G/TBT/N/THA/712  
11 September 2023  
(23-6008) 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:   
Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB)  
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: http://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 addit ion, where applicable):  Electric 
Unicycle  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Notification of the Committee on Labels, entitled The electric unicycle is a label -controlled 
product; (3 page(s), in Thai), (5 page(s), in  English)  
6. Description of content:  The draft notification prescribes the electric unicycle as label -
controlled products. This draft notification applies to an electric unicycle, a set of devices 
for making the body move by the user or the driver must maintain balance and control 
the speed to move forward and backward or twist to go sideways. The main component 
is only one spinning wheel and consumes the energy from electrical energy accumulators 
such as batteries and capacitors. In this regard, it  shall include the unicycle electric bike 
or any other vehicle with an electric single wheel as a component.  
The label of this label -controlled product shall indicate the text, pictures, artificial designs 
or image as appropriate, and shall not cause misun derstanding about the essence of the 
product. The label also shall be in Thai language or a foreign language with Thai for 
explanation.  
The label of this label -controlled product does not apply to the label of products 
manufactured for export and not for s ale in Thailand.  G/TBT/N/THA/712  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Consumer Protection Act B.E. 2522 (1979) and its amendment  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  After 120 days from the date of its publication in 
the Government Gazette  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] 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: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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