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6 March 2023  
(23-1595) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  MACAO, CHINA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Health Bureau  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Economic and Technological  Development Bureau  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  ex.2403; 
2404.11.00 ; 2404.12.00 ; 2404.19.00; 8543.40.00; 8543.90.30  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Law No. 
13/2022; (2 page(s), in Chinese), (2 page(s), in Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  Prohibi tion on the manufacture, distribution, sale, import, and 
export of e -cigarettes and tobacco products for oral or inhalation, as well as the bringing 
of such products out of and into the Macao Special Administrative Region.  
7. Objective and rationale, incl uding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Macao Special Administrative Region Official Gazette No. 36 Series I, Law No.13/2022 of 
5 September 2022  
https://images.io.gov.mo//bo/i/2022/36/lei -13-2022.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  5 September 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  5 December 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  Not Applicable  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/MAC/23_1710_00_x.pdf  
 