submitted not later than three days from the day of its adoption to the State Inspectorate for Transport, or the authorized inspector of the municipality or the authorized inspector of the City of Skopje, the Customs Administration and the competent border services.After expiration of the period specified in the decision or the removal of the deficiencies, the State Inspectorate for Transport, that is, the authorized inspector of the municipality or the authorized inspector of the City of Skopje, the Customs Administration and the competent border services, shall be informed, and the license and the excerpt from a license shall be returned to the carrier.A copy of the final decision for the permanently revoked license, indicating the data for all issued excerpts from a license related to motor vehicles and all drawn vehicles shall be submitted to the State Inspectorate for Transport or the authorized inspector of the municipality or the authorized inspector of the City of Skopje, the Customs administration and the competent border services.An appeal may be lodged against the decision issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications within period of eight days from the date of receipt of the decision to the State Commission for Decision-making in the Administrative Procedure and Labor Relations Procedure of the second instance.An appeal may be lodged against the decision issued by the Mayor of the municipality or the Mayor of the City of Skopje within eight days from the day of receipt of the decision to the Ministry of Transport and Communications.The appeal does not postpone the decision.Upon finality of the decision for revocation of a license, the carrier is obliged immediately to return all issued excerpts from a license for motor vehicles and for each trailer within eight days at the latest.

III RECORDSArticle 13The Ministry of Transport and Communications, or the municipality or the City of Skopje, is obliged to keep records in electronic form for the carriers and vehicles registered for transport of passengers or goods by road, depending on the type of transport.

The records referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be kept as a central information base, on the basis of data provided and used by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the municipality or the City of Skopje, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Interior, the Central Registry of the Republic of Macedonia, The Customs Administration, the competent first instance court, the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund and the Employment Agency.The records referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be kept for carriers which are active and have valid appropriate license and for carriers that are inactive, that is, do not have a valid license, and in accordance with Article 15, paragraph 3, the ministry is obliged to keep the data on inactive carriers.Article 14The records referred to in Article 13 of this Law shall be divided into records for carriers that carry out international transport and records for carriers that carry out internal transportation of passengers or goods.The Ministry of Transport and Communications is obliged to collect, process, store, intermediate and use the data necessary for issuing licenses for carrying out certain types of transport by road and registration of bus timetables, as well as data necessary for distribution of permits for transport of passengers or goods and records for issued licenses for organization of transport and certificates for holders of an agricultural economy.The municipality, or the City of Skopje, is obliged to collect, process, store and use data necessary for issuing licenses for municipal regular passenger service and for taxi passenger service, for taxi stations, bus turning points and terminals.The data necessary for keeping the records can also be collected from the records of the Ministry of Interior, the Central Registry of the Republic of Macedonia, the Customs Administration, the Ministry of Finance, the competent first instance court and the Pension and Disability Insurance Fund, that is, the Employment Agency. When collecting data for the carrier from the existing data collections, the Ministry of Transport and Communications is not obliged to notify the carrier for which the data relate. The bodies, organizations and individuals who have at their disposal the data necessary for keeping the records are obliged to submit the data to the Ministry of Transport and Communications upon prior request.The form, content and manner of keeping the records referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 15The data referred to in Article 14 of this Law shall be kept all the time while the carrier is registered in the records of the carriers.The data shall be kept for five years from the day when the carrier is deleted from the records of the carriers.

The data referred to in Article 14 of this Law may be given to other state bodies, if they so require, and if their request is related exclusively to the transport activity performed by the carriers.Article 16The Ministry of Transport and Communications, that is, the municipality or the City of Skopje will delete the carrier from the records of carriers, if it is confirmed that the carrier was deleted from the Central Registry, the validity of its license has ceased, that is, the license for performing a particular type of transport by road.Deletion is done on the day when the carrier was deleted from the Central Registry,IV TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERSArticle 17Transport of the passengers in internal road transport can be carried out as regular service, free and special transport of passengers and transport of passengers on own account.The public transport of passengers in internal road transport can be performed as municipal regular service, inter-municipal regular service, free transport, special regular service and taxi service.The transport of passengers in international road transport can be carried out as regular service for transport of passenger, such as free transport of passengers and transport of passengers on own account.Article 17-aPassengers who use public regular service, for the whole time of driving, should have a ticket.The traveler should, at the request of the road transport inspector, as well as the controllers of the carrier that operate the carriage produce the ticket for inspection.The driver of the vehicle is obliged, on the basis of the available seats in the vehicle, to accommodate the passengers and their personal luggage.The driver of the vehicle may not allow passengers to get in and get off, or load or unload luggage outside the bus stations or stops specified in the timetable.1. REGULAR PASSENGER SERVICE1.1. Municipal regular passenger serviceArticle 18Municipal regular passenger service can be performed by carriers which have a license to perform such transport.Article 19

Municipal regular passenger service shall be carried out on the basis of a permit for certain line issued by the Mayor of the municipality or the Mayor of the City of Skopje for the territory of the City of Skopje.A carrier who has a license for carrying out municipal regular passenger service can begin to carry out a transport operation after having obtained a license and should register a timetable for a certain line with the mayor of the municipality or the mayor of the City of Skopje.The permit and timetable referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be issued with validity period of five years.The form and content of the permit referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 19-aWhen establishing the municipal regular passenger service, the following should be taken into account:- Interconnection between inter-municipal transport and municipal regular passenger service; and- The interconnection of municipal transport of passengers with other types of transport.Article 19-bIn municipalities with over 100,000 inhabitants, the municipality is obliged to organize municipal regular passenger service as a public service.Article 20When performing municipal regular passenger service, the carrier is obliged to carry on board an excerpt from a license, travel order and registered timetable in original.The carrier is obliged to adhere to the registered timetable and regularly operate the bus service.Article 21Picking up and setting down the passengers in municipal regular transport service is carried out at the bus stops in accordance with the established and registered timetable.Buses on the front and right side at a visible area should contain the bus service number, starting and end stop.Article 22The Council of the municipality, except the councils of the municipalities of the City of Skopje, regulates the municipal regular passenger service on the territory of the municipality, and the regular passenger service on the territory of all the

municipalities of the City of Skopje is regulated by the Council of the City of Skopje, and in particular the following:- A single network of bus services, - Timetable, the manner to show it, operation and changing,- The way of organizing control of the transport of the buses and regular services, as well as records about that.- Tariff system, collection system and manner and control of the collection,- The location of bus terminals, turning points, stopping points and changing procedure,- Construction, marking, equipping, maintenance and use of bus terminals, turning points and stopping points,- Determination of a route and place of transport by vans with at least nine seats (8 + 1), and- Criteria for the manner and procedure of issuing and revoking a license for performing municipal regular service and allocation of the lines to carriers in the municipal regular service.The Single Tariff System and ticket selling method or electronic cards for all carriers operating the regular passenger service on the territory of the City of Skopje shall be determined by the Council of the City of Skopje by a decision.On the electronic tickets of the passengers using the regular service in the City of Skopje, depending on the category of the user, the following data shall be entered: the name, surname, address, date of birth, photo for visual control, legal entity, that is, institution in which he is employed, name of the educational institution, class, school year, tariff category (pupil, pensioner, employee, etc.), inhabited place and municipality. Article 22-aThe City of Skopje may organize regular passenger service from the municipalities of Arachinovo, Zelenikovo, Ilinden, Petrovec, Sopishte, Studenichani and Chucher Sandevo, if the mentioned municipalities or some of them do not or cannot organize transport to the City of Skopje.For organization of the transport referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article the City of Skopje may conclude a contract with the respective municipality determining the mutual rights and obligations by specifying the turning points and stops and the manner of financing the transport.In the case referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the licenses, permits and timetables for performing municipal regular passenger service shall be issued by the City of Skopje.Article 23One or more municipalities based in a village gravitating towards a municipality based in a city as determined by a law can jointly organize to carry out the inter-municipal regular passenger service with an obligation to observe the time interval

of the stations on the part of the common route of the approved timetables for inter-municipal regular service when signing the agreement. The municipalities shall determine the manner and conditions for joint organization for carrying out the regular passenger service referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article by an agreement.The agreement referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall in particular contain:- A single network of bus services, - Timetable, manner to show it, operation and changing,- Location of stopping points, their marking, equipment, maintenance and use,- Tariff system and collection system- criteria and manner for issuing and revoking the permit for carrying out the transport and allocation of the timetables determined in the single network of regular services of carriers from municipalities that have agreed to jointly organize the regular passenger service on their territories.The Ministry of Transport and Communications give consent for the agreement referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.A copy of the agreement for which consent has been given shall be retained at the Ministry of Transport and Communications.In case if the municipalities conclude an agreement and have not obtained consent by the Minister of Transport and Communications, it has no legal effect, that is, it is void.The driver who performs the transport in accordance with the agreement referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be obliged to perform the same in accordance with the permit and timetable for the line and act in accordance with Article 34 of this Law.Article 23-aThe provisions of Articles 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34 and 35 of this Law shall apply accordingly to inter-municipal regular passenger service referred to in Article 23 of this Law.Article 23-b Carrying out municipal regular passenger service with trolleybuses, trams or other types of rail vehicles may be subject to a concession or public private partnership under conditions and in a manner as determined by the Law on Concessions and Public Private Partnership and the conditions determined by the council of the municipality or the Council of the City of Skopje.The concession or public-private partnership for municipal regular passenger service by trolleybus, tram or other types of rail vehicles shall be regulated by a contract for establishing concession or public private partnership.

A decision for granting concession or for a public private partnership for municipal regular passenger service by trolleybus, tram or other types of rail vehicles shall be adopted by the council of the municipality or the Council of the City of Skopje.The Council of the municipality or the Council of the City of Skopje can adopt a decision for the conditions to be met during the concession procedure or public-private partnership for municipal regular passenger service by trolley, tram or other types of rail vehicles for performing transport in the municipality, that is, the city.The contract for concession or public-private partnership shall be concluded for a period of maximum 35 years.The contract for concession that is, the public-private partnership can be transferred by a written consent given by the grantor, that is, the public partner, under conditions set in the contract, without violating the duration of the contract.1.2. Inter-municipal regular passenger serviceArticle 24Inter-municipal regular passenger service can only be performed by a carrier that owns a license for performing this type of transport.Inter-municipal regular passenger service is carried out on a certain line according to previously approved timetable, determined and published price of the carriage.Inter-municipal regular passenger service can be carried out as a passenger, direct and fast transportArticle 24-aApproval of timetables for new lines or change of timetables of approved lines is done by the Ministry of Transport and Communications at the request of the interested carriers. For approval of timetables for new lines or change of timetables of approved lines, the Ministry of Transport and Communications shall publish the announcement on its website and in the daily newspapers.The announcement referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be published once in a year, and it is in May in the current year.The procedure for approving timetables for new lines or change of timetables of approved lines is done electronically.All carriers, holders of a license for inter-municipal or international passenger transport, have the right to participate in the announcement. When placing an electronic request for approval of timetables for new lines, or for changing of timetables of approved lines, if on the regular line for already approved timetable, there are two common stations, then the carrier should take into consideration the time intervals of departure, that is: for inter-municipal regular service.

Length of the regular service route in km

Minimum time difference in minutes

before/after

0 - 40 km 30

41- 80 km 50

81-120 km 60

120 km 90

When placing an electronic request for approval of timetables for new lines, or for changing of timetables of approved lines, if on the regular service route for already approved timetable, there are two common stations from which one on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia and the other on the territory of the country of arrival and if the carrier applies for a new international timetable, the time intervals of departure for the part on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia should also be taken into consideration, that is for an international regular service.

Length of the regular service route in km

Minimum time difference in minutes

before/after

0 - 250 km 60

251 - 600 km 180

601 - 1800 km 240

over 1801 km 360

When placing an electronic request for approval of timetable for new lines, if on the regular service route for already approved timetable, there are two common stations, for departure from Veles, Kumanovo and Tetovo to Skopje in the period from 6, 00 to 8, 00 h. every day and for departure from Skopje to Veles, Kumanovo and Tetovo at 15,30 and 17,30 h every day, the time interval from one to the other departure is 10 minutes. When placing an electronic request for approval of timetables for new lines, or for changing of timetables of approved lines, the carrier should take into consideration the approved timetables announced on the website of the Ministry of Transport and Communication and the approved timetables under an agreement between the two municipalities.

If the timetable for the regular inter-municipal passenger service has one or more departures which can’t be operated by one vehicle, the carrier should have, for those timetables, as many vehicles and drivers as needed for such a timetable, in order to be able to operate all the departures for which the licenses have been issued, including also the vehicles that are needed for operation of the newly approved timetables for transport of passengers. If the timetable for the regular international passenger service has one or more departures that can’t be operated by one vehicle, the carrier should have, for those timetables, as many vehicles and drivers as needed for such a timetable, in order to be able to operate all the departures for which licenses have been issued, without taking into account the vehicles needed for operation of the newly approved timetables for transport of passengers.The carrier, depending on the realized profit for the previous year, has the right to apply for inter-municipal and international transport of passengers, as it follows:- from 300,000 to 1,000,000 denars - up to 3 applications,- from 1,000,001 to 2,000,000 denars - up to 5 applications,- from 2,000,001 to 4,000,000 denars - up 9 applications and- over 4,000,001 denars - up to 11 applications.The carrier which has been established and has acquired appropriate license in the year of the announcement procedure, that is, before the legally prescribed deadline for completion of the balance sheet, has the right to apply for inter-municipal and international passenger transport with as many applications as the number of vehicles he has at disposal with an excerpt from a license for the appropriate type of transport.The procedure for approval of timetables for new lines and for changing of timetables of approved lines is monitored and controlled by a Commission for approval of timetables for new lines and for changing of timetables for approved lines (hereinafter: the Commission) established by the Minister of transport and communications. The evidence and data on fulfillment of the conditions referred to in paragraphs 11 and 12 of this Article shall be collected by the Commission, which is obliged, within three days from the day of application to request the evidence from the competent public authority.On the basis of results obtained from the computer-processed requests, the Commission referred to in paragraph 14 of this Article prepares a draft list of approved or rejected requests and shall submit it to the Minister of Transport and Communications for approval.Based on the approved lists, the Ministry of Transport and Communications shall adopt a decision to approve the timetable for the line or reject the request/application. An appeal may be lodged against the decision referred to in paragraph 17 of this Article within eight days from the day of receipt of the decision to the State

Commission for decision-making in administrative procedure and labor relations procedure in the second instance.The Commission referred to in paragraph 14 of this Article consists of five members, three of which are from the Ministry of Transport and Communications and two members from the associations of road transport carriers.The manner and detailed conditions for approval of timetables for new lines and for a change of approved lines in inter-municipal and international passenger transport, issuance, renewal and revocation of a permit for an approved line, the form and content of the permit form and the timetable, shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 24-bThe provisions referred to in Article 24-a of this Law shall apply accordingly also to the procedure for approval of the timetables for the new lines and changing of the previously approved lines in the international passenger transport.Article 25The carrier begins to carry out inter-municipal regular passenger service after obtaining a permit issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The permit referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be issued with a validity period of five years.The license referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be used only by the carrier to which it was issued.The permit for performing inter-municipal regular passengers service shall contain: name of the line, name and registered office of the carrier, as well as the validity period.An integral part of the permit is also the approved timetable for the line registered at the Ministry of Transport and Communications.When carrying out the regular service, the carrier is obliged to have a travel order.Article 25-a Transfer of permits or decisions from one carrier to another is permitted only if the new carrier is a legal successor of the carrier that has ceased to exist, if the carrier's property is divided in two or more new carriers in accordance with the separation agreement notarized or a decision from the competent court or on the basis of a purchase and sale agreement between the two carriers for change of the ownership of the carrier or other legal act by which the change of ownership of the carrier will be determined.Transfer of license from one carrier to another carrier is permitted only once during the validity of the license subject to the transfer and only for the period of validity of the license.

Article 25-b If the permit with а timetable contains multiple departures, the carrier may submit a request to separate certain or all the departures from the timetable of particular permits.The carrier may also submit a request for merging two or more timetables for which it has particular permits and same starting and ending station in order to be on one permit and one timetable.

Article 26Records are kept for the issued permits.The records of the issued permits are kept by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.The Ministry is obliged to inform the bus stations for the issued permits and for each change.The carrier is obliged to operate the inter-municipal regular service on the line in accordance with the issued permit and registered timetable.During the operation of the Inter-municipal regular passenger service, an excerpt from a license, permit, registered timetable and a travel order in original must be kept on board.Article 27The carrier independently determines the price of transport.The carrier is obliged to conclude an agreement on regulation of the services with the categorized bus stations in accordance with the timetable of the line and to submit the price list to the bus stations it uses in accordance with the established timetable.The carrier is obliged through mass media to announce the commencement of inter-municipal regular service according to the timetable.Article 27-aDuring the transport of the passengers, the carrier may not take in the vehicle more passengers than the seats in the vehicle.Article 28The timetable and the direction of movement (itinerary) may be changed only once during the validity of the permit by carrying out the procedure as referred to in Article 24-a of this Law.

