Trade and Industry Department Commercial Information Circulars No. 646/2008

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Ref : EIC 694/2

18 December 2008

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 646/2008

Malaysia : Consumer Protection Regulations on Safety of Toys

The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (MDTCA) of Malaysia has recently proposed draft regulations with regard to safety of toys, namely "Consumer Protection (Compliance With Safety Standards) Regulations 2008" and "Consumer Protection (Safety Standards For Toys) Regulations 2008" under the "Consumer Protection Act 1999".

DETAILS

The draft Consumer Protection (Compliance With Safety Standards) Regulations 2008 specify the general procedural requirements with regard to safety standards of consumer goods which include the safety and marking requirements, certification of approval, conformity assessment report, offences and penalties, maintenance of records, authorised agency, transitional period for toys which are marketed in Malaysia. On the other hand, the draft Consumer Protection (Safety Standards For Toys) Regulations 2008 state that toys that are sold or supplied in Malaysia must conform to the safety standards of MS ISO 8124-1, MS ISO 8124-2, MS ISO 8124-3, MS 1774: Parts 4 to 6, and MS 1725.

The draft regulations are upon gazetting. All manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers will be given a grace period of not more than twelve months to comply with the safety standards for all toys sold/supplied/displayed in Malaysia. Copies of the proposed regulations are in the Annexes to this circular.

Malaysia would consider comments from its trading partners before it implements the proposed regulations. Any such comments should reach the following on or before 5 January 2009:

Technical Information Section
SIRIM Berhad
No. 1, Persiaran Dato Menteri
Section 2, 40911 Shah Alam
Selangor D.E
MALAYSIA
Tel.: (+603) 5544 6102 6118
Fax : (+603) 5544 6114 6146
Email : anuar_mohd.simoh@sirim.my / msonline@sirim.my

Trade and Industry Department would also relay comments from concerned parties in Hong Kong to Malaysia. Any such comments should be addressed to and reach the undersigned on or before 29 December 2008.

ENQUIRIES

For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5650 or jimwong@tid.gov.hk.

Annex A & Annex B (pdf format)

Yours faithfully,

(Jim WONG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

Electronic services for Production Notification, Certificate of Origin, Textiles Notifications, and Cargo Manifests enable traders to lodge/make the relevant applications directly through their office computer faster and easier. Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited currently runs services for the above documents,
and Global e-Trading Services Limited is providing electronic services for Cargo Manifests. Please call the service providers for enquiries on their services:

Global e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700)

Note :

While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.