./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.282
16 June 1999
(99-2433)
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):   Rigid cellular polymeric
materials
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Methods of Test for
Rigid Cellular Polymeric Materials.  Part 1:  Methods 1 to 5 (32 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This draft Malaysian standard describes five methods of test
applicable to rigid cellular products of polymeric origin such as polystyrene and
polyurethane:
(a) Methods 1A, 1B and 1C.  Measurement of dimensions;
(b) Method 2.  Determination of apparent density;
(c) Method 3.  Compression test;(d) Method 4.  Cross-breaking strength test;  and
(e) Method 5A and 5B.  Dimensional stability test.
These methods may not be suitable for testing cellular products of inorganic origin.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Applicable test methods for rigid cellular products
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be decided
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be decided
10. Final date for comments:   31 July 1999G/TBT/Notif.99.282
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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
E-mail:  isd_resource@sirim.my
Fax:  603-556 7114