An 09 Progress report on Comparative Study Malaysia
A G ENDA 7.1 C o mp a ra tive Stud y o f Sta nd a rd s, Te c hnic a l Re g ula tio ns a nd
C o nfo rmity Asse ssme nt Pro c e d ure s o f ASEAN Me mb e r C o untrie s
MA LA YSIA
1.0
INTRO DUC TIO N
Ma la ysia ha s ta ke n the le a d to und e rta ke the ta sk in a c hie ving the o b je c tive a s
o utline d in O b je c tive 2 o f the PWG Ac tio n Pla n/ Wo rk Pro g ra mme , ie . to id e ntify
a re a s fo r ha rmo niza tio n o f te c hnic a l re g ula tio ns a nd c o nfo rmity a sse ssme nt
p ro c e d ure s a mo ng ASEAN me mb e r c o untrie s. Pro d uc t listing in the te mp la te wa s
c la ssifie d in a c c o rd a nc e to the AHTN C ha p te r, in whic h, it is re le va nt to the
me mb e r c o untrie s to d e sc rib e the sta nd a rd s use d within the c ha p te r.
Re sp o nse ha ve b e e n re c e ive d fro m :
2.0
¾
Brune i Da russa la m
¾
Ind o ne sia
¾
Ma la ysia
¾
Philip p ine s
¾
Sing a p o re
¾
Tha ila nd
INITIA L FINDING S
Ba se d o n the re sp o nse o b ta ine d , a c o mp a riso n ma trix wa s d e ve lo p e d to a na lyse
the inp uts. It is sho wn a s in Appe ndix A . The initia l find ing s a re a s fo llo ws:
44.07
SA WNTIMBER
Ea c h re sp o nd e nt c o untry ha s its o wn re fe re nc e d o c ume nts, a nd the p urp o se s
a nd
d e sc rip tio n
va ry
fro m
struc tura l
use s
to
me a sure me nts,
timb e r
c ha ra c te ristic s a nd p ro p e rtie s, a s we ll a s tre a tme nt. He nc e , the d e ta ils o f the se
d o c ume nts ma y re q uire to b e sc rutinise d so a s to ha rmo nize the p ro d uc t
c ha ra c te ristic a mo ng ASEAN me mb e r c o untrie s.
1
44.08
VENEER
No sta nd a rd s id e ntifie d fro m the me mb e r c o untrie s
44.09
WO O D INC LUDING FLO O RING A ND MO ULDING S
Within this c ha p te r, o nly Philip p ine s re q uire s the c ha ra c te ristic s a nd p ro p e rtie s o f
the p ro d uc ts. The y a re o n the sa mp ling me tho d s, te sting in c o mp re ssio n,
she a ring stre ss a nd MO E. O the r c o untrie s in ASEAN ma y e ithe r a d o p t o r a d a p t
to the Inte rna tio na l Sta nd a rd s b e fo re the y c o uld e sta b lish the ir o wn sta nd a rd s
a nd p ro d uc ts re q uire me nts, with re g a rd s to flo o ring a nd mo uld ing s.
44.10
PARTIC LEBO ARD AND SIMILAR BO ARD (e .g . O SB a nd wa fe rb o a rd)
Bo th Ma la ysia a nd Philip p ine s re q uire sp e c ific a tio ns o f p a rtic le b o a rd . Ma la ysia
ha s it o n Te rmino lo g y a s we ll, a nd it ha s a ra ng e o f sta nd a rd s o n me tho d o f te st
o f p a rtic le b o a rd , whic h a re a ll a lig ne d to the IS.
44.11
FIBREBO ARD
Within this c ha p te r, Ma la ysia ha s simila r c a se a s in c ha p te r 44.10. In the c a se o f
Philip p ine s, the re is a sta nd a rd o n De finitio n a nd C la ssific a tio n o f fib re b o a rd .
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44.12
PLYWO O D, VENEERES PANELS AND SIMILAR LAMINATED WO O D
Bo th Ma la ysia a nd Philip p ine s re q uire sp e c ific a tio n o f p lywo o d to b e tra d e d .
Brune i is re fe rring to the IS whe n it c o me s to C la ssific a tio n.
