WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.304
30 June 1998
(98-2594)
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
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall beindicated 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):  Plastics
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Method of Test for
Determination of Surface Resistivity for Plastics (19 pages, English)
6. Description of content:  This draft Malaysian Standard specifies a method for determining
the electrical surface resistivity of plastics from the current flowing between two electrodes
mounted on the surface of the material when a voltage is applied between them.
The method is suitable for materials with a range of surface resistivity level of
103Ω cm. or greater.  The range of applicability may be extended by the use of appropriate
electrode systems and measuring devices.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Method
of test for plastics
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } To be decided
10. Final date for comments:  31 July 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  Standards Development Unit
SIRIM Berhad
1 Persiaran Dato' MenteriP.O. Box 7035, Section 2
40911 Shah Alam
MALAYSIA Fax:  603-5506389