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WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/MYS/1
20April 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0966)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MALAYSIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: Department ofVeterinary Services
Ministry ofAgriculture, Malaysia
3. Products covered (HS orCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Livestock andLivestock Products
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document:
Regulations fortheimportation oflivestock products such aspoultry/day-old chicks/milk
andmilk products/pig andpork products (24pages)
5. Description ofcontent:
Regulations fortheimportation applied under section 8ofAnimal Rules, 1962, and
Animal Importation Order, 1962, forthefollowing livestock products:
Poultry: Live Poultry/Birds, Poultry/Bird Carcasses, Day-old chicks andEgg
orEggproducts
Milk: Milk orMilk products
Pig: Live pigs, pork orpork products include frozen, dried,
dehydrated,
salted, pickled, smoked orvalue-added
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofpublic andanimal Health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
Sanitary requirements arebased ontheInternational Animal Health Code ofOIE
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8. Relevant documents: (i) Animal Rules, 1962
(ii) Animal Importation Order, 1962 under
TheAnimal Ordinance, 1952
9. Proposed date ofadoption andentry into force: August 1995
10. Final date forcomments: 15June 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point []oraddress and telefax number ofother
body:
Department ofVeterinary Services, Ministry ofAgriculture, 9thfloor, Exchange
Square, OffJalan Semantan, Bukit Damansara
50630 Kuala Lumpur, West Malaysia
Tel: 03-2540077, 2540094
Fax: 03-2540092