 WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/THA/138 
24 March 2004  
 
(04-1351) 
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 Land Transport, Ministry of Transport 
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):   Motorcycle components: 
Lighting (HS Chapter:  8714, ICS:  43.140) 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document:   Draft Ministerial 
Regulation No. (B.E: ... ) Issued under the Provision of Motor Vehicle Act B.E. 2522(1979) 
(2 pages, available in Thai language) 
6. Description of content:   This ministerial regulation pr escribes that upper-beam headlamp, 
lower-beam headlamp and rear position lamp of motorcycles registered 
from 1 January 2005 onwards must be  on simultaneously when started. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Safety requirement 
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which the notification is published when accepted: 
- Government Gazette 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2005 
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:        
 