G/TBT/N/MYS/116  
21 December 2022  
(22-9632) 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 u nder 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):  Direct -to-
Home (DTH) broadcast receiver for Set Top Box (STB) to be used for Ku Band signals 
reception.  
Television and radio broadcasti ng (ICS:33.170)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Specification for 
Direct -To-Home (DTH) Broadcast Receiver for Set Top Box (STB) (Second revision) 
(MCMC MTSFB TC T006:2022); (23 page(s), in English)  G/TBT/N/MYS/116  
 
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  6. Description of co ntent:  This Technical Code was developed for the purpose of certifying 
communications equipment under regulation 14 of the Communications and Multimedia 
(Technical Standards) Regulations 2000 [ P.U.(A) 124/2000 ].  
This technical code specifies the requirements for the Direct -to-Home (DTH) broadcast 
receiver for Set Top Box (STB) to be used for Ku Band signals reception. The inputs to 
the STB are L -Band composite carriers in the frequency range of 950 MHz to 2 150 MHz 
coming from the Satellite Receiv ing Antenna (SRA) systems downlink.  
This technical code is to ensure compatibility and interoperability of STB across different 
DTH service providers in Malaysia. All requirements defined in this technical code shall be 
supported as a minimum, except the r equirements that are defined as optional.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To ensure that all Direct -to-Home (DTH) broadcast receiver for Set Top Box 
(STB) in Malaysia are certified according to the applicable Malaysian Standards, Technical 
Codes or through Technical 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 Specification for Direct -To-Home (DTH) Broadcast Receiver for Set 
Top Box (STB) (Second revision) [ MCMC MTSFB  TC T006:2022 ] 
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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