WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/THA/146 
8 June 2004 
 (04-2471) 
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 app licable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Glass in building 
(HS Chapter 7005, ICS:  81.040.20) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   D r a f t  
TIS 880-2547(2004) Clear Float Glass (13 pages, available in Thai language) 
6. Description of content:   The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
withdraw TIS 880-2532 (1989) which is a manda tory standard and replace it with TIS 880-
2547(2004).  The standard covers only clear float glass.  Classifies float glass into 2 grades, i.e. general and specific grade.  Specifies si zes and tolerances  (i.e. width, length and 
thickness).  Prescribes permissible defects (e.g. bubble, foreign material, concentration of 
point-shape defects, linear and zonal defect s, etc.)  Includes packaging, 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 form 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:        
 