. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/123
11 November 2003
(03-6002)
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:   Department of Industrial Works, 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:   Thai Industrial
Standards Institute (TISI), Tel:  (66 2) 2023512 Fax:  (66 2) 2478734, E-mail:
thaistan@tisi.go.th, stdinfo@tisi.go.th, website address: www.tisi.go.th
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):   Hazardous substances
(HS Chapter 29, ICS: 13.030.30, 71.060, 71.080 and 75.140)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:
Notification of the Ministry of Industry Re:  List of Hazardous Substances B.E.2546 (2003).
(240 pages, available in Thai)
6. Description of content:
The list of hazardous substances annexed to No tification of Ministry of Industry Re:  List of
Hazardous Substances B.E. 2538 ( 1995) is amended to classify:
1)  Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide and Dibenz oyl Peroxide as hazardous substance Type 3 in
List A
2)  Used electronic and electrical equipment a nd bituminous as hazardous substance Type 3 in
List B
Those who produce, import, export or have in possession must obtain a licence or registration.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety and environment protection
8. Relevant documents:   Publication in which the notification is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette Vol.120, Special Part 113 ngor., dated 30 September 2003G/TBT/N/THA/123
Page 2
9. Proposed date of adoption:  22 September 2003
Proposed date of entry into force:  30 September 2003
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: