. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/MYS/32 
13 March 2012  
 (12-1396) 
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:   
Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Malaysia 
No. 13, Persiaran Perdana 
Presint 2, 62623 Putrajaya 
MALAYSIA Tel.:  +(603) 8882 6962/5886/5862 Fax:  +(603) 8882 6960 Website:  http://www.kpdnkk.gov.my/   http://mystandard.kpdnkk.gov.my  
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):  Seven Color Crystal Ball 
and any other goods which has the same characteristics  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
i) Consumer Protection (Prohibition Agains t Unsafe Goods) Order 2011 (5 pages, in 
 English and Malay)  
ii) Customs (Prohibition of Imports)(Amendm ents)(No. 4) Order 2011 (11 pages, in 
 English and Malay)   
6. Description of content:  These measures stipulates the pr ohibition of import, manufacture, 
supply or advertise for sale of Seven Color Crystal Ball and any other goods which has the 
same characteristic. The characteristics of Seven Color Crystal Ball are it is a multicoloured granules or beads used for decoration and indoor plants which have the ability to absorb fluid 
and expand when in contact with fluid to fo rm a transparent jelly like appearance. The 
prohibition is absolute and imposed immediately, effective as the following:  
1. Consumer Protection (Prohibition Against Unsafe Goods) Order 2011 - 
 26 August 2011 
2. Customs (Prohibition of Imports)(Amendments)(No. 4) Order 2011 - 1 January 2012 G/TBT/N/MYS/32 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  For 
the protection of human health and safety.  
8. Relevant documents:   -   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 
 
 
Proposed date of entry into force:    i) 26 Aug 2011 - Consumer Protection 
(Prohibition Against Unsafe Goods) Order 2011 
(for local products) 
ii) 1 January 2012 - Customs (Prohibition 
of Imports)(Amendments)(No. 4) Order 2011 (for imported products)  i) 26 Aug 2011 - Consumer Protection 
(Prohibition Against Unsafe Goods) Order 2011 
(for local products) 
ii) 1 January 2012 - Customs (Prohibition 
of Imports)(Amendments)(No. 4) Order 2011 (for imported products) 
10. Final date for comments:  - 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/MYS/12_0967_00_x.pdf  
http://members.wto.org/crna ttachments/2012/tbt/MYS/12_0967_01_x.pdf