G/SPS/N/MAC/15
9 December 2014
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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 residue limits of veterinary drugs in foodstuffs) Language(s): Chinese and Portuguese  Number of pages: 12 
http://images.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2013/24/rega-13-2013.pdf  
6. Description of content: Administrative Regulation No. 13/2013 "Limites máximos de 
resíduos de medicamentos veterinários nos alimentos" (Maximum residue limits of 
veterinary drugs in foodstuffs) is a food safety standard that establishes maximum residue limits of veterinary drugs in foodstuffs derived from animal origin. In the 
definition of this regulation, "residues of veterinary drugs" refers to any medications and 
substances involved, including the original active ingredients and their metabolites which remain in the edible parts of animals for consumption when the medications in question 
have been administered. This Administrative Regulation stipulates that a maximum 
concentration, legally provided, of veterinary drug residues in or on a food surface must 
be in accordance with the terms of the lis t provided. The Regulation applies to the 
control of the maximum residue limits for veterinary drugs in parts intended for human 
consumption of specified animal species, eith er at the stage of import, processing or 
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) CAC/MRL 2 Maximum Residue Limits for Veterinary 
Drugs in Food 
[ ] 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/15 
 
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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) : 10 May 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 June 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 20 October 2013 
[ ] 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: