G/SPS/N/MYS/39  
 
24 February 2017  
(17-1131) 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, Malay sia 
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): All plants, plant products and regulated articles 
subjected to Phytosanitary C ertificate issuance  
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: Implementation of New Malaysian Phytosanitary 
Certificate Printed Form . Language(s): English . Number of pages: 2 
Website: http://myphyto.gov.my/v7/Login/IndexHK  
http:/ /members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/SPS/MYS/17_0997_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The document contains information on the implementation of 
new Malaysian Phytosanitary Certificate printed form. Implementation shall commence 
from 15 May 2017.  
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 standard? If so, identify t he 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) :   
[X] International Plant Pro tection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM N° 12 
[ ] 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 standard:   G/SPS/N/MYS/39  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Changes of Malaysian Phytosanitary Certificate  
 The document can be accessed at: http://myphyto.gov.my/v7/Login/IndexHK  
(available i n Malay language).  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  27 February 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 January 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 15 May 2017  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 March  2017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National En quiry 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 1402/14 19 
Fax: +(603) 2691 3530  
E-mail: faridah@doa.gov.my  
Website: http://www.doa.gov.my/myimport  
13. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  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 2, Wisma Tani Kuala Lumpur  
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin  
50632 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  
Tel: +(603) 2030 1402/1419  
Fax: +(603) 2691 3530  
E-mail: fari dah@doa.gov.my  
Website : http://www.doa.gov.my/myimport