Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification of emergency measures - Malaysia - Live poultry and poultry products - Addendum

NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES

Addendum

The following communication, received on 10 December 2025, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Malaysia.

 

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Notice of Temporary Suspension on the Importation of Live Poultry and Poultry Products from Brazil to prevent the potential spread of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus

On 31 October 2025, the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) of Malaysia have lifted the temporary suspension on the importation of live poultry and poultry products from Brazil, following the country's self-declaration of freedom from high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) on 26 June 2025.

Importation of live poultry, including day-old chicks and ducklings, as well as poultry meat Brazil, may resume upon mutual agreement and finalisation of the Veterinary Health Certificate between DVS and the competent veterinary authority of Brazil.

This addendum concerns a:

[ ]           Modification of final date for comments

[ ]           Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified regulation

[ ]           Withdrawal of regulation

[ ]           Change in period of application of measure

[X]          Other: Lifting the temporary suspension on the importation of live poultry and poultry products according to notification _G/SPS/N/MYS/67.

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

Aras 5. Lot 4G1, Blok Podium, Wisma Tani

No. 28 Persiaran Perdana

Presint 4, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,

62624 Putrajaya Malaysıa

Tel: +(603) 8870 2000

E-mail: skie@dvs.gov.my; spscontactpoint@kpkm.gov.my


 

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

Aras 5. Lot 4G1, Blok Podium, Wisma Tani

No. 28 Persiaran Perdana

Presint 4, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,

62624 Putrajaya Malaysıa

Tel: +(603) 8870 2000

E-mail: skie@dvs.gov.my; spscontactpoint@kpkm.gov.my

 

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