./.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/100
9 January 2003
(03-0080)
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:   Department of Energy Busine ss (DOEB), Ministry of Energy
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
E-mail:  thaistan@tisi.go.th, stdinfo@tisi.g o.th  Web site addr ess:  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):   Gasoline oil
(HS Chapter 2710.001, ICS:  75.160.01 Fuels in general)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notification of the
Department of Commercial Re gistration on Characteristic and Quality of Gasoline oil
B.E.2545(2002)  (5 pages, available in Thai language)
6. Description of content:   This notification replaces the notification of the Ministry of
Commerce (No.1) B.E.2541(1998) on Quality of  Gasoline Oil dated 13 January 1998 which
is withdrawn.  This notification classifies gasoline oil into two types, i.e. octane number 91
and octane number 95, and specifies characteristics and quality of gasoline oil (e.g. octane
number, lead content, sulphur content, phosphorous content, corrosion, oxidation stability,
existent gum, distillation, vapour pressure, benzene content, aromatic content, colour, water
content, oxygenated compounds, appearance, detergent additive and other additives (if
any)).  In case where the characteristics or quality of some specific gasoline oil are differentfrom the specified requirements, the gasoline oil traders must notify the differences to and
get approval from Director General of th e Department of Commercial Registration.
This notification does not affect the approval  issued prior to the enforcement of this
notification.
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.119, Special Part 88 ngor., dated 20 September 2002G/TBT/N/THA/100
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  13 September 2002
Proposed date of entry into force:  21 October 2002
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:           