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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.300
30 June 1998
(98-2590)
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
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): Liquid polyaluminium
chloride
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Specification for Liquid
Polyaluminium Chloride for Potable Water Treatment (14 pages, English)
6. Description of content: This draft Malaysian Standard is applicable to polyaluminium
chloride (PAC) in aqueous (liquid) form for use in potable water supply service.  The main
purpose of this Standard is to provide purchasers, manufacturers and suppliers with theminimum requirements for liquid polyaluminium chloride.
This draft Standard can be referenced in specifications for purchasing and receiving
liquid polyaluminium chloride and can be used as a guide for testing the physical and
chemical properties of liquid polyaluminium chloride samples.  The stipulations of this draft
Standard apply when this document has been  referenced and only to liquid polyaluminium
chloride used in potable water supply service.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
 Water treatment
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } To be decidedG/TBT/Notif.98.300
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10. Final date for comments:  31 July 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 240911 Shah Alam
MALAYSIA Fax: 603-5506389