WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MYS/18 
10 January 2011  
 (11-0104) 
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 governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Transport Malaysia 
Block D5, Parcel D Federal Government Administrative Centre 62616 Putrajaya 
Malaysia 
Tel.:  (+603) 8886 6000 Fax:  (+603) 8889 1569 Website:  http://www.mot.gov.my
 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail 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):  Road Vehicles – Seat 
anchorage (ICS 43.040;  HS 87.08), Lighting (I CS 43.040;  HS 85.12), Construction of public 
service vehicle (ICS 43.040;  HS 87.08). 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 
– Road Transport Act 1987, Motor Vehicles  (Construction and Use) (Amendment) 
Rules 2007 (7 pages, in English and Malay); 
– Rules 65 (all vehicles), 96 (all vehicles) a nd 137 (all vehicles) are amended to include 
requirements to confor m to relevant specifications on seat anchorage, lighting and 
construction of public service vehicle. 
6. Description of content: 
Seat anchorage under sub–rule 8 of Rule 65 sh all conform with the following specification:  
– UN ECE Regulation 80 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Seats of 
Large Passenger Vehicles and of These Vehi cles With Regard to the Strength of the 
Seats and Their Anchorages. 
Lighting under sub–rule 2(i) of Rule 96 shall conform with the following specification: 
– UN ECE Regulation 48 Uniform Provisions  Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to the Installation of Ligh ting and Light–Signalling Devices or MS ISO 
303: 2004 Installation of Lighting and Signa lling Devices for Motor Vehicles and 
Their Trailers;  G/TBT/N/MYS/18 
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– UN ECE Regulation 98 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor 
Vehicle Headlamps Equipped with Ga s–Discharge Light Sources; or  
– UN ECE Regulation 99 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Gas–
Discharge Light Sources for Use In Approved Gas–Discha rge Lamp Units of Power–
Driven Vehicles. 
Construction of public service vehicle under sub–r ule (b) of Rule 137 sh all conform with the 
following specification: – UN ECE Regulation 36 Uniform Provisions Concerning The Approval of Large 
Passenger Vehicles With Regard to Their General Construction;  
– UN ECE Regulation 52 Uniform Provisions  Concerning The Approval of M2 and 
M3 Small Capacity Vehicles With Regard to Their General Construction; or  
– UN ECE Regulation 66 Uniform Technical Prescriptions Concerning The Approval 
of Large Passenger Vehicles With Regard to the Strength of their Superstructure. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of safety and health of cons umers and prevention of deceptive practices  
8. Relevant documents:  
– UN ECE Regulation 80 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Seats of 
Large Passenger Vehicles and of These Vehi cles With Regard to the Strength of the 
Seats and Their Anchorages 
– UN ECE Regulation 48 Uniform Provisions  Concerning the Approval of Vehicles 
With Regard to the Installation of Lighting and Light–Signalling Devices 
– MS ISO 303: 2004 Installation of Ligh ting and Signalling Devices for Motor 
Vehicles and Their Trailers 
– UN ECE Regulation 98 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Motor 
Vehicle Headlamps Equipped with  Gas–Discharge Light Sources  
– UN ECE Regulation 99 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Gas–
Discharge Light Sources for Use In Approved Gas–Discha rge Lamp Units of Power–
Driven Vehicles 
– UN ECE Regulation 36 Uniform Provisions Concerning The Approval of Large 
Passenger Vehicles With Regard to Their General Construction  
– UN ECE Regulation 52 Uniform Provisions  Concerning The Approval of M2 and 
M3 Small Capacity Vehicles With Regard to Their General Construction 
– UN ECE Regulation 66 Uniform Technical Prescriptions Concerning The Approval 
of Large Passenger Vehicles With Regard to the Strength of their Superstructure 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    19 November 2007 
1 January 2012 
10. Final date for comments:  –  G/TBT/N/MYS/18 
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  11. Text available from: National e nquiry point [X], or address,  telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and website addresses, if available of the other body:  
The Malaysian Standards can be purchased from: 
 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 E-mail:  mailto:anuar_mohd.simoh@sirim.my
 / msonline@sirim.my  
 
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 
E-mail:  central@standardsmalaysia.gov.my
 
Website:  http://www.standa rdsmalaysia.gov.my  
 The Malaysian Standard is also available online at:  http://www.msonline.gov.my
 
And can be downloaded at: 
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/MYS/10_4757_00_e.pdf