Ma la ysia is a lso
re fe rring to the JAS fo r Sp e c ific a tio n.
44.18
BJC O F WO O D, INC LUDING C ELLULA R WO O D PANELS, ASSEMBLED
PA RQ UET PA NELS A ND SHING LES
Brune i, Philip p ine s a nd Sing a p o re re q uire sp e c ific re q uire me nts. In the c a se o f
Brune i, te rms a sso c ia te d with trusse s, na il a nd sc re w ho ld ing c a p a c ity, jo inting
syste ms, c o lumn, b e a ms, e tc a re b e ing re g ula te d b a se d o n its na tio na l
sta nd a rd s a nd IS. In the Philip p ine s, it re q uire sp e c ific a tio n o n wo o d e n flush d o o r
a nd wind o ws. As fo r Ma la ysia a nd Sing a p o re , the c o ntra c to rs a re c o mp lying to
the
Ma la ysia n
C o nstruc tio n
Ind ustry
Sta nd a rd s a nd
Co de
o f Pra c tic e ,
re sp e c tive ly.
44.94
FURNITURE, INC LUDING FURNITURE WO O DEN PARTS
Ma la ysia a nd Philip p ine s ha ve sp e c ific re q uire me nts in furniture , in te rms o f
stre ng th a nd sta b ility, sp e c ific a tio n, se a ting p e rfo rma nc e ra ting a s we ll a s
me tho d o f te st fo r finishe s o n wo o d e n furniture .
3.0
ADDITIO NAL ANA LYSIS
Fro m the inp uts o b ta ine d , it is no ta b le tha t a ll sp e c ific a tio n a s o utline d in the
p ro d uc ts d e sc rip tio n a re a p p lic a b le to b o th lo c a l sup p lie rs a nd imp o rte d
p ro d uc ts. Ho we ve r, the y d o no t re a lly re fle c t tha t the y ma ke the sta nd a rd s, a s
ma nd a to ry.
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Tha ila nd is a c tive ly invo lve d in the sta nd a rd iza tio n c o nsulta tive p ro c e ss. Ho we ve r,
it d o e s no t ha ve in p la c e re le va nt sta nd a rd s tha t g o ve rn the p ro p e rtie s a nd
c ha ra c te ristic o f the timb e r p ro d uc ts. Ne ve rthe le ss, this sho uld b e se e n a s a n
o p p o rtunity fo r Tha ila nd to a d o p t e xisting sta nd a rd s.
In the c a se o f Sing a p o re , b e ing d e vo id o f the ir na tura l re so urc e s, it ha s a ve ry
limite d numb e r o f sta nd a rd s re la te d to timb e r a nd timb e r p ro d uc ts. Sing a p o re
ha s b e e n imp o sing the C C A fo rmula tio n, whe re it sp e c ifie s re q uire me nts fo r the
tre a tme nt o f timb e r p lywo o d o r ve ne e r with wa te r-b o rne p re se rva tio ns whic h
c o nsists e sse ntia lly o f mixture s o f C C A.
In the c o nstruc tio n ind ustry, timb e r
p ro d uc ts a re g o ve rne d b y the re le va nt sta nd a rd s und e r the BC A (Build ing
C o nstruc tio n Autho rity) p a rtic ula rly fo r the struc tura l d e sig n.
4.0
REC O MMENDATIO N
Me mb e r c o untrie s whic h d o no t sp e c ify re q uire me nts with re fe re nc e to sp e c ific
sta nd a rd s, ma y ha ve to c o nsid e r e ithe r a d a p ting e xisting sta nd a rd s a s the ir
na tio na l sta nd a rd s, o r a d o p ting e xisting fo re ig n sta nd a rd s. This is use ful in the
ha rmo niza tio n p ro c e ss.
To fa c ilita te ha rmo niza tio n a nd to a vo id d up lic a tio n o f wo rk o f tho se la b o ra to rie s
(te sting institutio n) re sp o nsib le fo r the C o nfo rmity Asse ssme nt Pro c e d ure s, the
APLAC a nd ILAC sha ll c ro ss a c c re d it e ve ry te sts c a rrie d o ut b y e a c h me mb e r
b o d ie s a nd he nc e , ma y sa ve c o st a nd e ffo rt in the p ro c e ss.
