G/TBT/N/MYS/33  
 
27 March 2013  
(13-1673)  Page: 1/3  
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:  Ministry of Domestic Trade,  Cooperatives and Consumerism 
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 :   
Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism 
Consumerism Standard Division Level 4, Block Podium 2 No. 13, Persiaran Perdana, Presint 2, 
62623 Putrajaya, Malaysia 
Tel.:  +(603) 8882 5500/5599/5968 Fax:  +(603) 8882 6960 
Website:  http://www.kpdnkk.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):  Primary 
Batteries (ICS: 29.220.10; HS: 85.06). 
Primary batteries designed or intended for consumer and household use including but not 
limited to size category AA, AAA, AAAA, C, D and 9V.  
The size categories of affected primary batteries are listed in Schedule II of Consumer 
Protection (Safety Standards For Primary Batteries) Regulations 2013. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
1 Consumer Protection (Certificate of Co nformance and Conformity Mark of Safety 
Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (1 page, in English) 
2. Consumer Protection (S afety Standards for Primary Batteries) Regulations 2013  
(3 pages, in English) G/TBT/N/MYS/33 
 
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6. Description of content:   
1. Consumer Protection (Certificate of Conformance and Conformity Mark of 
Safety Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 2013:  
This is an amendment regulation of Consumer Protection (Certificate of Conformance and 
Conformity Mark of Safety Standards) Regulations 2010 which specify the general 
procedural requirements for self-declaration approach with regard to safety standards of 
consumer goods. The regulation requirements include the registration of business activity prior to declaration, preparation of certificate of conformance, declaration of conformance, 
safety and marking requirements, obligations, offences, penalties and maintenance of 
records for consumer goods which are marketed  in Malaysia. The am endment is made in 
order to include the primary batteries to be specified in the First Schedule of the regulations.  
2. Consumer Protection (Safety Standards for Primary Batteries) Regulations 2013: 
The draft regulation states that primary batteries that are sold or supplied in Malaysia shall 
conform to the prescribed safety standards.  
The safety standards prescribed under this regulation are: 
MS IEC 60086-1, Primary Batteries - Part 1: General (Third Revision); MS IEC 60086-2, Primary Batteries - Part 2: Physical and Electrical Specifications (First 
Revision); 
MS IEC 60086-4, Primary Batteries - Part 4: Safety of Lithium Batteries; MS IEC 60086-5, Primary Batteries - Part 5: Safety of Batteries with Aqueous Electrolyte; IEC 60086-1, Primary Batter ies - Part 1: General; 
IEC 60086-2, Primary Batteries - Part 2: Physical and Electrica l Specifications;  
IEC 60086-4, Primary Batteries - Part 4:  Safety of Lithiu m Batteries; and 
IEC 60086-5, Primary Batteries - Part 5: Safe ty of Batteries with Aqueous Electrolyte. 
For the purpose of this regulation which refers to undated references of safety standards, 
the latest edition shall apply. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  To protect the health and safety of consumers against risk or danger 
associated with the supply of unsafe and defective primary batteries in Malaysia.  
8. Relevant documents:    
1. Consumer Protection Act 1999 [Act 599] 2. MS IEC 60086-1, Primary Batteries - Part 1: General (Third Revision) 
3. MS IEC 60086-2, Primary Ba tteries - Part 2: Physical and Electrical Specifications 
(First Revision) 
4. MS IEC 60086-4, Primary Batteries - Part 4: Safety of Lithium Batteries 
5. MS IEC 60086-5, Primary Batteries - Pa r t  5 :  S a f e t y  o f  B a t t e r i e s  w i t h  A q u e o u s  
Electrolyte. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Estimated to be gazetted in June 2013.  All local manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers shall be given a grace period of not more than twelve months 
from  gazette date in order to comply with 
the prescribed safety standards for primary batteries sold/supplied/displayed in the 
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  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  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2013/tbt/MYS/13_1303_00_e.pdf  
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