With the exception of paragraph 1 of this Article, without carrying out the procedure referred to in Article 24-a of this Law, the timetable and direction of the movement (itinerary) may be changed before the expiration of validity of the permit if:- the carrier cancels certain number of departures in the timetable,- in the procedure for issuing transit permits for regular lines in international road transport, the state that should be transited requires a change in the length of the route and/or travel time, or the border crossing points for entry and exit,- the foreign carrier has obtained consent to change the timetable from the competent authority of a foreign country, with exception of a consent obtained for addition of stations in the timetable and change of the departure time on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia,- it is necessary because of changes that have occurred due to force majeure,- there are changes caused by reconstruction and putting into operation of new roads or for other emergency events,- by a decision of the Council of the City of Skopje, certain bus stops in the city are defined as roadside stops for carrying out inter-municipal passenger transport,- the itinerary is changed without changing the departure times,- the carrier requests for certain stations in the timetable to be deleted, if without the stations requested to be deleted in the new timetable, the start and end station are categorized bus stations, and for the international transport of passengers in the new timetable the start station to be a categorized bus station, - the carrier requests to shorten the route or change the manner of operation of the line from regular to seasonal line and vice versa, taking into consideration the time intervals specified in Article 24-a paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Law; and- the carrier requests a change in the timetable of the time of departure from the stations, without addition of stations in the timetable and without change of the time of departure from the stations on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia at the departure in direction from the territory of the Republic of Macedonia to the territory of the foreign country,- the carrier requests a change of day/days in the regime of operation of the international timetable in direction from the start station on the territory of the foreign country towards the territory of the Republic of Macedonia. - the carrier cancels day/days in the regime of operation of the timetable.For the cases referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, on the basis of a written request from the carrier, the Ministry of Transport and Communications shall decide by a decision.The carrier is obliged, within 15 days from the day of receipt of the decision, to submit a request to the Ministry of Transport and Communications for registration of the approved timetable and for issuance of a permit for the regular service for which the timetable was approved.If the carrier fails to submit the request for registration of the approved timetable and for issuance of a permits within the deadline referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article, it shall be deemed that he is not interested in the operation of the line, and the timetable for the approved regular service shall be taken away.

Article 29During the validity of the permit, the transport operation can temporarily be stopped, if causes appear and as long as the causes that the carrier could not have foreseen still exist and he couldn’t remove the consequences (Force majeure).The carrier is obliged to report for a temporary suspension referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article to the Ministry of Transport and Communications, immediately after occurrence of the causes that have caused it.Article 30If the carrier cannot carry out the inter-municipal regular passenger service for which it has obtained a permit, it is obliged to submit a request to the Ministry of Transport and Communications for approval of temporary suspension or for permanent suspension of the carriage. The transport operation may be temporarily suspended for a maximum period of six months during the validity of the permit or permanently suspended on the basis of a decision by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.By the adoption of the decision for permanent suspension of the transport of passengers on a certain line, the permit shall be revoked and the timetable deleted from the registered timetablesArticle 31The carrier is obliged to announce a temporary suspension or permanent suspension of the service and any change in the timetable of certain line at the bus stations, which are specified in the timetable.Article 32The carrier should not stop for unjustified reasons the service on a certain line for which it has obtained a permit and without the approval of the Ministry of Transport and Communications. If the carrier, for unjustified reasons, does not operate the inter-municipal transport on certain line for more than five consecutive days or with interruptions for a period of 30 days during the year, on the proposal of the state inspector for road transport, the Ministry of Transport and Communications shall issue a decision to revoke the permit. After the effectiveness of the decision for revocation of the permit, the timetable shall be deleted from the records of the registered timetables.If during the control of a bus station from the logbook of departures and arrivals of the buses at the bus station or from the reports referred to in Article 60 paragraph 2 of this Law, it is established that the carrier who owns a permit and timetable issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications for performing regular passenger service, for unjustified reasons, fails to operate certain line for more than five consecutive days or with interruptions in a period of 30 days during the year, the state inspector for road transport is obliged within seven days to submit a proposal to the Ministry of Transport and Communications to revoke the permit. After

effectiveness of the decision to revoke the permit, the timetable shall be deleted from the records of registered timetables.The carrier shall be obliged, within a period of five working days after receipt of the notification on validity of the decision for revocation of the permit, to hand over all copies of the permits for the relevant line to the Ministry of Transport and Communications, otherwise the appropriate license for carrying out transport of passengers shall be revoked by a decision.An appeal may be lodged against the decision referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 6 of this Article within a period of eight days from the day of receipt of the decision to the State Commission for Decision-making in Administrative Procedure and Labor Relations Procedure in second instance.The Ministry of Transport and Communications shall be obliged to submit a copy of the decision referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article to the State Transport Inspectorate not later than seven days after the effectiveness of the decision.The Ministry of Transport and Communications may issue a decision for revocation of a permit if it is evident from the electronic system of records, which is kept by the Customs Administration of the Republic of Macedonia, and to which the Ministry of Transport and Communications is connected, and it is established that the conditions referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article have been fulfilled.Article 33 The tickets are exclusively sold through a single electronic system with electronic payment for the tickets.With the exception of paragraph 1 of this Article, the carrier may sell tickets in the bus, where there are no organized places for sale, whereby it is obliged to issue a fiscal receipt for the tickets sold.Tickets can be sold only for the approved lines for which a permit has been issued in accordance with the approved timetable and price. 9The carrier and the bus station are obliged to issue a ticket for completely deaf people with a certificate of membership and a travel card issued by the National Association of Deaf people, people with severe and serious mental disability and the person accompanying them with a certificate of membership and a travel card issued by the Republic Center for Support of people with intellectual impairment and a blind person with visual impairment of over 90% and the person accompanying him with a certificate of membership and travel card issued by the Association of the blind persons and the disabled person with physical disability of 90% and his accompanying person with a certificate of membership card and a travel card issued by the Association for disabled people, to issue ticket to travel in both directions (return ticket) free of charge and to record in the travel card that the blind and the disabled persons have used the transport. In the course of one calendar year, tickets for a maximum of six return tickets can be issued to a blind person with visual impairment of over 90% and his accompanying person and to the

disabled person and his accompanying person to travel in the internal passenger transport at the expense of the carrier.The ticket issued by the carrier contains: - the name of the carrier,- place of departure and arrival, or zone of performing the municipal regular passenger transport,- period of validity of the ticket, and- transport costs.The carrier can carry out transport on the entire line with multiple vehicles (bis driving). If the line is operated with bis driving, then not all vehicles must start from the start station or any of the roadside stations if there are enough places in the vehicles departing from those stations in order all the passengers on the relevant line to be transported.Article 34 In the inter-municipal regular passenger service, passengers can be picked up and set down, that is, loading and unloading of luggage, can only be performed at categorized bus stations and bus stops that are registered in the permit and timetable for the relevant line.In places where there are categorized bus stations, the carrier who has got a permit to operate inter-municipal regular passenger service, passengers can be picked up and set down only at those bus stations.Article 35The driver who drives the vehicle is obliged to stop at a categorized bus station, that is, the bus stop in accordance with the permit and timetable for the line, the conditions of the station and the safety regulations.The driver who drives the vehicle is obliged to verify the travel order at each categorized bus station approved in the timetable and the permit for a particular line.1.3. International regular passenger serviceArticle 36International regular passenger service between the Republic of Macedonia and another country (bilateral) and in transit transport through the territory of the Republic of Macedonia shall be established in accordance with the international agreements, and on the basis of previously issued permits from the ministries competent for transport of the countries where the line passes.Transport referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be carried out on the basis of a permit issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.Article 37

The international regular passenger service on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia can be carried out on the basis of a permit issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.The permit is issued at the request of the domestic and foreign carrier. Along with the request, the carrier is obliged to submit a timetable, a price list, itinerary, driving plan for the drivers, an agreement for joint operation of the regular service and other attachments determined by an international agreement.A foreign carrier shall submit the request for issuance of a permit through the competent authority of the country in which the vehicle is registered.Integral part of the permit is a verified timetable, pricelist, itinerary and driving plan for the drivers.A permit shall not be issued if the carrier does not fulfill the conditions for its issuance provided for by this Law, more detailed regulations adopted on the basis of this Law and the provisions of the international agreements.If within 24 months from the day of submitting a request for issuing a bilateral permit the same is not issued by the competent authority of the foreign country, the approved timetable for the bus line shall be deleted from the records of timetables.If the requirement of paragraph 6 of this Article is fulfilled, the ministry shall adopt a decision to delete the timetable.An administrative dispute may be initiated against the decision referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article. A complaint shall not postpone the execution of the decision.The Ministry of Transport and Communications keeps a register of issued permits and of registered timetables for international lines.The form and the content of the register referred to in paragraph 9 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 38International regular passenger service in the international road transport has to be carried out in accordance with the permit, driver's driving plan, timetable, itinerary and price list certified by the transport ministries where the registered offices of the carriers are located.The permit, driver's driving plan, timetable, itinerary and the price list in the original must be on board carrying out the transport operation.In addition to the documents referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, there must be a record list/waybill/journey form/evidentiary passenger transport list on board. The waybill is kept in three copies by the carrier for each carried out international passenger transport, it is kept within 24 months and one copy is obligatory left to the Customs Administration at the border crossings of the Republic of Macedonia.

The form and the content of the waybill for transport of passengers, the data it contains, the manner to keep and store it shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 38-aThe domestic and foreign carrier determine by mutual consent the regime of operation of the timetable on the basis of the principle of reciprocity, that is, by the regime of operation it is possible to determine for the departures in the timetable to be operated by two carriers at the same time or both alternately or just by the domestic carrier or the foreign carrier, and in case if only the foreign carrier operates the line, the domestic carrier is obliged to have sufficient number of vehicles for operation of the departures from the timetable. If the carriers do not carry out the the transport referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article in accordance with the issued permit and the approved timetable, the Ministry of Transport and Communications shall, on the proposal of the State Transport Inspectorate, revoke the permit and the timetable and remove those carriers from the registry of issued permits.Article 38-b If the license from a domestic carrier is revoked during the period of its validity, the Ministry of Transport and Communications shall notify the competent authority of the foreign country where the registered office of the foreign carrier is located. During the period of validity of the permit, the foreign carrier is obliged to conclude an agreement for joint operation of the relevant line with another domestic carrier. The timetable of the domestic carrier which has concluded an agreement with the foreign carrier for the relevant line shall be approved and a permit shall be issued.If the foreign carrier fails to conclude an agreement for joint operation of the relevant line with another domestic carrier before the expiration of the permit, the validity of the permit of the foreign carrier shall not be renewed.Article 38-cIf the international line is operated unilaterally only by a foreign carrier, when submitting a request for renewal of the permit before expiration of the validity of the permit, the foreign carrier is obliged to submit a contract for joint operation of the line concluded with a domestic carrier.If during the operation of a line in the international regular passenger service there is a notification to the competent authority for bilateral termination of the contract for joint operation of the line, each of the partners that have previously operated the registered timetable are obliged, within three months from submission of the notification to conclude an agreement with a new partner. The partners which have previously operated the registered timetable are obliged in the notification to specify which carrier and what departure they shall operate in order to be able to submit a request to the competent authority with the new partner for issuance of a permit and approval of the timetable.

If the carriers fail to submit an agreement with a new partner within the deadline referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the permit and the registered timetable shall be revoked and deleted from the records.If there is a notification from a competent authority of a foreign country that there is no consent for a line in accordance with the applicable regulations in the foreign country, the procedure for issuance or renewal of the permit shall be stopped, and the registered timetable shall be taken off.Article 38-dThe carrier may submit a request for merging of two or more timetables for international regular passenger service for which he has got an effective decision issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications or valid individual permits for the timetables for which merging is requested and which have the same start or same end station, the individual permits to be on one permit and one timetable.Article 39A foreign carrier is not allowed to carry out an internal transport of passengers (cabotage) when carrying out international regular passenger service, unless otherwise determined by an international agreement and agreement.If an international agreement and a contract determine that transport referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be carried out, in that case the foreign carrier should possess a permit issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.Article 40A foreign carrier may carry out regular passenger service in transit through the territory of the Republic of Macedonia only on the basis of a permit issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.A transit permit does not allow to pick up and set down passenger on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia if not otherwise determined by an international agreement.Article 41Deleted 10Article 42The provisions of Articles 24 to Article 35 of this Law that refer to the inter-municipal regular passenger service also refer to the international regular passenger service, if not otherwise determined by an international agreement.1.4. Special regular passenger serviceArticle 43 Special regular passenger service is transport only of a certain group of passengers and excluding other passengers. The special regular passenger service is intended

for transport of students from home to school and vice versa, workers from home to work and vice versa, workers carrying out seasonal work from home to the place of work and vice versa, military personnel from home to work and vice versa, and transport of persons in need of medical care from home to the health institution and vice versa, if the transport of those persons is organized by the same. The names of the passengers who are transported should be given in the list of passengers which is an integral part the contract for carrying out of this type of transport, and it is allowed to have in the vehicle maximum of 10% of passengers whose names are not given in the list of passengers. Passengers should have an identification document issued by orderer of the transport.Special regular bus service for transport of passengers is also a transport which is necessary for carrying out another type of transport (transport from and to an airport) and the names of the passengers transported should not be given in the list of passengers which is an integral part of the contract for carrying out this type of transport.For the purpose of carrying out the special regular passenger service referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, an orderer of the regular service could also be the school attended by the students who are transported, the company or the body where the transported workers are employed, the health institution where the transported persons are treated and transported and the company carrying out airport services. Orderer of the transport and the carrier shall conclude a written agreement that regulated the mutual rights and obligations.An integral part of the contract for performing the transport is the list of passengers transported and it has to be verified by the Ministry of Transport and Communications or the municipalities or the City of Skopje. When carrying out a special regular passenger service referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, a list of passengers is not required.With the exception of transport of the military personal from home to work and vice versa, the list of passengers is not an integral part of the contract for carrying out the transport. When transporting military personnel from home to work and vice versa, it is obligatory for the user of the transport to have in the vehicle a person responsible with the list of passengers transported.With the exception of paragraph 5 of this Article, for transport of workers who carry out seasonal works, from home to work and vice versa, the list of passengers is not an integral part of the contract for carrying out the transport, but the same is obligatory to be on board during the transport.The special regular passenger service is carried out by buses, and it can also be carried out by passenger vehicles with 8 + 1 seat, on the basis of a contract concluded in writing between the legal entity that orders the transport and the carrier as a legal entity. The contract must be concluded exclusively with a carrier or a consortium of carriers that have in ownership or concluded a mutual agreement for using a sufficient number of vehicles for operation at the distances specified in

the contract. The carrier or consortium of carriers shall carry out the transport exclusively by the vehicles they have indicated at the time of concluding the contract for transport and which meets the minimum technical and operational standards specified in the public notice or which meet technical and operational standards equal to or higher than those offered in public notice. Failure to comply with the provisions of this paragraph constitutes grounds for termination of the contract for transport.When carrying out the special regular passenger service referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, an excerpt from a license, permit with timetable and stations, departure times and arrival times, travel order in original and a contract with a list of passengers must be on board.When carrying out special regular service referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, an excerpt from license, a permit and travel order in original and a contract must be on board.A carrier may carry out special regular service they possess an appropriate license in accordance with this Law as well as vehicles with excerpts from a license as much as required in order to operate all departures in accordance with the permit for special regular service, including the vehicles necessary to operate the timetables for inter-municipal, international or special regular service that they already have.Article 44For carrying out the transport referred to in Article 43 of this Law, the carrier has to provide a permit.If the transport is carried out between two or more municipalities, the permit is issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.An appeal may be lodged against the decision referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, by which the request for issuing a permit to perform special regular passenger service is rejected, within eight days from the day of receipt of the decision to the State Commission for decision-making in administrative procedure and a labour relations procedure in second instance.If the transport is carried out on the territory of the municipality, that is, the City of Skopje, the permit is issued by the mayor of the municipality or the mayor of the City of Skopje.An appeal may be lodged against the decision referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article, by which the request is rejected, within eight days from the day of receipt of the decision to the Ministry of Transport and Communications.The form and content of the permit for special regular passenger service shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.The carrier is obliged, in addition to the request for issuing the permit, to submit:- a contract concluded with a legal entity with a list of passengers to be transported,

- time periods for departure and return according to which the transport shall be carried out; 11

The permit shall be issued with a validity period as agreed upon by the carrier and the orderer, and for a period not longer than one year.With the exception of paragraph 8 of this Article, the permit for transport of workers performing seasonal works shall be issued for a period not longer than three months.Passengers transported by this type of transport has to possess with them an identification document.Article 45Deleted 12

2. FREE PASSENGER SERVICE Article 46 Free passenger service can be carried out in the internal and international road transport, if the carrier has a license for free passenger transport and a license for international free passenger service.Free passenger service in the internal road transport shall be carried out by buses or vehicles with 8 + 1 seats, and free passenger service in the international road transport shall be carried out by buses (vehicles with over 8 + 1 seat). Free transport of passengers in the internal and international road transport is a transport of a previously organized group of passengers, without roadside picking up and setting down of passengers, for which the route, price of the transport and other conditions are determined by a contract between the carrier and the orderer/customer ordering the transport as a legal entity. Free passenger service should not have elements of a regular service and special regular service such as a route, time of departure and arrival and stops for picking up and setting down passengers.International free passenger service can be performed as occasional and shuttle service.Article 47Free transport can be performed as:- "closed-door journey" - a system of closed doors (excursions, tourist trips, etc.) that begins and ends in the place of departure, whereby the same group of passengers are transported with the same vehicle all the way;- Transport of passengers with an outward full vehicle and an empty vehicle in return, and- Transport of passengers with an outward empty vehicle and a full vehicle in return.

Article 48Shuttle service is a transport of previously organized groups of passengers for more journeys from the same place of departure to the same place of arrival.Each group of passengers that has completed the outward journey returns to the place of departure by a later return journey in the same composition according to the terms of the journey cycle in accordance with the program, whereby the terms of the journey should not be at intervals less than seven days. The first return journey and the last outward journey are carried out with an empty vehicle.In the course of carrying out the shuttle services, the waybills of all performed transports from the journey cycle should be on board.Article 49When carrying out free passenger service in the internal road transport, an excerpt from a license, a travel order in original, a contract concluded between the carrier and the customer ordering the service, as well as a list of passengers signed and verified by the carrier should be on board.When carrying out free passenger service in international road transport, the carrier must have a an excerpt from a license, a travel order in original, a record list/waybill/ for transport of passengers, a contract concluded between the carrier and the customer ordering the service and properly and accurately completed waybill on a prescribed form, signed and certified by the carrier and certified by the competent custom services of the Republic of Macedonia (hereinafter: the Customs Administration).The waybill form referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article and the way of completing shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications, unless otherwise stipulated by an international agreement. 13Article 50 Free passenger service in the international road transport referred to in Article 47 of this Law may be carried out without a permit, and the transport referred to in Article 48 of this Law shall be carried out with permits, unless otherwise determined by an international agreement or agreement.The permit referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications at the request of the carrier. The Ministry of Transport and Communications shall exchange the permits for free passenger service in the international road transport with the competent authority of the other country on the basis of an international agreement or agreement at the end of the current year for the next year.The form of the permit referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 51

If the international free passenger service is carried out with a permit, an original permit should be carried on board.The Ministry of Transport and Communications keeps a register of issued permits for free regular transport the in international road transport.The form, content and manner of keeping the register referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.2.1. Taxi passenger serviceArticle 52 A person carrying out taxi service may begin to perform its activity after getting a license for taxi service. The license is in the name of the carrier and it can’t be transferred to another person.By the taxi service passengers are transported within the municipality specified in the license.By the taxi service passengers can also be transported from the municipality specified in the license to another municipality or to the City of Skopje.Article 53In addition to the requirements for performing taxi passenger service prescribed by the provisions of this Law, taxi carriers must fulfill the requirements prescribed by the council of the municipality or the Council of the City of Skopje.Article 54By an act of the council of the municipality or the Council of the City of Skopje particularly are specified the conditions with regard to:- location and capacities of the taxi stations;- marking and equipping of the taxi stations,- color of the vehicles;- unified designations and equipment of the taxis,- tariffs for performing a taxi service within the municipality, tariffs for performing a taxi service to another municipality or the City of Skopje in accordance with Article 52 paragraph 3 of this Law and the manner of using the taxi stations, and- maximum number of taxi vehicles to carry out passenger transport by taxi.The specified taxi stations can be used only by taxi carriers possessing a license from the municipality where their registered office is located.In the municipalities where there is an airport, the taxi station cannot be determined in the area under the management of the company operating the airport.The company operating the airport may sign a contract for passenger transport services from and to the airport with one or more taxi companies, and the manner of using the area managed by the company shall be regulated by a service contract.

The company managing the airport is bound to provide access to an airport passenger and undisturbed setting down of the passengers transported to the airport. Taxi companies which carry out this type of transport to the airport, and have not signed a contract with the company managing the airport should immediately leave the airport after completion of the service. Article 55A taxi vehicle should fulfill the conditions determined by the regulations on transport safety as well as the special technical and operational conditions prescribed in compliance with the regulations in the field of road transport.A taxi vehicle should be equipped by a built-in fiscal calibrated taximeter and painted according to the act of the council of the municipality or the Council of the City of Skopje.A taxi vehicle should be marked with a license plate (yellow) issued in accordance with the regulations for registration of vehicles. 14A taxi vehicle should also be marked with a license number, as well as an excerpt of a license issued by the municipality or the City of Skopje.A taxi vehicle should have a taxi board on the roof and on the sides to be marked with the name of the company or the sole proprietor, the company's identification number and the license number.When performing taxi service, the taxi driver has to own a certificate for a taxi driver.When performing taxi service, a fiscal taximeter must be turned on and the price for the service should be charged on the basis of the amount determined in the fiscal taximeter by issuing a fiscal receipt.In the taxi vehicle, it is obligatory to place on a visible place the price list with established tariffs for transport costs and the number of the excerpt from a license of the vehicle performing the transport should be indicated on the windscreen on the co-driver side of the vehicleWhen carrying out taxi service when the vehicle is empty, without passengers and announced call for picking up a passenger, the taxi driver is allowed to stay at the taxi station determined by the municipalities or the City of Skopje.Article 55-aThe municipality, that is, the City of Skopje shall determine in the license the number of taxi vehicles that should be used by the taxi company.Municipalities, in accordance with the decision of the council of the municipality, may restrict the number of licenses and the maximum number of excerpts from licenses determined in one license.

In the City of Skopje, the number of the excerpts from the licenses determined in a license should not exceed more than 5% of the determined number of excerpts from licenses in accordance with the decision of the Council of the City of Skopje.The municipalities, that is the City of Skopje, are obliged to put on their official web site an updated list of issued licenses and the number of free licenses left for distribution, as well as the number of free excerpts from licenses for the taxi vehicles left. In case when according to a decision of the council of the municipality, that is, the decision of the Council of the City of Skopje, the number of licenses was not exceeded and/or there are free excerpts from licenses for taxi vehicles, the municipality or the City of Skopje shall announce a public call at least once a month, in the first week of the month, for participation in the procedure for allocation of available licenses, that is, free places for using excerpts from licenses for taxi vehicles.The public call referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article lasts seven working days, and the current and the future operators of the auto taxi service activities have the right to participate.The municipalities, that is, the City of Skopje, by a decision, determine the maximum number of auto taxi vehicles that can be allocated per a participant to the public call referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article, where one taxi operator is not allowed to receive more than ten excerpts of licenses/license certificates during one calendar year.In order to participate in the public call, the operators of the taxi service are required to submit the documents referred to in Article 9 paragraph 2 of this Law.In case when pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Article, the municipality or the City of Skopje announce a public call for free excerpts from licenses, the taxi service operator which, when submitting the request, fails to submit evidence referred to in Article 9, paragraph 2, indent 1 of this Law, shall be obliged to submit in addition to the request a bank guarantee in the amount of 200 Euros in MKD equivalent value at middle exchange rate of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia on the day of payment, for each vehicle for which he is not able to submit the required proof, at the moment.The authorized official in the municipality, that is, the City of Skopje, is bound to decide on the requests submitted upon the public call for an excerpt of license referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article within 180 days from the day of receipt of the request.The time limit referred to in paragraph 10 of this Article may be extended for another 60 days if the operator of the auto taxi service provides a proof that the delay for the provision of an auto taxi is due to justified reasons or force majeure.If the operator of the auto taxi service does not submit all the evidence for obtaining a excerpt of a license/license certificate, the mayor of the municipality or

the mayor of the City of Skopje shall issue a decision by which the request is rejected.If the operator of the auto taxi service fails to submit all the evidence referred to in Article 9 paragraph 2 indent 1 of this Law within the deadlines stipulated in paragraphs 9 and 10 of this Article, the mayor of the municipality or the Mayor of the City of Skopje shall adopt a decision by which the request is rejected, and the bank guarantee collected.An appeal may be lodged against the decision of the mayor of the municipality, that is, the Mayor of the City of Skopje by which the request for issuing an excerpt of license is rejected, within eight days from the date of receipt of the decision to the Ministry of Transport and Communications.3. BUS STATIONSArticle 56The legal or natural person managing the bus station is bound to conclude a contract with the carriers to regulate the services for receiving and sending buses at a time prescribed by the timetable, to accept and dispatch passengers and luggage, sell tickets, take over and store luggage, provide information to passengers and carriers and provide other services relating to the carriage of passengers.The legal or natural person managing the bus station can book and sell tickets only for the lines for which a license has been issued and a timetable registered.Article 57The legal or natural person managing a categorized bus station is bound to provide services under equal conditions to all carriers that carry out regular passenger service.Carriers pay a fee for using the services of the categorized bus station. 15 The amount of the fee for using the services of the bus station shall be determined by the Government of the Republic of Macedonia depending on the category of the station and the type of transport (transport of passengers in accordance with Article 23 of this Law, inter-municipal line and free passenger service and international regular service and free passenger service). The carrier does not pay a fee to the name of commission in the case of own sale of tickets for international regular passenger service for own international bus lines through the unified system for ticket sales at the bus stations, and the fee from the ticket sales is paid directly to the account of the carrier.Bus stations are categorized into four categories: first, second, third and fourth.The categorization referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article shall be determined by a commission established by the Minister of Transport and Communications from among the employees of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, depending

on: the equipment of the bus station, the transport areas intended for reception and dispatch of the buses, the parking space intended for keeping the standstill vehicles and other accompanying contents that function in the area of the bus station.The legal or natural person managing the bus station or entrusted to manage the bus station shall submit a request for determining the category of the bus station to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The request referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article must be accompanied by an extract from the current urban plan or urban design indicating the specific purpose of the land as public transport area or bus station, or a valid authorization for construction of a bus station or public transport area or proof of ownership or decision for legalization of an illegally constructed building for a bus station or a public transport area.If a bus station is categorized, a new request from a legal or natural person managing a bus station for a higher category can’t be submitted before the expiration of 60 days after the effectiveness of the decision for categorization. For the new request it is not obligatory to submit the evidence referred to in paragraph 8 of this Article.The necessary equipment and the manner of determining the category of bus stations shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Bus stations are categorized into four categories: first, second, third and fourth.The categorization referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article shall be determined by a commission established by the Minister of Transport and Communications from among the employees of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, depending on: the equipment of the bus station, the transport areas intended for reception and dispatch of the buses, the parking space intended for keeping the standstill vehicles and other accompanying contents that function in the area of the bus station.The legal or natural person managing the bus station or entrusted with the management of the bus station shall submit a request for determining the category of the bus station to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The request referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article must be accompanied by an extract from the current urban plan or urban design indicating the specific purpose of the land, a public transport area or bus station, or a valid authorization for the construction of a bus station or public transport area or proof of ownership or decision for legalization of an illegally constructed building for a bus station or a public transport area.If a bus station is categorized, a new request from a legal or natural person managing a bus station for a higher category is not allowed to be submitted before the expiration of 60 days after the effectiveness of the decision for categorization. For the new request it is not obligatory to submit the evidence referred to in paragraph 8 of this Article.

The necessary equipment and the manner of determining the category of bus stations shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 57-aCategorization of a bus station can be revoked if:- the legal or natural person managing the bus station submits a request for revocation of the categorization of the bus station, and- the legal or natural person managing the bus station ceases to fulfill the conditions for categorization of the bus station.After submission of the request for revocation of the categorization of a bus station, the Ministry of Transport and Communications will adopt a decision within 15 days from the day of completion of the request.An administrative dispute may be initiated against the decision referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.Article 57-bCategorization in the lower category of a bus station can be determined if:- the legal or natural person managing the bus station submits a request for categorization of the bus station in a lower category, and- the legal or natural person managing the bus station ceases to fulfill conditions for categorization of the bus station in the category in which it is categorized, or when it meets the conditions for lower categorization.After the submitted request for changing the categorization of a bus station, the ministry shall adopt a decision within 15 days from the day of completion of the request.An administrative dispute may be initiated against the decision referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.Article 58The legal or natural person that manages a categorized bus station can accept and dispatch buses for free passenger service in accordance with the available number of special platforms for this purpose, which must be specifically marked.Article 59The working hours of the categorized bus station must be in accordance with the time of departure and arrival of the buses, at least 15 minutes before departure and 15 minutes after the arrival of the bus of the last line. 16Article 60The legal or natural person managing a categorized bus station is obliged to keep a log book in electronic or in paper form of the arrival and departure of the buses.

The legal or physical entity that manages a categorized bus station is obliged to notify the State Transport Inspectorate on a monthly basis for failure in carrying out the transport on a certain line, in electronic or paper form.The bus driver is obliged to report on the time of each arrival and departure of the bus to the categorized bus station, whereby in the travel order the bus station confirms the time of departure and arrival of the vehicle.The form, content and manner of keeping the log book referred to in paragraph 1 and the report referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 61The carrier must notify the nearest bus stop if there are interruptions during the carriage due to which a delay of more than 60 minutes is foreseen.A bus station that receives such a notification is obliged to immediately notify the next bus station on the line. V TRANSPORT OF GOODSArticle 62Transport of goods can be performed as internal and international carriage of goods by road.Article 63Transport of goods in the internal transport can be carried out as public transport of goods and transport of goods on own account.Article 64Public transport of goods by road is a transport for which the route, the price of transport and other conditions of transport are determined under a contract between the carrier and the orderer of the transport. The haulier may start the transport operation after obtaining a license.The haulier is obliged to always carry the excerpt from a license for the motor vehicle and drawn vehicle on board.When carrying out internal transport of goods, in addition to the excerpt of license, the haulier is obliged to have on board a travel order and a bill of lading for the goods in the vehicle.The form and content of the bill of lading for the internal transport of goods shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 65International transport of goods by road can be performed as bilateral, transit and transport to and from third countries.

Article 66A domestic haulier may carry out international carriage of goods if he has previously obtained a license for international carriage of goods.In addition to the excerpt of a license for a motor vehicle and a drawn vehicle , the haulier must have a Driver CPC, a travel order, an international consignment note (CMR) and a permit for international carriage of goods if it is required in accordance with an international agreement for carriage of passengers or goods by road concluded between the Republic of Macedonia and the country to, from or through whose territory the transport operation is carried out (hereinafter: individual transport permits) for the goods transported. International carriage of goods may also be carried out on the basis of licenses from the multilateral quota of licenses issued by the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) (hereinafter: ECMT permits). According to the validity period, an ECMT permit can be monthly with a validity period of 30 days and annual with a validity of one calendar year.Article 67The Ministry of Transport and Communications shall obtain permits for international transport of goods from the competent authority of the other country on the basis of a concluded international agreement.The Ministry of Transport and Communications receives multilateral licenses (ECMT) from the Secretariat of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport.Article 68The distribution of the permits/licenses referred to in Article 67 of this Law shall be carried out by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.Allocation and distribution of licenses is done electronically on the basis of the following criteria:1) number of freight motor vehicles registered for carrying out international transport of goods for which there is an excerpt of license (license certificate);2) number and quality of the fleet for the individual transport permits from E0-E5 and more, and for ECMT licenses from E5-E6 and more;3) number of drivers in regular employment who possess an appropriate certificate;4) number of properly used individual transport permits, that is, effectively used ECMT licenses;5) amount of profit from the operation after taxation (balance sheet from the previous year);6) amount of total revenue from performing the main activity (the form of the structure of the income from activities - SIA Form from the previous year), and

7) for a minimum of one year performing the main activity international public transport for participation in the distribution of ECMT licenses.The manner of allocation, distribution and revision of the usage of the permits for international transport of goods in accordance with the criteria of paragraph 2 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Government of the Republic of Macedonia.Article 69 A permit for international carriage of goods can obtain a haulier that has a license for performing international transport of goods and meets the criteria referred to in Article 68, paragraph 2 of this Law.The request for obtaining a license referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be submitted electronically to the Ministry of Transport and Communications.In order to obtain an ECMT license, in addition to the criteria referred to in Article 68, paragraph 2 of this Law, the haulier must also have obtained the ECMT roadworthiness test certificate for the freight motor vehicles and drawn vehicles.The Technical Service for individual vehicle approval in order to perform the activities for issuing the certificate referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article should be authorized by the Ministry, and on the basis of accreditation by the body for competence assessment.The legal entities referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article shall submit as support to the request for obtaining an authorization from the Ministry of Transport and Communications a document that the applicant has an authorization for technical service for individual approval of vehicles and a certificate issued by the Institute for Accreditation to carry out works referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article .The evidence for fulfillment of the conditions referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article shall be provided by an authorized official from the Ministry of Transport and Communications who carries out the procedure for obtaining an authorization for performing the works referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, who is obliged within three days from the date of receipt of the request, to request the evidence from the competent public authority.The authorized official of the competent public authority shall be obliged to submit the requested evidence referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article within three days from the day of receipt of the request.The authorized official in the Ministry of Transport and Communications is obliged to decide upon the request for obtaining an authorization within 30 days from the day of receipt of the request.An appeal may be lodged against the decision of the Ministry of Transport and Communications by which the request for obtaining of an authorization within a period of eight days from the day of receipt of the decision to the State Commission for decision-making in administrative procedure and the labor relations procedure in second instance.

