G/SPS/N/MAC/27  
29 September 2023  
(23-6566) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES  
1. Notifying Member:  MACAO, CHINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM), The Government of the Macao 
Special Administrative Region  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Live and fresh food products, food products of animal origin , sea salt 
and seaweed, including edible fresh vegetables and fruits, dairy produce, fish and 
crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates, meat and edible offal, preparations 
of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrat es, birds' eggs, edible 
products of animal origin, etc.  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries:  Fukushima Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, Tochigi 
Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, Niigata 
Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo Metropolis of Japan  
5. Title of the notified document:  Despacho do Chefe do Executivo No. 134/2023 
(Chief  Executive Writ of Instruction No. 134/2023) . Language(s):  Chinese and 
Portuguese . Number of pages:  1 
https://images.io.gov.mo//bo/i/2023/34/despce -134-2023.pdf  
6. Description of content:  In order to fully guard against the risk of radioactive 
contamination of food safety caused by the discharge of nuclear contaminated water from 
Fukushima in Japan, to protect the health of local consumers  and ensure the food safety of 
imported food, the Macao S.A.R. decided to suspend import of live and fresh food 
products, food products of animal origin, sea salt and seaweed, including edible fresh 
vegetables and fruits, dairy produce, fish and crustacean s, molluscs and other aquatic 
invertebrates, meat and edible offal, preparations of meat, of fish, of crustaceans, 
molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, birds' eggs, edible products of animal origin, etc., 
originating in 10 prefectures and regions of Ja pan, including Fukushima Prefecture, Chiba 
Prefecture, Tochigi Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Gunma Prefecture, Miyagi Prefecture, 
Niigata Prefecture, Nagano Prefecture, Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo Metropolis, from 
24 August 2023.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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:  The discharge of 
contaminated water from Fukushima nuclear disaster into the sea in Japan will pose 
uncontrollable risks to food safety and public health. The emergency measure is issued in 
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  9. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
10. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
11. Date of entry into force ( dd/mm/yy )/period of application (as applicable):  
24 August 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of ot her body:   
Municipal Affairs Bureau, Macao, China  
Tel : +(853) 8296 1111  
Fax: +(853) 8296 1114  
E-mail: sps-dsa@iam.gov.mo  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Municipal Affairs Bureau, Macao, China  
Tel : +(853) 8296  1111 
Fax: +(853) 8296 1114  
E-mail: sps-dsa@iam.gov.mo