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Notifying Member: Malaysia

If applicable, name of local government involved:  

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Agency responsible: Food Safety and Quality Division, Ministry of Health Malaysia

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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): All food

4.

Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]    All trading partners  

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:  

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Title of the notified document: Draft Amendment of Regulation 41 and Sixteenth Schedule, Food Regulations 1985: Pesticide Residue  Language(s): English  Number of pages: 24

http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2015/SPS/MYS/15_1433_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: The purpose of this amendment is to harmonize the Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) of the pesticide residues under the Food Regulations 1985 (FR 1985) with the ASEAN Harmonised MRLs. The amendment also includes the addition of Table II (Restricted pesticide) and Table III (Banned pesticide) under the Sixteenth Schedule of the FR 1985.

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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.  

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[X]    Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) Pesticide Residues in Food and Feed

[ ]      World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number)  

[ ]      International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  

[ ]      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:  

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Not available

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy):  

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): To be determined.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure  

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 31 May 2015

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:

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

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Text(s) 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, Complex E

62590 F.T. Putrajaya, Malaysia

Tel: +(603) 8883 3502

Fax: +(603 8889 3815

E-mail: sps.fsqd@moh.gov.my