WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.69
12February 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0517)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: THAILAND
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: ThaiIndustrial Standards Institute, Ministry ofIndustry
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shallbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Light dutydiesel engined
vehicles
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: TIS1435-2540 (1997)
Light Duty Diesel Engined Vehicles: Safety Requirements; Emission from Engine,
Level 4(10pages inThai)
6. Description ofcontent: TheThaiIndustrial Standards Institute (TISI) hasproposed to
enforce TIS1435-2540 (1997) asamandatory standard. Thestandard specifies level 4
aslimitforgaseous pollutants (i.e.carbon monoxide, hydrocarbon combined withoxides
ofnitrogen, particular matters) emitted from light-duty diesel engined vehicles. Applies
onlyto:
(1) Passenger carswithnotmore than9seats;
(2) Light-duty trucks withgross mass notexceeding 3,500 kg.except for
those certified andconformed tothelatest standard forheavy-duty diesel
engined vehicles -safety requirements -emission from engine;
(3) Passenger carsmodified from light-duty trucks with gross mass not
exceeding 3,500 kg.(unlimited seats).
Specifies requirements fortypeapproval andconformity ofproduction test. Includes
marking, labelling, sampling, criteria forconformity andtesting.
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7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Safety requirement andenvironmental protection
8. Relevant documents:
(1) TIS1285-2538 (1995) Standard forLight Duty Diesel Engined Vehicles:
Safety; Requirements; Emission from Engine, Level 2;
(2) European Economic Community directive 94/12/EC.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Tobedetermined
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 1January 1999
10. Final dateforcomments: 9April 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail andtelefax number
ofother body: