G/SPS/N/MYS/26/Add.3  
 
7 May 2013  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
Addendum 
The following communication, received on 6 May 2013, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Malaysia. 
 
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 Health Certification Requirements for Import  of Live Ornamental Fish into Malaysia 
 The Department of Fisheries Malaysia is amending the Health Certification Requirement for 
Import Live Ornamental Fish into Malaysia for the WTO notification G/SPS/N/MYS/26/Add.2 dated 
14 August 2012. The amendment is made in light of the notification made by Canada to WTO 
regarding the expansion of its responsibility and strengthening the regulation by including aquatic 
animal health. As of 4 February 2013, Canada has enforced their Export Certification Requirements 
for Live Ornamental Animals to control the import of aquatic animals and to prevent spread of diseases. 
 As part of the requirements, all exportations of  susceptible species as listed in Schedule III 
of Canada's Health of Animals Regulations shall be accompanied by health certificate issued by DOF and accepted by the Canadian Food Inspecti on Agency (CFIA). Canada also requires the 
exporting country to impose import control measures before the aquatic animals are allowed to be 
exported to Canada. All importations of koi ( Cyprinus carpio ), red discus ( Symphysodon discus ), 
goldfish ( Carassius auratus ), zebrafish ( Danio rerio ), and guppy ( Poecilia reticulata ) into Malaysia 
shall be certified free from disease of concern. 
 Therefore, all exporting countries shall comply with the new health certification requirements 
for import of live ornamental fish into Malaysia by declaring free from disease of concern for the susceptible species. 
This addendum concerns a: 
[ ] Modification of final date for comments 
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation 
[X] Modification of content and/or scope of  previously notified draft regulation 
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation 
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force 
[ ] Other:    
Comment period:  (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified 
measure in terms of products and/or potent ially affected Members, a new deadline for 
receipt of comments should be provided, norm ally of at least 60 calendar days.  Under 
other circumstances, such as extension of or iginally announced final date for comments, 
the comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) :  6 July 2013 G/SPS/N/MYS/26/Add.3 
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comme nts:  [ ] National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of 
other body: 
Fisheries Biosecurity Division 
Department of Fisheries, Malaysia 
3rd Floor, Podium 2, Block 4G2, Wisma Tani, Precint 4 Federal Government Administrative Centre 
62628 Putrajaya, Malaysia 
Tel: +(603) 8870 4000 Fax: +(603) 8890 3794  E-mail: fbs@dof.gov.my  
Text available from:  [ ] National Notificati on Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail addre ss (if available) of other body: 
Fisheries Biosecurity Division 
Department of Fisheries, Malaysia 
3rd Floor, Podium 2, Block 4G2, Wisma Tani, Precint 4 Federal Government Administrative Centre 
62628 Putrajaya, Malaysia 
Tel: +(603) 8870 4000 Fax: +(603) 8890 3794  E-mail: fbs@dof.gov.my  
 
Full text of amended Requirements is available at: http://www.dof.gov.my . 
 
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