G/SPS/N/MYS/36  
 
1 April 2015  
(15-1813)  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: 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; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): All food 
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: Draft Amendment of Regulation 41 and Sixteenth 
Schedule, Food Regulations 1985: Pesticide Residue  Language(s): English  Number 
of pages: 24 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/MYS/15_1433_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this amendment is to harmonize the Maximum 
Residue Limits (MRLs) of the pesticide residues under the Food Regulations 1985 
(FR 1985) with the ASEAN Harmonised MRLs. The amendment also includes the addition 
of Table II (Restricted pesticide) and Tabl e III (Banned pesticide) under the Sixteenth 
Schedule of the FR 1985. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) Pesticide Residues in Food and Feed 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Not available G/SPS/N/MYS/36 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : To be determined. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date 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) : 31 May 2015 
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:  
Food Safety and Quality Division 
Ministry of Health Malaysia 
Level 3, Block E7, Complex E 62590 F.T. Putrajaya, Malaysia 
Tel: +(603) 8883 3502 
Fax: +(603) 8889 3815 E-mail: sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my  
13. Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notifi cation 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 3, Block E7, Complex E 62590 F.T. Putrajaya, Malaysia 
Tel: +(603) 8883 3502 
Fax: +(603 8889 3815 E-mail: sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my