Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 10/5/2006

**GAIN Report Number:** MY6036

MY6036

**Malaysia**

**Export Certificate FAIRS Report**

**Export Certificate Report - Update**

**2006**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Jonathan Gressel

U.S. Embassy, Kuala Lumpur

**Prepared by:**

Leepin Loh

**Report Highlights:**

This report is on Malaysian government\'s requirements for export
certificates to import U.S. food and agricultural products.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Annual Report

Kuala Lumpur \[MY1\]

\[MY\]

Table of Contents

[**SECTION I. EXPORT CERTIFICATES MATRIX
4**](#section-i.-export-certificates-matrix)

[SECTION II. PURPOSE OF THE EXPORT CERTIFICATE
8](#section-ii.-purpose-of-the-export-certificate)

[SECTION III. SPECIFIC ATTESTATION REQUIRED ON THE EXPORT CERTIFICATE
8](#section-iii.-specific-attestation-required-on-the-export-certificate)

[1. Milk and Milk Products: 8](#milk-and-milk-products)

[2. Day-old chicks: 9](#day-old-chicks)

[3. Horses 10](#horses)

[SECTION IV. GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATE LEGAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
11](#section-iv.-government-certificate-legal-entry-requirements)

[SECTION V. OTHER CERTIFICATION/ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS
11](#section-v.-other-certificationaccreditation-requirements)

# 

This report was prepared by the Office of Agricultural Affairs of the
USDA/Foreign Agricultural Service in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for U.S.
exporters of domestic food and agricultural products. While every
possible care was taken in the preparation of this report, information
provided may not be completely accurate either because policies have
changed since its preparation, or because clear and consistent
information about these policies was not available. It is highly
recommended that U.S. exporters verify the full set of import
requirements with their foreign customers, who are normally best
equipped to research such matters with local authorities, before any
goods are shipped. Final import approval of any product is subject to
the importing country's rules and regulations as interpreted by border
officials at the time of product entry.

U.S. exporters should also be aware that importers might request for
additional certificates, which are not required by the authority, either
to meet the demand of their own customers or for marketing purposes. For
further processed food (which contains no meat), there is no known
requirements for any certificate, but exporters are encouraged to
acquire *halal* certification from approved Islamic Centers
(<http://agrolink.moa.my/jph/dvs/kav/halal/h-usa.html>) to cater to the
Muslim consumer market as Muslims account for more than half of
Malaysia's population and consume foods that are *halal.* The *Halal*
Certificate should accompany the shipment of products and the products
to have the approved Islamic Center's *halal* logo on their packaging
for marketing purposes.

Under the Control of Slaughter Rules 1975, all meat and livestock
products (except pork) imported into Malaysia must be certified halal
and the products must originate from slaughterhouses which have been
inspected and approved by the Malaysian veterinary and religious
authorities (JAKIM -- Department of Islamic Development Malaysia). An
Islamic Center approved by JAKIM
(<http://agrolink.moa.my/jph/dvs/kav/halal/h-usa.html>) must supervise
the slaughter and processing and issue the halal certificate for meat
and poultry. The Islamic Center must be listed by the packing plant on
the original JAKIM application form or the application must be
appropriately amended to make use of a new Islamic Center.

(Note: The Malaysian Veterinary authority imposed a ban on US beef and
beef products since December 2003 due to the detection of BSE in the US.
Suspended products include live bovines, beef and beef products and
other bovine products including offal and processed proteins such as
bone meal, meat meal, bone meal, blood meal, hoof meal and horn meal and
other feedingstuffs (including pet food), premixes and feed additives
containing the above products. In consideration of measures taken by the
U.S. and in accordance with OIE guidelines on BSE, the authority lifted
the ban in March 2006 on US boneless beef derived from cattle less than
30 months of age produced under an approved AMS Export Verification (EV)
Less Than 30 (LT30) months of age program. Please refer to FSIS Export
Library: Meat Poultry Export Requirements for Malaysia:
<http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/Export_Information/index.asp>)

