. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MAC/6 
10 February 2004 
 (04-0500) 
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):   Bovines, their meat and meat produc ts, organs and viscera, meat and bone-
meal from bovines and other derivatives from th e said animals; whatever for consumption 
or industry. The following commodities are without restriction: (a) Milk and milk products; (b) Semen and in vivo derived cattle embr yos collected and handled in accordance 
with the recommendations of the International Embryo Transfer Society; 
(c) Protein-free tallow (maximum level of insoluble impurities of 0.15% in weight) 
and derivatives made from this tallow; 
(d) Dicalcium phosphate (with no trace of protein or fat); (e) Hides and skins; (f) Gelatin and collagen prepared exclusively from hides and skins. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   United 
States of America  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Chief Executive 
Decision No. 318/2003 (one page)  
6. Description of content:  For the public health and food safety, the Macao Special 
Administrative Region has imposed a temporary suspension on the importation of bovines meat and other derivatives from the said animals which suffered from or was suspected to suffer from Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). 
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other damage from pests  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   Based on the reported 
case of BSE in the United States and in order to  safeguard public health, the Macao Special 
Administrative Region has imposed a temporary suspension on the importation referred on item 3 above from the United States with  effective date on 26 December 2003.  G/SPS/N/MAC/6 
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 9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [   ] 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 Bulletin No. 51 dated the 23 December 2003, available in Chinese 
and Portuguese. 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   26 December 2003 
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. No: +(853) 51 59 52  Fax: +(853) 51 93 03  E-mail/Internet: shung@iacm.gov.mo
 
   vhleung@iacm.gov.mo