WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.66
3 March 1999
(99-0841)
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):  Vitrified clay pipe
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Vitrified Clay Pipes and
Fittings and Pipe Joints for Drains and Sewers:  Part 3:  Test Methods (First Revision)
(42 pages in English)
6. Description of content:  This part of draft Malaysian Standard specifies the methods of the
test to be used to verify product compliance with the requirements specified in MS 1061:
Part 1.  Complete requirements are specified in MS 1061:  Part 1, while quality control and
sampling is described in MS 1061:  Part 2.  The additional test methods are bending tensile,
fatigue strength, bond strength of adhesive, hydraulic roughness, abrasion resistance,material requirement for sealing elements and sleeve couplings, ozone resistance, invert
conformity and thermal stability of jointing a ssemblies.  This draft Malaysian Standard shall
supersede MS 1061:  1986 "Specification for vitrified clay pipes and fittings with flexible
mechanical joints".
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Vitrified
clay pipe fittings and pipe joints
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: } To be decided
10. Final date for comments:  31 March 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
P.O. Box 7035
40911 Shah AlamSelangor
Fax:  (603) 556 7114