World Trade
Organization
G/TBT/N/MYS/32
8 March 2012
(08-5395)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade / Original: English

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

1. / Member to Agreement notifying: Malaysia
If applicable, name of local government 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 web-site 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, language and number of pages of the notified document:
i)  Consumer Protection (Prohibition Against Unsafe Goods) Order 2011 (5 pages, in English and Malay)
ii)  Customs (Prohibition of Imports)(Amendments)(No. 4) Order 2011 (11 pages, in English and Malay)
6. / Description of content: These measures stipulates the prohibition 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 form 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 – 26.08.2011
2.  Customs (Prohibition of Imports)(Amendments)(No. 4) Order 2011 - 01.01.2012
7. / Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: For the protection of human health and safety.
8. / Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: -
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: [X ]National enquiry point or address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: