PERINTAH PERIHAL DAGANGAN (PENANDAAN BARANG-BARANG TERSEDIA BUNGKUS) 2023

“barang-barang tersedia bungkus” ertinya barang-barang tersedia bungkus dalam apa jua bentuk yang diisytiharkan oleh pemborong, pengilang, pengimport, atau pengeluar dalam ukuran yang berikut:

Jadual Kedua.

Had selisih yang dibenarkan 6.

(1)

Nilai purata kuantiti sebenar yang ditentukan dalam sampel barang-barang tersedia bungkus yang diperiksa hendaklah tidak boleh kurang daripada kuantiti nominal.

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(2)

Walau apa pun subperenggan (1), apa-apa barang tersedia bungkus yang diisytiharkan dalam berat atau isi padu hendaklah mematuhi keperluan yang berikut:

(b)

tiada barang-barang tersedia bungkus yang boleh mempunyai ralat negatif dua kali lebih besar daripada had selisih yang dibenarkan sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam Jadual Ketiga.

(3)

Dalam hal berhubung dengan berat tos, barang-barang tersedia bungkus tidak boleh mempunyai ralat negatif melebihi dua kali lebih besar daripada had selisih yang dibenarkan sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam Jadual Ketiga.

(4)

Dalam hal barang-barang tersedia bungkus—

(a)

yang diisytiharkan dalam panjang, had selisih yang dibenarkan hendaklah dua peratus daripada kuantiti nominal bagi setiap bungkusan; dan

(b)

yang diisytiharkan dalam luas, had selisih yang dibenarkan hendaklah tiga peratus daripada kuantiti nominal bagi setiap bungkusan.

(a)

bagi bilangan sehingga lima puluh, kuantiti sebenar tidak boleh kurang daripada kuantiti nominal; dan

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(b)

bagi bilangan yang melebihi daripada lima puluh, kuantiti sebenar tidak boleh kurang, secara purata, daripada kuantiti nominal dan, kesilapan negatif adalah satu keping bagi setiap permulaan seratus.

Ketidakpatuhan bungkusan yang dibenarkan daripada sampel yang diambil untuk ujian 7.

(1)

Bagi maksud Perintah ini, mana-mana ketidakpatuhan bungkusan daripada sampel yang diambil untuk ujian boleh dibenarkan sebagaimana yang diperuntukkan dalam Jadual Keempat.

(2)

Penolong Pengawal boleh menjalankan ujian terhadap sampel yang dikumpulkan dengan mana-mana atau semua kaedah sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam Jadual Keempat.

Kesalahan 8.

Mana-mana pemborong, pengeluar, pengilang atau pengimport yang melanggar mana-mana peruntukan Perintah ini melakukan kesalahan dan boleh, apabila disabitkan—

(a)

jika pemborong, pengeluar, pengilang atau pengimport itu ialah suatu pertubuhan perbadanan, didenda tidak melebihi dua ratus ribu ringgit dan bagi kesalahan yang kedua atau yang berikutnya, didenda tidak melebihi lima ratus ribu ringgit; atau

(b)

jika pemborong, pengeluar, pengilang atau pengimport itu bukan suatu pertubuhan perbadanan, didenda tidak melebihi satu ratus ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi tiga tahun atau kedua-duanya, dan bagi kesalahan yang kedua atau yang berikutnya, didenda tidak melebihi dua ratus lima puluh ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi lima tahun atau kedua-duanya.

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JADUAL PERTAMA

[Subperenggan 4(1)]

Bahagian I

KUANTITI NOMINAL DALAM UNIT

Kuantiti

Simbol Unit

Nama Unit m2

. . .

meter persegi cm2

sentimeter persegi

Panjang. . .

m

. . .

meter cm sentimeter mm milimeter kg

. . .

kilogram g gram

Isi padu. . .

l

. . .

liter ml mililiter

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Bahagian II

PENUNJUK KUANTITI BAGI BILANGAN

Apa-apa penandaan yang menunjukkan kuantiti dalam bungkusan hendaklah dinyatakan dalam nombor.

