WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/THA/145 
8 June 2004 
 (04-2470) 
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:   Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry 
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:         
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 app licable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Cooking ranges, 
working tables, ovens and similar app liances (HS Chapter 8516,  ICS:  97.040.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   D r a f t  
TIS 1039-2547(2004) Electric Rice-Cookers:  Sa fety Requirements (7 pages, available in 
Thai language) 
6. Description of content:   The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
enforce TIS 1039-2547(2004) as a mandatory standard.  The standard specifies safety requirements of electric rice-cookers for house hold purposes, their rated voltage being not 
more than 250 V and having a capacity not exceeding 10.1. 
Does not apply to: 
- Appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes; 
- appliances intended to be used in locations  where special conditions prevail, such as 
the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas); 
- appliances for high-frequency heating. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Safety and consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which the notification is published when adopted: 
- Government Gazette 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   To be determined 
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:        
 