G/SPS/N/MMR/3  
 
9 July 2020  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  MYANMAR  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, 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, 
wher e applicable):  Animals, Animal products and Animal Feed (HS Codes: 01.01, 
01.02, 01.03, 01.04, 01.05, 01.06, 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 
02.07, 02.08, 02.09, 02.10, 04.01, 04.02, 04.03, 04.04, 04.05, 04.06, 04.07, 04.08, 
05.02, 05.04, 05.05, 05.06, 05.07, 05.08, 05.10, 05.11,10.06,15.01, 15.02, 15.03, 
15.05, 15.06, 15.16,16.03, 19.02,21.02, 23.01, 23.09, 41.01, 41.02, 41.03, 41.04, 
41.05, 41.06, 41.07, 41.12, 41.14,41.15, 42.06, 43.06, 43.01, 51.01, 51.02, 51.03, 
51.04, 51.05, 51.10, 51 .13) 
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:  Sanitary measures relating to the importation of 
animal, animal products and animal feed under the Animal Health and Development 
Law,1993(10 pages, in English) and Animal Health and Development Amendment 
Law,2010 . Language(s):  Burmese . Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  The Animal Health and Development Law 1993 has the chapters 
on the title and definition, objectives, animal health and development, inspection of 
animal feed for domestic sale, inspection of animal, animal product and a nimal feed for 
exportation, inspection of imported animal, animal product and animal feed, prevention 
and control of contagious disease, prevention of cruelty to animal, appeals, offences and 
penalties and miscellaneous.  
Under the Chapter 5, Para 7 and 8 o f the law, a person who want to export animal, animal 
products and animal feed should apply for a recommendation and export certificate from 
the Department, the Department establish inspection in required region before issuing 
recommendation and export cer tificate concerning animals, animal products and animal 
feed for export.  
Under the Chapter 6, Para 12 and 13 of the law, a person who want to import animal, 
animal products and animal feed should apply for recommendation and import certificate 
from the Dep artment, the Department will issue recommendation. Inspection requirement 
is also needed when on arrival and the Department establish inspection in required 
regions. The objectives of this measure are to prevent outbreak of contagious disease in 
animals an d to control the outbreak systematically when it occurs.  
The State Peace and Development Council amended the Animal Health and Development 
Law 1993 with the Amendment  Law for Animal Health and Development on 31 December  
2010. Articles 2, 4, 10, 13, 15, 22,  25 and 25 were amended under this law.  G/SPS/N/MMR/3  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevan t international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC/GL 41, CAC/GL 77, CAC/GL 80, CAC/GL 81, 
CRC/RCP 45, CRC/RCP 61, CXG/ RCP 45, CXG 90 , CXS 193. 
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Terrestrial Animal Health Code, 
Chapter 5  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed r egulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2010  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2010  
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, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Myanmar SPS Enquiry Point; Plant Protection Division; Department of Agriculture,  
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar  
Bayint Naung Road, West Gyogone, Insein Townsh ip, P.O.11011, Yangon, Myanmar.  
Tel : +(951) 644 214  
Fax : +(951) 644 019  
E-mail: spsepoffice@ppdmyanmar.org   
Website: www.ppdmyanmar.org   
https://ppdmyanmar.org/sps -ep/ 
Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock 
and Irrigation  
Address: Office No.(36), Nay Pyi Taw, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar  
Website: http://www.moali.gov.mm  
Fax: +(9567) 408 436  
E-mail: ir.lbvd@gmail.com   
Website: www.lbvd.gov.mm   G/SPS/N/MMR/3  
 
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  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 SPS Enquiry Point; Plant Protection Division; Department of Agriculture,  
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrig ation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar  
Bayint Naung Road, West Gyogone, Insein Township, P.O.11011, Yangon, Myanmar.  
Tel : +(951) 644 214  
Fax : +(951) 644 019  
E-mail: spsepoffice@ppdmyanmar.org   
Webs ite: www.ppdmyanmar.org   
https://ppdmyanmar.org/sps -ep/ 
Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock 
and Irrigation  
Address: Office No.(36), Nay Pyi Taw, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar  
Website: http://www.moali.gov.mm  
Fax: +(9567) 408 436  
E-mail: ir.lbvd@gmail.c om  
Website: www.lbvd.gov.mm