G/TBT/N/MMR/1  
 
28 August 2014  
(14-4942)  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: Myanma 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 : 
Division of Metrology 
Myanma Scientific and Technological Research Department 
No 6 KaBaAye Pagpda Road Yankin Tsp Yangon Region 
Myanmar 
Ph: +95 1 664817 Fax: +95 1 668033 
email: standards.mstrd@gmail.com  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e applicable): Measuring instruments 
and measurements that are subject to mandatory inspection and or certification as to be 
defined in appropriate technical regulations 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Law on Metrology 
(9 pages, in English) 
6. Description of content: The Law addresses the creation of the Myanmar National 
Metrology Institute, its functions and activities as related to scientific, industrial and legal 
metrology.Chapter I: Title and Definition, Ch apter II: Objectives, Chapter III: National 
Metrology Council, Chapter IV: National Metrol ogy Institute, Chapter V: Legal Units of 
Measurement, Chapter VI: System of Measurement Standards, Chapter VII: Basic 
Principles of Regulations, Chapter VIII: Conf ormity Assessment Bodies for Legal Metrology, 
Chapter IX: Market Surveillance, Chapter X: Responsibilities and Authorities of Legal 
Metrology Official, Chapter XI: Dispute Reso lution, Chapter XII: Offences, and Chapter 
XIII: General Provisions.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
The Law has now been submitted to the Attorney-General Office. Within October 2014, the 
Law may be discussed by AGO, it will then be submitted to the Union Parliament. Therefore, before the Law has being submitted to the parliament, the comments from 
other members should be back here by October 2014.  
8. Relevant documents:  International Vocabulary on Metrology (VIM), Vocabulary on Legal 
Metrology (VIML) and OIML D1 G/TBT/N/MMR/1 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   31 January 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force:   1 May 2015   
10. Final date for comments: 15 October 2015 
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:  
Division of Metrology 
Myanma Scientific and Technological Research Department 
No 6 KaBaAye Pagpda Road 
Yankin Tsp Yangon Region Myanmar 
Ph: +95 1 664817 
Fax: +95 1 668033 email: standards.mstrd@gmail.com  
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