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44.08 VENEERNo 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 A RD AND SIMILA R BO A RD (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
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44.12 PLYWO O D, VENEERES PA NELS A ND SIMILA R LA MINA TED 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, A SSEMBLED
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 C o d e o f Pra c tic e ,
re sp e c tive ly.
44.94 FURNITURE, INC LUDING FURNITURE WO O DEN PA RTS
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 A DDITIO NA L A NA 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
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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.