# SECTION I. EXPORT CERTIFICATES MATRIX

+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| Product(s)        | Title of    | Attestation  | Purpose | Req     |
|                   | Certificate | Required on  |         | uesting |
|                   |             | Certificate  |         |         |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(1\) Milk and    | Health      | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
| Milk Products     | Certificate | to Section   | erinary | inistry |
|                   | / Export    | III          |         | of      |
|                   | Certificate |              |         | Agric   |
|                   | /           |              |         | ulture, |
|                   |             |              |         | M       |
|                   | Animal      |              |         | alaysia |
|                   | Products    |              |         |         |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   | (VS FORM    |              |         |         |
|                   | 16-4) (MAY  |              |         |         |
|                   | 2003)       |              |         |         |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(2\) Beef        | Meat and    | Please refer | Health  | M       |
|                   | Poultry     | to FSIS      | &       | inistry |
|                   | Export      | Export       | Vet     | of      |
|                   | Certificate | Library :    | erinary | Agric   |
|                   | of          | Meat Poultry |         | ulture, |
|                   | wh          | Export       | Vet     | M       |
|                   | olesomeness | Requirements | erinary | alaysia |
|                   |             | for Malaysia |         |         |
|                   | Certificate |              | Vet     | &       |
|                   |             | (<http:/     | erinary |         |
|                   | (FSIS Form  | /www.fsis.us |         | M       |
|                   | 9060-5)     | da.gov/Regul |         | inistry |
|                   |             | ations_&_Pol |         | of      |
|                   | FSIS        | icies/Export |         | Health, |
|                   | Letterhead  | _Information |         | M       |
|                   | Certificate | /index.asp>) |         | alaysia |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   | Halal       | "            |         | M       |
|                   | Export      |              |         | inistry |
|                   | Certificate | "            |         | of      |
|                   |             |              |         | Agric   |
|                   |             |              |         | ulture, |
|                   |             |              |         | M       |
|                   |             |              |         | alaysia |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   |             |              |         | M       |
|                   |             |              |         | inistry |
|                   |             |              |         | of      |
|                   |             |              |         | Agric   |
|                   |             |              |         | ulture, |
|                   |             |              |         | M       |
|                   |             |              |         | alaysia |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(3\) Poultry or  | Health      | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
| bird carcasses,   | Certificate | to FSIS      | erinary | inistry |
| products or part  | / Export    | Export       |         | of      |
| thereof (frozen,  | Certificate | Library :    | Vet     | Agric   |
| dried,            | /           | Meat Poultry | erinary | ulture, |
| dehydrated,       |             | Export       |         | M       |
| salted, pickled,  | Animal      | Requirements | &       | alaysia |
| smoked or         | Products    | for Malaysia | Health  |         |
| value-added)      |             |              |         | M       |
|                   | (VS FORM    | (<http:/     | Halal   | inistry |
|                   | 16-4)       | /www.fsis.us | Cert    | of      |
|                   |             | da.gov/Regul | ificate | Agric   |
|                   | Meat and    | ations_&_Pol |         | ulture, |
|                   | Poultry     | icies/Export |         | M       |
|                   | Export      | _Information |         | alaysia |
|                   | Certificate | /index.asp>) |         |         |
|                   | of          |              |         | &       |
|                   | wh          |              |         |         |
|                   | olesomeness |              |         | M       |
|                   |             |              |         | inistry |
|                   | Certificate |              |         | of      |
|                   |             |              |         | Health, |
|                   | (FSIS Form  |              |         | M       |
|                   | 9060-5)     |              |         | alaysia |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   | Halal       |              |         | M       |
|                   | Export      |              |         | inistry |
|                   | Certificate |              |         | of      |
|                   |             |              |         | Agric   |
|                   |             |              |         | ulture, |
|                   |             |              |         | M       |
|                   |             |              |         | alaysia |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(4\) Frozen      | Veterinary  | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
| pork, dried,      | Health      | to FSIS      | erinary | inistry |
| dehydrated,       | Certificate | Export       |         | of      |
| salted, pickled   |             | Library :    |         | Agric   |
| or smoked pork;   |             | Meat Poultry |         | ulture, |
