G/TBT/N/THA/577  
7 August 2020  
(20-5466) 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 [   ], 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):  Industrial 
Products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Ministerial 
Regulation Prescribing Description, Produ ction and Method of Displaying of Standard Marks 
on the Industrial Products B.E.2563 (2020). (6 page(s), in Thai)  
6. Description of content:  The Ministerial Regulation was issued to repeal (1) Ministerial 
Regulation Prescribing Description of Standard Mar ks Displaying on the Industrial Products, 
B.E. 2549 (2006); (2) Ministerial Regulation Prescribing Criteria and Method of Displaying 
a Standard Mark on the Industrial Product, B.E. 2550 (2007).  
The regulation prescribes the requirements relating to:  
1. The description of standard marks displaying on the industrial products in accordance 
with Section 16 and Section 20 and 21 of the Industrial Product Standards Act B.E. 
2551 (1968)  
2. A licensee under Section 16 and Section 20 and 21, as the case may be, shall be  
responsible for producing a standard mark.  
3. A standard mark shall be displayed clearly visible, prominently and indelible on 
industrial products or also on their packaging, bundle, wrapper or parcel.  
4. Upon displaying a standard mark , the followings shall b e presented:  
• Industrial product standard number permitted and related electronic information 
beneath or at the side of the standard mark.  
• Licensee's full name or abbreviation or registered trade mark in proximity to the  G/TBT/N/THA/577  
 
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  standard mark.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The Industrial Product Standards Act B.E. 2511 (1968)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  24 June 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  180 days after publishing in the Official Gazette  
10. Final date for comments:  Not applied  
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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