WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.211
10July1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-2679)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: MALAYSIA
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Standards andIndustrial Research Institute ofMalaysia (SIRIM)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Helmets
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Specification for
Protective Helmets forVehicle Users (Second Revision)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisdraftMalaysian Standard specifies performance criteria and
testrequirements forprotective helmets forvehicle users which arealsosuitable tobe
usedbyracing cardrivers andmotorcyclists. Thetestsincludes impact test,penetration
resistance test, retention system strength andperipheral vision tests. This revised
version hastaken intoaccount theproblems aroused incarrying outtestswhich were
stipulated intheprevious Standard.
7. Objective andrationale: Safety
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedecided
10. Final dateforcomments: 31July1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: