. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.417
1 September 1999
(99-3614)
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):   Liquefied petroleum
gases.
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Method of Sampling
Liquefied Petroleum Gases (First Revision) (in English)
6. Description of content:   This draft Malaysian Standard is a revision of MS 564:  1978.
"Method of sampling Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG)".
This draft Malaysian Standard Method covers the procedures for obtaining
representative samples of liquefied petroleum gases such as propane, butane, or mixturesthereof, in containers other than those used in laboratory testing apparatus.
This revised draft Malaysian Standard supersedes the MS 564:  1978.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Sampling method of LPG
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.99.417
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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
Fax:  03-556 7114
E-mail:  isd_resource@sirim.my