WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.472
5 October 1999
(99-4134)
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 [ 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):   Paints and varnishes
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Methods of Test for
Paints and Varnishes:  Part E11:  Bend test (Conical Mandrel) (In English)
6. Description of content:   This draft Malaysian Standard is equivalent to ISO 6860:  1984 in
technical content.  It is one of a series of standards dealing with the sampling and testing of
paints, varnishes and related products.  This draft Malaysian Standard describes anempirical test procedure for assessing the resistance of a coating of paint, varnish or related
product to cracking and/or detachment from a metal substrate when subjected to bending
around a conical mandrel under standard conditions.
For a multi-coat system, each coat may be tested separately or the complete system may be
tested.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Bend test (Conical Mandrel)
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
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