WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.279
16 June 1999
(99-2430)
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):   Hot Rolled Non-Alloy
Structural Steel
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Specification for Hot
Rolled Non-Alloy Structural Steel Secti ons and H-Piles (14 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This draft Malaysian standard specifies requirements for hot rolled
non-alloy structural steel section to be used for buildings, piling and constructions.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Specific Requirements
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 Berhad1 Persiaran Dato' Menteri
P.O. Box 7035, Section 2
40911 Shah Alam
MALAYSIA
E-mail:  isd_resource@sirim.my
Fax:  603-556 7114