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2. DEVELO PMENT AND PRO G RESS STATUS O F STANDARDS DEVELO PMENT
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ye t to b e re a lise d . In a n e ffo rt to furthe r e nha nc e the use o f Ma la ysia n Sta nd a rd s,
the De p a rtme nt o f Sta nd a rd s Ma la ysia ha s o utline d se ve ra l stra te g ie s fo r wid e r
a d o p tio n o f Ma la ysia n Sta nd a rd s, a nd to b ring a b o ut g re a te r a wa re ne ss a nd
usa g e o f Ma la ysia n Sta nd a rd s
2.2 Sta tus o f im p le m e nta tio n fo r e a c h na tio na l sta nd a rd
Ma la ysia n Sta nd a rd s p a rtic ula rly o n timb e r a nd timb e r p ro d uc ts a re use d in ma ny
fo rms suc h a s in p ro c ure me nt d o c ume nts, in sp e c ifying re q uire me nts fo r tra d e , in
a sc e rta ining q ua lity le ve ls o f p ro d uc ts in ma nufa c turing a nd se rvic e p ro visio n a nd
a s a ve hic le fo r te c hno lo g y tra nsfe r. The y a lso a c t a s a stra te g y to o l sfo r the
e xp o rt o f Ma la ysia n p ro d uc ts a nd se rvic e s.
3. C O NC LUSIO N
Ma la ysia n Sta nd a rd s a re d e sig ne d a nd d e ve lo p e d in suc h a wa y tha t the y a re in
a lig nme nt a nd in c o nfo rmity with the re le va nt inte rna tio na l sta nd a rd s.
