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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.241
16August 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-2412)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: THAILAND
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: ThaiIndustrial Standards Institute
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Light dutydiesel engine
vehicles (HSChapter 8703)
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: TIS1285-2538 (1995): Standard
forLight Duty Diesel Engined Vehicles: Safety Requirements; Emission form Engine,
Level 2(17pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Specifies limits forgaseous pollutants emitted from lightduty
engined vehicles conforming toTIS1140 atamore intensely strict level (level 2)
applicable tovehicles ofallcapacities, andaddsrequirements onparticulate pollutants
anddurability ofpollution control device. Includes marking andlabelling, sampling and
criteria forconformity, andtesting.
7. Objective andrationale: Safety requirement andenvironmental protection.
8. Relevant documents: Economic Commission forEurope Regulation No.8301Series
ofAmendments (E.C.E.R. 83-01). Will appear intheGovernment Gazette when
adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: 31March 1996
10. Final dateforcomments: 15August 1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: