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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.319
3 July 1998
(98-2640)
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:  Thai Industrial Standards Institute, Ministry of Industry
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:           
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):  Mains operated electronic
and related apparatus for household and similar general use
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  TIS 1195-2536 (1993)
Mains Operated Electronic and Related Apparatus for Household and Similar General Use:
Safety Requirements (97 pages, Thai)
6. Description of content:  Specifies safety requirements for electronic and related apparatus
intended to be connected to the supply mains, either directly or indirectly, for household andsimilar general use and not subject to dripping or splashing, i.e.
- radio receiving apparatus for sound or vision;
- amplifiers;
- independent load transducers and source transducers;
- motor-driven apparatus which comprises one or more of the above-mentioned
apparatus, or can be used only in combination with one or more of them, such as
radio-gramophones and tape recorders;
- other apparatus obviously provided to be used in combination with the above-
mentioned apparatus, such as antenna amplifiers, supply apparatus, battery
eliminators and cable-connected remote control device;
- electronic musical instruments;
- electronic accessories such as rhythm generators, self-contained tone generators,
music tuners and the like for use with  electronic or non-electronic musical
instruments.
Applies only to the apparatus for use at al titudes up to 2,000 m. and to the apparatus
designed for a rated supply voltage not exc eeding 433 V (r.m.s.) between phases in the case
of apparatus for three-phase supply, or not exceeding 250 V (r.m.s.) in all other cases.G/TBT/Notif.98.319
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  Safety
requirements and consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:
(1) Reference documents:
1. The Industrial Product Standards Act, B.E. 2511 (1968).
2. IEC 65 (1985) Amd. No. 1 (1987) Safety Requirements for Mains Operated
Electronic and Related Apparatus for Household and Similar General Use.
(2) Publication in which the proposal will be published when adopted:
- Government Gazette.
Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:  15 August 1998
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           