The legal entity shall charge a fee for issuing the certificate referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article.The manner of conducting the inspection of the vehicles on the basis of which the certificate referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article is issued, the form and content of the certificate, as well as the form and content of the request referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 69-aThe Ministry of Transport and Communications will exclude from allocation of ECMT licenses in the next two years all hauliers for which a final verdict has been reached that they have committed misuse of the licenses.For misuse of the ECMT license referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be considered if the carrier:- has made any changes in the data entered in the license or falsified a license,- did not use the license in accordance with its purpose or has transferred it to another haulier,- failed to return the revoked ECMT license after the effectiveness of the decision by which the license revoked.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications will exclude from allocation of ECMT licenses for one year the haulier for which more than three misdemeanor sanctions have been imposed for many serious violations by domestic or foreign supervisory authorities for improper use of the ECMT license.

Article 69-bTransfer of the entire aggregate annual plan for allocation of international permits from one haulier to another is allowed only in case if the new haulier is a legal successor to the haulier that has ceased to exist.If there is a separation of the property of a haulier to two or more new hauliers, it is permitted to transfer the total plan for allocation of international permits to each new carrier in accordance with the separation agreement notarized or in accordance with a decision of the competent court.Article 69-cMutual transfer of international permits and their exchange between the hauliers is not allowed.In the process of allocation of ECMT licenses, the granted ECMT licenses may be exchanged (one for one) only on the basis of a written agreement between two carriers within a period of two days after the publication of the distribution on the website of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.Article 69-d

An ECMT license is used for transport between ECMT member states and in transit through their territories. The user of the permit must comply with the provisions of the ECMT Multilateral Quota User Guide. ECMT licenses may not be used to carry out cabotage within the territory of a particular ECMT Member State, as well as goods transport between member states and non-ECMT member states.The User Guide referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be published by the Ministry of Transport and Communications on its website.Article 69-eThe Ministry of Transport and Communications shall revoke the ECMT license by a decision if:- the validity period of the haulier’s license for carrying out international transport of goods has expired or the license has been revoked by a decision,- the haulier fails to submit a report on the use of the ECMT license within the stipulated deadline twice in a row, and- a domestic haulier does not use the license in accordance with rule 3.16 of the ECMT User Guide, and in regard with Article 69-a paragraph 3 of this Law. The haulier must return the ECMT license within eight days after the receipt of the decision for revocation. If the haulier fails to return it within the prescribed deadline, individual transport permits shall not be distributed until the moment the license is returned.The haulier whose license has been revoked has the right to re-submit a request for participation in the distribution of ECMT licenses for the following year.The revoked license referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be allocated to another haulier from the list established of hauliers at the time of the distribution with the exception of paragraph 1 indent 3 of this Article.The revoked license referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be allocated to another hauliers from the list established of hauliers at the time of the distribution of the licenses for the current year, which have the highest number of remaining total points and free vehicles with an appropriate euro standard.Annulled, void and ECMT licenses that are in use for a foreign and domestic carrier are also checked through information published on the website of the ECMT Secretariat.Article 69-fThe international transport permits can be used by the haulier only with a vehicle for which it has an excerpt from a license for the carriage of goods in international road transport.The international transport permit of the domestic haulier duly completed must be on board for the entire duration of the transport operation on the territory of the country for which the transport is carried out, that is, through which territory the

transport operation is carried out and presented for control by a competent authority of that country, if it is requested, if the transport of goods is carried out in accordance with a signed international agreement or agreement by permits exchanged on the basis of reciprocity. The haulier uses international transport permits that meet at least the prescribed euro standards listed on each permit separately.The haulier must not give an international transport permit to another haulier, nor to cross off or change the data written in.Article 70A foreign haulier registered in the country with which the Republic of Macedonia has concluded an international road transport agreement carries out international transport of goods in the Republic of Macedonia on the basis of an individual transport permit for transport of goods issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, if by an international agreement it is not provided that the transport is carried out without permits.The Ministry of Transport and Communications submits the individual transport permits for international transport of goods to the competent authority of the country in which the foreign haulier is registered.A foreign haulier may carry international transport of goods also on the basis of an ECMT license.International transport of goods with a foreign motor vehicle and drawn vehicle (group of vehicles) is carried out on the basis of one license.If a foreign motor vehicle and the drawn vehicle, in a group of vehicles, have license plates of different countries, a permit is required only for the motor vehicle.The foreign haulier must not give the international transport permit to another haulier, nor to cross off or change the data written in. The permit shall be duly and fully completed before the commencement of the transport operation on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia.The permit for international carriage of goods, duly filled, must be located on board the foreign vehicle for the entire time while on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia, and the control is carried out by the customs administration, road transport inspectors and the police. 17The foreign haulier is obliged to perform the international transport of goods in accordance with the issued international transport permit and the conditions prescribed by the Secretariat of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport for the use of the ECMT licenses.The form and the content of the individual transport permits for international transport of goods shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.

When carrying out transport operation on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia, a foreign haulier must have on board the original documents for a vehicle and for a driver in accordance with the regulations of the state of registration of the haulier for performing the activity and professional competence of the driver, if such regulations are in force.The foreign haulier, if it is from a country that is a signatory of the CMR Convention, for the goods transported must have a duly completed CMR form of a bill of lading on board, and the data specified in the interim (COLL) registration document and/or vehicle registration document, define the country of the haulier.Article 70-aLegal persons, sole proprietors, natural persons that independently carry out an activity while performing international trade of goods, shall be bound, before loading or unloading of goods, to check that the foreign haulier has an international transport permit, that it is properly used, filled in and/or whether the ECMT license is appropriate, if by a bilateral agreement it has been agreed for the carriage of goods to be without the use of international transport permits.The persons referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article must, on the checked individual transport permit, in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, on the back of the permit to mark whether it is about loading or unloading, date, signature and seal and to photocopy it. The ECMT license is checked for compliance with territorial restrictions and it is copied. They are obliged to keep a copy of the individual transport permit and/or ECMT license, which they have verified or certified, for two years after the date of the transport of the goods has been carried out. 18 The copies of the international permits shall be kept with the documentation necessary for completing the allowed customs procedure in an export and/or import procedure in the international trade of goods.Article 71If the foreign haulier is from a country by which the Republic of Macedonia has not concluded an agreement for international transport of goods, the customs administration at the border crossing point, where the customs control is performed, shall issue a special permit to the haulier for bilateral and transit transport with payment of an administrative fee.Transport to and from a third country is not allowed.Article 72If the Customs Administration determines that the foreign haulier at the time of entry to or exit from the Republic of Macedonia or at a customs terminal within the country, when conducting simplified customs procedures, doesn’t not have a permit for international transport of goods or the international permit is not properly filled and the haulier is from the country by which the Republic of Macedonia has concluded an agreement for the international transport of goods that foresees the

transport operations to be carried out on the basis of permits, it shall prohibit the entry, that is, the exit of a vehicle from the territory of the Republic of Macedonia.Article 72-aDeleted 19Article 73With the exception of the provisions of Article 71 of this Law, a permit for a foreign haulier is not required for:1) carriage of goods from/to a public airport if a major accident or another plane accident occurs or if the plane is to land due to the changed direction because of forced flying or if the plane flights are canceled;2) carriage of damaged motor vehicle and its trailer;3) carriage of remains;4) carriage of items during removal with appropriate special vehicles;5) carriage of postal items;6) carriage of exhibits intended for fairs and exhibitions;7) carriage of accessories and other needs for theater, music and other cultural performances, circus performances or for film, radio and TV recordings;8) carriage of dead animals, unless it is about an industrial processing;9) carriage of bees and offspring of fish;10) carriage of medical and other material, as assistance in case of natural disasters and carriage of goods for humanitarian purposes;11) empty vehicles that replace damaged vehicles and which take over the goods from the damaged vehicles and carry out the transport in the Republic of Macedonia or a third country;12) vehicles for technical assistance for repair of inoperative vehicles (service-repair vehicles);13) carriage of cargo exclusively for propaganda purposes or for teaching instructions;14) carriage of goods by means of a vehicle with a permitted bearing capacity up to 3,500 kg, including the trailer, or a vehicle not exceeding the maximum permissible mass of 6,000 kg, including the trailer;15) drawn vehicles with interim registration plates, loaded with commercial goods;16) transport of newly purchased vehicles without a load to the place of their final destination, and17) for a towing and drawn vehicle with temporary plates loaded with goods intended for the same importer or user of the goods, with the exception of drawn vehicles in the capacity of goods.With the exception of Articles 72 and 73 paragraph 1 of this Law, the exemption for use of a transport permit for foreign hauliers shall be performed on the basis of defined types of transport for exemption from a transport permit in accordance with a ratified international agreement concluded with the country of registration of the haulier. 20

For the carriages referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the driver should have documents and other documentation on board from which it can be seen that it is about one of the aforementioned carriages.Article 74A foreign haulier may perform internal transport of goods between certain places in the Republic of Macedonia (cabotage) only if there is a special permit obtained for carrying out such transport. The foreign haulier shall submit the request for getting a permit to the transport authority in the country in which it has its registered office, and that authority shall submit it to the Ministry of Transport and Communications in the Republic of Macedonia.The permit referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be issued if, due to the lack of adequate transport facilities in the country, it is necessary that the transport is carried out by a foreign haulier.The permit referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be issued by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.Article 75A Domestic and foreign haulier with a vehicle on a public road that, empty or together with the load, exceeds the prescribed conditions in terms of dimensions, total mass, axle load, can only carry transport on the basis of a permit for special transport/non-regular transport.The permit for special transport at the request by a domestic and foreign haulier is issued by the Public Enterprise for State Roads, after obtaining consent from the Ministry of Interior. 21The permit for special transport shall determine the manner and conditions for carrying out the transport and the validity period of the permit.The procedure for issuing the permit is urgent.The permit for special transport in the original must be kept on board.Notwithstanding paragraph 1 of this Article, a special transport is not required for a haulier whose vehicle do not exceed the prescribed weight of 1.5% of its own bearing capacity and/or the total mass of the vehicle along with the load in accordance with the road conditions.Article 76A foreign and domestic carrier who carries out international transport with a motor vehicle which empty or with the load, exceeds the prescribed conditions in terms of dimensions, the total weight and the axle load shall not be allowed entry, that is exit to and from the Republic of Macedonia if it does not have a special transport permit.

A domestic haulier who carries out internal carriage of goods shall not be allowed to move on the public roads if it does not have a special transport permit.VI TRANSPORT ON OWN ACCOUNTArticle 77Transport of passengers and goods on own account by road is carriage performed by domestic and foreign legal and natural persons in order to meet the needs within its scope of activity.Carriage of goods on own account by domestic and foreign legal and natural persons shall be deemed to be the carriage of goods carried out exclusively in connection with the performance of their main activity, where the goods transported are in their possession or manufactured and sold by them, given for processing or finalization, to be repaired or given by them for storage and the like. Passenger transport on own account performed by domestic and foreign legal and natural persons shall be deemed to be transport only of passengers who are in connection with the performance of their main activity, whereby passengers transported are employed in the legal entity that carries out the transport.When carrying out the transport of goods on own account, the owner of the vehicle is also the owner of the goods that are transported and the driver is employed in the legal person. When carrying out the transport of passengers on own account the legal person is the owner of the vehicle for which the transport is performed, and the driver and passengers are employed in the legal person.Domestic legal and natural persons must carry out the transport referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article with vehicles that fulfill the conditions prescribed by the regulation referred to in Article 5 paragraph 2 of this Law.Article 78When carrying out the internal and international transport of passengers on own account, passengers transported must have proof of identification issued by the person who carries out the transport on own account.When carrying out the transport referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, in addition to the proof of identification, on board has to be an excerpt from license in the original, a travel order and a list of passengers, and for the international transport of passengers on own account, the driver must have a Driver CPC for participation of drivers in international road transport. 22Notwithstanding paragraph 2 of this Article, vehicles with a maximum of eight seats counting the driver's seat while carrying out the carriage are not required to have an excerpt from license.Article 79When carrying out the transport of goods on own account in international and domestic road transport, on board has to be:

- an excerpt from license in the original,- travel order,- Driver CPC for participation of drivers in international road transport if international transport is carried out on own account,- a permit for the international transport of goods if it is required in accordance with an international agreement or agreement for carriage of passengers and goods in the road transport concluded between the Republic of Macedonia and the country to, from or through which territory it is being carried out.- consignment note that is, CMR form in international transport of goods, and- evidence from which it can be established that it is about the transport referred to in Article 77, paragraph 2 of this Law.The provisions of paragraph 1 indent 1 of this Article shall not apply to vehicles of which the maximum carrying capacity does not exceed 3,5 tons including the trailer, which are used for their own transport.For a foreign carrier the provisions of paragraph 1 items 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall apply if there are legal obligations prescribed by the country of registration of the vehicle.VII ROAD CHARGESArticle 80Domestic and foreign vehicles for the use of roads in the Republic of Macedonia pay compensation in accordance with the Law on Public Roads unless otherwise stipulated by an international treaty or agreement.VIII AUTHORIZATION OF THE CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONArticle 81The Customs Administration checks, at the border crossing point or at other place where customs supervision is carried out, whether the domestic and foreign haulier have an international transport permit and other documents and documentation for a vehicle, driver, goods and/or passengers (CMR consignment note or plan for driving of drivers or excerpt from license or Driver CPC for drivers to participate in international road transport and alike), prescribed by this law for performing the appropriate type of transport and whether the haulier carries out the transport in accordance with those documents.If the Customs Administration determines that a foreign or domestic haulier does not have an international transport permit and other necessary documents and documentation on board or if it does not use them in a prescribed manner, it will prohibited for the vehicle to enter or exit from the Republic of Macedonia.If during inspection of the documents for conducting a customs procedure in business premises with a legal entity, a sole proprietor and a natural person performing international trade of goods, the customs administration do not find a copy of international transport permit and/or finds out violations of the provisions

referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, it obligatory informs the State Transport InspectorateIX REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION OF THE PERMIT AND TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF ACCESS TO THE ROADS OF THE TERRITORY OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIAArticle 82The Ministry of Transport and Communications may issue a decision to revoke and declare null and void the permits referred to in Article 25 paragraph 1 and Article 36 paragraph 2 if the carriage is not carried out in accordance with the issued permit upon proposal of the State Transport Inspectorate or a categorized bus station or a competent authority of another country with which the Republic of Macedonia has concluded an Agreement in the field of road transport that has been ratified.The Ministry of Transport and Communications may issue a decision to revoke and declare null and void the permits referred to in Article 66, paragraphs 2 and 3 and Article 70, paragraphs 1 and 3 of this Law, if the carriage is not carried out in accordance with the issued permit upon proposal of the State Inspectorate for transport or a competent authority of another country with which the Republic of Macedonia has concluded an Agreement in the field of road transport and the ECMT Committee in Paris that have been ratified. The transport permit referred to in Article 36, paragraph 2, Article 70, paragraphs 1 and 3 of this Law, issued to a foreign haulier may be revoked and declared null and void if the competent authority in the country where the haulier is registered refuses to issue an appropriate permit to the Macedonian haulier and if the foreign haulier does not use the ECMT license in accordance with the ECMT User Guide.By the decision referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the permit may be revoked and declared null and void for a period of one to 12 months, while with the decision referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the permit may be revoked and permanently on a bilateral basis, and the revoked ECMT license shall be returned within 30 days to the authority that issued the license.By the decision of the Ministry of Transport and Communications by which the permit for transport of passengers is revoked and declared null and void all copies of permits for the relevant line are taken away from the carrier.Article 83The Ministry of Transport and Communications, with a decision, shall temporarily prohibit access on the roads in the territory of the Republic of Macedonia to a foreign transport operator in case of a very serious or repeated serious offenses on the basis of this Law.The temporary prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article may be imposed for one to 12 months.Article 84

