 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/THA/155 
3 August 2004 
 (04-3302) 
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 Energy Business (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) 202 35.12,  
Fax.:   (66 2) 247 87.34,  E-mail:   thaistan@tisi.go.th, stdinfo@tisi.go.th,  Website 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):   Lubricants, industrial 
oils and related products (H S Chapter 2710, ICS: 75.100) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Notification of the 
Department of Energy Business on Characteristic and Quality of Engine Oil 
B.E. 2547(2004) (16 pages, available in Thai language) 
6. Description of content:   This notification supersedes the notification of the Department of 
Commercial Registration on Characteristic and Quality of Engine Oil B.E.2544(2001) dated 
5 April B.E.2544(2001).  This notification prescr ibes characteristics and quality of engine 
oil. 
Licence issued prior to the enforcement of this notification is still valid until 
31 December 2004. 
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. 121, Special  Part 46 ngor., dated 27 April 2004 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  19 April 2004 
Proposed date of entry into force:  4 May 2004 
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:        
 