. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/THA/159 
21 September 2004  
 
(04-3978) 
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:   Post and Telegraph Department , Ministry of Information and 
Communication Technology 
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), Te l.;  (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):   Telecommunications.  
Audio and Video Engineering (HS Chapter:  8526, ICS:  33) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on the Exemption from Being Granted a Licence for Certain Radiocommunications Equipment and Radi ocommunications Stations (No. 2) 
B.E.2547(2004) (1 page, available in Thai language) 
6. Description of content:    
(1) The radiocommunications receiver which is used in the meteorological aids service, 
meteorological-satellite service, earth e xploration-satellite service, standard 
frequency and time signal service, standa rd frequency and time signal-satellite 
service, space resear ch service, radio astronomy service and safety service shall be 
exempted from being granted a licence to make, possess, use import, export and trade. 
(2) Radiocommunications stati on using radioc ommunications receivers indicated in (1) 
shall be exempted from being granted a li cence to install a radiocommunications 
station. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Trade facilitation 
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which notification is published when adopted: 
- Government Gazette G/TBT/N/THA/159 
Page 2  
 
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:        
Post and Telegraph Department,  
87 Soi Sailom,  Phaholyothin Rd.,  
Phayathai, 
Bangkok,  Thailand  Tel.:  (66 2) 278 3355   
Fax:  (66 2) 616 7622 
Web site address:  http://www.ptd.go.th 
 