Multilateral treaties applicable to the Macao SAR

Multilateral treaties applicable to
the Macao SAR

Until 2003, 161 multilateral treaties are applied in Macao, covering the fields of civil aviation, customs and excise, countering drugs, the economic and financial, intellectual property, post and telecommunications, resources and the environment, human rights and maritime affairs amongst others.

Index

I - CIVIL AVIATION

II - CUSTOMS

III - DRUGS

IV - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL

V - EDUCATION, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE

VI - ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION

VII - FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENCE

VIII - HEALTH

IX - HUMAN RIGHTS

X - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

XI - INTERNATIONAL CRIME

XII - LABOUR

XIII - MARITIME

XIV - PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

XV - ROAD TRAFFIC

XVI - TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL

XVII - TREATIES ESTABLISHING INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

I - CIVIL AVIATION

1. Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at Warsaw on 12 October 1929 (Warsaw Convention), as amended by the

a) Protocol to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air, signed at the Hague on 28 September 1955 (Hague Protocol)

2. International Air Services Transit Agreement, signed at Chicago on 7 December 1944

3. Convention on International Civil Aviation, signed at Chicago on 7 December 1944 (Chicago Convention) as amended by the:

a) Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Article 45 - Permanent Seat of the International Civil Aviation Organisation), done at Montreal on 14 June 1954; and the

b) Protocol Relating to Certain Amendments to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Articles 48 (a), 49 (e) and 61), done at Montreal on 14 June 1954; and the

c) Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Article 48 (a)), concluded at Rome on 15 September 1962; and the

d) Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Article 50 (a)), concluded at New York on 12 March 1971; and the

e) Protocol on the Authentic Quadrilingual Text of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 30 September 1977 (Montreal Protocol); and the

f) Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Article 83 bis), done at Montreal on 6 October 1980; and the

g) Protocol Relating to an Amendment to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (new Article 3 bis) adopted at Montreal on 10 May 1984

4. Convention on the International Recognition of Rights in Aircraft, done at Geneva on 19 June 1948

II - CUSTOMS

5. Convention Concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, done at New York on 4 June 1954

a) Additional Protocol to the Convention Concerning Customs Facilities for Touring,

Relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material, done at New York on 4 June 1954

6.Customs Convention Concerning Welfare Material for Seafarers, done at Brussels on 1 December 1964

7.Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Scientific Equipment, done at Brussels on 11 June 1968

III - DRUGS

8.Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, done at New York on 30 March 1961 as amended by the

a) Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, concluded at Geneva on 25 March 1972

9.Convention on Psychotropic Substances, concluded at Vienna on 21 February 1971

10.United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, concluded at Vienna on 20 December 1988

IV - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL

11. Convention Providing a Uniform Law for Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes (With Annexes and Protocol), done at Geneva on 7 June 1930

12. Convention for the Settlement of Certain Conflicts of Laws in Connection with Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes (and Protocol), done at Geneva on 7 June 1930

13. Convention on the Stamp Laws in Connection with Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes (and Protocol), done at Geneva on 7 June 1930

14. Convention Providing a Uniform Law for Cheques (Annexes and Protocol), done at Geneva on 19 March 1931

15. Convention for the Settlement of Certain Conflicts of Laws in Connection with Cheques (and Protocol), done at Geneva on 19 March 1931

16. Convention on the Stamp Laws in Connection with Cheques (and Protocol), done at Geneva on 19 March 1931

17. Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other States, done at Washington on 18 March 1965

V - EDUCATION, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE

18. Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies, done in Triplicate at London, Moscow and Washington on 27 January 1967

19. Agreement on the Rescue of Astronauts, the Return of Astronauts and the Return of Objects Launched into Outer Space, done in Triplicate at London, Moscow and Washington on 22 April 1968

20. Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, done at Paris on 23 November 1972

VI - ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION

21. Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region, adopted at Rome on 27 February 1956 with Amendments done on 1967, 1979 and 1983

22. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, done at Washington on 3 March 1973 (CITES)

23. Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, concluded at Vienna on 22 March 1985, as amended by the:

a) Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, concluded at Montreal on 16 September 1987; and the

b) Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, adopted at London on 29 June 1990

c) Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, adopted at Copenhagen on 25 November 1992

24. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, concluded at Basel on 22 March 1989 (Basel Convention) as amended by the:

a) Decision III/1, adopted by the Third Conference of the States Parties in Geneva, on 22 September 1995 (Basel Ban)

25. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, concluded at New York on 9 May 1992

26. Convention on Biological Diversity, done at Nairobi on 22 May 1992

VII - FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENCE

27. Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, done at the Hague on 29 July 1899

28. Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes, done at the Hague on 18 October 1907

29. Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases, and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare, done at Geneva on 17 June 1925

30. Protocol Regarding the Immunities of the Bank for International Settlements, done at Brussels on 30 July 1936

31. Charter of the United Nations, done at San Francisco on 26 June 1945, as amended on 1971

32. Statute of the International Court of Justice, signed at San Francisco on 26 June 1945

33. Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, adopted at London on 13 February 1946

34. Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialised Agencies, adopted at New York on 21 November 1947

35. Geneva Convention (I) for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field, done at Geneva on 12 August 1949

36. Geneva Convention (II) for the Amelioration of the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked Members of Armed Forces at Sea, done at Geneva on 12 August 1949

37. Geneva Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, done at Geneva on 12 August 1949

38. Geneva Convention (IV) Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, done at Geneva on 12 August 1949

39. Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), done at Geneva on 8 June 1977

40. Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and Relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II), done at Geneva on 8 June 1977

41. Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and Protocol, done at the Hague on 14 May 1954

42. Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, done at Vienna on 1 July 1959

43. The Antarctic Treaty, done at Washington on 1 December 1959

44. Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, done at Vienna on 18 April 1961

45. Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, done at Vienna on 24 April 1963

46. Additional Protocol II to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America, done at Mexico City on 14 February 1967

47. Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done in Triplicate, at London, Moscow and Washington on 1 July 1968

48. Convention on the Law of Treaties, done at Vienna on 23 May 1969

49. Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof, done in Triplicate, at London, Moscow and Washington on 11 February 1971

50. Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction, done in Triplicate, at London, Moscow and Washington on 10 April 1972

51. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, adopted at New York on 14 December 1973

52. Protocol Relating to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organisation (INTELSAT) Privileges, Exemptions and Immunities, done at Washington on 19 May 1978

53. Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, done at Geneva on 10 October 1980 and its Protocols:

a) Protocol I on Non-Dectable Fragments, done at Geneva on 10 October 1980

b) Protocol II on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and other Devices, done at Geneva on 10 October 1980 as amended on 3 May 1996

c) Protocol III on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Incendiary Weapons, done at Geneva on 10 October 1980

54. Additional Protocol (Protocol IV on Blinding Laser Weapons) to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects of 10 October 1980, done at Vienna on 13 October 1995

55. Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Maritime Satellite Organisation (INMARSAT), done at London on 1 December 1981

56.United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, done at Montego Bay, Jamaica, on 10 December 1982

57. Additional Protocols II and III to the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty, done at Suva on 8 August 1986

58. Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, done at Paris on 13 January 1993, as amended in 1999

59. African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty and its Protocols I and II, done at Pelindaba on 11 April 1996

VIII - HEALTH

60. World Health Organization Regulations Regarding Nomenclature (including the Compilation and Publication of Statistics) with Respect to Diseases and Causes of Death, done at Geneva on 22 May 1967 and 9th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases of 1 May 1976 (ICD-9)

61. International Health Regulations, adopted at Boston on 25 July 1969 as amended by the 26th World Health Assembly in 1973 and the 34th World Health Assembly in 1981

IX - HUMAN RIGHTS

62. Slavery Convention, signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926

63. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted at Paris on 9 December 1948

64. Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of others, adopted at Lake Success, New York on 2 December 1949

65. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at Geneva on 28 July 1951

66. Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at New York on 31 January 1967

67. Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery, the Slave Trade, and Institutions and Practices Similar to Slavery, done at Geneva on 7 September 1956

68. Convention Against Discrimination in Education, adopted at Paris on 14 December 1960

69. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, adopted at New York on 21 December 1965

70. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted at New York on 16 December 1966

71. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted at New York on 16 December 1966

72. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, adopted at New York on 18 December 1979

73. Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted at New York On 10 December 1984

74. Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted at New York on 20 November 1989

75. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, adopted at New York on 25 May 2000

X - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

76. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, done at Paris on 20 March 1883 as last revised at Stockholm on 14 July 1967 and as amended on 2 October 1979 (Paris Convention)

77. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, done at Berne on 9 September 1886 as last revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 and as amended on 28 September 1979 (Berne Convention)

78. Universal Copyright Convention, done at Geneva on 6 September 1952 as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971

79. Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks, done at Nice on 15 June 1957 as revised at Stockholm on 14 July 1967 and at Geneva on 13 May 1977 and as amended on 28 September 1979 (Nice Agreement)

XI - INTERNATIONAL CRIME

80. Convention on Offences and Certain other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft, done at Tokyo on 14 September 1963 (Tokyo Convention)

81. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, done at the Hague on 16 December 1970 (Hague Convention)

82. Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 23 September 1971

83. International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages, adopted at New York on 17 December 1979

84. International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, adopted at New York on 15 December 1997

XII - LABOUR

85. Convention Limiting the Hours of Work in Industrial Undertakings to Eight in the Day and Forty-Eight in the Week, adopted at Washington on 29 October 1919 (ILC No. 1)

86. Convention Concerning the Night Work of Young Persons Employed in Industry, adopted at Washington on 29 October 1919 (ILC No. 6)

87. Convention Concerning the Application of the Weekly Rest in Industrial Undertakings, adopted at Geneva on 25 October 1921 (ILC No. 14)

88. Convention Concerning Workmen's Compensation for Accidents, adopted at Geneva on 10 June 1925 (ILC No. 17)

89. Convention Concerning Workmen's Compensation for Occupational Diseases, adopted at Geneva on 10 June 1925 (ILC No. 18)

90. Convention Concerning Equality of Treatment for National and Foreign Workers as Regards Workmen's Compensation for Accidents, adopted at Geneva on 5 June 1925 (ILC No. 19)

91. Convention Concerning the Creation of Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery, adopted at Geneva on 16 June 1928 (ILC No. 26)

92. Convention Concerning the Marking of the Weight on Heavy Packages Transported by Vessels, adopted at Geneva on 21 June 1929 (ILC No. 27)

93. Convention Concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour, adopted at Geneva on 28 June 1930 (ILC No. 29)

94. Convention Concerning Food and Catering for Crews on Board Ship, adopted at Seattle on 27 June 1946 (ILC No. 68)

95. Convention Concerning the Certification of Ships' Cooks, adopted at Seattle on 27 June 1946 (ILC No. 69)

96. Convention Concerning the Medical Examination of Seafarers, adopted at Seattle on 29 June 1946 (ILC No. 73)

97. Convention Concerning the Certification of Able Seamen, adopted at Seattle on 29 June 1946 (ILC No. 74)

98. Convention Concerning Labour Inspection in Industry and Commerce, adopted at Geneva on 11 July 1947 (ILC No. 81)

99. Convention Concerning Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise, adopted at San Francisco on 9 July 1948 (ILC No. 87)

100. Convention Concerning the Organisation of the Employment Service, adopted at San Francisco on 9 July 1948 (ILC No. 88)

101. Convention Concerning Crew Accommodation on Board Ship (revised 1949), adopted at Geneva on 18 June 1949 (ILC No. 92)

102. Convention Concerning the Application of the Principles of the Right to Organise and to Bargain Collectively, adopted at Geneva on 1 July 1949 (ILC No. 98)

103. Convention Concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value, adopted at Geneva on 29 June 1951 (ILC No. 100)

104. Convention Concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour, adopted at Geneva on 25 June 1957 (ILC No. 105)

105. Convention Concerning Weekly Rest in Commerce and Offices, adopted at Geneva on 26 June 1957 (ILC No. 106)

106. Convention Concerning Seafarers' National Identity Documents, adopted at Geneva on 13 May 1958 (ILC No. 108)

107. Convention Concerning Discrimination in Respect of Employment and Occupation, adopted at Geneva on 25 June 1958 (ILC No. 111)

108. Convention Concerning the Protection of Workers Against Ionising Radiations, adopted at Geneva on 22 June 1960 (ILC No. 115)

109. Convention Concerning Hygiene in Commerce and Offices, adopted at Geneva on 8 July 1964 (ILC No. 120)

110. Convention Concerning Employment Policy, adopted at Geneva on 9 July 1964 (ILC No. 122)

111. Convention Concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment, adopted at Geneva on 26 June 1973 (ILC No. 138)

112. Convention Concerning Tripartite Consultations to Promote the Implementation of International Labour Standards, adopted at Geneva on 21 June 1976 (ILC No. 144)

113. Convention Concerning the Protection of Workers Against Occupational Hazards in the Working Environment due to Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration, adopted at Geneva on 20 June 1977 (ILC No. 148)

114. Convention Concerning Labour Administration: Role, Functions and Organisation, adopted at Geneva on 26 June 1978 (ILC No. 150)

115. Convention Concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment, adopted at Geneva on 22 June 1981 (ILC No. 155)

116. Convention Concerning Safety and Health in Construction, adopted at Geneva on 20 June 1988 (ILC No. 167)

XIII - MARITIME

117. International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law with Respect to Collision Between Vessels, done at Brussels on 23 September 1910

118. Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Assistance and Salvage at Sea, done at Brussels on 23 September 1910

