. /. WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/THA/141 
3 June 2004 
 (04-2375) 
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:   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 app licable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Small kitchen appliances 
(HS Chapter 8516, ICS:  97.040.50) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   D r a f t  
TIS 1693-2547(2004) Instantaneous Water Heat ers:  Safety Requirements (15 pages, 
available in Thai language) 
6. Description of content:   The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
enforce TIS 1693-2547(2004) as a mandatory standard.  The standard specifies safety requirements of electric instantaneous water heaters for household and similar purposes and 
intended for heating water below boiling temper ature, their rated voltage being not more 
than 250 V for single-phase applian ces and 480 V for other appliances. 
Does not apply to: - Appliances for boiling water; 
- storage water heaters; - appliances intended exclusively for industrial purposes; 
- appliances intended to be used in locations  where special conditions prevail, such as 
the presence of a corrosive or explosive atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas); 
- commercial dispensing appliances and vending machines.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Safety 
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which the notification is published when adopted: 
- Government Gazette G/TBT/N/THA/141 
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:        
 