G/SPS/N/MAC/14
9 December 2014 
(14-7147)  Page: 1/2
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: MACAO, CHINA 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) 
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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: "Limites máximos de resíduos de medicamentos 
veterinários nos alimentos" (Maximum Resi due Limits for Veterinary Drugs in Food) 
Language(s): Chinese and Portuguese  Number of pages: 2 
http://images.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2014/34/rega-16-2014.pdf  
6. Description of content: Administrative regulation No. 16/2014 "Limites máximos de 
radionuclídeos nos géneros alimentícios" (Maximum limits of radionuclides in foodstuffs) 
is a food safety standard that establishe s maximum permitted levels of radionuclides 
contaminated in food after a nuclear or radiological emergency. This standard aims to 
control important radioactive contaminants in food, in order to protect public health in 
Macao. In the definition of this regulation, "radionuclides" refers to unstable chemical elements contaminated in food, whose at oms disintegrate spontaneously and emit 
ionizing radiation. This administrative regulation stipulates that legally permitted levels 
of radioactivity concentration of radionuclides in or on the surface of foodstuffs must be 
in accordance with the terms of the list provided. Considering special protection for 
sensitivity of infants, permitted maximum limits are defined for two separate categories 
"infant food" and "other foods". The regulation applies to the control of the levels of 
radionuclides in food intended for human consumption at all stages of food business including production, importing, processing, transportation and sale. 
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. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) Codex STAN 193-1995 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/MAC/14 
 
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  [ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: See 
item 5.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 27 June 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 August 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 26 August 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :   
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: