. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/THA/60
23 November 2001
(01-5967)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   THAILAND
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI), Ministry of Industry
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   HS Chapter 85.16,
ICS: 97.030 (Domestic electrical appliances in general)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   TIS 2062-2543(2000)
Electrical Thermopots:  Safety Requirement (24 pages, available in Thai language)
6. Description of content:   The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to
enforce TIS 2062-2543(2000) as a compulsory standard. The standard covers safety
requirement for electrical thermopots for household and similar purposes, with rated voltage
not more than 250 V for single-phase a.c. supply and having water capacity not more than10 litres. Does not apply to:
- electrical thermopots intended to be used in vehicles or on board
ships or aircraft;
- electrical thermopots intended to be used in locations where special
conditions prevail, such as the presence of a corrosive or explosive
atmosphere (dust, vapour or gas);
- electrical thermopots intended to be used by young children or
infirm persons without supervision.
Defines principal performance characteristics of electrical thermopots and describes
standard methods for measuring their characteristics intended to ensure safety of persons
from electric shock.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
SafetyG/TBT/N/THA/60
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8. Relevant documents:
1) Reference documents:
- TIS 60245-1(1994) Rubber insulated cables - Rated voltages up to and including
450/750 V- Part 1 : General requirements
- TIS 60320-1(1994), IEC 60320-1-am1(1995), IEC 60320-1-am2(1996)
Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes: Part 1: General
requirements;
- TIS 1375-2539(1996) Safety of Househol d and Similar Electrical Appliances
Part 1: General Requirements (whi ch is identical IEC 60335-1(1991),
IEC 60335-1 am1(1994) Safety of House hold and Similar Electrical Appliances
Part1: General Requirements);
- TIS 1195-2536(1993) Mains operated electronic and related apparatus for household
and similar general use:  Safety requirements.
- TIS 513-2527(1984) Classifi cation of degrees of protection provided by
enclosures;
2) Publication in which the notifi cation is published when adopted:
- Government Gazette
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   60 days from the circulation date
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: