WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.324
7July1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-2821)
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: Department ofStandards Malaysia
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above: Standards Development Unit, SIRIM Bhd
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],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): Unplasticized PVC Pipes
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: MS628: Part1
Specification forUnplasticized PVC (uPVC) Pipes forWater Supply. Part1:Pipes
(first revision)
6. Description ofcontent: Thisdraft Malaysian Standard specifies therequirements for
unplasticized PVC pipes forpressure application foruseincoldwater services or
portable water. Thepressure rating forthepipes shallbePN9, PN12 orPN15 unless
specified otherwise.
7. Objective andrationale: Quality
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedecided
10. Final dateforcomments: 31July1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: