WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.96.392
12November 1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-4793)
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.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Teats (HSChapter 4014)
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: TIS1025-2534(1991)
Standard forBabies 'Dummies
6. Description ofcontent: TheThaiIndustrial Standards Institute isproposing toenforce
TIS1250-2534 (1991) asacompulsory standard andtorevise textwhere appropriate.
TheStandard classifies babies 'dummies bymaterial intotwoclasses, i.e.those made of
rubber andsynthetic rubber, andintotwotypes, i.e.ringandknob types. Italso
specifies sizes forflange, knob andprescribes requirements forgeneral characteristics,
compression resistance, biteresistance, tensile strength, puncture resistance, tear
resistance, dropresistance, rattle impact resistance, safety requirements forrubber and
forelement migration. Itincludes packaging, marking andlabelling, sampling and
criteria forconformity, andtesting.
Thesubstantial revision isasfollows:
1. Amending thestandard number tobe"TIS 1025-2539 (1996)";
2. amending Clause 5.9.1 relating tosafety requirements forrubber to
include themaximum permissible levels oflead to10mg/kg; of
cadmium to10mg/kg; andofnitrosamine to0.01mg/kg. Testing of
cadmium andnitrosamine shallfollow TIS969-2534 (1991) Standard for
Babies 'Bottles whereas testing ofleadshallfollow TIS656-2529 (1986)
Standard method ofanalysis forplastics products usedfoodcontact;
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6. Description ofcontent: (cont'd)
3. amending Clause 5.9.2 relating totesting forelement migration tofollow
EN71part3;
4. deleting Table 1relating tolimits ofelement migration andsubstituting
with thenew Table toread asfollows: Antimony 60mg/kg;
Arsenic 25mg/kg; Barium 500 mg/kg; Cadmium 75mg/kg;
Chromium 60mg/kg; Lead 90mg/kg; Mercury 60mg/kg;
Selenium 500mg/kg; Zinc 500mg/kg. (fordummies made ofrubber
only);
5. amending subclause 6.2ofClause 7.2relating toinstruction toreadas
follows: Before use,sterilize bymeans ofboiling water foratleastfive
minutes, orsterilize inbaby-bottle sterilizing solution according tothe
sterilizing solution manufacturer 'sinstructions;
6. amending subclause 6.5ofClause 7.2toreadasfollows: Usewhen
necessary. Inspect before andaftereachuse. Throw away when worn
ordamaged.
7. Objective andrationale: Safety
8. Relevant documents:
- BS5239: 1988 Babies 'Dummies;
- EN71part3Safety ofToys -Part3:Migration ofcertain elements;
- AS2432-1991 Babies 'dummies;
- willappear intheGovernment Gazette when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Onthedaywhen published intheGovernment
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: Gazette
10. Final dateforcomments: 30November 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
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