119. International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules of Law Relating to Bills of Lading, done at Brussels on 25 August 1924

120. International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Concerning Civil Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision, done at Brussels on 10 May 1952

121. International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to Penal Jurisdiction in Matters of Collision or other Incidents of Navigation, done at Brussels on 10 May 1952

122. International Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to the Arrest of Sea-Going Ships, done at Brussels on 10 May 1952

123. International Convention Relating to the Limitation of the Liability of Owners of Sea-Going Ships, done at Brussels on 10 October 1957

124. Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, as amended, done at London on 20 October 1972 (COLREG 1972)

125. Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, done in Quadruplicate at London, Mexico City, Moscow and Washington on 29 December 1972 (LDC 1972)

with Amendments to the Annexs of 1978 and 1980

126. International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended, done at London on 1 November 1974 (SOLAS 1974) as amended by the

a) Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974, as amended, done at London on 17 February 1978 (SOLAS PROTOCOL 1978)

127. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, concluded at London on 2 November 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 Relating Thereto, done at London on 17 February 1978, and as amended (MARPOL 73/78)

128. International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness Response and Co-operation (and Annex), done at London on 30 November 1990

XIV - PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW

129. Convention Relating to Civil Procedure, done at the Hague on 1 March 1954

130. Convention on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations Towards Children, done at the Hague on 24 October 1956

131. Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of the Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations Towards Children, done at the Hague on 15 April 1958

132. Convention Concerning the Powers of Authorities and the Law Applicable in Respect of the Protection of Minors, done at the Hague on 5 October 1961

133. Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, done at the Hague on 5 October 1961

134. Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, done at the Hague on 15 November 1965

135. Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters, done at the Hague on 18 March 1970

136. Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, concluded at the Hague on 25 October 1980

XV - ROAD TRAFFIC

135. Convention on Road Traffic, done at Geneva on 19 September 1949

136. Agreement Concerning the Establishing of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts Which Can Be Fitted and/or Be Used on Wheeled Vehicles, done at Geneva on 25 June 1998

XVI - TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL

139. Convention for the Protection of Submarine Cables, 14 March 1884, Amended by the Declaration on the Protection of Submarine Cables, done on 1 December 1886, and the Protocol on the Protection of Submarine Cables, done on 7 July 1887

140. International Agreement on the Use of Inmarsat Ship Earth Stations within the Territorial Sea and Ports, Done at London on 16 October 1985

XVII - TREATIES ESTABLISHING INTERNATIONAL GOVERNAMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

141. (ILO)

Constitution of the International Labour Organization, 28 June 1919

142. (UNESCO)

Constitution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 16 November 1945

143. (IBRD)

Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 27 December 1945

144. (IMF)

Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund, 27 December 1945

145. (WHO)

Constitution of the World Health Organization, 22 July 1946

146. (WMO)

Convention of the World Meteorological Organization and Protocol Concerning Spain, 11 October 1947

147. (IMO)

Convention on the International Maritime Organization, 6 March 1948

148. (CCC / WCO)

International Convention Establishing a Customs Co-operation Council, 15 December 1950

149. (Hague Conference)

Statute of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, 31 October 1951

150. (INTERPOL)

Constitution and General Regulations of the International Criminal Police Organization, 13 June 1956

151. (UPU)

Constitution of the Universal Postal Union and Final Protocol of the Union, 10 July 1964

152. (WIPO)

Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, 14 July 1967

153. (WT)

Statutes of the World Tourism Organization (with Annex), 27 September 1970

154. (INTELSAT) (*1 )

Agreement Relating to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, 20 August 1971 and

a) Operating Agreement Relating to the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, 20 August 1971

155. (APT)

Constitution of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity, 27 March 1976 as amended

156. (AIBD)

Agreement Establishing the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development, 12 August 1977 as amended on 21 July 1999 (*2 )

157. (APDC)

Charter of the Asian and Pacific Development Centre, 1 April 1982

158. (ITCB)

Arrangement Establishing the International Textiles and Clothing Bureau, 21 May 1984

159. (APU)

Constitution and Convention of the Asia-Pacific Postal Union and Final Protocol, 4 December 1985

160. (ITU)

Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union, 22 December 1992

161. (WTO)

Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization and Final Act, 15 April 1994?

(*1) One part of INTELSAT became a private company on July 2001.

(*2) The 1999 amendments are not yet in force internationally

LATEST DEVELOPMENT

About the "Convention on the Rights of the Child" and the "Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography":

Initial Report of the People's Republic of China in respect to the Macau SAR under Article 44 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

Part II (Macao SAR) of the People's Republic of China Report under article 12 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

Please refer the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for further details (http://www.ohchr.org/).