. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.413
1 September 1999
(99-3610)
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):   Hot-rolled non-alloyed
structural steel
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Specification for
Beam Blanks for Hot-Rolled Non-Alloyed Structural Steel Section (in English)
6. Description of content:   The draft Malaysian Standard specifies the requirements for
continuous cast beam blank for hot rolling of structural steel sections:
(a) H and I sections;  and
(b) H pile.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Hot rolling
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be decided
10. Final date for comments:   30 September 1999G/TBT/Notif.99.413
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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.:  03 - 556 7114