WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.284
16 June 1999
(99-2435)
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):   Moulded plastics
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Methods of Test for
Measuring Shrinkage Mould Dimensions of Moulded Plastics (13 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This draft Malaysian standard is intended to measure batch to
batch uniformity in initial shrinkage form mould to moulded dimensions of either
thermoplastics or thermosetting materials when moulded by compression, injection ortransfer under specified conditions.  This test method does not provide for the measurement
of shrinkages that may occur as moulded materials age, after the first 48h out of the mould.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Measuring shrinkage mould dimensions
8. Relevant documents:
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be decided
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be decided
10. Final date for comments:   31 July 1999
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' Menteri
P.O. Box 7035, Section 2
40911 Shah AlamMALAYSIA
E-mail:  isd_resource@sirim.my
Fax:  603-556 7114