MALAYSIA: BITUMENS The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6. G/TBT/NOTIF. 96.281. 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, 2.10.1, 5.6.2, 5.7.1. 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: Method of Test for Kinematic Viscosity of Bitumens (First Revision). 6. Description of content: This draft Malaysian Standard test method covers procedures for the determination of kinematic viscosity of liquid bitumens, road oils and distillation of residues of liquid bitumens all at 60 degrees C and of bitumen cements at 135 degrees C in the range from 6 to 100,000 cSt. This draft Standard shall supersede MS 782:1982. 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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