WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/46
11 October 2001
(01-4957)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
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 (TISI), Ministry of Industry          
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:           
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):   HS Chapter: 3402, ICS :
71.100.40 (Surface active agents)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Ministerial
Notification (No …) B.E.25XX(20XX) Issued Under the Industrial Product Standards Act
B.E.2511(1968) : Amendment No.2 to Compulsory Standard TIS 78-2541(1998) LaundryDetergent Powder (3 pages, available in Thai language)          
6. Description of content:   The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to
amend the compulsory standard TIS 78-2541(1998) Laundry Detergent Powder which was
notified as G/TBT/Notif.98.219 on 29 April 1998 so as to cover laundry detergent in other
forms, i.e. flake, tablet, paste, bar, etc., as well.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
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, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:           