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Goods Vehicle Levy Act 1983 

Petroleum Development Act 1974 

Excise Act 1976 

Free Zones Act 1990 

4 Sector: All Sectors 

Sub-Sector: 

Industry Classification: 

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 75) 

Level of Government: Federal 

Description of Reservation: Malaysia reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to acquisition of shares or any interest, mergers and takeover of companies and businesses in Malaysia by foreigners. 

Note: interest means holding voting rights or equity or any other rights in a company. 

Measures Identified for Transparency Purposes: Industrial Co-ordination Act 1975 

Securities Commission Act 1993 

Code on Take-Overs and Mergers 1998 

Foreign Investment Committee (FIC) Guidelines 

5 Sector: All Sectors 

Sub-Sector: 

Industry Classification: 

Type of Reservation: Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 76) 

Level of Government: Federal 

Description of Reservation: Most-Favoured-Nation treatment may not be accorded to foreign investors and their investments with respect to preferential treatment granted under any ASEAN agreement. 

Measures Identified for Transparency Purposes: 

6 Sector: All Sectors 

Sub-Sector: 

Industry Classification: 

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 75) 

Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 76) 

Level of Government: Federal and State 

Description of Reservation: National Treatment and Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment may not be accorded to foreign investors and their investments with respect to the privatisation or divestment of assets owned by the government. 

Measures Identified for Transparency Purposes: New Economic Policy 

National Development Policy 

National Vision Policy 

National Development Plan 

Privatisation Master Plan 

Guidelines on Privatisation 

 

7 Sector: All Sectors 

Sub-Sector: 

Industry Classification: 

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 75) Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 76) 

Level of Government: Federal and State 

Description of Reservation: Malaysia reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure relating to the transfer or disposal of equity interests or assets of a state enterprise, a government entity, or a government-linked company or a Minister of Finance Incorporated company. 

Measures Identified for Transparency Purposes: New Economic Policy 

National Development Policy 

National Development Plan 

8 Sector: All Sectors 

Sub-Sector: 

Industry Classification: 

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 75) Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 76) 

Level of Government: Federal and State 

Description of Reservation: In the event where activities restricted to designated enterprises or governmental entities are liberalized to those other than the designated enterprises or governmental entities, or in the event where such designated enterprises or governmental entities no longer operate on a non-commercial basis, Malaysia reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measures relating to those activities. 

Measures Identified for Transparency Purposes: 

9 Sector: All Sectors 

Sub-Sector: 

Industry Classification: 

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 75) 

Level of Government: Federal and State 

Description of Reservation: Malaysia reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure relating to Special preference to Bumiputera, Bumiputera status companies, trust companies and institutions 

Measures Identified for Transparency Purposes: New Economic Policy 

National Development Policy 

National Vision Policy 

10 Sector: All Sectors 

Sub-Sector: 

Industry Classification: 

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 75) 

Level of Government: Federal and State 

Description of Reservation: Malaysia reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure relating to any sector that has not been established in Malaysia at the time of entry into force of this Agreement. 

Measures Identified for Transparency Purposes: Industrial Co-ordination Act 1975 

11 Sector: All Services Sectors 

Sub-Sector: 

Industry Classification: 

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 75) Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment (Article 76) Paragraph 1 of Prohibition of Performance Requirements (Article 79) 

Level of Government: Federal and State 

Description of Reservation: Malaysia reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure relating to investments in services sectors, on condition that such measures do not constitute a violation of its obligations under Chapter 8 including National Treatment, Most-Favored-Nation Treatment and Market Access. 

Measures Identified for Transparency Purposes: 

12 Sector: Manufacturing 

Sub-Sector: 

Industry Classification: 

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 75) 

Level of Government: Federal 

Description of Reservation: Malaysia reserves the right to maintain or impose export requirements on new projects or expansion or diversification of projects, consistent with national and social objectives and for the orderly development of manufacturing activities in Malaysia. 

Export requirements imposed on existing projects will continue to apply unless exempted. 