The decision referred to in Articles 82 and 83 of this Law, in case of international transport, shall be implemented by the Ministry of Interior at the border crossings.Article 85An appeal may be lodged against the decision referred to in Articles 82 and 83 of this Law within eight days from the day of receipt of the decision to the State Commission for decision-making in administrative procedure and labor relations procedure in the second instance. 23The appeal does not delay the execution of the decision.X SUPERVISIONArticle 86Supervision over the implementation of this Law and the regulations adopted on the basis of it shall be carried out by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.The Ministry of Transport and Communications introduces a system for gradation of a risk for transport operators based on the number and seriousness of the offenses committed by the carrier, that is, its drivers, as well as on the basis of information on offences received from other states.Criteria for determining the seriousness of the risk of a carrier and driver are:- failure to provide the appropriate type of license,- improper carrying out of an appropriate type of transport,- failure to provide Driver CPC when performing international transport by road;- failure to provide an appropriate type of permit for the carriage of passengers and goods.Carriers that are assessed with a high degree of risk are controlled more often and in detail. For the purpose of risk assessment, categorization of the offence shall be used on the basis of the degree of seriousness in accordance with this Law.According to the degree of seriousness, the offence may be minor, serious and very serious.The categorization of the offenses according to the degree of seriousness and their frequency shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 86-aSupervision over the work of the legal entities referred to in Articles 5, 8-d, 8-h and 69 of this Law shall be carried out by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.If the Ministry of Transport and Communications determines in the supervision that the legal entity does not fulfill the prescribed conditions on the basis of which it has obtained the permit to perform the activity or the candidates are not trained according to the prescribed program or the trainings are conducted by a person who does not have adequate education for conducting the training in accordance with this law or a person who does not have a certificate to conduct a training or if it

has issued a certificate of completed training to a candidate who has not previously carried out training or the ECMT roadworthiness test certificate for the freight motor vehicles and drawn vehicles were issued in an inspection post which hasn’t obtained an authorization for that, his authorization obtained on the basis of Articles 5, 8-d, 8-h and 69 of this Law may be permanently revoked with a decision.The decision referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article is final and an administrative dispute can be initiated against it before a competent court.The initiation of an administrative dispute in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article does not delay the execution of the decision. 24Article 87The inspection supervision over the enforcement of the provisions of this Law and the regulations adopted on the basis of this Law that refer to the inter-municipal, the special regular passenger service between two or more municipalities and the international transport of passengers and the transport of goods in the internal and international road transport is carried out by the State Transport Inspectorate, through state inspectors for road transport.The inspection supervision over the enforcement of the provisions of this Law and the regulations adopted on the basis of this Law that refer to the municipal passenger transport, taxi passenger services and the special regular passenger service carried out on the territory of the municipality shall be performed by authorized inspectors for road transport of the municipality.The inspection supervision over the enforcement of the provisions of this Law and the regulations adopted on the basis of this Law that refer to the municipal passenger transport, taxi passenger services and the special regular passenger service carried out on the territory of the City of Skopje shall be performed by authorized inspectors for road transport of the City of Skopje.The inspectors referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article perform inspection supervision in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Prohibition and Prevention of Unregistered Activity.A person who meets the requirements provided for in this Law may be designated as an authorized inspector for road transport for the municipality and as an authorized inspector for road transport for the the City of Skopje.Article 87-aInspection supervision to a domestic carrier may be carried out at the carrier's registered office, other business premises of the carrier or during the transport operation carried out along the public roads, whereby the inspectors referred to in Article 87 of this Law have the right to stop and control the vehicle.Inspection supervision of a foreign carrier shall be carried out, and the inspectors referred to in Article 87 of this Law shall have the right to stop and control the vehicle traveling along the roads on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia, at

customs terminals at places where simplified customs procedures are being conducted or at the border crossing points at the entry to or exit from the Republic of Macedonia.When performing the inspection, the inspectors referred to in Article 87 of this Law use specially marked official vehicles.In accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, a driver who drives the vehicle by which the transport is performed shall be obliged to stop at a place that the inspector determines by giving prescribed signs.The control of the vehicle means control of the motor vehicle, passengers and goods carried during the period of control and the overall transport documentation provided for in this Law and with international agreements and agreements.When performing the inspection supervision, the inspectors referred to in Article 87 of this Law may request assistance from the Ministry of Interior and the Customs Administration of the Republic of Macedonia. Article 87-bThe State Transport Inspectorate is a body within the Ministry of Transport and Communications with the capacity of a legal entity, has its own account as a first-line budget user, independently implements recruitment procedures in accordance with the law and decides on the rights and obligations arising from employment.The State Transport Inspectorate is managed by a Director who is appointed and dismissed by the Government of the Republic of Macedonia.For the appointment of a director, a public notice shall be announced in three daily newspapers issued on the entire territory of the Republic of Macedonia, one of which is announced in the language spoken by at least 20% of the citizens who speak an official language other than the Macedonian language.As Director of the State Transport Inspectorate may be appointed a person who meets the following requirements:- is a citizen of the Republic of Macedonia,- at the moment of the appointment, a final court verdict, a penalty or misdemeanor sanction is not imposed on him for prohibition to perform a profession, activity or duty,- has acquired at least 240 credits according to ECTS or completed VII / 1 degree in the field of technical or legal sciences,- has at least five years of work experience in the field of transport or legal sciences,- owns one of the following internationally recognized certificates or certificates for English language proficiency not older than five years:- TOEFEL IBT at least 74 points,- IELTS - at least 6 points,- ILEC (Cambridge English: Legal) - at least B2 level,- FCE (Cambridge English: First) - passed,- BULATS - at least 60 points, and

- passed a psychological test and integrity test.

Article 87-c

An inspector may be a person who:- is a citizen of the Republic of Macedonia,- is an adult,- has a general health capability,- a final court verdict for prohibition of performing a profession, activity or duty has not been imposed on him,- has acquired at least 240 credits according to ECTS or completed VII / 1 degree in the field of technical or legal sciences, proven by a certificate,- has five years of working experience in the field of transport or law,- meets the other requirements stipulated in the act on systematization of jobs,- possesses internationally recognized certificate for working with computer programs for office work, one of the following:1) Certiport: IC3 GS4 Key Applications - passed;2) Microsoft: MOS Word or MOS Excel - passed or3) ECDL: Core - passed,- has received a positive opinion of suitability for the post by passing a psychological test and integrity test, in accordance with the regulations relating to civil servants, and- has a license for an inspector in the field of competence of the inspection service.

Article 87-d

The Director prepares a proposal of the annual work program of the Inspectorate and submits it to the Inspection Council, by 31 October of the current year for the next year at the latest.The Director adopts the annual work program of the Inspectorate within seven days from the date of receipt of the consent of the Inspection Council, that is, not later than 10 December of the current year if the Inspection Council fails to review and submit a consent or remarks within the deadline stipulated by law. Based on the adopted annual program, the Director prepares quarterly work plans for each inspector and submits them collectively to the Inspection Council at the latest two weeks before the start of the next calendar quarter, by December 15 for the first quarter of the next year, by March 15 for the second, by 15 June for the third, that is, by September 15 for the fourth quarter of the current year.In the quarterly work plans for each inspector, the director is obliged to enter the number of planned supervisions in the next three months, as well as the level of complexity of each supervision.Based on the quarterly plans, for each inspector, the director prepares a monthly work plan, which plan also contains a schedule of supervisions with dates and with entities of supervision.The Director at the latest two weeks from the beginning of the current calendar quarter for the previous one collectively submits quarterly reports for work of each inspector to the Inspection council and by January 15 for the fourth quarter of the

previous year, by April 15 for the first quarter, by July 15 for the second, by October 15 for the third quarter of the current year.The Director, at the latest by March 1 of the current year, submits an annual report on the work of the Inspectorate for the previous year to the Inspection council.

Article 88

State inspectors for road transport supervise:- the fulfillment of the requirements for obtaining a license for inter-municipal and international transport of passengers and goods,- the fulfillment of the special technical and operational conditions of the vehicles for performing certain types of transport,- the implementation of the agreement referred to in Article 23 of this Law.- the transport of passengers in the inter-municipal road transport,- the transport of goods in the internal road transport,- the implementation of the activities referred to in Article 70-a of this Law,- the transport of passengers and goods in international road transport,- the special regular passenger service carried out between two or more municipalities and carried out only in the municipalities, and- the transport referred to in Article 52 paragraph 3 of this Law- bus stations and stops. If the state inspectors for road transport during the inspection supervision find out existence of any cause referred to in Article 12 of this Law, or that the carrier does not operate all the lines for which he has obtained a permit or find that changes have occurred in terms of the fulfillment of the conditions on the basis of which a certain line, for which a permit was issued, has been approved (reduction of the number of vehicles, drivers etc.) they will submit a proposal to the Minister of Transport and Communications to adopt a decision for revocation of the license, that is, for permanent revocation of the permit and deletion of the timetable from the registry of timetables.25If the state inspectors for road transport during the inspection supervision on the operation of the special regular service find out that a carrier carry out passenger transport contrary to Article 43 paragraph 5 of this Law, they will submit a proposal to the Minister of Transport and Communications to adopt a decision for revocation of the license and for revocation of the permit for special regular service. The carrier to which the license for special regular service will be revoked on such basis has no right to request again to obtain this type of license.The authorized inspector for road transport of the municipality or authorized inspectors of the City of Skopje shall supervise:- the fulfillment of the requirements for obtaining a license for municipal and taxi service for transport of passengers,- the fulfillment of the special technical and operational conditions of the vehicles used for municipal passenger transport and taxi passenger service- the municipal regular passenger service,- the taxi passenger service, - the special regular passenger service carried out on the territory of the municipality or on the territory of the City of Skopje,

- the taxi stations,- the fulfillment of the condition for possession of the yellow number plate,- the possession of a medical certificate of the taxi driver,- the possession of an excerpt of a license for the vehicle subject to the control, and- the possession of a certificate for a taxi driver. If the authorized municipal inspector or the authorized inspector of the City of Skopje for road transport, during the inspection supervision, finds out existence of any cause referred to in Article 12 of this Law or acts contrary to the established single network of lines, the established timetable, the established tariff system , the collection system and the manner and control of the collection, the established location at the bus terminals, turning points, stopping points, or that the carrier fails to operate all lines for which it has obtained a permit or finds out that changes have occurred in terms of fulfillment of the conditions on the basis of which a certain line, for which a permit was issued, has been approved (reduction of the number of vehicles, drivers etc.) he shall submit a proposal to the mayor of the municipality or the Mayor of the City of Skopje to adopt a decision for revocation of the license, that is, for permanent revocation of the permit and deletion of the timetable from the registry of timetables. 26 If the authorized municipal inspector or the authorized inspector of the City of Skopje finds out during the inspection supervision that the operator of the taxi service stands outside the taxi stopping point for which has previously been issued two decisions for committed offence pursuant to Article 99-a paragraph 1 item 9 of this Law, he shall submit a proposal to the mayor of the municipality or the mayor of the City of Skopje to issue a decision for permanent revocation of the certificate for the taxi driver of the driver who has committed the offence.27If the authorized municipal inspector or the authorized inspector of the City of Skopje finds out during the inspection supervision that the operator of the taxi service performs a taxi service by a driver who hasn’t obtained certificate for a taxi driver, he shall submit a proposal to the mayor of the municipality or the mayor of the City of Skopje to adopt a decision for permanent revocation of the excerpt from a license for carrying out tax activity of the vehicle by which the offence was committed.If the municipality, that is, the City of Skopje, is unable to carry out the inspection supervision, at their request, the supervision may be carried out by the state inspectors for road transport. The expenses for carrying out supervision are borne by the municipality, that is, the City of Skopje.The controllers referred to in Article 17-a paragraph 2 of this Law check whether the passengers possess tickets for public transport in the City of Skopje.The road transport inspector and the controllers have the authority to control the passenger without ticket in the vehicle and to establish his/her identity.If the controllers determine that the passenger does not have a public transport ticket, they will submit a proposal for initiation of a misdemeanor procedure to the competent inspection body.

Article 89 The State Road Transport Inspectorate has the right to adopt a decision on:- exclusion of a vehicle from traffic by revocation of the vehicle registration certificate if transport is being carried out before the entry of the activity in the Central Registry, or if the transport operator doesn’t have a license for performing the appropriate type of transport provided for in this Law,- exclusion of a vehicle from traffic by revocation of the vehicle registration certificate if the transport operator carries out regular passenger service without proper permit or without a registered timetable;- exclusion of a vehicle from traffic by revocation of the vehicle registration certificate if it carries a taxi passenger service outside the territory of the municipality, if the transport is carried out contrary to the provisions of this Law,- temporary revocation of the permit of a domestic transport operator if it does not comply with the approved and registered timetable during the performance of the inter-municipal passenger transport, 28- temporary revocation of the permit of a domestic or foreign carrier for performing international passenger transport, if it does not comply with the approved and registered timetable, the itinerary and the driving plan for drivers,- exclusion of a vehicle from traffic by revocation of the vehicle registration certificate if the carrier performs special regular passenger service between two or more municipalities without permit,- revocation of the license for taxi service if the carrier acts contrary to Article 52 paragraph 3 of this Law,- revocation of the permit of a carrier, for special regular passenger service carried out between two municipalities, if the passengers transported do not have proof of identification from the orderer of the transport,- prohibition on further movement of a foreign vehicle on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia by directing the vehicle to one of the border crossings, in order to leave the country, if the vehicle does not have prescribed documentation for the appropriate type of transport provided for in this Law and an international agreement, - revocation of international transport permit from a domestic or foreign transport operator for carriage of goods in cases when the individual transport permit is not used in accordance with the specified instructions on the individual transport permits or the User Guide issued by the Secretariat for ECMT licenses (crossed or deleted data), it is handed over to other transport operator without appropriate documents for that purpose, counterfeited, double logbooks for an ECMT license and if the Ministry of Transport and Communications has issued a decision for revocation of an ECMT license,- temporary exclusion of a vehicle from traffic, with revocation of the vehicle registration certificate, if a fine has been imposed to a foreign carrier.- removal of the deficiencies within a certain period in terms of fulfilling the prescribed conditions for performing road transport operations, the conditions for operation at the bus stations and adherence to the timetable, and- temporary prohibition on the use of the bus stations and bus stoppings if the deficiencies established by inspector are not removed within a specified period.

