Malaysia – Proposed order on Trade Description (Marking of Safety Glass For Motor Vehicles) Order 2017

Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism has issued  order states that safety glass for motor vehicles that are sold or supplied in Malaysia must conform to the prescribed safety standards and bear the mark as specified in the Second Schedule of the Order.

The safety standards prescribed under this order are:

Malaysian Standard MS 595 – Specification for Safety Glass for Motor Vehicles : Part 1 : General Requirements (Second Revision) and Part 2: Methods of Test (Second Revision); or 

United Nation Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Regulation 43 – Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Safety Glazing Materials and Their Installation on Vehicles.

For the purpose of this trade description, the order shall not apply to:

a)  safety glass for motor vehicles used for test sampling; and

b)  safety glass for motor vehicles manufactured or imported before the date of entry into force

Proposed date of adoption: March 2017

Proposed date of entry into force: All local manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers shall be given a grace period of not more than twelve months from gazette date in order to comply with the prescribed safety standards for motor vehicles safety glass sold/supplied/displayed in the Malaysian market.

Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

If the Proposal/Notification/Regulation will affect your International Business please send us your representation with facts and figures , so that these can be taken up suitably.