WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/10.7/N/23
16 June 1999
(99-2441)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
Agreement Reached by a Member with another Country or Countries on Issues Related to
Technical Regulations, Standards or Conformity Assessment Procedures
With reference to the Article 10.7 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, I have the
honour to inform you of the Agreement on the Abolit ion of Non-tariff Barriers to Trade between the
Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Lithuania.
1. Member notifying:  AUSTRALIA
2. Title of the bilateral or plurilateral Agreement:  Mutual Recognition Arrangement on
Automotive Products between the Thai Industrial Standards Institute of the Kingdom of
Thailand and The Federal Office of Road Safety of Australia
3. Parties to the Agreement:  Thailand, Australia
4. Date of entry into force of the Agreement:  21 June 1999
5. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable , otherwise national tariff heading):  Road 
vehicles, equipment and parts originating in the countries of the Parties to the Arrangement
6. Subject matter covered by the Agreement (technical regulations, standards or conformity
assessment):  Conformity assessment procedures (test reports)
7. Brief description of the Agreement:  This arrangement covers only road vehicles, equipment
and parts originating in the countries of the Parties to the Arrangement.  The Parties will
mutually accept test reports for road vehicles, equipment and parts issued and/or certified by
each Party as demonstration of compliance with technical regulations listed in Annex I and
administered under the legislative, regulatory and administrative provisions listed in Annex II
by the Thai Industrial Standards Institute of the Kingdom of Thailand and The Federal Officeof Road Safety of Australia
8. Further information available from:
Federal Office of Road Safety
Department of Transport and Regional Services
GPO Box 594
CANBERRA ACT 2601
AUSTRALIATel: +61 2 62.74 74.34
Fax: +61.2 62.74.77.14
Email: Michael.Kimberlee@dotrs.gov.au