JADUAL KEDUA

[Subperenggan 5(e)]

SAIZ MINIMUM BAGI HURUF DAN NOMBOR

Kuantiti Nominal dalam g atau ml

Tinggi minimum bagi huruf dan nombor dalam mm

Dalam berat atau isi padu sehingga 50

lebih dari 50 hingga 200

lebih dari 200 hingga 1000

lebih dari 1000

2

3

4

6

Dalam bilangan, panjang, dan luas

-

2

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JADUAL KETIGA

[Subperenggan 6(2) dan 6(3)]

HAD SELISIH YANG DIBENARKAN BAGI BERAT DAN ISI PADU

Kuantiti Nominal (Qn) dalam g atau ml

Had Selisih yang dibenarkan

(T)

Dari

Hingga

Sebagai

% Qn g atau ml

5 50 100 200 300 500 1,000 10,000 15,000

50 100 200 300 500 1,000 10,000 15,000 50,000

9.0

—

4.5

—

3.0

—

1.5

1

—

4.5

—

9.0

—

15.0

150

Nilai had selisih yang dibenarkan dalam peratus sebagaimana ditunjukkan dalam jadual, dikira dalam unit berat atau isi padu, hendaklah dibundarkan kepada satu persepuluh gram atau mililiter yang terdekat.

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JADUAL KEEMPAT

[Subperenggan 6(2), 7(1) dan 7(2)]

Bahagian I

Pelan pensampelan bagi bungkusan dengan kuantiti nominal yang dinyatakan dalam unit berat dan isi padu:

A.

Pelan Pensampelan Normal:

Saiz lot

Saiz sampel

(n)

Bilangan ketidakpatuhan bungkusan yang dibenarkan

(c)

K Faktor

(k)

kurang daripada 100

semua saiz lot

2.5 peratus daripada saiz lot

NIL

100 hingga 500

50

3

0.379

501 hingga 3200

80

5

0.295

Lebih 3200

125

7

0.234

B.

Formula untuk menentukan ketidakpatuhan bungkusan 𝒙𝟎

̅̅̅ = 𝒙𝒊̅ + ks

(s adalah sisihan piawai 𝒙𝒊)

𝒙𝟎

̅̅̅ ertinya min yang dibetulkan 𝒙𝒊̅ ertinya nilai purata bagi Xi 𝒙𝒊 ertinya nilai yang diperiksa

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C.

Ujian Pemusnahan

Saiz lot

Saiz sampel

(n)

Bilangan ketidakpatuhan bungkusan yang dibenarkan

(c)

sama atau lebih dari 100

20

1

Saiz sampel (n) yang diperlukan bagi melaksanakan ujian secara pemusnahan bagi saiz lot bungkusan bagi 100 atau lebih ialah sebanyak 20 bungkusan.

Bahagian II

Pelan pensampelan bagi bungkusan yang kuantiti nominalnya dinyatakan dalam unit panjang, luas dan bilangan.

Saiz lot

Saiz Sampel

(n)

Bilangan ketidakpatuhan bungkusan yang dibenarkan

(c)

26 hingga 50

51 hingga 150

151 hingga 500

501 hingga 3200

Lebih dari 3201

3

5

8

13

20

0

0

1

1

1

Dibuat 6 Jun 2023

[KPDN(PUU)(PU2)26/5/5; PN(PU2)120/JLD. 10]

DATUK SERI SALAHUDDIN BIN AYUB

Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup

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TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ACT 2011

TRADE DESCRIPTIONS (MARKING OF PRE-PACKAGED GOODS) ORDER 2023

IN exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 29(1)(b) and subparagraph 56(b)(i)

of Trade Descriptions Act 2011 [Act 730], the Minister makes the following order:

Citation and commencement 1.

(1)

This order may be cited as the

Trade

Descriptions

(Marking of Pre-Packaged Goods) Order 2023.

(2)

This Order comes into operation on 1 September 2023.

Application and non-application 2.

(1)

This Order shall apply to all pre-packaged goods which are packaged, manufactured or produced in Malaysia or which are imported into Malaysia.

(2)

This Order shall not apply to pre-packaged goods, which are packaged, manufactured or manufactured for the purpose of export outside Malaysia.

Interpretation 3.

In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—

“pre-packaged goods” means pre-packaged goods in whatever forms declared by the wholesaler, manufacturer, importer, or producer in the following measurements:

(a)

area;

(b)

count;

(c)

length;

(d)

weight; and

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(e)

volume.

