G/TBT/N/THA/729  
28 March 2024  
(24-2742) 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: 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):  Escalators 
and moving walks (ICS 91.140.90)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation Prescribing Industrial Products for Escalators and Moving Walks to Conform to 
the Standard  B.E. …; (12 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Ministerial Regulation mandates escalators and 
moving walks to conform to the Thai Industrial Standard TIS 3778 Part 1 -25XX (20XX) 
Safety Requirement for Escalators and Moving Walks Part 1: Global Essential Safety 
Requirements (GESR).  
This standard specifies Global Essential Safety Requirements (GESR) for escalators and 
moving walks, their components and functions, and establishes a system and provides 
methods for minimizing safety ri sks that might arise in the course of the operation and 
use of, or work on, escalators and moving walks.  
This standard applies to escalators and moving walks that are intended to carry persons.  
This standard does not cover all needs of users with disabilit ies, and risks arising from 
work on escalators and moving walks under construction and during alterations and 
dismantling, vandalism, and fire in the environment outside the Load Carrying Unit (LCU).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urg ent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/THA/729  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
ISO/TS 25740 -1:2011 Safety requirements for escalators and moving walks — Part 1: 
Global essential safety requirements (GESR).  
EN 115-1:2017 Safety of escalators and moving walks - Part 1: Construction and 
installation.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  After 90 days following 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 [ ] 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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