G/TBT/N/THA/691  
5 January 2023  
(23-0118) 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):  Plastic 
bags for food  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regul ation on Plastic bags for food; (18 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Ministerial Regulation mandates plastic bags for food 
to conform with the standard for plastic bags for food (TIS 1027 -25xx (20xx)).  
This standard specifies safety requirements for substances in material, marking and 
labelling, and criteria for testing. It only covers plastic bags for food made from virgin 
resin as single layer plastic films for food packaging.  
This standard does not cover custom pri nted plastic bags with  ink. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
JIS Z 1702:1994 Polyethylene films for packaging  
JIS Z 1707:2019 General rules of plastic films for food packaging  
JIS Z 1711:1994 Polyethylene films bags  
ASTM D 882 – 18 Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic Sheeting  G/TBT/N/THA/691  
 
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  TIS 619 -2519 (1976) Pressure sensitive adhesive crepe masking tapes  
TIS 656 -2556 (2013) A nalytical methods for food contact plastics  
TIS 1310 -2538 (1995) Symbols for recycling plastics  
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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