“weight” means the weight of the the pre-packaged goods in whatever form from five grammes to fifty kilogrammes and five millilitres to fifty litres;

“nett weight” refers to total weight of solid goods and liquid medium in a package;

“drained weight” refers to weight of solid goods contained in liquid medium contained in a package;

“count” means any pre-packaged goods noting a number of goods determined by an actual count;

“package” means any goods enclosed in a bag, container, wrapper or packed in any manner, and for which its quantity has been determined and marked by a wholesaler, manufacturer, importer, or producer before being offered for trade including the quantity content of the goods cannot be changed without opening the package or perceptible modification being made;

“tolerable deficiency” means the deficit in the quantity of goods acceptable in a package;

“volume” means the volume of the pre-packaged goods in whatever form from five grammes to fifty kilogrammes and five millilitres to fifty litres;

“non-conforming package” means pre-packaged goods that has a negative error greater than the tolerable deficiency;

“nominal quantity” means the quantity declared by manufacturer, importer, producer or wholesaler of the pre-packaged goods not including the package and any other material packed along with the goods;

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“actual quantity” means nett quantity of a pre-packaged goods after inspection is made by the Assistant Controller pursuant to this Order on the marked pre-packaged goods in accordance with this Order;

“area” refers to any pre-packaged goods that expresses the extent of a two-dimensional figure;

“length” refers to any pre-packaged goods that declare the measurement from end to end in relation to goods in packages;

“wholesaler” means any person who engaged in any wholesale business and repack any pre-packaged goods and distributes the pre-packaged goods for the purpose of trade;

“producer” means any person who engaged in producing any pre-packaged goods and distributes pre-packaged goods for the purpose of trade;

“manufacturer“ means any person who manufactures and includes any person who repacks any goods for the purpose of trade;

“importer“ includes any person who, whether as owner, consignee, agents or broker which is in his possession, or who is entitled to the custody or control of the imported goods for pre-packaged goods;

“appropriate indication” means a specific name or description and not a generic name or description; and

“sample” means pre-packaged goods taken from an inspection lot and used to provide information that will be the basis for decisions with respect to the conformance of the inspected lot.

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Marking on pre-packaged goods 4.

(1)

Any pre-packaged goods shall—

(a)

has appropriate indication in relation to the goods;

(b)

expressed and marked with nominal quantity as specified in Part I of the First Schedule;

(c)

expressed and marked with specified quantity indicator for count as specified in Part II of the First Schedule; and

(d)

has the name and address of the wholesaler, producer, manufacturer or importer, as the case may be, in relation to the goods.

(2)

Subject to subparagraph (1), any pre-packaged goods which contains solid goods in liquid medium, the goods shall be marked with nett weight and drained weight in the following circumstances:

(a)

in a situation where the liquid medium is meant to be left over after use, the nett weight and the drained weight shall be declared;

(b)

in a situation where the liquid medium is not meant to be left over after use, the nett weight shall be declared; and

(c)

in a situation where the liquid medium might or might not be left over, the nett weight and the drained weight shall be declared.

Mark to be legible etc.

5.

The marking referred to in paragraph 4 shall—

(a)

be legible;

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(b)

where the pre-packaged goods originated from Malaysia, use clear words in the national language or national language and any other language;

(c)

where the pre-package goods originated outside Malaysia, use clear words in the national language or English language;

(d)

be stamped or printed in colour which makes clear difference with the background colour of the pre-packaged goods; and

(e)

have a minimum height as specified in the Second Schedule.

Tolerable deficiency

6. (1)

The average value of the actual quantity determined in the sample of pre-packaged goods inspected shall not be less than the nominal quantity.

(2)

Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), any pre-packaged goods declared in weight or volume shall comply with the following requirements:

(a)

the number of pre-packaged goods having a negative error greater than the tolerable deficiency as specified in the Third Schedule shall be as allowed in Part I of the Fourth Schedule; and

(b)

no pre-packaged goods shall have a negative error greater than twice the tolerable deficiency as specified in the Third Schedule.

(3)

In the case in relation to drained weight, the pre-packaged goods shall not have a negative error greater than twice the tolerable deficiency as specified in the Third Schedule.

