Ob upoštevanju obsega trgovine s kmetijskimi in ribiškimi proizvodi med pogodbenicama, njene posebne občutljivosti, pravil skupne kmetijske in ribiške politike Skupnosti, pravil kmetijske politike Nekdanje jugoslovanske republike Makedonije, vloge kmetijstva v gospodarstvu Nekdanje jugoslovanske republike Makedonije, proizvodnega in izvoznega potenciala njenih tradicionalnih panog in trgov ter posledic večstranskih trgovinskih pogajanj v okviru STO, Skupnost in Nekdanja jugoslovanska republika Makedonija najpozneje do 1. januarja 2003 znotraj Sveta o sodelovanju, za vsak izdelek posebej ter skladno in vzajemno, preučita možnosti za medsebojno podeljevanje nadaljnjih ugodnosti, s ciljem večje liberalizacije trgovine s kmetijskimi in ribiškimi proizvodi.
Taking account of the volume of trade in agricultural and fishery products between the Parties, of their particular sensitivities, of the rules of the Community common policies for agriculture and fisheries, of the rules of the agricultural policies of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the role of agriculture in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's economy, of the production and export potential of its traditional branches and markets and of the consequences of the multilateral trade negotiations under the WTO, the Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall examine in the Cooperation Council, no later than 1 January 2003, product by product and on an orderly and appropriate reciprocal basis, the opportunities for granting each other further concessions with a view to implementing greater liberalisation of the trade in agricultural and fishery products.