G/SPS/N/MMR/4  
21 July 2020  
(20-5021) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  MYANMAR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and 
Irrigation  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):   
-  0301111100 - Botia ( Chromobotia macracanthus ) 
-  0301111900 - Other  
-  0301119100 - Koi carp ( Cyprinus carpio )  
-  0301119200 - Goldfish ( Carassius auratus )  
-  0301119300 - Siamese fighting fish ( Beta splendens )  
-  0301119400 - Oscars ( Astonotus ocellatus )  
-  0301119500 - Arowanas ( Scleropages formosus )  
-  0301119600 - Arowanas Jardini ( Scleropages Jardini )  
-  0301119900 - Other  
-  0301191000 - Fry  
-  0301199100 - Banggai cardinal fish ( Pterapogon kauderni )  
-  0301199200 - Napoleon wrasse ( Cheilinus undulatus )  
-  0301199900 - Other  
-  0301910000 - Trout ( Salmo trutta , Oncorhynchus mykiss , Oncorhynchus clarki , 
Oncorhynchus aguabonita , Oncorhynchus gilae , Oncorhynchus 
apache  and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster ) 
-  0301920000 - Eels (Anguil la spp.)  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Authorization Requirement on the Live Fish Exporting 
under The Aquaculture Law 1989 . Language(s):  Burmese . Number of pages:  12 
6. Description of content:  This measure (Chapter 8, Article 29 (c) and Chapter 10, Article 
35) provides for the authorization r equirement on the import of the product. A person who 
wants to import the live fish shall get the permission from the Department of Fisheries.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/MMR/4  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or relate d text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
 - Section 9, Chapters 9.1, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7, 9.8 and 9.9  
 - Section 2, Chapter 2.1  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Directive 
No. 8/2018 concerning technical regulations for export and import fishery products dated 
5 December 2018 (www.dof.qcrs.gov.mm/2019/01/21/new -technical -regulation -for-
export -and-import -of-fishery -products -directive -8-2018/)   
10. Proposed date of  adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 9 July 1989  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 9 July 1989  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of oth er body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Myanmar's SPS Enquiry Point  
Plant Protection Division,  
Department of Agriculture,  
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar  
BayintNaung Road, West Gyogone, Insein Township, P.O.11011, Yangon, Myanmar.  
Tel : +(95 1) 64 4214  
Fax : +(95 1) 64 4019  
E-mail: spsepoffice@ppdmyanmar.org  
website: www.ppdmyanmar.org, https://ppdmyanmar.org/sps -ep/ 
 
Department of Fisheries,  
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation of the Republic of the Union of My anmar  
Address: Office No.36, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.  
Website: http://www.dof.gov.mm/  
Tel: +(95 67) 340 8473  
E-Mail: icudof7@gmail.com