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ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.98.618
16 December 1998
(98-5080)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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, Ministry of Industry
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):  Hot-rolled carbon steel coil
and strip for pipes and tubes
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft TIS 1735-2542
(1999) Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Coil and Strip for Pipes and Tubes (11 pages, Thailanguage)
6. Description of content:  The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to
enforce TIS 1735-2542 (1999) as a mandatory standard.  The standard covers hot-rolled
carbon steel coil and strip for pipes and tubes.  Classifies the product into four grades.
Specifies mass, dimensions, tolerances on thickness, width and length, permissible
variations, appearance.  Chemical compositions are defined as follows:
unit:  %
Chemical composition
MnSymbol
C
max.Si
max. min. max.P
max.S
max.
SPHT 1 0.10 0.35 - 0.50 0.040 0.040
SPHT 2 0.18 0.35 - 0.60 0.040 0.040
SPHT 3 0.25 0.35 0.30 0.90 0.040 0.040
SPHT 4 0.30 0.35 0.30 1.00 0.040 0.040
Remark:
C -> Carbon, Si -> Silicon, Mn -> Manganese, P -> Phosphorus, S -> Sulfur,
Cu -> Copper, Ni -> Nickel, Cr -> Chromium.
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7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
8. Relevant documents:
1. Reference document:
- JIS G 3132-1990 Carbon Steels Strip for Pipes and Tubes;
- JIS G 3193-1990 Dimensions, Mass a nd Permissible Variations of
Hot-Rolled Steel Plates, Sheets and Strip;
- TIS 244 Part 11-2525 (1982).
2. Publication in which the proposal will be 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 circulation date
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X ] or address, e-mail and telefax number of
the other body:           