WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.278
23August 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-3304)
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): Pipes andfittings
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Specification for
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) Pipes andFittings forPressure Applications:
Part1:Pipes
6. Description ofcontent: Thisdraft Malaysian Standard specifies requirements forpipes
upto200mm.nominal sizemanufactured from Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
polymer forpressure applications forconveyance ofpotable water andother liquids and
gases. Pipes manufactured inaccordance withthisdraft Standard arenotintended for
thetransport ofgaseous fuels.
7. Objective andrationale:
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Tobedecided
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 30September 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: