. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/58
23 November 2001
(01-5966)
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 : 85.35,
ICS : 29.120.40 (Switches)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   TIS 824-2531(1988)
Electrical Switches (40 pages, in English)
6. Description of content:   The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to
enforce TIS 824-2531(1988) as a compulsory standard.  The standard covers manually
operated switches with rated voltage not exceeding 440 V, rated current not exceeding
63 A intended for household or similar fixed electrical installations both indoor andoutdoor.  Specifies types, rated voltage, rated current and number of poles.  Prescribes
requirements for mark durability, protection against electric shock, provision for earthing,
terminals, resistance to ageing, to harmful ingress of water and to humidity, membranes in
inlet openings (if any), insulation resistance, voltage resistance, temperature rise, making
and breaking capacity, normal operation, mechanical strength, resistance to heat, screws,
current-carrying parts and connections, creepage distance, clearances and distances through
insulating sealing compound.  Includes marking, labelling, sampling and criteria forconformity, testing.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:
1) Reference document:
- IEC 669-1(1983) Switches for household and similar fixed-electrical
installationsPart 1: General requirements
2) Publication in which the notifi cation is published when adopted:
- Government GazetteG/TBT/N/THA/58
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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:           