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Indonesian Information Paper

The Fourth Meeting of ACCSQ Wood Based PWG

Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam, 22-23 August 2006

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Agenda Item 5.3.

Development of common requirements and conformity assessment

procedures for ASEAN Member Countries

I. Background information

Based on the Report of the Third WB PWG meeting, held in Bangkok on December

2005, Member Countries are requested to consult with their relevant authorities in

selecting and prioritize standards for harmonization of specific category products for (i)

Panel products, (ii) Sawn timber, and (iii) Flooring Products, and afterward to provide

comments to Indonesia.

To follow up the above decision, Indonesia has circulated List of International Standards

for Harmonization in Wood Based Sector which has referred to results of The 16

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meeting of ACCSQ WG1 on Standards and MRAs, for input by Member Countries.

II. Progress report

Updated status has been received from the following ASEAN members countries :

1. Malaysia :

The information paper from Malaysia as enclosed.

III. Recommendation

The meeting may take note the information provided by Malaysia. Member Countries

may update their status on the above matter during the meeting.

Other members countries which has not sent yet their response to Indonesia, urged to

send it as soon as possible for data compilation.

MA LA YSIA

C O NSULTA TIO N WITH RELEVA NT A UTHO RITIES TO SELEC T A ND PRIO RITIZE STA NDA RDS FO R HA RMO NISA TIO N O F SPEC IFIC C A TEG O RY O F WO O D PRO DUC TS

Fo llo wing to the d e c isio ns o f the third me e ting o f the AC C SQ Pro d uc t Wo rking G ro up

o n Wo o d Ba se d Pro d uc ts in Ba ng ko k, De c e mb e r 2005, Ma la ysia ha d c o nsulte d the

re le va nt a utho ritie s in Ma la ysia with re g a rd to c a te g o risa tio n o f the ISO sta nd a rd s fo r

ha rmo nisa tio n a s p ro p o se d b y Ind o ne sia , into 3 sp e c ific c a te g o rie s, ie . Pa ne l

Pro d uc ts, Sa wn Timb e r a nd Flo o ring Pro d uc ts.

The list o f 3 sp e c ific c a te g o rie s is a s in

A nne x 1.

The list is me a nt to b e fo rwa rd e d to

WG 1, fo r its fo llo w up a c tio n fo r ha rmo nizing sta nd a rd s.

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no te d the re p o rt fro m Ind o ne sia tha t o nly Ma la ysia ha s thus fa r re sp o nd e d o n this

issue .

A G ENDA ITEM 5.3