G/TBT/N/MYS/117  
21 December 2022  
(22-9633) Page: 1/2 
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:   
(a) Regulatory authority  
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC),  
MCMC Tower 1,  
Jalan Impact, Cyber 6,  
63000 Cyberjaya,  
Selangor Darul Ehsan.  
Telephone: +(603) 8688 8000  
Facsimile: +(603) 8688 1005  
Website: http://www.mcmc.gov.my  
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:   
(b) Certifying Agency which is responsible for the certification of communications 
equipment under the under the authority of MCMC  
SIRIM QAS International Sdn Bhd,  
Building 8,  
1, Persiaran Dato' Menteri,  
Section 2, P.O. Box 7035,  
40700 Shah Alam,  
Selangor, Malaysia.  
Telephone: + (603) 5544 6400  
Facsimile: + (603) 5544 6810  
Website: http://www.sirim -qas.com.my  
Note: SIRIM QAS International is a subsidiary of SIRIM Berhad  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Digital 
Terrestrial Television (DTT) active indoor antennas  
Television and radio broadcasting (ICS:33.170)  
5. Title, number of pages a nd language(s) of the notified document:  Digital 
Terrestrial Television (DTT) - Active Indoor Antenna (First revision) (MCMC MTSFB TC 
T014:2022); (19 page(s), in English)  G/TBT/N/MYS/117  
 
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  6. Description of content:  This Technical Code was developed for the purpose of cert ifying 
communications equipment under regulation 14 of the Communications and Multimedia 
(Technical Standards) Regulations 2000 [ P.U.(A) 124/2000 ].  
This Technical Code specifies the minimum requirements for Digital Terrestrial Television 
(DTT) active indoor antennas for the reception of DTT broadcast services in the Ultra High 
Frequency (UHF) range of 470 MHz - 694 MHz.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To ensure that all Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) active indoor antennas 
in Malaysia are certified according to the applicable Malaysian Standards, Technical Codes 
or through Techni cal Declaration in accordance to the Communications and Multimedia 
Act 1998, its subsidiary legislations, statutory requirements and established rules and 
procedures.  
To ensure the quality of product, for the protection of human, and/or for the prevention 
of deceptive practices.  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 [ Act 588 ] 
2. Communications and Multimedia (Technical Standards) Regulations 2000 [ P.U.(A) 
124/2000 ] 
3. Technical Code for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) - Active Indoor Antenna (First 
revision) [ MCMC MTSFB TC T014:2022 ] 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  5 July 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  5 January 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The technical code is published on MCMC website under the CMA Registers – Technical 
Regulation – Register of Technical Codes  
(https://www.mcmc.gov.my/en/legal/registers/cma -registers ) 
and accessible free of charge.  
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