Note 1: Export requirements will apply to companies located in Free Zones and Licensed Manufacturing Warehouses or companies granted International Procurement Centre or Regional Distribution Centre status: such facilities/status are granted only for export-oriented companies. 

Note 2: Diversification shall refer to the activities or production of products other than those granted in the existing approval. 

Note 3: Expansion shall refer to new investments in production capacity of existing activities or products either in existing or new location. 

690 

Measures Industrial Co-ordination Act 1975, 

Identified for Section 4 

Transparency 

Purposes: Customs Act 1967 

691 

13 Sector: Manufacturing 

Sub-Sector: 

Industry 

Classification: 

Type of National Treatment (Article 75) 

Reservation: 

Level of Federal 

Government: 

Description of Consistent with national and 

Reservation: social objectives and for the orderly development of manufacturing activities, Malaysia reserves the right to impose local equity requirements on new projects or on additional capital for expansion or diversification of projects. 

Local equity requirements imposed on existing projects will continue to apply unless exempted. 

Note 1: Diversification shall refer to the activities or production of products other than those granted in the existing approval. 

Note 2: Expansion shall refer to new investments in production capacity of existing activities or products either in existing or new location. 

Measures Identified for Transparency Purposes: Industrial Co-ordination Act 1975, Section 4 

14 Sector: Manufacturing 

Sub-Sector: Pineapple Canning 

Industry Classification: ISIC 1513 

Type of Reservation: National Treatment (Article 75) 

Level of Government: Federal and State 

Description of Reservation: Malaysia reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure in the pineapple canning industry. 

Measures Identified for Transparency Purposes: Industrial Co-ordination Act 1975 

15 Sector: Manufacturing 

Sub-Sector: Palm Oil Milling and Refining 

Industry Classification: ISIC 1514 

Type of Reservation: National treatment (Article 75) 

Level of Government: Federal and State 

Description of Reservation: Malaysia reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure in the palm oil milling and refining industry. 

Measures Identified for Transparency Purposes: Industrial Co-ordination Act 1975 

16 Sector: Manufacturing 

Sub-Sector: Sugar Refining 

Industry Classification: ISIC 1542 

Type of Reservation: National treatment (Article 75) 

Level of Government: Federal and State 

Description of Reservation: Malaysia reserves the right to adopt or maintain any measure in the sugar refining industry. 

Measures Identified for Transparency Purposes: Industrial Co-ordination Act 1975 

17 Sector: Manufacturing 

Sub-Sector: Liquors and Alcoholic Beverages 

Industry Classification: ISIC 1551, ISIC 1552, ISIC 1553 

Type of Reservation: National treatment (Article 75) 

Level of Government: Federal and State 

Description of Reservation: Malaysia reserves the right to maintain or adopt any measure in the liquors and alcoholic beverages industry. 

