G/TBT/N/THA/573  
4 May 2020  
(20-3396) 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:  Department of Industrial Works (DIW), 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 f rom above:   
Hazardous Substances Management Division,  
Department of Industrial Works (DIW), Ministry of Industry  
Tel.: (662) 202 4108  
Fax: (662) 202 4015  
E-mail: icrsu@diw.mail.go.th   
Website: http://www.diw.go.th  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [X], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Hazardous 
Substances  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Notification of 
Department of Industrial Works: Submission the request form and the certificate 
concerning the Hazardous substance under the responsibility of the Department of 
Industrial Works in the situation of a pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (6 page(s), 
in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  To define the operation guideline of the hazardous substances 
under the responsibility of t he Department of Industrial Works by using electronic media 
to facilitate the entrepreneurs about the operation of the hazardous substances in the 
situations of coronavirus infection pandemic.  
Any  person   who  has  intention   to produce   or  import   hazar dous  substance are able 
to apply for a registration and a certificate of hazardous substance through the electronic 
platform called HSSS (Hazardous Substance Single Submission); and will remain in effect 
until further notice.  
This notification published in the Royal Gazette and in effect on 18 April 2020.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  For preventing and controlling the Infectious disease, Coronavirus 2019, and 
reducing the spread of the pa thogen which will affect the health of entrepreneurs and 
officials.  
8. Relevant documents:   G/TBT/N/THA/573  
 
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  • Communicable Diseases Act, B.E. 2558 (2015)  
• Notification of Ministry of Industry: Designation of a Specialized Person 
Responsible for Safety of Hazardous Substance Storage under Authorization of 
Department of Industrial Works at the Hazardous Substance Business Facility 
B.E. 2551  
• Notification of Ministry of Industry: Registration of Hazardous Substance, 
Issuance and Renewal of Registration Certificate Liste d under Responsibility of 
Department of Industrial Works B.E. 2552  
• Notification of Ministry of Industry: Criteria, methods, and conditions for 
Notification, applying for permission and issuance of a transit license of a 
hazardous substance under the respon sibility of the Department of Industrial 
Works B.E 2562  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not applicable  
Proposed date of entry into force:  17 April 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  Not applicable  
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  
Fax: (66 2) 202 3511  
E-mail: thaitbt@tisi.mail.go.th  
Website: http://www.tisi.go.th  
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