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15 June 2020  
(20-4212) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  MALAYSIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
(a) Regulatory authority  
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)  
MCMC Tower 1  
Jalan Impact, Cyber 6  
63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan  
Telephone: +(603) 8688 8000  
Facsimile: +(603) 8688 1005  
Website: http://www.mcmc.gov.my  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
(b) Certi fying Agency which is responsible for the certification of communications 
equipment under the under the authority of MCMC  
SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd.  
Building 8,  
1, Persiaran Dato' Menteri,  
Section 2, P.O. Box 7035  
40700 Shah Alam  
Selangor, Malaysi a 
Telephone: + (603) 5544 6400  
Facsimile: + (603) 5544 6810  
Website: http://www.sirim -qas.com.my   
Note: SIRIM QAS International is a subsidiary of SIRIM Berhad  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  
Digital  Terrestrial Television Broadcast Service Receiver; Telecommunication  systems 
(ICS 33.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Digital Terrestrial 
Television Broadcast Service Receiver - Common Test Suite (Second Revision) 
(131 page(s), in English)  G/TBT/N/MYS/103  
 
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  6. Description of content:  This Technical Code is intended to specify the common test suite 
for Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcast Service Receivers for the purpose of certifying 
the devices under the Communications and Multimedia (Technical Standards) Regulations 
2000.  
This Technical Code specifies the test methods for the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) 
broadcast receivers to ensure its interoperability, functionality, quality, safety and 
performance.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems  where 
applicable:  To ensure that all mandated equipment are certified according to the 
applicable Malaysian Standards, Technical Codes or through Technical Declaration in 
accordance to the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 [Act 588], its subsidiary 
legislations, statutory requirements and established rules and procedures  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 [Act 588]  
2. Communications and Multimedia (Technical Standards) Regulations 2000  
3. Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcast Service Receiver - Common Test Suite 
(Second Revision)  
4. Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) - Hybrid Broadcast Broadband Television 
Middleware Profile (Second Revision)  
5. Specification for Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcast Service Receiver  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  6 May 2020   
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 November 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The Technical Codes are published free of charge on MCMC website ( www.mcmc.gov.my ) 
under the Communications and Mult imedia Act (CMA) Registers.  
The Malaysian Standards referred can be purchased from www.jsm.gov.my  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachme nts/2020/TBT/MYS/20_3734_00_e.pdf  
 