. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MYS/22 
10 January 2011  
 (11-0110) 
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 - Safety 
helmet (ICS: 43.040; HS: 65.06) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 
– Road Transport Act 1987, Motorcycles (S afety Helmets) (Amendment) Rules 2010 
(2 pages, in English); 
– Rule 3 is amended to include  requirements to conform to relevant specifications of 
safety helmet. 
6. Description of content:  Safety Helmet under sub–rule (1) of  Rule 3 shall conform with the 
following specification:  MS 1 Specification for Protective Helmets for Vehicle Users or 
UNECE Regulation 22 Uniform Provisions Concer ning the Approval of:  Protective Helmets 
and their Visors for Drivers and Pass engers of Motorcycles and Mopeds. 
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.  G/TBT/N/MYS/22 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
MS 1 Specification for Protectiv e Helmets for Vehicle Users  
UNECE Regulation 22 Uniform Provisions Conc erning the Approval of: Protective Helmets 
and their Visors for Drivers and Pass engers of Motorcycles and Mopeds. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    1 December 2010 
1 May 2011 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days after the date of notification. 
11. Text available from: National enquiry 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/crnatt achments/2010/tbt/MYS/10_4761_00_e.pdf