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19 September 2019  
(19-6035) 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:  Transport 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:   
Macao Economic Bureau  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Protective 
helmets of mopeds and motorcy cles 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Approving the 
Models of Protective Helmets for Drivers and Passengers of Mopeds and Motorcycles 
(4 pages, in Chinese and Portuguese)  
6. Description of content:  The Regulation establishes the requirements for the approval 
of models of protective helmets for drivers and passengers of mopeds and motorcycles 
by referencing relevant safety standards of China (GB 811 -2010), Chinese Taipei  
(CNS 2396), Australia/New Zea land (AS/NZS 1698:2006), United Kingdom 
(BS 6658:1985), United States (Standard 218, Sub -part B, Chapter 571, Title 49 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations), Snell Memorial Foundation (Snell Standards 2010), Japan 
(JIS T 8133:2007) and the Economic Commissio n for Europe 
(E/ECE/324/E/ECE/TRANS/505/Rev.1/Add.21)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Macao Special Administrative Region Official Gazette No. 24 Series I, 
Administrative Regulation No. 16/2016 of 13 June 2016.  
https://images.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2016/24/rega -16-2016.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  13 June 2017  
Propos ed date of entry into force:  13 June 2017  
10. Final date for comments:  N/A 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/MAC/19_5015_00_x.pdf  
 