Measures Identified for Transparency Purposes: Industrial Co-ordination Act 1975 

18 Sector: Manufacturing 

Sub-Sector: Tobacco Processing and Cigarettes 

Industry Classification: ISIC 1600 

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  • Chapter   1 General Provisions 1
  • Article   1 Objectives 1
  • Article   2 General Definitions 1
  • Article   3 Transparency 1
  • Article   4 Public Comment 1
  • Article   5 Administrative Procedures 1
  • Article   6 Review and Appeal 1
  • Article   7 Administrative Guidance 1
  • Article   8 Confidentiality 1
  • Article   9 Taxation 1
  • Article   10 General and Security Exceptions 1
  • Article   11 Relation to other Agreements 1
  • Article   12 Implementing Agreement 1
  • Article   13 Joint Committee 1
  • Article   14 Sub-Committees 1
  • Article   15 Communications 1
  • Chapter   2 Trade In Goods 1
  • Article   16 Definitions 1
  • Article   17 Classification of Goods 1
  • Article   18 National Treatment 1
  • Article   19 Elimination of Customs Duties 1
  • Article   20 Customs Valuation 1
  • Article   21 Export Subsidy 1
  • Article   22 Non-tariff Measures 1
  • Article   23 Bilateral Safeguard Measures 1
  • Article   24 Restrictions to Safeguard the Balance of Payments 2
  • Article   25 Sub-Committee on Trade In Goods 2
  • Article   26 Co-operation In the Field of Automotive Industry 2
  • Chapter   3 Rules of Origin 2
  • Article   27 Definitions 2
  • Article   28 Originating Goods 2
  • Article   29 Accumulation 2
  • Article   30 De Minimis 2
  • Article   31 Non-qualifying Operations 2
  • Article   32 Consignment Criteria 2
  • Article   33 Unassembled or Disassembled Goods 2
  • Article   34 Fungible Goods and Materials 2
  • Article   35 Indirect Materials 2
  • Article   36 Accessories, Spare Parts and Tools 2
  • Article   37 Packaging Materials and Containers for Retail Sale 2
  • Article   38 Packing Materials and Containers for Shipment 2
  • Article   39 Claim for Preferential Tariff Treatment 2
  • Article   40 Certificate of Origin 2
  • Article   41 Advance Rulings 2
  • Article   42 Obligations Regarding Exportations 2
  • Article   43 Request for Checking of Certificate of Origin 2
  • Article   44 Verification Visit 2
  • Article   45 Determination of Origin and Preferential Tariff Treatment 3
  • Article   46 Confidentiality 3
  • Article   47 Penalties and Measures Against False Declaration 3
  • Article   48 Miscellaneous 3
  • Article   49 Sub-Committee on Rules of Origin 3
  • Article   50 Operational Procedures 3
  • Chapter   4 Customs Procedures 3
  • Article   51 Scope 3
  • Article   52 Definitions 3
  • Article   53 Transparency 3
  • Article   54 Customs Clearance 3
  • Article   55 Temporary Admission and Goods In Transit 3
  • Article   56 Co-operation and Exchange of Information 3
  • Article   57 Capacity Building 3
  • Article   58 Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures 3
  • Chapter   5 Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures 3
  • Article   59 Scope and Objectives 3
  • Article   60 Reaffirmation of Rights and Obligations 3
  • Article   61 Technical Regulations 3
  • Article   62 Acceptance of Results of Conformity Assessment Procedures 3
  • Article   63 Mutual Recognition Arrangements 3
  • Article   64 Co-operation 3
  • Article   65 Sub-Committee on Technical Regulations, Standards and Conformity Assessment Procedures 3
  • Article   66 Enquiry Points 3
  • Article   67 Non-Application of Chapter 13 3
  • Chapter   6 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 3
  • Article   68 Scope 3
  • Article   69 Reaffirmation of Rights and Obligations 3
  • Article   70 Sub-Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures 3
  • Article   71 Enquiry Points 3
  • Article   72 Non-Application of Chapter 13 3
  • Chapter   7 Investment 3
  • Article   73 Scope 3
  • Article   74 Definitions 4
  • Article   75 National Treatment 4
  • Article   76 Most-favoured-nation Treatment 4
  • Article   77 General Treatment 4
  • Article   78 Access to the Courts of Justice 4
  • Article   79 Prohibition of Performance Requirements 4
  • Article   80 Reservations and Exceptions 4
  • Article   81 Expropriation and Compensation 4
  • Article   82 Protection from Strife 4
  • Article   83 Transfers 4
  • Article   84 Subrogation 4
