G/TBT/N/THA/616  
11 May 2021  
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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) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (662) 202 3511, 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fluoro 
polymer coated utensils in contact with food; (ICS: 97.180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Fluoro Polymer Coated Utensils in contact with Food (TIS 2622 -
2556(2013)) (15 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft ministerial regulation mandates fluoro polymer coated 
utensils in contact with food to conform w ith the standard for Fluoro Polymer Coated 
Utensils in contact with Food (TIS 2622 -2556(2013)).  
This standard covers only utensils formed from a metal substrate and directly food contact 
side coated with fluoro polymer use for cooking with heat. However, c ooking utensils and 
electric appliances with cooking from electrical heating are excluded.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• JIS K 6894 -1996 (Reaffirmed: 2011) Fluoroplastic coating film on metal substrate  
• EN 1186 -13:2002 Materials and articles in contact wit h foodstuffs - Plastics – Part 
13: Test Methods for overall migration at high temperatures  
• ISO 2409:2007 Paints and varnishes - Cross -cut test  G/TBT/N/THA/616  
 
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  • ISO 7784 -1:1997 Paints and varnishes - Determination of resistance to abrasion 
- Part 1: Rotating abrasive -paper -covered wheel method  
• ISO 15184:1998 Paints and varnishes - Determination of film hardness by pencil 
test 
• TIS 650 -2529 Black lead pencils  
• TIS 656 -2556 Analytical methods for food contact plastics  
• TIS 1151 -2541 Abrasive papers  
• "COMMISSION DIRE CTIVE 2002/72/EC of 6 August 2002 relating to plastic 
materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs." 15.8.2002. 
Official Journal of the European Union  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (662) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website : http://www.tisi.go.th  
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