WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.59
24 February 1999
(99-0708)
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):  Timber
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Code of Practice for
Structural Use of Timber:  Part 1:  Permissible Stress Design, Materials and Workmanship:
Section 1:  General (First Revision)  (63 pages, in English)          
6. Description of content:  This section of draft Malaysian Standard specifies the general
guidance on the structural use of timber, glued laminated timber and timber-based products
in load-bearing members.  This draft Malaysian Standard is the first revision of MS 544,
"Code of Practice for Structural Use of Timber".  This draft Malaysian Standard is intendedto be published separately to prescribe the general definitions, symbols, materials and
design considerations, of which some of them  have been modified or added, for structural
use of timber.  This revised section of draft Malaysian Standard is intended to supersede the
general requirements in MS 544:  1978.          
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Structural use of timber
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } To be decided          
10. Final date for comments:  31 March 1999
11.Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:  WTO Enquiry Point
SIRIM Berhad
P.O. Box 7035
40911 Shah AlamSelangor
Fax:  (603) 556 7114