G/TBT/N/MYS/37
7 January 2014
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
Original: English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6
1.
Notifying Member: MALAYSIA
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):
2.
Agency responsible: Ministry of International Trade and Industry Malaysia
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:
Ministry of International Trade and Industry
8th Floor, Block 10
Government Offices Complex
Jalan Duta
50622 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia.
Tel.: +(603) 6200 0251
Fax: +(603) 6201 8124
Website: http://www.miti.gov.my
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):
Construction products (ICS: 91.100)
HS Code for construction products:
(1)
HS 7005.29.900
Clear float glass, non-wired, non-coloured throughout the mass, other than optical
glass
(2)
HS 7005.21.900
Tinted float glass, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or
merely surface ground, other than optical glass
(3)
HS 7005.10.900
Reflective glass, non-wired, having an absorbent layer, other than optical glass
(4)
HS 7005.30.000
Wired glass
(5)
HS 7607.20.100
Radiant barrier (Thermal insulation of aluminium foil)
(6)
HS 6811.82.100
Roofing, facing or partition sheets
(7)
HS 6811.82.200
Floor or wall tiles containing plastics
(8)
HS 6811.82.900
Cellulose, Synthetic and/or Organic Fibre-cement flat sheet, not containing
asbestos, other than corrugated sheets
(9)
HS 6806.10.000
Insulation materials: Slag wool, rock wools and similar mineral wools (including
intermixtures thereof) in bulk, sheets or rolls
G/TBT/N/MYS/37
-2(10) HS 7019.90.100
Insulation materials: Glass fibre (including wools)
5.
Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Customs
(Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) (No.3) Order 2013 (5 pages, in English and Malay)
6.
Description of content: The Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2012 is amended in
Part II of the Fourth Schedule by inserting the particulars for construction materials after
item 9. The import of these materials must be accompanied by a Certificate of Approval
(CoA) or a letter of exemption issued by or on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer of the
Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB).
The detailed information on certificate of approval or a letter of exemption for the
importation
of
aluminium
products
is
available
at
(https://www.cidb.gov.my/cidbv2/images/library/quest_procedureBI.pdf).
The approval of the products is based on the compliance to identified Malaysian Standards
as follows:
1.
Products with HS 7005.29.900 and HS 7005.21.900; Malaysian Standard applied is
MS 1135:2009.
2.
Products with HS 7005.10.900; Malaysian Standard applied is MS 2397:2011.
3.
Products with HS 7005.30.000; Malaysian Standard applied is MS 1498:2011.
4.
Products with HS 7607.20.100; Malaysian Standard applied is MS 2095:2008.
5.
Products with HS 6811.82.100, HS 6811.82.200 and HS 6811.82.900; Malaysian
Standard applied is MS 1296:2010.
6.
Products with HS 6806.10.000 and HS 7019.90.100; Malaysian Standard applied is
MS 1020:2010.
7.
Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where
applicable: To ensure raw materials in end products meet the quality and safety
requirements, consumer's health and safety as well as prevention of deceptive practices.
8.
Relevant documents:
9.
1.
Customs (Prohibition of Imports) (Amendment) (No.3) Order 2013
2.
MS 1135:2009, Float and polished plate glasses - Specification (First revision)
3.
MS 2397:2011, Solar reflective glass - Specification
4.
MS 1498:2011, Safety glass in building - Safety performance specification (First
revision)
5.
MS 2095:2008, Radiant barrier building materials
6.
MS 1296:2010, Fibre-cement flat sheets - Product specification and test methods
(First revision)
7.
MS 1020:2010, Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made mineral
wool (MW) products - Specification (First revision)
Proposed date of adoption:
18 November 2013
Proposed date of entry into force:
31 January 2014
10.
Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification
11.
Text available from: National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
G/TBT/N/MYS/37
-3The Malaysian Standards referred can be purchased from:
i)
Marketing and Sales Section
Technical Services Division
SIRIM Berhad
No. 1, Persiaran Dato’ Menteri
Section 2, 40700 Shah Alam
Selangor,
MALAYSIA
Tel.: (+603) 5544 6118
Fax: (+603) 5544 6114
Email: msonline@sirim.my
ii)
Department of Standards Malaysia
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia (MOSTI)
Century Square, Level 1 & 2, Block 2300
Jalan Usahawan, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor
Tel: (+603) 8318 0002
Fax: (+603) 8319 3131
Email: central@standardsmalaysia.gov.my
The Malaysian Standard is also available online at: http://www.msonline.gov.my