. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MYS/21 
10 January 2011  
 (11-0109) 
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 
seatbelt (ICS 43.040;  HS 87.08) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: 
– Road Transport Act 1987, Motor Vehicles (Safety Seat-Belts) (Amendment) Rules 
2008 (2 pages, in English and Malay); 
– Schedule of Rule 5 (all vehicle) is amende d to include requirements to conform to 
relevant specifications  on safety seatbelt. 
6. Description of content:  Safety Seatbelt under Schedule of Rule 5 shall conform with the 
following specification:  MS 1175 Specification for Seat Belts for Mo tor Vehicles or UN 
ECE Regulation 16 Uniform Provisions Concerning  The Approval of Safety Seatbelts for 
Adult Occupants of Po wer–driven Vehicle. 
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/21 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
– MS 1175 Specification for Seat  Belts for Mo tor Vehicles; 
– UN ECE Regulation 16 Uniform Provisions Concerning The Approval of Safety 
Seatbelts for Adult Occupants of Power–driven Vehicle. 
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_4760_00_e.pdf