Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Myanmar - Formulated food for infant and young child

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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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:

Prof. Dr. Khin Zaw

Director General

Department of Food and Drug Administration,

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

Director (Food Control Division)

Department of Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health

Contact: +95(9) 5161891, +95 673 403467

Email : gurugyi@gmail.com, foodasean3.mm@gmail.com

www.fda.gov.mm

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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): HS code 4.01-04.05/19.01/22.02

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The Order Amending the Order of Marketing of Formulated Food for Infant and Young Child.

(One Page(s), in English); (2 page(s), in English), (2 page(s), in Burmese)

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Description of content: This Notification is to inform WTO Members that Myanmar Food and Drug Board of Authority Amended the following paragraph.

The sub paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 of the Order of Marketing of Formulated Food for Infant and Young Child shall be substituted as follows:

(b) Young child means a child from 6 months to 3 years of age.

The sub paragraph (a) of paragraph 8 of the Order of Marketing of Formulated Food for Infant and Young Child shall be substituted as follows:

(a) Not suitable for child under 3 years of age.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: The objective of the Order Amending of the Order of Marketing of Formulated Food for Infant and Young Child is to modify the definition of the young child from the age of 6 months up to the age of 3 years

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Relevant documents:

Order of Marketing of Formulated Food for Infant and Young Child (2014)

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Proposed date of adoption: 10 July 2024

Proposed date of entry into force: 10 July 2024

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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

Director (Food Control Division)

Department of Food and Drug Administration

Ministry of Health

Contact: +95(9) 5161891, +95 673 403467

Email : gurugyi@gmail.com , foodasean3.mm@gmail.com

www.fda.gov.mm