G/SPS/N/MYS/43  
 
17 December  2018 
(18-7955) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: MALAYSIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  
2. Agency responsible: Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia  
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): Foods in general  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevan t or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Amendment of the Sixteenth Schedule, Food 
Regulations 1985.  Language(s): English.  Number of pages:  
6. Description of content:  
Draft amendment of the Sixteenth Schedule of the Food Regulations 1985 includes:  
1. The addition of maximum residue limits (MRLs) of new pesticides ; 
2. The addition of new MRLs of new commodities to existing pesticides ; 
3. The deletion of certain commodities of existing  pesticides ; and  
4. The deletion of existing pesticides . 
The following pesticides being considered for specified plant commodities are:  
Abamectin, Acephate, Alachlor, Ametryn, Aminopyralid, Amitraz, Anilofos, Azadirachtin, 
Azoxystrobin, Bacillus thuringiensis , Benalaxyl, Bendiocarb, Benomyl, Bentazone, 
Bitertanol, Bistrifluron, Bordeaux mixture, BPMC/Fenobucarb, Bromacil, Bromopropylate, 
Buprofezin, Butocarboxim, Cadusafos, Captan, Carbaryl, Carbendazim, Ca rbofuran, 
Carbosulfan, Cartap, Chinomethionat, Chloran traniliprole, Chlorfenapyr, Chlorfluazuron, 
Chlorimuron ethyl, Chlorothalonil, Chlorpyrifos, Chromafenozide, Cinosulfuron, 
Clethodim, Clomazone, Copper sulphate, Coumaphos, Cupric hydroxide, Cuprous oxide, 
Cyclosulfa muron, Cycloxydim, Cyfluthrin/ beta-cyfluthrin, Cyhalofop -butyl, Cyhalothrin, 
Cymoxanil, Cypermethrine, Cyproconazole, Cyromazine, Deltamethrin, Diafenthiuron, 
Diazinon, Dichlorvos, Dicofol, Difenoconazole, Diflubenzuron, Dimethoate, 
Dithiocarbamates, Dinotefuran, Emamectin benzoate, Endosulfan, Epoxiconazole, EPTC, 
Ethiprole, Ethoxysufuron, Etofenprox, Famoxadone, Fenamiphos, Fenitrothion, 
Fenoxycarb, Fenpropathrin, Fenpyroximate, Fenvalerate, Fipronil, Fluazifob -butyl, 
Flubendiamide, Flucetosulfuron, Flufenacet, Flufenoxuron, Fluroxypyr, Fluopic olide, 
Flutolanil, Formetanate hydrochloride, Formothion, Fosetyl aluminium, Furathiocarb, 
Glufosinate ammonium, Hexaconazole, Hexazinone, Hexythiazox, Hydrogen phospide, 
Imidacloprid, Inorganic bromide, Indoxacarb, Ipovalicarb, Iprodione, Isazofos, 
Isopro carb, Isoprothiolane, Lufenuron, Malathion, MCPA, Mepronil, Mercaptodimethur, 
Metalaxyl, Metaldehyd, Methamidophos, Methidathion, Methoxyfenozide, Metolachlor, 
Metosulam, Metribuzin, Molinate, Monocrotophos, MSMA, MTMC, Myclobutanil, 
Napropamide, Ofurace, Orthosulfamuron, Oxadixyl, Oxycarboxin, Oxyfluorfen, Paraquat, 
Pencycuron, Pendimethalin, Permethrin, Phenthoate, Phoxim, Picloram, Pirimiphos -
methyl, Pretilachlor, Prochloraz, Profenofos, Propamocarb, Propanil, Propargite, G/SPS/N/MYS/43  
 
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  Propiconazole, Propoxur, Prothio fos, Propyrisulfuron, Pymetrozine, Pyraclostrobin, 
Pyrethrum, Pyribenzoxim, Pyridalyl, Pyridaben, Pyriproxyfen, Quinalphos, Quinchlorac, 
Quintozene, Quizalofop -ethyl, Sethoxydim, Silafluofen, Sulphur, Spinetoram, Spinosad, 
Spirodiclofen, Spiromesifen, Spir otetramat, Tebuconazole, Tebufenozide, Teflubenzuron, 
Terbuthylazine, Tetradifon, Thiamethoxam, Thiobencarb, Thiocyclam -hydrogen oxalate, 
Thiometon, Thiophanate -methyl, Tolclofos -methyl, Tolfenpyrad, Tralomethrin, 
Triadimefon, Triadimenol, Triasulfuron, Tr iazophos, Tribasic copper sulphate, Trichlorfon, 
Tricyclazole, Tridermorph, Triflumuron, Trifloxystrobin, Vinclozolin, White oil.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
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) :  
[ ] 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  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Some of the proposed pesticides are based on Codex 
standards.  Some of the proposed pesticides MRLs are not in Codex Alimentarius and some 
MRLs may differ from Codex Alimentarius because they are established based on residue 
trials carried out in Malaysia and by other countries.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from dat e of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 15 February  2019 
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:  
Food Safety and Quality Division  
Ministry of Health Malaysia  
Level 4, Menara Prisma  
No.26, Jln. Persiaran Perdana, Precint 3  
62675 F.T. Putrajaya, Malaysia  
Tel: +(603) 8885 0797  
Fax: +(603)8885 0790  
E-mail: sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my  G/SPS/N/MYS/43  
 
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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:   
Food Safety and Quality Division  
Ministry of Health Malaysia  
Level 4, Menara Prisma  
No.26, Jln. Persiaran Perdana, Precint 3  
62675 F.T. Putrajaya, Malaysia  
Tel: +(603) 8885 0797  
Fax: +(6 03) 8885 0790  
E-mail: sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my