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C o nfo rmity Asse ssme nt Pro c e d ure s o f ASEAN Me mb e r C o untrie s
MA LA YSIA
1.0
INTRO DUC TIO N
Ma la ysia ha s ta ke n the le a d to und e rta ke the ta sk in a c hie ving the o b je c tive a s
o utline d in O b je c tive 2 o f the PWG Ac tio n Pla n/ Wo rk Pro g ra mme , ie . to id e ntify
a re a s fo r ha rmo niza tio n o f te c hnic a l re g ula tio ns a nd c o nfo rmity a sse ssme nt
p ro c e d ure s a mo ng ASEAN me mb e r c o untrie s. Pro d uc t listing in the te mp la te wa s
c la ssifie d in a c c o rd a nc e to the AHTN C ha p te r, in whic h, it is re le va nt to the
me mb e r c o untrie s to d e sc rib e the sta nd a rd s use d within the c ha p te r.
Re sp o nse ha ve b e e n re c e ive d fro m :
2.0
¾
Brune i Da russa la m
¾
Ind o ne sia
¾
Ma la ysia
¾
Philip p ine s
¾
Sing a p o re
¾
Tha ila nd
INITIA L FINDING S
Ba se d o n the re sp o nse o b ta ine d , a c o mp a riso n ma trix wa s d e ve lo p e d to a na lyse
the inp uts. It is sho wn a s in Appe ndix A . The initia l find ing s a re a s fo llo ws:
44.07
SA WNTIMBER
Ea c h re sp o nd e nt c o untry ha s its o wn re fe re nc e d o c ume nts, a nd the p urp o se s
a nd
d e sc rip tio n
va ry
fro m
struc tura l
use s
to
me a sure me nts,
timb e r
c ha ra c te ristic s a nd p ro p e rtie s, a s we ll a s tre a tme nt. He nc e , the d e ta ils o f the se
d o c ume nts ma y re q uire to b e sc rutinise d so a s to ha rmo nize the p ro d uc t
c ha ra c te ristic a mo ng ASEAN me mb e r c o untrie s.
1
44.08
VENEER
No sta nd a rd s id e ntifie d fro m the me mb e r c o untrie s
44.09
WO O D INC LUDING FLO O RING A ND MO ULDING S
Within this c ha p te r, o nly Philip p ine s re q uire s the c ha ra c te ristic s a nd p ro p e rtie s o f
the p ro d uc ts. The y a re o n the sa mp ling me tho d s, te sting in c o mp re ssio n,
she a ring stre ss a nd MO E. O the r c o untrie s in ASEAN ma y e ithe r a d o p t o r a d a p t
to the Inte rna tio na l Sta nd a rd s b e fo re the y c o uld e sta b lish the ir o wn sta nd a rd s
a nd p ro d uc ts re q uire me nts, with re g a rd s to flo o ring a nd mo uld ing s.
44.10
PARTIC LEBO ARD AND SIMILAR BO ARD (e .g . O SB a nd wa fe rb o a rd)
Bo th Ma la ysia a nd Philip p ine s re q uire sp e c ific a tio ns o f p a rtic le b o a rd . Ma la ysia
ha s it o n Te rmino lo g y a s we ll, a nd it ha s a ra ng e o f sta nd a rd s o n me tho d o f te st
o f p a rtic le b o a rd , whic h a re a ll a lig ne d to the IS.
44.11
FIBREBO ARD
Within this c ha p te r, Ma la ysia ha s simila r c a se a s in c ha p te r 44.10. In the c a se o f
Philip p ine s, the re is a sta nd a rd o n De finitio n a nd C la ssific a tio n o f fib re b o a rd .
2
44.12
PLYWO O D, VENEERES PANELS AND SIMILAR LAMINATED WO O D
Bo th Ma la ysia a nd Philip p ine s re q uire sp e c ific a tio n o f p lywo o d to b e tra d e d .
Brune i is re fe rring to the IS whe n it c o me s to C la ssific a tio n.
Ma la ysia is a lso
re fe rring to the JAS fo r Sp e c ific a tio n.
