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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:

Myanmar Food and Drug Board of Authority

Ministry of Health

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. Pyei Phyo (Mr.)

Director (Food control section)

Department of food and drug administration

Ministry of Health, Myanmar.

Ph: +95673403467

Email: gurugyi@gmail.com

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], 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): All prepackaged foods

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Directive for Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (directive order (8/2022); (31 page(s), in Burmese)

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Description of content: This notification is to inform Members that Myanmar announced Directive for Labelling of prepackaged food to follow which apply to all prepackaged foods manufactured domestically or import. The directive will be effective 1 year after announcement of it and after that there will be correctional phase of 3 months for large enterprise, 6 months for medium enterprise and 9 months for small enterprise.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: To give information concerning quality, safety and health of prepackaged foods to consumer who can choose properly, to implement labelling of prepackaged food which is manaufactured, processed, packaged, stored, distributed, sold, imported, exported, displayed, promoted in the market to comply with local and international standards and to support traceability mechanism.; Consumer information, labelling; Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements

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Relevant documents: National Food Law (1997), amendment of National Food Law (2013)

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Proposed date of adoption: 20 January 2022

Proposed date of entry into force: 20 January 2023

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Final date for comments: Not applicable

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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:

Dr. Pyei Phyo (Mr.)Director (Food control section)

Department of food and drug administration

Ministry of Health, Myanmar.

Ph: +95673403467

Email: gurugyi@gmail.com

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