| or pork products  |             | Export       |         | M       |
| thereof           |             | Requirements |         | alaysia |
|                   |             | for Malaysia |         |         |
|                   |             |              |         | &       |
|                   |             | (<http:/     |         |         |
|                   |             | /www.fsis.us |         | M       |
|                   |             | da.gov/Regul |         | inistry |
|                   |             | ations_&_Pol |         | of      |
|                   |             | icies/Export |         | Health, |
|                   |             | _Information |         | M       |
|                   |             | /index.asp>) |         | alaysia |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(5\) Table eggs; | Veterinary  | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
| frozen liquid     | Health      | FSIS Export  | erinary | inistry |
| eggs; salted,     | Certificate | Library :    |         | of      |
| pickled or        |             | Export       |         | Agric   |
| century eggs; egg |             | Requirements |         | ulture, |
| powder or egg     |             | for Egg      |         | M       |
| products thereof  |             | Products     |         | alaysia |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   |             | (<http:      |         |         |
|                   |             | //www.fsis.u |         |         |
|                   |             | sda.gov/regu |         |         |
|                   |             | lations_&_po |         |         |
|                   |             | licies/Requi |         |         |
|                   |             | rements_for_ |         |         |
|                   |             | Egg_Products |         |         |
|                   |             | /index.asp>) |         |         |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(6\) Pet food    | Health      | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
|                   | Certificate | to USDA :    | erinary | inistry |
|                   | / Export    | APHIS : VS   |         | of      |
|                   | Certificate | I            |         | Agric   |
|                   | /           | nternational |         | ulture, |
|                   |             | Animal       |         | M       |
|                   | Animal      | Product      |         | alaysia |
|                   | Products    | Export       |         |         |
|                   |             | Regulations  |         |         |
|                   |             | for Malaysia |         |         |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   |             | (<http://www |         |         |
|                   |             | .aphis.usda. |         |         |
|                   |             | gov/NCIE/ire |         |         |
|                   |             | gs/products/ |         |         |
|                   |             | pr_my.html>) |         |         |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(7\) Day-old     | Veterinary  | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
| chicks            | Health      | to Section   | erinary | inistry |
|                   | Certificate | III          |         | of      |
|                   |             |              |         | Agric   |
|                   |             |              |         | ulture, |
|                   |             |              |         | M       |
|                   |             |              |         | alaysia |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(8\) Animal      | Veterinary  | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
| By-Products;      | Health      | to USDA :    | erinary | inistry |
|                   | Certificate | APHIS : VS   |         | of      |
| Bone meal/flour,  |             | I            |         | Agric   |
| meat meal, horn,  |             | nternational |         | ulture, |
| hoof, feather or  |             | Animal       |         | M       |
| blood meal        |             | Product      |         | alaysia |
|                   |             | Export       |         |         |
| of caprine, ovine |             | Regulations  |         |         |
| or avian origin   |             | for Malaysia |         |         |
|                   |             | (<http://www |         |         |
|                   |             | .aphis.usda. |         |         |
|                   |             | gov/NCIE/ire |         |         |
|                   |             | gs/products/ |         |         |
|                   |             | pr_my.html>) |         |         |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   |             | (Please note |         |         |
|                   |             | that the     |         |         |
|                   |             | Malaysian    |         |         |
|                   |             | Veterinary   |         |         |
|                   |             | authority    |         |         |
|                   |             | imposed a    |         |         |
|                   |             | ban on       |         |         |
|                   |             | bovine       |         |         |
|                   |             | products     |         |         |
|                   |             | including    |         |         |
|                   |             | offals and   |         |         |
|                   |             | processed    |         |         |
|                   |             | proteins     |         |         |
|                   |             | such as meat |         |         |
|                   |             | and bone     |         |         |
|                   |             | meal, meat   |         |         |
|                   |             | meal, bone   |         |         |
|                   |             | meal, blood  |         |         |
|                   |             | meal, hoof   |         |         |
