. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MYS/22 
25 August 2009  
 (09-4004) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Fish and fish products 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners 
[X] Specific regions or countries:  European Communities  
5. Title of the notified document:  Food Act 1983.  Food Regulations 2009 - Issuance of 
Health Certificate for Export of Fish a nd Fish Product to the European Communities 
Language:  English  Number of pages:  3   
6. Description of content:  The Food Export Regulations 2009 - Issuance of Health 
Certificate for Export of Fish and Fish Pr oduct to the European Communities, establishes 
requirements for export of fish and fish produc ts to the European Communities applicable 
to exporters in Malaysia. 
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 stan dard?  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:    G/SPS/N/MYS/22 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
• National Approval and Listing Protocol  ( http://fsq.moh.gov.my/uploads/NLP.pdf
) 
(available in English) 
• Protocol for Issuance of Health Certificat e for the Export of Fishery Products to the 
European Union ( http://fsq.moh.gov.my/uploads/FPEU.pdf ) (available in English) 
• Official Verification Protocol ( http://fsq.moh.gov.my/uploads/OVP.pdf ) (available 
in English)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  28 February 2009   
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  28 February 2009   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 March 2009   
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  Not applicable 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] 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, Parcel E Federal Government Administrative Centre 
62590 Putrajaya 
Malaysia Tel:  +(603) 8883 3888 Fax: + (603) 8889 3815 E-mail:  sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my