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The Direct Selling Convention

& Exhibition 2010 (DSCE2010)

was successfully held on 12th

June 2010 at Dewan

Wawasan Convention &

Exhibition Centre (PGRM)

Cheras, Kuala Lumpur.

Although this event is by the Ministry of Domestic

Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism, DSAM was

responsible for organising the Convention portion of the

event. The Minister of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives

and Consumerism launched the Convention. The

agenda for the 1-day event included presentations on

‘Redefining the Future of Direct Selling in Malaysia’ by

Mr Paul Yee, President of DSAM and GM of Amway

(Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Mr WC Chong, Senior Vice

President ,Operations of Elken Sdn Bhd.

Earlier on in the month, there was a soft launch

for the DSCE2010 by the Minister with the

purpose of informing the media of the event plus

starting off the publicity campaign.

Overall, there were more than 400 participants

at the Convention. As usual, DSAM showed its

support for the Ministry as about 50% of

participants are from DSAM member companies.

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The afternoon session of the Convention started off

with a briefing on the amendments to the Direct

Sales Act 1993 by MDTCC, followed by a Q & A

session with Bank Negara plus the various divisions

of the Ministry.

participants are from DSAM member companies.

The rest of the participants are Ministry officials,

media and non-member companies.

The Minister

receiving and

admiring a

customised

memento from

DSAM and its

member

companies during

Y.B.’s stop at

DSAM’s booth.

A section of the

participants at the

DSCE2010

Should Member

Companies wish to

have soft copies of the

photographs taken

during the event,

please contact the

DSAM Secretariat.

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Latest developments from National Pharmaceutical Control

Bureau, Ministry of Health Malaysia (BPFK)

1 LAUNCH OF NEW PHASE OF QUEST 3 SYSTEM

BPFK recently launched the QUEST 3 system which replaces the

QUEST 2 system. This new system involves 5 modules, which are

Health Supplements, Traditional Products, Non-Prescriptive / OTC,

Cosmetics, Manufacturing and Imports. With this implementation, all

applications for registrations of traditional health product

supplements, evaluation of non-prescriptive products, cosmetic

notifications plus applications for manufacturing licenses and imports,

must be submitted via system QUEST 3 effective from 1st July 2010.

Applications for product registrations via QUEST 2 shall cease

effective 30th June 2010.

A two-day familiarization course was held by BPFK on 29th and 20th

June 2010 for DSAM members and other registration holders. Should

any member wishes to have the presentation slides from the

MALAYSIAN BUSINESS ETHICS

EXCELLENCE AWARD 2010

MDTCC is organising this event to

reward companies that uphold the

highest tenets of ethics in their

daily business activities. Member

companies who wish to participate

can download more details at this

link –

http://www.kpdnkk.gov.my/index.php?opti

on=com_content&task=view&id=14905&It

emid=214

or contact the DSAM Secretariat.

OTHER EVENTS

DSAM representing our member

companies attended the following

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any member wishes to have the presentation slides from the

familiarization course, please contact the DSAM Secretariat.

2 DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR GOOD DISTRIBUTION PRACTICE

The Drug Control Authority has reviewed the Guidelines for Good

Distribution Practice and has requested DSAM members to provide

their feedback to the draft before 13th July 2010. It will be a good

opportunity for members to constructively comment before the

implementation. A copy of the draft can be downloaded at the

following link http://portal.bpfk.gov.my/index.cfm?menuid=46&parentid=15

The draft is at number 10, at the bottom of the above link.

3 LEVEL OF LOVASTATIN FROM RED YEAST RICE IN

NATURAL PRODUCTS

BPFK has fixed the level of the natural source Lovastatin. Please

refer to DSAM Circular dated 25th June 2010 or contact the DSAM

Secretariat for a copy of the directive from Ministry.

companies attended the following

events and meetings organised by

MDTCC;

- Konvensyen Pengguna 2010

launched by the Minister of

Domestic Trade, Co-operatives

and Consumerism on 1st June

2010. The purpose of this

convention was to discuss the

formation of a Master Plan for

Consumerism and propose

amendments to the present

Consumer related policies.

- Launch of the Expo Beli

Barangan Malaysia 2010 by the

Prime Minister of Malaysia.

DSAM has been invited by the Performance, Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) to provide

insights on the direct selling industry in Malaysia. PEMANDU was appointed by the Prime Minister to

oversee and facilitate the National Key Economic Area (NKEA) Labs. These Labs are to spur the economic

growth of 12 sectors shortlisted as potential NKEAs. Direct Selling is under the Wholesale Retail sector/Lab.

PEMANDU has requested a ‘Wish List’ from DSAM that could propel the direct selling industry into a

measurable and significant growth. A few member companies have submitted their proposed list which will

be compiled and forwarded to PEMANDU.

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The 1st DSAM Blood Donation Campaign was held in co-operation with the

National Blood Bank at Giant’s flagship Hypermarket at Kota Damansara.

Members and direct sellers from a total of 5 member companies

participated in this charitable event. The member companies are

CNI Enterprise (M) Sdn Bhd, DNMC International Sdn Bhd, Gano

Excel Enterprise Sdn Bhd, Grolier (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Viva

Life Science Sdn Bhd. In total, there were 46 donors (inclusive of

shoppers) comprising 23 males and females each. All donors

were given an exclusive DSAM Bath Towel and Micro LED Torchlight

as a token of appreciation.

Donors registering for the donation, while

others are donating.

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Competition Act 2010 & Competition Commission Act 2010

The abovementioned Acts will come into effect on 1st January 2012. The purpose of these Acts are to

promote economic growth by promoting and protecting the process of fair and ethical competition thus

protecting the interest of consumers. These Acts apply to ALL Commercial activity (inclusive of all DSAM

members) regardless of ownership and is extra territorial applicable.

DSAM is currently arranging with the Policy and Planning Division of MDTCC to have a session with DSAM

members where MDTCC will explain the Acts in detail. In addition, there should be a Q & A session after

their presentation.

As the Acts are not in print yet, members can read through the final Bills at the following links;

Keep a lookout and sign up for DSAM’s

session with the Policy & Planning

Division of MDTCC.

http://www.parlimen.gov.my/billindexbi/pdf/DR062010E.PDF

http://www.parlimen.gov.my/billindexbi/pdf/DR072010E.PDF