WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/MYS/27/Rev.1 
2 May 2012  
 (12-2322) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  MALAYSIA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Malaysia 
No. 13, Persiaran Perdana Presint 2 62623 Putrajaya MALAYSIA Tel.:  +(603) 8882 5979/5886 
Fax:  +(603) 8882 5983 
Website:  http://www.kpdnkk.gov.my  
 
Name and address (including telephone 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 :   
Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM) 
Halal Hub Division, Ground Floor, Block 2200,  Enterprise 3 Building, Persiaran APEC,  63000 Cyberjaya, 
Selangor Darul Ehsan,  
Malaysia  Tel.:  (+603) 8315 0200/ (+603) 8886 4000 Fax:  (+603) 8318 7044/ (+603) 8889 4951 Website:  http://www.islam.gov.my  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food and food products 
and consumer products (HS: Chap ters 2 to 24, 49, 61 to 67, 91, 92, 94 to 96) (ICS: Chapters 
67 and 97). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Trade Descriptions 
(Certification and Marking of  Halal)(Amendment) Order 2012 and Trade Descriptions 
(Definition of Halal)(Amendment) Order 2012 (7  pages, in English and Malay)     G/TBT/N/MYS/27/Rev.1 
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  6. Description of content:  This notification is the 1st revi sion of G/TBT/N/MYS/27 which was 
notified on 14 December 2011. This is due to ch anges that occurred in the policy direction 
whereby a number of amendments had to be made accordingly.  
In lieu to the changes made, projected herewith  the latest description of subjected documents, 
to wit, Trade Description (Definition of Halal) Order 2011 and Trade Description 
(Certification and Marking of Halal) Orde r 2011 which shall be read with the Trade 
Description (Definition of Halal) (Amendment)  Order 2012 as well as the Trade Description 
(Certification and Marking of Ha lal) (Amendment) Order 2012.  
a. Trade Description (Defin ition of Halal) Order 2011 
This Order defines the definition of halal ac cording to Hukum Syarak (Islamic Law) and 
fatwa. The Order prescribes that anyone who describes any food or goods supplied by him as 
'halal' shall comply with the requirement stipul ated under this Order. Contravention to such 
requirements is an of fence and shall be liable for punishment. 
b. Trade Description (Certification and Marking of Halal) Order 2011  
This Order imposes for certific ation and marking of a Halal logo on food, goods as well as 
services in relation to the food and goods which ar e intended to be described as halal. This 
imposition includes all food which is intended to be described in other e xpression to indicate 
that the food can be consumed or used by a Muslim.  
The marking of the Halal logo on the services in  relation to the food and goods can be made 
by any expression which may be considered as  referring to the said services including the 
premise where the service is provided. 
The authorised agency to do the certification is Department of Islamic Development Malaysia 
(JAKIM) and the Isla mic Council of each State (MAIN).  
For imported products, certificati on by recognised halal body as listed in Schedule 2 of this 
Order is acceptable. Any contravention to the pr ovisions of this Order is an offence and shall 
be liable for punishment. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
ensure that food and food products and consum er products that are supplied and sold in 
Malaysia are not falsely declared as 'Halal'. These requirements are applicable to both local and imported products. For local products, onl y Halal logo issued by Malaysia's competent 
authority is recognised. For im ported products, Halal logo/label issued by Halal certification 
bodies recognised by Malaysia's competent authority is accepted.  
The list of recognised halal certification body is available at JAKIM's website 
http://www.halal.gov.my   G/TBT/N/MYS/27/Rev.1 
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  8. Relevant documents:    
1. Trade Description Act 2011  (47 pages, in English) 
2. Trade Descriptions (Certification and Ma rking of Halal) Order 2011 (16 pages, in 
 English and Malay) 
3. Trade Descriptions (Defini tion of Halal) Order 2011 (9 pa ges, in English and Malay) 
4. Trade Descriptions (Cer tification and Marking of Halal Fees) Regulations 2011 
 (3 pages, in English and Malay) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1st Jan 2012 
1st Jan 2012 (Local)  
1st Jan 2013 (Imported) 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification. 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/MYS/12_1573_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/MYS/12_1573_01_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/MYS/12_1573_02_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/MYS/12_1573_03_x.pdf