G/TBT/N/MYS/71  
 
19 December 2016  
(16-6889) 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:   
Regulatory authority  
Malaysian Co mmunications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)  
63000 Cyberjaya  
Selangor, Malaysia  
Telephone: +(603) 8688 8000  
Facsimile: +(603) 8688 1005  
Website: http://www.mcmc.gov.my  
Name and address (including telephone and fax n umbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above :  
Certifying Agency which is responsible for the certification of communications e quipment 
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 Bhd   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 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):  Mandated equipment 
include terminals, network elements, network security elements, systems, networked 
surveillance systems (IP Based), network peripherals, service provide r systems, future 
network systems, operating systems (OS), middleware and application/services  
(ICS: 29.060)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Specifications for 
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) Compliant Equipment (38  pages, in English).  G/TBT/N/MYS/71  
 
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  6. Description of content:  This Technical Code defines the technical requirements for 
equipment to be IPv6 compliant and will be used for the compliance approval (type 
approval) process. The specifications cover hardware and software  with respect to the 
functions of the Host/Node, Network Element (NE) and Network Security Element (NSE).  
Mandated equipment include terminals, network elements, network security elements, 
systems, networked surveillance systems (IP Based), network periphe rals, service provider 
systems, future network systems, operating systems (OS), middleware and 
application/services as per detailed out in Annex A of the document.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
To ensure that all mandated equipment 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 
requiremen ts and established rules and procedures.   
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Communications and Multimedia Act 1998  
2. Communications and Multimedia (Technical Standards) Regulations 2000  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 4 October 201 6 
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 May 2017  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification   
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
The Technical Codes are pu blished free of charge on MCMC website (www.skmm.gov.my) 
under the CMA Registers.   
The Malaysian Standards referred can be purchased from:  
i) Standards Department  
SIRIM STS Sdn. Bhd.  
No. 1, Persiaran Dato' Menteri  
Section 2, 40700 Shah Alam  
Selangor  
Malays ia 
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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