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Notifying
Member: MALAYSIA
If applicable, name of local government involved:
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Agency
responsible: Department of
Veterinary Services (DVS)
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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): Live ruminant and
ruminant products
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Regions
or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[ ] All trading partners
[X] Specific regions or
countries: Slovak Republic
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Title of
the notified document: Notice of
Temporary Suspension on the Importation of Live Ruminant and Ruminant
Products from the Slovak Republic to prevent the potential spread of foot and
mouth disease (FMD). Language(s): Malay.
Number of pages: 1
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Description
of content: Following the report on
the detection of foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Dunajská Streda, Slovak
Republic on 21 March 2025 to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH),
the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) Malaysia has temporarily
suspended import of live ruminants and ruminant products (with the exception
of safe commodities under Article 8.8.2 and milk and dairy products that have
been heat-treated to guarantee the destruction of the foot and mouth disease
virus) from Dunajská Streda, Slovak Republic, effective 25 March 2025.
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Objective
and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [ ]
protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from
other damage from pests.
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Nature
of the urgent problem(s) and reason for urgent action: This emergency measure is to safeguard both animal and human
health, prevent economic losses, ensure food security and comply with the
international biosecurity standards while protecting the agricultural sector
form severe consequences of FMD outbreak and mitigates potential risk to
public health.
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Is there
a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):
[X] World Organization for Animal Health
(OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code,
chapter number): Chapter
8.8 of the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (2024)
[ ] 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:
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Date of
entry into force (dd/mm/yy)/period
of application (as applicable): 25 March
2025
[ ] Trade facilitating
measure
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Agency
or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address
(if available) of other body:
Disease
Control and Veterinary Biosecurity Division
Department of
Veterinary Services
Ministry of
Agriculture and Food Security
Level 5, Lot
4G1, Blok Podium, Wisma Tani
No. 28
Persiaran Perdana
Presint
4, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan
62624
Putrajaya Malaysia
Tel:
+(603) 8870 2000
E-mail: skie@dvs.gov.my
spscontactpoint@kpkm.gov.my
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Text(s) available
from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:
Disease Control and Veterinary Biosecurity Division
Department of Veterinary Services
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Level 5, Lot 4G1, Blok Podium, Wisma Tani
No. 28 Persiaran Perdana
Presint 4, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan
Persekutuan
62624 Putrajaya Malaysia
Tel: +(603) 8870 2000
E-mail: skie@dvs.gov.my
spscontactpoint@kpkm.gov.my
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