G/TBT/N/MMR/3  
24 February 2020  
(20-1378) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  MYANMAR   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Commerce  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from ab ove:  
Product Safety Division  
Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Commerce  
Tel: 067430509  
Fax: 067430218  
E-mail: productsafety52@gmail.com  
Website: www.doca.gov .mm 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food, 
household goods, children's goods, communications goods, drugs and supplements, 
consumer goods and business goods  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Directive of 
Myanmar Consumer Protection Commission, entitled "The  Labelling of goods in Myanmar 
Language or in Myanmar Language in conjunction with one or more other languages" 
(6 page(s), in Burmese)  
6. Description of content:  The Myanmar Consumer Protection Commission, in exercising 
the power conferred under sub -section (b) of Section 83 of the Consumer Protection Law, 
issues the Directive for labelling of the goods as follows:  
(a) In accordance with the Section 1(b) of the Consumer Protection Law, provisions 
related with labelling in Chapter 18 will come into effect one year after the date of 
promulgation of the Law, which will be on 16 March 2020.  
(b) The Directive mentions detailed labelling requirements for each group of goods: 
food, household goods, children's goods, communications goods, drugs and 
suppleme nts, consumer goods and business goods which must be in Myanmar 
Language or Myanmar Language in conjunction with one or more other languages 
based on the following criteria:  
(i) type of the product;  
(ii) size, quantity and net amount;  
(iii)  guideline;  
(iv) usage instruction;  
(v) side effects;  
(vi) allergic precaution;  
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  (c) According to the Directive, the imported goods are needed to fulfil the labelling 
requirements before market. (sticker labelling or new packaging)  
(d) Entrepreneur who does  not comply with the labelling requirements described under 
the above mentioned paragraph (b) shall be punished in accordance with the 
Section 73 of the Consumer Protection Law.  
The English translation of detailed description for labelling requirements tab le is attached.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
• To ensure the fulfilment of consumer's rights;  
• To distribute and inform clear, accurate and correct information related to 
consumer protection;  
• To fulfil the high quality goods or services which can guarantee for safety, healthy 
and satisfaction of consumers;  
• To ensure the compliance of business person in respect consumer protection law  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Consumer Protection Law 2019  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  3 December 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  16 March 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Product Safety Division,  
Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Commerce  
Tel: 067430509  
Fax: 067430218  
E-mail: productsafety52@gmail.com  
Website: www.doca.gov.mm  
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