|                   |             | meal and     |         |         |
|                   |             | horn meal    |         |         |
|                   |             | due to the   |         |         |
|                   |             | detection of |         |         |
|                   |             | BSE in the   |         |         |
|                   |             | US.)         |         |         |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(9\) Goats or    | Veterinary  | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
| sheep (breeding)  | Health      | to           | erinary | inistry |
|                   | Certificate |              |         | of      |
|                   |             | USDA : APHIS |         | Agric   |
|                   |             | : VS         |         | ulture, |
|                   |             | I            |         | M       |
|                   |             | nternational |         | alaysia |
|                   |             | Animal       |         |         |
|                   |             | Export       |         |         |
|                   |             | Regulations  |         |         |
|                   |             | for Malaysia |         |         |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   |             | (<http://ww  |         |         |
|                   |             | w.aphis.usda |         |         |
|                   |             | .gov/vs/ncie |         |         |
|                   |             | /iregs/anima |         |         |
|                   |             | ls/my.html>) |         |         |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(10\) Bovine     | Veterinary  | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
| Embryos           | Health      | to           | erinary | inistry |
|                   | Certificate |              |         | of      |
|                   |             | USDA : APHIS |         | Agric   |
|                   |             | : VS         |         | ulture, |
|                   |             | I            |         | M       |
|                   |             | nternational |         | alaysia |
|                   |             | Animal       |         |         |
|                   |             | Export       |         |         |
|                   |             | Regulations  |         |         |
|                   |             | for Malaysia |         |         |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   |             | (<http://ww  |         |         |
|                   |             | w.aphis.usda |         |         |
|                   |             | .gov/vs/ncie |         |         |
|                   |             | /iregs/anima |         |         |
|                   |             | ls/my.html>) |         |         |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(11\) Bovine     | Veterinary  | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
| Semen             | Health      | to           | erinary | inistry |
|                   | Certificate |              |         | of      |
|                   |             | USDA : APHIS |         | Agric   |
|                   |             | : VS         |         | ulture, |
|                   |             | I            |         | M       |
|                   |             | nternational |         | alaysia |
|                   |             | Animal       |         |         |
|                   |             | Export       |         |         |
|                   |             | Regulations  |         |         |
|                   |             | for Malaysia |         |         |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   |             | (<http://ww  |         |         |
|                   |             | w.aphis.usda |         |         |
|                   |             | .gov/vs/ncie |         |         |
|                   |             | /iregs/anima |         |         |
|                   |             | ls/my.html>) |         |         |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(12\) Swine      | Veterinary  | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
| (breeding)        | Health      | to           | erinary | inistry |
|                   | Certificate |              |         | of      |
|                   |             | USDA : APHIS |         | Agric   |
|                   |             | : VS         |         | ulture, |
|                   |             | I            |         | M       |
|                   |             | nternational |         | alaysia |
|                   |             | Animal       |         |         |
|                   |             | Export       |         |         |
|                   |             | Regulations  |         |         |
|                   |             | for Malaysia |         |         |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   |             | (<http://ww  |         |         |
|                   |             | w.aphis.usda |         |         |
|                   |             | .gov/vs/ncie |         |         |
|                   |             | /iregs/anima |         |         |
|                   |             | ls/my.html>) |         |         |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(13\) Porcine    | Veterinary  | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
| Semen             | Health      | to           | erinary | inistry |
|                   | Certificate |              |         | of      |
|                   |             | USDA : APHIS |         | Agric   |
|                   |             | : VS         |         | ulture, |
|                   |             | I            |         | M       |
|                   |             | nternational |         | alaysia |
|                   |             | Animal       |         |         |
|                   |             | Export       |         |         |
|                   |             | Regulations  |         |         |
