. /. WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/THA/140 
7 May 2004  
 
(04-2046) 
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):   Standardization 
(ICS:  01.120) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Ministerial 
Regulation on Rules and Procedures for the A pplication of a Licence, the Inspection and 
Grant of Licence to Display the Standards Mark, Manufacture or Import for Sale in the 
Kingdom of Industrial Products which are require d by the Royal Decree to conform with 
the Standard B.E. 2547 (2004) ( 4 pages, available in Thai language) 
6. Description of content:   This ministerial regulation prescribes the rules and procedures for 
application for a licence, the inspection and gr ant of licence to display the standards mark, 
manufacture or import for sale in the Kingdom of  industrial products which are required by 
the Royal Decree to conform with the standard.  Those who wish to display the standards mark, manufacture or import of any industrial products which are required by the Royal Decree to conform with the standard thereof must 
apply for a licence to the Thai Industrial Standa rds Institute, Ministry of Industry together 
with samples of such products or picture or  detailed description thereof as well as other 
evidences.  This ministerial regulation 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:  
Trade facilitation 
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which the notification is published when adopted: 
- Government Gazette, Vol. 121, part 27 kor., dated 16 April 2004 G/TBT/N/THA/140 
Page 2  
 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  27 February 2004  
Proposed date of entry into force:  16 April 2004 
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:        
 