. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/MYS/28 
24 January 2012  
 (12-0471) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Notifying Member:  MALAYSIA  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Construction Industry Developm ent Board Malaysia (CIDB) 
Legal Unit 
Level 10, Grand Seasons Avenue 
72, Jalan Pahang, 53000 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia  Tel.:  (+603) 26170335/ (+603) 26170250 /(+603) 26170200 ext 1230 Fax:  (+603) 40447808 Website:  http://www.cidb.gov.my/v6/  
Name and address (including telephone 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):  Construction materials 
(HS: Chapters 68, 69, 70, 72 and 73; ICS:  77.140, 81.040.20, 81.060.20, 91.060, 91.100). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Lembaga 
Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Mala ysia (Amendment) Act 2011 (7 pa ges, in English)      
6. Description of content:  The Lembaga Pembangunan Industr i Pembinaan Malaysia (CIDB) 
Act 2011 is amended to incorporate the introductio n of standards and code of practice by 
virtue of the new function of CI DB under Section 4(1)(g) – to regulate the conformance of  
standards for construction workmanship and materials. Amendments include:  
1 Introduction of a new Part VIIA - St andards and Codes of Practice in the  
 Construction Industry (pages 18 to 20):  
 (a) Section 33C (Lembaga to certify construction materials) 
 (b) Section 33D (Dealing with non- certified construction materials) 
 (c) Section 33E (Notice by the Lembag a for person dealing with non-certified 
 construction materials) 
2. Introduction of a new Fourth Schedule (Standards for certification of construction 
 material) (pages 43 to 46). G/TBT/N/MYS/28 
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  The mechanism of control for quality and sta ndard of material are through certification of 
construction materials by CIDB and the prohibi tion on dealing. The cont rolled materials are 
prescribed in the Fourth Schedule. These requirements are applicable to both local and imported materials. Contraventi on to such requirements is an offence and shall be liable for 
punishment. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  To 
ensure the quality and standard of both local and imported construction materials.  
8. Relevant documents:    
a) Lembaga Pembangunan Indus tri Pembinaan Malaysia (Amendment) Act 2011 (46 
 pages, in English) 
b) Relevant standards (as in the Fourth  Schedule of Lembaga Pembangunan Industri 
 Pembinaan Malaysia (Amendment) Act 2011)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 January 2012 
1 July 2012  
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 addres ses, if available of the other body:    
The Malaysian Standards can be purchased from: 
i) Sales and Promotion Services Section 
Standards Research and Management Centre SIRIM Berhad 
No. 1, Persiaran Dato’ Menteri 
Section 2, 40911 Shah Alam Selangor,  MALAYSIA Tel.:  (+603) 5544 6102/ 6118 
Fax:  (+603) 5544 6114/ 6146 
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  
Website:  http://www.standardsmal aysia.gov.my/v3a/index.php  
The Malaysian Standards are also available online at:  http://www.msonline.gov.my  
http://members.wto.org/crnatt achments/2012/tbt/MYS/12_0260_00_e.pdf