  • Article   85 Settlement of Investment Disputes between a Country and an Investor of the other Country 4
  • Article   86 Facilitation of Movement of Investors 4
  • Article   87 General and Security Exceptions 4
  • Article   88 Temporary Safeguard Measures 4
  • Article   89 Prudential Measures 4
  • Article   90 Environmental Measures 4
  • Article   91 Denial of Benefits 4
  • Article   92 Co-operation In Promotion and Facilitation of Investments 4
  • Article   93 Sub-committee on Investment 4
  • Chapter   8 Trade In Services 4
  • Article   94 Scope and Coverage 4
  • Article   95 Definitions 4
  • Article   96 Market Access 4
  • Article   97 National Treatment 4
  • Article   98 Additional Commitments 4
  • Article   99 Schedule of Specific Commitments 4
  • Article   100 Modification of Schedules 4
  • Article   101 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment 4
  • Article   102 Authorisation, Licensing or Qualification 4
  • Article   103 Mutual Recognition 4
  • Article   104 Transparency 4
  • Article   105 Monopolies and Exclusive Service Suppliers 4
  • Article   106 Emergency Safeguard Measures 5
  • Article   107 Payments and Transfers 5
  • Article   108 Restrictions to Safeguard the Balance of Payments 5
  • Article   109 Denial of Benefits 5
  • Article   110 Sub-Committee on Trade In Services 5
  • Article   111 Review of Commitments 5
  • Chapter   9 Intellectual Property 5
  • Article   112 General Provisions 5
  • Article   113 Definitions 5
  • Article   114 National Treatment 5
  • Article   115 Most-Favoured-Nation Treatment 5
  • Article   116 Streamlining and Harmonisation of Procedural Matters 5
  • Article   117 Transparency 5
  • Article   118 Promotion of Public Awareness Concerning Protection of Intellectual Property 5
  • Article   119 Patents 5
  • Article   120 Industrial Designs 5
  • Article   121 Trademarks for Goods and Services 5
  • Article   122 Copyright and Related Rights 5
  • Article   123 New Plant Varieties 5
  • Article   124 Unfair Competition 5
  • Article   125 Enforcement – Border Measures 5
  • Article   126 Enforcement – Civil Remedies 5
  • Article   127 Enforcement – Criminal Remedies 5
  • Article   128 Co-operation 5
  • Article   129 Sub-Committee on Intellectual Property 5
  • Article   130 Security Exceptions 5
  • Chapter   10 Controlling Anti-competitive Activities 5
  • Article   131 Measures Against Anti-competitive Activities 5
  • Article   132 Co-operation on Controlling Anti-competitive Activities 5
  • Article   133 Non-Application of Chapter 13 5
  • Chapter   11 Improvement of Business Environment 5
  • Article   134 Basic Principles 5
  • Article   135 Sub-Committee on Improvement of Business Environment 5
  • Article   136 Recommendations from the Sub-Committee 5
  • Article   137 Liaison Office on Improvement of Business Environment 5
  • Article   138 Non-Application of Chapter 13 5
  • Chapter   12 Co-operation 5
  • Article   139 Basic Principles 5
  • Article   140 Fields of Co-operation 6
  • Article   141 Areas and Forms of Co-operation 6
  • Article   142 Costs of Co-operation 6
  • Article   143 Sub-Committee on Co-operation 6
  • Article   144 Non-Application of Chapter 13 6
  • Chapter   13 Dispute Settlement 6
  • Article   145 Scope 6
  • Article   146 Consultations 6
  • Article   147 Good Offices, Conciliation or Mediation 6
  • Article   148 Establishment of Arbitral Tribunals 6
  • Article   149 Functions of Arbitral Tribunals 6
  • Article   150 Proceedings of Arbitral Tribunals 6
  • Article   151 Suspension and Termination of Proceedings 6
  • Article   152 Implementation of Award 6
  • Article   153 Expenses 6
  • Chapter   14 Final Provisions 6
  • Article   154 Table of Contents and Headings 6
  • Article   155 General Review 6
  • Article   156 Annexes and Notes 6
  • Article   157 Amendment 6
  • Article   158 Entry Into Force 6
  • Article   159 Termination 6
  • Annex 4 referred to in Chapter 7  Reservation for Existing and Future Measures 6
  • Schedule of Japan 6
  • Schedule of Malaysia 9
    • Name
    Japan - Malaysia EPA (2005)
    PDF Link
    Japan - Malaysia EPA (2005)
    Signed date
    13 / Dec / 2005
    Date into force
    13 / Jul / 2006
    Treaty type
    Other International Investment Agreements
    Origin language
    en,ja
    Party ISO codes
    JPN,MYS
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