WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/REG163/1/Add.3 
7 December 2006 
 
 (06-5858) 
Committee on Regional Trade Agreements Original:   English 
  
 
CLOSER ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENT 
BETWEEN CHINA AND MACAO, CHINA 
 
Addendum
 
 
 
 The following communication, dated 29 November 2006, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegations of China and Macao, China.  
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SUPPLEMENT III TO THE MAINLAND AND MACAO CLOSER ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP 
ARRANGEMENT
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 To further enhance the level of economic a nd trade exchanges and cooperation between the 
Mainland1 and the Macao Special Administrative Region (hereinafter referred to as “Macao”), and 
pursuant to:   - the Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (hereinafter 
 referred to as “CEPA”) signed on 17 October 2003; 
  - the Supplement to the Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership 
Arrangement (hereinafter referred to as “Supplement to the CEPA”) signed on 
29 October 2004; 
 
 - the Supplement II to the Mainland and Macao Closer Economic Partnership 
Arrangement (hereinafter referred to as  “Supplement II to the CEPA”) signed on 
21 October 2005; 
 the two sides agreed to sign this Supplement III on further liberalization of trade in services in the 
Mainland for Macao and strengthening  cooperation in area of trade and investment facilitation of both 
sides.  
I. TRADE IN SERVICES 
1. From 1 January 2007, the Mainland shall furt her relax the market access conditions in the 
sectors of legal, construction, conv ention and exhibition, audiovisual, distribution, tourism, transport 
and individually owned stores on the basis of the commitments on liberalization of trade in services under “CEPA”, “Supplement to the CEPA” and “Supplem ent II to the CEPA”.  The specific contents 
are detailed in the Annex of this Supplement III. 
                                                     
 
∗ The Annex to this Supplement III has been submitted to the Secretariat for consultation by interested 
Members (office 1174).  It is also available at http://www.economia.gov.mo  and http://www.mofcom.gov.cn . 
1 In “CEPA”, the “Mainland” refers to the entire customs territory of China. WT/REG163/1/Add.3 
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  2. The Annex of this Supplement III is a supplem ent and amendment to Table 1 of Annex 4 of 
“CEPA” – “The Mainland’s Specific Commitments on Liberalization of Trade in Services for Macao”, Annex 3 of “Supplement to the CEPA” - “Supplements and Amendments to the Mainland’s Specific Commitments on Liberalization of Tr ade in Services for Macao” and Annex 2 of 
“Supplement II to the CEPA” – “Supplements an d Amendments II to the Mainland’s Specific 
Commitments on Liberalization of Trade in Services for Macao”.  In the event of conflict with the 
provisions of the other three instruments, the prov isions of the Annex of this Supplement III shall 
prevail.  
3. “Service suppliers” as referred to in the Annex of  this Supplement III shall meet the relevant 
requirements of Annex 5 of “CEPA” – “Definition of  “Service Supplier” and Related Requirements”. 
II. TRADE AND INVESTMENT FACILITATION 
1. To support and take joint efforts to promot e the moderate diversification of Macao’s 
industrial structure, and to promote the devel opment of the convention and exhibition industry 
between the two places, the two sides agree to  add ‘cooperation of conv ention and exhibition 
industry’ into the area of trade and investment fac ilitation under ‘CEPA’.  In th is context, paragraph 9 
of Annex 6 of ‘CEPA’ is amended as follows: 
The two sides recognized that based on the pr inciple of advantage complementarity, the 
enhanced industrial cooperation and communicati on between the two places will contribute to both 
sides’ industries and overall social economic devel opment.  The two sides will initiate cooperation in 
areas of Chinese herbal medicine industry as well as convention and exhibition industry.  Cooperation 
in other specified industries will be take n into consideration in the proper time. 
2. To promote cooperation in the area of protecti on of intellectual property rights between the 
two places, the two sides agree to add protection of intellectual property rights into the area of trade 
and investment facilitation under “CEPA”.  Accordingly: 
 (1) Paragraph 1 of Article 17 of  “CEPA” is amended as follows : 
 
 “1. The two sides will promote cooperation in the following areas: 
   1. trade and investment promotion;   2. customs clearance facilitation;   3. commodity inspection, inspection and quarantine of animals and plants, food 
 safety, sanitary quarantine, certification, accreditation and standardization 
 management; 
  4. electronic business;   5. transparency in laws and regulations;   6. cooperation of sma ll and medium enterprises; 
  7. industrial cooperation; 
  8. protection of intellectual property rights.” 
  (2) Article 2 of Annex 6 of  “CEPA” is amended as follows: 
  “2. The two sides agree to cooperate in trad e and investment facilitation in eight areas, 
namely, trade and investment promotion;  cust oms clearance facilitation;  commodity inspection, 
inspection and quarantine of animals and plants, food safety, sanitary quarantine, certification, 
accreditation and standardization management;  el ectronic business;  transparency in laws and 
regulations;  cooperation of small and medium enterprises;  industria l cooperation;  and protection of  WT/REG163/1/Add.3 
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  intellectual property rights.  Cooperation in these areas will follow the guidance and coordination of 
the Joint Steering Committee set up in acco rdance with Article 19 of the ‘CEPA’.” 
  (3) An article is added to Annex 6 of “C EPA” as Article 10 and the subsequent articles 
are renumbered accordingly.  Article 10 reads as follows: 
  
 “10. Protection of Intellectual Property Rights   The two sides recognize that strengthening intellectual property rights protection plays an important role in advancing ec onomic development and promoting economic and trade exchanges and 
cooperation between the two places.  The two sides ag ree to strengthen cooperation in the area of 
intellectual property rights protection.      10.1. Cooperation Mechanism  
 The two sides will enhance cooperation in the ar ea of intellectual property rights protection 
through the cooperation mechanism between releva nt government departments of the two places. 
  10.2. Content of Cooperation   The two sides agree to strengthen cooperation in the following areas: 
 
 10.2.1. Exchange and communicate informat ion relating to intellectual property rights 
protection of the two places through the Intellectua l Property Rights Protec tion Coordination Centre 
to be set up in Macao.  
 10.2.2. Exchange information relating to th e formulation and implementation of laws and 
regulations in respect of intellectual property rights protection.   10.2.3. Share materials and information rela ting to intellectual property rights protection 
through visits, seminars, relevant  publications and other means. 
 
 10.2.4. Discuss issues arising from intellectual property rights protection.” 
 
III. ANNEX 
 
 The Annex to this Supplement III forms an  integral part of this Supplement III. 
 
IV. COMING INTO EFFECT 
 This Supplement III shall come into effect on the day of signature by the representatives of 
the two sides.   Signed in duplicate in Macao, this 26t h day of June, 2006 in the Chinese language. 
 
  Vice Minister of Commerce    Secretary for Economy and Finance 
  People’s Republic of China  Macao Special Administrative Region of the  
  People’s Republic of China  
 
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