WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.179
26June1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-2433)
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
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
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.
ICS numbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Heavy duty
diesel-engined vehicles (HSChapter 8703)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: TIS1290-2538
(1995): Standard forHeavy Duty Diesel-Engined Vehicles: Safety Requirements;
Emission from Engine, Level 2(19pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Specifies limits ofgaseous pollutants emitted from heavy duty
diesel-engined vehicles conforming toTIS1180 atamore intensely strict level thanthe
previous, including limitation ofparticulate pollutants. Includes marking andlabelling,
sampling andcriteria forconformity andtesting.
7. Objective andrationale: Safety requirement andenvironmental protection
8. Relevant documents:
European Economic Community Directive 91/542/EEC
Economic Commission forEurope Regulation No.24
Willappear intheGovernment Gazette when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption:
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:1January 1997
10. Final dateforcomments:
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: