Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/402/REV.1 |
S-3§8 |
Macao, China |
2020 |
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3.8. Macao, China amended its clearance procedures with respect to CITES and pharmaceutical products during the review period. A compulsory registration system for CITES stakeholders was established pursuant to the CITES enforcement law (Enforcement Law of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, Law No. 2/2017) and its regulations (Enforcement Law of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora - Complementary Regulations to Law No. 2/2017, and Administrative Regulation No. 19/2017). Traders (i.e. exporters and importers) and other stakeholders (i.e. breeders and nurserymen, taxidermists, and scientific institutions) of species listed in the Appendices to CITES are required to register at the DSE. Species listed in Appendix I to the CITES are prohibited from trade, and those listed in Appendices II and III are allowed to be imported into or exported from Macao, China only if accompanied by certificates and licences (Section 3.1.5.1).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/402/REV.1 |
S-3§23 |
Macao, China |
2020 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Other |
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3.23. Import licensing requirements are applied to several categories of goods when imported into Macao, China, primarily on grounds of (...) environmental protection (...) The products concerned include: live animals; plants listed under CITES; (...).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/402/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.2 |
Macao, China |
2020 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Other |
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Table 3.2 Products subject to import licensing, 2020
Products; HS headings
Specimens of endangered species of animals and plants ; DSE, with prior opinion from the Municipal Affairs Bureau for species of animals and plants listed in CITES; with prior opinion from the Health Bureau for medicines comprising ingredients of species listed in CITES
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/402/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.2 |
Macao, China |
2020 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Chemicals |
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Table 3.2 Products subject to import licensing, 2020
Products; HS headings
Ozone-depleting substances; DSE, with prior opinion from the Environmental Protection Bureau for ozone-depleting substances listed in the Montreal Protocol
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/402/REV.1 |
S-3§26 |
Macao, China |
2020 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Chemicals, Other |
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3.26. (...) Import licences for live animals, meat, animal products, fish, crustaceans and molluscs, live plants (listed in CITES), mushrooms, and edible plants are administered by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM). However, import licences related to animals and plants listed in CITES are issued by the Macao Economic Bureau (DSE), with a prior opinion from the IAM. The DSE also administers import licences for (...) ozone-depleting substances. For the latter, a prior opinion from the Environmental Protection Bureau is required.
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Environment
Fish
MEAs
Ozone
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/402/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.3 |
Macao, China |
2020 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Other |
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Table 3.3 Import licensing regime, 2020
Products; Licensing authority; Rationale
Live animals; meat; animal products; fish, crustaceans and molluscs; vegetables; live plants (listed in CITES); mushroom spawn; and dairy products; Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM)a; To protect public health, animal health, and animal welfare, and to prevent the introduction into, and spread within, Macao, China of destructive plant diseases and pests
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/402/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.3 |
Macao, China |
2020 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Chemicals |
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Table 3.3 Import licensing regime, 2020
Products; Licensing authority; Rationale
Ozone-depleting substances originating in contracting parties to the Montreal Protocol; DSE, with advance comments from the Environmental Protection Bureau ; To comply with the obligations set out in the Montreal Protocol
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/402/REV.1 |
S-Table-3.3 |
Macao, China |
2020 |
Measures |
Import licences |
Other |
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Table 3.3 Import licensing regime, 2020
Products; Licensing authority; Rationale
Specimens of endangered species of animals and plants ; DSE, with prior opinion from the IAM for species of animals and plants listed in CITES, with a prior opinion from the SSM for medicines comprising ingredients from species listed in CITES; To ensure survival of endangered species of wild animals and plants
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/402/REV.1 |
S-3§29 |
Macao, China |
2020 |
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Other |
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3.29. The application for an import licence does not require payment of any fee. However, each CITES certificate and Kimberly Process certificate issued by the DSE is subject to a charge of MOP 70, since 1 September 2017.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/402/REV.1 |
S-3§30 |
Macao, China |
2020 |
Measures |
Ban/Prohibition, Import quotas |
Chemicals |
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3.30. Imports of hydrochlorofluorocarbons have been subject to an import quota since 1995. The quota is progressively reduced every five years, and the importation of this product is to be banned for environmental reasons from 1 January 2030.
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