Republika Severna Makedonija
1. Legal Gazette
1.1. Overview
Republika Severna Makedonija
Republic of North Macedonia
Služben vesnik na Republika Severna Makedonija
Official Gazette of the North Macedonia
Published by:
Javno Pretprijatie Služben vesnik na Republika Severna Makedonija
Public Enterprise of the Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia
Bul. Partizanski Odredi 29
PO Box 51
MK-1000 Skopje
Tel: (+389-2)5512400
Fax: (+ 389-2)5512401
E-mail: contact@slvesnik.com.mk
Website: www.slvesnik.com.mk/
| Official journal / legal gazette |
In the Republic of North Macedonia there is only one publication divided into an official section containing legislation and a non-official section with legal notices and other official publications; see point 1.2 for details. Part II of the Legal Gazette (Služben vesnik na Republika Severna Makedonija) contains various announcements on juridical and notarial notices, public procurements, bankruptcy, etc. |
| First edition |
The first paper edition was published on 18 February 1945, under the reference: 1/45. |
| First online edition |
2001 |
| Paper edition |
Služben vesnik na Republika Severna Makedonija
Price
domestic citizens
12 200 MKD / year (198 €)
foreign citizens
24293 MKD / year (395 €)
Legally binding |
| Online edition |
https://members.slvesnik.com.mk
Availability of texts
PDF from 1945 (regulations)
The full version of the legal gazette has been available since 2001.
Access and price
the entire web database:
15 500 MKD (€ 252) (1 user)
13 500 MKD (€ 220) (2-5 users)
11 000 MKD (€ 179) (6-15 users)
8 500 MKD (€ 138) (more than 15 users) full edition of the official gazette published in the current year: 7 000 MKD (€ 114)
Mobile application 4 500 MKD (€ 73) |
| CD/DVD edition |
Not available |
1.2. Details on the legal gazette in general
| Contents |
Part I (official section):
national legislation, the Constitution, laws adopted by the National Assembly, acts enacted by the President, regulations and other acts adopted by the government and ministries as well as decisions of the Constitutional Court
Part II (announcements):
juridical and notarial notices, public procurements, court announcements, notices of bankruptcy and other related documents
Part III (international issues):
ratified international treaties, agreements, declarations, resolutions and other related documents |
| Legal basis |
The legal basis for publishing legislation is laid down in the Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia, more specifically in article 52 (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia n° 52/91-805) and in a special law, the Act on publishing laws and other regulations (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia n° 56/99, 43/02). |
| Legally binding |
paper version |
| Financing |
The Company is self-financed through its own revenues. The major portion of the income comes from the subscriptions for the Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia, the OG legal registry - electronic form, the payments for publications (courts announcements, notary announcements, public procurement tenders, etc), as well as payments of books. The valid price list is stipulated by Management Board decisions, based on Governmental approval. |
1.3. Details on the online edition
https://members.slvesnik.com.mk
See also point 1.1
| Frequency of updates |
The online version is automatically updated when the paper version is edited. |
| Functionalities |
- Metadata: title, issue name, issue number, year of publication, date of publication, author service, document type, status of consolidation, Constitutional court decisions, reference to basic legislation, reference to modified acts, date of entering into force, date of enactment, date of application, date of repeal content
- Alert system available
- Download
- Available for making e-collection
- Hyperlinks to other related acts
- Notification of the amendments for the chosen legal act
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| Format description |
PDF |
| Authenticity |
Both the online and paper versions are authentic. |
| Archiving |
The same system (see Text Processing System) which generates PDF documents for the printed copies and the web also automatically archives the documents in three separate locations (SPPS archive library, file server and EMC storage). Furthermore, it keeps a fourth additional archive copy in XML (only for new documents). |
1.4. Details on the publishing institution
Public Enterprise of the Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia
For contact details, please refer to point 1.1
| Form and nature |
Public enterprise |
| Basic tasks |
- Pre-press: yes
- Printing: no (sub-contracted)
- Legal gazette online: yes
- Dissemination/distribution: no (sub-contracted)
- Consolidation: no
- Legislation database: not applicable
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| Other services offered |
The publishing body also offers document information through its bookshop. |
1.5. Drafting and publishing procedures
| Text processing system |
The Official Gazette uses a system for the online development of the Official Gazette, combined with the Government’s e-session system and the Parliament’s document workflow system. The text processing system is a combination of standard software and a customised software specifically designed for it. The text processing system is the same for primary and secondary legislation. Microsoft Word templates are used for drafting and adopting legislation. The ministerial staff draft the text. The documents are converted into XML after uploading onto a database. Other systems used are MS Office SharePoint Portal Server 2013 and SQL Server 2008 The system automatically generates PDF documents for print (hard copy) and the web. |
| Workflow |
There is no integrated electronic workflow system for drafting, adopting and publishing. In the current publishing workflow system, the transmission of the official version of the Legal Gazette is received both in hard copy and electronically to accelerate the process. |
| Publishing |
Official Gazette employees proofread and edit texts. There is a deadline of seven days for publishing laws and other regulations after they have been adopted (article 52(2) of the Constitution). A law on public procurement, which entered into force on 1 January 2008, provides that public procurements notices have to be published within five days after the date of reception. These notices are published in the advertisement section (second part) of the Official Gazette. The paper and electronic versions are derived from the same text file and published simultaneously. |
2. Collections of consolidated Legislation
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Consolidated laws published in regular issues of the Official Gazette
Organisation responsible for
consolidation |
Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia |
| Content |
The Parliament occasionally consolidates texts of laws which are then published in the regular issue of the Official Gazette. There is no time limit or specification regarding laws that require consolidation. Although the paper version of the Official Gazette is legally binding, it is important to note that consolidated legislation published therein is not legally binding but has only informative value. |
Status of the
consolidated
texts |
Quasi official collection |
Deadline for
consolidation |
There is neither specific deadline regarding the frequency of publication nor any specification of the type of law that is consolidated. |
Web database of the Official Gazette:
| Organisation responsible for consolidation |
The Legislative Committee (working body set up in the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia) is responsible for the determination of the consolidated legislation (laws and other legal acts adopted by the Assembly). The relevant Ministry is responsible for the determination of the consolidated legislation (such as bylaws) adopted by the same Ministry. The Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia is responsible for the publication of consolidated legislation. |
| Contents |
All the adopted and published consolidated legislation (in paper version) |
| Status |
Quasi official collection |
| Access |
Website |
| Deadline for consolidation |
No deadlines for consolidation |
3. Legislative portals and online databases
3.1. Official portals
For the time being, no official portal is available
3.2. Official databases
Organisation
responsible |
relevant Ministry of the Republic of North Macedonia |
| Content |
Legislation for the specific area that covers the function of the particular ministry: laws, rule book, decrees, direction, instruction, plan and programme, bylaw acts informative value collection |
| Access |
Free-of-charge |
3.3. Additional information: other commonly used legal databases
| Praven Resursen Centar |
Legal resource Centre www.pravo.org.mk (Civilian Association MOST) |
