MACAU: ORDINANCE DEFINING PETROL AND RESTRICTS, AS OF BEGINNING 1 JANUARY 1995, THE IMPORT AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES TO THOSE EQUIPPED FOR THE CONSUMPTION OF UNLEADED PETROL The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/Notif.96.451. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: MACAU. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2). 2. Agency responsible: Macau Economic Services. Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above. 3. Notified under Article 2.10.1. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Motor vehicles disposed of devices for the exclusive use of unleaded petrol. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Ordinance Defining Petrol and Restricts, as of Beginning 1 January 1995, the Import and Registration of Vehicles to Those Equipped for the Consumption of Unleaded Petrol (3 pages, available in Portuguese). 6. Description of content: For environmental reasons, this Ordinance aims at bringing progressively to a minimum, the levels of the pollution emitted from car exhausts into the atmosphere, through the introduction of unleaded petrol and establishment of requirements for imports, exports and registration of vehicles to condition the use of unleaded petrol. Hence, for purposes of import and registration of vehicles, the following requirements shall apply: (a) Vehicles to be equipped with the necessary devices for the exclusive consumption of unleaded petrol. (For this purpose, it shall be required, and it shall suffice, that vehicles be equipped with a catalyser); (b) vehicles to be equipped with a device that prevents access to the petrol tank of nozzles with an external diameter of 23.6 mm or above. 7. Objective and rationale: Environmental reasons. 8. Relevant documents: Macau Official Gazette, No. 34, Series I: Decree-Law No. 44/94/M of 22 August 1994. 9. Proposed date of adoption: Not applicable; Proposed date of entry into force: Five days following the publication in the Official Journal. 10. Final date for comments: Not applicable. 11. Texts available from: National enquiry point or address and telefax number of other body: Macau Economic Services, Edifi

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