. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/THA/137 
24 March 2004  
 
(04-1349) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THAILAND
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Department of Energy Business (DOEB), Ministry of Energy 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:    
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Te l.:  (66 2) 2023512  Fax:  (66 2) 2478734  
e-mail:  thaistan@tisi.go.th, stdinfo@tisi. go.th, web site address:  www.tisi.go.th 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Fuel oil 
(HS Chapter 27.09, ICS:  75.160.01) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of the 
Department of Energy Business on Characteristic  and Quality of Fuel Oil (No.2) 
B.E.2547(2004) (4 pages, available in Thai language) 
6. Description of content:   This notification supersedes the notification of the Department of 
Energy Business on Characteristic and Quality of Fuel Oil B.E. 2546(2003) dated 7 August 2003.  This notification prescrib es characteristics and quality of fuel oil as 
well as criteria and condition for approval. 
This notification does not affect the approval issued prior to the enforcement of this 
notification. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which the notification is published when adopted: 
- Government Gazette, Vol. 121, Special Part 8 ngor., dated 22 January 2004 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  13 January 2004  
Proposed date of entry into force:  26 January 2004 G/TBT/N/THA/137 
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10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the circulation date 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
 