|                   |             | for Malaysia |         |         |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   |             | (<http://ww  |         |         |
|                   |             | w.aphis.usda |         |         |
|                   |             | .gov/vs/ncie |         |         |
|                   |             | /iregs/anima |         |         |
|                   |             | ls/my.html>) |         |         |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(14\) Rabbits    | Veterinary  | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
|                   | Health      | to           | erinary | inistry |
|                   | Certificate |              |         | of      |
|                   |             | USDA : APHIS |         | Agric   |
|                   |             | : VS         |         | ulture, |
|                   |             | I            |         | M       |
|                   |             | nternational |         | alaysia |
|                   |             | Animal       |         |         |
|                   |             | Export       |         |         |
|                   |             | Regulations  |         |         |
|                   |             | for Malaysia |         |         |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   |             | (<http://ww  |         |         |
|                   |             | w.aphis.usda |         |         |
|                   |             | .gov/vs/ncie |         |         |
|                   |             | /iregs/anima |         |         |
|                   |             | ls/my.html>) |         |         |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(15\) Horses     | Veterinary  | Please refer | Vet     | M       |
|                   | Health      | to Section   | erinary | inistry |
|                   | Certificate | III          |         | of      |
|                   |             |              |         | Agric   |
|                   |             |              |         | ulture, |
|                   |             |              |         | M       |
|                   |             |              |         | alaysia |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(16\) Fish and   | Health      | A            | Health  | M       |
| seafood products  | Certificate | declaration  |         | inistry |
|                   |             | or statement |         | of      |
|                   |             | by Federal   |         | Health, |
|                   |             | or State     |         | M       |
|                   |             | Health       |         | alaysia |
|                   |             | Agency that  |         |         |
|                   |             | the          |         |         |
|                   |             | consignment  |         |         |
|                   |             | is safe for  |         |         |
|                   |             | human        |         |         |
|                   |             | consumption. |         |         |
|                   |             |              |         |         |
|                   |             | For shrimps  |         |         |
|                   |             | and prawns;  |         |         |
|                   |             | crab and     |         |         |
|                   |             | crab         |         |         |
|                   |             | products;    |         |         |
|                   |             | whether in   |         |         |
|                   |             | shell or     |         |         |
|                   |             | not, live,   |         |         |
|                   |             | fresh,       |         |         |
|                   |             | chilled,     |         |         |
|                   |             | frozen,      |         |         |
|                   |             | dried,       |         |         |
|                   |             | salted or in |         |         |
|                   |             | brine,       |         |         |
|                   |             | cooked by    |         |         |
|                   |             | steaming or  |         |         |
|                   |             | by boiling   |         |         |
|                   |             | in water:    |         |         |
|                   |             | Additional   |         |         |
|                   |             | declaration  |         |         |
|                   |             | or statement |         |         |
|                   |             | that the     |         |         |
|                   |             | consignment  |         |         |
|                   |             | is free from |         |         |
|                   |             | Chl          |         |         |
|                   |             | oramphenicol |         |         |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+
| \(17\) Tree Nuts  | Ph          | To certify   | Plant   | M       |
|                   | ytosanitary | that the     | Health  | inistry |
|                   | Certificate | plant        |         | of      |
|                   |             | products are |         | Agric   |
|                   | (APHIS -    | free from    |         | ulture, |
|                   | PPQ Form    | quarantine   |         | M       |
|                   | 577)        | pests, and   |         | alaysia |
|                   |             | conform with |         |         |
|                   | (<h         | the current  |         |         |
|                   | ttp://www.a | p            |         |         |
|                   | phis.usda.g | hytosanitary |         |         |
|                   | ov/ppq/pim/ | regulations  |         |         |
|                   | exports/cer | of the       |         |         |
|                   | tificates&f | importing    |         |         |
|                   | orms.html>) | country.     |         |         |
+-------------------+-------------+--------------+---------+---------+