Revocation of a permit for regular passenger service means revocation of all copies of permits that the carrier possesses for operation of that particular line for which the offence has been committed.The transport operator shall be obliged, within 24 hours from the receipt of the decision to revoke the permit, to hand over all copies of the permit for the relevant line to the State Transport Inspectorate.The temporary revocation of the permit referred to in paragraph 1 indents 4 and 5 of this Article is 30 days, and if within a year the transport operator repeats the offence, the inspector shall submit a proposal for permanent revocation of the permit to the Ministry of Transport and Communications.The temporary revocation of the permit referred to in paragraph 1 indent 5 of this Article and the prohibition of the further movement of a foreign vehicle on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia from paragraph 1 indent 8 of this Article shall be reported to the Customs Administration of the Republic of Macedonia and the Ministry of Interior at the border crossing point.The revoked transport permit referred to in paragraph 1 indents 1, 2, 3 6 and 11 of this Article shall be submitted to the Ministry of Interior.For the revoked transport permit a certificate is issued to the carrier.The exclusion of the vehicle from the traffic by revoking the vehicle registration certificate referred to in paragraph 1 indents 1, 2, 3 6 and 11 of this Article shall last 30 days.The interim prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 indent 13 of this Article may be pronounced for a period of 10 to 30 days.The interim prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 indent 11 of this Article shall be pronounced for a period of 10 to 30 days. An interim prohibition may cease before the expiration of the time limit specified in the decision on interim prohibition if the carrier delivers evidence of a paid fine.Article 90The authorized road transport inspector of the municipality or the authorized road transport inspector of the City of Skopje has the right to adopt a decision on:- exclusion of the vehicle from the traffic by revoking the vehicle registration certificate, if municipal regular passenger service and taxi passenger service is performed before the activity is registered in the Central Registry, or if the carrier which is registered in the Central Registry doesn’t have a license for that type of transport, - exclusion of a vehicle from traffic by revoking the vehicle registration certificate, if the carrier carries out municipal regular passenger service without a license, permit and registered timetable,- exclusion of a taxi vehicle from traffic with revocation of the vehicle registration certificate, if the carriage is performed without an appropriate license, if there is no built-in, sealed and calibrated taximeter, or if it is not turned on,

- exclusion of a vehicle from traffic by revoking the vehicle registration certificate, if the carrier performs a special regular passenger servicet on the territory of the municipality, that is, the City of Skopje, without a permit for that type of transport,- revocation of a permit from a carrier for special regular passenger service carried out on the territory of the municipality, if the passengers transported do not have proof of identification from the orderer of the transport, - removing the deficiencies within a certain period in terms of fulfilling the prescribed conditions for performing municipal regular passenger services and adhering to the timetable and taxi passenger service; and- temporary prohibition on the use of bus terminals, stopping points and turning points and taxi stations if the deficiencies established by the inspector are not removed within the specified deadline and revoking of an excerpt from a license for taxi service from a legal entity which engages a taxi driver who hasn’t got a taxi driver certificate, The revoked vehicle registration certificate referred to in paragraph 1 indents 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Article shall be handed over to the Ministry of Interior.A certificate is issued to the carrier for a revoked vehicle registration certificate/number plate.The exclusion of the vehicle from the traffic by revoking the vehicle registration certificate shall last 30 days.The temporary prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 indent 7 of this Article may be pronounced for a period of 10 to 30 days.29Article 90-aIf during the inspection supervision state inspectors for road transport or authorized inspectors for road transport of the municipality establish that an irregularity from Article 96 paragraph 1 item 2-a, Article 97 paragraph 1 items 2, 3, 4, 11, 11 -a, 14, 15-a and 16, from Article 98 paragraph 1 items 2-a, 7, 9, 15 and 19, from Article 99 paragraph 1 items 1-a, 5, 13 and 24 and Article 99-a paragraph 1, items 5 and 10 of this law has been committed for the first time, they shall be obliged to draw up minutes in which the committed irregularity will be established with a suggestion for removal of the established irregularity within a certain time limit and at the same time hand over an invitation for conducting education for the person or entity where the irregularity has been established during the inspection supervision.The form and content of the invitation for education as well as the manner of conducting the education shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.The education is organized and conducted by the state inspectorate for transport, that is, the authorized inspectors for road transport of the municipalities, that is, the City of Skopje, within a period not longer than eight days from the day of conducting the inspection supervision.

Education can be conducted for several established identical or of same type irregularities, for one or more entities.If at the scheduled term the person or entity subject to education does not appear for the education, it will be considered that the education was conducted.If a person or entity subject to education appears for the scheduled education and completes it, it will be considered that it has been educated in terms of the established irregularity.If the inspectors referred to in Article 87 of this Law establish in the course of the inspection supervision that the irregularities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article have been removed, they shall adopt an administrative act to stop the procedure of the inspection supervision.If the inspectors referred to in Article 87 of this Law, when carrying out the inspection supervision, establish that the irregularities referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article have not been removed, they submit a request for initiation of a misdemeanor procedure before a competent court, that is, the commission for offences in the Ministry of Transport and Communications.The State Inspectorate for Transport, that is, the authorized inspector of the municipality, or the authorized inspector of the City of Skopje for road transport, keeps records of the conducted education in a manner as prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 90-bThe Ministry of Transport and Communications shall be obliged, for the conducted inspection supervision by the State Transport Inspectorate, to publish a quarterly report on its website.The municipalities, that is, the City of Skopje for the performed inspection supervision by the authorized inspector of the municipality or the authorized inspector of the City of Skopje for road transport, are obliged to publish a quarterly report on their websites.Article 91If during the supervision the state inspector, the authorized inspector of the municipality or the City of Skopje for road transport finds that there is an offence that violates this law or other regulation, they are obliged to immediately submit a request for initiation of a misdemeanor procedure before a competent court, that is, before the commission responsible for misdemeanors at the Ministry of Transport and Communications.Article 92An appeal may be lodged against the decision of the State Inspectorate for Road Transport within eight days from the day of receipt of the decision to the State Commission for decision-making in the second instance in the area of the inspection supervision and the misdemeanor procedure.

An appeal may be lodged against the decision of the authorized inspector of the municipality or the authorized inspector of the City of Skopje for road transport, within eight days from the day after receipt of the decision to the State Commission for decision-making in the second instance in the area of inspection supervision and misdemeanor procedure.The appeal does not suspend the execution of the decision.Article 93The carriers, holders of motor vehicles, the legal entity managing the bus station and the transport users shall be obliged to enable the inspectors referred to in Article 87 of this Law to conduct the inspection supervision, to give them the necessary information and allow them to have insight in the necessary documentation.Article 94Deleted 30

Article 95The Ministry of Transport and Communications supervises the legality of the work of the bodies of the municipality and the bodies of the City of Skopje.In performing the supervision referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Ministry of Transport and Communications shall perform the following activities:- assess whether the bodies of the municipality organize the transport on the

territory of the municipality in accordance with the procedures determined by law,

- points to certain material and procedural shortcomings in the work of the bodies of the municipality that could disable the carriage by road,

- gives recommendations to the bodies of the municipality at their request for consistent implementation of the works that they should perform in accordance with this law;

- provide opinion and expert assistance concerning the proposal on the regulation in the area of road transport at the request of the municipality, and

- timely informs the bodies of the municipality about the situations established in their work and the measures undertaken during the supervision.

If the Ministry of Transport and Communications, when performing the supervision referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, concludes that the municipality, that is the City of Skopje, do not have authorized municipal inspectors or inspectors of the City of Skopje or their number is insufficient, the inspection supervision with an authorization by the Minister of Transport and Communications can be carried out by the state inspectors for road transport.Article 95-aDeleted 31

XI PENALTY AND MISDEMEANOR PROVISIONSArticle 96A fine in the amount of 2,500 euros in denar equivalent value shall be imposed for an offence to the legal entity, domestic and foreign carrier, if: 1. carries out transport of passengers or goods in the internal and international road transport, without a license and an excerpt from a license (Article 4 paragraph 1, Article 4-a paragraph 1 of this Law);2. Carries out regular passenger service in the municipal, inter-municipal and international road transport, special regular service and international free passenger service without a permit (Article 19 paragraph 1, Article 25 paragraph 1, Article 36 paragraph 2, Article 44 paragraph 1 of this Law); 3. during the performance of Inter-municipal regular passenger service there is no license, permit, registered timetable and travel order in original (Article 26, paragraph 4 of this Law);4. carries out cabotage in the international regular passenger service (Article 39 paragraph 1 of this Law);5. carries out transport of passengers in transit through the territory of the Republic of Macedonia without a permit or contrary to the permit issued (Article 40 paragraph 1 of this Law);6. carries out free passenger service that has elements of regular service and special regular service (Article 46 paragraph 4 of this Law); 7. carries out shuttle passenger service in the international road transport without a permit if it is stipulated by an international agreement that such transportation is performed with a permit (Article 50 paragraph 1 of this Law);8. Carries out a taxi service contrary to Article 52 paragraph 3 of this Law;9. carries out a taxi service with a driver who does not possess a certificate for a taxi driver (Article 55 paragraph 1 of this Law);10. when performing taxi service, there are more built-in taximeters in the vehicle (Article 55, paragraph 2 of this Law);11. Booking and sale of tickets is performed contrary to Article 56 paragraph 2 of this Law;12. a foreign carrier performs international transport of goods without a permit (Article 70, paragraphs 1 and 3 and Article 79, paragraph 1, indent 4 of this Law);13. a foreign carrier performs transport of goods in the internal road transport (cabotage) without a special permit (Article 74 paragraph 1 of this Law);14. the foreign carrier, while carrying out international transport, gives or transfers the permit for transport of passengers or goods to another carrier or, if by permit of another carrier, carries out transport by road (Article 36, Article 50, Article 51 paragraph 1, Article 70 paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 and Article 79, paragraph 1, indent 4 of this Law);15. foreign carrier has crossed or changed the data in the permit for international transport of passengers or goods (Article 36, Article 50, Article 51 paragraph 1, Article 70, paragraphs 6, 7 and 8 and Article 79, paragraph 1, indent 4 of this Law);16. in the vehicle of a foreign carrier taken on hire, there is no original or notarized vehicle hire contract in the official language of the country of the carrier's

registered office and translated into English and / or if in the vehicle registration certificate there is no separate field for the owner and user of the vehicle (Article 70 paragraph 8 and 10 of this Law);17. in the vehicle of a foreign carrier, there is no certificate or contract for regular employment signed between the driver and the transport operator performing the carriage of goods, in the official language of the country where the registration office of the carrier is located and translated into English (Article 70 paragraph 8 and 10 of this Law);18. In the vehicle of a foreign carrier, there are forged individual transport permits, certificates of conformity to both the towing and drawn vehicle and/or ECMT license and/or ECMT logbook and/or ECMT test certificate, that is, also with a domestic carrier, there is forged certificate of conformity to both the towing and the drawn vehicle, that is, a certificate for fulfillment of the technical and operational conditions (Article 5, paragraphs 3 and 4, Article 70, paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Law); 19. in the vehicle of a foreign carrier, there are no documents for registered activity of a carrier in accordance with the regulations in force in the country of registration of the vehicle (Article 70 paragraph 10 of this Law);20. in the vehicle of a foreign carrier, in addition to the ECMT license, there is no valid ECMT test certificate for a motor vehicle and a drawn vehicle, that is, a certificate of conformity (Article 70, paragraph 8 of this Law);21. the vehicle of a foreign carrier that carries out the transport under an ECMT license doesn’t meet the requirements of the ECMT User Guide for exhaust and noise emissions when a special technical inspection is carried out by a supervisory authority (Article 70 paragraph 8);22. organizes transport of goods without a license for organizing transport (Article 7 paragraph 1 item 3, Article 8 paragraph 15, Article 11 paragraph 4), and23. the transport organizer has submitted a forged document proving a solid financial standing, that is, a document that is not in accordance with the time period for which it should be valid (Article 8 paragraph 16 of this Law).For the offence referred to in paragraph 1 items 1 and 2 of this Article, apart from the fine, the perpetrator shall be imposed a special misdemeanor measure revocation of the vehicle by which the transport is carried out.For the offence referred to in paragraph 1, item 1 of this article, in addition to the fine, the legal entity shall be imposed a misdemeanor sanction revocation of the property gain acquired with the offence.For a same offense referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article made for the second time, the legal entity performing an activity in accordance with the provisions of this Law, in addition to the fine, shall be imposed a misdemeanor sanction, a temporary prohibition on performing an activity for a period of six months to one year.For the offences referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, a fine of 30% of the imposed sanction for the legal entity shall also be imposed to the responsible person in the legal entity and it shall also be imposed a misdemeanor sanction prohibition for performing a duty up to a maximum of 30 days.

For the offences stipulated in paragraph 1, items 3 and 6 of this Article, the prohibition referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article may be replaced by a monetary fee if the offence is committed for the first time.The monetary fee referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article shall be double the amount of the imposed fine for the offence.For the offences referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article committed by a foreign carrier, the inspectors referred to in Article 87 of this Law shall submit a request for initiation of a misdemeanor procedure for the responsible person in the legal entity before a competent court without conducting a settlement procedure, its vehicle registration certificate shall be revoked and it shall be imposed an additional measure for prohibition of movement of the vehicle on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia until the payment of the imposed fine is made. The inspector for road transport must inform the competent border services about the imposed additional measure for prohibition of movement of the respective vehicle on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia.To а foreign carrier who has violated the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article, more than ones, in addition to the fine depending on the committed offence, a prohibition shall be pronounced to enter into the territory of the Republic of Macedonia for a period of 30 days.Article 97A fine in the amount of EUR 1,850 in denar equivalent value shall be pronounced for an offence to the legal entity, domestic and foreign carrier if:1) carries out road transport by motor vehicles that do not meet the conditions determined by the regulations on road transport safety and the prescribed special technical and operational conditions (Article 5 paragraphs 3 and 4 and Article 70, paragraphs 7 and 8);1-a. has allowed a driver who has not passed and obtained Driver CPC for participation in international road transport to drive the vehicle in the international transport of passengers and goods (Article 8 paragraph 9 of this Law);2) commence the carriage of passengers and goods in the domestic and international road transport before obtaining a license and excerpt from a license (Article 11 paragraph 1, Article 70 paragraph 10, Article 78 paragraph 2 and Article 79 paragraphs 1 and 3);3) when carrying out municipal regular passenger service in the vehicle there is no excerpt from a license and a permit (Article 20, paragraph 1);4) the carrier does not adhere to the timetable and does not regularly operate the line (Article 20 paragraph 2 and Article 23);5) fails to perform the transport in accordance with the issued license and the certified timetable (Article 26 paragraph 4);6) has amended the timetable and direction of movement (itinerary) before the expiration of the validity of the permit (Article 28 paragraph 1);7) without justified reasons and without the approval of the competent authority, has stopped the operation on a certain line (Article 32, paragraph 1);8) fails to issue tickets in accordance with Article 33 of this Law;

9) carries out a special regular service for transport referred to in Article 43 of this law without a permit issued by a competent authority (Article 44);10) performs regular passenger service in international road transport contrary to the timetable, itinerary and the price list (Article 38 paragraph 1);11) there is no original or verified copy of the license, timetable, itinerary and price list (Article 38, paragraph 2) in the vehicle for which the transport is performed;11-a) when carrying out special regular passenger service does not have on board an excerpt from license, permit, travel order in original and a contract with a list of passengers in accordance with Article 43, paragraphs 7 and 8 of this Law;12) when carrying out free passenger service in the internal road transport on board the bus there is no contract concluded between the carrier and the user of the service and a list of passengers that are being transported certified by the carrier (Article 49, paragraph 1); 13) when carrying out international free passenger service in the vehicle there is no waybill and a contract concluded between the carrier and the orderer of the service (Article 49, paragraph 2);14) there is no excerpt from license in the vehicle for transport of goods (Article 64 paragraph 3, Article 78 paragraph 2 and Article 79 paragraph 1 of this Law);15) fails to provide services under equal conditions to all carriers that perform regular passenger service (Article 57, paragraph 1);15-a) there is no excerpt from license on board (Article 64 paragraph 3 and Article 79 paragraph 1);16) the vehicle does not have a travel order and bill of lading (Article 64 paragraph 4 and Article 79 paragraph 1) and/or;17) there is no CMR - consignment note in the vehicle for the goods being transported and/or an international transport permit if required (Article 66 paragraph 2, Article 70, paragraphs 7 and 11 and Article 79, paragraph 1, item 4). 3217-а. in the vehicle transporting goods in the internal transport by road there is no excerpt from license and/or consignment note for internal transport of goods being transported and/or a travel order for the driver (Article 6 paragraph 1 items 1 and 4 and Article 64 paragraphs 3 and 4);18) fails to hand over all copies of the permits for the relevant line to the State Transport Inspectorate within the specified deadline (Article 89 paragraph 3).For the offences referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, a fine in the amount of 30% of the imposed sanction for the legal entity shall also be imposed to the responsible person in the legal entity.For the offences referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article committed by a foreign carrier, the inspectors referred to in Article 87 of this Law shall submit a request for initiation of a misdemeanor procedure for the responsible person in the legal entity before a competent court without conducting a settlement procedure, its vehicle registration certificate shall be temporary revoked and it shall be imposed an additional measure for prohibition of movement of the vehicle on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia until the payment of the imposed fine is made. The inspector for road transport must inform the competent border services about the imposed

additional measure for prohibition of movement of the respective vehicle on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia.Article 98A fine in the amount of EUR 1,300 in denar equivalent value shall be imposed for an offence to a legal entity, a domestic and a foreign carrier if:1) Deleted 332) does not keep records on the issued travel orders and does not keep them for at least one year (Article 6 paragraph 5);2-a) passengers are picked up and set down in regular municipal services for transport of passengers at bus stopping points contrary to the registered timetable (Article 21, paragraph 1);3) when carrying out the carriage there is no permit and a certified timetable on board (Article 26 paragraph 5);4) fails to report the temporary interruption of the carriage to the authority that issued the permit (Article 29 paragraph 2); 5) fails to submit a request for temporary interruption or permanent stopping of the carriage to the competent authority that issued the permit (Article 30, paragraph 1);6) does not publish the temporary interruption or permanent stopping of the carriage and the change of timetable for a certain line in the media and in the bus station (Article 31);7) passengers are picked up and set down, that is, loading and unloading of luggage, at bus stations and stopping points that are not included in the permit and the timetable for the line (Article 34); 8) does not stop at the bus station, that is, the bus stopping points stated in the permit and timetable for the line (Article 35);8-a) fails to verify the travel order at each bus station approved in the timetable and the permit (Article 35);9) carries out taxi passenger service without a license (Article 52);10) when performing taxi service there is built-in, sealed and calibrated taximeter in the vehicle (Article 55, paragraph 1);11) when performing taxi service, the taximeter is not turned on and the price of the transport is not charged on the basis of the amount determined in the taximeter (Article 54, paragraph 2);12) on the roof of the vehicle used for taxi service, the word "TAXI" is not indicated (Article 54, paragraph 3); 13) the bus station has not harmonized the working hours in accordance with Article 59 of this Law;14) the bus station does not keep a log for the arrival and departure of the buses and does not confirm the time of arrival and departure of the buses in the travel order (Article 60, paragraphs 1 and 3);15) the bus station does not inform the State Transport Inspectorate of the failure to carry out the transport on a certain line (Article 60 paragraph 2);15-a) a legal entity performing international trade of goods which has not kept a copy of an international permit from a foreign carrier (Article 70-a paragraphs 1 and 2)

