WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.108
24April 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-1542)
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: Standards andIndustrial Research Institute ofMalaysia (SIRIM)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [],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): Plastic containers
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Specification for
Plastic Containers, Part1:Screw Thread Finishes forPlastic Containers
6. Description ofcontent: This draft Malaysian Standard isanadoption ofMPIS 13:
Part1:1995. This draft Standard specifies plastic containers used asreceptacle of
standards design forthetransport ofgoods forpackaging ofliquids, powder andpellets.
Thepartofthisdraft Standard covers thethread configuration anddimensions
forfurnishings forplastic containers with screw-type closures, having amaximum
capacity of250L andamaximum container dimension of305mm.
7. Objective andrationale: Safety
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Tobedecided
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 31May1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: