PERATURAN-PERATURAN LEMBAGA PERINDUSTRIAN KAYU MALAYSIA (PEMERBADANAN) (TAHAP PEMBEBASAN FORMALDEHID DARIPADA PRODUK BERASASKAN PANEL) 2025

“formaldehid” ertinya gas beracun, tidak berwarna dan berbau sengit dan digunakan sebagai pengawet dalam sintesis kimia dan dalam pembuatan resin sintetik;

“pengangkutan”

ertinya pengangkutan produk berasaskan panel dari

Negeri Sabah atau Sarawak ke Semenanjung Malaysia atau ke Wilayah Persekutuan

Labuan melalui darat, laut atau udara;

“pengeluar” ertinya seseorang yang mengeluarkan atau mengilang dan menjalankan aktiviti sebagai pedagang bagi produk berasaskan panel bagi maksud pasaran dalam negeri;

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“pengangkut” ertinya seseorang yang mengangkut produk berasaskan panel dari

Negeri Sabah atau Sarawak ke Semenanjung Malaysia atau ke Wilayah Persekutuan

Labuan melalui darat, laut atau udara;

“produk berasaskan panel” ertinya produk panel yang diperbuat daripada kayu atau bahan lignoselulosa lain dalam bentuk sama ada venir, serpai, partikel, kepingan atau gentian yang diproses menggunakan perekat sintetik sebagaimana yang disenaraikan dalam Jadual Pertama.

Mana-mana pengeluar, pengimport dan pengangkut hendaklah mematuhi tahap pembebasan formaldehid sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam ruang pertama

Jadual Kedua.

Pengujian tahap pembebasan formaldehid daripada produk berasaskan panel 4.

Bagi maksud peraturan 3, pengeluar, pengimport dan pengangkut hendaklah—

(a)

menjalankan pengujian tahap pembebasan formaldehid daripada produk berasaskan panel mengikut standard yang ditetapkan dalam

Jadual Kedua;

(b)

memastikan pengujian tahap pembebasan formaldehid daripada produk berasaskan panel dijalankan di makmal yang telah memperoleh akreditasi daripada badan akreditasi kebangsaan yang merupakan ahli kepada Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) atau

International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC); dan

(c)

memastikan laporan pengujian tahap pembebasan formaldehid diperoleh setelah pengujian itu dijalankan atas produk berasaskan panel.

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Kewajipan untuk mengemukakan laporan pengujian tahap pembebasan formaldehid daripada produk berasaskan panel 5.

Laporan pengujian tahap pembebasan formaldehid yang dinyatakan di bawah perenggan 4(c) hendaklah dikemukakan kepada Lembaga oleh—

(a)

pengeluar mengikut tatacara yang ditentukan oleh Lembaga;

(b)

pengimport bagi permohonan suatu permit import; atau

(c)

pengangkut bagi pengesahan borang sebagaimana yang ditentukan oleh

Lembaga bagi maksud pengangkutan.

Penalti 6.

Mana-mana pengeluar, pengimport atau pengangkut yang melanggar mana-mana peruntukan Peraturan-Peraturan ini melakukan suatu kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ratus ribu ringgit.

JADUAL PERTAMA

[Peraturan 2]

PRODUK BERASASKAN PANEL

Produk berasaskan panel

Pengharmonian Sistem Pemerihalan dan

Pengekodan Komoditi

Papan Partikel/Papan Serpai

44.10

Papan Gentian

44.11

Papan Lapis

44.12

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JADUAL KEDUA

[Peraturan 3 dan 4]

TAHAP PEMBEBASAN FORMALDEHID YANG DIBENARKAN MENGIKUT

KAEDAH DAN STANDARD YANG DITETAPKAN

(1)

Tahap Pembebasan

Formaldehid yang

Dibenarkan

(2)

Kaedah

Pengujian

Tahap

Pembebasan

Formaldehid

(3)

Standard Kaedah

Pengujian Tahap

Pembebasan

Formaldehid

(4)

Standard Spesifikasi

(5)

Standard Nilai

Tahap

Pembebasan

Formaldehid

F** atau F*** atau F****

Dessicator

MS 1787-Part 15,

ISO 12460-4

Papan Lapis:

MS 228

Papan Gentian:

MS 1912

Papan Partikel/

Papan Serpai:

