. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.432
2 September 1999
(99-3658)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MALAYSIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Standards Malaysia
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   Standards Development Unit, SIRIM Bhd           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Packaging of Dangerous
Goods.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Recommendations on
the Packaging of Dangerous Goods (First Revision) (in English)          
6. Description of content:   This draft Malaysian Standard prescribes the requirements for the
construction and testing of packaging for dangerous goods other than of infectious
substances.
This draft Malaysian Standard is the first revision of the MS 1248 which was
published in 1991 as a provisional standard and is identical to the provision from one of theChapters laid in the UN Recommendation on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – Model
Regulations (10
th Edition).
This draft Malaysian Standard supersedes MS 1248:  1991 (P) "Recommendations
on the packaging of dangerous goods".
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Construction and testing of packaging for dangerous goods.
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be decided          
10. Final date for comments:   30 September 1999G/TBT/Notif.99.432
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           
WTO Enquiry Point
SIRIM Berhad
1 Persiaran Dato' MenteriP.O. Box 7035, Section 2
40911 Shah Alam
Malaysia
Fax:  03-556 7114
E-mail:  isd_resource@sirim.my