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Notifying Member: Myanmar

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Department of Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Sports, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Dr. WIN WIN SHWE
Deputy Director (Cosmetic)
Telephone No. 067-3-403605
Fax No. 067-3-403489
Email: winwinshwemph@gmail.com
Website: http://www.fda.gov.mm/

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Toothpaste

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Import recommendation and health certificate requirements on toothpaste importing under the Cosmetics Order (1/2010) dated 15 October 2010. (11 page(s), in Burmese)

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Description of content: In accordance with the Cosmetics Order (1/2010), the following certificates are required when importing the toothpaste into Myanmar:

1.    For importation of toothpaste, Acknowledgement of Cosmetic Notification is only required to harmonise the ASEAN Cosmetic Regulatory Committee Meeting during May 2015 as redundancy to reduce technical barriers by releasing Import Recommendation and Health Certificate.

2.    The importer only needs to apply the Acknowledgement of Cosmetic Notification for toothpaste before market distribution at Department of Food and Drug Administration.

Acknowledgement of cosmetic notification from the country of origin or any other ASEAN country and full ingredient listing and the percentage of restricted ingredients are needed to be attached.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Safety and consumer protection

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Relevant documents: -

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Proposed date of adoption: -

Proposed date of entry into force: -

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Final date for comments: -

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

National TBT Enquiry Point
No. 6, Kabar Aye Pagoda Road,
Yankin Tsp., Yangon
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar
Phone: 095-1-664817
Fax: 095-1-668033
Email: tbtenquiry@myanmarstandards.org.mm
Website: https://www.myanmarstandards.org.mm/national-tbt-enquiry-point/

Department of Food and Drug Administration
Tel: + 95 67-403609
Fax: + 95 67-403350
E-mail: fda@mohs.gov.mm , fdanpt1@gmail.com
Website: http://www.fda.gov.mm/