WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/57
12 November 2001
(01-5554)
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 (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:  72.08,
ICS:  77.080.20 (Steels)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   TIS 2060-2543(2000)
Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Coil Strip Plate and Sheet for Gas Cylinders (14 pages, in Thai
language)
6. Description of content:   The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to
enforce TIS 2060-2543(2000) as a compulsory standard.  The standard covers hot-rolled
carbon steel coil strip plate and sheet to be used for welded gas cylinders with a capacity ofnot exceeding 500 litres in which contain high pressure gases, such as LP gas, acetylene and
various kinds of freon gas.  Classifies the products into three grades.  Specifies mass,
dimensions and tolerances, permissible variations, chemical composition, appearance,
mechanical properties, e.g. tensile strength, elongation and bendability.  Includes marking
and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity and testing.
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.
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:           