G/TBT/N/MAC/3  
19 September 2019  
(19-6034) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  MACAO, CHINA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Transport Bureau  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Macao Economic Bureau  
3. Notified under A rticle 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Newly 
imported motorcycles (including mopeds); d iesel vehicles; heavy -duty compressed 
natural gas (CNG) vehicles; heavy -duty gasoline vehicles and newly imported vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
1. Approving the Gas Pollutant Emission Parameter Table (vehicles equipped with 
four-stroke engine) and using it to replace Table I and Table III of Annex II to 
Administrative Regulation 1/2008, as amended by Chief Executive's Decision 
no. 356/2010 (4 pages, in Chinese and Portuguese)  
2. Setting the requirements on tailpipe emission limits for imported new vehicles (2 
pages + Annexes 13 pages, in Chinese and Portuguese)  
3. Approving the Tailpipe Emission Standards and On -board Diagnostics System 
Specifications, and replacing Annex I and Annex II to Admin istrative Regulation 
no. 1/2012 with them (16 pages, in Chinese and Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:   
1. The Decision upgrades the emission standard for imported new two - and three -
wheeled motorcycles from China  Stage II to China  Stage III. Values and test 
procedures from the Japanese standard published on 28 October 2010 have also 
been applied.  
2. The Regulation tightens the vehicle tailpipe emission standards to be in line with 
Euro VI and publishes the On -board Diagnostics System Specifications  
3. This Dec ision tightens the tailpipe emission standard for light gasoline vehicles 
from Euro IV -equivalent to Euro VI -equivalent. For diesel vehicles and heavy -duty 
compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles from Euro IV -equivalent to Euro V -
equivalent, and publishes th e On-board Diagnostics System (OBD) specifications.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To protect the environment  G/TBT/N/MAC/3  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. Macao Special Administrative Region Official Gazette 47 Series I, Chief Executive's 
Decision no.  257/2018 of 19 November 2018.  
https://images.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2018/47 /despce -257-2018.pdf  
2. Macao Special Administrative Region Official Gazette 20 Series I, Chief Executive's 
Decision No.  81/2019 of 20 May 2019.  
https://images.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2019/20/despce -81-2019.pdf  
3. Macao Special Administrative Region Official Gazette 47 Series I, Chief Executive's 
Decision No.  258/2018 of 19 November 2018.  
https://images.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2018/47/despce -258-2018. pdf 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
1. 20 November 2018 (for newly imported motorcycles)  
2. 21 May 2019 (for diesel vehicles, heavy -duty compressed natural gas vehicles 
and heavy -duty gasoline vehicles)  
3. 20 November 2018 (for newly imported vehicles)  
Proposed date of entry into force:   
1. 20 November 2018 (for newly imported motorcycles)  
2. 21 May 2019 (for diesel vehicles, heavy -duty compressed natural gas vehicles 
and heavy -duty gasoline vehicles)  
3. 20 November 2018 (for newly imported vehicles)  
10. Final d ate for comments:  N/A 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/MAC/19_5014_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/MAC/19_5014_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/MAC/19_5014_02_x.pdf