WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MYS/15/Rev.1 
19 October 2010  
 (10-5419) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
 
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:    
Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co- operatives and Consum erism Malaysia 
No. 13, Persiaran Perdana 
Presint 2 62623 Putrajaya MALAYSIA Tel.:  +(603) 8882 5979/5886 Fax:  +(603) 8882 5983 
Website:  http://www.kpdnkk.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 applicab le, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):    T o y s  ( H S :   9 5 , 8 7 , 3 6 ;  
ICS: 97.200.50) 
Toys and any goods designed or intended for u se in play by children less than fourteen years 
of age but does not include the goods listed in Second Schedule of Consumer Protection 
(Safety Standards for Toys) Regulations 2009. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Consumer Protection 
(Certificate of Conformance and Conformity Mark  of Safety Standards) Regulations 2010 (5 
pages, in English) and Consumer Protecti on (Safety Standards for Toys) (Amendment) 
Regulations 2010 (1 page, in English). 
6. Description of content:  This notification is the 1st revi sion of G/TBT/N/MYS/15 which was 
notified on 6 November 2008.  This is due to changes that occurred in the policy direction 
whereby, the implementation of type approva l approach has been replaced with self 
declaration approach in order to minimise unnecessary obstacle to the toy industry players 
and also to facilitate trade locally and internationally. 
1. Consumer Protection (Certificate of Conf ormance and Conformity  Mark of Safety 
Standards) Regulations 2010 G/TBT/N/MYS/15/Rev.1 
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  The regulations is replacing the Consumer  Protection (Certificate of Approval and 
Conformity Mark of Safety Standards) Regulations 2009, which is now repealed. 
The regulations specify the general procedural  requirements for self declaration approach 
with regard to safety standards of c onsumer goods. These requirements include the 
registration of business activities, preparation of certificate of conformance, declaration of 
conformance, safety and marking requirement s, offences, penalties and maintenance of 
records for goods which are marketed in Malays ia. In this context, the consumer goods is 
referred to toys as specified in the First Schedule under the regulations. 
2. Consumer Protection (Safety Standard s For Toys) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 
This is the amended regulation for the Cons umer Protection (Safety Standards For Toys) 
Regulations 2009.  
The regulations state toys (as defined in the regulations) that are supplied or offered or 
advertised for supply, or import any goods in Ma laysia shall comply with the specified safety 
standards. 
The amendment has been made to the regulati on in which MS 1725:2004, Safety of electric 
toys is replaced with MS 62115:2008, Electric Toys - Safety. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   To 
protect the safety and health of children and to  protect consumers against deceptive practices. 
8. Relevant documents:   
Consumer Protection Act 1999 [Act 599];  
Guideline on Mandatory Safety Standards for Toys 2010;  Guideline on Conformity Mark;  MS ISO 8124-1:2001, Safety of toys - Part 1: Safety aspects related to mechanical and 
physical properties; 
MS ISO 8124-2:1999, Safety of toys - Part 2: Flammability; 
MS ISO 8124-3:2002, Safety of toys - Part 3: Migration of certain element; MS 1774: Part 4:1998, Safety of toys - Part 4:  Experimental sets fo r chemistry and related 
activities; 
MS 1774: Part 5: 1998, Safety of toys - Part 5: Chemical toys (set) other than experimental 
sets; 
MS 1774: Part 6: 1998, Safety of toys - Part  6: Graphical symbol for age warning labelling; 
MS 62115: 2008, Electric Toys - Safety. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }1 August 2010   
10. Final date for comments:  -  G/TBT/N/MYS/15/Rev.1 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone or fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site address, 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 Email:  mailto:anuar_mohd.simoh@sirim.my
 / mailto:msonline@sirim.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_3702_00_e.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/MYS/10_3702_01_e.pdf