WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.171
19 April 1999
(99-1568)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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:  Department of Commercial Registration (DCR), Ministry of
CommerceAgency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:  Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI)
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):  Fuels (ICS:  75.160)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notification of Ministry
of Commerce No. 2 B.E. 2541 (1998):  Quality Specification of Diesel Oil for High-Speed
Engines (2 pages, available in English)
6. Description of content:  A modification of th e quality specification of diesel oil for use with
high-speed engines.  The Notification:
- Withdraws the Notification of the Ministry of Commerce No. 3 B.E. 2539 (1996):
Quality Specification of Diesel Oil for Use with High-Speed Engines dated23 August 1996;
- specifies physical and chemical requirements (e.g. specific gravity, cetane number,
viscosity, pour point, sulphur content, copper strip corrosion, carbon residue, water
and sediment, ash, flash point etc.).  Includes test method for detergent additives.
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Environmental protection
8. Relevant documents:  Publication in whic h the Notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette Volume 115, Special Part 71 ngor, dated 19 August 1998.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  28 July 1998
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 1999
Final date for comments:  60 days from the circulation date
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           