Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/366 |
S-III§103 |
Malaysia |
2017 |
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Standards Malaysia remains Malaysia's only national accreditation body. It gives official recognition in the form of accreditation to organizations with established competence to provide conformity assessment services for the certification of management systems (e.g. certification of quality management systems according to ISO 9001 and certification of environmental management systems according to ISO 14001), product certification, testing, calibration, and inspection. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/366 |
S-III§109 |
Malaysia |
2017 |
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Import licences |
Agriculture |
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Since 2014, there have not been any changes to SPS-related matters concerning the importation of animals and animal products, plants and plant products, food, LMOs and GMOs, among others. Their importers must obtain an import licence or permit on SPS grounds (Section 3.1.5.3.2). Relevant agencies issue import licences or permits in accordance with the relevant legislation. (...)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/366 |
S-III§110 |
Malaysia |
2017 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture, Fisheries |
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Between January 2014 and 12 October 2017, 14 notifications were submitted under the WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. Most notifications (9) were submitted by the Food Safety and Quality Division under the MOH, covering inter alia food, pesticide residues, flour, infant formula for medical purposes, fish, and raw cleaned edible birdnest. Four notifications were made by the Plant Biosecurity Division under the Department of Agriculture. Products concerned were: plants and plant products, including fresh fruits of mangosteen, betel leaves, chilies, and durian. The objectives of these SPS measures were food safety or plant protection related. One notification was made by the Department of Fisheries, concerning temporary emergency measures for the importation of live tilapia fish (from 24 July 2017 for a period of six months).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/366 |
S-III§113 |
Malaysia |
2017 |
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Import licences, Other environmental requirements |
Agriculture |
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In accordance with the Biosafety Act 2007, the National Biosafety Board (NBB) evaluates and approves living modified organisms (LMOs) before releasing them to the market. The Genetic Modification Advisory Committee (GMAC) provides advice to the NBB. Importers must obtain approval from the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry for imported seeds regardless of whether they are conventional or GM seeds. Currently the NBB only approves applications for LMO in or for food, feed and processing (FFP).
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/366 |
S-III§153 |
Malaysia |
2017 |
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Public procurement |
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The Government is also committed to venture into green procurement as one of the mechanisms to minimize the impact on the environment. The Green Government Procurement (GGP) initiative has been implemented in stages since 2014 under the Short-Term Action Plan. The initiative is monitored by the GGP Steering Committee and the Working Committee and is co-chaired by the Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water and the Ministry of Finance. The 11th MP stated a target of 20% green government procurement by 2020. The implementation of GGP at 12 ministries and their agencies in 2016 has resulted in a cumulative value of green procurement totalling RM 482 million. Furthermore, 20 product groups were approved by the GGP Steering Committee in 2016.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/366 |
S-III§154 |
Malaysia |
2017 |
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Public procurement |
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The GGP (Green Government Procurement) Long-Term Action Plan is being finalized to replace the Short-Term Action Plan. In 2017, GGP implementation was expanded to all government agencies with the requirement for each ministry to incorporate green specification into the procurement of GGP product groups.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/366 |
S-IV§13 |
Malaysia |
2017 |
Sectors |
Other support measures |
Agriculture |
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(...) Under the strategy of intensifying performance-based incentives, the Plan states that existing input-based subsidies will be gradually replaced by performance-based incentives to encourage compliance of farmers and smallholders with the Malaysian Good Agricultural Practices (MyGAP) certification and other certifications such as the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) and the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/366 |
S-IV§14 |
Malaysia |
2017 |
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General environmental reference |
Agriculture, Energy |
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(...) Palm oil is processed into a wide range of food and feed, and non-food products from crude palm oil, to stearin and olein, to bio-fuels (both as biomass and biodiesel), and RBDPO used in cleaning products.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/366 |
S-IV§19 |
Malaysia |
2017 |
Sectors |
Technical regulation or specifications |
Agriculture |
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The Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council (MPOCC) began operations in 2014 as an independent non-profit organization established to develop the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) Certification Scheme. The MPOCC is responsible for setting standards, developing certification systems, and other processes relating to sustainable production and processing of palm oil. Two types of certificates are issued by accredited certification bodies that conduct third-party verification audits: oil palm management certification for responsible management of palm oil plantations, small holdings and palm oil processing facilities; and supply chain certification for entities that process, trade or manufacture palm oil from certified oil management units. At July 2017, total certified planted area was 245,079 ha.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/366 |
S-IV§23 |
Malaysia |
2017 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Energy |
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The National Biofuel Policy of 2006 aims to promote sustainable energy sources, to reduce dependency on fossil fuels, and to improve palm oil prices. Biofuels, using crude palm oil as the feedstock, are to be used for transport, industry, and for export. Under the Biofuel Industry Act of 2007, MPIC introduced a requirement to blend diesel with 5% biodiesel (B5) starting in 2011 in some regions and extended to the whole country by end-2014. In 2015, the B7 blend was implemented throughout Malaysia and B10 is to be implemented in 2017. About 360,000 tonnes of crude palm oil were used to produce 525 million litres of biodiesel for blending with petroleum diesel in 2015. There are no specific direct incentives to consumers or the industry under the programme.
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