 
  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/THA/152 
30 July 2004 
 (04-3280) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated 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):   Domestic refrigerating 
appliances (HS Chapter 84 18, ICS:  97.040.30) 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Draft TIS 2186-2547 
(2004) Household Refrigerators:  Environmental Requirements;  Energy Efficiency 
(16 pages, available in Thai language) 
6. Description of content:   The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
enforce TIS 2186-2547(2004) as a mandatory stan dard.  The standard deals with energy 
efficiency of compression-type refrigerators  for household and similar use.  Includes 
marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Safety 
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 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:        
 