WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/122
7 October 2003
(03-5275)
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, otherwis e national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Steel bars and rods (HS
Chapter 72.14, ICS: 77.140.60)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft TIS 24-25XX
Steel Bars for Reinforced Concrete: Deformed Bars  (14 pages, available in Thai language)
6. Description of content:   The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to
revise a mandatory standard TIS 24-2536 (1993) Steel Bars for Reinforced Concrete:
Deformed Bars.  This standard covers deformed bars of a length 3.40 m and greater,
manufactured by hot rolling directly from bill et-steel, bloom-steel or ingot-steel made by
the open hearth, basic oxygen or electric arc furnace process.  Classifies deformed bars into
3 grades, i.e. SD 30, SD 40 and SD 50, and in to 12 sizes, i.e. DB 6, DB 8, DB 10, DB 12,
DB 16, DB 20, DB 22, DB 25, DB 28, DB 32, DB  36 and DB 40.  Specifies sizes, mass,
tolerances, chemical composition.  Prescribes requirements for workmanship, angles
between the transverse ribs and the axis of the deformed bar and mechanical properties.
Includes marking and labelling, sampling and criteria for conformity, and testing.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection
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:           