# SECTION II. PURPOSE OF THE EXPORT CERTIFICATE

Please refer to the Matrix under Section I.

# SECTION III. SPECIFIC ATTESTATION REQUIRED ON THE EXPORT CERTIFICATE

## 1. Milk and Milk Products:

Veterinary Health Certificate

> \- the country or part of country or state of origin has been free
> from foot and mouth disease, rinderpest / peste des petits ruminants,
> contagious bovine plueropneumonia / contagious caprine pleuropneumonia
> and bovine spongiform encephalopathy for the past twelve (12) months
> prior to and till the date of export;
>
> \- the milk or milk products were derived from animals (cattle/goats)
> that have been examined, tested and certified to be free from
> tuberculosis and have been domiciled in the country of export in the
> preceding twelve (12) months prior to export;
>
> \- the animals were found to be healthy and free from any clinical
> sign of infectious or contagious diseases (including ectoparasites) at
> the time of milking;
>
> \- the milk or milk products were processed and packed in the
> processing / packing plant that has been approved for export by the
> Government Veterinary Authority of the country of export (the name,
> address and establishment number of the plant as well as batch/lot
> number and date of production must be clearly stated in the
> certificate);
>
> \- the milk or milk products were processed, packed and stored under
> sanitary condition and do not contain any preservative, coloring
> matter, residue or any foreign substance or harmful material injurious
> to health and that every precaution had been taken to prevent
> contamination during the processing, packing, storing and handling
> prior to export;
>
> \- in the case of liquid milk, that the milk has been subjected to
> pasteurization, ultra heat treatment or sterilization and was packed
> direct into satisfactory clean and sterilized bottle or container;
>
> \- in the case of milk or milk products intended for human
> consumption; that the milk or milk products destined for export to
> Malaysia are wholesome and fit for human consumption;
>
> \- in the case of milk or milk products intended for purposes other
> than for human consumption; should be clearly identified and labeled
> (in RED) as \"unfit for human consumption\" or \"not for human
> consumption\" or \"for animal use only\" or \"animal feeds\" or
> \"stock feeds\".

## 2. Day-old chicks:

Veterinary Health Certificate:

> \- the country or part of country or state of origin has been
> continuously free from Newcastle disease and fowl plague for the past
> twelve (12) months prior to and till the date of export;
>
> \- the chicks were hatched from eggs derived from a registered farm
> which is accredited to be free from Salmonella pullorum, Salmonella
> enteritidis, Salmonella gallinarum dan Salmonella typhimurium; and no
> case of fowl cholera, infectious bronchitis, infectious
> laryngotracheitis, infectious bursal disease, marek\'s disease, egg
> drop syndrome, swollen head syndrome, avian encephalomyelitis,
> salmonellosis and mycoplasmosis had been diagnosed or occurred on the
> farm in the preceding six (6) months prior to export;
>
> \- the chicks were hatched in a hatchery approved by the veterinary
> authority of the country of export and that no eggs from any other
> farm have been hatched in the same incubator at the same time;
>
> \- the eggs and incubators used in the hatchery have been fumigated
> and disinfected prior to incubation;
>
> \- the chicks were packed direct from the incubator in the hatchery
> into satisfactory clean and new disposable boxes for export, and had
> no contact with any bird other than day-old chicks originating from
> the same hatchery;
>
> \- the day-old chicks destined for export to Malaysia have not been
> vaccinated against any disease except Marek\'s disease, using vaccine
> that is approved by the veterinary authority of the exporting country;
>
> \- the day-old chicks destined for export to Malaysia have been
> examined by the registered veterinarian and found to be healthy and
> free from any clinical sign of infectious or contagious disease at the
> time of export.

## 3. Horses

> Veterinary Health Certificate
>
> \- the country or part of country or area/farm of origin has been free
> from African horse sickness, Western, Eastern, and Venezuelan equine
> encephalomyelitis for the past two (2) years immediately preceding the
> date of export, and no vaccination is permitted in the country against
> African horse sickness.
>
> \- the country or part of country or area/farm of origin has been free
> from glanders for the past twelve (12) months prior to date of export;
>
> OR
>
> the animals have been tested with mallein with negative result(s)
> within 10 days immediately preceding export.
>
> \- the country or part of country or area/farm of origin has been free
> from trypanosomes for the past twelve (12) months immediately
> preceding the date of export;
>
> OR
>
> the animals have been tested for trypanosomes by inoculation of whole
> blood into mice/rats and examined by Giemsa stained blood smears every
> alternate day for a period of twenty-eight (28) days with negative
> results;
>
> \- the country or part of country or area/farm of origin has been free
> from contagious equine metritis for the past twelve (12) months
> immediately preceding the date of export;
>
> OR
>
> The animals have never been mated and is gelded;

