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(c) In Article 82(2), the fourth indent shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(d) In Article 82(3), the words ", participation in selected EUROSTAT working groups" shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(e) In Article 83(1), the first indent shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(f) In Article 83(2), the words "following the harmonised Community methods and procedures" shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(g) In Article 88(1), the words "and to achieve the approximation of the customs system of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to that of the Community" shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(h) In Article 90(4), the words ", taking as a reference the level of protection existing in the Community" shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(i) Article 91(2) and (3) shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(j) In the second paragraph of Article 94, the words ", and where appropriate, harmonise" shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(k) In Article 95, the words ", with the objective of ultimate alignment with the acquis by the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia one year after the entry into force of the Agreement" shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(l) In Article 96, the second and third paragraphs shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(m) In Article 97:

i. the first sentence shall not be incorporated into this Agreement; and

ii. in the second paragraph, the first indent shall be replaced by "that adequate consumer protection legislation is put in place".

(n) In Article 98(1):

i. the words "Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the field of transport" shall be replaced by "Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Macedonian Government on International Road Transport which entered into force on 29 July 2005"; and

ii. the third and fourth indents shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(o) In Article 98(2), the following shall not be incorporated into this Agreement:

i. the fifth indent;

ii, the words "in line with Community standards" in the sixth indent; and

iii. the final (eighth) indent.

(p) In Article 100, the words ", the gradual harmonisation of veterinary and phytosanitary legislation with Community standards" shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(q) In Article 103(2), the tenth indent, which reads "continuous approximation of laws and regulations to Community standards", shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(r) In Article 103(2), the words "within the framework of " in the twelfth indent shall be replaced by "with".

(s) In Article 103(4), the words ", or EURATOM," shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

10. MODIFICATIONS TO TITLE IX

FINANCIAL COOPERATION

(a) In Article 104:

i. the words "Articles 3, 108 and 109" shall be replaced by "Article 3"; and; 

ii. the words "from the Community in the forms of grants and loans, including loans from the European Investment Bank" shall be replaced by "from the United Kingdom, subject to the agreement of both parties. The United Kingdom may also cooperate with initiatives set out in Articles 104 to 107 of the EU-North Macedonia Agreement, subject to the agreement of all parties".

(b) Articles 105 to 107 shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

11. MODIFICATIONS TO TITLE X

INSTITUTIONAL, GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

(a) In Article 109(1), in each instance, after "members" the words "or representatives" shall be inserted.

(b) Article 109(5) shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(c) In the first paragraph of Article 110, the final sentence shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(d) In Article 113, the final sentence shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(e) In Article 114, the words "is hereby" shall be replaced by "may be", and after "established" the words "by the Parties" shall be inserted.

(f) Article 121 shall be replaced by:

"The Protocols, Annexes and the Additional Protocol shall form an integral part of this Agreement."

(g) Article 123 shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

(h) In Article 124, the words "the Treaties Establishing the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community" shall be replaced by "the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union".

(i) = Article 125 shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

12. MODIFICATIONS TO ANNEX IV(b)

[not included]

13. MODIFICATIONS TO ANNEX IV(c)

[not included]

14. MODIFICATIONS TO ANNEX V(c)

[not included]

15. MODIFICATIONS TO ANNEX VII INTELLECTUAL, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 71)

(a) Paragraph 3 shall not be incorporated into this Agreement.

16. MODIFICATIONS TO PROTOCOL 1 TEXTILE AND CLOTHING PRODUCTS

[not included]

17. MODIFICATIONS TO PROTOCOL 2 STEEL PRODUCTS

[not included]

18. MODIFICATIONS TO PROTOCOL 3

[not included]

19. MODIFICATIONS TO PROTOCOL 5 MUTUAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE IN CUSTOMS MATTERS

[not included]

20. MODIFICATIONS TO THE ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL

[not included]

21. JOINT DECLARATIONS

The following Joint Declarations, or parts thereof, are those referred to by Article 3(2) of this instrument:

(a) Joint Declaration concerning Article 71; and

(b) Joint Declaration concerning Article 118.

Annex II

(a) Protocol 4 of the EU-North Macedonia Agreement shall be replaced by:

[not included]

Annex III

[not included]

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