WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.760
12December 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-5457)
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:
PartD8:Determination ofHiding Power: Kubelka-Munk Method forWhite andLight-
Coloured Paints
6. Description ofcontent: ThisdraftMalaysian Standard specifies amethod tobeusedfor
determining hiding power (spreading ratenecessary togiveacontrast ratio of98per
centofwhite orlight-coloured paints. Itisrestricted topaint films having thetri-
stimulus ofvalue ofY>70. Itisnotapplicable tofluorescent ormetallic paint.
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: