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16 September 2021  
(21-6873) 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) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (662) 202 3511, 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electric 
kettles (ICS 97.040.50); Small kitchen appliances (ICS 97.040.50)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulatio n on Appliances for heating liquids: safety requirements (TIS 2439 -2559(2016)) 
(24 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft ministerial regulation mandates electric kettles with 
a rated capacity not exceeding 10 l to conform with the standar d for Appliances for heating 
liquids: safety requirements (TIS 2439 -2559(2016)).  
This standard is identical to IEC 60335 -2-15 Ed. 6.0 (2012 -11) Household and similar 
electrical appliances -Safety -Part 2 -15: Particular requirements for appliances for heatin g 
liquids.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
- TIS 2439 -2559(2016) Appliances for heating liquids: safety requirements  
- IEC 60335 -2-15 Ed. 6.0 (2012 -11) Household and similar electrical appliances -Safety -
Part 2 -15: Particular requirements for appliances for heating liquids  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  G/TBT/N/THA/630  
 
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  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 Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel.: (662) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (662) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/THA/21_5733_00_x.pdf  
 