WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.415
1 September 1999
(99-3612)
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):   Steel wire ropes
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Steel Wire Ropes –
Vocabulary (in English)
6. Description of content:   This Draft Malaysian Standard gives the definition of the terms
used in the manufacture, types, dimensional and mechanical characteristics and tolerances
of the wire ropes.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:     
Vocabulary      
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be decided
10. Final date for comments:   30 September 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:
WTO Enquiry Point
SIRIM Berhad1 Persiaran Dato' Menteri
P.O. Box 7035, Section 2
49011 Shah Alam
MALAYSIA
E-mail:  isd_resource@sirim.my
Fax:  03-556 7114