44.18
BJC O F WO O D, INC LUDING C ELLULA R WO O D PANELS, ASSEMBLED
PA RQ UET PA NELS A ND SHING LES
Brune i, Philip p ine s a nd Sing a p o re re q uire sp e c ific re q uire me nts. In the c a se o f
Brune i, te rms a sso c ia te d with trusse s, na il a nd sc re w ho ld ing c a p a c ity, jo inting
syste ms, c o lumn, b e a ms, e tc a re b e ing re g ula te d b a se d o n its na tio na l
sta nd a rd s a nd IS. In the Philip p ine s, it re q uire sp e c ific a tio n o n wo o d e n flush d o o r
a nd wind o ws. As fo r Ma la ysia a nd Sing a p o re , the c o ntra c to rs a re c o mp lying to
the
Ma la ysia n
C o nstruc tio n
Ind ustry
Sta nd a rd s a nd
Co de
o f Pra c tic e ,
re sp e c tive ly.
44.94
FURNITURE, INC LUDING FURNITURE WO O DEN PARTS
Ma la ysia a nd Philip p ine s ha ve sp e c ific re q uire me nts in furniture , in te rms o f
stre ng th a nd sta b ility, sp e c ific a tio n, se a ting p e rfo rma nc e ra ting a s we ll a s
me tho d o f te st fo r finishe s o n wo o d e n furniture .
3.0
ADDITIO NAL ANA LYSIS
Fro m the inp uts o b ta ine d , it is no ta b le tha t a ll sp e c ific a tio n a s o utline d in the
p ro d uc ts d e sc rip tio n a re a p p lic a b le to b o th lo c a l sup p lie rs a nd imp o rte d
p ro d uc ts. Ho we ve r, the y d o no t re a lly re fle c t tha t the y ma ke the sta nd a rd s, a s
ma nd a to ry.
3
Tha ila nd is a c tive ly invo lve d in the sta nd a rd iza tio n c o nsulta tive p ro c e ss. Ho we ve r,
it d o e s no t ha ve in p la c e re le va nt sta nd a rd s tha t g o ve rn the p ro p e rtie s a nd
c ha ra c te ristic o f the timb e r p ro d uc ts. Ne ve rthe le ss, this sho uld b e se e n a s a n
o p p o rtunity fo r Tha ila nd to a d o p t e xisting sta nd a rd s.
In the c a se o f Sing a p o re , b e ing d e vo id o f the ir na tura l re so urc e s, it ha s a ve ry
limite d numb e r o f sta nd a rd s re la te d to timb e r a nd timb e r p ro d uc ts. Sing a p o re
ha s b e e n imp o sing the C C A fo rmula tio n, whe re it sp e c ifie s re q uire me nts fo r the
tre a tme nt o f timb e r p lywo o d o r ve ne e r with wa te r-b o rne p re se rva tio ns whic h
c o nsists e sse ntia lly o f mixture s o f C C A.
In the c o nstruc tio n ind ustry, timb e r
p ro d uc ts a re g o ve rne d b y the re le va nt sta nd a rd s und e r the BC A (Build ing
C o nstruc tio n Autho rity) p a rtic ula rly fo r the struc tura l d e sig n.
4.0
REC O MMENDATIO N
Me mb e r c o untrie s whic h d o no t sp e c ify re q uire me nts with re fe re nc e to sp e c ific
sta nd a rd s, ma y ha ve to c o nsid e r e ithe r a d a p ting e xisting sta nd a rd s a s the ir
na tio na l sta nd a rd s, o r a d o p ting e xisting fo re ig n sta nd a rd s. This is use ful in the
ha rmo niza tio n p ro c e ss.
To fa c ilita te ha rmo niza tio n a nd to a vo id d up lic a tio n o f wo rk o f tho se la b o ra to rie s
(te sting institutio n) re sp o nsib le fo r the C o nfo rmity Asse ssme nt Pro c e d ure s, the
APLAC a nd ILAC sha ll c ro ss a c c re d it e ve ry te sts c a rrie d o ut b y e a c h me mb e r
b o d ie s a nd he nc e , ma y sa ve c o st a nd e ffo rt in the p ro c e ss.
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