G/SPS/N/MMR/7  
 
18 September 2020  
(20-6309) 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 (Chromobotiamacracanthus)  
− 0301111900 - - - - Other  
− 0301119100 - - - - Koi carp (Cyprinus carpio)  
− 0301119200 - - - - Goldfish (Carassius auratus)  
− 0301119300 - - - - Siamese fighting fish (Beta splendens)  
− 0301119400 - - - - Oscars (Astonotusocellatus)  
− 0301119500 - - - - Arowanas (Scleropagesformosus)  
− 0301119600 - - - - Arowanas Jardini (ScleropagesJardini)  
− 0301119900 - - - - Other  
− 0301191000 - - - Fry  
− 0301199100 - - - - Banggai cardinal fish (Pterapogonkauderni)  
− 0301199200 - - - - Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinusundulatus)  
− 0301199900 - - - - Other  
− 0301910000 - - Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, 
Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and 
Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)  
− 0301920000  - - - - Eels ( Anguilla  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 Importing 
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 export of the product. A person 
who wants to export 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/7  
 
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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, Chapter -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) 1644 214  
Fax : +(95)1644 019  
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 Myanmar  
Address: Office No.36, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.  
Website: http://www.dof.gov.mm/  
Tel: +(95) 673 408 473  
E-Mail: icudof7@gmail.com