WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/40
22 June 2001
(01-3132)
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 Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce
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
Stnadards Institute (TISI), Tel:  +(66 2) 2023512,  Fax:  +(66 2)247873,  Email:
thaistan@tisi.go.th,  stdinfo@tisi.go.t h,  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, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Jewellery (HS: 7102,
ICS: 39.060)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Draft Notification of
the Ministry of Commerce on Importation in the Kingdom of ThailandNo… B.E.2544(2001) (1 page, available in Thai language)
6. Description of content:   Uncut diamonds sent or originated from Sierra Leone are
prohibited for importation in the Kingdom of Thailand unless accompanied with certificate
of origin issued by the government of Sierra Leone.  However, such certificate could be
used as an evidence for exception only if the Committee assigned by the United Nations
Council has reported to the United Nations Council that the Sierra Leone has made the
process of certification compulsory.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To fulfil Thailand's obligations under the Charter of the United Nations
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:           