16) if the carrier in the vehicle exceeding the prescribed conditions with regard to the dimensions, the total mass, the axle load does not have a permit for non-regular transport/special transport (Article 75);17) carries out transport on own account contrary to the requirements of Article 77 of this Law;17-a) does not carry out transport on own account in accordance with Article 78 of this Law; 18) in the vehicle there is no permit for non-regular transport when transporting goods on the roads of the country with a vehicle that, empty or together with the load, exceeds the prescribed conditions in terms of the dimensions, the total mass or the axle load (Article 75 paragraph 1);18-a) does not return within the prescribed period all copies of the permit that has been revoked (Article 89 paragraph 2);19) does not act upon the inspector's decision (Articles 89 and 90), and20) does not allow the inspector for road transport to perform inspection supervision, does not give him necessary information and does not present the documentation required (Article 93).For the offences referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, a fine in the amount of 30% of the imposed sanction for the legal entity shall also be imposed to the responsible person in the legal entity.For the offences referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article committed by a foreign carrier, the inspectors referred to in Article 87 of this Law shall submit a request for initiation of a misdemeanor procedure for the responsible person in the legal entity before a competent court without conducting a settlement procedure, its vehicle registration certificate shall be temporary revoked and it shall be imposed an additional measure for prohibition of movement of the vehicle on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia until the payment of the imposed fine is made. The inspector for road transport must inform the competent border services about the imposed additional measure for prohibition of movement of the respective vehicle on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia.Article 99A fine in the amount of 900 euros in denar equivalent value shall be imposed for a misdemeanor to a natural person sole proprietor if:1) carries out public transport without a license, excerpt of license (Article 4 paragraph 1);1-a) carries out taxi service without a certificate for a taxi driver (Article 3 paragraph 1 item 21-b).2) carries out transport by road with vehicles that do not meet the conditions determined by the regulations on road transport safety and the prescribed special technical and operational conditions (Article 5 paragraph 1);2-a) the carrier has not acted in accordance with Article 11 paragraph 5 of this Law;3) performs municipal regular passenger service without a license (Article 18);

4) in the vehicle performing municipal regular passenger service, there is no license, excerpt/certificate of license, travel order and registered timetable in original or verified transcript (Article 20 paragraph 1);5) passengers are picked up and set down in regular municipal services for transport of passengers at bus stopping points contrary to the registered timetable (Article 21 paragraph 1);6) performs inter-municipal passenger transport without a permit (Article 25, paragraph 1);7) performs inter-municipal regular passenger service contrary to the issued permit and certified timetable (Article 26, paragraph 4); 8) during the carriage there is no permit and timetable in the vehicle (Article 26 paragraph 5);9) fails to report about the temporary suspension of the transport to the authority that has issued the permit (Article 29 paragraph 2);10) fails to submit a request for temporary interruption/suspension or permanent stopping of the transport to the competent authority that has issued the permit (Article 30, paragraph 1);11) does not publish a temporary interruption or permanent stopping of the carriage and a change of the timetable on a certain line in the media and in the bus station (Article 31);12) passengers are picked up and set down, that is, loading and unloading of luggage takes place at bus stations and stopping point that are not included in the permit and the timetable for the line (Article 34);13) does not stop at a bus station, that is, a bus stopping point/stop listed in the permit and the timetable for the line (Article 35);14) performs special regular service without a permit (Article 44);15) Deleted 3416) performs taxi passenger service without a license (Article 52);17) in the vehicle used for taxi service there is no easily seen a built-in, properly sealed and calibrated taximeter (Article 55 paragraph 1);18) when performing the transport, the taximeter is not turned on and the price of the transport is not charged on the basis of the amount determined in the taximeter (Article 55 paragraph 2);19) the word "TAXI" is not indicated on the roof and on the sides of the vehicle performing taxi service (article 55, paragraph 3);19-a) in the vehicle performing free passenger service in the internal road transport, there is no excerpt of a license, a travel order in original, a contract concluded between the carrier and the orderer of the service and a list of passengers signed and verified by the carrier. (Article 49 paragraph 1) and19-b) performs free passenger service in international road transport contrary to Article 49 paragraph 2 of this Law.20) the bus driver does not report the time of each arrival and departure of the bus at the bus station (Article 60 paragraph 3);21) the vehicle performing transport on own account does not meet the conditions prescribed by the regulation referred to in Article 5 paragraph 2 of this Law (Article 77 paragraph 5);

22) there is no consignment note and evidence in the vehicle from which it can be established that transport is performed on own account (Article 79);22-a) did not keep a copy of an international permit from a foreign carrier (Article 70-a paragraphs 1 and 3)23) does not act upon the inspector's decision (Articles 89 and 90) and24) does not enable the inspector for road transport to perform inspection supervision, does not give him necessary information and does not present the documentation required (Article 93).For the offence referred to in paragraph 1 items 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8 of this Article, in addition to the fine to the perpetrator, a misdemeanor sanction for a temporary prohibition on performing an activity for a period of three months to one year shall be imposed.Article 99-aA fine in the amount of 500 Euros in denar equivalent value shall be imposed for an offence to a natural person, natural person-sole proprietor or legal entity if:1) carries out public transport, transport on own account, free or special transport of passengers and taxi service without a license and an excerpt of license (Article 4 paragraph 1 and Article 4-a);2) carries out a taxi service contrary to the decision referred to in Article 10-a paragraph 2 of this Law;3) performs municipal regular passenger service contrary to the conditions prescribed by the council of the municipality or the Council of the City of Skopje (Article 22);4) the holder of an agricultural economy carries out transport on own account contrary to Article 9-a;5) misuse a certificate of membership and a driving card contrary to Article 33 paragraph 4;6) carries out transport of passengers in the municipal special regular passenger service, free passenger service with elements of regular passenger service, inter-municipal and international road transport without a permit (Article 25 paragraph 1 Article 19 and Article 44 paragraph 1);7) carries a taxi service contrary to the conditions prescribed by the council of the municipality or the Council of the City of Skopje (Article 54 paragraph 1);8) carries out passenger transport contrary to Article 27-a;9) fails to enable the inspector for road transport to perform the inspection supervision and does not give him the necessary information and does not provide him with the documentation required;10) there is no or the validity period the certificate for fulfillment of technical and operational conditions has expired (Article 5 paragraph 3);11) in the vehicle there is no a certificate of conformity for a motor and a drawn vehicle (Article 5 paragraph 4, Article 70, paragraphs 7 and 8);12) The ECMT roadworthiness test certificate for the freight motor and drawn vehicles has expired validity period (Article 70 paragraph 8 of this Law);13) does not possess a certificate for a taxi driver or validity period of the certificate for a taxi driver has expired;

14) does not possess a Driver CPC or it is expired;15) the carrier, when performing a taxi service, acts contrary to Article 55, paragraph 5 of this Law;16) the driver in the carriage of passengers or goods in the internal or international road transport doesn’t have a travel order on board;17) in the vehicle there is no individual transport permit or ECMT license or special green permit for performing international transport of goods (Article 70, paragraphs 1 and 3, Article 71, paragraphs 1 and 3, Article 79, paragraphs 1 and 4);18) in the vehicle rented or leased there are no appropriate documents to prove the same (Article 70 paragraph 10);19) possess a forged individual transport permit or crossed or with changed data or issued to another carrier or uses a forged or invalidated ECMT license or ECMT logbook or a certificate of conformity or an ECMT roadworthiness test certificate (Article 70 paragraph 6, 7 and 8) and20) for a group of vehicles on the road there is an international transport permit for a drawn vehicle contrary to Article 70, paragraphs 4 and 5.For the offences referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the request for initiation of a misdemeanor procedure shall be submitted to the Ministry of Transport and Communications before the Commission for the conduct of a misdemeanor procedure (hereinafter: the Commission).In addition to the fine referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article for the offence referred to in paragraph 1, items 1 and 6 of this Article, the vehicle used for the transport with which the misdemeanor is committed shall be temporarily revocation with the assistance of a uniformed police officer at the moment of committing the misdemeanor for a period of six months to one year, and after the issuance of a decision for temporary revocation of the vehicle by the road transport inspector.In addition to the fine referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article for the offence referred to in paragraph 1, items 2 and 7 of this Article, the vehicle used for taxi transport with which the misdemeanor has been committed shall be temporarily revocation with the assistance of a uniformed police officer at the moment of committing the offence for a period of six months to one year, and after issuing a decision for temporary revocation of the vehicle by the road transport inspector.No appeal is allowed against the decision of the road transport inspector.An appeal can be lodged against the road transport inspector for an administrative dispute within eight days of committing the misdemeanor.The appeal for an administrative dispute does not delay the execution of the decision for temporary revocation of the vehicle issued by the road transport inspector.The costs incurred during the enforcement of the decision for temporary revocation of a vehicle until the expiration of the deadline for return of the vehicle shall be borne by the perpetrator of the offence.Article 99-b

A fine in the amount of 200 Euros in denar equivalent value shall be imposed/pronounced on a driver of a vehicle for transport if:1) passengers are picked and set down and loading and unloading of luggage takes place outside the bus stations or stopping points not specified in the timetable (paragraph 17-a paragraph 4);2) passengers are picked up and set down in regular municipal services at bus stopping points contrary to the registered timetable (Article 21 paragraph 1);2-a) in the performance of the municipal regular passenger service, acts contrary to the obligations prescribed by the council of the municipality or the Council of the City of Skopje (Article 22) 3) fails to issue a fiscal receipt for the tickets sold in the bus (Article 33 paragraph 2);4) does not stop at the bus station, that is, stopping points stated in the permit and timetable for the line (Article 35);5) when carrying out the taxi passenger service there is no built-in proper, sealed and calibrated taximeter and fiscal device installed in the vehicle (Article 55 paragraph 1);6) does not turn on the taximeter when performing the taxi service, and does not charge the price of the transport on the basis of the amount determined in the taximeter (Article 55, paragraph 2);7) on the roof of the vehicle used for taxi service, the word "TAXI" is not indicated (Article 55 paragraph 3); 8) in the vehicle there is no easily seen pricelist with established tariffs and an excerpt of license certificate (Article 55, paragraph 4), and9) fails to verify the travel order at each bus station approved in the timetable and the permit (Article 35 paragraph 2 and Article 60 paragraph 3);10) passengers are picked up and set down in the special regular passenger service outside the stations approved in the timetable;11) when performing transport of passengers or goods in the internal or international road transport, there is no duly completed travel order on board (Article 6 paragraph 1 item 4).For the offences referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the inspector referred to in Article 87 of this Law shall present to the perpetrator of the offence a misdemeanor payment order.The inspectors referred to in Article 87 of this Law shall be obliged to keep records of the issued misdemeanor payment orders and mandatory payment orders and the outcome of the initiated procedures. In the records referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article the following data are collected, processed and stored: name and surname, that is, name of the perpetrator of the offence, residence or stay, head office, type of offence, number of the misdemeanor payment order that is mandatory payment order that is issued and the outcome of the procedure.The personal data referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article shall be kept for five years from the date of entry into the records.

Article 99-cConcerning the offenses referred to in Articles 96, 97, 98, 99, 99-a, 99-b and 99-d of this Law, before submitting a request for initiation of a misdemeanor procedure, the inspector referred to in Article 87 of this Law shall conduct a settlement procedure. If the offender admits the offence, the inspector shall issue to the offender a misdemeanor payment order for collection of the fine foreseen for the offence. By its signature on the payment order it shall be considered that the offender of the offence agrees to pay the foreseen fine.The offender of the offences referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be obliged to pay the fine within a period of eight days from the day of receipt of the misdemeanor payment order on the account indicated in the payment order. The perpetrator who will pay the fine within the given deadline will pay only half of the fine established in the payment order.If the perpetrator of the misdemeanor referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article fails to pay the fine within the deadline specified in paragraph 2 of this Article, the inspector shall submit a request for initiation of a misdemeanor procedure before the competent court or before the Commission for conducting a misdemeanor procedure (hereinafter: the Commission) established by the Minister of Transport and Communications.The Commission is composed of two members and a president.Members of the Commission should have completed higher education and have work experience of at least two years, and the President should be a Bachelor of Science in Law (BSc in Law) with a passed bar examination and have work experience of at least four years.An appeal may be lodged against the decision of the Commission within eight days from the day of receipt of the decision through the misdemeanor body to the State Commission for decision-making in the second instance in the area of the inspection supervision and the misdemeanor procedure.The inspectors referred to in Article 87 of this Law shall be obliged to keep records of the initiated settlement procedures and their outcome.The form and content of the misdemeanor payment order shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.Article 99-gThe funds from the fines pronounced in the mandatory procedure by the state road transport inspectors, as well as the funds from the fines pronounced in the misdemeanor procedure initiated at the request of the state road transport inspectors shall be revenue of the Budget of the Republic of Macedonia.The funds from the fines pronounced in the mandatory procedure by the authorized road transport inspectors of the municipalities or authorized road transport inspectors of the City of Skopje, as well as the funds from fines imposed in a

misdemeanor procedure at request of the authorized road transport inspectors of the municipalities or authorized road transport inspectors of the City of Skopje, are revenue of the municipalities or the City of Skopje.The funds from fines imposed in a misdemeanor procedure initiated on the basis of a proposal by the controllers in accordance with Article 88 paragraph 10 of this Law shall be revenue of the carrier that operates the transport service.Article 99-eA fine in the amount of 50 Euros in denar equivalent value shall be imposed for an offence to a natural person - a passenger if:- there is no travel ticket at the time of driving (Article 17-a paragraph 1) and- did not produce a ticket to the road transport inspector to check it (Article 17-a paragraph 2).For the offences referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article for a domestic passenger, the request for initiation of a misdemeanor procedure shall be submitted to the Ministry of Transport and Communications before the Commission for conducting misdemeanor procedure, while for a foreign traveler the fine is charged on the spot.Article 99-fA fine in the amount of Euro 2,000 to 3,000 in denar equivalent shall be imposed on the authorized representatives referred to in Article 8-f paragraph 4 of this Law if it allows the candidate to act contrary to Article 8 paragraph 12 of this Law.The members of the Commission referred to in Article 8-h paragraph 4 of this Law a fine from 2,000 to 3,000 euros in denar equivalent value shall be imposed if they find irregularities in the conduct of the examination, and they do not inform the Minister of Justice thereof.A person referred to in Article 8-c paragraph 2 of this Law shall be fined with EUR 2,000 to 3,000 in denar equivalent value if it allows a candidate who fails to fulfill the prescribed conditions of this Law to take the examination.A fine in the amount of 100 to 200 Euros in denar equivalent value shall be imposed to the candidate acting contrary to Article 8-g paragraph 12 of this Law.A fine in the amount of Euro 10,000 in Denar equivalent value shall be imposed to the authorized legal entity that technically conducts the examination referred to in Article 8-c of this Law, if it does not block the radio frequency band in the room for taking the examination.Article 99-eA fine in the amount of 25 to 50 euros in denar equivalent value shall be imposed for a misdemeanor committed by an authorized official in the Ministry of Transport and Communications if he fails to seek the evidence ex officio within the deadline determined in Article 8 paragraph 6 and Article 69 paragraph 6 of this Law.