MS 1036

MS 2750: 2021

E1 atau E0 atau SE0

Perforator

MS 1787-Part 14,

ISO 12460-5

E1 atau E0 atau SE0

Chamber

ISO 12460-1

E1 atau E0 atau SE0

Gas Analysis

ISO 12460-3

Dibuat 18 Januari 2025

DATUK LARRY SNG WEI SHIEN

Pengerusi

Lembaga Perindustrian Kayu Malaysia

Diluluskan 28 Januari 2025

DATUK SERI JOHARI BIN ABDUL GHANI

Menteri Perladangan dan Komoditi

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MALAYSIAN TIMBER INDUSTRY BOARD (INCORPORATION) ACT 1973

MALAYSIAN TIMBER INDUSTRY BOARD (INCORPORATION) (FORMALDEHYDE

EMISSION LEVEL FROM PANEL BASED PRODUCT) REGULATIONS 2025

IN exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 34(2)(f)

of the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (Incorporation) Act 1973 [Act 105], the Board, with the approval of the Minister, makes the following regulations:

Citation and commencement 1.

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the Malaysian Timber Industry Board

(Incorporation) (Formaldehyde Emission Level from Panel Based Product)

Regulations 2025.

(2)

These Regulations come into operation on 2 February 2026.

Interpretation 2.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“formaldehyde” means a poisonous, colourless and intense smelling gas and is used as a preservative in chemical synthesis and in the making of synthetic resins;

“transportation” means transportation of panel based product from the States of

Sabah or Sarawak to Peninsular Malaysia or to the Federal Territory of Labuan by land, sea or air;

“manufacturer” means a person who produces or manufactures and carries out an activity as a trader of panel based product for the purposes of domestic market;

“transporter” means a person who transport panel based product from the States of Sabah or Sarawak to Peninsular Malaysia or to the Federal Territory of Labuan by land, sea or air;

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“panel based product” means panel products made of timber or other lignocellulose material in the form of veneers, flakes, particles, pieces or fibers processed using synthetic adhesives as listed in the First Schedule.

Duty to comply with formaldehyde emission level from panel based product 3.

Any manufacturer, importer and transporter shall comply with the formaldehyde emission level as specified in the first column of the Second Schedule.

Testing of formaldehyde emission level from panel based product 4.

For the purposes of regulation 3, the manufacturer, importer and transporter shall—

(a)

carry out formaldehyde emission level test from panel based product in accordance with standards as specified in the Second Schedule;

(b)

ensure the testing of formaldehyde emission level from panel based product is carried out in the laboratories that have obtained accreditation from the national accreditation body that is a member of the Asia Pacific

Accreditation

Cooperation

(APAC)

or

International

Laboratory

Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC); and

(c)

ensure a test report on the formaldehyde emission level is obtained after the test is carried out on the panel based product.

Duty to submit formaldehyde emission level from panel based product test report 5.

The test report on the formaldehyde emission level specified under paragraph 4(c) shall be submitted to the Board by—

(a)

the manufacturer in accordance with the procedure determined by the Board;

(b)

the importer for the application of an import license; or

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(c)

the transporter for the verification form as determined by the Board for the purposes of transportation.

Penalty 6.

Any manufacturer, importer or transporter who contravenes any provision of these Regulations commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit.

FIRST SCHEDULE

[Regulation 2]

PANEL BASED PRODUCT

Panel based product

Harmonized Commodity Description and

Coding System

Particle Board/Chipboard

44.10

Fibreboard

44.11

Plywood

44.12

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SECOND SCHEDULE

[Regulations 3 and 4]

FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION LEVEL PERMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH

PRESCRIBED METHODS AND STANDARDS

(1)

Permitted

Formaldehyde

Emission Level

(2)

Formaldehyde

Emission

Level Test

Method

(3)

Standard Test

Method

Formaldehyde

Emission Level

(4)

Standard

Spesifications

(5)

Standard Value

Formaldehyde

Emission Level

F** or F*** or F****

Dessicator

MS 1787-Part 15,

ISO 12460-4

Plywood:

MS 228

Fibreboard:

MS 1912

Particle Board/

Chipboard:

MS 1036

MS 2750: 2021

Perforator

MS 1787-Part 14,

ISO 12460-5

Chamber

ISO 12460-1

Gas Analysis

ISO 12460-3

Made 18 January 2025

DATUK LARRY SNG WEI SHIEN

Chairman

Malaysian Timber Industry Board

Approved 28 January 2025

DATUK SERI JOHARI BIN ABDUL GHANI

Minister of Plantation and Commodities