. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  IP/N/1/MAC/1/R ev.1/Add.2 
25 June 2004 
 
 (04-2747) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of 
Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
MACAO, CHINA 
 
Addendum  
 
 
 The following communication, dated 23 January 2 002, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Macao, China. 
 
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  Pursuant to Article 63.2 of the TRIPS Agreem ent, the Government of the Macao SAR has the 
honour to submit herewith copies of Law No. 11 /2001, of 24 July 2001, and Administrative 
Regulation No. 21/2001, of 3 Oct ober 2001, which represent recently enacted legislation related to the 
establishment of the Macao Customs Services.  Pl ease find enclosed copies of the above-mentioned 
legislation in the Chinese and Portuguese languages
1 and a summary of the legislation in the English 
language (see the Annex to this document).  
 
                                                     
 
1 The texts in the Chinese and Portuguese languages are available for consultation by interested 
Delegations at the WTO Secretariat. IP/N/1/MAC/1/Rev.1/Add.2 
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ANNEX 
 
 
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
 
 
 
TITLE 
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY  
INTO FORCE 
  
 
BRIEF DESCRIPTION 
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Law No. 11/2001 – Customs Services Law. 
 Approved on 24 July 2001. 
 
Published on 6 August 2001.  Entry into force:  1 September 2001.   Law No. 11/2001 establishes the Customs 
Services of the Macao SAR Government, thereby conferring it enforcement powers in matters 
related to intellectual property rights 
(Articles 2.4; 3.1.3; and 3.2). At the same time, Law No. 11/2001 alters the following legislation: a) Article 217 of Decree-Law No. 43/99/M, 
of 16 August 1999 (Copyright and 
Related Rights Law);  and 
b) Articles 285, 288, 309 and 310 of 
Decree-Law No. 97/99/M, of 13 December 1999 (Industrial Property Law). 
 
 
Administrative Regulation No. 21/2001 – Customs Services Organic Structure.  Approved on 3 October 2001. 
 
Published on 22 October 2001.  Entry into force:  1 November 2001.  
 Administrative Regulation No. 21/2001 
establishes the internal structure of the Customs Services, which include an Intellectual Property Department (Articles 16-18). 
 
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