 
. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MAC/7 
7 April 2004 
 (04-1571) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MACAO, CHINA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved: 
2. Agency responsible:   Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):   Masked palm civet ( Paguma larvata ) and their products including:  live 
animals, their meat, meat products and organs  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:   All 
countries and regions  
5. Title, language  and number of pages of the notified document:  Chief Executive 
Decision No. 8/2004 (one page).  Temporary Ba n on the importation of masked palm civet 
and their products.  
6. Description of content:  For public health and food safety, the Macao Special 
Administrative Region has imposed a temporary suspension on the importation of all masked palm civet and their pr oducts which suffered from or were suspected to suffer from 
the SARS virus. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [  X ] food safety, [   ] animal health, [   ] plant protection, 
[ X ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [   ] protect territory from other 
damage from pests  
8. Nature of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action:   In order to prevent the 
entry of the virus and to protect public health, the Macao Special Administrative Region has imposed a temporary ban on the importa tion referred to in item 3 above with an 
effective date of 2 February 2004.  
9. International standard, gu ideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:  
10. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   Macao Special 
Administrative Region Official Gazette No. 5 dated 2 February 2004, available in Chinese 
and Portuguese. 
11. Date of entry into force/period of application (as applicable):   2 February 2004 G/SPS/N/MAC/7 
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 12. Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notification authority, [ X ] National enquiry 
point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 SPS Enquiry Point: 
 Civil and Municipal Affairs Bureau 
 Avenida Almeida Ribeiro 163 
 Macao  Tel: +(853) 51 59 52  Fax: +(853) 51 93 03  E-mail/Internet: shung@iacm.gov.mo
 
   vhleung@iacm.gov.mo  
 
 