. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/MYS/7 
5 February 2007 
 (07-0481) 
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 government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:         
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
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 
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):   Pneumatic tyres  
(ICS:  83.160;  HS:  40.11) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Road Transport Act 
1987, Motor Vehicles (Construction and Use) (Amendment) Rules 2007 (3 pages, in English and Malay). 
Rules 30 (all vehicles) and 46 (public service ve hicles) are amended to include requirements 
to conform to relevant specif ications on pneumatic tyres. 
6. Description of content:   Pneumatic tyres under sub-rule (1) of Rules 30 and 46 shall 
conform with the following specification: 
 
(a) MS 1394 Specification for New Pneumatic Tyres for Highway Vehicles other than Passenger Cars or UN ECE Regulation 54 for Pneumatic Tyres (Commercial Vehicle) and UN ECE Regulation 75 for Pneumatic Tyres (M oped and Motorcycles) or Federal Motor 
Vehicles Safety Specification (FMVSS) Standard No.119 New Pneumatic Tyres for highway Vehicles other than Passenger Cars; 
 
(b) MS 149 Specification for New Pneumatic Passenger Car Tyres or UN ECE Regulation 30 for Pneumatic Tyres (Passenger Vehicles) or Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Specifications (FMVSS) Standard No. 109 Ne w Pneumatic Tyres for Passenger Cars; or G/TBT/N/MYS/7 
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  (c) MS 224 Retreaded Pneumatic Rubber Tyres for Passenger Car and Commercial 
Vehicle - Specification for or UN ECE Regulation 108 for Retreaded Pneumatic Tyres (Motor Vehicle) and UN ECE Regulation 109 for Retreaded Pneumatic Tyres (Commercial 
Vehicle). 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of safety and health of consumers  and prevention of deceptive practices 
8. Relevant documents:    
a) MS 149: 1992, Specification for New Pneumatic Passenger Car Tyres (First 
revision). 
b) MS 1394:1996, Specification for New Pneumatic Tyres for Highway Vehicles other 
than Passenger Cars. 
c) MS 224:2005, Retreaded Pneumatic Rubber Tyres for Passenger Car and 
Commercial Vehicles – Specification (Second Revision). 
d) UN ECE Regulation 30 for Pneumatic Tyres (Passenger Vehicles). 
e) UN ECE Regulation 54 for Pneumatic Tyres (Commercial Vehicle). 
f) UN ECE Regulation 75 for Pneumatic Tyres (Moped and Motorcycles). 
g) UN ECE Regulation 108 for Retreaded Pneumatic Tyres (Motor Vehicle). 
h) UN ECE Regulation 109 for Retreaded Pn eumatic Tyres (Commercial Vehicle). 
i) Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Specifi cation (FMVSS) Standard No.119 New 
Pneumatic Tyres for highway Vehicles other than Passenger Cars. 
j) Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Specifi cations (FMVSS) Standard No. 109 New 
Pneumatic Tyres for Passenger Cars. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   60 days after the date of notification. 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:   
The Malaysian Standards can be purchased from: 
Information Resource Section 
SIRIM Berhad 
No. 1, Persiaran Dato Menteri 
Section 2, 40911 Shah Alam Selangor D.E MALAYSIA 
 
Tel.: (+603) 5544 6113 
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