. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/THA/126 
23 January 2004  
 
(04-0241) 
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:   Department of Industrial Works, 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:   Thai Industrial 
Standards Institute (TISI), Tel.:  (66 2) 2023512  Fax:  (66 2) 2478734, e-mail:  
thaistan@tisi.go.th, stdinfo@tisi.go.th, web site address:  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):   Electrical appliances and 
electronic equipment (HS Chapter 84 and 85;  ICS:  31.020 and 97.030) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of the 
Ministry of Industry re.:  Used Electrical and Electronic Equipment are exempt from being 
complied with the Hazardous Substances Ac t B.E.2535(1992) regarding the Production, 
Export and Registration of Hazardous Substances under the responsibility of The Department of Industrial Works B.E.2546(2003)   (1 page, available in Thai language) 
6. Description of content:   The ministerial notification prescribes as follows: 
(1) Manufacturer, person having possession, exporter of used electrical and electronic 
equipment including parts thereof do not have to register and apply for a licence; 
(2) importers of used electrical and el ectronic equipment for personal use not 
exceeding 2 units per item do not have to  register and apply for a licence; 
(3) importers of used electrical and electro nic equipment including parts thereof do not 
have to register. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Trade facilitation 
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which the notification is published when adopted: 
 -  Government Gazette, Vol. 120, Special  Part 144 ngor., dated 17 December 2003 G/TBT/N/THA/126 
Page 2  
 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  8 December 2003  
Proposed date of entry into force:  18 December 2003 
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:        
 