G/SPS/N/MYS/32  
 
11 August 2014  
(14-4675)  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 19, Food Regulations 
1985: Harmonisation of food additives provisions with the Codex Standard  
Language(s): English  Number of pages: 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/MYS/14_3625_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The purpose of this amendment is to harmonize the food 
additive provisions under the Food Regulations 1985 with the Codex Standard (Codex 
Commodity Standard and Codex General Standard for Food Additive (GSFA)). The 
amendment also prescribes the requirement fo r purity of the permitted food additive. 
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) Codex Commodity Standard, General Standard for 
Food Additive, Joint Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and 
World Health Organisation (FAO/WHO) Expert Committee on Food Additive (JECFA) 
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/MYS/32 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
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) : 10 October 2014 
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. Texts 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