WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.471
5 October 1999
(99-4133)
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 E10:  Pull-Off Test for Adhesion (In English)
6. Description of content:   This draft Malaysian Standard is equivalent to ISO 4624:  1978 in
technical content.  It is one of a series of standards dealing with the sampling and testing of
paints, varnishes and related products.  This Malaysian Standard specifies a method for
assessing the adhesion of a single coating or a multi-coat system of paint, varnish or related
product by measuring the minimum tensile stress necessary to detach or to rupture the
coating in a direction perpendicular to the substrate.
This draft Malaysian Standard specifies methods for carrying out a pull-off test on a single
coating for a multi-coat system of paint, varnish or related product.
The test may be applied using a wide range of substrates.  Different procedures are specified
according to whether the substrate is deformable , for example thin metal, plastics and wood,
or rigid, for example thick concrete and metal plates.  For special purposes, the coating may
be applied to a test cylinder and, in this case, a method for determination of the coating
thickness shall be agreed between the interested parties.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Pull-off test for adhesion
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 Berhad
1 Persiaran Dato' MenteriP.O. Box 7035, Section 2
40911 Shah Alam
Malaysia
E-mail:  isd_resource@sirim.my
Fax:  03-556 7114          