A fine in the amount of 25 to 50 euros in denar equivalent value shall be imposed for an offence to an authorized official person in the municipality or the City of Skopje if he fails to seek the evidence ex officio within the deadline determined in Article 8 paragraph 7 of this Law.Fine in the amount of 25 to 50 euros in denar equivalent value shall be imposed for an offence to the authorized official person from the competent public authority from which the evidence was requested if he does not submit the requested evidence within the deadline specified in Article 8 paragraph 8 and Article 69 paragraph 7 of this law.A fine in the amount of 25 to 50 Euros in denar equivalent value shall be imposed for an offence committed by the authorized official in the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the municipality or the City of Skopje, if it fails to decide upon the request for a license within the deadline specified in Article 8, paragraph 9 and Article 69 paragraph 8 of this Law.For the offences referred to in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this Article, misdemeanor procedure shall be conducted and a misdemeanor sanction shall be pronounced by a competent court.XII TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONSArticle 100 Legal entities and natural persons that perform public transport of passengers and goods in the internal and international road transport are obliged to submit a request for obtaining a license within one year from the day of entry into force of this Law.If the persons within the deadline referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article do not submit a request for obtaining a license, the competent authority shall adopt a decision on termination of the activity.Licenses issued before the entry into force of this Law shall continue to be valid until the expiration of the period for which they are issued.Article 100-aPersons who have at least five years of work experience in transport as a manager or authorized person responsible for transport and higher education shall be exempted from taking the examination for obtaining a certificate of professional competence.Article 101The regular passenger service in the internal road transport shall be carried out in accordance with the existing registered timetables, within one year from the day of entry into force of this Law at the latest.

The permits for performing international passenger transport and the licenses for transport of goods issued before the entry into force of this Law shall be valid until the expiration of the time for which they are issued.Article 102The detailed regulations under this Law shall be adopted within one year from the day this Law enters into force.Until the entry into force of the regulations referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the regulations that were valid until the day of entry into force of this Law shall apply.Article 103On the day this Law enters into force, the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" Nos. 63/1995 and 29/1998) ceases to be valid.Article 104This Law shall enter into force on the eighth day from the day of its publication in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia".PROVISIONS FROM OTHER LAWSThe law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 127/2006):Article 46The detailed regulations envisaged by this Law shall be adopted within six months from the day this Law enters into force.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 114/2009 and 83/2010):Article 64The legal entities and natural persons that perform public transport of passengers and goods and transport on own account in the domestic and international road transport are obliged to harmonize their operations in accordance with the provisions of this Law within a period of six months from the day this Law enters into force.The legal entities and natural persons that perform public transport of passengers and goods and transport on own account in the domestic and international road transport, if within the deadline referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article fail to harmonize their operations in accordance with the provisions of this law, the competent authority shall adopt a decision for termination of the activity.Licenses issued before the entry into force of this Law shall continue to be valid until the expiration of the period for which they are issued.Article 65

Licenses for carrying out taxi passenger service issued before the entry into force of this Law shall continue to be valid for a maximum period of four years from the date of issuance of the licenses.Article 66The procedures for issuance or renewal of a permit for international regular passenger service commenced before 1 January 2008, if fail to be complete within three months from the day of entry into force of this Law, a decision shall be adopted for revocation and deletion from the Register on timetables and permits.The seasonal lines that were operated according to timetables and which were harmonized in the Chamber of Commerce, for which the carrier has timely submitted a request for their renewal, may be continued in accordance with the provisions of this Law.For renewal of the lines of paragraph 2 of this Article, the carrier is obliged to submit a new request.Article 67The legal or natural person managing the bus station is obliged to submit a request for categorization of the bus station within three months from the entry into force of this Law to the Ministry of Transport and Communications.If the legal entity or natural person managing the bus station does not submit the request in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, the Minister of Transport and Communications shall establish a commission for categorization of the bus station and, in accordance with the agreed criteria for categorization of the bus stations, issue a decision on categorization.If the bus station fails to meet the conditions for any category referred to in Article 57, paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Law, upon a previous report from the commission for categorization referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, the Minister may adopt a decision to close the bus station until fulfilment of the conditions for its categorization in some of the categories referred to in Article 57 paragraph 4 of this Law.Article 68Carriers who have acquired rights and obligations (licenses, decisions and other acts) in accordance with the provisions of the Law on road transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 68/2004 and 127/2006) may appear in the capacity of a founder of a new legal entity with a priority activity/main income code corresponding to the activity that it will perform, whereby all rights and obligations (licenses, decisions and other acts) arising from the activity that the new entity will perform, which the company founder has acquired can be transferred to the newly established company.

The newly established entity submits a request for obtaining a license in accordance with the priority activity/main income code for which it is registered or which is entered in the Central Registry of the Republic of Macedonia.Article 69The detailed regulations envisaged by this Law shall be adopted within six months from the day this Law enters into force.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 83/2010):Article 31The provision referred to in Article 5 paragraph 1 of this Law shall begin to apply from 1 January 2013.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 83/2010):Article 32The certificates for participation of drivers in international road transport issued before the entry into force of this Law shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of their issuance.Article 33The carriers for which a bankruptcy procedure is underway and a plan for reorganization has been approved by first instance court and that have obtained licenses for performing regular passenger service before the entry into force of this Law, may submit a request for extension of the period of validity of the permits within two months from the date of entry into force of this Law.The carriers for which a bankruptcy procedure is underway, may submit a request for obtaining a license within six months from the day this Law enters into force.For the carriers referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article that will submit a request for a license, the provisions of Article 8 paragraph 1 items 3 and 7 shall not apply.Article 34The procedures for issuance or renewal of a permit for international regular passenger service commenced before 1 January 2008, if fail to be complete within three months from the day of entry into force of this Law, a decision shall be adopted for revocation and deletion from the Register on timetables and permits.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 140/2010):Article 21The detailed regulations envisaged by this Law shall be adopted within three months from the day this Law enters into force.

Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 17/2011):Article 11The provisions referred to in Article 8 paragraph 1 item 2 of this Law shall not apply to legal entities that, on the basis of a Concession Agreement, have acquired the right to use vehicles, that is, a legal entity may be a user of the vehicles.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 17/2011):Article 12The provision referred to in Article 8-c paragraph 1 of this Law shall apply from 1 September 2011.Article 13The provisions referred to in Articles 1, 8, 9 and 10 of this Law shall start to apply on the day of the commencement of the implementation of the Law on Inspection Supervision.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 53/2011):Article 16The legal entities and natural persons organizing the transport of goods and/or passengers in the domestic and international road transport should comply with the provisions of this Law within six months from the day this Law enters into force.Article 17The by-law referred to in Article 6, paragraph 4 and 11, paragraphs 4 and 21 of this Law shall be adopted within 15 days from the day this Law enters into force.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 53/2011):Article 19The provisions of Article 6 of this Law, which amend Article 10, paragraph 9 and the provisions of Article 17 of this Law, shall start to apply with the commencement of the enforcement of the Law on establishment of a state commission for decision-making in administrative procedure and labor relations procedure in second degree.Article 20The provisions referred to in Article 6 of this Law shall be applied by the mayors of the municipalities and the Mayor of the City of Skopje from 1 September 2011.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 6/2012):

Article 21The agreements concluded in accordance with Article 23 of the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 68/2004, 127/2006, 114/2009, 83/10, 140/10, 17/11 and 53/11) , shall continue to apply after the entry into force of this Law by the deadline for which they have been concluded, but no later than 1 June, 2012.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 6/2012):Article 22The provision referred to in Article 10 of this Law shall apply from 1 January 2012.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 23/2013 and 187/2013):Article 35The carriers for which a bankruptcy procedure is underway and where there is an approved plan for reorganization, who have obtained licenses for performing regular passenger service before the entry into force of this Law, may submit a request for renewal of the validity of the licenses within two months from the day this Law enters into force.The carriers for which a bankruptcy procedure is underway may submit a request for obtaining a license within six months from the day this Law enters into force.For the carriers referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article that will submit a request for a license, the provisions of Article 8 paragraph 1 items 1, 3, 7 and 8 of this Law shall not apply.Article 36The legal entities that are authorized for the professional training of the candidates for obtaining a certificate of professional competence of the manager or the authorized person responsible for transport and professional training of drivers for obtaining a certificate for participation in the international transport of passengers and goods are obliged to comply with the provisions of this law within a year.The initiated procedures for obtaining an authorization for professional training of candidates for obtaining a certificate of professional competence of the manager or the authorized person responsible for transport and for professional training of drivers for obtaining a certificate for participation in the international transport of passengers and goods shall continue to be implemented in accordance with the provisions of this Law.Article 37

The bus stations shall be obliged, within one year from the entry into force of this Law, to harmonize their operations in accordance with the provision referred to in Article 33 paragraph 2 specified in Article 21 of this Law.If the state inspector for road transport concludes that the bus station has not started selling the tickets in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, the Minister of Transport and Communications shall submit a proposal for revoking the categorization of the bus station.Article 38Drivers who have obtained a certificate for completed additional training for renewal of the validity of the certificate for participation of drivers in international road transport before the entry into force of this Law, upon the date of expiry of the validity of the existing certificate for participation of drivers in international road transport, renew its validity without taking the examination and without having a certificate for passed examination for participation of drivers in international road transport. When submitting the request for renewal of the validity of the certificate, drivers must submit the certificate for completed additional training for renewal of the certificate for participation of drivers in international road transport, issued before the entry into force of this Law.Article 39The permits for performing transport of passengers issued in accordance with the agreements concluded in accordance with Article 23 of the Law on road transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 68/2004, 127/2006, 114/2009, 83/10, 140 / 10, 17/11 and 53/11) shall continue to be valid after the entry into force of this Law by the deadline for which they have been concluded, but no later than September 1, 2013.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 163/2013):Article 8The bylaws envisaged by this Law shall be adopted within three months from the day of entry into force of this Law.Article 9Persons who, by the day of the commencement of the application of this Law, have begun taking the examinations stipulated by this Law, shall take their examinations according to the regulations that were valid until the day of entry into force of this Law.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 163/2013):Article 10

This Law shall enter into force on the eighth day from the date of its publication in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia", and Article 1 shall apply one year after the entry into force of this Law, while Articles 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this Law shall begin to apply from 1 May 2014.Law amending to the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 187/2013):Article 25Delivery of the notifications and decisions of the Commission for misdemeanor matters is performed in accordance with the provisions from the Law of the general administrative procedure.If the place of residence of the person to whom the notification or decision is to be delivered is unknown to the body that delivers the written notification or the person has moved out, the Commission for misdemeanor matters shall put the notification, that is, the decision on the announcement board in the Ministry of Transport and Communications and with the expiration of eight days from the day its placement on the announcement board in the Ministry of Transport and Communications it will be considered that it has been officially delivered.Article 26The licenses for the organization of transport issued before the entry into force of this Law shall continue to be valid until the expiration of the period for which they are issued as licenses for organization of freight transport.Article 27The initiated procedures for issuing a permit for special regular service before the entry into force of this Law shall continue in accordance with the provisions of this Law.Article 28Until commencement of the transport in accordance with Article 22-a of this Law, the transport to the City of Skopje and the municipalities of Arachinovo, Zelenikovo, Ilinden, Petrovec, Sopishte, Studenichani and Chucher Sandevo shall be carried out in accordance with the Decision on public urban and inter-municipal (suburban) transport of passengers in the City of Skopje ("Official Gazette of the City of Skopje" No. 6/99, 16/99, 11/2000, 12/2000, 9/2003, 12/2003, 5/2007, 9/2009, 7/10, 15/10, 1/11, 4/11 and 9/12).Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 187/2013 and 64/2018):Article 29The provision of Article 8 paragraph 1 item 4 of this Law for the possession of an international certificate for English language proficiency at the level A1 according to

the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) will apply from 1 January 2017.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 42/2014):Article 21The legal entities that have acquired licenses to perform the activity of taxi services and drivers employed with these entities that have acquired a license to perform taxi services before the entry into force of this Law should harmonize their operation with the provisions of this Law within six months from the day of entry into force of the by-laws stipulated by this Law.Article 22The Commission referred to in Article 8-i paragraph 3 specified in Article 5 of this Law shall be established within three days from the day of entry into force of the bylaws stipulated by this Law.Article 23Individual farmers registered in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy shall be obliged to submit a request in accordance with Article 9-c paragraph 1 of this Law within 30 days from the day of entry into force of this Law for obtaining a certificate for performing transport.Article 24The bylaws envisaged by this Law shall be adopted within one month from the day this Law enters into force.Article 25The Director of the State Transport Inspectorate, appointed before the day of commencement of the application of Article 17 of this Law, shall continue to perform the function until the expiration of the mandate for which he has been appointed.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 42/2014):Article 26The provisions of Article 17 of this Law shall start to apply within one year from the day of entry into force of this Law, except for the provisions referring to the requirement for knowledge of a foreign language that will start to apply after two years of the day the entry into force of this law.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 112/2014):Article 2

This Law shall enter into force on the eighth day from the day of its publication in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia", and shall start to apply from 1 January 2015.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 166/2014):Article 16The provision of Article 1 of this Law, by which Article 8 is amended with a new paragraph 2, shall be applied from 1 April 2015.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 44/2015):Article 18Legal entities that have acquired licenses to performing the activity of taxi services until the day of entry into force of this Law should harmonize their operation with the provisions of this Law no later than November 1, 2015.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 44/2015):Article 19The provision of Article 12 of this Law shall begin to apply from the day of the implementation of the Law on Prohibition and Prevention of Performing Unregistered Activity ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 199/14).The provision of Article 15 of this Law shall begin to apply from the day of commencement of the implementation of the Law on Establishing a State Commission for Decision-making in the second instance in the area of inspection supervision and misdemeanor procedure ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 130/14 ).Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 97/2015 and 71/2016): Article 10The existing valid certificates for participation of drivers in the international road transport shall be valid until the expiration of the deadline for which the existing certificates have been issued.Law amending to the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 129/2015):Article 7The form and content of the misdemeanor payment order and the mandatory payment order shall be prescribed by the Minister of Transport and Communications.

Article 8When determining fines for offences, the provisions of the Law on Misdemeanors shall be applied.Article 9The by-law stipulated in this Law shall be adopted no later than 30 days from the day this Law enters into force.Law amending to the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 129/2015):Article 10This Law shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia".Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 37/2016):Article 18The initiated procedures before the day of the commencement of the application of this law will be completed in accordance with the law on the basis of which they were started.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 37/2016):Article 19The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and 17 of this Law shall begin to apply with the commencement of the implementation of the Law on General Administrative Procedure in accordance with Article 141 of the Law on General Administrative Procedure ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 124/15).Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 71/2016):Article 37The legal entities referred to in Article 69 paragraph 4 of this Law that have acquired an authorization to issue a certificate of roadworthiness for vehicles until the day of entry into force of this Law should harmonize their operation with the provisions of this Law no later than 1 September 2017 year. Article 38The bylaws determined by this Law shall be adopted within three months from the day this Law enters into force.

Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 71/2016):Article 41This Law shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the "Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia".Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 140/2018):Article 80The legal entities authorized to perform vocational training of candidates for professional competence shall be obliged to harmonize their operations with the provisions of this Law no later than 31 December 2018 and submit a request to the Ministry of Transport and Communications for obtaining an authorization to perform the activities on professional training of the candidates.The Ministry of Transport and Communications shall be obliged, within 30 days from the day of receipt of the request referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, to adopt a decision to approve or reject the request for authorization.If the legal entities from paragraph 1 of this Article do not harmonize their operation with the provisions of this Law and do not submit a request for obtaining an authorization for performing vocational training of candidates, starting from January 1, 2019 they will not be able to perform vocational training of candidates for professional competence.Article 81The municipalities and the City of Skopje are obliged to harmonize their operations with the provisions of this Law no later than December 31, 2018.Article 83The initiated procedures for issuing a license and an excerpt from a license until the day of entry into force of this Law shall be completed in accordance with the provisions of this Law.Article 85More detailed regulations envisaged by this Law shall be adopted within one month from the day this Law enters into force.Article 86Persons who, until 1 January 2016, have obtained a driver's license for category C or C1, D or D1 have no obligation to attend initial qualification training in accordance with this Law.Law amending the Law on Road Transport ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia" No. 140/2018):

Article 82The provision referred to in Article 9 paragraph 3 determined in Article 17 of this Law shall apply from 1 January 2019.Article 84The provision referred to in Article 55, paragraph 3, determined in Article 39 of this Law, shall not apply to the providers of taxi service that have obtained licenses and have excerpts from a license before the day this Law enters into force.The provision from Article 55 paragraph 3 determined in Article 39 of this Law shall apply one year from the day this Law enters into force.Article 87The provisions referred to in Article 8 determined in Article 6 of this Law, Article 8-c determined in Article 9 of this Law, Article 8-d stipulated in Article 10 of this Law and Article 8-e stipulated in Article 11 of this Law shall cease to be applied with the accession of the Republic of Macedonia in the membership of the European Union.