G/TBT/N/THA/610  
20 April 2021  
(21-3357) 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):  Medical 
Oxygen; (ICS: 11.120.99)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Ministerial 
Regulation on Medical Oxygen (TIS 540 -2564(2021) (1 7 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The draft ministerial regulation mandates medical oxygen to 
conform with the standard for Medical Oxygen (TIS 540 -2564(2021).  
The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) is in the process of withdrawing th e 
standard for Medical Oxygen (TIS 540 -2555(2012) and the standard for Medical Oxygen 
(TIS 540 -2564(2021) will be replaced.  
This standard covers only medical oxygen. It specifies general requirements, other 
properties e.g., purity, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, humidity, oxidizing substance. 
It also includes containers and packaging, mark and label, sampling and criteria for 
conformity and analysis.  
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:   
• The United States Pharmacopeia, 43 -NF 38, 2020  
• AIGA 030/13 Storage of cryogenic air gases at users' premises  G/TBT/N/THA/610  
 
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  • AIGA 031/13 Bulk liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon storage systems at 
production sites  
• AIGA 077/20 Guidelines for handling externally contaminated medical cylinders 
in a pandemic situation  
• BS 381C : 1988 Specification for colours for identification, coding and special 
purposes  
• TIS 87-2521 : Identification colours and marking for medical gas cylinders  
• TIS 358 -2551 : Use and maintenance of pressure seamless steel gas cylinder, 
capacity up to and including 150 cubic decimeter  
• TIS 359 -2559 : Gas cylinder - Refillable seamless steel ga s cylinders -- Design, 
construction and testing -- Part 1: Quenched and tempered steel cylinders with 
tensile strength less than 1 100 Mpa  
• TIS 359 -2559 : Gas cylinder - Refillable seamless steel gas cylinders -- Design, 
construction and testing -- Part 2: Quenched and tempered steel cylinders with 
tensile strength greater than or equal to 1 100 Mpa  
• TIS 1095 -2535 : Medical gas cylinder valve connections  
• TIS 2775 -2560 : Gas cylinders - Refillable seamless aluminium alloy gas 
cylinders -- Design, construction and testing  
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: (66 2) 202 3511, 354 3041  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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