G/TBT/N/THA/538  
 
11 April 2019  
(19-2382) 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):  Inner 
tubes, of rubber (HS 4013); Road v ehicle tyres (ICS 83.160.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Thai 
Industrial Standard for Inner Tubes for Motorcycles and Mopeds (TIS 683 – 25XX(20XX)) 
(13 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Thai In dustrial Standards Institute (TISI) has proposed to 
withdraw the Thai Industrial Standard for  Motorcycle Rubber Inner Tubes  (TIS 683 - 
2530(1987)) and replace it with TIS 683 –25XX(20XX) Inner Tubes for Motorcycles and 
Mopeds as a mandatory standard.  The st andard covers only new inner tubes designed for 
pneumatic tyre for motorcycles and mopeds of category L 1, L2, L3, L4 and L 5. 
It prescribes  definitions; types; size designation; requirements; marking and labelling; 
sampling and criteria for conformity; and testing.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety and consumer protection ; Other  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ISO 37:  2017 - Rubber vulcanized or thermoplastic – Determination of tensile 
stress -strain properties  
• ISO 188:  2011 - Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic – Accelerated ageing and 
heat resistance tests  
• JIS K 6367: 1995 - Inner tubes for motorcycle tires  G/TBT/N/ THA/538  
 
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  • JIS K 6251: 2017  - Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic – Determination of tensile 
stress – strain properties  
• JIS K 6257: 2017 - Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic – Determination of heat 
ageing properties  
• TIS 2390 -2551 - Category and Definition for motor vehicles and their trailers  
• TIS 2720 -2560 - Pneumatic tyres for motor vehicles and mopeds  
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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