G/SPS/N/MYS/56  
16 August 2023  
(23-5561) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  MALAYSIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia  
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):  HS code: 0709.60.1000 ( Chillies); HS code: 0709.30.00 00 
(Aubergines (egg -plants)); HS code: 0711.40 ( Cucumbers); HS code: 0 807.19.00 00 
(Melons, other); HS code: 0904.11 ( Pepper); HS code: 1006.20 ( Rice); HS code: 1517.90 
(Palm oil and its fraction, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified)  
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:  Amendment to the Sixteenth Schedule of the Food 
Regulations 1985 [P.U.(A) 437/85] . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  1 
6. Description of content:  To amend the Sixteenth Schedule of the Food Regulations 1985 
[P.U.(A) 437/1985] as follows:  
1. The addition of maximum residue limits (MRLs) of new pesticides (famoxadone, MCPA, 
sulfentrazone) ; 
2. The addition of new MRLs of new commoditi es to existing pesticides (diafenthiuron, 
fluopyram, imazapyr, thiamethoxam).  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other dama ge from pests.   
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 related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  Some of the proposed pesticides MRLs are not in Codex 
Alimentarius and one of the proposed pesticides MRLs (famoxadone in cucumber) diffe r G/SPS/N/MYS/56  
 
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  from Codex Alimentarius. The proposed pesticides MRLs were established based on residue 
trials carried out in Malaysia and by other countries.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 October 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number  and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Food Safety and Quality Division  
Ministry of Health Malaysia  
Level 4, Menara Prisma  
No.26, Jln. Persiaran Perdana, Precint 3  
62675 F.T. Putrajaya, Malaysia  
Tel: +(603) 8885 0797  
Fax: +(603) 8885 0790  
E-mail: sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my  
Website: http://fsq.moh.gov.my  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Food Safety and Quality Division  
Ministry of Health Malaysia  
Level 4, Menara Prisma  
No.26, Jln. Persiaran Perdana, Precint 3  
62675 F.T. Putrajaya, Malaysia  
Tel: +(603) 8885 0797  
Fax: +(603) 8885 0790  
E-mail: sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my  
Website: http://fsq.moh.gov.my