. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MYS/20 
6 July 2009 
 (09-3279) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Notifying Member:  MALAYSIA  
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Fisheries Biosecurity Division, Department of Fisheries (DoF) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Import conditions of live fish  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  The notice of the detailed conditions on importation of 
live fish into Malaysia  Language:  English  Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  Fisheries Biosecurity Division under the Department of Fisheries 
is enacting "The notice of the detailed conditions  on importation of live fish into Malaysia" 
according to the Section 40 on Control of Live Fish, Fisheries Act 1985 (Act 317). 
The purpose of this notification is to inform all countries of the newly introduced measures. The main contents of the announcement are as follows: 
(1) Exporting country shall ensure that the fish are sourced from approved farm and under 
official control of the Competent Authority (CA). 
(2) Health Certificate shall be issued by th e Competent Authority (CA) of the exporting 
country. 
(3) Exporting country shall ensure that the fi sh consignment originated from OIE listed 
diseases free zone.  There should not be any disease outbreak for a period of two years 
prior to export. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] 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)    G/SPS/N/MYS/20 
Page 2  
 
   [ X ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[   ] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  To be 
available in the internet homepage of the DoF:  http://www.dof.gov.my  (available in 
English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 January 2010 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  1 January 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 January 2010 
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [ X ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  4 September 2009  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [   ] National Notification 
Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
Fisheries Biosecurity Division 
Department of Fisheries, Malaysia 3rd Floor, Podium 2, Block 4G2, Wisma Tani, Precint 4 Federal Government Administrative Centre 
62628 Putrajaya, Malaysia 
Tel:  +(06) 03 8870 4000 Fax:  +(06) 03 8890 3794  E-mail:  fbs@dof.gov.com.my 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Fisheries Biosecurity Division  
Department of Fisheries, Malaysia 
3rd Floor, Podium 2, Block 4G2, Wisma Tani, Precint 4 Federal Government Administrative Centre 62628 Putrajaya, Malaysia Tel:  +(06) 03 8870 4000 
Fax:  +(06) 03 8890 3794  
E-mail:  fbs@dof.gov.com.my