. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MYS/19 
10 January 2011  
 (11-0105) 
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 – Security 
Devices (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 2010 (3 pages, in English and Malay). 
– Rules 24A (all vehicles) is amended to incl ude requirements to conform to relevant 
specifications on security device. 
6. Description of content: 
Security Device under sub–rule 1 of Rule 24A shall conform with the following specification:  
– MS 1742 Specification Vehicl e Security System or UNECE Regulation No. 97 
Uniform Provisions Concerning The Appr oval Of Vehicle Alarm Systems (VAS) 
And Of Motor Vehicles With Regard To Their Alarm Systems (AS);  
– UN ECE Regulation No. 18 Uniform Provisions Concerning The Approval Of Motor 
Vehicles With Regard To Their Protection Against Unauthorized Use;  
– UN ECE Regulation No. 62 Uniform Provisi ons Concerning The Approval Of Power 
Driven Vehicles With Handlebars With  Regard To Their Protection Against 
Unauthorized Use; or  
– UN ECE Regulation No. 116 Uniform Tec hnical Prescriptions Concerning The 
Protection Of Motor Vehicles Against Unauthorized Use. G/TBT/N/MYS/19 
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  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:  
– MS 1742 Specification Vehi cle Security System 
– UNECE Regulation No. 97 Uniform Provi sions Concerning The Approval Of 
Vehicle Alarm Systems (VAS) And Of Motor Vehicles With Regard To Their Alarm 
Systems (AS)  
– UN ECE Regulation No. 18 Uniform Provisi ons Concerning The Approval Of Motor 
Vehicles With Regard To Their Protection Against Unauthorized Use 
– UN ECE Regulation No. 62 Uniform Provisi ons Concerning The Approval Of Power 
Driven Vehicles With Handlebars With  Regard To Their Protection Against 
Unauthorized Use 
– UN ECE Regulation No. 116 Uniform Technical Prescriptions Concerning The 
Protection Of Motor Vehicles Against Unauthorized Use 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    7 April 2010 
1 July 2011 
10. Final date for comments:  – 
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/crnattach ments/2010/tbt/MYS/10_4758_00_e.pdf