G/SPS/N/MYS/29  
 
6 May 2014  
(14-2779)  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): Flour 
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 specific regulations under the 
Food Regulations 1985: 
i. Regulation 43 Wheat flour 
ii. Regulation 43A Bread four 
iii. Regulation 43B Atta flour 
iv. Regulation 44 Chlorinated bleached wheat flour 
v. Regulation 45 Gluten wheat flour 
vi. Regulation 46 Protein-increased wheat flour 
vii. Regulation 47 Self raising flour 
Language(s): English and Malay  Number of pages: 5 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/MYS/14_2097_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of content: The proposal includes amendment to existing regulation and 
proposed new regulation. The draft amendment is to amend all standards pertaining to 
wheat flour including product specification and permitted food additives used in each related wheat flour. 
New proposed regulations for bread flour and atta flour are also included in this draft 
amendment. 
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 Standard 152-1985 - Codex Standard for 
Wheat Flour 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/MYS/29 
 
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  [ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [X] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard: Certain parameters in the proposed draft amendments are 
different from Codex Standard, including food additive and moisture content. 
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Food (Amendment) (No.1) Regulations 2014  
Full text of the Food (Amendment) (No.1) Regulations 2014 is available online at: 
http://www.moh.gov.my/english.php/pages/view/577  (available in English and Malay) 
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) : 5 July 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