WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.470
5 October 1999
(99-4132)
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 E9:  Buchholz indentation test (In English)
6. Description of content:   This draft Malaysian Standard is equivalent to ISO 2815:  1973 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 forcarrying out an indentation test on a single coating or multi-coat system of paint, varnishes
or related product, using a specified instrument (Buchholz).
The length of the indentation produced when an indentor of specified size and shape is
applied to the coating under defined conditions is indicative of the residual deformation of
the coating.  The result is expressed as a function of the reciprocal of the indentation lengthand this increases as the desired property (resistance to indentation) increases.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Buchholz indentation test
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 Email: isd_resource@sirim.my
SIRIM Berhad Fax: 03-556 7114
1 Persiaran Dato' Menteri
P.O. Box 7035, Section 2
40911 Shah Alam
MALAYSIA