Decision on the terms under which banks may take cash foreign currency in or out of the Republic of North Macedonia to or from their accounts abroad

Pursuant to Article 47 paragraph 1 item 6 of the Law on the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No. 158/10, 123/12, 43/14, 153/15, 6/16 and 83/18 and Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia No. 110/21, 74/24 and 16/25) and Article 29 paragraph 3 of the Law on the Foreign Exchange Operations (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia No. 34/01, 49/01, 103/01, 54/02, 51/03, 81/08, 24/11, 135/11, 188/13, 97/15, 153/15 and 23/16 and Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia No. 110/21 and 37/25), the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia Council has adopted the following DECISION on the terms under which banks may take in or out of the Republic of Macedonia cash foreign currency from or to their accounts abroad (Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia No. 225/25)
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. This Decision sets forth the terms under which banks may take in or out of
   the Republic of North Macedonia cash foreign currency (hereinafter: cash in foreign currency) to or from their accounts abroad.
   II. CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE BANKS TAKE IN OR OUT OF THE
   REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA CASH IN FOREIGN CURRENCY TO OR FROM THEIR ACCOUNTS ABROAD
2. When take in or out of the Republic of North Macedonia cash in foreign
   currency, the banks shall declare the amount to the authorized customs authority and to submit to it three copies of the payment order for taking in or out cash, which is prescribed and completed in accordance with the bylaw of the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia (hereinafter: the National Bank) for executing payment transactions. The Bank shall be obliged within one business day to submit a notification to the National Bank of taking out, i.e. taking in cash in foreign currency of/to the Republic of North Macedonia, which contains at least the following data: date of cash take out or take in, amount, type of currency and name of the foreign financial institution.
   III. TRANSITIONAL AND CLOSING PROVISIONS
3. By entering into force of this Decision, the Decision on the terms under
   which authorized banks may take in or out of the Republic of Macedonia cash foreign currency from or to their accounts abroad (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia 41/07) shall become void.
4. This Decision shall enter into force on the eighth day of its publication in
   the Official Gazette of the Republic of North Macedonia.

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No. 02-35008/4
30 October 2025
Skopje
Governor and Chairperson of the Council of the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia Trajko Slaveski, PhD