G/SPS/N/MAC/17  
 
25 February 2016  
(16-1147)  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): Milk products (ICS Code: 67.100) 
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 de microrganismos patogénicos em produtos 
lácteos  (Limits of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Milk Products)  Language(s): Chinese 
and Portuguese  Number of pages: 3 
http://images.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2016/06/rega-2-2016.pdf 
6. Description of content: The Administrative Regulation No. 2/2016 Limites de 
microrganismos patogénicos em produtos lácteos  (Limits of Pathogenic Microorganisms 
in Milk Products) is a food safety standard that establishes the limits of pathogenic microorganisms in certain milk products, including Ultra High Temperature milk 
(UHT milk), pasteurized milk, modified mi lk and fermented milk. The administrative 
regulation stipulates that pathogenic microorganisms including Salmonella , 
Staphylococcus aureus  and other coagulase-positive staphylococci , and Listeria 
monocytogenes shall not be detected in these milk products. 
In this administrative regulation, milk produc ts refer to food prepared with animal milk 
as basic raw material. Pathogenic microorganisms refer to microorganisms that can cause food poisoning, including those releasing toxins in food or infecting the human 
intestine, inducing disease. Ultra High Temperature milk refers to the liquid product 
prepared from raw milk of cow or goat as raw material, with or without added 
reconstituted milk, sterilized through a process in which it is heated in a continuous flow 
during a short period at a minimum temperature of 132ºC, and then packaged 
aseptically. Pasteurized milk refers to the liquid product prepared from raw milk of cow or goat as raw material and sterilized through the pasteurization process. Modified milk 
refers to the liquid product prepared from raw milk of cow or goat or reconstituted milk 
as the main raw material, with other added food  ingredients, food additives or nutritional 
enhancers, and produced through appropriate process of pasteurization or sterilization. F e r m e n t e d  m i l k  r e f e r s  t o  t h e  p r o d u c t s  p r e p a r e d  f r o m  r a w  m i l k  o f  c o w  o r  g o a t  o r  
powdered milk as raw material, with or without other added food ingredients, food 
additives or nutritional enhancers, and obtained after pasteurization and fermentation resulting in lowering of the pH, including yogurt. G/SPS/N/MAC/17 
 
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  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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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 standard?   
[ ] 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:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 January 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 11 February 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 12 February 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] 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: