. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/MYS/3
29 August 2003
(02-4610)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MALAYSIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:
Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health
Fax: 603 – 603-26946517Phone: 603 – 603-26946601/26946523
Email: fqc-division@dph.gov.my
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 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):   Genetically modified
foods and food ingredients, ICS No: 67.040, (Food products in general)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Regulation
on Genetically Modified Foods, 3 pages, in Malay and English
6. Description of content:   The proposed regulation includes and specifies labelling
requirements for genetically modified food and food ingredients.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection  and prevention of deceptive practices.
8. Relevant documents:   This proposed regulation is based on Codex Alimentarius
Commission Draft Recommendation of the Labell ing of Food Obtained through Certain
Technology of Genetically Modified/Genetica lly Engineered (Draft Amendment to Codex
Standard for the Labelling of Pre-packaged Food)
Publication in which the notification is published when adopted: The Malaysian Food
Regulation 1985, Food Act 1983
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   21 October 2002G/TBT/N/MYS/3
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
Food Quality Control Division
Department of Public Health
Ministry of Health  Ting.3, Blok B
Kompleks Pejabat-pejabat Kesihatan
Jalan Cenderasari
50590 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-26946601/26946523
Fax: 603-26946517
Email: fqc-division@dph.gov.myhttp://dph.gov.my/fqc