G/TBT/N/MMR/7  
16 February 2022  
(22-1448) 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 dif ferent from above:   
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):  Vegetable 
Oil, Cooking Oil  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Directive of 
Ministry of Commerce, entitled "Directive for entrepreneurs to comply regarding the 
labelling of vegetable oil, cooking oil". (2 page(s), in Burme se) 
6. Description of content:  Ministry of Commerce, in exercising the power conferred under 
sub-section (b) of Section 83 of the Consumer Protection Law, issues the Directive for 
entrepreneurs to comply regarding the labelling of vegetable oil, cooking o il as follows:  
(a)  In accordance with the Section 1(b) of the Consumer Protection Law, provisions 
related with labelling in Chapter 18 came into effect on 16 March 2020 one year after 
the date of promulgation of the Law.  
(b)  The Directive mentions that the type of some edible oil on the market are described 
as vegetable oil, cooking oil and that description "vegetable oil, cooking oil" is not a 
type of goods according to labelling provisions.  
(c) Therefore, the entrepreneurs must comply with the followings regar ding the labelling 
of vegetable oil, cooking oil:  
(a) The type of the goods based on the original ingredient must be specified in 
Myanmar Language (Example: Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil) or Vegetable Oil (refined 
Palm Oil)  
(b) The net amount and size of the goods must be expressed in Myanmar Weight 
Unit such as Viss/ Kyattha in Myanmar Language.  
(d) The entrepreneurs who does not comply the above -mentioned paragraph (c) shall be 
punished in accordance with the Consumer Protection Law.   G/TBT/N/MMR/7  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To obtain the satisfaction on the basic needs; Prevention of deceptive 
practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:  Consumer Protection Law 2019  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 20 December 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  21 June 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  n/a 
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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