. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.531
18 October 1999
(99-4452)
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):  Printed plastics
containers
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Printed Plastics
Containers - Assessment of Resistance of Prints to Alkalis (In English)
6. Description of content:   The draft Malaysian Standard specifies a method for determining
the resistance to alkalis of prints and printing inks, by giving the general test requirements
for prints and the special test requirements for inks.
This draft standard is applicable to all plastics substrates such as containers, boards, thin
films and bags and plastics parts, and to all printing processes:  letterpress, lithographic orgravure.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Resistance of prints to alkalis.
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.99.531
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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