WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.192
20 April 1999
(99-1595)
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):  Natural rubber inner tubes
for motorized vehicles          
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Specification for Natural
Rubber Inner Tubes for Motorized Vehicles (First Revision) (13 Pages, in English)          
6. Description of content:  This draft Malaysian Standard applies to inner tubes (natural
rubber) for pneumatic tyres used on scooters, motorcycles, passenger cars, light trucks,
trucks, buses and trailers.  In the revised Standard, several changes have been introduced
and this includes the amendment to the average minimum thickness of inner tube for
Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4(b) and the tensile strength of inner tube for Group 1, 2 and3.  For purposes of clarification, Group 1 refers to scooters and motorcycles, Group 2 refers
to passenger cars, Group 3 refers to light trucks and Group 4 refers to trucks, buses and
trailers.  This draft Malaysian Standard shall supersede MS 868:  1986 "Specification for
Inner Tubes for Motorised Vehicles".          
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Pneumatic tyres
8. Relevant documents:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force:} To be decided
10. Final date for comments:  31 May 1999          
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11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:
Standards Development Unit
SIRIM Berhad1 Persiaran Dato' Menteri
P.O. Box 7035, Section 2
40911 Shah Alam
Malaysia
e-mail:  std_develop@sirim.my
Fax:  603-5506389