. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.524
18 October 1999
(99-4445)
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):  Vitreous China Sanitary
Appliances
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Specification for
Quality of Vitreous China Appliances (In English)
6. Description of content:   The draft Malaysian Standard is a revision of MS 147:  1973,
"Specification for Quality of Vitreous China Appliances".
The draft Malaysian Standard specifies certain requirements concerning about the quality
and dimensional tolerances for vitreous china sanitary appliances and details the methods of
test by which their properties may be assessed.
This draft standard supersedes MS 147: 1973, "Specification for quality of vitreous china
appliances".
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Dimensional tolerances and quality aspects.
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be decided
10. Final date for comments:  30 November 1999G/TBT/Notif.99.524
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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 Berhad1 Persiaran Dato' Menteri
P.O. Box 7035, Section 2
40911 Shah Alam
MALAYSIA
Email: isd_resource@sirim.my
Fax: 03 - 556 7114