G/LIC/N/2/MAC/7  
 
31 March 2023  
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
 
AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES  
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5.1 TO 5.4 OF THE AGREEMENT1 
MACAO, CHINA 
The following communication, originally received on 9 March 2023, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Macao, China.  
 
 Category  Notification details  
1 Notifying Member  Macao, China  
2 Title of new 
legislation/procedure  Chief Executive's Decision  No. 188/2022  
3 Date of Publication  17 October 2022 
4 Date of entry into force  18 October 2022 
5 Website link/Official 
publication of the new 
regulation/procedure  https://images.io.gov.mo//bo/i/2022/42/despce -188-2022.pdf  
6 Have you attached a copy of 
the regulation (PDF) to the 
Secretariat  [X] Yes. ( Please attach a copy of the regulation to the notification. ) 
 
[ ] No.  
7 Type of notification  [X] (a) New licensing regulation/procedure2; (please answer 
question 8 to 14)  
 
[ ] (b) Changes to a regulation/procedure which has been previously 
notified in document:  (please answer question 15 and 16 ) 
8 List of products subject to 
licensing  Industrial Chemicals and relevant goods . See Annex.  
9 Nature of licensing  Automatic: [ ]  
 
Non-Automatic: [ X] 
10 Administrative 
purpose/measure being 
implemented  (a)  Protect public morals;  
(b)  Protect human, animal or plant life and health; protect 
environment;  
(c)  Collect trade statistics or market surveillance;  
(d)  Protection of patents, trademarks and copyrights, and 
the prevention of deceptive practices;  
(e)  Pursue obligations under the UN Charter and other 
international treaties ( i.e. CITES, Basel Convention, 
Rotterdam Convention, UNSC Resolutions etc.)  
(f)  Quota (including TRQ) administration;  
(g)  Regulate imports of arms, ammunition or fissionable 
materials and safeguard national security;  
(h)  Other: ______________ (please specify)  
 
1 It is understood that the notifying Member has also completed its notification obligations under 
Article  1.4(a) and Article 8.2(b) regarding the relevant law/regulation/procedure notified for by filling this form 
in a full and complete manner.  
2 "New licensing regulation/procedure" is understood to refer to any newly introduced law, regulation or 
procedure, and those which are in force but being notified for the first time to the Committee.  G/LIC/N/2/MAC/7  
 
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   Category  Notification details  
11 Administrative body(ies) for  
submission of applications   Environmental Protection Bureau   
12 Contact point for 
information on eligibility  Environmental Protection Bureau  
Address: Estrada de D. Maria II, 32 -36, Edifício CEM, 1.º andar, 
Macao 
Website: http://www.dspa.gov.mo  
Telephone: (853) 28725134  
Email: info@dspa.gov.mo   
13 Expected duration of 
licensing procedure  Ongoing.  
14 A summary of the 
notification in one of the 
WTO official languages   In order to implement the Rotterdam Convention, the Macao Special 
Administrative Region  Government , through Chief Executive's 
Decision  No. 188/2022 , has included industrial chemicals  and 
relevant goods under the Rotterdam Convention, as shown  in the 
list of goods in the Import Table under the licensing system of the 
Foreign Trade Law. 
15 In the case of 7(b), please 
indicate the type of new 
change(s)  (a)  Termination  
(b)  Suspension  
(c)  Modification of specific details in existing  
procedures:  
 Product coverage;  
 Administrative purpose;  
 Automatic or Non -automatic;  
 Duration of licensing;  
 Change the nature of quantity/value restriction;  
 Eligibility of applicants;  
 Contact information on eligibility;  
 Administrative body(ies) for submission of application;  
 Documentation requirements (including application form);  
 Period for Application;  
 Administrative body(ies) to issue licence;  
 Processing time for issuing licence;  
 Licence fee/administrative charge;  
 Deposit/advance payment and relevant conditions;  
 Appeal regulations/procedures;  
 Validity of licence;  
 Other conditions of licence (extension, transferability, 
penalty of non -use etc.);  
 Foreign exchange requirements;  
 Other: __________ (please specify).  
 
16  Please elaborate the 
changes in detail (in one of 
the WTO official languages)   G/LIC/N/2/MAC/7  
 
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  ANNEX1 
 
__________  
 
1 Only in Portuguese.