. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MAC/8 
7 April 2004 
 (04-1577) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MACAO, CHINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   All poultry and their products including:   domestic and wild birds;  day-old 
birds;  hatching eggs;  semen of domestic and wild birds;  meat, chilled meat, frozen meat 
and organs from domestic and wild birds;  products of animal origin (from birds) intended 
for use in animal feeding or for agricultural or industrial use;  pathological material and 
biological products (from birds) which have not been processed to ensure the destruction of 
the HPAI virus.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   
Cambodia, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regi on, Hubei Province, Hunan Province of 
China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, South Korea,  Chinese Taipei, Thailand and Viet Nam.  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Chief Executive 
Decision No. 7/2004 (one page).  Temporar y Ban on the importation of poultry and their 
products originating from Cambodia, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Hubei Province, Hunan Province of China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, 
Thailand and Viet Nam.  
6. Description of content:  For public health and food safety, the Macao Special 
Administrative Region has imposed a temporary suspension on the importation of all 
poultry and their products which suffered from or were suspected to suffer from Highly 
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus subtype H5.  If pr oducts above are imported from 
other countries and regions, the existing sanitary and inspected regulations must be followed 
and temporary under the following restrictions: 
(a) All the relevant products must originate from establishments and abattoirs approved 
and monitored by the Veterinary Authority. 
(b) The above products must be kept in quarantine and have satisfactory results before 
exportation, with an ac credited certificate to certify such results. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [ X ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests  G/SPS/N/MAC/8 
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 8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   In order to prevent the 
entry of the virus and to protect public health, the Macao Special Administrative Region has imposed a temporary ban on the importa tion referred to in item 3 above with an 
effective date of 29 January 2004.  
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Macao Special 
Administrative Region Official Gazette No. 4 dated 29 January 2004, available in Chinese and Portuguese. 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   29 January 2004 
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 SPS Enquiry Point: 
 Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau 
 Avenida Almeida Ribeiro 163 
 Macao  Tel: +(853) 51 59 52  Fax: +(853) 51 93 03  E-mail/Internet: shung@iacm.gov.mo
 
   vhleung@iacm.gov.mo