G/TBT/N/THA/543  
 
17 May 2019  
(19-3442) 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) 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):  Electrical 
apparatus for switching or prote cting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or 
in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, 
sockets, lamp -holders, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts 
(HS 8536); Fluorescent lamps.  Discharge lamps (ICS 29.140.30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Thai 
Industrial Standard for Glow -starters for Fluorescent Lamps (TIS 183 – 25XX(20XX)) 
(28 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Thai I ndustrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
withdraw TIS 183 – 2547(2004): Glow -starters for Fluorescent Lamps and replace it with 
TIS 183 – 25XX(20XX): Glow -starters for Fluorescent Lamps as a mandatory standard.  
This standard specifies glow -starters used with pre -heat type fluorescent lamps and glow -
starters for class II fluorescent lamp luminaires. The standard comprises 2 sections as 
the following:  
• Section 1 - general and safety requirements  
• Section 2 - performance specification.  
7. Objective  and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety  and consumer protection ; Other  G/TBT/N/THA/543  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• IEC 60155:1993  - Glow-Starter for Fluorescent Lamps  
• IEC 60155:1993/ AMD1: 1995  - Glow-Starter for Fluorescent Lamps  
• IEC 60155:1993/ AMD2: 2006  - Glow-Starter for Fluorescent Lamps  
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  
Tel: (66 2) 202 3504, 202 3523  
Fax: (66 2) 202 3511,  354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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