G/TBT/N/MYS/114  
27 October 2022  
(22-8070) 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:  MALAYSIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Food Safety & Quality Division  
Ministry of Health Malaysia  
Level 4, Menara Prisma  
No.26, Jalan Persiaran Perdana, Presint 3  
62675 F.T. Putrajaya, Malaysia  
Tel: +603 -88850797  
Fax: +603 -88850790  
E-mail: sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my  
Website: http://fsq.moh.gov.my/  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notifica tion shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  HS Code 
2203: Beer made from malt  
HS Code 2204: Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than 
that of heading 20.09  
HS Code 2205: Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plant s or aromatic 
substances  
HS Code 2206: Other fermented beverages (for example, cider, perry, mead, saké); 
mixtures of fermented beverages and mixtures of fermented beverages and non -alcoholic 
beverages, not elsewhere specified or included  
HS Code 2207: Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80 % vol. 
or higher; ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength  
HS Code 2208: Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 
80 % vol.; spirit s, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Amendments to 
regulations 361 to 386A and 387 and insertion of a new regulation, i.e. regulation 384A 
to the Food Regulations 1985 [ P.U.(A) 437/ 1985]; (10 page(s), in English)  G/TBT/N/MYS/114  
 
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  6. Description of content:  The proposed amendments to the Food Regulations 1985 
[P.U.(A) 437/1985 ] involve the following:  
1. Amendments to regulation 361 on general standard for alcoholic beverage.  
2. Amendments to regulati ons 362 to 386A and 387 on specific requirements of alcoholic 
beverages in relation to the alcohol content, the addition of other ingredients, the use of 
food additives and labelling requirements. The purpose of the amendments on all 
provisions of food add itives for alcoholic beverages is to harmonise the food additive 
requirements with the Codex Alimentarius, i.e., Codex General Standard for Food 
Additives (GSFA, Codex STAN 192 -1995), in line with subregulation 19(2) of the Food 
Regulations 1985 [ P.U.(A) 4 37/1985 ]. The conditions under which food additives may be 
used in alcoholic beverages can be directly referred to GSFA, Codex STAN 192 -1995; and  
3. Insertion of a new regulation, regulation 384A which prescribes the standard and 
labelling requirements for  tequila and mezcal.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Food Act 1983 [ Act 281 ] 
2. Food Regulations 1985 [ P.U.(A) 437/1985 ] 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months from date of publication  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Food Safety & Quality Division  
Ministry of Health Malaysia  
Level 4, Menara Prisma  
No.26, Jalan Persiaran Perdana, Presint 3  
62675 F.T. Putrajaya, Malaysia  
Tel: +603 -88850797  
Fax: +603 -88850790  
E-mail: sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my  
Website: http://fsq.moh.gov.my/