WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.481
5 October 1999
(99-4143)
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):   Goods governmental
regulatory (SANCRT)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Specification for
International Movement of Goods Governmental regulatory (SANCRT) by the Customs
(In English)
6. Description of content:   This draft Malaysian Standard provides the definition of the
International Movement of Goods Regulatory Message (SANCRT) to be used in Electronic
Data Interchange (EDI) between trading partne rs involved in administration, commerce and
transport.
This SANCRT message permits a commercial oper ator to apply to a national agency for the
issue of a certificate, permit, authorization etc., in respect of products to be imported or
exported.  It further permits the issuing author ity to transmit to the applicant and to the
exporting or importing country's relevant national authority (e.g Customs, Agriculture, etc.)
the details of the certificate, permit or authorization in respect of those products thus
facilitating the import/export clearance of the consignment whilst ensuring that all
certificate, permit, authorization requirements are met.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:   
International movement of goods for import/export purposes
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be decided
10. Final date for comments:   31 October 1999
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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
E-mail:  isd_resource@sirim.my
Fax:  03-556 7114          