./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.420
18 August 1998
(98-3247)
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):  Latex Foam Rubber
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Specification for Latex
Foam Rubber Mattresses for Domestic and General Use (in English)
6. Description of content:
This draft Malaysian Standard is a revision of MS 679:1980, "Specification for
latex foam rubber mattresses for domestic and general use".
The major changes featured in the revision are as follows:- The products indentation hardness index for hardness index classification in
Table 1 of the Standard is derived from load expressed in Newton's (see 
Appendix B);
- The removal of Table 2 for ticking requirements and colour fastness to 
perspiration from the previous Standard and replaced with performance requirements;
- Harmonization with relevant ISO test  procedures, where appropriate and 
possible for the following tests:
- product indentation hardness test;
- thickness measurement equipment and its procedure in the test for 
compression set.
This revised draft Malaysian Standard shall supersede the MS 679:1980
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Specification for latex foam rubber mattresses
8. Relevant documents:G/TBT/Notif.98.420
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9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } To be decided
10. Final date for comments:  30 September 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' Menteri,
P.O. Box 7035, Section 2, 40911 Shah Alam, MALAYSIA  Fax:  603 - 5506389