G/SPS/N/MAC/12
13 October 2014 
(14-5792)  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): Plant 
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: Chief Executive Writ of Instruction No. 245/2014 
Language(s): Chinese and Portuguese  Number of pages: 2 
http://images.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2014/33/despce-245-2014.pdf  
6. Description of content: By exercising the authority conf erred by Article 50 of the Basic 
Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China, and 
pursuant to the stipulations of Article 5 of Law No. 7/2003 (External Trade Law), the 
Chief Executive issues this Writ of Instruction as follows: 
1. The List of Phytosanitary Harmful Organisms of Macao Special Administrative Region 
is approved and appended to this Writ of Instruction as an integral part. 
2. It is prohibited in the Macao Special Administrative Region to engage in any import, 
export or re-export activities of plant products that contain phytosanitary harmful 
organisms as included in the appended list approved by this Writ of Instruction. 
3. This Writ of Instruction shall come into effect 90 days after the date of its publication. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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 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 G/SPS/N/MAC/12 
 
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  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: See 
item 5.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 8 August 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 18 August 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 17 November 2014 
[ ] 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: