G/SPS/N/MYS/27  
 
10 March 2014  
(14-1439)  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: Plant Biosecurity Division, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of 
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, Malaysia 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Processed and dried for consumption soy bean ( Glycine 
max), corn/maize grain ( Zea mays ), dried for consumption cocoa bean ( Theobroma 
cacao ), processed and dried for consumption coffee beans ( Coffea Arabica , Robusta 
coffee , Coffea liberica ), fresh/dried leaves tobacco ( Nicotiana tabacum ), fresh/raw dried 
cotton ( Gossypium hirsutum ), fresh orange and lime ( Citrus  spp.), fresh banana ( Musa 
spp.), hay and straw for livestock feed (all grass species), fresh/raw or dry corn cob/skin 
cocoa/sago and other regulated articles, plants and plant products 
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: New Import Requirements for Importation of Plants, 
Plant Products and Regulated Articles into Malaysia 2014  Language(s): English  
Number of pages: Multiple pages for each country.  The documents may be accessed 
at: http://www.doa.gov.my/myimport . 
6. Description of content: Malaysia proposes to revise and implement new import 
requirements of plants, plant products and re gulated articles into Malaysia following the 
gazette of Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Act 2011. This Act requires that the importation of any plant into Malaysia shall require an import license. The commodities would also have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate with 
additional declarations stating that appropriate treatment/measures have been applied 
prior to importation. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? 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 G/SPS/N/MYS/27 
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] 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: 
Notice to stakeholders. Implementation of New Import Requirements for Importation of 
Plants, Plant Products and Regulated Articles into Malaysia 2014 
The document (available in Malay language) may be accessed at:  
http://www.doa.gov.my/myimport  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 May 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 April 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2014 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 9 May 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Director 
Plant Biosecurity Division Department of Agriculture 
Level 3, Wisma Tani Kuala Lumpur 
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin 50632 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
Tel: +(603) 2030 1442/1419 
Fax: +(603) 2691 3530 E-mail: yusofothman@doa.gov.my  
 pradoamy13@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.doa.gov.my/myimport  
13. Texts available from: [ ] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Director  
Plant Biosecurity Division 
Department of Agriculture 
Level 3, Wisma Tani Kuala Lumpur Jalan Sultan Salahuddin 
50632 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
Tel: +(603) 2030 1442/1419 Fax: +(603) 2691 3530 E-mail: yusofothman@doa.gov.my  
 pradoamy13@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.doa.gov.my/myimport