. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/44
28 August 2001
(01-4137)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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:   The Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB)
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)
Tel: +(66 2) 2023512,
Fax: +(66 2) 2478734,
Email: thaistan@tisi.go.th, stdinfo@tisi.go.th,Website 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):
Jewellery (HS:  7108, ICS: 39.060)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   The Announcement
of the Committee on Labels No.6 B.E.2544( 2001) Labelling Requirements for Gold
Ornaments (2 pages, in Thai)
6. Description of content:   A modification of the labelling requirements for gold ornaments.
The Announcement:
- withdraws the Announcement of the Committee on labels No.50 B.E.2533(1990)
Labelling Requirements for Gold Or naments, Cut Gemstones and Formed
Gemstones, dated 1November B.E.2533(1990);
- requires the label to contain the following information:
(1) type or kind of gold ornaments, in the case of imported products to be sold
in Thailand the label shall contain the country of manufacture;
(2) name and address of registered trademark of manufacturers or importers, as
the case may be;
(3) fineness of gold ornaments (carat or per cent or symbol "K" or "%");
(4) weight of gold ornaments in gram or symbol "g";
(5) price in Thai currency and other foreign currency or symbol of such
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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.118, Special Part 34 ngor, dated 10 April 2001.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  2 April 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2001
10. Final date for comments:
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:           