G/SPS/N/MAC/11  
 
3 June 2013  
(13-2859)  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;  ICS 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:  Lei de segurança alimentar (Food Safety Law)  
Language(s):  Chinese and Portuguese  Number of pages:  11 
http://images.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2013/17/lei-5-2013.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The subject of Law No. 5/2013 "Lei de segurança alimentar" 
(Food Safety Law) is to protect public health and safety through regulating the 
supervision and management of food safety, food safety risk prevention, control and 
countermeasure, as well as food safety incident management. The law is applicable to food production and business operation, as well as the use of food additives and food-
related products in commercial foodstuffs, but not for medicine that contains proprietary 
Chinese medicines and other Chinese herbal medicines specifically for sale in Chinese pharmacies, that are regulated by other legisl ations. "Lei de segurança alimentar" lists 
the authority of IACM in the food safety area, and the obligation of public or private 
entities to provide assistance. The law elaborates the establishment of food safety standards, risk monitoring, risk assessment and prevention and control measures under the premise of prevention and control. In addition, the law also includes a penalty 
system, including criminal liability and administrative penalties. 
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 seri al 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/11 
 
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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) :  27 March 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  22 April 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) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handle  comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body: