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8 April 2022  
(22-2884) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated  if different from above:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel.: (662) 430 6831 ext. 2130  
Fax: (662) 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Household  
and similar electrical appliances: high pressure cleaners and steam cleaners (ICS 97.080)  
5. Title, num ber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2 -79: Particular 
requirements for high pressure cleaners and steam cleaners  powered by mains powered 
motors ( TIS 60335 -2(79) -25XX); (70 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft ministerial regulation mandates high pressure 
cleaners and steam cleaners powered by mains powered motors to conform with the 
standard for Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2 -79: Particular 
requirements for high pressure cleaners and steam cleaners (TIS 60335 -2(79) -25XX).  
This standard is identical to IEC 60335 -2-79 Edition 4.0 2016 -06 Household and similar 
electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2 -79: Particular requirements for high pressure 
cleaners and steam cleaners.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
- IEC 60335 -2-79 Edition 4.0 2016 -06 Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety 
- Part 2 -79: Particular requirements for high pressure cleaners and steam cleaners  G/TBT/N/THA/663  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification AuthorityThai Industrial Standards Institute 
(TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel.: (662) 430 6831 ext. 2130  
Fax: (662) 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
  
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