Plant Biosecurity Division

Part V PERMIT, LICENCE AND CERTIFICATE Requirement for permit, licence and certificate 11. (1) No person shall import any plant, animal, carcass, fish, agricultural produce, soil or microorganism without a permit, licence or certificate issued under this Act. Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services MAQIS ACT 2011 (ACT 728)

Plant Biosecurity Division

NoScientific nameCommon nameDescription form 1. Glycine maxSoy beanSoy bean (Processed and Dried for Consumptions) 2. Zea maysMaize/CornCorn Grain (Animal Feed) 3. Theobroma cacao CocoaCocoa bean (Dried for consumption) 4. i. Coffea arabica ii. Robusta coffee iii. Coffea liberica i. Arabica coffee ii. Coffea canephora iii. Liberian coffee tree Processed and Dried for Consumption 5. Nicotiana tabacum TobaccoFresh/Dried Leaves 6. Gossypium hirsutum CottonFresh/Raw Cotton (Dried)

NoScientific nameCommon nameDescription form 7. Family : Rutaceae Genus : Citrus Orange, LimeFresh Fruit 8. Family : Musaceae Genus : Musa BananaFresh Fruit 9. All Grasses Species Hay Hay and Straw for Livestock Feed 10. All Regulated Articles, Plants and Plant Products Corn Cob / Skin Cocoa / Sago and Other Fresh / Raw or Dry Mainly Feed Mill Material Plant Biosecurity Division

DateAnnouncements 25 Mac 2013Revise Importation from High Risk Country 24 October 2013 First Announcement – Notice for Information on IP Requirements 13 November 2013 Second Announcement – Notice for Grace Period 20 December 2013 Third Announcement – Implementation Requirement and Compliances 24 January 2014 Fourth Announcement – Implementation Requirement and Compliances February 2014Notification to NPPO & WTO Plant Biosecurity Division

DateAnnouncements 24 October February 2014 All importers and agents are advised to submit information on imported commodity and proof that commodity has been imported into Malaysia prior to Jan – 15 March 2014 Soft Implementation (Familiarization) Phase 1 16 March - 30 June 2014 Soft Implementation (Familiarization) Phase 2 01 July 2014 Full Implementation Plant Biosecurity Division

Soft Implementation (Phase 1) (01 Jan 2014 – 15 March 2014) IssueAction WITHOUT IP & PC Allowed importation without IP & PC Subject to existing quarantine inspection & sampling requirements. If interception of quarantine pest or regulated non-quarantine pest, consignment will be refused entry. Plant Biosecurity Division

Soft Implementation (Phase 2) (16 March 2014 – 30 June 2014) IssueAction WITHOUT IP & PC Subject to existing quarantine inspection & sampling requirements. If interception of quarantine pest or regulated non-quarantine pest, consignment will be refused entry. Recorded as non-compliance & notification will be sent to the exporting countries. Consignment to be allowed entry on a case by case basis. Plant Biosecurity Division

Full Implementation (01 July 2014) IssueAction WITHOUT IP & PC Refuse Entry or Destroy Recorded as non-compliance & notification will be sent to the exporting countries. Plant Biosecurity Division