G/TBT/N/MWI/60  
17 March 2022  
(22-2365) 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:  MALAWI   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Malawi Bureau of Standards  
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:   
The Director General  
Malawi Bureau of Standards  
P.O Box 946  
Blantyre  
Malawi  
Tel: +265 887 376 444/445/446/447  
Fax: +265 1 870 756  
Email: mbs@mbsmw.org  
Website: http://www.mbsmw.org/  
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):  This 
document specifies the pipes made from polyethylene (PE) for buried or above ground 
applications, intended for the conveyance of, water for human consumption; raw water 
prior to treatment; drainage and sewerage under pressure; vacuum sewer systems; a nd 
water for other purposes.; PLASTICS AND ARTICLES THEREOF (HS 39); CIVIL 
ENGINEERING (ICS 93)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  DMS 374 -
2:2021, Plastics piping systems — Polyethylene (PE) pipes and fittings for water su pply 
— Part 2: Pipes (18 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This document specifies the pipes made from polyethylene (PE) 
for buried or above ground applications, intended for the conveyance of: water for human 
consumption; raw water prior to  treatment; drainage and sewerage under pressure; 
vacuum sewer systems; and water for other purposes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. DMS 374 -1:2021 , Plastics piping systems — Polyethylene (PE) pipes and fittings 
for water supply — Part 1: General;  G/TBT/N/MWI/60  
 
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  2. DMS 374 -5:2021 , Plastics piping systems — Polyethylene (PE) pipes and fittings 
for water supply — Part 5: Fitness for pu rpose of the system;  
3. ISO 1133 -1, Plastics — Determination of the melt mass -flow rate (MFR) and 
melt volume -flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics — Part 1: Standard method;  
4. ISO 1167 -1:2006 , Thermoplastics pipes, fittings and assemblies for the 
conveyance of flu ids — Determination of the resistance to internal pressure — 
Part 1: General method;  
5. ISO 1167 -2, Thermoplastics pipes, fittings and assemblies for the conveyance of 
fluids — Determination of the resistance to internal pressure — Part 2: 
Preparation of pipe  test pieces;  
6. ISO 2505 , Thermoplastics pipes — Longitudinal reversion — Test method and 
parameters;  
7. ISO 3126 , Plastics piping systems — Plastics components — Determination of 
dimensions;  
8. ISO 4433 -1, Thermoplastics pipes — Resistance to liquid chemicals — 
Classification — Part 1: Immersion test method9;  
9. ISO 4433 -2, Thermoplastics pipes — Resistance to liquid chemicals — 
Classification — Part 2: Polyolefin pipes;  
10. ISO 6259 -1, Thermoplastics pipes — Determination of tensile properties — Part 
1: General test method;  
11. ISO 6259 -3, Thermoplastics pipes — Determination of tensile properties — Part 
3: Polyolefin pipes; and 
12. ISO 11357 -6, Plastics — Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) — Part 6: 
Determination of oxidation induction time (isothermal OIT) and oxidation 
induction temperature (dynamic OIT).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Six months from date of adoption; 6 months from 
adoption  
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:   
Director General  
Malawi Bureau of Standards  
P.O. Box 946  
Blantyre  
 
+(265) 887 376 444/445/446/447  
+(265) 1 870 756 (Fax)  
mbs@mbsmw.org  
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