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

NOTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEASURES

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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 poultry and poultry 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: Denmark

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Title of the notified document: Notice of Temporary Suspension on the Importation of Live Poultry and Poultry Products from Denmark to prevent the potential spread of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus. Language(s): Malay. Number of pages: 1

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/MYS/25_08845_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: Following the report on the detection of high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) virus outbreak in Torp, Denmark on 8 October 2025 to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), the Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) Malaysia has temporarily suspended import of live poultry and poultry products from Denmark effective 13 November 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 international biosecurity standards while protecting the agricultural sector from the introduction and severe consequences of HPAI 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 10.4 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): 13 November 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

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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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