G/TBT/N/MYS/34  
 
7 May 2013  
(13-2421 )  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:  Energy Commission 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 :   
Energy Commission 
No. 12, Jalan Tun Hussein 
Precint 2 62100 Putrajaya Malaysia. 
Tel.:  +(603) 8870 8500 
Fax:  +(603) 8888 8637 Website:  http://www.st.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):   
Household electrical equipment (ICS: 13.120, 23.120, 29.060, 29.140, 29.180, 29.240, 
33.160, 35.240, 97.020, 97.030, 97.170, 97.180) 
New categories:  Massager, air conditioner (cooling capacity of 32,000 Btu/hr & below) 
and adaptor/charger.  
New sub-categories: 
Door bell & chime, portable cable reel, Edison screw lamp holder, batten luminaries 
(excluding tube/bulb), luminaries with self-ballasted florescent lamp, self-ballasted compact florescent lamp (CFL) with Edison screw or bayonet caps, LED general and safety 
for lamp control gear for use on d.c. supplies up to 250V and/or a.c. supplies up to 1000V, 
particular requirements for d.c. or a.c. supplied electronic control gear for LED modules, LED modules for general lighting (e.g. double capped self-ballasted LED lamp), self-
ballasted single capped LED lamps for general lighting services by voltage > 50V, night 
lamp integral with direct in plug, portable LED lamp, bottle warmer sterilizer, water dispenser/filter, dish washer and other utensils, decorative fan & applies to their separate regulators and fan without blade, ionic facial sauna or similar to it, audio/video recorder up 
to 4 channels, adaptor for IT equipment (u p to 20V), switching mode power supply, 
adaptor for electric toys, adaptor for IT & office products and travel adaptor. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  
1. Penguatkuasaan Kategori Kelengkapan Baru Dalam Keperluan Mendapatkan 
Perakuan Kelulusan (COA) Suruhanjaya Tenaga (1 page, in Malay) 
2. Appendix A: List of regulated electrical equipment (11 pages, in English).     G/TBT/N/MYS/34 
 
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  6. Description of content:  Under the provisions of Rule 97 (1) of the Electricity Regulations 
1994, it is  the responsibility of the manufacturers and importers of electrical equipment to 
obtain the Certificate of Approval (COA) from the Energy Commission (EC) for electrical 
equipment to be manufactured or imported befo re they can be sold in the market. EC has 
until now, mandated a total of 31 categories of electrical equipment which require the Certificate of Approval. In order to enhance the safety of electrical equipment which are 
increasingly in demand in the market, the EC has revised and added another three (3) new 
categories and a few equipment under existing categories which require the Certificate of Approval. The new list of 34 categories of regulated electrical equipment is given in 
Appendix A. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To protect consumers due to the increasing demand of new technology 
electrical equipment which are being introduced for household usage.  
8. Relevant documents:   Relevant standards listed in Appendix A.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
 
  
 
Proposed date of entry into force:  
  All local manufacturers, importers, 
distributors and retailers shall be given a grace period of at least 6 months from 
 
gazetted date (1 July 2013) in order to comply with the prescribed safety standards for new regulated electrical equipment to 
import/manufacture/display in the Malaysian 
market. 
1 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 addresse s, if available of the other body:    
The Malaysian Standards can be purchased from: 
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  
 
Department of St andards 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  
Website:  http://www.standard smalaysia.gov.my  
 
The Malaysian Standards are also available online at: http://www.msonline.gov.my  
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