(4)

In the case of pre-packaged goods—

(a)

declared in length, the tolerable deficiency allowed shall be two percent of the nominal quantity for each package; and

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(b)

declared in area, the tolerable deficiency allowed shall be three percent of the nominal quantity for each package.

(5)

Any pre-packaged goods declared in counts shall comply with the following requirements:

(a)

for the counts up to fifty, the actual quantity shall not be less than the nominal quantity; and

(b)

for the counts which is more than fifty, the actual quantity shall not be less, on average, of the nominal quantity and, the negative error is one piece for each of the beginning hundred.

Non-conforming packages allowed from sample taken for testing 7.

(1)

For the purposes of this Order, any non-confirming packages from sample taken for testing may be allowed as provided in the Fourth Schedule.

(2)

The Assistant Controller may conduct tests on the sample collected with any or all method as specified in the Fourth Schedule.

Offence 8.

Any wholesaler, producer, manufacturer or importer who contravenes any provision of this Order commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable—

(a)

if such wholesaler, producer, manufacturer or importer is a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand ringgit, and for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand ringgit; or

(b)

if such wholesaler, producer, manufacturer or importer is not a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both, and for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty

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thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to both.

FIRST SCHEDULE

[Subparagraph 4(1)]

Part I

NOMINAL QUANTITY IN UNIT

Quantity

Unit Symbols

Name of Units m2

. . .

square metre cm2

square centimetre m

. . .

metre cm centimetre mm millimetre kg

. . .

kilogramme g gramme l

. . .

litre ml millilitre

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Part II

QUANTITY INDICATION BY COUNT

Any marking that indicates the quantity in the package shall be expressed in numbers.

SECOND SCHEDULE

[Subparagraph 5(e)]

MINIMUM SIZE OF LETTERS AND NUMBERS

Nominal Quantity in g or ml

Minimum height of letters and numbers in mm

In weight or volume up to 50

more than 50 to 200

more than 200 to 1000

more than 1000

2

3

4

6

In count, length and area

-

2

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THIRD SCHEDULE

[Subparagraphs 6(2) and 6(3)]

TOLERABLE DEFICIENCY FOR WEIGHTS AND VOLUME

Nominal quantity (Qn) in g or ml

Tolerable Deficiency

(T)

From

To as % of Qn g or ml

5 50 100 200 300 500 1,000 10,000 15,000

50 100 200 300 500 1,000 10,000 15,000 50,000

9.0

—

4.5

—

3.0

—

1.5

1

—

4.5

—

9.0

—

15.0

150

The values of the tolerable deficiency allowed in percentage as shown in the table, calculated in units of weight or volume, shall be rounded up to the nearest one-tenth of grammes or millilitres.

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FOURTH SCHEDULE

[Subparagraphs 6(2), 7(1) and 7(2)]

Part I

Sampling plan for packages with nominal quantity expressed in units of weight and volume:

A.

Normal Sampling Plan:

Lot size

Sample size

(n)

Number of non-conforming packages allowed

(c)

K factor

(k)

Less than 100

All lot size 2.5 percent of lot size

NIL

100 to 500 50 3 0.379 501 to 3200 80 5 0.295

More than 3200 125 7 0.234

B. Formula to determine non-conforming packages 𝒙𝟎

̅̅̅ = 𝒙𝒊̅ + ks

(s is the standard deviation of 𝒙𝒊)

𝒙𝟎

̅̅̅ means the corrected mean 𝒙𝒊̅ means the average value of Xi 𝒙𝒊 means tested values

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C. Destructive Test

Lot size

Sample size

(n)

Number of non-conforming packages allowed

(c)

equal or more than 100

20

1

Sample size (n) required to perform the destructive tests for a lot size of 100

or more packages are 20 packages.

Part II

Sampling plan for packages with nominal quantity expressed in units of length, area and count.

Lot size

Sample size

(n)

Number of non-conforming packages allowed

(c)

26 to 50

51 to 150

151 to 500

501 to 3200

More than 3201

3

5

8

13

20

0

0

1

1

1

Made 6 June 2023

[KPDN(PUU)(PU2)26/5/5; PN(PU2)120/JLD. 10]

DATUK SERI SALAHUDDIN BIN AYUB

Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living