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MacaoProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Pharmaceutical products – Macao

Official title

Decision No. 05/ISAF/2025

Macao notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 14 April 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Starting and raw materials to be used for manufacturing of biological active substances and medicines

Notifying member
Macao(Macao, China)
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 14 April 2026. Check WTO ePing or Macao for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/MAC/37
ICS classification
  • 11.120 Pharmaceutics
Keywords
Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/MAC/37; it forwards comments to Macao.

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What the notification says

The document establishes the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for manufacturers of biological active substances and medicines. It sets forth the requirements that manufacturers must comply with in terms of production, control, quality, safety, and traceability to ensure the protection of public health. Starting and raw materials imported from trade for use in the manufacture of biological active substances and medicines should comply with the relevant provisions of this document.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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