G/SPS/N/MAC/18  
 
25 February 2016  
(16-1148)  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: Alteração ao Regulamento Administrativo n.º 6/2014 
(Lista de substâncias proibidas de usar nos géneros alimentícios) / Amendment to 
Administrative Regulation No. 6/2014 (List of Prohibited Substances for Use in Food)  
Language(s): Chinese and Portuguese  Number of pages: 2 
http://images.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2016/06/rega-3-2016.pdf 
6. Description of content: The Administrative Regulation No. 6/2014 " Lista de 
substâncias proibidas de usar nos géneros alimentícios " (List of Prohibited Substances 
for Use in Food) was published in 2014. To protect food safety, the government 
continues to strengthen food safety surveillance and renew relevant food safety 
standards. In accordance with local food monitoring data, it is decided to amend the abovementioned administrative regulation and to add two types of chemicals, Borax or 
Boric Acid and Sudan Dyes, to the " Lista de substâncias proibidas de usar nos géneros 
alimentícios " (List of prohibited substances for use in food). Therefore, the government 
has published the Administrative Regulation No. 3/2016 Alteração ao Regulamento 
Administrativo n.º 6/2014 (Lista de substâncias proibidas de usar nos géneros 
alimentícios) / Amendment to Administrative Regula tion No. 6/2014 (List of prohibited 
substances for use in food). The regulation is  applicable to the entire food supply chain 
including food production, processing, prepar ation, packaging, transportation, import, 
export, transit, storage, sale, delivery, holding or displaying for sale, etc. 
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)    G/SPS/N/MAC/18 
 
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  [ ] 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: