./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.283
16 June 1999
(99-2434)
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):   Water vapour
transmission
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Methods of Test for
Water Vapour Transmission of Plastics Material (12 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   This draft Malaysian standard specifies methods for determination
of water vapour transmission (WVT) of materials through which the passage of water
vapour may be of importance, such as plastics, plastics film and other sheet materials.  The
test methods are limited to specimens not ov er 32 mm in thickness except as provided in
Section 9 of the draft standard.  Two basic methods, the Dessicant Method and the Water
Method, are provided for the measurement of pe rmeance, and two variations include service
conditions with one side wetted and service conditions with low humidity on one side and
high humidity on the other.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Plastic materials
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 1999G/TBT/Notif.99.283
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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:  603-556 7114