G/SPS/N/MAC/16  
 
10 November 2015  
(15-5917)  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): Infant formulae (ICS Code: 67.230) 
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: Limite de microrganismos patogénicos em fórmulas 
infantis para lactentes  (Limits of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Powdered Infant 
Formulae)  Language(s): Chinese and Portuguese  Number of pages: 2 
http://images.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2015/43/rega-16-2015.pdf  
6. Description of content: The Administrative Regulation No. 16/2015 Limite de 
microrganismos patogénicos em fórmulas infantis para lactentes  (Limits of Pathogenic 
Microorganisms in Powdered Infant Formulae) is a food safety standard that establishes the limits of specific pathogenic microorga nisms in powdered infant formulae. In the 
definition of this regulation, "infant" means a person not more than 12 months of age; 
"powdered infant formulae" refers to a powdered breast-milk substitute specially manufactured to satisfy, by itself, the nutritional requirements of infants during the first 
months of life up to the introduction of appropriate complementary feeding; "pathogenic 
microorganisms" refers to microbiological organisms that may cause food poisoning, including those that produce toxins in food or those that cause intestinal infection. This Administrative Regulation stipulates that microbiological criteria of pathogenic 
microorganisms in powdered infant formulae must be in accordance with the terms of 
the list provided. 
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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) CAC/RCP 66-2008 Code of Hygienic Practice for 
Powdered Formulae for Infants and Young Children 
[ ] 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/16 
 
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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) : 15 October 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 26 October 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 27 October 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 January 2016 
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: