WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/50
30 October 2001
(01-5313)
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:   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 applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   HS Chapter 69.10,
ICS: 91.140.70 (Sanitary installations)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   TIS 2064-2544(2001)
Fittings for Water-Closet Flushing Cisterns:  Environment Requirements:  Water – Savings
(6 pages, in Thai)
6. Description of content:   Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to enforce
TIS 2064-2544 (2001) as a mandatory standard.  This standard covers fittings for water-
closer flushing cisterns, having discharge volume per flush not exceeding 6 dm3 for single
flush and not exceeding 3 dm3 or 6 dm3 for dual flush, with minimum working pressure
0.1 Mpa and maximum working pressure 0.5 Mpa.  Prescribes requirements for valve
closing, pressure resistance of valve, refill and discharge volume, discharging leakage,
durability.  Includes packaging, marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity
and testing.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Environment 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 WTO 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:           