. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.407
1 September 1999
(99-3603)
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):   Meat products
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Methods of Test for
Meat and Meat Products:  Part 12:  Determination of Chloride Content (First Revision)
(in English)
6. Description of content:   The draft Malaysian Standard is the first revision of MS 954:
Part  12:  1985 - Methods of test for meat a nd meat products - Part 12:  Determination of
chloride content.  The draft Standard is technically identical to ISO 1841-1, "Meat and Meat
Products" – "Determination of Chloride Content" – Part 1:  Volhard Method and ISO 1841-
2-Meat and Meat Products – "Determination of chloride content" – Part 2:  Potentiometric
method.  This draft Standard specifies two methods (i.e. Volhard method and potentiometric
Method) for the determination of the chloride content of meat and meat products including
poultry.
The draft Malaysian Standard is to be used in conjunction with MS 953, Method of
Sampling for Meat and Meat Products.
This draft Malaysian Standard supersedes MS 954:  Part 12:  1985.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
Determination of chloride content
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.99.407
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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