G/SPS/N/MMR/8  
 
20 January 2021  
(21-0611) 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:  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):  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:  Animal Health and Livestock Development Law . 
Language(s):  Burmese . Number of pages:  23 
6. Description of content:  The New Animal Health and Livestock Development Law was 
enacted recently  on 26 August 2020 outlining more comprehensive and veterinary 
coverage in line with OIE Standard.  
Animal Health and Livestock Development Law includes 16 chapt ers. The description of 
content relating to export and import is under Chapter 11. In this content, the department 
is responsible to take measures on additional products such genetically modified 
organisms, veterinary medicinal products and livestock equip ment which have not been 
specifically mentioned in the former law.  
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 pes ts.  
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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquat ic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Chapter 5  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  G/SPS/N/MMR/8  
 
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  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 standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 26 August 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 26 August 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 26 August 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the  date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
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:   
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 1) 64 42 14  
Fax: +(95 1) 64 40 19  
E-mail: spsepoffice@ppdmyanmar.or g 
Website:  http://www.ppdmyanmar.org  
 https://ppdmyanmar.org/sps -ep/ 
 
Dr. Min Thein Maw  
Director  
Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department  
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar  
Office Building No.36, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar  
Tel: +(95 67) 341 8572  
Fax: +(95 67) 340 8342  
E-mail: mtmgifu@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.lbvd.gov.mm/