Macau Yearbook 2013 - Macao Yearbook

Macao Yearbook 2013Certificates of Macao Service SupplierTo enjoy the incentives and benefits under CEPA, all Macao enterprises that conform to Annex 5of CEPA and all regulations in supplementary protocols are required to apply to the EconomicServices Bureau for a Certificate of Macao Service Supplier. From 1 January 2004, when CEPAwas implemented, to 31 December 2012, the Economic Services Bureau issued 429 Certificatesof Macao Service Suppliers.Export and Import LicencesLicences for Export and Import are regulated by External Trade Law (Law No. 7/2003). Underthe law, any natural person or legal person may engage in external trade activities, provided theGovernment holds evidence that they have fulfilled their tax obligations, particularly those involvingbusiness tax and excise duty. Macao exercises minimal controls over import and export activitiesthat are consistent with its international obligations, and considerations of environmental, sanitary,safety and security issues.The laws and regulations that currently govern imports and exports include:• Law No. 7/2003 of the External Trade Law;• Regulatory By-law No. 28/2003 on External Trade Operations;• Executive Order No. 452/2011 (Table of goods for self use or self consumption; ExportationTable and Importation Table; and table of goods requiring health quarantine/plantquarantine);• Decree-Law No. 45/86/M on regulations applicable to Macao under the Convention onInternational Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES);• Law No. 4/99/M of the Excise Duty Regulations amended by Law No. 8/2008 on 25 August,Law No. 7/2009 on 25 May and Law No. 11/2011 on 19 December;• Decree-Law No. 62/95/M about the formulation of policies and measures on the Controland Reduced Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances and its related regulations;• Executive Order No. 425/2009 setting a limit on the annual import of HCFCs, in Table Cof Executive Order No. 78/GM/95, issued on 4 December; and• Decree-Law No. 51/99/M regulating commercial or industrial activities concerning computerprograms, audiovisual products, and other relevant regulations.According to law, licences for commodities that are subject to the special regime, listed inExportation Table A and Importation Table B (contained in Executive Order No. 452/2011), mustbe applied for in advance, regardless of the type of import or export. These licences are issued byauthorised institutions. The Economic Services Bureau is authorised to issue such licences.Regulated exported goods include:• Textiles and garments;168