. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/107
1 March 2000
(00-0759)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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:   Department of Commercial Registration (DCR), Ministry of
Commerce
Agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be
indicated if different from above:   Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI)
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):   Measurement of force,
weight and pressure (ICS:  17.100)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   M i n i s t e r i a l
Regulation No. … Issued Under the Weights and Measures Act B.E.2542 (1999)
(89 pages, available in Thai)
6. Description of content:   The Ministerial Regulation prescribes the following:
(1) Types, characteristics and details of materials of weighing and measuring 
instruments to correspond to international recommendations;
(2) Maximum permissible errors of each type of weighing and measuring instruments 
for verification;
(3) Term of validity of verified weighing and measuring instruments;
(4) Rules, procedures and the notification for carrying on the business of manufacture,
import, sale and repair of weighing and measuring instruments including providing
weighing and measuring services.
(5) Rules, procedures, and conditions of permission for manufacturer or repairers of
weighing and measuring for the purpose of self-verification;
(6) Fees for verification of weighing and measuring instruments, license for carrying on
the business of manufacture, import, sale and repair of weighing instruments
including providing weighing and measuring services;
(7) Packers of pre-packaged goods have to declare the content of pre-packaged goods
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7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Consumer protection.
8. Relevant documents:
1) Reference document:
- The Weights and Measures Act B.E.2542 (1999)
OIML 50-(1997):  Continuous totalizing automatic weighing instruments (Belt
weighers) Part 1:  Tests;
- OIML R 50-2(1997):  Continuous totalizing automatic weighing instruments (Belt
weighers) Part 1:  Test report format;
- OIML R 76-1(1992):  Non-automatic weighing instruments Part 1:  Metrological
and technical requirements - tests;
- OIML R 76-2(1992):  Non-automatic weighing instruments Part 2:  Pattern
evaluation report;
- OIML R 107-1(1992):  Discontinuous totalizing automatic weighing instruments
(totalizing hopper weighers) Part 1:  Metrological and technical requirements -
tests;
- OIML R 107-2(1992):  Discontinuous totalizing automatic weighing instruments
(totalizing hopper weighers) Part 2:  Test report format;
- OIML R 111(1994):  Weights of classes E1, E2, F1, F2, M1, M2, M3;- OIML R 66(1985):  Length measuring instruments;
- OIML R 49:  Water meters intended for the metering of cold water;
- OIML R 85(1998):  Automatic level guages for measuring the level of liquid in
fixed storage tanks;
- OIML R 105(1993):  Direct mass flow measuring system for quantities of liquids;- OIML R 117(1995):  Measuring system for liquids other than water;
- OIML R 6(1989):  General provisions for gas volume meters;
- OIML R 31(1995):  Diaphragm gas meters;
- OIML R 32(1989):  Rotary piston gas meters and turbine gas meters.
2) Publication in which the Regulation 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 WTO circulation date
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body: