G/TBT/N/MYS/36  
 
1 July 2013  
(13-3397)  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:   
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  
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 :    
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):  
Replacement Part of Brake Lining (Tariff (H ) 6813 Tariff (S) 20 Tariff (I) 100  681320000; 
Tariff (H) 6813 Tariff (S) 81 Tariff (I) 000 - 681381000, (ICS: 43.040.40). 
Replacement part of brake lining applies to the basic braking function. Replacement part of 
brake lining assemblies for use in friction brakes forming part of a braking system of vehicles. 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:  Trade 
Descriptions (Marking of Replacement Part of Brake Lining) Order 2013 (5 pages, in Malay 
and English).     
6. Description of content:  The draft regulation states that replacement part of brake lining 
that are sold or supplied in Malaysia must conform to the prescribed safety standards and 
comply with the marking requirements. The safety standards prescribed under this regulation are: 
- Malaysian Standard MS 1164:2005 - Road Vehicles - Replacement Brake 
Lining Assemblies and Drum Brake Linings for Power-Driven Vehicles - Specification (First Revision) or;  
- United Nation Economic Commission for Eruope UNECE Regulation 90 - Uniform 
provisions concerning the approval of replacement brake lining assemblies, drum 
brake linings and discs and drums for power-driven vehicles and their trailers .  
For the purpose of this order, the revised safety standards shall be applicable only to the 
new batch of replacement part of brake lining manufactured after the revision. G/TBT/N/MYS/36 
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Based on the findings of crash investigations conducted by the Malaysian 
Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS),  mechanical defects involving brake (e.g. 
overheating, leakage of brake fluid, capacity  of compressor and others) was recorded as 
one of the highest crash causation factors which contribute to 15% of overall high fatality cases. The most significant wear and tear product in a brake system is the 
replacement part of brake lining. Therefore, this measure is in place to protect the safety 
of consumers against risk or danger associated to the supply of unsafe and defective replacement part of brake lining in Malaysia and to decrease the occurrence of accidents.  
8. Relevant documents:    
- Trade Description Act 2011; - Trade Description (Marking of Replacement Part of Brake Lining) Order 2013; 
- MS 1164:2005, Road Vehicles - Replacement Brake Lining Assemblies and Drum 
Brake Linings for Power-Driven Vehicles - Specification (First Revision); and 
- UNECE Regulation 90, Uniform provisions concerning the approval of replacement 
brake lining assemblies, drum brake lini ngs and discs and drums for power-driven 
vehicles and their trailers.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    Estimated to be gazetted in September 2013 All local manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers shall be given a grace period of not more than twelve months 
from gazetted date in order to comply with 
the marking requirement based on the prescribed safety standards for replacement 
part of brake lining sold/supplied/displayed 
in the Malaysian market. 
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 Standard referred can be purchased from: i)    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  
 
ii)  Department of Standards 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  
The Malaysian Standard is also available online at: http://www.msonline.gov.my  
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