OR

> the animals have been tested for the casual agent of contagious equine
> metritis by bacterial culture with negative results.
>
> \- the animals have been kept in an area or farm where no cases of
> diseases stated below occurred for the past twelve (12) months:
>
> a\) equine encephalomyelitis

b\) vesicular stomatitis and

c\) equine viral arteritis

> \- the animals have been examined within forty-eight (48) hours of
> export and found to be healthy and free from clinical signs of any
> infectious or contagious disease including glanders, epizootic
> lymphangitis, ulcerative lymphangitis, dourine, horse-pox, sarcoptic
> mange, influenza, ringworm,strangles, infectious equine anaemia,
> equine encephalomyelitis, vesicular stomatis and equine viral
> arteritis.
>
> \- the country or part of country or area/farm of origin has been free
> from equine infectious anemia
>
> OR
>
> the animals have been tested in the laboratory approved by the
> Government authority for the following diseases:
>
> a\) equine infectious anemia by the immunodifusion (coggins) test with
> negative results within 30 days preceding export.
>
> b\) equine viral arteritis by the serum neutralisation test with
> negative results at dilution of 1 in 4 within 10 days preceding
> export.
>
> \- the best of veterinary surgeon\'s knowledge and belief that, during
> the 3 months immediately preceding export, the animals have not
> suffered from any of the diseases listed below, have been in any
> premise farm on which these diseases have not occurred, nor had the
> horses otherwise been exposed to the risk of infection with these
> diseases: equine infectious anemia, equine viral encephalomyelitis,
> rabies, scabies,anthrax, glanders, dourine, strangles, epizootic
> lymphangitis, ulcerative lymphangitis, equine rhinopneumonitis, equine
> viral arteritis, babesiosis (piroplasmosis), Getah virus infection or
> any other diseases of equines notifiable in the country.
>
> \- the animals have not been vaccinated with any vaccine within one
> (1) month of the date of shipment.

# SECTION IV. GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATE LEGAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

1\. Each consignment of milk or milk products shall be accompanied by a
veterinary health certificate dated within thirty (30) days of import
and signed or endorsed by a competent veterinary officer of the
Government Veterinary Authority of the country of export.

2\. Each consignment of day-old chicks shall be accompanied by a
veterinary health certificate dated within thirty (30) days of import
and signed or endorsed by a competent veterinary officer of the
Government Veterinary Authority of the country of export.

3\. The consignment of animals (horses) shall be accompanied by a
veterinary health certificate issued by a competent Veterinary Officer
of the government veterinary authority of the country of export.

4\. Each consignment of fish and seafood products shall be accompanied
by a health certificate issued by Federal or State Health Agency.

5\. Each consignment of tree nuts shall be accompanied by a
Phytosanitary Certificate issued by agencies in-charge of quarantine in
the exporting country/state.

# SECTION V. OTHER CERTIFICATION/ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS

1\. For Halal certification for meat and poultry products, Please refer
to FSIS Export Library : Meat Poultry Export Requirements for Malaysia:
(<http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Regulations_&_Policies/Export_Information/index.asp>)

2\. Horses

a\. Identity

> The animals should have an identity certificate or passport by a
> registered veterinary surgeon in the country of origin and further
> endorsed by a Government Veterinary Authority describing the age,
> breed, sex, colour, markings or other points of identification of the
> horses.

b\. Description of Animal

> The consigment of animal shall be accompanied by a certificate
> containing a full description or identification of the animals.

c\. Declaration by Master/Captain of the Ship/Aircraft

> The consignment of animals shall be accompanied by a certificate from
> the master/captain of the ship or aircraft in which the animals were
> carried stating that:
>
> \- the animals have been embarked at port or airport in U.S.A. and had
> not landed at any intermediate port or airport during the
> flight/voyage to Malaysia. Stopovers of aircraft at Honolulu and Japan
> may be permitted or any other port as approved by the Director General
> of Veterinary Services, Malaysia.
>
> \- no other animals were carried in the aircraft or ship during the
> time that the horses to which the certifications refer were on board
> the aircraft or ship.
>
> \- no fodder other than from the country of origin was carried in the
> aircraft or ship during the time that the animals were on board the
> aircraft or ship.
>
> \- the interior of the aircraft has been sprayed with an approved
> insecticide just prior to the departure from the airport.

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