G/TBT/N/MMR/2  
 
21 January 2015  
(15-0392)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member: MYANMAR  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):    
2. Agency responsible: Myanmar Scientific and Technological Research Department 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above : 
Myanmar Scientific and Technological Research Department 
No 6 KabaAye Pagoda Road 
Yankin Township Yangon Region Myanmar 
Ph: +95 1 664817 
Fax: +95 1 668033 email: most19@myanmar.com.mm   
email: tbtenquiry@myanmarstandards.org.mm  / standards.mstrd@gmail.com   
http://www.myanmarstandards.org.mm   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): To strengthen the 
National Quality Infrastructure for Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: The Law on 
Standardization (8 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: Chapter (I) Title and Definition; Ch apter (II) Objectives Chapter; 
(III) Formation of National Standard Council and Functions and Duties Thereof Chapter ; (IV) Formation of the Standard Working Committee and Functions and Duties Thereof ; 
Chapter (V) Application for and Issue of Accreditation Certificate ; Chapter (VI) Application 
for and Issue of Certification ; Chapter (VII)  Taking Action by Committee Chapter (VIII) 
Appeal Chapter (IX) Offences and Penalties;  Chapter (X) Financing Chapter (XI) General 
Provisions.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
The objectives of this law are as follows:  
a) To enable the development and application of Myanmar Standards, Technical 
Regulations and Conformity Assessment activities; 
b) To enable to support export promotion by enhancing quality of production 
organizations and their products, production processes and services; 
c) To enable to protect the consumers and users by guaranteeing imported and 
domestic products meet and prescribed technical regulation; 
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  d) To enable to support protection of environment related to products, production 
processes and services from impact, and conservation of natural resources; 
e) To enable to protect manufacturing, distributing and importing the goods which do 
not meet the prescribed technical regulation and those which are not safe and 
endangered to the environment; 
f) To support on establishing the ASEAN Free Trade Area and to enable to reduce 
technical barriers to trade; 
g) To facilitate technological transfer and innovation by using the standards for the 
development of national economic and social activities in accordance with the 
national development programme. 
8. Relevant documents:  ISO/IEC Guide2:2004 Standardization and Related Activities - 
General Vocabulary 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   The law has been promulgated on 3 July 2014 
Proposed date of entry into force:   -  
10. Final date for comments: - 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Myanmar Scientific and Technological Research Department 
No 6 KabaAye Pagoda Road 
Yankin Township Yangon Region Myanmar 
Ph: +95 1 664817 
Fax: +95 1 668033 email: most19@myanmar.com.mm  
email: tbtenquiry@myanmarstandards.org.mm  / standards.mstrd@gmail.com  
website: http://www.myanmarstandards.org.mm