WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.557
10 November 1999
(99-4849)
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
Commerce
Agency 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):   Fuel (ICS;  75.160)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Petroleum
Trade Act B.E. …(21 pages, available in Thai language)
6. Description of content:   A modification to the Fuel Oil Act B.E. 2521 (1978) and the Fuel
Oil Act (No. 2) B.E. 2522 (1979).  The main amendments are as follows:
(1) Withdrawing the Fuel Oil Act B.E 2 521 (1978) and the Fuel Oil Act (No. 2)
B.E. 2522 (1979);
(2) Classifying oil traders into 3 categories i.e. High volume traders, low volume 
traders and gas stations according to Sections 7, 10 and 11;
(3) Revising regulations on oil trader licensing, oil stockpiling, quality control etc.;
(4) Revising sanctions for violations.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To cope with current oil trading situation.
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 from the circulation date
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:           