WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.759
12December 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5456)
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 shall be
indicated ifdifferent 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 (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Paints andvarnishes
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Paints andVarnishes:
PartD7:Determination ofContrast Ratio (Opacity) ofLight-Coloured Paints ataFixed
Spreading Rate(Using Polyester Film)
6. Description ofcontent: ThisdraftMalaysian Standard specifies amethod tobeusedfor
determining opacity (bycontrast radio measurement) given bypaint films ofwhite or
lightcolours ofreflectance value greater than25percentapplied ataspreading rateof
20m2/l.tocolourless transparent polyester film, thereflectance being measured
subsequently overagreed black andwhite glass plates.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Quality
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:Tobedecided
10. Final dateforcomments: 31January 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: