. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MYS/4 
1 February 2005 
 (05-0414) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   MALAYSIA
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:         
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission 
63000 Cyberjaya Selangor, Malaysia Telephone: + 603 8688 8000  Facsimile: + 603 8688 1000  Website http://www.mcmc.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):   Radiocommunication 
equipment (HS: 8525, 8526, 8527;  ICS: 33.060) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of 
Issuance of Class Assignment, Communications  and Multimedia Act 1998 (38 pages, in 
English and Malay) 
6. Description of content:   In exercise of the powers conferred by section 169 of the 
Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 [Act 5881], the Commission issues class assignments which confers rights on any person to use the frequency bands for the following devices: 
(a) cellular mobile access device as specified in the First Schedule; 
(b) short range communications device as specified in the Second Schedule; 
(c) leased channel radio access device as specified in the Third Schedule; (d) trunked radio access device as specified in the Fourth Schedule; (e) personal radio service device as specified in the Fifth Schedule; (f) cordless telephone device as specified in the Sixth Schedule; 
(g) two-way radio pager access device as specified in the Seventh Schedule; G/TBT/N/MYS/4 
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 (h) fixed wireless access device as specified in the Eighth Schedule; 
(i) radio telemetry access device as specified in the Ninth Schedule; 
(j) very small aperture terminal as specified in the Tenth Schedule; (k)  infra red device as specified in the Eleventh Schedule; (l) remote controlled device as specified in the Twelfth Schedule; 
(m)  security device as specified in the Thirteenth Schedule; 
(n) wireless microphone device as speci fied in the Fourteenth Schedule; 
(o)
 free space optics device as specified in the Fifteenth Schedule;  and 
(p) industrial, scientific and medical devi ce as specified in the Sixteenth Schedule 
The notification of issuance of class as signment as published in P.B. (U) 109 on 
1 April 2000 is revoked. 
The frequency limits and permissible transmitted power are specified in the revised 
regulation.  Changes have been made to  the previous regulation to accommodate 
technological developments. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of consumers safety and health 
8. Relevant documents:         
Communication and Multimedia Act 1998: Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:  
Government Gazette P.U. (B) 416. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  22 October 2004  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 November 2004 except for personal radio service 
devices from 477.0125 MH z to 477.4875 MHz 
which comes into operation on 1 November 2005.  
10. Final date for comments:   - 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: 
http://www.mcmc.gov.my/registers/cma/C lassAssignment/pdf/Class%20Assign-BI-
register.pdf