With the fund from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and with the assistance of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning prepared the first NIP for Macedonia. The preparation took two years and the National POPs Office coordinated all the activities. The first part of this document summarizes the current status in Macedonia with regards to POPs. This is the baseline inventory. The second part of the NIP details all the actions which need to be undertaken in order to meet all the obligations of the Convention.