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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 Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Commerce

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:

Product Safety Division,
Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Commerce
Tel: 067430509
Fax: 067430218
E-mail:productsafety52@gmail.com
Website: www.doca.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): Vegetable Oil, Cooking Oil

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Directive of Ministry of Commerce, entitled "Directive for entrepreneurs to comply regarding the labelling of vegetable oil, cooking oil". (2 page(s), in Burmese)

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Description of content: Ministry of Commerce, in exercising the power conferred under sub-section (b) of Section 83 of the Consumer Protection Law, issues the Directive for entrepreneurs to comply regarding the labelling of vegetable oil, cooking oil as follows:

(a)  In accordance with the Section 1(b) of the Consumer Protection Law, provisions related with labelling in Chapter 18 came into effect on 16 March 2020 one year after the date of promulgation of the Law.

(b)  The Directive mentions that the type of some edible oil on the market are described as vegetable oil, cooking oil and that description "vegetable oil, cooking oil" is not a type of goods according to labelling provisions.

(c) Therefore, the entrepreneurs must comply with the followings regarding the labelling of vegetable oil, cooking oil:

(a)  The type of the goods based on the original ingredient must be specified in Myanmar Language (Example: Vegetable Oil (Palm Oil) or Vegetable Oil (refined Palm Oil)

(b)  The net amount and size of the goods must be expressed in Myanmar Weight Unit such as Viss/ Kyattha in Myanmar Language.

(d) The entrepreneurs who does not comply the above-mentioned paragraph (c) shall be punished in accordance with the Consumer Protection Law. 

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: To obtain the satisfaction on the basic needs; Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection

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Relevant documents: Consumer Protection Law 2019

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Proposed date of adoption: 20 December 2021

Proposed date of entry into force: 21 June 2022

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Final date for comments: n/a

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

Product Safety Division,
Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Commerce
Tel: 067430509
Fax: 067430218
E-mail: productsafety52@gmail.com
Website: www.doca.gov.mm

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