MALAYSIA: BITUMENS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/NOTIF. 96.276. 1. Member to Agreement notifying: MALAYSIA. If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2): 2. Agency responsible: Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification can be indicated if different from above: 3. Notified under Article 2.9.2. 4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Bitumens. 5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Methods of Test for Viscosity of Bitumens (First Revision). 6. Description of content: This draft Malaysian Standard test methods cover procedures for the determination of viscosity of bitumen by vacuum capillary viscometers at 60 degrees C. It is applicable to materials having viscosities in the range from 0.036 to cover 200,000P. This draft Standard shall supersede MS 783:1982. 7. Objective and rationale: n/a. 8. Relevant documents: n/a. 9. Proposed date of adoption: To be decided. Proposed date of entry into force: n/a. 10. Final date for comments: 30 September 1996. (243)

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