WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/76
15 February 2002
(02-0783)
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):   Containers for
compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel (HS Chapter 7311. ICS: 23.020.30)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   M i n i s t e r i a l
Notification (No. 2802) B.E.2544(2001)issued under the Industrial Product Standards Act
B.E.2511(1968):  Amendment No.1 to TIS 27-2540(1997) Liquefied Petroleum Gas
Containers (1 page, in Thai language)
6. Description of content:   The mandatory standard TIS 27-2540(1997) which was notified as
G/TBT/Notif.96.447 on 19 December 1996 was amended by the Thai Industrial StandardsInstitute (TISI).  The main amendments are as follows:
1. The standards number TIS 27-2540(1997) is amended to TIS 27-2543(2000);
2. The name or trademark of fuel traders according to the Fuel Act shall be displayed
on the container;
3. The labelling statement shall be in Thai language except for the statement on the
following which can be in foreign languages:
- Inspector's mark, month and year in which hydrostatic pressure test is
performed;
- Name or trademark of fuel traders according to the Fuel Act
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, Vol. 118, Part 109 kor, dated 27 November B.E.2544(2001).
9. Proposed date of adoption:  19 January 2001
Proposed date of entry into force:  27 March 2002
10. Final date for comments:   -
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:           