G/SPS/N/MYS/34  
 
17 March 2015  
(15-1503)  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: New Regulation 27B, Food Regulations 1985: Plastic 
Materials and Articles  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 2 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/MYS/15_1238_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The regulation provides the maximum proportion of release of 
chemical substances and specific migration limit or total specific migration limit to ensure that plastic materials and articles that are intended to come into contact with 
food, already in contact with food or which can reasonably be expected to come into 
contact with food meet with the minimum safety requirements. 
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:  
[ ] 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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  
Note: There is no international standard for plastic materials and articles. G/SPS/N/MYS/34 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Not applicable   
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) : 16 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