WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/MYS/24 
13 October 2009 
 (09-4969) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  MALAYSIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Crop Protection and Plant Quarantine Division, Department of 
Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture  and Agro-based Industry, 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):  Wood packaging material (including d unnage) made of coniferous and non-
coniferous raw wood 
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:  Implementation of International Standards for 
Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No.15 for Import Consignments  Language:     Number 
of pages:      
6. Description of content:  Malaysia proposes to adopt the International Standard for 
Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (Revised 2009): Regulation of Wood Packaging material in 
international trade (ISPM No. 15) .  This regulation describes phytosanitary measures to 
reduce the risk of introduction and/or spread  of quarantine pests associated with wood 
packaging material such as pallets, dunnage, cr ating, packing blocks, drums, cases, load  
boards, pallet collars, skids, etc. made of coniferous and non-coni ferous raw wood which 
can be present in almost any imported cons ignment, including consignment which would 
not normally be the target of phytosanitary inspection. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM 15  G/SPS/N/MYS/24 
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  [ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] 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:  International 
Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (Revised 2009): Regulation of Wood 
Packaging Material in International Trade (ISPM No. 15) .  The full text of ISPM No. 15 is 
available in English at:  https://www.ippc.int/servlet/BinaryDow nloaderServlet/1337 03_ISPM_15_Revised_2009.d
oc?filename=1240489124097_ISPM_1 5_Revised_2009_E.doc&refID=133703  
Notice to stakeholders.  Implementation of International Standards for Phytosanitary 
Measures (ISPM) No. 15 for Import Consignments  
The document (available in English, 1 page) may be accessed at: 
http://www.doa.gov.my/pqnet/eng/announce/implementation_ISPM15.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  1 January 2010   
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  1 January 2010   
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :      
[X] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  12 December 2009 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:  Director 
Crop Protection and Plant Quarantine Division 
Department of Agriculture Level 3, Wisma Tani Kuala Lumpur 
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin 
50632 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel:  +(603) 2030 1401/1402 Fax: +(603) 2691 3530 E-mail:  wanis@doa.gov.my / wann54@yahoo.com 
Website:  http://www.doa.gov.my/pqnet/eng/main/main.html
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  13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Director  
Crop Protection and Plant Quarantine Division Department of Agriculture 
Level 3, Wisma Tani Kuala Lumpur 
Jalan Sultan Salahuddin 50632 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel:  +(603) 2030 1401/1402 Fax: +(603) 2691 3530 
E-mail:  wanis@doa.gov.my / wann54@yahoo.com 
Website:  http://www.doa.gov.my/pqnet/eng/main/main.html