G/TBT/N/THA/692  
5 January 2023  
(23-0122) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THAILAND  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated  if different from above:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel: (662) 430 6831 ext. 2130  
Fax: (662) 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: https://www.tisi.go.th  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Microwavable food plastic bag for reheating (ICS 83.080.01)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the noti fied document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Microwavable food plastic bag for reheating; (17 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Ministerial Regulation mandates microwavable food 
plastic bag for reheating to conform with the standard for microwavable food plastic bag 
for reheating (TIS 3022 -25xx (20xx)).  
This standard specifies safety requirements for direct food contact plastic, resistant to 
heat at temperature not lower than 80 °C for food packaging and single use for reheat ing 
by microwave.  
This standard does not cover plastic containers for microwave.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
ASTM D 882 – 18 Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting  
ASTM F88 / F88M - 15 Standard Test Method for Seal Strength of Flexible Barrier Materials  
TIS 619 -2525 (1982) Pressure sensitive adhesive crepe masking tapes  G/TBT/N/THA/692  
 
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  TIS 656 -2556 (2013) Analytica l methods for food contact plastics  
TIS 1027 -2553 (2010) Plastic bags for food  
TIS 1069 -2552 (2009) Colourants for plastics for food contact use  
TIS 1773 -2548 (2005) Microwave ovens safety requirements  
TIS 1845 -2553 (2010) Household and similar electrical appliances - safety part 2 -90 : 
particular requirements for commercial microwave ovens  
TIS 2493 Part 1 -2556 (2013) Plastic food containers for microwave oven Part 1 for 
reheating  
TIS 2493 Part 2 -2556 (2013) Plastic food containers for microwave Part 2 for single 
reheating  
Notification of the Ministry of Public Health (No. 295) B.E. 2548 (2005) Re: Qualities or 
standard for container made from plastic  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  270 days after the date of adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
WTO/TBT Enquiry Point and Notification Authority  
Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry  
Tel: (662) 430 6831 ext. 2130  
Fax: (662) 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: https://www.tisi.go.th  
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