ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERAL REVIEW FOR THE PERIOD 15 SEPTEMBER 2017 – 15 NOVEMBER 2017
Department of Standards Malaysia was established on 28 August 1996 under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) and is responsible for developing and promoting Malaysian Standards (MS). Department of Standards Malaysia, as the National Standardisation Body is a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
Public comment is an important stage in the MS development process. The period of public comment is for two months (60 days), to allow for the submission of comments on the draft or existing MS by interested parties. This is consistent with Article 4, 4.1 and Annex 3 of WTO/TBT Agreement. All views and comments will be deliberated by the relevant committee and further drafting will be made, if necessary.
DURATION: 15 September 2017 – 15 November 2017
PUBLIC COMMENT
SIRIM Berhad as the Standards Development Agency (SDA) appointed by Department of Standards Malaysia, would like to have the feedback from you.
Attached herewith please find the draft list of Malaysian Standards (MS) being developed for general reviews.
Draft MS for public comment can be downloaded from the website at no charge. However, the draft MS which are adopted in total from International Standards are available at a charge as indicated. The details on the draft MS and existing MS that are proposed to be amended and/or withdrawn can be obtained from:
http://www.smsonline.gov.my/ (please click “Public Comment” under the “Services” that displayed on the left, top)
You may also obtain the hardcopies of the draft MS from:
SIRIM STS Sdn Bhd
No.1, Persiaran Dato’ Menteri
Section 2, P.O. Box 7035
40700 Shah Alam
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: 603-55446328 / 603-55446364
Fax: 603-55108830 / 603-55446333
Email: stddevelop@sirim.my
For further enquiries, feel free to contact the Senior Assistant Manager, Mr Farhan at +603-79848636 or email: mbam16@mbam.org.my.